The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-01
Along the Kansas Nile.

It was Sol Miller's instruction to his sor
that the Troy Chief remain Republican IL
! politics.
| Owing to high water and the disruption
| Of railroad connection Governor Leedy vii
| not be able to visit Texas this week.
| The meeting at such and such a church
announces the FL Dorado Republican has
rot been rained out. Come one. come all. >
| Railroad telegraphers have Language
which IL all their own. They have grea.
Zeal to say about doing the sleep and the
| CIVIL trek
| Kansas boys have use for moisture that
does not occur 10 any one else: "Golly,
| said one yesterday. This Is the best year
| for clods / ever saw"
Three years ago when Mckinley was jus,
beginning TO be talked of as a candidate
| for president. Bernard Kelly was the clos
| est man to him in all Kansas.
| man who played Rip VanWinkle a:
| Salina really went to sleep on the stage
and they had to hit him with a plank In
order to get the next scene ready.
Fred Humphrey Of Kiowa has invented d
centrifugal mosquito grinder. It whirls
rapidly, produces a great suction and after
yanking the insect in pulls his legs off and
punctures his eyes.
Since 10 Bristow's appointment we motto
ed that the Ottawa Republican, owned by
Mr.. Bristow, is supporting every act Of Ir.
McKinley's administration. Is this indie
pendent journalism?
Il Is said that PETER looks all over the
morning paper daily and then sneers to
himself. No one knows what he means.
but It is thought he is remarking the alb
sence of Senator Harris name.
The literary ladies of Pratt discuss some
leading current event each week. This
week they glided by the Greecian war with
faint wan smile and discussed this ''wiIl
White OF Emporia stopped over In Pratt
this week between trains
Bill Ford OF western Kansas once put his
friend Henry Droggie In nomination for a
county Office. Ford's speech was tremend-
Gus. The convention went wild. Ford
climbed up on chair and continued The
convention was frenzied with enthusiasm
Ford climbed on a table and the conven-
ton gathered around the stage and split
the welkin al every period. Then they
voted Droggel got just three votes. The
applauders were joking
A man in GreencastIe. Ind. long ago
loved a beautiful girl. She wouldn't have
~
rumor sad, very poor man. The first
and Tilted, man became very rich. The
ether day ne drove out in western Kansas
70 examine big ranch he had bought
HE STOPPED sod house FOR dinner. Tho
aeautiful woman of his boynood opened tie
door, recognized him and shut Il again
sIad he could not get dinner there beg as
hard as ne could through the window.
Preston Pla.ndealer; About the har5es:
looking outfit mat ever passed through
Preston. did 80 one day last week L was
a family named O'Donue,l. consisting OF
man. h-s wife and three children ard they
were IN their way bs ck 10 the vife's people
IN Indiana. They had pony. for which
no had been paid. and hitched 10 a ma
chine me wheels OF which had formerly
oeen used on a cuiiiystor. with a large
store box fastened OF the running gear.
tTat he'd their little all inciuiiEz TIRE young
est child, boy. The balance OF tire family
were walking. O'Douneil sad they hal
been Ewing IN Pratt sIi winter and al TIE
income they had Was d cents . week. de-
rived from sshinS the r;fe did; that they
certainly would have starved had Z uot
been for q kind-heS-;e1 re.gaSor woman
Vhc furnished them SKINNED MIX every
1a-- Nov. II man mas enerxy ard want
ec employment. there vas hardly q ,,ax
t1.s winter but what ke -zcgia azrs hsa
employment n this county. s.sser a -.fa
railroad of b1sizirg corn II makes ~ ,srs.s
70 hear stout z5l~-Sodief MAJ ;slk,ar
sooa; starving II this county ana iabc-e-s
n demand al winter II Collier. tne So
Ton foreman was smart On help several
times tse pas winter. AID requested the
Wr.f>- 20 try and p.ck aim NJ couple o.
s2Sas a: Pratt. Tt O-DoareL oufni. CT
tas4- long journey 20 Iadszsa b~zx1nx s5skr
hV'ng and rspezss-g their tale OF zoe. VII
Se Saack s=e" 70 Prsf. county ard ne
state os Kansas