The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-07
ABOUT KANSAS.

| attorney general, we see, to enforce the
prohibitory law
The newest song, a Kansas production,
is companion piece to "Peek-a-Boo" aud
is entitled Patty Cake"
Too much water prevented the floats
from taking part in the Fourth of July
| demonstration 1T Atchison. Strange CO.
! Incidence
The state board of charities spent Fri
day at the Soldiers Orphans home In
Atchison, and reelected the old officials
OF that institution.
The Lawrence Journal accuses Bent
Murdoch of fishing on Sunday and Carry
ing his bait in a jug: a campaign lie. got
ten up for political purposes.
| Hutchinson is rastlin' with the PROPOSE
ton to raise s., 500 to secure the state en-
campment G. a. r., this fall. It is big
stake and it takes full hand to win it.
/ Bluff don't count.
| There were seven Or eight Kansas boys
at Harvard this year. but to offset this II
| boy who was born at Cambridge Of Harv-
ard parentage is taking course in the
| university at Lawrence
L nc Oh Kansas are 10
hHve state convention. The object Of
the convention, from the very meager in
formation obtainabie will be to promote
the political welfare of the colored people
of the state. whatever that may imply.
Taking the statement that Miss Brad
don writes her novels on her knees AS
literally true, Sol Miller has applied for
cases in the print shop where said novels
are published. The old duffer will starve
if he gets the sit; he'll never take his eyes
off the copy long enough to set ii pan.
Rev. DR.. Suowden OF Sterling, Kan
who prayed for Governor Altgeld in his
last Sunday invocation, prayed left
handed prayer, though, for he said: BE
light to him in his darkness, wisdom to
him in his ignorance, but above ALL make
his heart as soft as his head"
The Monitor Republican tells of a man
who moved to Dermont, Morton county
on March Il, last, who at that time could
only walk by the aid of crutChes, but who
Is now able 10 follow the plcw. No medi-
cine was administered except fresh Kan
sas air. The healing effects of Kansas
ozone are truly magical.
Ihe MeuHoniIeS are completing col.
lege at Newton which will cost So, 600 aud
upon which there is not a cent OF indebt-
edness. They ran out of money one day
and Immediately stopped building until
they conld raise enough to 90 on, IA most
admirable and praiseworty characteristic
a prairie state though it is. Kansas
timber product is getting to be one of con-
siderable value and interest. Two car
loads OF Nemaha county walnut were
shipped last week for Scotland, where it
will be made into furniture George Bell
of Marvin, Phillips county. eight years
ago planted live acres of walnut, or over
400 trees. At this time they average ten
feet high and three inches in diameter
There is a situation on in Emporia. The
council threatens to revoke the charter of
the street railway if that corporation does
not Improve its property aud the service it
renders the public This provokes
counter attack upon the council from the
republican, which avows that if the
street railway is far ahead of the council
In its general makeup, especially the
mules. This ought to cause the councils
ears to bend Bit from their stuck upish-
ness.
There ara building and loan associa.
lions doing business in the country that
deal legitimately and honorably with the
public. and there are others that do not,
Among the latter is concern in Mime
apolis, Mimi, that sails under the high
sounding name of American Savings
Building and Loan association. IL any
body in Kansas holds any of its stock such
one may count himself lucky to get out of
it the amount OF cash paid in, to say moth
ing of the interest and dividends provided
for in the face of the certificates it issues
10 share holders.