The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-10
Along the Kansas Nile.

| Inside information from Topeka is to tn
effect that PETER is a goner.
| In 1896 the fall of snow in Kansas wa
I eleven inches below the average.
| At Newton the girl clerks are agitatin.
| for early closing to give them time to max.
new togs.
The police court at Newton manages I,
| get about $50 out of the fellows who booz.
| up, every month.
The most fortunate episode in the histor,
| of Kansas is that she got her railroads be
I, fore she got her Populism-
The faculty of washburn college at To
peka have found the prize orator, p. s
| Elliott, guilty of plagiarism
| One frequent sight in Kansas is well-to.
| do people travelling in wagons overland fol
Colorado. They are consumptives.
The plan Of making Kansas Day one OF
celebration in vindication OF the state has
started the eastern floods of ridicule again
Newton is just now excited over black
spot right in the middle OF the sun. II Is
visible TO the world outside OF Newton,
also.
Jim Troutman says that a crisis Is rapidly
| approaching in the history OF Prohibition
and Il VIII either be absolutely enforced
! or wiped OUT
II PETER is knocked out OF the senate he
will probably get a job with TIE Sugar
Trust. He viii not return 10 Kansas and
90 to farming.
Allen county. the home Of Fogho-n Fuus-
ton, was named after William Allen, gov
ernor of Ohio. who was In his day known
as Foghorn Bill Allen.
Hackney OF Wellington. IL be does not
get the convicts 20 do the state printing.
will probably move to make them deputies
under the state officers
Last night the taxpayers OF Leavenvo-th
held a meeting protesting against the ex-
pensive manner in which the country and
city governments are run
Mrs. Martha ]. Moore Of Newton has beea
arrested for bigamy. Unlike Oliver Twist.
she Gid not ask FOR Moore. but forsook ham.
and that's what made the trouble.
Despite all announcements TO the con-
trary. ingalls, VII not De q candidate for
the senate in fsn. Ingalls, "a through with
that And Kansas Is 20 blame. not Ingslis-
The women OF the Topeka Free Silver
club wanted TO give an inaugural banquet
In the lower corridor % the state houss but
Dawes says The statutes do not admit 0f T.
II PETER Is knocked cut Topeka win be
without a United States serafoT and Vii
stay up a. nights watching the santa Fe
round house for fear some one vii carry
Il of.
The Sumner county member OF TIE jsz-
islsture wil ask hat The state establish
farms for the purpose os raising seed wheat
10 De furnished 10 Kansas farmers free OF
charge.
Bsrnum once hs5 lightning ticket seller
norned Powers Powers did Eaise fss
show was In AtcAssoa- BzrBum bad a
stone erected over the grave and Eaer se
came 70 AtchiScn always visited T.
The city council Of Pzots. Kansas vii
be asked 10 s5opt al ordx1ce foros5tizx
brass bands 70 pl2y airs co1tirling hlzs
rotes. for the reson that ->raiie mar Vas
30 fe~s IN the ar in a b4li0oz The bad
struck higa key ana the aeroEaEt fen .
The ground"
Stssls Mott tie HEschlasos girl vho sis-
appeared. ts-Ts o-st 20 be lie Sertc5 gid
Grzcs Burns rko xzs f1znG r a szy-stzek
near BnTrson- ss,Eis szys she zss sslkizg
ss5nr the stree; IN HDtcat1so1 Ire os.seT
evening ~hea a esoeEf esr-lzge came -
h4hsne her. some Gre xirnrk her - -
bead and cxrTaS5 her assay TIE nsxt
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slack Efer sstHsr ;hsaks sae ssx <ftsrk-
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