Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-11

China painting has struck Ellsworth.
johnson City is ''stuck" on a cheese
factory.
And now Atchison wants pontoon
bridge, too.
"Verniller" is the favorite flavor at
Lawrence.
There is trouble in Atchison because it
is proposed to raise the personal property
assessment.
Nearly fifty Kansas editors have re,
ceived post offices.
Two hundred Kansas newspapers
Thanks for the roses
Poems on the Johnstown disaster have
already begun to appear.
People still disturb the Salvation Army
in Burlington and get fined.
Kansas is now the second largest salt
producing state In the union.
The bank of Ell Dorado paid out 81 500
in creamery checks Thursday.
Friday the Winfield Curier purchased
the Telegram outfit for 1900.
A convict got away from the state
penitentiary Saturday and has not been
captured yet.
There is a man in Leavenworth mean
enough to pass counterfeit dollar on q
street car driver.
1t is thought that Paris will be fully
able to care for all the kansans who viii
go to the exposition.
The accounts of the postofiice in Law
renee don't balance and an inspector is
now there investigating.
The Salina Republican says that the
fellow who left that Book of Common
Prayer" can have it, if he will call.
The electric light pole on which Oil
plant was hanged at Topeka, it Is said,
Is being carried away by curiosity
seekers.
The Salina Gazette advises the county
commissioners, as they have nothing to
do, to take hold of the lawn mower and
clean up the court house lawn.
a Kansas Democratic editor recently
gave lengthy editorial answer to an
advertisement of patent medicine
headed did it elect Harrison:"
The state board Of charities has elected
Colonel Allen Buckner, of Baldwin City,
superintendent of the institution for the
blind at Kansas City, Kansas.
The Ellsworth Herald says a dog there
got so irritated at the dog catcher's poor
shooting. after having been shot at
half dozen times, that he died of dis
gust.
At a mule party in Oskaloosa recently
the guests out of chagrin failed TO put Ia
an appearance and the next day the
hostess had TO 20 around and explain
just what such party was.
The residence Of Abram Gold,
prominent Brown county farmer, was
robbed on Summary Of 800 which Gold
had drawn from the bank the day be-
fore to defray the expenses Of trip to
Europe.
Winfield Courier: Chester Valentine
shot pelican on the Arkansas river in
Beaver township, yesterday, which
measured eight feet and four inches
across the wings and stood FIVE feet
seven inches high.
The losing Of children is Of SO fire.
quent occurrence IL Arkansas City that
the Traveller advises that people who
come N and lose their chiidrea would
find them a great deal more easily II
they would apply 70 police headquarters.
Doniphan county refused TO make
sufficient tax levy 10 Fay the the interest
or outstanding bonds The holders
brough, an action against the officers 70
increase the levy. The case was tried
and Judge Foster directed
that the levy should be raised from ten !
to seventeen mills.
Since tbe Topeka hanging capital pun
ishment has been discussed great deal /
The subject has even been taken up b. |
the children. A South LeavenworiA /
little giri asked her brother VITA. w&s |
capital punishment, and he said be |