The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-25
THE PIkERs, LAMENT.

A large crowd gathered in front of the
Missouri Pacific depot yesterday TO watch
some railroad employees with block and
tackle They were hosting a passenger
coach which had been Inadvertently
backed into a hole, left in the street by
the Asphalt company.
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A Wichita woman believes that it runs
in her family to marry three times. And
yet she is forty years old and her hus-
band is a vegetarian
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The committee on arrangements is try
ing to arrange a debate for Labor day
between Farmer Georgevitch Doolittle aud
Captain F1irtabit Burgess, the subject TO
be: Should a baby be raised on a
bottle? Captain Burgess is to be given
the affirmative side of the proposition.
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\ (saloonkeeper's boys at Conway
Springs are getting up "a show" They
have named it Ten Nights in Bar
Room
Those Turks are doggone smart" says
Farmer Doolittle Unlike the other
European politicians who get all tangled
I'D, they never have to take back any
thing, for THEY NEVER SAY ANY
THING"
MISSOURI IS A GOOD PLACE" says
one. And so is hell. for some people,"
remarks the practical logician.
The Associated Press Saturday night
must have taken one too many. The
idea of giving the death Of Salisbury
stick and half and the yacht race only
three columns and a quarter
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The baking horse WILL now give the
automobile the equine HA. HA, That
Cleveland autos imitation was pretty
BUM.
THE MEN who are l-o-o-k-i-n-g for
that hustle with the 1890 in it can ap-
preciate what woman feels when she's
dressing and that part can't be found.
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1t must MAKE THOSE Missouri
boodlers sick when that familiar quota
ton is gotten off in their presence:
MONEY TALKS"
At.
1t has been Suggested that Kansas
lend cyclone to Sir Thomas Upton the
next time, and New York hot air artist
from the new school of journalism to
measure it out, that Shamrock III may
at least see the finish of the race if at
a distance.
IL
straw hat is not the only thing that
needs a string attachment; there's the
collar button and the hustle.
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The police patrol was out practicins
yesterday. and for an excuse for monop-
olizing Main street an old gray-haired
man was picked up near the court house
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THE WEST DOUGLAS AVENUE
PAVING CONTRACT, WHICH LOOKED
LIKE THIS tcontract) TO THE COM
PANY, CALLED FOR THE COMPILE
TON OF THE WORK ON AUGUST Is.
A committee of citizens has been ap-
pointed to prepare program Of plat
form exercises, sports, a grand ball and
fireworks to be used In rejoicing over the
completion of the job. The date has been
set for Christmas, which is coming. as
are several other things. Which Christ
mas has not been decided on, but which
ever one is decided on will be subject
TO postponement. This should be thor
oughly understood, for under no circum-
stances is the delicate task Of laying con-
crete and asphalt to be hurried.
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The fireworks have been ordered, but
will not be shipped until a day of two
before the celebration, in order that there
may be no possibility of Providence TAX
ing hand and the fireworks blowing Up
the Barber Asphalt company. /
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No matter if a. woman have sixteen
courses for dinner. when her guest, for
whom She has worked a week, compIi-
!
a simple affair.
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The telephone number Of another depot
was sent in yesterday. The woman send
ing it in said in complaint: THE agent
spoke very unpleasant to me and I only
asked him, too, what time the train from
the northwest arrived" There are only
five trains from this direction daily, II
might be well to remark at this point, In
justice to the agent
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