The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-10

Sheriff Royse says he has never
heard a word of the two prisoners who
escaped from the jail, but thinks that
he will get them some time.
Msr. II. X. fuller left yesterday for
visit to her parents and friends in st.
Joseph, Mich. Mrs. fuller expects to
be absent from home month.
The big river rose yesterday morn
ing within eighteen inches of the high
water mark, caused by the Cripple
Creek water spout ten days ago.
Governor Lewelling said yesterday
that every governor would be glad to
abrogate the metropolitan police law,
if 1t We're not for the awful jam for
patronage.
The blue grass in the, court house
yard seems to be dying. 1t is claimed
that there is too much sand in the soil
and white clover will be tried il the blue
grass gives out.
Councilman Mclean says that the
West Side has given up the idea or
seeding. He thinks IL is perhaps be-
cause they do not want to give up the
name of Wichita.
The force in the county clerks ONCE
are spreading the school tax and Mr..
Carvin suggests that some OF the dis
trict clerks who have failed to send in
their levy would better get move on
them.
A F. Ross Of Clearwater Was In
the city yesterday and said that some
the early varieties of corn planted in
that section is as dry as old corn He
thinks that the early varieties are the
thing for Kansas.
Sheriff Royse says he has taken more
men 10 the penitentiary than any other
sheriff SeGgwick county ever had He
also declares while he has lost three
men from the jail that Cone lost six
Ault six and Hays six or seven
The Magnolia quartet consisting OF
Joe Dunn, c. c. Hickerson. Sid Hick-
erosn and C. j. Perry sang last night
at the reception of Mr. and Mrs. Char
ley Daniels and enlivened the event
very much. In the language OF one
who was there they are cracker-jacks-
John Rossler says: IF Park Mas
sey is superseded as chief OF police
intend TO leave town. II is no wonder
am getting gray headed. / have had
fever in my head and have not slept
for eight weeks since this combina-
ton commenced" / am losing money
every day
y. II. Reynolds has returned from
New York where hay IL worth Sc
per ton; 10 fruit: no crops: great
abundance OF hot dry scoTchinS wea-
tner ana SraSshopperS bE tAe MILLIONS
which have eaten up most everything
that * green. He says tell Kansas
people - stay in Kansas and be happy.
Doc Black says that when he came
20 Wichita twenty-five years ago that
the east hank ~ the big river was
where the old Stewart store building
now STA lds On West Douglas avenue
Bedford Wood said yesterday that he
was drowned IL the North Canadian
river tventy-three years ago He de-
c!eres that there X nothing uDpless-
ant Ia being drowned but being brought
20 lie again Is an awful experience
County COMMISSIONS Harmon yes
tersdy said that the law against fss'
irving on the Douglas avenue bridge
must b. strictly enforced from now or.
iie does not say who VII enforce Il. but
c-ssUmsbly the police commissioners.
vho say they viii enforce all laws. viIl
do X Al any rate there must Be s0use
arrests made IN order % have the rat
ter stopped Fast driving = running
tie bridge and times are too hard IL
the county q do repairing
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