The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-11

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| given by title and page.
The scope of the papers should be Iim-
| tied to one or two main points. not az
\ tempting to cover the whole field of irri-
| CATION, but going into full details of a
single matter under consideration. In
| snort, each paper, should be a unit bv
Itself The papers should not nave fen.
er than 10000 words nor more tflan % :
600. Each paper should be accompanied
10y suitable Illustrations, photographs.
| maps or drawings. The latter can be
| crudely done if ineligible, artistic fin
ish not being essential Photographs
should be OF moderate size and clear. SO
that they can be reproduced
The competition is open TO engineers.
water superintendent. canal or ditch
builders. 'rrigators. farmers, and, n fact,
10 any man or woman who can state in
| telligibly some new or valua bic fact. 1t
is not open, however, 10 photographers.
J Of the geological survey, or other sala-
ried employees Of the national govern
nelt. Preferences will De given TO clear
| statements Of experiments or investiga-
tons carried on by private enterprise
10 test the practicability OF various meth
ods of applying water either in the arid
or humid regions. In all cases full
| statements Should be given Of areas, d.
| mansions. and especially OF cost of con-
! s;rGCt:on OF applying water and the val
Ue Of Tie returns.
The papers must reach the executive
committee at Great Bend, Kas, by July
| /. and the winners will be announced
az Lincoln a: the meeting next fall. The
| committee says that 10 much theoretical
work has been done in the pas. and it
now pi opposes to get at the facts.
WASN'T QUICK ENOUGH.
Arkansas City, Kan, April 1O-There
was an attempt at suicide in this city
night or two since. Mrs John Funk
| houser (colored) took a dose of lauda-
| mum with suicidal intent Mr.. and Mrs
Funkhouser have been married oniy a
short time, when their first family lar
occurred. John came up town and while
ne was away his wife got the laudanum
bottle and took about three-fourths Of
its contents. When she was discovered
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Brecount was called and he gave the
patient an emetic. After vomiting. Mrs
Funkhouser soon became all right. re-
| covering from the effects of the lauda-
| mum quite rapidly.
COLORED FINANCIER.
Wellington, Kan. April 10.-A negro
giving his name as Howard and repre-
senting himself as proprietor of a pros
pective lunch room 10 be erected near
the Santa Fe freight depot, went into
the Oriental second hand store Saturday
and contracted for bill of goods. He
claimed 10 have $500 on deposit in the
Farmers bank, and said that he had
purchased q piece of property of D. A.
Espy. He wanted to furnishe his lunch
counter and residence property with
goods frosnthe Oriental store. and after
rooling around until after o'clock. went
TO the bank. presumably, after money.
He returned, saying that the bank had
just closed. and wanted 81 to run him
until Monday morning. Mr.. Michael,
the proprietor Of the store, loaned him So
upon his request. Monday they looked
him up and cornered him for the Dor
rowed money. He went to the bank and
stood by the window as IL writing OH.
a check. He then returned to the cashier
and secured ten pennies in exchange for
a dime and walked down the street, but
did not return to the secondhand store
and pay the proprietor. They became
suspicious and upon going to the bank
learned that he had no money on deposit
there
Night Marshal Grinstead was notified
and the negro was arrested and turned
over to the sheriff. He was pu, in iail
over night. Next morning the county
atturned him loose on the ground that
no charge could be made against him
FOR obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
PITCHER WINS OUT.
Topeka. Kan. April 10-It has been
agreed by the state board OF charities
that DR.. Pitcher will be reappointed 10
the position Of superintendent of the Win
field imbecile asylum. When the appoint
ment will be announced is uncertain. but
1t is assured that DR.. Pitcher will be
elected.
The man who had no more sense o.
dscency than TO invite a great crowd of
people to witness an operation az the
Santa Fe hospital that should have been
private. isn't fit to hold any position un-
der any administration.
It is reported that Governor Ieadv
started out with the intention of not in
dorsing any of the plumbers Of the Lew
cling administration, but the crowd"
has apparently got him down. AS he
stated in his reply TO eastern critics.
Kansas should hold her nose. Hold her
nose she will, but it will be over stencil
es OF her own creating.
LEEDY AND KANSAS CITY.
The last legislature passed a law Gre |
ating two courts in Kansas City, the OBJ |
ject Of which is 10 abolish the justice Of |
the peace courts. The law provided for |
the appointment OF two judges and !
clerks.
Governor Leedy. as previously an
nounced, has appointed z. 3. Pfost and |
E. L. Fisher as judges and Frank Arm
strong and H. 5. Swingley clerks. Arm
strong was a member of the las. house |
OF representatives
AHr-c appointments dit very likely, y
the statements OF Populist politicians are
true. TO cause dissatisfaction in Kansas
City.
Fisher is lawyer, but Ptoet IS not.
He was employed a. the reform school
in this city during the LeweIling admin
istration. ard was one OF The original
Leedy men. At the Abilene convention
Pf1s- worked night and day IN the faro |
o strong opposition. seeking 20 form
combinations TO secure the no-nina; Ion
~ Lesiy. He was finally successful and