The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27
SOMETHING ABOUT KANSAS.

A meteorite struck house near High
land. Kan, Tuesday night, and the col
lision was destructive to both.
At Atchison, Tuesday, between 9 o'clock
in the morning and midnight, the temper
allure fell ~ degrees, the bottom being
zero.
j. S. Emory. of Lawrence, thinks the
idea that western Kansas cannot be sue
| cessfully irrigated is not to be tolerated
for moment.
The police of Atchison closed the policy
shops the other day and now the colored
sports only 'musemenb Is the old standby
shooting craps.
Insurance Commissioner Wilder has de-
cided to start an insurance paper at Kan
sas City, May l, TO be known as The KAN
sas City Magazine"
The clear juice of pineapple is now
considered by eminent physicians to be the
best remedy known for diphtheretic sore
throat and even for diphtherIa.
Parties interested in Harvey county in
sugar beet culture have ordered 1000
pounds of highest grade Wanzeibeher
sugar beet seed from Germany for distri-
button.
An eagle weighing twenty-five pounds
and measuring seven and half feet from
tip to tip, was brought to Atchison Tues
day. by Missouri farmer, who had killed
two of them.
1t is said that Erastus Young. auditor of
the Union Pacific, has been deposed and
John w. Griffith, exgeneral purchasing
agent and an old Kansas man, will succeed
TO the authorship.
The item published in some of the papers
stating that the Second National bank Of
Mcpherson had failed, was erroneous.
h.. l. lad rr,tT
financial condition.
Topeka Democrat: IF the railroad bill
before the house should become a law
every railroad in Kansas would simply
have to shut up and quit business"
Luckily, for all concerned, perhaps, that
end of the legislature can't make or
amend laws by itself.
The pumps at the spring, four miles
west of the city were set to work the first
OF the week and Abilene don't drink creek
water any more. The Reflector celebrates
the event with the coupiet-
There's nothing so good for human blood
As pure and sparkling water.
The secession questionis the all absorbing
one over IN the state of Butter And the
odd feature OF the situation is that the
advocates of the proposition are not the
Observation-Disclosures of the two lower
tiers OF townships-but the other fellows
who want 20 get rid OF them. All OH ac-
connt OF the county seat squabole-
The demand for fishing lines. binding
Irvine and lariats IS so great over IN tue
state or Butler that the farmers are Exlng
10 put in immense crops OF fax IN the
spring. Plants for transforming that
natural product into the necessary com
modries named it Is thought. will prove
exceedingly profitable enterprises
An enterprising citizen of Winfield paid
$40 TO have a coffin gin brought there and
relied on an admission fee OF 10 cents TO
see the machine work. TO assist him bear
Ing the expense. The proceeds amounted
TO 65 cents Public spirit cannot always
rely upon public liberaiity in promoting
enterprise, when Il depends upon puolc
curiosity, or Ignorance, Or botn
Lswrene few days ago shipped 20 Mel
bourne. Australia. 1900 pounds OF cane
seed. This cane has been recon- ulended to
the Australian farmers by Professor r u
Shelton, formerly OF TIE Kansas State
Agricultural college, now IN the employ
OF the Australian government now
much. and what was IE. orSi<resi from Tor
encs TO France through the good Offices q
Commissioner F;rmAns
Bedweli. the burglar who escaped from
the Atctison county jail last fail, was cap
tured by the sheriff Of Butler county two
months ago aud kept in jail Ga a charge Of
grand larceny until last SATURDAY. when
he got away Deputy Sheriff Coigsn, OF
Ateh.son. became aware Of this fact wnet
be received a description ~ the fellow
Wednesday morning from the shefln OF
Butler county, who oaers SO for MS r.
capture.
Winfield Courier. The supposed to- De
harmless amusement OF The Arkarsa SlsF
people during the pass-in ssn6lHg oui
sensational reports REGARDING the Cheroke=
strip, has resulted in q very much larger
expe7ss 20 Cowley county than cur peo-
pie are aware Of. or ever viii be- without
an Investigation A genr!ernan rom AZ
kansas City stated Yesterday TIA. t.e
county poor commissioner had within TIE
past few days issued oTer one hundred And
fifty orders for supplies for pcor, panprrea
boomers who have been induced 10 20 10
Arkansas City.-'sshe gateway 10 the
STU and wait the oufnlnS