The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-01
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The harvest moon got so full Thursda,
night that it run over and deiuged all thi
portion Of the sphere.
Rev. F. w Hemenway will take up hi
work in the Congregational church il
Newton Sunday morning Oct. l.
Several borings in Wilson county in
dictate a limitless flow of petroleum under
meath, at a debth of about 500 feet.
The Garden City Imprint says tina
500, 600 worth of alfalfa seed have been sole
at that place thus far this season by tn
farmers OF Finney county.
The plans for the new court house il
Topeka provide for building Of fou
stories, with two court rooms. Topeka
up-ishness manifests itself in everythin;
she does aud on every occasion.
The Kansas City Star facetiously re
marks that j. L. Bristow has started
| little congressional boom on the banks o
bis irrigation ditch. II the ditch is sue
cess it is liable to tide him higher thar
that, one of these days.
Labor Commissioner Todd says his EN-
ployment bureau has been the means Of
providing over $50 men with work since i
was started. Very good; now let it find
jobs for the other 700 idle workmen in
Topeka, aud receive the plaudis of ''well
done"
A woman has been nominated for reg
lister of deeds in Anderson county. and the
to her eligibility. Whether the question
Is ~ Id
it is fact that women have held that
Office in several counties in the state.
1t is given out from Topeka that ex-
Governor Click will not take charge oil
the pension office in that city before the
10Th of next November. He will no,
make any appointments of clerkships in
the pension Office for several week yet.
DR.. William Evatt, prominent and
highly respected citizen of Douglass
county, was thrown from his buggy by a
runaway horse. Thursday, and SO serious
ly Injured that he died few hours later
The Dighton Journal hits back in de.
tense of its much abused and worse mis-
represented section in this true western
Kansas fashion:
Talk about faith, why the people in this
section of the country have faith in It's
ultimate development unsurpassed by the
patriarchs Of old. They are following uI
"a season of absolute faiinre by putting out
a crop rs large or larger than ever before
and this too when the papers Of the east
and not so far east either, are anathemiz-
ing this country-denouncing it rs unfit
for habitatioii, and seeking to turn the
channels of immigration into other local.
tiles. Such faith will be rewarded and the
day will come when these eastern yawperS
will realize their dependence upon us.
Following ara the new officers elected
and installed by the Kansas grand lodge
of the knights of Honor at Lsavenworth,
Thursday:
Grand dictator-J. H. E. Wiegant OF
Leavenworth.
Grand vice dictator-Dr. H. Roberts OF
Manhattan.
Grand assistant vice DICTATOR. G. Den
hollem of Wichita.
Grand reporter-E Freeman of Psola.
Grand treasufer-J. n. Hanpaford OF
Marion.
Trustees-W. D. Butler of Peabody,
David Baker of AtchisOn, NJ. o. Frost OF
Topeka.
Supreme representatives-S. B. Riggs
of Clyde, William Cunningham of lola.
Alterpst-s-H Feagans and j. H. Wieg-
ant of Leavenworih.
The following were appointed on com
mittees for the ensuing year:
Finance-Herman Bruins of Leaven-
worth. K. E. Darlington of Em poria, J. a.
Wells OF Erie.
On laws-J. E Riggs of Lawrence, T. j.
Conry OF florence, Il. S. Gilmore of Blue
Rapids
kingman Leader: The first applica.
ton of the Australian ballot law in King
man resulted in complete surprise, to
say the least OF 1t. A special election was
held in the Second ward to choose a
councilman for the place recently made
vacant by the resignation of Robert Flick
niger, The only nomination papers filed
with the city clerk as provided by law.
were those of Orma Gillette and the prev
aient opinion seemed to be that no other
person could be legally voted for. But
when the votes were counted out it was
found that theirs were 81 votes fer W.
W. Donaldson. his name written in and a
cross properly made to the left of it,
while Mr. Gillette had but 10. Tnere was
no talk whatever of Mr. Donaldson's can
didacy and it WAS at first thought that
notwithstanding he had the votes, that
his election would not stand, but a study
of the law indicates that it was all legal.
Even this little election discloses the fact
that the system OF voting is very complex
and that much trouble may be anticipated
from il this fall When the voters once
become familiar with il. it may prove a
benedcent measure. but until they do
much trouble and misunderstanding may
be anticipated.