The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-09
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

Today the Democrats nominate canii-
, cate for congress at Dodge City.
Senator Long chose Medicine Lodge for
good place to rest up. He is noted for
. his good judgment
The Newton Kansan-Republican is for
less golfng and more gardening But
that's so old-fashioned-
Minneapolis has put her SIS 900 in the
oil slot machine and win take her chance
with the other gamesters.
The papers announce that the Correlt
case is near the end. 1t seems TO have
as many ends as cat has lives.
The Frisco is looking after speed. 1t
contemplates Strengthening some track in
Bourbon county and thus saving five min
utes.
With one exception, the Republicans
elected mayors in about all the leading
cities OF the state. Emporia was the ex-
ception.
The Monitor actually claims that
number of saloons in Fort Scott are going
out OF business because of small patron
age
The Standard. in speaking of a soldier
being thrown from his horse at Leaven-
worth. says it didn't hurt his face. How
fortunate.
The vets at Topeka were showed
under. But as snow mels fast, this does
not signify that the town viii be dry
very long.
A colored man at Osawatomie claims to
be los years old. Just remember that he's
from Osawatomie, and no explanations
are needed.
There's no danger of the youth in Bar
Der county being held down by the old
wise men. The other day a son took an
AK to an assertive father.
Carrie Nation should be commended for
her courage. She has applied TO the
opera house man at Wellington for q
date to lecture.
The consolidation of district schools has
taken effect in Mcpherson county. The
patrons have found it cheaper to have
one than two schools.
Rockefeller is reported to be quitting
the oil business because the supply is Civ
ing out. Evidently he hasn't figured on
the Kansas fields just being opened.
Barber county is doing herself proud.
c. Q. Chandler failed to land the Republ-
can plum at Great Bend. but Andrew
Roessler got the Socialist nomination.
Dan Anthony was elected mayor Of
Leavenworth by over a thousand major
Observation-Disclosures etaoin rdlu
ity. Susan B. isn't much OF a guesser, is
she?
In the personal column of the McPher-
son Republican, Tuesday. the name.
''Swenson," is mentioned nine times in
as many paragraphs. The woods must
be full of EN-.
Henry Allen and Charlie Scott are said
to have announced to Bowersock that
they want his place in congress. This
means one of those interesting three
cornered affairs.
Senator Dumont Smith is said TO be in
he race for delegate-at-large to the ma
tional convention. From the present out
look, the number of delegates will rival
that in the recent congressional race.
The Kansas University boys went down
10 Ottawa and wiped up the earth with
the latter in a game of ball. The Herald
accounts for the defeat through lack OF
practice" Very likely. or lack OF skill
Victor Murdoch is receiving letters of
congratulation from almost everybody
who has ever worked on the Eagle. They
are coming from the four corners of the
United States. He is holding sort OF
epistolary reunion with old prints and re-
porters, some of whom fortune has smiled
upon and some of whom have been neg
lected by her.
lola Register: Saturday afternoon a
boy too young to have hair on his face
accosted pedestrian in the public square,
showed two strapping revolvers toward
him and ordered him to Throw up your
hands" The pedestrian gave him a con-
temptuous look and passed on. Which
was not the proper thing TO do. The boy.
either in fun or imitation of the hero of
the play recently produced here. Jesse
James. the Gentlemanly Outlaw" should
have had his understanding warmed with
lath He had no business with the
guns and he had less business pointing
them at people. The pedestrian had his
arms full of bundles and was in hurry.
The Register is sorry it does not know
the name of the infant highwayman-