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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1889
Page
1
The Fashion announces all stock bought by Mr. A Kats will be sold at half price for one week only, with sales staff ready to help. The store will close permanently on Saturday evening December 28 after the massive sacrifice sale.
An Atchison man reports Rawlins county eyeing a county seat, with Blakeman favored by railroad ties. The dispute heads to court to compel an election, amid claims of influence and misdeeds including moving houses to Blakeman, flour bribes, and wind powered mill woes as farmers hold corn for better markets. Also, Charles and Graham Marlett arrested for highway robbery after slugging John Wyrick and stealing 13.65 dollars in Atchison.
In Judge Hunts court the case of Roberts vs Kenney argued for a writ of mandamus to compel the State Auditor to issue a per diem and mileage certificate for Representative Roberts. The attorney general challenged the petition as insufficient and questioned Roberts eligibility, while Roberts argued the facts of service and mileage entitle him to a certificate. Judge Hunt ruled the relator entitled to the certificate. the writ to issue, with Haskell to return on Saturday. Western matters note state appointments and pensions, plus the Greer country dispute and a small accident in Emporia.
United States deputies Al Jennings and Charlie Broadhus confronted a whisky peddler raid near Ardmore. Easton, Raider, and a second Black attacker exchanged gunfire after Raider fired on the deputies. Jennings shot Raider in the leg. Broadhus fatally wounded Raider with a later shot. The third assailant was shot by Simmons. several bystanders injured. Deputies surrendered for hearing at Ardmore tomorrow.
Reports from Water Texas say Rubé Burrows, famed bandit, was likely killed Saturday when resisting arrest near McKennie Lake. A courier arrived with details. local sheriff, deputies, and Kimball County officials pursued a man matching Burrows, with weapons and items found on the deceased. Elsewhere in Illinois, a Christmas tree celebration in Eagle Creek precinct ended in a brawl leaving several injured, a doorkeeper stabbed, and a man shot during the chaotic gift distribution.
In Templetos Quebec a man named Samed W. P. Bord killed his wife during a late night struggle. The attack woke his sister in law Mies Busby and his young daughter. Bord then attacked Busby with a tam but fled, later planned a jail delivery and a related incident occurred the next day as authorities searched for him.
In Coxcompta Kam on December 1 outrages by white caps persist despite efforts to disrupt the organization. Seven men stand trial for an outrage from a week ago while authorities report a fresh incident. Jase Mansur, once employed by a local physician, was robbed while returning home after being paid a fee. A second party of men is linked to an incident involving a physician. In Baltimore Maryland a spectator shot by an altercation between Jon a Cale and Frank Giles in Denabae’s, Denabae’s tavern.
A man identified as Fat entered Cannon's gambling house in Kansas City across the state line and attacked Bob Ford with a knife after a night of insults. Ford and a friend warded off the blow. Ford sustained a minor throat wound. The would-be assassin, a known gambler, fled as staff confirmed the incident.
Christmas Day brought unusually warm weather from New York to Kansas City with sun and springlike winds. Parks and promenades buzzed as residents wore light clothes, tennis courts and outdoor scenes appeared in many eastern and northern cities, including Detroit and Chicago, while St Louis venues remained open with doors and windows ajar.
The piece recalls a Christmas day remembered for a funeral procession seen as a unifying moment. It notes Henry’s editorial and public reaction, with Georgia and Washington events described, including a solemn public response and a service at Peachtree Street.
Unclear text shows names like Fleming and Dukes with references to a ceremony or meeting at a venue described as a seminary. Mentions of Land oem and Mon J. Admire appear, with scattered phrases about a bright venue and a congregation urging action.
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