Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
been no time In the past thirty years when
Nc Nall Was as silent as he is lust now.

been no time In the past thirty years when
McNall was as silent as he is just now.
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The Wichita Eagle declares that If John
j. Ingalls, had not prodded the Decalogue
With the English language" he would sti!l
be a member of the senate. Mrs. Lease
always claimed that John j. ingalls, was
removed from the senate because she
prodded him with the Wichita language.
The Kansas City Star and the Wichita
Eagle have Information that col. lnnan
has not received u cent so far. although
a small amount is coming to him" from the
publishers of his book. 1t is true Colonel
lEman has not received his royalties. be
cause Mcmillan * Co. settle with their
authors only twice Il year-in May ana
November-but they have notified Colonel
IEnan that he has something like 81 900
now TO his credit. In the meantime the
co.onel is amply supplied with funds and
is working hard upon his new book, The
Salt Lake Trail"
There are lots of poor devils in this
country who would like to swap places
with the Indians. The kaw tribe, who
once roamed along the Kansas river and
were powerful. are now located ON Il res
ervattion i'll the territory. They number at
this time POS souls, contained III twenty
il!!e ltiilllltS- hSlIe lIOil liz INV tH'S
own. the government pays each one $40
annually. or $50 to the family. Consider
cred as a nation, they are the richest peo-
pie on earth.
The Wellington Mail did not fail us yes
terday with its customary rabbit story.
| Since the 3 cent bounty went into effect on
November 6 the county clerk has paid for
1880 scalps. Despite the fact that the
bounty claimer is compelled to swear that
his rabbits were killed in Sumner coun-
ty, the suspicion has arisen that scalps
are being shipped in from other localities.
1t is believed that 100000 rabbits will have
been killed by March /. 1t is doubtful if
Australia could equal this showing over
an equal amount of territory.
a Topeka man has counted up the num-
Der of times Mckinley and Cleveland used
the personal pronoun ~ in their first
inaugural messages. Mckin!ey-not count
ing that portion of his message quoted
from General Grant-used it thirty-seven
times. while Cleveland made the record
of 1i6.
The world is crammed with delightful lit
tie romances. Thirty years ago j. W. FL
lison, now Il substantial farmer near Cres-
cent City, was engaged TO be married to a
girl in St. Joseph. Mo. They had Il lovers
quarrel and separated. the girl marrying Il
rich man by the name of Fairbanks. Nh.
Ellison remained true to his love, however,
and when he learned Il short time ago that
Mrs. Fairbanks had become a widow at
her California home, he renewed his suit
by letter and was accepted. Last week he
left for San Francisco. where the mar
riage will take place.
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Conner Davies. the Concordia editor. is
minus his left leg. Mr.. a. D.. Campbell,
editor of the Hanover Democrat, is minus
his right leg. By a singular coincidence
these two gentlemen wear exactly the same
size shoe and they have struck up a part
nership by which they exchange footwear.
When Mr.. Davies buys a pair of shoes he
sends the left one to Mr.. Campbell, and
when it comes the latter's turn he recipro-
Gates.
Major A. p. Shreve, file clerk in Gov
ernor Leedy's Office" says the Hiawatha
Democrat, has a baby daughter who is ar
intense Populist and a worthy little phiian'
thropist. Last spring she came into pos,
session of two little orphan chickens ant
raised them tenderly. She named one oil
them John w. Leedy and the other Mary
Il. Lease. They are adults now, and ths
one that strides majestically and crows IL
the morning-the cock of the walk. SO tc
Sptdh-lS l l1tdSc, "hiic oOihA " AS''1
is Il mild-mannered. genial, petite. little
hem
The Westmoreland Recorder brings addi
f tional in the matter of thu
; arrest of County Attorney Skene. of Pot
: tawatomie county. 1t will be remembered
t thai complaint was brought by some sa
: loonkeepers against this official on tn
charge that he was acting as the aSen
of &. Kansas City brewery and would per
nit no jointist to do business who die
not handle its beer. while those who dix
We're permitted to go free. The recorde
= says that the saloonkeepers who made tn
complaint are probably backed by a riva
brewing company who are incensed be
: cause the county attorney has discrimi
: mated against their beer. The hearing i
Mr.. Skene's case has been set for Jan
c nary