Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-08
KANSAS KOLLARY

Don forget the pOu@tiy BIeeueIS Gull
vention at Wichita, February 20.
Neosho county is to have butter and
cheese factory established at Thayer.
A rousing Oklahoma meeting will be
held at Lawrence this, Friday, evening.
'Rah for Lawrence.
And now it is Salinas turn to rastle
with the queer. Counterfeit five dollar
pieces 5 are circulating at that place.
Gov. Martin denies the rumor that he
has any intention of succeeding the gov
ernorship OF the Leavenworth Soldiers
Home.
I,eavenworth is said to be under the
reign of ghosts and the color OF the APP
partition is determined by the number of
drinks one takes.
1t is rumOred that G. K. Holiday is
about to emit an article for the Kansas
press on his impressions of Venezuela.
Let him fire away: we don't Car-a-cus'
Ellsworth ingalls, has been invited by
the Irish National legue to deliver an ad-
dress at the Grand opera house in To-
peka about February "a, in aid OF the
PANEL defence fund.
Belle PLANE has new paper. the In
dependent. 1t ushers Itself into public
notice with greeting in verse. In
the language Of Poet Of Stray Horse
Gulch, that settles 1t.
Silk is a subject that is being neglected
Of late. This should not be. 1t takes
less money and yields greater returns to
be in the silk business than in any other
business.-Salina Republican.
Governor Humphrey has appointed
Joseph Stewart commissioner of deeds
for Kansas in the state OF Missouri:
Charles Taylor in the state of New YORK,
and VIM. jerks Fell in Pennsylvania.
The Medicine Lodge folks are imbued
with the right spirit They believe in
encouraging every worthy home indus
try. A baby show is announced to be
holden in that place tomorrow evening.
The thermometer registered 2 degrees
below zero at 6 o'clock Wednesday
morning In Topeka. 1t reached de-
grees below at B a. M. being the coolest
| of the season.-Journal. 1t didn't get
quite down to above III Wichita.
The state oratorical contest will take
place at Emporia this, Friday, evening.
At this contest representatives from the
State university, Baker university, OF
tawa university, Emporia college. En-
poria normal and Washburn college will
speak.
Its a lonesome day in Topeka where
there is no suit for a divorce filed.
The last one noted was by 15-yearold
woman % who has been wife two
wears. With such cases as this it Is no
wonder peoples faith in the success OF
marriage is shaken.
Deputy United States Marshal Howard
arrested Dan Tucker at Horton Tuesday
! for selling liquor to Indians on the Pot
| tawatomie reservation. ms Is the first
time Dan has been heard OF since the
memorable occasion when
'he got drunk,
| Fell in the fire and kicked up chunk
He probably would't have been heard
from ct all If he hadn't got to fooling
with red liquor again.
| Buffalo Jones bison have been loaded
| on the cars at Kansas City and taken TO
| Quincy. H.. where they will be exhibit
! cd. They are then TO form part of a
new Wild West show. There has been
no announcement that Mr. Jones him
! self will be part of the show.-State
| journal He will probably concentrate
and consolidate his attractions INTO one
monster aggregation when he has COM
pleted the present season at Topeka.
The monthly report of the warden OF
the Kansas penitentiary for Janury was
filed Monday in the Auditors otfice. Il
shows receipts amounting 10 5000. ~,
of which S5.0i5.5 was from convict Ia
Dor and se.414 30 frem coal sales. The
expenses of the institution 10. the same
period footed up sll,s75.7o- Salaries
consumed s4.503.o of this sum, board
| ing s., s62. D, clothing and shoes ssss.o2,
convict earnings Ss90.o3, etc.
| e. Beeton, who farms six miles south
east of this city, showed Is this week an
ear Of corn grown last season on his
place, it being from seed grown and
natured last year. being the second crop
IN one year. The corn is known as the
! Tucsett variety. The FIRST crop, planted
in the spring, natured July 4, and seed
from this crop was planted and it also
rnatured before frost.-Aedlcine Lodge
Index WIKI such seed as that farmer
can whistle down the hot winds and
snap his fingers at the CLOUDS.