Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-10
SUNFLOWER SHADOWINGS.



Seeds, Slips, scions, Sprouts, Shoots and SIiveu.
A Fl. Scott councilman is under arrest
for taking Doodle.
Twelve national banks with a capital of
1886, 900 were incorporated in Kansas the
past fiscal year.
The Winfield Courier is ''a head" of the
procession reportorially in Kansas. 1t has
Il reporter named Pate.
w. Austin. a poor farmer, near Strong
City, has fallen heir to $3.50 ,0O0-an eighth
interest in an estate left by his uncle.
The street cars at Argonia are used for
barber poles now.-Wellington Press. In
that city they are turned" on the top?
When every man you meet has one or
two seeds in his beard, it is time to say
that the watermelon crop is now fairly in.
The little 5-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Pinney was choked to death, very sud-
denly, by shoe button, last week at Null
Yane.
1t is rumored that the girl at the sum-
mer normal who had the minimum foot Of
"a had had her toes cut off in railway
accident.
A Kansas rural scene: YOU'RE looking
WE'LL" says the pumpkin to the melon,
across the furrow. Thanks, same you,
Mr.. Pumpkin"
State Journal: 1t seems to be question
of dispute in Lawrence whether to Keep
the park for hay making purposes or erect
an art building on 1t.
Not one-third of the Santa Fe's lOcomo-
tive power has stall room. Iwo-thlrds OF
the engines here stand out in the wealth
er.-Fort Scott Monitor.
In the Kingman county institute, the
female part of the mental arithmetic have
mutually ruled out all problems where
age is taken in consideration.
Winfield and Wellington are the only
cities in the state that don't pay for the
printed stationary and legal blanks used
by their justices of the peace.
Kingman county has eight candidates
for sheriff, and they are all good men but
their cigars ale abominably poor. Part OF
campaign work consists IN saving OF the
ends.
The outflow of the Geuda lake has put
damper on bridal tours, says the Harper
Sentinel. They can't go down into the
bripy lake hand in hand and sOuse around
in the water.
Usage County Chronicle: A wagon,
drawn by yoke of oxen, passed through
the city Saturday from Oklahoma. Pre-
sumably he was going back to see his
wife'S folks.
The members of the Harvey county in
stitute are going to the circus Tor the sole
purpose of seeing the llama, and they may
drop in and look at the crowd OF people IN
the main tent a little while.
In Ottawa it is said that the officers are
SO strict in enforcing prohibition that they
look with suspicion on the girl with cork
screw curIs. -Burlingame Chronicle. Cork
screw curls have been known TO facilitate
pop.
A Kingman superintendent went to his
Sunday school last Sabbath and found one
little, lone boy on the front seat who didn't
have any fishing tackle and wanted to Dor
row a quarter quick and catch up with
the rest of the gang.
Winter apples taken from the farms OF
Messrs. Stewart and Robbins, nvlnR near
Waterville, Kan, about October LIST OF lost
year, received the first premium at the an
nual Horticultural society, held at Lam
sing, Mich, June %.
Caldwell News: A herd Of cattle which
was driven from No-Nans-Land was
stopped below town by the authorities and
ouarautined, 4 good deal OF indignation
was manifested by the attempt TO drive
the herd through this section.
sas Editorial association has appointed W.
II. Caldwell, L. l. Alrich, A. 7. Riddle, ;.
II. Dodge, ID. A. Valentine and G.-T. Davis
as delegates to the National Editorial as
ISOLATION at Detroit, Mich, August 2'-3o
Kansas City Star: 1t is stated that when
a proposition came before the female coun-
Gil at OSkaloosa. a couple OF weeks ago, 10
compel the rich father Of one OF the mem
bers to lay sidewalk around vacant
corner lot, the lady not only opposed 1t,
but when the motion carried she left the
council chamber and has not been back
since. That story sounds as If it might be
tue
The reason of the Kirgman Courier
popularity in its town: here Is nothing
that will more favorably impress stran-
ger with town than the sight Of beauti-
full women cut driving IN the evening.
with fine turn outs. We can boast OF hav-
ing the beautiful women and the fine turn
outs, also. the finest streets Tor them 70
drive on OF any city il the state, OF tae
same size"
Atchison Champion: 4 Mcpherson man
had the gall TO send the Associated press
on Saturday the score OF base bail game
between the Mcpherson and Nickersou
clubs That Persons ideas OF news must
be exceedingly callow. II there is any
papers don't want, il is accounts Of the
contests OF amateur base ball clubs. The
professional business is quite enough-iu
fact, il is sometimes little too much
Mulvane Record: Considerable bridge
building will be done in this imnediate
neighborhocd duriug the next few weeks.
The bridge near Fuckers has been con-
demued, and the bridge on the county line
road east of the city is considered unsafe.
Both these will be replaced oy new ones
Two new bridges-one on Main street ana
one on South Main street-will De built in
the city. All these bridges will be wider
and better n every way than the cd ones
Life in Arkansas City. from the Travel
er: The toughest crowd We eser sas
struck the city yesterday. There was
eight OF them, two men, two women, and
four children One OF the Old women SAD
they were Russian Jews ne men .b<c
two trai ned Ssearx n r<S>heS 2tOmAof z6H2 4Sd