Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
KANSAS KOLLARY.


The completion of paving the main
streets of Atchison is drawing near.
For original and unique slangwangery
commend US to Isenburg, of the Harper
Sentinel.
Several special trains will run from
Atchison to Chicago to accommodate
those attending the national Republican
convention.
| The Topeka high school graduated this
wear an equal number of males and fe-
males, seventeen OF each.
And now the papers of Kansas have
attached a trombone to the man at
Hope, whose death necessitated the loca-
ton Of cemetery.
| The train leaving Wellington for the
! Chicago convention will be adorned with
decorations, setting forth the agricultur-
al products of Sumner county.
A dog belonging to Wm. Hartley, OF
| Muscotah, was afflicted with hydropho-
| bia last week, and since that time Mr..
Hartley has been compelled to kill two
cows, both being mad.
Judging from an item in the Champion
! it appears that somebody with a propen-
| sitv for Indian fighting made raid on a
wigwam of Indians near Horton and
everlastingly done them up.
One of the junction City papers has
three departments headed Born, Mar
ried, :" Died" a suggestive reminder OF
the only three times that most people
get newspaper mention, says the he
| fiector.
The little daughter of Robert Cooper.
at Ell Dorado, while playing with some
| other children in the hay NOW. fell, and
! it is supposed broke her neck, last Satur-
| dav. At least she died in a few minutes
after the fall.
The Ottawa Daily News saws that the
G.. A. r. post of that city and the
Woman's Relief corps are at the ''outs,
and the difficulty seriously interferred
with the solemnity and dignity OF their
Decoration day services.
The Wichita 6 Western express, re-
| ports the Kingman Courier, due here at
1920, struck huge bull five miles west
of Wichita. a negro tramp stealing a
ride upon the pilot of the engine was SER
iously hurt.
The Paola natural gas company COM
menced the drilling of four new wells
lust east of the>city limits Friday. The
company contracted with an experienced
driller at Fort Scott to do the work, and
they intend to push matters as fast as
possible.
Typographical unions now exist in five
Kansas cities,-Topeka leading with 100
members: Wichita 20; Atchison 30;
Leavenworth 80; Hutchinson 30. With
one exception the working force on every
important Kansas daily newspaper Is
composed of union printers.
A gang of women are camped near the
reservoir, and daily infest the residence
portions of the city, begging for nickels
ito take them back to Jerusalem. They
are presumed to be- gypsies. who never
saw Jerusalem. They are great annoy
ance to the ladies of Atchison and should
be uppressed.-Atchison Champion.
Gy'psies, why not salvation lassies?
At Winfield they ar just ending up a
case in which one man took action
against the trustees of the Christian
church to enjoin them from placing an
organ in that church to be used in SER
vices. He claims that the use of an or
gan in the worship of the congregation
is contrary to the word of God, and SIN
full, and mere matter of expediency In
which ne cannot participate.
A month ago an Ingalls, merchant
shipped to Pueblo by express a lot of
butter and two dozen Plymouth Rock
chickens. The butter has not been sold
vet, but the chickens brought six dollars
per dozen. After deducting charges the
Pueblo party TO whom the goods were
shipped RENTED dollar and eighty
seven cents The question is: Who
made the money-the shipper, the COM
mission merchant or the express com
pany!
William Rich, colored, about 90 years
old, was drowned at O'Clock Sunday
afternoon, while bathing in the Missouri
river, near Port William, eight miles
south of Atchison. Several other young
men were with him at the time, and
when they discovered his peril desper-
ale attempt was made to rescue him, but
as one of them was in the act of seizing
him he was drawn under by the current
for the third and last time, and disap-
peared.
a certain married lady in our town
sat up until II o'clock one night last
week waiting from her husband to come
home from lodge. At last, weary and
worn out with long waiting, she went to
her sleeping room 10 retire and there
found the missing husband sound asleep.
Instead of going off to lodge, he had
gone TO his room and never left the
house. Such are the troubles some poor
married women have TO contend with in
this Ife.-Attica Bulletin.
Telling tales out OF school:
What particular mental state is it that
prompts a man on the eve Of suicide to
write. with legal accuracy: The follow
ing item Jrom the Monitor may explain
the idea.
About four miles northwest Of Hiatt
vile, a prominent farmer named Judd
was found dead on the north side of his
smoke house, and with an Old musket
lying By his side. A paper was found in
his pocket on which was written: ITO
whom il may concern: /, VIM. Judd,
contemplate suicide" Nothing further
conld be learned OF this sad case last
night, nor did the eoroners jury. en-
paneled by Justice Wilson of that neigh
hoFhood. elicit any facts TO throw fur
ttsrk li-,It On t4ls case II Is unIeTS[CC1
that MT. Judd, who is well liked, and
quite well OF, was divorced from has
wife some time since. his wife taking
their little girl. about years old, and
that this has weighed upon his mind
ever since. His parents. who were tese-
graphed for yesterday. live IN Weldon.
Iowa, where he is well connected and
has many friends. he wss ABOUT so
years old. and an ln6instxipas, frugal
man. The verdict Of tie curoosxs Jury