The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-18
Along the Kansas Nile.

The city council of Topeka has adopted
a poll tax of 50, or two days work on the
streets.
George Martin quotes Josh Billings
with this: Did you ever hear very
rich man sing?"
Congressman Charles Curtis received a
pipe of peace from the Cherokees as a
Christmas present.
1t is pointed out that Private Secretary
Allen spends more time in the governor
office than any of his predecessors.
G. w. Hurd of Abilene has been men
toned as the Republican candidate for
. congressnan-at-large against Grant HOr-
naday of Fort Scott.
Josh Billings once said that some far
mers were so scientific that they wouldn't
set a gate post until they had had the
ground under the post analysed.
A hitch has occurred in the transfer Of
the Martindale property from Major
Hood to the depositors' committee al
Emporia, and the whole deal is of.
The State Board Of Health is talking
of quarantining Kansas against the
smallpox in Oklahoma and in Missouri.
The State Board OF Health is humorous.
Governor Stanley has granted a condi-
tional pardon to Oscar Reuben. a young
man who is serving three years in the
penltentiary for grand larceny, in Atchi-
son county.
John Seatou intimates that II the NOM
nation for congress in the First dis
trict were offered him on a gold platter.
he would take the platter. but decline
the nomination
Charles Bowman Of Wilson county has
been pardoned out of the peaitentisry
by Governor Stanley. Bowman was a con
stable and killed a man who came to-
ward him iourishing a revolver.
Curtis IS working like a trooper to get
new federal buildings for I.eavenworth.
and is succeeding. Wherever there f. a
row in Kansas politics. or a close divis-
ion. Leavenwortb steps IL and pulls out
q plum
George Martin points out that the His
torical society rooms constitute not
junk shop. but q receptacle for docu-
F1ents. files and articles which come
into everyday use for reference and 20
forth.
Warden TomI1son Of the penitentiary
was arranging Tor 2 trip 20 Mexico n
buy sisal Cor tae twiue plant. lie has
learned that the price " =IsaI Is sbout
10 tumble in View York and has conse-
orently abandoned bis trip
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