The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-17
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! pump which throws fine stream OF pure
water. and over It is placard stop. take
something before you are sent to the
| Kelley cure
| From the kansas City Star
( Wichita, which Topeka says is a rum
ridden town, furnishes three of the five
Kansas delegates to the National Prohibit
! ton convention.
From he Newton Republican
Oklahoma has = Kelley Institute Thus
/ does the new country get ahead of the
Peerless Princess of the prairies. Perhaps
Oklahoma needs that kind of an institu-
ton more than Wichita.
From the Arkansas City Traveller.
Wichita IS talking about buying the
waterworks plant. If the city council will
come down here it may ger some pointers
70 its Disadvantage.
From the Kiowa Signal
As a result Of the great EQUAL Suffrage
association several young girls have been
masqueraaing as men in Howard recently
while Junction City and Wichita have fe-
male highwaymen.
From tie kingEan Courier.
y Wichita man who was recently sent
to the Kansas state penitentiary for seven
teen years. has fallen heir to 8 million
dollars by the death Of a relative in Eng
land He will now have plenty of friends
to urge his pardon.
From the Kansas City star
Mrs. H. g. Toler OF Wichita won a prize
OF $50 for the best short story contributed
to the holiday number Of the Horse Re
view. Mrs. Toler's husband runs stock
farm, and he was presumably able to give
her some tips.
From the EllInwood Advocate.
Wichita editors could surely roast man
il they desired 10 do so. There are three
red-headed editors in Wichita
From the kansas City Times.
The secretary OF the school board at
Wichita was given charge of the school
library containing 900 volumes. His sal
airy was increased from $50 to SIS month,
whereupon some crank wrote him that he
should leave and live. The inference is
that if he remains he will be killed. No at
tention is ordinarily given TO threats of
this sort, but crauks are successful this
season in producing uueasiness.
From the Medicine Lodge Index.
The Y NJ c. A of Wichita are sending
out ballots to find out who is the Republi-
can, the Democratic and the Peoples party
choice for governor Of the state and con-
gresham from the Seventh district. Let
them look at the vote for Willis in $780,
and add 20 per cent; then look at Simpsons
vote and add 20 per cent, and they will be
apt TO find out who will be the next COVER
nor and the next representative.
From the Arkansas City Dispatch
Are you Mr. Wilson OF Topeka" asked
Policeman Crowley, tapping the man on
the shoulder. No sir replied the colored
individual Indignantly. my name is
Miller aud I'm from Wichita" Exactly
So said the officer. you are just the man
I've been looking for. Come with me''
And they walked along toward the Gala
boose, gazing at the electric lights on the
way, and thinking how easy it was to
scrape up au acquaintance.
From the sallna Republican
y school board in Sedgwick county, /
Kan, has declared officially that the
teacher has right to shoot refractory
pupil il necessary TO maintain discipline in /
the school. That is the kind of endorse |
ment that school teachers need in some !
districts probably, but we do not think it !
is necessary in Saline county for any of /
the teachers to carry navy revolvers to /
school in order to control their pupils.
From the Mulvene Graphic.
The latest athletic craze is the 'interna- /
tional tug of war" It has got into the ,
~ lid and woolly west" and struck the +
Peerless Princess-and struck it hard. /
Whenever L crowd assemblies and rope /
can be begged, borrowed or stolen, there is
an international tug The other morning
the backyard fence of an uptown board
ing house could have been seen bending
under mass OF bowling humanity. Any
would have thought fire or a
homicide was in progress inside the fence,
But it was only three little shrimps in
short pants and two little girls in sun
Oonnets having an impromptu tug-of-war
IN a clothes-line. Excited sisters, cousins
aud aunts, regardless of lack OF powder,
paint and bangs, rushed out of the board
ng house and took sides in the contest,
i'll the fiimsy line gave way, and what a
all was there, my coultrymeul Several
If the more excitabie spectators dropped
IF the top of the fence like dead flies from
ceiling when that line gave way, and
ixteen maidens on one sido threw seusa-
ionaI fiipfaps, while half score of ath-
etc matrous on the other side knocked
plinters out of the floor with their hair
,ins.
rom the Western Methodist
The EAGLE criticism on Sam Jones
jut me in mind Of a portion of one of his
ermons. He said: IF you throw stone
mong pack of dogs, and one them
fowls, that means hit dog sure"
hould Judge that some one from the
IAGLE office must have been IN range ,
vheu Sam was there.
rom the Kansas City Journal
The Y. N. c. y. Of Wichita is holding a ,
ham primary to nominate governor and
congressman. o. II. Bentley is a lead !
o. candidate for both Offices The Y. II.
:. y IS a point wherein Bentley Is strong.
rom the CoIwich Cou-ier.
The Wichita EAGLE has an advertise
lens, Wanted. 4 good girl to cook"
We refer she matter to the Rev 5. os sGg- :
eSting field for missionary work
rom Eve haad-ed exchanges. ..
An Alliance boy going 70 school in Wich- :
a. says the motto Of Kansas means "Ad ,,
stra per capita.
rom tic Kansas civ Sta-
Wichita society IS putting on Shakes :
earean airs. Twelfth Night" parties :
re the rage.
rom the Springfield Democrat
Seialia is flying her kite for the rebuild !;
- Of the state university At that viliace. : q
: times Sedalia has more castles IN the !
ind than even Wichita
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