The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-19
Along the Kansas Nile.

The attendance at the State Agricul-
tural college is SIS, against 672 last year.
There is an anti-slot machin. movement
at work in Kansas. PittsbuTg has just
kicked the machines out.
1t is openly asserted that John J. In.
gals has a hen Oh his place that recently
laid six eggs before breakfast
The name of Fred Funston is being put
forward at Topeka as one of the dele
gates to the Philadelphia convention.
J. Sterling Morton says that the gov
eminent agricultural reports are perfect
ly worthless, an opinion long held in
Kansas.
Governor Stanley is now making tour
of the state charitable Institutions. On
February y he makes a speech at Lin
coin. Nebraska.
Leland is reported to have said recent
ly that as between ingalls, and Curtis
for congressman from the First distric,
he would prefer ingalls,.
Ed Howe thinks that Marcus AureIius
needed an editor. He says he has -e2d
ten pages Of Marcus at stretch with
out understanding a word Of il.
J. E. Leach, private in the regular ar
my, who killed Sergeant John Fenneil at
Fort Riley in 1897, has been sentenced to
The Santa Fe freight trains are so long
that one engineer has made requisi-
zion for field glasses so that he can catch
the signals o. the conductor in the ca
boose.
Outstanding warrants to the amount
OF $500 900. stamped mot paid for want
of funds" held mostly by country banks
are now being taken up b. the state
treasurer.
Tom Morgan Of Eureka is quoted as
SAYING that Overmyer should be he fu-
sion nominee for governor. Morgan him
self would easily make a better race than
Overmxer-
The late Thomas Mooniights estate Nil
be divided among five heirs. The estate
consists Of - acres OF lard near Nicely,
Leavenworth county.
A boom for Dave Overmyer for fusion
Nominee for governor has been sprung
The Republicans will regard Oyermyer.
II ne Is nominated, as the formal o5se-
qUies over P0pulism
Walter z. Johnson, formerly Of Cowley
county, has been allowed a pension. xifh
back pay amounting 70 ssfg. but re can
not be found He was a member q CON-
pany 3. Fifteenth Missouri
The railroad aremen at Emporia are o
give a bal. some ~ the merchants with
whom they trade have refused 70 hur
tickets and against these merchants tae
hremeu have started boycott
Somewhere in the middle * every kan
sas winter there are always a couple Il
bright. beautiful days. These days ere
sent f1r . purpose They are used 70
throw an eigaieeB-carat cold iGto ta1
Kans2n
An actress n New York Bas sued Ri-h-
ard Nansde.d- the actor. because Ia tAe
piay be Rugged her TOO hard Frem what
Kansas hns seen u MaasGa31. 6 wa-
thought that he never huggsd sng body
ogt himself even on the stage
". 4 Rooins8n. chief clerk f9r the
Missouri Paciac.s general manager ~
St Lsujs. has purchased fne AtcalHez
champion Re wH ruz tHe weekly onis
Tor whsle and whsn ae tanks cir
carnstznees warrant g. wM revive re
daslT TIE paper VII - fz6epeaSsnL
IRE funeral o " g Pozsl = Tx
city vas he'd as. week f. TIE frost
ssrf- Powell was a VERY zrge uaE. ard
rs cofSlr wziea Tzs siI Feet rl1s iacaEz
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h1lss 50 fhe services ~Ers sid "a ~
fr0at yard FaseA w2a = gears 20 aa1
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A. Atcaisoa. Mrs. Eiuas4e2 I-iassex
Christian scEeasast. has secured . dsYaFee
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