The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-02
Along the Kansas Nile.

There is good skating on Holdermann's
pond at FL Dorado this week.
The next story Leland's enemies will put
out viii be that he is going to abdicate.
Bryan will make a speech at Salina, next
Friday. He will charge so cents admis-
sion.
1t is SAID that Major Hood of Emporia
is seriously considering staying out of the
race for governor on account Of factional
Quarrels.
Near Ulysses, Grant county, recently,
four horses were trotting along in row.
They all went oy er into an open well and
were killed.
Andy Richards Of Wellington stands
ready to make an affidavit that George
Getty is not a myth. but lives and has his
being at Syracuse.
The Hutchinson people now receive their
eastern mail over the Rock Island in the
morning. The Santa FEES slow mail comes
trundling in two hours later.
The postmaster in Hunnewell, Sumner
county, a Democrat, recently turned Re
publican and sent his application in TO
Joe Rristow to succeed himself.
The Populist party has done one thing
sas. 1t has made the Santa Fe railroad
take it's finger our OF state politics.
Chester Long is now having some fun
with the proposition from several Of his
constituents that IL they can not get the
postoffices they intend to run for con-
gress.
Owing to the marvellous speed OF the fast
mail and the late arrival Of mails, the New
ton postoftice viii hereafter open at s
o'clock in the morning instead OF 7:3o az
heretofore.
There is nothing in the report that the
Popuiists viii nominate David Martin as
associate justice al the demand Of the Sill
yer Republicans. justice Allen will be re-
nominated.
The Republicans expect 10 have Jerry
Simpson on their side next year. When he
steps over into the Republican ranks. as
he is sure 10 90, nearly every Republican
in the district VIII take of his hat, Il Tot
his socks. to him.
The managers Of the broom factory Al
Hutchinson say It is next 10 impossible to
sell their product Ct home There really
does seem to be something in the Kansas
constitution which forbids man from saw
ing himself the extra cost o. freight.
A good many old soldiers have been driv-
ne out Of the Popullst party by The
account or the civil war In the new Pop
ullss school history. The new history
doesn't devote as much space 10 t1- great
eva war as the Syracuse Index does 10
a small Cog fight OF a Monday afternoon
Joseph Ewing. Jr. o. New York. relates
this OF Cy. Leland Ewing says: "A
rather iaugnabIe incssent illustrates the
dash and courage which distinguishes him
as soldier In February 1854 my
father. then in command at Kansas City,
s., out with his family IL carriage 20
drive from that place 70 LeavsnwortA. ard
sons Of the STAFF officers. including L.szn5.
ACCOMPANIED him They had 20 cross re
Kansas river a. Kansas CITY. o. a fat
boat which whas run 81 q tan. sislxsFt
Indian. TIE apron CT The boat was bro
ken. 50 that Il vas troublesome 70 hanSSse.
ard tie Indian. IL q suriy fashion re-
fused TO pat down the apron Leland goa
down of Of his horse. and. handing the
rein 10 a brother ofacer. stepped On board
Ia. boa. Instead o. putting The sp-cn IL
Mace as all .-oaxh. Re Intended doing
he seized TIE Indian. pushed hin szfo re
r1ver. and holding on 10 his collar, drsxged |
him back unit Re coGid get heit os TIE |
boa. and pull himself oE- As the Izdsza |
climbed 70. dripping with water and s1is- |
e-iug with the cold. Leland said 70 hin. /
.'Sox. PCT down that apron" vssca TIE !
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