Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
KANSAS KOLLARY.

The contract for the construction OF a
$25, 900 court house at Norton, IN Norton
county. has been let, and work will be
commenced at once.
A big revival is in process at Oswego
and 228 have parted company with the
Old Boy. In the language of Eyangei-
ist Wilson, praise the Lord"
The long, perplexed and perplexing
union depot question at Atchison has at
last been settled and the new building is
to go up forthwith. Shake, sister.
A 100000 court house and new
union depot with the Missouri Pacific
shops will make things lively the COM
ing season in Atchison, the Champion
thinks. 1t seems to me.
The Kansas City Star says in its Kan
sas Notes column: "a good poet, who
is also accustomed to taking care of
horses, can find job at Harper" Now
listen for snort from the Graphic.
One of the meanest men in Kansas
lives at Hiawatha. He caught his little
girl crimping her hair before glass and
at night, while she was asleep. be cut
off her beautiful tresses. 1t almost
broke the little darling's heart.-News.
Salina is all excitement over the recent
discovery of coal near that city. If the
discovery is what the Republican claims
for it, the future prosperity of that city
is already assured. We're going to find
coal soon and then Salina and Clay Cen
ter will be the two towns in northern
Kansas.-Clay Center Dispatch.
The school fund commissioners pur-
chased $4,000 worth of school bonds
yesterday, making 100000 worth pur-
chased since January 14th. During the
past nineteen months the purchases OF
school bonds by the commissioners have
averaged 100000 per month.-Topeka
Democrat, 18th.
Next week the various Kansas Masonic
grand lodges will meet at Wichita, the
grand chapter r. A. II. Monday and
Tuesday nights, Monday night the
grand council of masters, and Tuesday
and Wednesday the meeting of the
grand lodge A. F. & A. NJ. There will
be six or eight hundred delegates
present
The baby show at Medicine Lodge
"come off" last Saturday, according to
announcement, with this gratifying re-
suit, as taken from the Index: Though
our baby did win the first prize at the
baby show, we are not stuck up and
will speak to our acquaintance and
friends just the same as If ours was not
the prettiest, sweetest and best child III
town."
As Peach-bud Elijah, otherwise kick
ing Bird" otherwise Milt Reynolds, took
his flight to Washington to see that Okla
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cultural mantle fell upon the shoulders
of II. N. Burner. who says that the
peaches are all right yet as is all other
fruit. Mr.. Burner lives six miles west of
Medicine Lodge and has one OF the best
orchards in Barber county, according TO
the Index.
In 1860 quarter section of land near
Muscotah, Atchison county, was pat
ented by the general government to a
certain Indian. No transfer OF the
property by that Indian appears of rec
ord, but about two years ago another In
dian sold the same laud to white man
for $780, Still later he soldit to another
white man for 81 800, and some of these
days there will be a large-sized row over
the title.-Patriot
the Pleasant Valley church, near
Winfield, succeeded Sunday in paying
off mortgage Of seven years standing.
After the full amount had been collected
all who had aided in raising the debt
took one cornstalk each from field near
by and piled them up in the YARD. A
little girl set fire to them. Two of the
Oldest members put the mortgage on
and all sang the doxology while it
burned.