The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-22
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

In most Kansas towns II is a prOVerb
that the fire was exdnguished before
the FIRE company arrived"
Mack Gretchen Of the Sedgwick Panta-
graph calls Between Two Fires a high
class play. Ten Of the sons and daugh-
ters Of his subscribers took part in IT,
The canker worm Is making a fierce at
tack on the shade trees Of Ottawa. The
entire city is now said to be barren Of
shade. Il g a pity. Ottawa lived its
shade trees.
The eight banks OF Topeka have just
a tribe more money IN them than the
three national banks Of Wichita. The
most Of it belongs to the state and the
Santa Fe railroad.
The question OF licensing six saloons
at 800 per month each viii come up be-
for Jne city council Of Salina tomorrow
night Sahna IS getting mighty tired
Of dry and unyielding policy.
Mis- Barbara Taner, a spinster. who. for
years was the companion of Mrs Sells
mas sued the latters estate for $500. She
claims that Mrs. Sells. in her viii, would
give her $4,000 house and 5000 in cash.
You viii soon see q sad looking man
on the corner gazing vacantly at Moth
ing. Don't be afraid that he Is contem-
plating suicide lie viii only be wan
dering how and where he can get har-
vest hands.
Many have been the valiant warriors
who have given battle to the octopus in
Barber county, but the octopus sim lives.
An old farmer near Kiowa has Just pur-
chased 600 acres Of land 10 add 10 his
old farm OF % GO acres.
Robert T. simons OF Caldwell
is an editor, a state senator, a deacon in
the Presbyterian church. Sunday school
superintendent. manager Of the water
works and city clerk. He hrds time 10
make garden On the side
Fort Scott has decided 10 have a PROFIT
bitiOn war. The ministers have declared
war TO the knife on the Joints During
the recent excitement Fort Scott has
been keeping Still. bur the cyclone has
hauled her out Of her cycave.
simultaneously with the assertion Of
those Colorado lawyers that the Arkan-
sas river S. not a navigable stream comes
the news from Arkansas City that river
packet nne has been este blished between
that city and GCeda Springs.
An Xix county farmer made p fool CT
himself by going into an expensive Law
suit over some trihiug thing and got
stuck Tor heavy bill Ct costs The
first thing he aid ia the lire Of rstrenc4-
rent was 20 stop 44-E county paper.
Warden III Jcwett o. the penltertlary
SAYS be- VIII discharge every emDIoya
appointed from LeaveuWorth county ul-
less their Eeprezeut1tives ia the leEisia-
tire who VIII vote for the proper main I
tailance and care Of tre institution
A deaf and dumb MAJ with boih limbs I
lost IS making q good livins FOR his fam (
ly az AtchLsQn. some " tcn-ta men wla 4
rln The government On TIE corner Woull /.
have more bread and batter CT treir 4
tables i they were in Ire same TX
The f5int debate between Mrs Nation 4
and Carl Brow1e came or az Fort scstt i
twenty-five cents admission. ~ GRE col-
clus.on q the speeches al those = 30 be-
lleved that Browne zas the zin1sT we're 4
asked 10 stand and nct gsrs1l re- 4
spo1ded-
The new program az TIE Democratc 4
Managers ln Ezrses s. 20 ~ in far re-
trerchuert and leave resshuaisslon alone.
X WIN 30 iorE tire t.l TIRE Democrats &
can retre-ch ez7lFn 70 even - f9r t1e
ertraVaEa1ce ir che past Vnl-s che rl-tF 4
vas lu control
The bread thaf TIE Rock Eslard rcas 4
cast lpon the waters Hbea q gave tte
seventh l-sf-sr- e1irgrs free rles lrts
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