The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-04
SLAMS AT WICHITA.
Weekly Grist From the Mills Of Envy and
FaisIf1catjou.

From the Chicago Tribune
Mr.. Lease. husband of Mrs. Lease, has
lost his job as manager Of drug store in
Wichita Mrs. Lease owns handsome
house in fashionable part OF the city, and
Mr.. Lease, assisted by TWO elderly women
servants, devotes his time to looking after
the property.
From the Wellington Mail.
A Wichita man has read the EAGLE SO
long he has gone daft on perpetual motion.
Those wood cuts did it.
From the Topeka journal:
The Wichita police have so little regard
for traditional amulets that they put a
man in jail who had buckeye, a Bible
and horseshoe in his pockets. 1t he had
rabbits foot they would have put him
in the bullpen.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Governor Leweliing of Kansas, it is
said, never misses minstrel show. Mrs.
Lease lately entertained him with lively
song and dance.
From the Wellington Mail.
Wichita's police force is all right. They
have demonstrated their ability to dis
cover a murder in that city before the
lapse of q months time after its COM
initial.
From the Peabody Graphic:
Wichita wants the state fair. Well,
Wichita would take anything. and it's a
wonder to us that the worlds fair wasn't
held in the Peerless Princess" instead OF
little old razor-back Chicago.
From the Guthrie Leader.
Wichita antounces that a murdered
man has been discovered I'm deserted
house." The description OF the place is
indefinite and we move to strike out as
vague and uncertain.
From the Lawrence Gazette.
The Wichita banker who bid 500 for the
first $50 government bond was SO well ad-
vertised that it secured him the election
as president of the State Bankers associa-
tion.
From the Wellington Mail.
A Wichita theater -goer objects to chew.
ing gum in the opera house. The objec-
tion should be sustained.
From the Kansas City Star.
Professor E. j. Christie, formerly OF
Garfield university, Wichita. Kan. had
the questionable pleasure last week of
reading eulogies delivered in honor of his
supposed departed self. Fortunately. tor
the professor, the obituary notices were all
complimentary.
From the Kansas City Star.
A play written by Wichita woman and
"put on" by local talent is scourging the
valleys of the Arkansas and the Walnut.
From the Kansas City Journal.
s'Do men live after death?" inquiries
Wichita lecturer. Certainly. Look at
Harrison Kelley and John z. st. John.
From the Kansas City Star.
If Prince Hal has really stopped speak
ing TO "Baldy" Bentley the prince is miss
ing whole lot of good company, that's
all
From the Arkansas Traveller.
When a man contemplates committing
suicide on the public streets OF Wichita be
should put tag on his collar reading: "lf
not called for in ten days return to-"
From the Wellington Mail.
The Wichita EAGLE thinks when
woman suffrage does come. the govern
ment will be known AS Aunt Sam. In the
event the old worn out long lean, lank cut
of Uncle Sam would be regulated to the
hellboxes around newspaper offices, and
that would be relief to loyal people. Let
Aunt Sam be as fat as the land she repre-
sents.
From the Kansas City Star.
Lewelling s. Company, proprietors of
the Ell Dorado creamery, have put in
skim milk station at Pontiac. That
makes three skim milk repositories
operated by Lewelling. one at Pontiac,
one at Ell Dorado aud one at Wichita the
Topeka station is operated by Mr.. Close.