The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

Prof. j. w. Runcie Is the new president
of the Harper normal school. Vice Presi-
dent Ball resigned.
Judge Scion O. Thacher of Lawrence Is
the Republican nominee for senator. Elk
Governor Charles Robinson will be his
opponent if he will accept.
The Fairview Kan Enterprise says thai
farmers in that neigh borhood are buying
new wagon boxes and putting on another
story so they can cross their corn fields
without having to unload.
The Hoisington Mirror says the best corn
crop Barton county has had for some time
will be gathered this year. Other central
Kansas counties are in the same fix.
Republic City News: The eltor who
called Mrs Lease fannel-mouthed vira-
20 was off his base. She isn't any such
thing. Flannel shrinks, but Mrs. Leases
mouth-never.
The five candidates for congress in the
Third district Of Kansas are all lawyers
OF the five there are really but two that
are in it-Humphrey, Republican, and
Hudson, Popocrat.
Phillipsburg Dispatch: At all Alliance
meetings where Colonel Harris speaks the
exercises will commence by the audience
singing:
Lord have mercy, Lord forgive,
Let this repenting rebel live"
The scarcity of mosquitoes this summer
Is generally remarked. 1t was expected
that the excessive rains in the spring
would produce an abundans of winged
cousiners, bat they have not come yet.
A vote taken on the merry-go-round at
Abilene the other day showed thirty bal
lots for Weaver and five for Bdwell. The
Star thinks this proves the strong predi-
lection of the Populists and Prohibition
lists for hobby horses.
a kiowa man recently secured wife by
answering matrimonial advertisement
III New York paper. He was in great
luck. Without some smart. down east
nervy woman to manage him be might
have been lost IN the shuttle of life.
The Globe quotes prominent Atchison
railroad mau who has Investigated the
matter as saying that Atchison exports
more -four to England than any city in
America with the exception OF Mime
apolis, It is weli-known fact that Kan
sas has furnished the -four for the white
bread of large contingent Of royalty on
the other side for many years.
Whatever criticism may be put upon
some of the actions and methods Of Billy
Buchan of Kansas City. it is a fact that
he has the solid backing Of the party Ia
that city, every ward gar!ng him a major
ity in The primaries for state senator. The
reason for this is no doubt found in the
fact thai Buchan stands up for tue utter
ests of mis- constituents whenever occasion
calls for it.
The Hutchinson News AYERS that Rsao
county IS ali right After much inquiry
every fellow says the corn IL all right a
his country, but that he has hear; the
other fellow was suffering. THIS is sons
thing like the travellers experiences down
in Arkansaw. Riding up 70 a cabin late
in the evening intending 70 ask for accom-
modations for the night, upon discovering
q household OF sallow. sgue ridden folk
the tourist concluded 10 not tarry, ous
having called the head OF the house out DC
asked apou, the bealih of the com Z unity.
''Oh," answered the h&bitae between the
rigcrs OF the ague that WAS upon him. its
healthy enough boat here; bat across the
slough they say the e-y Is party bad