Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-18
JOSEPH MILLER
POPULAR PRICED-
TAILOR = AND = DRAPER
NORTH MARKET STREET.
I54 NORTH MARKET STREET.

The object of the Atchison Pontoon
Bridge company is TO construct a bridge
across the river that will give the public a
chance TO cross the raging Missouri at
about half the price of toll charged by the
Atchison Bridge company.
The report of the industrial department
of the Kansas institution for the education
of the deaf and dumb at Olathe for Sep
TENDER, shows that fifteen OF the boys
learn printing, twenty-five cabinet making
add seventeen shoe making.
A cannonade wouldn't stir up Medicine
Lodge half so much as a poker game Last
Mondays game was especially interesting
The winning hand was four aces, a queen
and siX-shooter, while the hand that
cost its holder about $3.50 was four kings
and a queen.
Newton Republican: An old bachelor
case hardened, boiled down and for years
considered matrlmonial!y ipcorruptible
says that any young man that Will growl
about having to hire a hack to take his
girl to the theatre IN, will certainly kick
when it comes to paying 30 cents Tor IL pair
OF shoes for her. after they are married.
Mcpherson Republican: Those gallery
hoodlums ought TO be eXtermiuated. Their
howls of applause disturbed the whole
southern part of the city. 1t could have
been borne If they would now and then let
loose on the occasion of some uproarous
fun, but to yell as they did last night at
the death scene of Little Eve, is intolera-
BILE.
Troy Chef: s. L. Chaffee has left in
our office potato curiosity. consisting of
two potatoes or rather series" of pOta-
toes. One consists of nineteen distinct po-
tatoes all grown together, in sort OF cac-
tus shape, or more so. and the other con-
sists OF eight potatoes similarly joined to-
gether. They were both dug out of the
same hill. One weighs just four pounds
and the other two pounds aud two ounces
Greenwood Republican: Tuesday of
last week well dressed and rather hand
some woman came to Eureka and stopped
at the Fourth Avenue hotel. She called
Mr.. Mccoy into the parlor and wanted TO
know If he was man of sand" She
said she wanted a man with sand and a
good team and buggy to go with her to
Climax. Nc. satisfied the lady that he
was equal to any emergency, and they
were soon Oh their way to Climax. When
they came in sight of the village the lady
informed her escort that she was the moth
er of a child who was attending school
there and proposed to take him back with
her. When they drove into town the lady
alighted from the buggy and entered the
school room and called for the child.
claiming she was his aunt. She took
ULe CBllu ana put MIN III the DGEky ana
the trio were soon marking time towards
Eureka at a lively rate. Nc. suspected he
would soon be followed, and 10 prevent
trouble drove in a northeast direction until
he struck the Humboldt road about four
miles east of Eurrka, when he headed for
Utopia reaching that station just in time
TO load his precious freight on the north
bound train.
As soon as the teacher reported the mys-
terious disappearance OF the child the
father of the boy started IN pursuit. He
came to Eureka and quietly watched the
outgoing trains. The next morning he
met Nc. and learned the truth Of the
whereabouts of his boy.
The facts concerning the interesting al
fair seem TO he about this. About three
years ago man by the name Of Simpson.
who resides at Climax, separated from his
wife, taking his child with him. About
eighteen months ago he obtained divorce
ana remarked. The woman who klGnap-
ped the child was its mother, and lives
somewhere in the east. All things consid-
cred it was pretty sleek job aud emil
neutly successful.