The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-03

ALONG THE KANSAS NIL7.

The Farmers bank, OF Wellington, has
over 1000 in individual deposits.
Down at Kiowa the Republicans this
year are called sarcastically educators"
AT the Newton Long-Simpson debate
three women tainted. the crowd was so
great
At Preston the mice are very thick this
fall This IS said to be an unfaiiing sign
of a hard winter
Tho wellington Voice comedies that
Jerry Simpson canot carry Harvey and
Reno counties this year.
The Barber County Index defies anyone
to give the names of lots of Palmer
Democrats in Barber county"
Senator Baker has just returned from
q campaign in western Kansas He is
wording hard and getting good crowds.
Bryan winds up his campaign IN Kan
sas. This is a result OF having a candi-
date for president in a neigbboring state.
Atchison, through the Champion. an
nounces that it viii hear Mr.. Bryan, Oc-
tober 81. If his lungs are intact at that
date.
In Clark county the Populists are bend
ing all their efforts to send their nomi-
nee to the legislature and Offering TO trade
away their county candidates.
The western Kansas papers are having
any amount Of fun at the expense Of the
local PopuEsts over Watson The west
ern Kansas Pop appears to love Watson.
but Is under bonds not to show it
Lyman Nauc1e, In the write-up OF the
Harper Long Simpson debate, gives men
ton of several men who said they were
Republicans but thai Jerry Simpson had
the best of it. Why doesn't Naugle gfTe
names? 1t always goes down quicker
with the reader when the name Is given
Pratt Republicans: A telegram announc-
ing the sudden death Of Clark Toms at
his home in St. Louis was received by his
grandfather, CEarkson Toms. In this place
last Monday. The circumstances connect
ed with his death were given in the st.
Louis Globe Democrat, IN substance. as
follows: The shooting occurred at 100
O'Clock last Sunday morning. There was
nobody with him when the shot was fired.
He had eaten breakfast and then told his
wife that ne was going 10 lie down for
little while. Mr.. Toms was In the habit
OF sleeping with a pistol under his pillow
on account OF burglars IN that part Of the
city. A few minutes before the shooting
Mrs Toms entered the room with a cup of
tea. which she placed On a table at the
side OF her husbands bed The revolver
was laying exposed on the bolster and
she called his attention to St He picked
to- rIr~As -
rusty old thing looks Ike 1t couhn't DO
any harm to anybody" As Mrs Toms
was going down stairs she heard ne shot
She rushed back and saw blood flowing
from her husbands mouth and she fell
in a swoun a. the side OF the bed A Is
year-old boy named Johns, who worked
about the house. also heard the shot and
ran 20 the room Mr.. Toms was con
sclous but gasping for breath Il took
I'D that pistol and It went Of" he man
aged to say; go get Doctor" A doctor
living next door was summoned and when
he entered the room Mr.. Toms said: Doc
tor, was footing with the pistol and Il
went OF. can you do anything foe met"
The doctor administered temporary relief
and on examination found mat the bullet
had touched Mr.. Toms lips and teeth.
.he bullet entering his mouth ard pas
ing through the bark part % his bad
Several Other physicians were called IN
but he ded at o'osock- He was cca-
scious untE about half an hour before he
died. Nr. Clark Toms was only = years
OF age. ans when the Peoples bank vs&s
frs. started In Pratt he occupied The 20
sstsoa o. booikkeepe- and assistant czshs>r-
II - said By those In positsoa 20 know
that his married life has always been
happy and he was remarkably soocezsssl
r. baEne=s TIE CORNERS vsrti-t v.>
tia. the decezsed came 20 h1s d>sfh By
sccs6er..- which. coaxsderfns al the etr-
CUTS. aoc~-. seems 20 b correct