The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-20
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

The gas we'll derrick is being put il
place at Arkansas City.
The contract for building the Dougla
county court house has been let.
The council of Arkansas City has or
| dered the ordinances compiled and pub
lished.
Newton has been struck for 1880. Mrs
Louisa Pherson fell on sidewalk anC
won so much damages in court.
The political opponents of Mayor Parke
OF Topeka, are making a loud war on hin
with the aid of an evangelist"
The trial of David Shirk has beer
started at Lincoln Center. Shirk il
charged with killing his father-in-iaw.
Four cases have been brought against
Miss Bois. who smashed the saloons II
Topeka. This is beating Carries record
The grand opera house at Topeka has
been sold to l.. NJ Crawford for - go
1t was built by a stock company. in 1872
A poultry institute and judging school
is being held ate Manhattan. II is the
! second one held by the Agricultural col
I lege.
/ 1t is reported that the cold spell has
killed ali the peach buds in the northern
| part of the state. Did you ever hear this
! before?
Only 800 went 20 hear Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch at Topeka. The audience was
| composed Of teachers. their pupils and
| newspaper reporters
/ The Stubbs Contracting company. OF
Lawrence. has been awarded the con-
tract for grading and bridging a railroad
/ from Tucumcsri. y. ~. northeast -
miles.
The "wets' OF Topeka appointed com
mltteeraan for one OF the wards. lie mas
/
the 'drys'' are laughing at their oppo-
nents.
The Mcpherson Republican makes this
startling but probably true statement:
This paper reaches more people i8 this
county than any other paper in the
world.
The Roemer THERMOMETERS at SfcPher-
son registered forty-one degrees below
zero this week and several parties who
Ioked at them had 20 be carried into the
house and thswed out
Newton Republican. a big engine OF
the track ard on .ts side - a perfect pic
ture OF heiplessness Those who visited
the scene Of the wreck Ia the Santa re
yards. ard they we're hundreds. yes;erday.
were impressed with this fact The iron
monster. one OF the large t%n-huBdres
type lay partly Oh It's 7ice with - trent
wheels or ths ief. side buried 20 the cyl
fnters. and although = fUA head q steam
vas kept 10 al day. tire etg engine ~as
po~eriess 70 move az inch All day long
q force Of men under Hr. GTsndF ar4
Mr. Woods was at work crtezgo-sDg 10
bring the Eqnstsr hack n tns tracks
By tire Use % a fhr->51cb rcFe with
block ard tackle tao switch engines fgr-
TssshsnE ,he motive power. So wss posi-
be 20 If The engine. b1I uszfDerovz zcc!-
dents delayed the wora- The frat tine
the engines pulled away ~ the rpge
chain broke and fhe engine that zsk cs.rs
lifted fell hack 70 Sc Old position An
ether tine the ~dszd rszn' broks s16 a
third tine tho rails q Which the chain
vas attached give way. sig section e
track being pulled - TE<ss attempts
occupied AT q yeSfer1sy ard isEt asxst
sh@ work was centfnae3. Two enxs1es.
with a 5.E cable. pulled re pr8ssTzte 81
<fne backwards scr zbs1f IN surtr~e ,.@t
ard thea WITH bsocs a16 tz-sIe Eftf1. =
70 q POSITION -ns-- = wzs possible %
block g-ser ne rs0zszer ard hfer pal =
ca The track u zss ciccs as rz9T-s-
Ing wh>z The Scs Ess 1rsK1ss ard tte
loco-nSzsTe vas k<zsn 81 = Tr<fr- -Aess
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