Wichita eagle., 1888-09-14
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The Rozooper got razzeed. Reason
not enough rocks.
Three things are exempt from thf
, 'anti-pedaP ordinance of Topeka, viz
The Salvation army, funerals and BIZ
, cylists.
Rev. Il. K. Stimson, of Burlingame
one OF the oldest Baptist ministers in the
United States, died at Elk City in the SD
) year of his age.
A feature of the G.. A. R. reunion at
Topeka will be the presence of a thou
sand regular soldiers to participate in
the exercises of the occasion.
The police judge at Hutchinson com
plains that he does not have enough
business to earn his salt What's the
matter with his turning out and making
it?
The Lawrence Journal tells of Dem.
ocratic orator whose speech it reported
III full, and who then got mad because
he could not get twenty-five extra copies
OF the paper for fifty cents
A band of cracksmen it seems is fol-
lowing Barnum's show. Tuesday night
after the performance there were three
attempts to blow open as many safes in
Atchison. Luckily each attempt was a
failure.
The Garrett canning factory ceased
work on corn last week and has COM
menced on tomatoes. The factory put
up IA, 900 cans of corn this year, which
Is nearly three times as large as last
years crop.
The Atchison Globe has nominated
Recorder Davenport for president in
1892 on the women's ticket This is be-
cause of his famous decision on pants. If
everyone wb" wore pants would vote
for him he'd get there.
The Newton papers declare that the
Harvey county fair, which is being
holden in that city this week. is a success
IN every particular. The attendance is
unusually large and all departments we'll
filled with exhibits of superior quality.
The Salvation army is being withdrawn
from Topeka. The leaders acknowledge
that the era of miracles is over. Their
| exemption from the operation of the
antl-pedal ordinance was no inducement
for them to longer make vain endeavor.
Next to blowing out the gas, scorching
insects on mosquito bar with lighted
taper is the surest sign of a greeny.
Newton encompasses one of the genus,
and he is carrying blistered hands around
IN sling as the result Of such an ex-
pertinent.
The citizens of Oskaloosa are trying to
induce the directors of the Lawrence,
AtchlsOn & EmporIa railroad to change
their line SO it will run through their
town. This occasion affords the fair city
authorities an admirable opportunity to
exert the power of their influence.
Bill Hackett, since his declaration of
war against England, refuses to use the
queens English in talking. -Kansay City
News. Some newspaper is going to con-
tinue to dilate upon that Hackney-ed
theme until Wintield's mayor becomes so
exasperated that he will Hackett all to
pieces. Better stop it,
Last Saturday morning, young man
named Williams, aged about 81 years, a |
son of j. S. Williams, living on Mosquito |
creek, north of town, committed suicide |
by shooting himself through the head |
with a revolver. No cause is known for |
the act. except that he had been in ill |
health and respondent for some time
Troy Chief.
A woman residing at Emporia is a
member of the t. S. A., the w. c. T. u,
the Y. NJ. C.. A., the w. R. c., the
Daughters Of Rebecca, the Order of the
Eastern star, the Band of Christian En-
deavor, the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society, the knights and Ladies of Honor
and the Ladies Benevolent society. Her
husband can sew and is moderate sue
cess as a plain cooks
The most destructive prairie fire that
has occurred in eastern Kansas for many
years is reported in Lyon county, about
eight miles northeast of Emporia. The
fire originated from spark from loco
motive and consumed vast amount OF
hay in the stack and other property. 1t
swept over many hundreds of acres, and
the loss to one man-George Plumb, who
is an extensive stock grower-was $780,
000-%
The new ordinance passed by the city
council of Topeka imposing license on
street parades, was inspired mainly, it is
said, to catch Barnum's circus. The
;ity fathers felt that the amount of the
license it would pay for the privilege of
giving the exhibitions as advertised was
not enough protection against the large
Traits it would make upon the cash ac
count of the community. The addi-
ional protection provided in the ordi.
nance mentioned will amount to $500 in
3arnun's case.