The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-17
Along the Kansas Nile.

Judge Moore has decided that the Abilene
refunding gas bonds were Illegal.
The first Of an immense chicken crop IN
| western Kansas are now pecking at their
shells.
Away out next to Colorado the children
are making mud-pies for the first time in
| we'll, days.
The meanest fights that spring Up in Kan
sas are those brought on by refusing some
teacher a certificate.
Joe Lowe IL out in an open letter scorch-
ing Leedy for his appointment Of Rogers
| to the State university.
Speaker Street should pick up. Ee is
getting the reputation of being the poorest
speaker the state has ever had.
There are some Kanssns who are not
| writing touching obituaries OF General
Shelby. They met him under difficulties.
VIII White stood up for Kansas in his
GAINESVILLE speech. And he will continue to
do So But he is liable to whack Populism.
During the last week Kansas has had an
abundance of snow. That was strange. but
what was stranger. was that there was no
| wind with it.
John Briedenthal will have no trouble IN
retaining his old job. Jerry Simpsons mind
was wondering when he said Briedenthal
was in danger.
Mrs. NJ. p. Gibbons of Pratt has secured
pension through Chester Long. OF $50 a
month. She is 20 years OF age and until
last year refused TO apply for one.
An eastern loan company is preparing 20
settle the taxes on one hundred quarter sec
%
these lands have been delinquent since 1892
A lot OF men in Doniphan county took adj
vantage of the fact that Sol Miller was sick
and signed a petition TO the governor
charging Leland villa beins dishones. IN
public Office.
The Earden City roller mills. with a ca,
paciH q 10 barrels day, was burned
last week. Three car loads OF -four and
400 bushels OF wheat were also destroyed.
The insurance reaches 1850.
Something that happens in all Kansas
towns is this: Business partners get down
town Sunday morning, retire TO their pri-
vate Office and fight. The papers do not
report the fight because they are adver-
tisers.
Atch.scn Giobe: What has become Of
Badly Sewers the Globes special represen-
tative IN Cuba? When last heard from he
was with Richard Harding Davis. but.
| Davis being too slow. the Atchison man
started for the interior alone. This was two
| weeks ago We give General Weyier notice
that If any harm comes 20 Badly Sewers.
We viii hold the Spanish comrnaadani per
sonaIly responsible.
Atchisou Champion: Judge John Baks-
one OF the early settlers o. this region.
died al his home a. kickapoo Saturday
night after long Illness. Mr. Baker iocat-
| ed A. Kickspoo April ]. 1sS7. and had resie-
e there ever since he had Es-vet a. poEc.
Judge OF Klckzpoo one term. member %
council three terms. mayor one term auf
member OF the schooI board f7g= Terms
which shows the esteem in Shsch be was
held H Wss a stsUrch Caion man dur
ing the war. and was ii TIRE government;
employ during that ps-sod- He was bora
= johnson county. Term. lure "A. 1874. snS
vas consequently s. year, 81 age ~ IRE
tine OF his death. A. one who eatoys1
Judge Bakers hospitality OF several eccz-
SONS. tbs reporter can SAP ihst he Sas a.
honest and honorable 1azn and spsea1-3
citizen &C the xrea. common wealth S5s-n
- helped % Szlis-