The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-26
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

The Topeka Journal viii defend Governor
Leedy's administration.
| A man at Eureka is advertising for "a
| dark, mouse-colored horse mule"
| Tax paying without a penalty has been
extended in Harvey county until January
| 1, 1897.
] On an acre and a half Of ground a far
mer near Oklahoma City raised $500 worth
Of peanuts.
| Judge Troup and c. L. Brown OF Cowley
county have disagreed and dissolved their
law partnership.
The suggestion comes from Butler coun-
ty that Governor Leedy appoint state
drug store inspector.
Mrs. Harvey, the wife of the lieutenant
governor. has been appointed her hus-
bands stenographer.
A want ad recently appeared In an FL
Dorado paper for a young man to teach a
Sunday school class of girls.
An Augusta man issues notification that
two companies of Cuban cavalry can Sc
cure horses cheap from him.
Bill White is now after the railroad at
torneys and Topeka bankers for sycophant
ing around Governor-elect Leedy.
Four hundred and fifty people attended
the Christmas tree OF the Chillocco Indian
school, just south of Arkansas City.
Governor Leedy has decided not to abol-
ish the police commissioners. This is final.
1t is also the end of Governor Leedy polit-
ically.
The Salina Republican says that Sam
Peters is a candidate for United States
judge of the southern Kansas district, to
be created.
Judge Dennison, among other handsome
attributes, stands as the only Populist who
ever appointed one other than a relative
his stepographer.
The tale of Sam Peters induction into
the gubernatorial race in Kansas has
never been told. Some one should speak
and not let history be incomplete.
The Augusta Journal is out for the coun-
ty printing of Butler county. Its recogni-
ton would be on account Of the fight it
made for silver. The Pops VIII turn it
down.
r. NJ. wright's Renaissance IN the
Dodge Republican,: OF course II was
not always fight and run, and run ami
fight; We had our fun, too. One day a
stage driver. Frank Harris, and myself
started out after buffalo. They were very
scarce. for a wonder, and We were very
hungry for fresh meat. The day was fine
and we rode long ways. expecting soon
er or later to rouse up bunch Late in
the afternoon We gave II up and started
for home. OF course we did not care 10
save our ammunition. so we shot it away
at everything in 's;ght-skunks. rattle
snakes, prairie dogs. and so on, until We
had only few cartridges left Suddenly
up jumped an old bull that had been lying
down IN one OF those sugar-loaf shaped
sand hills with the top followed cut by
the action OF the wind. Harris empfied his f.
revolver into him, and 50 id j, but the I
old fellow stood sullenly s;Ill On top OF the 4
sand hill, bleeding profuseIy at the nose. /
bat persistertly refusing 70 de. although I
he would repeatedly stsggsr and nearly
topple over. II was getting late. and We 4
couldn't wait on him, so Harris sad: ''I .
viii dssmount. creep up behind HIN ard 1
cut his hamztrings with my butcher !
knife the bull BY this time having lxId
DOWN. Harris commenced his forward
but IL seemed 10 iafUse rev life
INTO the old fellow: he jumped % rs feet.
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around the outside OF the TOP Of the sand
ALL II was a perfect circus ring. and
Harris. who had gotten him by the tail.
,ever lei go Of bis hold Of the bull He ga
1ot dare i; was bis only show. Harris
xas tai. isnk fellow. and rs legs were
lying higher than he head as sr11zG and
around he and the boil went I could not
seip HIN n the least but had 20 slt and
loli bis horse ard Judge Of tire fight !
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