The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
Along the Kansas Nile,

Arkansas City will take precautions
against diphtheria- The malady has not
reached that place yet.
The great Collins trial Is now IN pro-
gress in Topeka. The first difficulty is
the usual one-securing jury.
GiTett, the bankrupt cattle king has
sailed for Spain. That country is bust
ed. and Gillett Will naturally feel at
home.
Congressman Henderson OF Iowa IS the
gentleman whose influence has help up
the retirement Of Judge Foster. The men
interested are trying to get Henderson
to close the switch.
The politicians in Kansas are always
making asthmatio threats about what
they viii do to the man who oefies them
The threat is poor sca-e-crow dressed
in rags, as time will show.
Perhaps, after ell. the great mistake
Populism made was in not keeping the
motto everlas,ingly 10 the front: Down
with both old parties" and keeping Pop
ullsm clean IN addition to that
There is more BOOKKEEPING IN Kansas
state institutions than there is dishonesty
and a lot Of the poor bookkeeping IS
taken to be dishonesty. What Kansas
needs IS a department OF bookkeeping
Farmer Smith Of Mcpherson 5 run
ming for state insurance commissioner and
Jim Simpson Of the came place for rail-
road commissioner. Mcpherson has The
public superintendent, and that should he
enough.
Pete Foley and Lit Crum. over in the
Third district. are fighting each other
Tor railroad commissioner. The way 10
settle that is 10 see which one Fan get
a majority OF Endorsements from the con
A Kansas preacher last Sunday took for
his text: How Tom went 20 Hell from
Holsiugton." Somebody pulled the cold
air damper out in the church stove and
the minister made no impression On his
audisncs az al.
The only editor 20 be whipped on so-
count q the election news was 4 Popuiist.
a. Larned. Il does seem that when an
editor has lost IN election sn1 g proba-
bly, standing most OF the blame in his
community for losing &. that he great
American people would torego personal
violence.
The - Q: a plunger Is dramatic. Gil
lett was known as Grant the Good"
Woodbine vas his town and Wood5lns IS
beng torn asunder 81 importynate cred-
itors. his garments are beics reE; - the
money changers. h.s goods and chattels
scattered g the winds. his COWBOY ban1
wEl pawn Their instruments lis preacher
again take q mortgage On his horss and
buggy. and the water-WcTks Oh the farm
be Only ready-made underground holes 10
snakes ard grCrndhogs. Grant hte Good
Is driven into retirement The King -
dead. long 1--we ths King
The people Of Dlghtoa recently organized
themselves into companies ard had .
hunting contest Rabbits counted one
point each badger. i've poiuts escn. coT-
5tes i've points. au1 - forth- he losing
side having % 6ssray the sxgerizs q a.
oyster supper. ne Ps1pls Were divided
iato Company A ard Company p IS tae
hunters bryan - Eeturr 20 ezeissInsrt
over the contest vas slu,osr - ETsat IS
= was over ne election Sf-sr t1e re-
turrs were a. .n. IS sas cs--tl fh1z
Company A lad Nc sEe victory - fsar
points she score standing &c ta = TEF-e
- - ere Gttl4 dispute over s-lEe- s1l.
tT rueasner 4 Company 4. Afie- irs
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COMPANY Gained c-s1If f9r ~ tus after
hea-sux ;h= evidence ard ezsiEF ths rrac-
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