The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-07
Along the Kansas Nile.

! Chief Justice Martin IS the first Kansa.
| chief justice to hold his Office &c the ex
piration of his term.
At Arkansas City is horse with a neck
| so short that he can only cut grass stand.
| ing on the side of hill.
No Kansas Republican paper has yet sue
ceeded in discovering an effective use OF
one county commissioner.
Henry King. who will succeed McCullagh
on the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat, used to
work on the Topeka Capital.
By way of explanation TO inquiring Popu-
list the ElDorado Republican says that
prosperity can not run up hill.
The Arkansas City Traveller is slowly
coming round to the belief that the Arkan-
sas river can be made navigable.
Charles Pinkerton, a colored man OF Ar
kansas City, was socked into Jail for steal
Ing coat in which TO get married.
The postmaster at Johnson City has wash
ed the glass faces OF the boxes, and expects
10 be retained under the civil service regu-
lations.
Ed Titles speech nominating Bryan at
the Silver Partys convention in st. Louis
will be included in Bryan's book soon to
be published
Jerre Botkin. who has been rather mod
enough to say that the people would not
stand a constitutional convention.
Tom Richardson of Wellington, so long
secretary of the Galveston Deep Water
Utilization company, is now secretary OF
the Houston Business Mems league.
Professor McNauagle struck Kiowa the
other day and paralyzed the town by throw
ing a citigen into a cstaleptic state and
breaking a piece of gypsum on him.
If it were not for the farmers PETER
would have no friends in the Populist party
The city Populists despise him. but are
afraid OF his support in the country.
All the candidates for senator al Topeka
concede that PETER is now in the lead. But
they think they can keep him from getting
II on the first ballot ana thus defeat him.
It is not now so certain that Henry King
will succeed McCullagh on the Globe-Dem-
ocrat. Walter Stevens, who has been in
Kansas often. is said to stand a chance
for the place.
Judge Dennison in opening up headqusr-
tiers a. Topeka was simply following a
Kansas custom OF always establishing a
residence in Topeka before gong to the
United States senate.
Butler county man says he has spent
enough money on cigars to buy the best
farm in the county. But he also says he
got more enjoyment out OF the cigars than
be would out OF the best farm
II Is noteworthy tina, the leadership %
the PopUist party IN kansss hcsnges year
". or al least biennially. Two years from
now the silver Republicans who recently
went over 20 the PopuAsts vii be running
things
During the campaign Mrs. Charles Ash
i-y of Arkansas City lost hsr watch on ;hs
street No advertisement could effect i1s
return The other day a man in rzkinE
up some dirt on the street found the watch
just where II had been dropped.
Over IN L.a5ette county some ore In writ
ing Kansas love story ends IL by saying.
The ouli-finch finished his song and the
liEdea-tree spent It's fragrance" j; would
be more Ike Kansas. II the Eood-pecker
peckei away and the cottonwood she'd ia
cotton
a long while ago there was a quarrel !
over the state Partnership between Joe Had !
soa and z II. snow. II xeas 10 the su- |
prsaae court waich strz @dled TIE matter. /
but gave the Office 20 Hudson Sor every !
~eek Shows paper. The Ottawa Journal. /
discusses ina; decision ever ard ever again 1
The Chicago Tlnes-Hersid has certain
part % is editorial page devoted % high
lass and asgi-pTiced sr-lcies- Barron "A j
London formerly of Kansas. writes for 4
his department Charles Mcrezu Hsrzsr 4
as written several things for Il zsd coz
zw.ng Herbert .. HizxztAa has broken
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