Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
KANSAS KOLLARY.

! Newton is to have merchants carni-
val the last of the month.
The first term of court in Greeley
county will open on Tuesday, February
| 12.
Haskell county has appropriated $50,
600 to pay bounty for blowing and for
est trees.
The Leavenworth, Topeka & South
western passed into the control of the
Union Pacific last Friday.
| On test vote In the Kansas senate a
few days ago 81 members were for and
IA against capital punishment.
There were seven funerals in Topeka
Sunday. the majority of them being
those of old people.-Democrat.
D. NJ. Jessup, OF Kinsley, was sentenc-
ed Saturday by Judge Strong to serve
five years in the penitentiary for arson.
Ellsworth is troubled with a mystery
a sort of Cock lane ghost, that frightens
people with its cries and pistol reports.
The Kanopolls Journal says move
ment is on foot to run the Missouri
Pacific road from that point on to Ellis
worth.
John Estep, 10 years old and Lenora
tough, murdered John Ruff, an inoffen-
sive citizen, in cold blood January Goth,
and escaped.
The wheat has continued to spread
and grow all winter, and the cereal
never looked better at this season of the
year.-All our Ks.
Harrison Kellum, aged 81 years, for
many years citizens of Richland town.
ship, Butler county, died Monday. 1t
was his birthday Ell Dorado Times.
Corn will be quoted here next week at
20 cents. The supply exceeds the de-
mand, and as there is no feeding done
here now, it must be shipped off to find
a acknowledgements Journal,
L. F. Landers, the man who shot Zach
Mulhall three weeks ago, died at his
home in Anthony Sunday morning of
Inflammation OF the brain, superinduced
by the unfortunate affair, mentioned in
detail at the time.
Salina proposes to spend $4,000 in
search for natural gas. In view of the
number and quality of the newspapers
there this seems an unnecessary expen-
diture of NOR -Atchison Patriot.
That's unkind. Why not let them have
it! 'Twould be nlo.ey well spent.
The colored people of Emporia started
a petition last week for signers praying
the governor to pardon Sis Vinegar, in
carcerated in the state prison for muir
der. Sis relieved her friends of further
concern on her account by lying down
and dying Friday.
John n. Reynolds will enter the lee
ture field next week, essaying his first
attempt in Atchison Wednesday night.
His theme as announced will be Six
teen Months with Kansas Criminals.
He will probably defer his newspaper
venture until he has given the rostrum
trial.
Easter Sunday in 1889 does not come
until Ap1il 81. and the weather wise are
predicting late spring on that account.
1t is said TO be a sure sign that the
spring will be late whenever Easter falls
so late as in the spring of 1889. This is
given out at this time as sort of a retail
iation ON the cowardly ground hog for
his running from his shadow Saturday.
Last Saturday there was twenty-three
Arkansas City, and ON Sunday twenty
accessions. Sunday evening hundreds
of people were turned away unable TO
get In. 1t had been the intention to
close the meeting, but the interest is
such that il has been decided to continue
Elder j. VI. Monroe, of Wichita, will
continue to conduct the meetings
the week.-Traveler.