The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-04
Along the Kansas Nile.


This is the time of year Kansas men
| lose their overcoats.
The Lawrence Journal does not think
that Pettus' speech was funny.
There is a green shadow on the Kan
sas fields and in a month it will be oats
knee-high.
Not a business man on Commercial
avenue in Emporia, rated over $500
uses tobacco.
Thieves at Eureka last week broke into
joint and tapped a slot machine for
$3s worth Of nickels.
Ernest r. Kroeger, the composer Of
st. Louis, will be one OF the judges at
the Hutchinson musical contest.
Dr. H NJ. Hewett of Emporia, formerly
Of Abilene, a prominent Kansas Pres5y-
terrain. died in Topeka Monday morning.
Politics is not war. Otherwise, while
Cronje was sitting on st. Helena, the
chances are that Burton men would ex
ile Cy Leland to Pawnee Rock.
All tramps meandering into Salina are
grabbed and put in a house of detention
for two weeks to wait for signs of small
pox.
The Atchison Globe has heard OF
congressman who told another that he
would throw him out of the window and
be down on the ground to lick him when
he lit.
Reverend Sheldon says he didn't care
for the scathing criticisms made against
him as editor The Lord" ne says,
made me impervious to criticism and
abuse"
The Ancient Order Of Hoots" has been
organized at Emporia. It's plan is to
assist the fool-killer. The test for mem
bership will consists in going without
sleep for seventy-six hours
Wilson County Citizen: James Crooks,
of Cedar township, was the first Wilson
county farmer 10 send to Lansing an or
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Kansas penitentiary-mad binding twine.
4 candidate for the council in Atchison
put this card In the paper: Il have not
missed a council meeting IN the two years
of my service, and II I have not made
good councilman in the first ward / DO
not ask for reelection
A man selling shoe strings IN the ru-
raj districts is the latest thing In south
eru Kansas. When q farmer leaves the
field and walks across hundred-acre
fed 70 the house 10 have a man sell him
4 psfr OF shoe strings. MS temper rises
50 that It jerks his feet Of the ground.
Near Eureka, last week. Maud Nc
Carthery fixed ! rope for stir-up; her
horse threw her and ran Of, dragging
her. her foot caught IN the rope. W.
liam HalITen pursued the horse on anoth-
er horse. rode close 10 the runaway and
cut the rope from around the young wo-
mans foot
The fusioaists in the Sixth district are
in row, the Democrats claiming that it
is their turn 10 nominate the P5pulists
saving that only a Popul.st snail De the
nominee. The Democrats have nominal
e. Tally Scott and seat q conference
committee 20 the P0pUiFts % ask the
Populists OF nominate LIN also.
At Ottawa several travelling men cane
into the dlntngFoou o. help yourse'f7
motel 1usx IN tlre % see that 2 solitary
b8arde- who had preceded them was eat
ine the last ~ the fresh sweet CORE. As
they te1k their seats tle greedy man
said apo. 1getIca-ly: NJ. 08t Just love
com" s.l" answered one q tle dis
gussez travellers Rhy sor't you regis
ser az s. livery stable. them
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