The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-17
Along the Kansas Nile.

Rats are migrating in large numbers to
Western Kansas. This is said TO mean a
big corn crop.
Colonel Hessin is liable to be the next
Republican candidate for governor. HIS
boom Is growing.
The first settlers of Kansas are sturdy
crowd. The grim reaper has bent his
scythe on many Kansas pioneer.
There is spme talk that Senator Baker
has reserved the collectorsh:p of internal
revenue for a Leavenworth friend.
Sol Miller, who is dying, left his paper in
the hands of friends and the leading article
or the first page this week is Various
Heils''
II is understood that Harry Bone is slated
| for assistant United States district attor-
ney. He VIII move out OF Western Kan
sas If he gets it.
The Santa Fe is using a quotation from
Hawthorne for an advertisement. Haw-
thorne in speaking of railroads said: They
spiritualize travel"
In Kansas towns where editors OF rival
Republican papers are candidates for the
posto&ce the appointment VIII be gwen
to a man not an editor.
The Atchison Champion intimates that
Populism IS in the saddle riding Ike mad.
The beIly-baud is busted and Popuiism
will soon turn a corner.
A Santa Fe man says the Rock Island
does not carry corpses any more. fearing
that they viii not reach their destination
in time for me resurrection.
A couple of young people n Newton want
ed 10 be married quietly. But their friends
caught on and just after the ceremony
gave them surprise party.
After prolonged search we are able TO
say that not a single weekly paper in Kan
sas Of a Republican complexion has criti-
c!zed the appointment OF 10 Bristow.
The large creamery business in Kansas
which Is attracting 50 much attention Is
largely in the hands Of the River Brethren.
Shaker religious sect IN Dickinson county.
A very ugly old bachelor in Western
Kansas town was married last seek and
the local paper SAD il always believed "he
vas invinciole to the hcsrms OF the fair
sex"
Rock Island man says that the Sanls
Re train going 10 Lansing i 30 SLOW that
a prisoner OF his way 20 the pen VINO was
put on az Alma 10 serve four years arrived
at the prison just az Ms terrn expired
Fred Ysndegrif- says hat Lesdy has rai
road passes but declines 70 Jse them. Ar
VanGegr!st 10 authenticate th-s statement
should slip onto the sane Pullman with
Leedy some day. conceal hs-lsei. arc
watch.
L develops that several Kansas states
men have written diEec' appeals 70 TIE
president ard marked their letters Per
sonal." T. nay cheer them 70 hear ulat
the president does n0t read the leuers @
ever see them
The a.rship : not al fake an1 the mar
who says % Ees. A. Abii.ue a very TeTu-
table citizen whose name + given 81 iocss
papers saw th= moving Ight 20 near fhs
~zrrh tnat z illuminated ~ nou~e TIE
agr- = no, az sisShip but it j. sora@talrg
very peculiar.
Charles No-=ag Hsrger says fhe 2eopat
o. Kansas ar trying % forget tas ooonl-
Orlers NEts Ging-.ioEg IA t-s ssz1e r-ra-n-
l. ls rot trlse IT. hspples, peFic- e.
Kansas- history vas sls boom sna peoIsi@
s.fl ssseu On lfz r@sEa % 5gesu1@, prctrcts
ard zcconplisausents soodfy
Tbs x~sk sol Mlie-. ~ hls Troy Chlet
ur,te fh.- ies- rnin< thst b. Sili grSoseiF
ever -. as wants 70 snoE Taal hzs
se>o-se o. The o;s-fasa.o-e1 farmer VIC
rose into icxe1 Ei1h q u.cslg tz.ulrsei uorr-
stsik z,hea ezs-y ore kzeR thzt some ono
vas oeza zas be vas 5E-a..Hs Gze --e1--ss
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