The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-20
Along the Kansas Nile.

One year ago Tuesday four-inch snow
covered all southern Kansas.
The Kansas City Times kicks on Fun
stons father-in-law breaking in too
]. Harvey Firth of Emporia has come
out against the Beers and for the Brit
ons.
w. F. sappl president of the Democratic
league of clubs in Kansas, Is an expan-
sionist.
The street commissioner Of Emporia Is
unable to find men to work on the
streets.
Del Valentine, the new clerk of the
supreme court, will take possession Of his
Office October q.
General Fred Funston has reserved his
warmest hand-shake for man over in
Iola-Charles Scott.
The Twentieth Kansas will be home IN
time to vote and also to make a good
many Republican votes.
The "spieler' as he is seen at Kansas
street fairs, works harder than the Pop
ulist orators did back In 1892.
The Atchison Globe says that cup has
TO be too small to drink out OF before
the women viii admit that It is pretty.
Victor Howell, the son OF an English
artist, has been taken to the poor farm
in Atchison county and his father notified.
It Is said that Fred Funston's wife calls
him "Fritzie" This will make Edward
H. Funston get out in the corn field and
swear.
Captain Boltwood, the Republican Of
the Twentieth who is fighting Funston is
a veteran Of the Civil war. He is sixty
years old.
Albert Griffin the veteran Populist edi-
tor. says that the majority OF the rank
and file OF the Populists in Kansas are
for expansion.
The supreme court has denied Falcons
contention that his name be placed on
the ballot to be voted upon for district
Judge in Lelands district.
That reminds me-" said the Kansas
man. as ne stepped on a percussion match,
"of the fret gun Of the political cam
paign in Kansas this fall"
A Funston brand OF whisky e being
advertised in Kansas. Three drinks and
not only the Twentieth Kansas but the
whole world swims before your eyss
At Cottonwood Falls John Brooks re-
celvsd a letter addressed 70 p. L. Brooks
Instead Of returning Il 70 The postoelce
he destroyed It and has been sent TO
prison in consequence.
TIE BOYS OF the Twentieth viii Se put
OF a switch a. Newton and held over
night. The idea Is 10 have them pass
through Kansas IN daylight and 70 rest
them up FOR the day OF the reception.
In every daily Newspaper Office IN Kan
sas this week boxlesged men with a pc
culiar roll 10 their walk have hung
around 20 hear me --latest news from Ire
yacht race They are the sailors zho
have forzaken the sea FOR the p-airies
HurreIl and johnson. two Republicans
who are running by petition for district
Judge n the JeTsrsoz-JscESon district.
are stu ouarreiing. Joaaston CLAIMS that
Hur7ells nomination papers are rot made
oct correctly and Is trying 70 crowd Hur-
rel OF the ticket
The best evidence - q El5siy si1Bsed
prosperity IN thig land are ths crowd
Newton had l5.sso people, z Dorado o.
co on tie same day. II aS5oiusrR oogn-
ties. FuIiy IS H69 people sften6ed q hcrss
-ace n Wichita three weeks ago. WEI
aesday nigh; there were o. the streets
o. wichita close OF 80 5oee people
Newton RSp15Ticar, Wschitz's etrest
fair op@uss 2ozEsy zfGernsoz q, o-ssock
every whistle n town sogasing IRE great
svent. Tire city Is Esily decorated With
nzEs. bunting ard carnival cclors. pro-
5uciuE = hsnts0rse esf@ct The feETaFks-
sls xeaius q wlcasi2 : manifest sss-s-