The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-24
BUT DIGS AND SLABS.

BUT DIGS AND SLAPS.
Emporia Gazette: II Mrs. Lease is elected
mayor OF Wichita, Marsh Murdoch viii
have TO rebel against the rebellion.
Emporia Republican: If Mrs. Lease
should be elected mayor of Wichita, Marsh
Murdoch will quit booming. that's ALL
Kansas City Star: Wichita has be-
come such a truly good town that round
ers in that town so 10 FL Dorado when
they want to paint"
Newton Republican: Mary Lease wants
to be mayor of Wichita, and there are
enough lineal descendants OF Baalim's ass
in the Windy Wonder to elect her.
Conway Springs Star: The Eagle denies
that IL has been cold in Wichita this win
ter, now We wonder if it will also deny
il If it hapens to rain there this spring.
St Louis Republic: This country needs
a rest. We want no trouble about the
mouth OF the Orinoco while Mrs. Lease is
on hand with the mouth of the Amazon.
Topeka Journal: A Wichita minister
who didn't wish 10 attack the town ci-
rectly, put the case in this interrogative
way: lis hell needed for special cases
Topeka Capital: The Capital is dis
tinctly and unequivocally for Mrs. Lease
for mayoress OF Wichita. II this be trea-
son, let Marsh Murdoch make the most
of IL.
Kansas City Journal: II Mrs. Lease is
elected mayor OF Wichita she will I'M
doubtedly be heard from, and IL she isn't
elected she will undoubtedly be heard
from anyway.
Larned Eagle-Optic: The best thing
that has been said OF Wichita recently
is that man down there who was Of
fered a position on the appellate court
bench declined it.
Atchison Champion: The Eagle says
a man can always get what he wants II
he will only move out OF the town, but IL
did not add that he could lose all he had
by remaining there.
Lawrence Journal: Mrs. Lease says her
duties on the state board of charities
will prevent her from being elected mayor
of Wichita. The Peerless Princess has
had a narrow escape.
Lawrence Journal: A Wichita family
has been poisoned by drinking water.
The Eagle is not the ardent resubmission
paper we believe Ii to be if it don't make
the most Of this incident.
Kansas City Star: a Wichita preacher
says that there is girl in that town who
refused 10 go down street with a Jug IN
the morning and in the evening she went
down the street with "A lag
Springfield (Mo) Democrat: After all
Mr.. Lease can well afford to put up with
jokes about Mrs Lease being chosen chief
magistrate of Wichita. He realizes that
1t takes money to make the mayor go.
Augusta Journal: A Wichita minister
says that town is not the worst place
in the world in which TO live. OF course
not There are at least half a dozen
places in the world worse than Wichita.
Leavenworth Times: The New York
World wants Mrs. Lease to be mayor OF
Wichita which is probably her chief ex-
cuse for not consenting to run. She
never would do anything the gold-bugs
wanted her TO do.
wellington Mail: thief stole team
in Wichita the other day, took the har-
ness off and left the horses. Now the
owner of the team is hot and SAYS if the
thief don't come back and get the horses
there will be trouble.
Lawrence Journal: Mr.. Lease ought 10
deny over his own signature the charge
that he started Colonel Mary's boom for
mayor of Wichita. He canont afford TO
n faff 10
ing TO keep her at home.
Lawrence Journal: Victor Murdoch
will be one of the clerks Of the new appel
late court If il is true, as alleged, that
Victor was once notary public. then
this new appointment places him in the
list of clabber-faced barnacles.
Topeka Lance: If Wichita should COM
plete the Garfield university building and
tender it 10 the state OF Kansas as a
gracious gift, would the state accept II
and put a branch of normal in it-or would
il insist on an endowment fund to go with
the building?
Girard Press: Victor Murdoch OF Wich-
tia, son Of Marsh VI. Murdoch, has been
chosen clerk for. the central division OF
the southern department OF the new ap-
pellate court. Dennison. the Pop MEM
Der. favored William Landers OF Meii-
cine Lodge. but the two Republicans voted
for Murdoch and he was victor.
Topeka Capital: We suggest TO Mrs.
Lease that she go before the people Of
Wichita "a a candidate for mayor on
petition instead Of submitting TO Pop
PRIMARIES We are confident :hat while
he may appear a trifie coy at first Marsh
Murdoch will swing into line in her sup
port. Nothing that promises such al
vertising for the Peerless Princess can be
resisted by the Eagle.