Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-26

! lola, was shot and killed by man IN an
ambush, while passing along a country
road.
The Topeka Capital has greatly in
| jured the patronage of the Twelve
Temptations by publishing cut Of one
temptations.
The examination for state teachers
certificates and diplomas will take place
on Monday of next week at Topeka,
Lawrence, Manhattan and Girard.
| During q game of base ball at Garnet
| last Friday afternoon a storm arose,
picked up the amphitheatre and turned
it up side down, injuring eight or ten
people.
In the procession at Independence
| Saturday, the occasion of a big Repub-
| lican rally, was a nondescript animal, a
cross between dog and wolf, over it
the legend, Il am neither dog nor
wolf, but a Union Labor.
Gentlemen travelling through the state
say that Wvandotte county is the largest
producing fruit county, Doniphan sec
ond, Leavenworth third, Mcpherson
fourth, and Douglas strong competitor.
The apple crop Is unusually large.
Arkansas City traveller: We have it
from good authority that two Of Silver
dale townships ladies attended church
Sunday and it was their first experience
of the kind in Kansas. One has lived
in the state sixteen years and the other
twelve.
The badge to be worn by the Kansas
c. A r. at the Columbus reunion Is as
follows: From the bar, silver grass
hopper, hangs blood-red ribbon bearing
in letters Of gold the single word Kan
sas." To this ribbon is attached golden
sunfower with dark center.
Ottawa Republican: Samuel Stain
brook. of Kmcaid, was struck on the
neck while umpiring a base ball game
on Saturday night. His neck was bro
ken and he died almost instantly. lie
was forty years OF age and leaves wife
and three daughters TO mourn his death.
The crop reports from Kansas are now
being sifted down 10 conclusions. and the
result, while perhaps not quite as sails-
factory as was anticipated earlier IN the
season, viii be very prosperous yield.
Il has been summer Of alternate fears,
hopes and surprises. and Kansas is com
ing out a winner.-k. . Times.
Emporia News: 4 copy Of q patent
from the United States government 70
Thaddeus Walker, which had been lost,
for the southwest quarter Of section -.
township i6 range / /, was recorded yea
terday by Eliza Moore. Il bore the sigma
ture Of President James Buchanan and
was dated in 1855, and bears the govern
ment seal.
A few days ago the Cincinnati Steam
Filtered Water Works company com
menced work on its contract 70 furnish
Fort Riley with water. Eight wells are
70 be sunk. fifty feet apart, four on each
side Of ZOO, 100 gallon pump. which |
forces the water into the reservoir. In |
addition, both artillery and cavalry posts |
are 10 be heated with steam furnished |
from one heater.
Ulysses Tribune: Some parties from
Woodsdale were in this Office one day |
this week, having with them dog. |
which, could il speak. would tel an IN |
terestiag story. Il folIawed the Woods
dale party into the Strip al the time OF |
the recent murders, and when the bodies |
were discovered il was sitting ~ the feet |
OF Wilcox. or7e Of the murdered uaea. |
and refused to leave until the bodies |
were removed
Topeka Capital: Mr. W. l. Allen, gen-
eraI Superintendent; Of the Chicago, Kan
sas & Nebraska Rock Island Route. has |