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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1889
Page
1
Our Great Embroidery Sale will continue this week with wide and narrow embroideries in Cambria Swiss and Nainsook. A great reduction applies from medium to finest grades, offering large savings for shoppers on a wide lot of embroideries.
The dealer announces closing the balance of a large purchase of Nainsooks this week at half their value. A price line is listed with several coded figures. The items are described as a real bargain.
Local advertise a linen department sale with bleached and cream damask Turkey red damask towels napkins and a wide variety of fine linens for shoppers seeking discount table and household textiles.
An advertisement notes a Monday sale of one case containing 30 pieces of double fold all wool flannel dress goods in grey and brown spring mixtures. Prices are cut to 23 1/2 cents per yard, marking the first spring delivery for wool dress flannels at the shop.
Beginning February 11, 1850, charges will be limited to paying customers only. On the first of each month, accounts not paid cause new charges to be due. all balances for the month are payable on the first of the following month. If the agreement is honored, collectors will deny further credit.
SW Hess of New York sends a telegram dated January 15 1889 urging rapid reduction of winter stock to make space for spring goods. He states cost must not interfere and instructs to move the goods promptly.
A Polander farmer Stockal and his wife, son, granddaughter Minnie, and others were shot in a cabin near Holt. Minute Fultz, a year old, died. An 11 year old gun borrow and a later escape by another suspect were reported. Coroner and sheriff investigated through the night as authorities pursued a suspect.
A fragmented report outlines a violent event involving a young suspect named Jam S and a child victim Wille. The account mentions a weapon used at a neighbor’s house and a disruption in the attempted act. Weather notes claim a moderating storm across the Canady rail system with snow and rain.
A busy Kansas session in Topeka sees the legislature voting to appoint a reformatory investigation as part of a heated debate among parties while finance and public health bills surface. Petitions on changes to county clerk elections, and bills on stock yard control, destitute children, and railroad fare, plus a Beefeater inspector bill, dominate the day as the penitentiary investigation travels to Leavenworth with witnesses and reporters in tow.
A Gainesville dispatch says reports of settlers ejected from Oklahoma were overstated as only three townspeople were ordered to leave and they returned. Troops from Fort Reno and Fort Sill stood by but no one was harmed. Drowned skating incident in Angusea, Kansas. Boat of meetings in LaK Haute area reports conversions. Coley case in Cana. Topeka scalper ticket probe. Fire at Valeda store. Kansas land decisions at the capital. Various names and places noted with limited details.
Washington items report sharp disagreement between the president and the cabinet over Samoan affairs. Rumors say Secretary Whitney or Secretary Bayard may resign amid strain with the president. An informant disputes details but notes serious friction and possible interference by the State Department.
The U S Supreme Court issues a notably strong opinion in a case from Iowa touching on interstate commerce and state powers over cattle moving south of Missouri. The decision upholds federal authority amid tensions with state law and highlights privileges and immunities across states. Also reports on a commuted sentence for a New York banker and multiple Senate notes from Washington with pensions, bills, and political maneuvering.
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