The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-13
KANSAS CURRENTS

The duilest days of the year FOR the kid
will soon be here. After the Fourth, va
alton becomes a torture
The locust trees are blooming Now.
how those people who lost nights of sleep
over the early frosts will kick themselves.
Farmers in Sumner county are sowing
cane and kaffir corn on the sides of the
roads. Those running into Wellington,
however. viii be sowed to sunfiowers, il
is said.
The libel suit brought by the Sumner
county attorney against the Wellington
News was Withdrawn from court this
week 1t is thought that Mr.. Wilson
feared putting the county to too much
| expense.
Wellington passes in the interurban
deal II couldn't raise the $4,000 ante.
And now the potatoes are failing 10
sprout This will probably give some OF
those newspaper correspondents a chance
to get chunk of that Carnegie fund for
! noble rescue work.
Hundreds of little chickens were drown
cd in the high water in western Kansas
last week Spring chickens at 20 cents
a pound right now. too.
/ Chanute is voting for carnival queen
The excitement is intense, more than
three hundred votes having been cast.
The Chanute Sun calls wichita's ac-
ton IN the pipe line deal. flirting. We
assure the Sun that IN this case the
Peerless Princess is in dead earnest.
Hutchinson has secured two more rural
routes. There is now radiation Of Eve
lines out of the town.
James Donley was found dead in cor
+ raj on ranch near Hutchinson. Wedncs-
day II is supposed that he was killed
/ by stallion which was loose in the en-
( closure
I Nothing less than devastation OF the
entire town could have shocked Newton
/ more than the tragical death Of Judge
! p NJ simpson. He was a man honorcd
/ and respected by all as one OF Kansss
+ truest and noblest citizens.
Three robbers tried 70 force the front
,.oor Of the Dexter State bank Monday
night but were driven away by the
screams % young woman who was
passing with her escort
Among the Breakers was given at
{ Syracuse. Saturday. II vas a success.
No thanks 10 the Arkansas river. how
I ever.
! James Jones was found iesd rear Ar
/ kansas City, "Wednesday lie was Al old
F man. IS years old. without known friends
( or relations
/ At Preston there Is q Jack who makes
I the weikfn ring when he hsscbss forth
/ occasionally. and Y = related that a
young lady visiting there from Topeka
hearing the noise. fuaccently inqrirec IL
( Il was rsin dove
Boy story from Preston. II Pratt, Rs-
publican. Pete Dick has = young s0r-
. Ceol AGED Abort o. T. and Iast FRI
dav evening shortly before dark. ire boy
{ VAS sotnersnE fhe baby zhea ia
mother told him tina, e be dis rot ies -
she would us@ her s3fpp~T. wf1sr the by
ieft the house ard did ret return Hhez
The father returned from tire store. and
the t-oy vas not with bin. ks-ns Ez=essi-
ness vas felt and search vas made O.
r. urer-i-es ~; without eject TIE
resxkso-~ acre ther zrrs1@-1 At hzlf-
ra-- one .hs boy wzs iocsfed IN an empty
barrel IN ne rear e 2r. DscxK bsrET
Sh~s ccisea ID Ike sake ard sound
z.sep The parents were oyerf3yzc as
TIE sAte AID Eoz11 recovery.
as u az estsss II has fsss~z 70 the
Ic- II The church 20 lad he people on;
81 the darkness - Cozwzy Strings. The
p-@~hyre-sz-s % thzs town hare lDsssis-s
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