The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-20
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! The Sixth district will begin the con-
! gressional war early, the convention being
called for Mays.
| There is not an empty house in Norton
vile, and that is only one of hundred
towns in Kansas similarly afflicted.
There is a tendency among farmers to
hold their grain and stock for future de
velopments-developm in hog flesh
especially.
Rex. DR. John H. Barrows; pastor of the
First Presbyterian church OF Chicago, was
at one time superintendent OF public
schools of Usage county.
The name of the Methodist minister at
Eureka is Ananias, and he is just as good
at yellow legged chickens and revivals as
any of the rest of them, TOO.
One or two papers have said something
about Governor Humphreys second term,
but the great majority are at present
pleased TO keep their silence.
What becomes of the carp planted every
season in Kansas streams, There is al
ways great deal said at the stocking, but
never report of the harvest.
The Lawrence Journal is frank enough
to say that there is an awful similarity
between the present Farmers Alliance
and the old grange movement.
w d. Howells has discovered" Eu-
gene Ware IronquilD and quotes speci-
mems of his poetry in The Editors Study
in Harper's magazine for April.
Senator Plumb is perhaps of all the
Kansas delegation the nearest to the Far
mers alliance. Plumb has poor but hon
est brother at Emporia. He Is a farmer.
The Atchison man who kicked up rum
puS because a local paper mentioned his
wife'S name for an office, evidently had
holes in his socks, says the Emporia News
Democrat
Congressman Z. N Morrill, will, it is still
SAID, Dc elected a successor to the late Gov
ernor John y. Martin as a member of the
board of managers of the national homes
for disabled volunteers.
The mortality among the old soldiers at
the home in Leavenworth is very large.
Every 50 often an alarming episode, such
as falling into the shaggy Missouri or
asleep on a railroad track is reported.
The Lindsborg Localist thinks Limbs
borg is the most peaceable town on the
globe, and offers strong proof of its claim
in the fact that there has been but one
case before its police judge in TWO years
The border towns of southern Kansas
are having a lively time of, it at present.
Boomers going and boomers returning.
Provisions have to be bought, wagons
mended, stock fed, consequently business
is at its best.
The council at Pratt City has passed a
Chicken law for the benefit OF those who
raise garden truck" The ordinance com
pels those who have troublesome chickens
upon complaint of their neighbors, to keep
them confined.
The location selected for the new Metho-
dist university at Topeka is nearly mile
west of WaShburn college. The plans for
ffp h1i a Il T.Dy nd 9rL-
will be begun on the main buildings in
June. The estimated cost of the buildings
is S75, 600
The Kansas pioneers are not content
with telling early day" tales, which we
believe out of courtesy, but they frequent
ly come along with wonders that out tell
the pioneer stories. Reuben Hackett, one
of the oldest settlers il Franklin county,
is cutting three new teeth.
Some of the Baldwin university students
complain that they are watched too closely
Our advice to such students is not TO do
anything that would make any difference
whether you We're watched or not But
anybody dislikes to have his steps logged
and ii is a common fault among peda-
gogues TO make their pupils feel like
thieves, ana the young mind is sensitive
and susceptible an insult much more
quickly than the older hardened one.
The merry Harper OF the Abilene Re
fector after a Chase among the Kansas
counties does the thing up Brown
Thomas" said Morris Mcpherson.
"this Coffey is Riley and dark as a Cloud"
You re a-LyOn; great Scott. do think I'd
Rush such stuff on youz" 1.-The Dickin-
son. Iabette you're a Gray ''Pawnee-
dent get mad, - spok up Allen, IF he'll
Grant me time III Russell around and get
some Bourbon to wash the Clay out Of his
mouth" You re a Jewell" said the old
man, you II make a King man yet III
wait in the Lane for you and when you re
Usage I'll give you money TO Marion.