The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06
Along the Kansas Nile.

| The namesake of Preston 3. Plumb, a
| nephew, died in Mexico the other day.
The police commission at Leavenworth
has at last selected a chief of police. Leedy
did not dictate it,
A letter was recently mailed at the Elm
wood postoffice addressed to John A. PEI
fer, Washington, B. c."
Governor Morrill, recently appeared as a
witness for Governor Smith OF the Sol
diers' home at Leavenworth.
A pair of black jack rabbits has been re-
ceived from New Mexico as a present by
a little girl in Arkansas City.
Only a dozen women at Atchison have
registered for the city election and the reg
istration of the men is very light.
1t is said that Terry Simpson has made a
vow that he viii drive Brown OF Kingmaa
and Bashore out Of the Seventh district.
An epidemic of burglary Is raging at New
ton and the papers there call on the au-
thorities TO appoint extra night policemen.
The Hutchinson Southern railroad has an
nounced that it will build up city at tho
village Of Wakita, in Grant county, Okla
homa.
The Council Grove Republican says that
while number OF Kansans are getting
their pictures in the papers none OF them
Is cabinet size.
J. W. Edwards Of Newton charges that
the diplomas awarded al the Morticians'
meeting in Wichita recently went 10 the
men who had the money.
None of the holdings in Kansas are sta
tionary. They may get up and walk away
any day. The hotel which burned al Pratt
the other day Vas originally built al Sara
toga and sfterward moved 10 Pratt.
BIZ Brown OF Pratt. who figures 80 ex-
tensiveiy in the legislature. will be the can
cidate for congress against Jerry Simpson
the next time. Brown Is Populls. and will
lead a revolt against the indicative Jerry
A strange sight can be seen at Kingnaa
these days. Cars come In from the wess
loaded down with little section houses al
in a row. They are tearing up the track
west Of there and the little houses are pre-
served
The Wichita and Western VIII make Pratt
the terminus of the road IN operation
whether the court permits the company 10
90 on tearing up the track west OF there
o. not The turn-about Tor the road VII
be accomplished b. Y.
The Hutchinson News notes that the bin
prohibiting the state officers and members
Of the legislature from appodnting relatives
20 subordinate positions lasted sbou; a.
long IN the legislature a. a snow ball vou.d
IN TIE place Bob IngersOli says Gees 10,
exist
PT..es Me;iey % Pratt - an applicant
for anything be can gst under NcKiEisy.
he keeps TIE newspapers sVpTssed Of every
step be takes he announces that be has
jJst received a reply from ths pres,dsnf-s
secretary which says us application has
teen nsed fer future reference
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