Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-03
KANSAS KOLLARY.

Hereafter Kansas coal miners will be
paid by the ton instead of bushel.
The Quakers of Kansas are holding an
educational convention at Lawrence
A squealer at La Cygne has sued the
stakeholder for $40 he lost On election.
A bed of precious stones has been
| found in coal shaft near Valley Falls
| Ellsworth is in a state of pleasant ex-
pectancy. Work will begin on the salt
well, reunion grounds and court hous.,
In short time now.
! A car of cattle sent out Friday night
over the Rock Island was overturned at
Harrington while being switched to the
main track and several head were killed.
Noble Prentis divides fools into two
classes, id and ordinary. The fellows
| who are preparing to leave Kansas for
Oklahoma do not come under the latter
| head.
The "last Texas buffalo" has been
found again. This time there are six of
him, and he is on pasture in the Panhan-
Ole. Somebody run tell Jones of Gar
den City.
The Leoti folk seem to have faith in
the reported coal deposits. in the sonth-
ern part of Wichita county. A company
has been organized to develope the
k.'fnd" if they can find it.
Brown county farmers have agreed in
convention to use no binding Irvine at
price higher than was paid last year.
The farmers have the power to crush the
Irvine combine if they wish to.
Frank Neff, the man who fell into a
well lis feet deep, during the winter,
and had both legs broken, was on the
streets yesterday walking about with the
aid of cane.-Hugo Herald.
The first man killed in Oklahoma was
Bohemian Of Bluff City. He was
fighting oyer claim and happened to
be the unlucky man. His remains were
brought to Bluff City Friday.-Herald.
Water is to be turned into the Garden
City ditch to-day says II. NJ. DeCordoya,
the manager. This being the next day
after the city election, the Sentinel SAYS
it has positively no significance what
ever.
of i'll fame pay "a 900 year into the city
treasury. That is, that is the amount
heretofore paid from those sources, but
cut it off by removing the sources.
Fire bugs are at work in the vicinity
of Clay Center. Several barns and con-
tents near there have been burned with
in the last week or ten DAYS. Saturday
morning about 4:30 Parsons & Cos. car
riage shops were discovered on fire, but
the timely arrival of watcher with
sick man near by saved the building
from serious damage.
A fatal accident occurred in the south
part Of Grant county, near ZiOnville, last
week. w. Fl. Storm was being let down
in a well which he was digging, when
the windlass broke, giving him fall of
fifty feet, the broken windlass going in
on him. Both legs were broken so as to
require anputation and his head was
badly bruised. He lived several days
after the accident and died Saturday
night last. He was war veteran.
Last Saturday night the place of resi-
dence of young man named Turner, |
near Wellington, was visited by band |
of white caps in search for Turner whom |
they had warned to leave the neighbor- |
hood but had not done SO. Turner was |
away from the house at the time of the |
visit and thus escaped them. He is ac-
cused of immoral conduct, but denies
the allegations and defies the allegators.
AS he goes heavily armed ali the time a
dreaded sequel seems impending. This
is the substance of the Standards report
of the matter