The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-19
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Sam Dial. the founder OF Clayton. has
entered soldiers home IN California
A date palm imported nom northern
Africa is thriving ii the yard 81 & F.
Matthias. of Perkins
The ears Of corn are so big near
Selling that Il Is feared they VIII spoil
before they can dry out
a melon is on exhibition in the post
Office at Lone Wolf that weighs s.
pounds II was raised on sod
| Jake Admire would Ike TO see q million
fruit trees planted in Kingfshsr county
this fail 1t is a great suggestion
The Potato Growers association OF
Shawnee, through their selling agency,
disposed Of 53s cars of potatoes during the
season. which sold for S7T.el0-52.
Disappointment ia iove-her parents
having objected to her keeping company
with a certain young man-has driven
Jennie Lowmaster insane al Pawnee-
In a mass convention at Saltwater to-
day the Socialists OF Payne county will
nominate a county ticket. a barbecue
and Tom Smith viii be two Of the draw
ing features
John Kelly committed suicide at Cush-
| ing last week during spell Of sobTiety.
by drinking poison de had been on a
spree for long time. during which his
wife left him
Roy Rogers. who held the Office OF
mayor, police judge and justice Of the
reace. has resigned them ALL No cause
/ is given The burden was probably too
hard to bear during the hot weather.
The Baptists OF Greer county have
started out q portable church On tour
of missionary work. IL is in the shape
OF a wagon which cost 500. drawn by a
spanking team OF horses which cost an
additional 500.
Master Dan Plomondon. OF Ponca City,
! fled his mule 70 a railroad track while
[ he MAS taking n swim in an adjacent
pond. A freight train came along and the
mule changed from Guadrrped TO q
biped while it was passing him.
a fourteen-year-old girl named Johnson
I forged checks on a Shawnee bank few
days ago. signing the name OF a former
empioye TO them. On promise that she
would be good" in the future she was
not prosecuted.
/ Franklin Cooley, an aged farmer, was
( found dead near Jennings and his body
badly decomposed. His team. which had
been hitched near by for several days,
Was almost dead for lack of water.
Since Bill Cross admits that ne is no
orator. he ought to negotiate with the
Kansas Democratic committee Tor the SIX
photographic speech-makers used Is
I Mack Love in the campaign of 1850. Their
| expense account is very small and they
/ have the advantage of always being sober
when they address crowd.
The most sensational occurrence at
! Saltwater during the past week was the
arrival there of Michael Streckendorfer.
I of Minnesota, with sixteen sons, two
, daughters and a host OF grandchildren
They are looking for land-about a whole
! township-and want il In a body where
they can exercise the balance OF political
power
BY that same unfortunate coincident'
which makes Wichita and Wellington
/ conflict on fair dates Saltwater and Per
I kins arranged their fair dates for the
same week. Committees on Deighboriy
good feeling were appointed and Perkins
! changed it's date one week earlier Neigh
bOrly good feeling is now at high tide in
both places.
The Okarche Times in previous issue
stated that c. j. WoOdson trimmed his
| trees, and in last week s issue made an
/ eminently proper correction. saying IL
was Mrs Woodson who trimmed them.
! Tt further add TO the credit Of that lady
! 1t says that she captured two large rattle
snakes and killed two centipedes while
doing the work.
Doc" Newman, a candidate in Day
county, CART such a head OF steam
with him in mis- campaign that he was
working across the line in the Panhandle
| of Texas last week before he knew where
/ ne was at He is on the go all the time,
and never stops longer than the time Il
requires 20 scratch a match and apply II
to his corn-cob pipe.