Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-08
SUNFLOWER SOUPCON.


Nickerson is to have a building and
loan association.
Marion county sold $933,655 worth of
live stock last year.
A man at Atwood, Kan, has set out
200, 900 grape vines.
Linn county is out with the annual
expose of the poor house management.
Chicken salad and cheese straws are
the proper thing at Lawrence just now.
There are eight school houses in the
course of construction in Marion county.
There are at least fifty towns in Kan
sas which call themselves "The Forest
City"
Contracts for the new building at Fort
Riley have been let to the amount of
$50, 900.
A negro thug shot a young gentleman
named Perkins in Topeka Wednesday
evening.
Last Sunday the Arkansas City Cattle
company received 1870 head of cattle
from Texas.
The Emporia brass band hasn't played
anything but Little FiShermaiden' for
over three months.
The merchants won't sell cigarettes to
boys at Sterling, but the youngsters
smoke all the same.
The faYorite topic for southern Kan
sas in June seems to be "a bride adorned
with spring blossoms"
The Russell Springs Republican says
that Logan county will have three grist
mills within ninety days.
The citizens of Brainard have deserted
the town and bolted for Whitewater, the
new town in Butler county.
There is but one prisoner in the jail
at Marion city, but the town boys cheer
every night with chivirari.
The mob at Topeka when appealed to
not to damage the Jail, replied that the
damage would not cost as much as a
trial.
The commencement exercises of the
deaf and dumb institute will be held at
Olathe Monday, June 10. There will be
seven graduates.
A Newton man, who is living, makes
the statement that he has smoked New
ton cigars for ten years. DR.. Tanner
better investigate.
The authorities of Stafford are think
ing about bouncing the bicycles from the
principal streets. There are perhaps as
as many as five coolies in town.
The Dighton Journal thinks there
must be something wrong with Lane
county, as there was not death, birth
or marriage during the month of May.
Here is little piece of ambiguity in
the Stafford Herald: 1--WE see reports
from all over the state of, how well hogs
do on alfalfa, why don't our farmers try
it,"
Little Edna, the seven-year-old daugh-
ter of James Thompson of kiowa, made
trip, all alone, from that place to Bell
vile, Canada, with perfect safety re-
Gently.
State Journal: Another factory wants
to come to Topeka from somewhere back
east, and it wants aid" IL is notable
that every mandatory ever started II
Topeka that got "aid" has broken up.
An Atchison paper growls because the
people who attend the revival meetings
Of Evangelist Munhall show no other
signs of conversion than standing up In
meeting when asked if they want to go
heaven.-Emporia Democrat.
Judge Strong, Of the district court,
while IN session at kinsley recently, had
band arrested for disturbing the peace.
They were show band and were parad-
ing the streets advertising their show
and stopped at the court house, where
the Judge had them pulled.
Two notorious criminals made their
escape through the breach made in the
walls of the Topeka jail to get hold Of
the murderer Of A. I. Rodgers. One Of
them assisted in the lynching and the
other informed his fellow prisoners that
he was going out 10 witness the hanging
and would return.
a car load Of corn has been contrib
uted By the citizens Of junction City.
and free transportation furnished By the
Union Pacific Railway company, and
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 20
Chicago, where it will be sold at auction
on the board of trade FOR the benefit OF
the Johnstown sufferers.
Messrs. Evans & Co., the we'll known
state house contractors, have signed the
contract for additional work on the state
house, which was awarded them recent
IL. The contract virtually provides for
the entire completion OF tie state house,
except interior finishing. The roofing Is
TO be finished By January /, 1850. and
the balance Of the job not LATER than
December /, 1890. The price stipulated
for the work is Slg7. 600.