The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-27
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

Two children IN Kansas have already
been burned to death by bonfires this
! spring.
There IS a row IN the Methodist church
at Garden City over the rejection OF the
present pastor.
! Nine Kansas men were selected by the
/ president for second and first lieutenan-
cies in the regular army.
The Abilene Reflector points out that
/ Topeka is no longer even the political
| headquarters Of the state.
President Mckinley has announced that
there Will be no immediate change in the
pension commissioners office
Mrs. Anna Cooper attacked a saloon
at Junction City with a hammer Thurs
day. She was. placed under arrest.
The vestry OF Grace Cathedral at To-
peka has accepted the resignation OF
Dean Sykes. to take effect June J.
Wet weather has made potato planting
/ in the Kaw valley late and as a result
the crop viii not be as profitable as
usual.
Today the golfers Of Lawrence and
Leavenworth put on their sweaters and
lay hold OF their swatters in a tourua-
ment at Lawrence.
Miss Frankie Brown. who graduated
from the Elk City schools the other day.
never nAUr IN III IcL me- q NdANy VI GU
sent mark against her.
Webb McNan still claims that the
Free Silver party exists, but he feels a
good deal like man whose job Is coach
ing a def and dumb baseball nine.
The Democrats are worried over the
manifestation Of straight-out Populist
movement. fearing that IN the next state
election there may be three tickets in
the field.
Burton Mitchell. one Of the Kansas
men made a lieutenant IN the regular
army by President Mckinley, came from
lola and accompanied Funston Ia his
trip after Aguinaldo.
T. B. Gerow, the state free employ
ment agent, IS writing 3 circular letter
to county clerks asking them how many
men VIII be necessary for harvest
hands this fan. not supplied by irnmedi-
ate localities. lie declares that the
railroads viii gladly make a rate for
harvest hands.
Mrs. Sells. widow of the circus man. IS
dead at Topeka, aged about g. years
Her maiden name was White. She was
very large woman. weighing 80 pounds.
ana was fond Of wearing huge diamonds.
she adopted q bareback rider. now
known as While Sells. and TO this man
son viii go most Of the late Mrs. Sells
property, valued somewhere about sz1Q.-
Aledford Patriot. T. r. NcFerraa has
acquired the reputation n being a nrst-
class detective. and IS thinking strongly
0f Joining the PiuEerton agency. Last
Thursday a traveller approached him and
offered. for a small cash difference. 90
trade him a good top buggy for his owu
which was rather the worse for wear OF
course Nc traded. but when The stranger
returned and offered TO trade the horse
be was driving which Was q good one.
FOR a pony &c. had OF TIE place. aEain Z
wanting 8 small boat in money. he be-
came suspicious and woald not trade. (
but told 1Tr. Traveller he could probably I
trade Rith Andy Warren f. town Er.
McFerran followed the man 70 t1Un. ard /
meeting Deputy Ryan. asked = he had /
anything in the line - a horse ard I
buggy he was watching FOR 81 HTsn 4
drew from his pocket a card received /
that morning. which described tire borse. 4
buggy and thief exactly ~ course be 4
was taken ir ard the sheriff ~ Rea8 i
county notified. with the resglt tAst tie 4
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