Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-03
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Hon. Ralph Hatfield, of Wichita, and
Isaac A. Love, of Anthony, will speak at
Medicine Lodge on Tuesday, October .;
Kiowa October 10, and Hazelton October
II. In each instance the speaking wild
commence promptly at s:30 p. m.
The evaporatiug pans for the salt works
at Wellington have heen received and
the men to place them in position are on
the ground. Unless delayed by the
water works the salt plant will be in
operation in three weeks. So says the
Standard.
The hitch between the Wellington
city authorities and water works COM
pany seems to be on as tight as ever
The Standard admonishes the people to
clean up their wells, as they will have
to use the old oaken bucket for a number
of weeks yet.
Local politicians out at Medicine use
brick bats and pieces of iron with which
to drive their arguments into the heads
of their disputants. A surgeons needle
and lIgature are sometimes necessary to
close the opportune left gaping after the
argument Is concluded.
Some of the Kansas prairies are yet
large enough that man may get lost
and find himself doing the circle act"
1t would be a pretty good scheme for
those who are thus environed to plant
some land marks before the coming of
SNOW from Colorado and blizzard from
Dakota
Kicking Bird kept fooling around and
delaying the matter until the Winfield
Visitor has gotten its work on the prog
nostications for winter, as follows: The
woody worm ard the corn husks have
given their verdict in favor of mild
winter, but we nave not heard from the
goose bone.
The store of J. VI. Northup, in Kiowa
was fired Monday morning bat the FIRE
was discovered In time to be put out
without much damage Northup some
time ago shot gambler named Wilson,
in self defence II is generally supposed
that this was q measure Of retaliation by
some of Wilson'S over jealous friends.
W. Q. Elliott and SONS have already
baIed ana shipped 10 Fort Supply, Texas,
about 500 tons Of hay. They have a
contract with Uncle Sam to furnish
/. 900 tons or more. They have Just
bought large tract OF grass land IN
Reno county, on which they are now at
work. The government pays -. a ton
for the baled hay delivered -Steriing
Champion.
A young colored man, 10 years Of age,
was beheaded and otherwise nlangied ar
Armour's packing house about O'Clock
Saturday evening. Williams was en-
gagged in oiiIng the shaftings IN the fer
tlIizing department when his clothing
caught In the betting and be was carried
around the shafring. His head struck
beam and was completely severed from
the body.-k. c. Gazette.
Dick Colver, the Z. c. Times CORES
pendent. who is chaperoning Judge John
Martin in his caravansarying expedi-
ditions. IS something Of an acrobat him
self. Last Saturday evening al Yelling
ton, just TO show his agility, Dick tun-
bled. heels over head, down two fights
Of stairs, describing his shape upon the
pavenent The feat dlsfigured Dick
somewhat but he didn't abandon the
procession.
Kansas must change her poaitics If
Grover Cleveland is reelected. even If
the old DAYS Of Oxford and Delaware
must be resorted 10, or she cannot re-
ceiFe Der Just rights. Cleveland has ye-
toed ball granting to the state 100
acres Of land which both houses Of con-
gress say she Is entitled 70. A similar
bin giving Alabama q 90 acres for her
state university received his signature
Alabama viii give her electoral Tots 10
il II must be secured by sup
preston and fr7n6. -Kansas CITY Ga
zette-