The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-02
ABOUT KANSAS,

Usage City is building up the burnt dis
trict with brick blocks.
Warren Crandall Of Coffey county will
exhibit steer weighing 1000 pounds at
the worlds fair.
The Lawrence Record is authority for
the statement that E. w. Hoch declines TO
be hocussed into gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
The society folk of Abilene are still stay
ing with chicken pie and waffies IN their
entertainment feeds. Strawberries and
cream nor ice cream and hot biscuits are
not even thought of yet.
1t isn't always the case that there Is any
thing in name. There Is not citizen OF
Wichita county of greater probity of char
acter or a more devoted pater familias
than Rev Paramore, in the estimation OF
those who know him.
The second car load of the Kansas agri-
cultural exhibit TO the worlds fair viii
| contain the frieze of agricultural products
gotten up by the late Mrs. A. g. Stacey Of
Topeka. 1t is beautiful work of art and
will attract great deal of attention.
The question of whether or not man
elected us member of a board OF county
commissioners while holding the office OF
township treasurer can become eligible TO
the county office by resigning the Office OF
treasurer, will come up at the next session
of the supreme court.
J.R. Williams of Fort Scott has been
appointed deputy oil inspector by II. l..
Taylor. the new inspecto. Williams Is a
farmer and college-bred man He was
4 I.,ut fall hu \
J. Butler. Three have now been appoint
ed. One more is yet TO be chosen.
If the members of the congregation OF
the First Baptist church in Atchisoa don't
take water the debt of 300 on the church
will be paid this year. Brother Bailey
Waggener offers to pay $1,000 of the
amount, cash down, if the congregation
will obligate themselves TO pay the bal
ance during the year.
In a vein of dry humor the Towanda
Herald says there were eighteen persons
in one cyclone cellar in that town on the
night of March 3D. and that the cellar
would have held more If it had been
larger" But, remembering the expert
encs of a year ago, nobody blames them
for crowding little when prospects war
| rant it.
The luckiest mascot in Kansas just now
is the name PETER. Four of the name
have received recognition and official pre-
, ferment within the past week: the soD aud
daughter of the senator have been given
snug berths in Washington City; ID. NJ
was elected president of the Topeka Typo
graphical union, and J. S. chosen as dele
gats to the international typographical
convention in Chicago next June.
Prospectors at Cherryvale. Thursday,
struck a flow of gas at depth of 40 feet,
euaal in volume and pressure To all the
others at that place combined. and now
stands without an equal west of the Mis-
sissippi river. The Republic says the well
is dry one and the pressure, yet I'M
known, is so great that everything is
blown out of it, and the roaring sound can
be heard at a great distance.
The annual convention OF the Southern
| Association of Congreg ational Churches
took place IN the church in Burlington
from Tuesday evening until Thursday
noon of last week Is per announcement.
There are thirty-three churches in the
, association, and representatives Of twenty
nine of them, besides quite number not
delegates, were present. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing year are as follows:
| Hon Edwin Tucker of Eureka, moderator;
| Rev. II. A Brundidge Of Atchison. regis
trar; Revs. Pearce Pinch, w. 4. Hemen-
way and George Michael, examination
! com mlttee; Hon. Edwin Tucker, Rev. VI.
| J. Morse and Rev &. y. Queen, mission
ary committee; and Revs. George Michael.
| Pearce Pinch and {. Y. Martin, business
/ commlttee.