Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
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the past fall. A pointer for whomso-
J ever.
John Hirzig, Is years old, while hunt
ing near Emporia Sunday, accidentally
discharged his gun and the load entered
his heart
They have been having a live poultry
show at Douglass. \ dressed poultry
show seems to be nearer the thing for
this time of year.
An aggravated contemporary remarks;
There is not country editor in Kansas
who does not put up with more in a day
| than Job did in year"
The star that shines so bright these
evenings, that sparkles and scintillates
so brightly, and casts a shadow even
about two hours after sunset is Venus.
Christmas eve was celebrated in Win
field by a shooting match, in which
some half dozen young bloods took part,
and resulted in little blood letting from
two or three.
The city electric light works of Topeka
have abandoned the use of oil as a fuel
and. until the freight on it is less, viii
continue to use coal. One hundred bar
rels of oil were used and except for the
cost gave excellent satisfaction.
The old Sam Wood residence at Law
renee, one of the landmarks Of the town
and for years the finest dwelling ia the
state, has been torn down. The imper-,
turbable Sam continues 20 bob up ON the
plains of Stevens, however, without the
loss Of bob.
Kansas salt men viii not join the trust
They have too much confidence in the
superiority Of their product and the ex-
pansion of the market TO hamper the in
dustry by tying II up with trusts and
combines, gotten up IN the interest Of
rival sections.
&. j. Jones has completed the con-
struction Of the Amazon irrigating ca
nal, and 1t will be filed with water in
few days. II is 1lj miles long and will
water an immense territory. The thing
that is Fostering him most Just now is
where TO get water 70 irrigate the ditch.
Sterfng's salt find bnis fair to result
in great good, not only directly to those
interested In the manufacture Of salt,
but 10 the citizens and business men Of
Sterling in general Two new COM
panies are about 20 organize here
Champion.
The Coffey county fair association had
a meeting last week and made the dis
covery that il is in financially sound
condition. having from four 70 FIVE
hundred dollars in the treasury ard not
owinga cent. The most gratifying ez-
hibition ever made by the association
10 the association.
4 floating item Gays 700 pairs Of pol
ished horns were recently shipped froul
Liberal. II sounds very much Ike Iio-
erai LEX. c. Star. / perceive that Ia
all things you are too slIperstItsous. The
100 pairs Of polished horns probably
adorned the heads Of as many fat. sleek I
cattle, part Of which possibly found en-
trance 70 your nav capacious.
Manhattan physicians are 'syatsnz i
over an alleged case II small pox. 4 /
travelling man carried the ailment 20 the i
town. Only one case has developed, and 4
they have taken the usual esHtionzTY i
steps 20 preTeat the epl- or en-. which
eyeE II Is, from becoming 'dsznle.
The nseanes. man ia Kansss has yEsss
been discovered HIS name = J. A.
Newton and he lives q. EDpoFia- The
crowning act Of ms u1esnness vas 20
compel hss son 80 remove rs wife, who
was in dying condition. from beaea;h
the parental roof onIT 9 fsx hours be-
fore slse bresshed be EsS-- ise obgect
q Nswfonfx cruelty Was Nrs- Carl New
ton. who was resident. With her isas
taEd. o. Wiesita for seTsr@! months and
until Eecensls-