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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24


In use with the highway robber long
before it was ever thought Of by the
Postoffice Department. - Burlington
Free Press.
Lacked the Courage
Imet the girl of the.
And gently took her -
thought I'd pop thef
But didn't have the sd.
st. Joseph G0Esfte
To keep preserves, an exchange
recommends that the jars be wrapped
with paper. This is considered an
improvement on the old plan of keeping
preserves-rapping the small boy Of
the family with stick.
Does department rhyme with
September" Why, certainly; to be
sure; of course; you bet 1t does. How
does itP Why, this way. of course:
Dept.
Now, do, please, try to give us hard
one next time.-Puck.
The Mansfield correspondent Of the
Willimantic Chronicle says: "William
E. Fenner lost cow lately by eating
too many apples" It Is to be expected
that Mr. Fenner, under the circnm.
stances. will give up eating apples. or,
if he persists in eating them, win give
up keeping a cow.-NeiO London
Conn Day.
Regular customer disposed to be
facetious) I'll guess you'll have to trust
me for this paper till morning" Clerk
10, that's all right, Mr.. Brown" !"
Regular customer-"B "But suppose / was
to be killed between now and to-mor-
row?" Clerk--''Well, the loss would
not be much, Sin. "-Harpsr's Ba=Gr.
My dear fellow" says an Indiana
Sheriff to his prisoner, Il must apollo
gize to you for the sanitary condition Of
this jail. Several Of the prisoners are
down with the measles, but / assure you
that it is not my fault" 80, NO ex
cuses,'' replied the prisoner, ''it was my
intention TO break out as soon as pos
sible, any way.--N 2. Sun.
Eat your bread, Charles-do no
fling it away" said learned and goot
judge to one of his family the Othet
day, adding: for who knows. in Oh,
viccissitudes of this life. IL you may no
some day want it9'' The old gentle
man had 10 cough, look learned and q
away when bis youngest answered
more logically than his parent: IF
eat it, how can I have il when / wan
itP"-M Y. Ledger.
Some years ago lady in Glasgow
engaged q domestic servant from th
Highlands. In the evening the lad
! wanted supper brought in. so she ran
the bell. Getting no answer she re
peated the summons. but with the Sam
effect. She then proceeded to th
kitchen. where, 60 her amazemept. sh
found her servant almost convulse
with laughter. She pointed to the bel
and exclaimed: "As sure's | leeve.
never touched it, an It's waggin' yet.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24

There is some talk ameng leading
society gentlemen as regards the intro
duction of lavender and other light
colors for trousers and dress purposes.
THESE were in vogue some fifteen years
ago. and were generally liked. IN 7.
Graphic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24

orn ,ss.y NY Miss Alice Bingham, in her
Ss,1 M especial room next morning sitt;ng
mse. s UPRIGHT, with stare of astonishe
Aljcs' ,s aeso- the above modest request.
ref;rsss rem was . child of wealth, fashion and
IN han hement, but she had brother. and
saw + bsr saIment 1t OF surprise. we regret to
If ~; aer language was modelled IN tbst
emnbss;an near relative. She said, with
S1d,Iss,'s, SdIIas's, TOO: well, he has a galliS
sniy she leaned back in her Chair.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

The immediate delivery system was
In use with the highway robber long
before it was ever thought Of by the
Postofice Department. = Burlington
Free Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
KNEW ALL ABOUT 1T.

Yesterday afternoon a reporter stood lean
ing against a pile Of goods by the side o.
the New York store, when he was approach
ed by farmer-looking msn who inquired i
he had been in town long. The man of the
pencil thought: here was an opportunity FOL
a little amusement, and replied that he had
been here nearly a month. "Do you want
to buy landg" swell, l hardly know" ''Dc
you live here!' the reporter asked. "fes.
"where did you come FROM asked the
farmer-looking man. '.from New York.
"From the city or the country" "F-om
the western part of the STATE" 81 suppose
you have not much excitement there about
boomars" Boomer What do you mean. '
"why, boomers are men who are trying to
settle the Indian Territory" "Why don't
they settles" "Well, the soldiers wont let
them GO in" "A-e there many of the BOOM
crs, as you call thems'' "There are about $50
at Arkansas City.
Atthis juncture the reporter let out what
he knew about Oklahoma and man came
up and said: "Hello, reporter what's the
news" The reporter left and the farmer
looking chap, who was a drummer for some
land Office, asked who that fellow was.
When enlightened on that point he skipped
out and did not show up again during the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
ABArE THE NUISANCE.

Two gentlemen from Indiana arrived on
uight train recently, and were both surprised
and disguised TO find at the great metropolis
of Southwest Kansas "a pack Of rarenous
wolves ready to devour them on the pre-
tense of soliciting patronage for our hotels.
II does seem as if this "Eotel runner" NUS
ance should be abated, and we inipatiently
await the action of our city council to put
stop to this disgusting imposition upon the
travelling public. Hotels must have runners,
of course. but let their privileges be restrict
ed to politeness or at least decency. All
cities have laws and regulations regarding
the rights and abuses of those who solicit for
hotels. and Wichita should ut once take steps
TO protect the travelling public from the at
stacks of the ravenous horde of bowling by
enas and vultures that infect the city depots
at train time
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
AT LIBERT Y.

f. X. Goodrich, the young man
who shot Sam Huges at the Farmers and
Drovers hotel about two weeks since was
discharged by Justice Hobbs yesterday, Jus.
tice Thomas concurring in the opinion that
the shooting was accidental.
Owing TO the bad character of the victim
and his associate, Sam Thompson, who was
the only witness the state had to rely upon.
public opinion was generally in favor of dis
charging the prisoner, although there are
quite number who do not share in that
view. Goodrich claimed of late that in pull
ing the revolver out from under the mattress
il became cooked, and that in handling it it
was accidentally discharged. The night Of
the shooting Goodrich made no mention of
that phase Of the affair, at least as to the
cooking of the pistol. 1t would appear to
be an afterthought. The evidence against
him was so slim that probably case could
not be made, but the Evidence in his favor
was all his own except that his friends
scraped up something pointing to bis pre-
vious good character. His acquittal was due
more to want of public sympathy for his
victim than any other cause except the earn
est efforts of his counsel, Dale & Dale, who
left no stone unturned in the behalf Of their
client. His brother, u street car conductor
from Chicago, was here yesterday and young
Goodrich will leave for that city with his
brother to-day. He should be careful how
be handles revolver again, as he may not
be so lucky next time.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
ABOUT TRAMPs AND / oAFERs.

"Poor Toms a'cold" no longer, and be
has no business now loafing around with an
empty belly, nor excuse for furthey annoy
ing those who have patiegtly all winter
administered TO his wants without pay or
hope Of reward. When the DAYS were short
and sunless and the nights long and bitter
the EAGLE plead bis cause, but there is no
longer any excuse for great stout hearty
men beseiging kitchen doors with whining
supplications for food that industrious men
and women have earned. Humanity in urg-
gent tones plead for the pennies then, but
be who keeps up the role of the unfortunate
now lays himself open TO the grave suspic-
ion of being tramp, nuisance or some
thing worse. We wouldn't say il month
ego for fear we might influence or restrain
some kind hand from helping the really
helpless or suffering, when death might have
followed, but we have no hesitancy in say
ing now that the city of Wichita is infested
with as beggarly lot Of louts as
ever imposed themselves upon kind
hearted community, regiment of strong,
men who are too miserably
worthless and depraved for any use. Close
upon the heels of this class are another lot
of sinking, dirty loafers who depend upon
some mother or sister or wife, at the wash
tub or other hard labor, to keep their worth
less hides covered and skins full. There is
still one more class. who have some arrange
ment whereby with few hours work or
choring, each week they get enough to pay
or about one square meal q day. They will |
aot-none of these--entertaiD a proposition
or steady labor and good sure pay. Such |
ironee as these are of no earthly account TO |
my community and they should be forced
o work or forced TO pack up and leave.
These were the classes upon which the
EAGLE made war last fall. II like {
honest men they had employed the busy
lays of last season in earning
lonest dollars their condition the past win
er would not have been so deplorable. We
viii have no saloons this summer in which
hese can loaf, and the streets and sidewalks
re mainted for different purposes, there
ore the city will be called upon, its officers
will be expected to maintain a different rule
" policy from shat pursued last year. We
AVE no stone-pile, but we have streets and
llleys that need cleaning and repairing con-
family, and if we are compelled to keep
nd feed this small army, they should be
to lend a helping hand-forced
o pay for what they receive, which is moth
ng more then every honest man takes
pleasure in doing. We would not be too
evere or harsh in our judgment or criti-
:isms, and don't believe we are, but from
men of all parties, from mechanics, mer- ,
,hants, laboring and other honest mel, we
eceiye almost daily complaints touching
his matter, many of whom declare that in
n their lives they never knew of city ,
vhauc the per cent Of men without visible T,
means Of support was SO large as in the city /
4 Wichita
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
a SHOCKING sloHr.

Just after supper last the marshal report
ed to a representative Of the EAGLE that q
lewd woman had suicide1 in the house for
merly occupied by Lizzie Mccormick and
the scene of the fatal tragedy about month
ago. The reporter repaired to the house and
found the woman alive but in terrible agony
and snorting like grizzly bear. In the
house were another woman and two men.
To the reporters questions the attending
woman said she did not belong there but
came there to take care of the woman yester-
day,as she had been drinking heavily and had
taken repeated doses of morphine. She is sub
ject to fits when under the influence of drink
The prime cause of the present trouble was
that two young men and girl who was an
inmate of the brothel. set her drunk and
cut up her silk dress and valuable cloak
and then left. She then took about Is
cents worth of morphine, and during the
day the girl said she went frequently into
another room and took something, she did
not know what.
She sent the girl down town for some
more morphine, but on seeing her condition
when she returned the girl refused to let her
take it. She further stated that she drank
pint of whisky. Doctor Fabrique was
called but refused to go. Another physician
whose name was unknown to the girl visited
the unfortunate woman, and owing to her
condition he was sent for again but did not
arrive until the reporter left. She will prob
ably die. Those who have never had occa-
sion to visit such scenes, little know what
is daily transporting around them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
HOW IS TIP

Piety Hall was the scene of racket night
before last in which six shots are reported to
have been fired. An EAGLE reporter en-
deavored to ferret out the particulars yes.
terday, but those who ought to know, were
very reticent about the affair. The colored
help at the fremont house occupy the back
portion of the building as sleeping apart
ments. The drift of the story, as ascertained
from some of the colored boys and the pro-
prietor of the restaurant beneath, are, that a
girl was supposed to room there, and two
men, who came from the defunct saloon
near by, invaded the premises about half
past one at night, kicked in the door Of the
DOM occupied by the colored cook. They
requested to leave, but would not The
old woman gave the alarm and two of her
sons came to the rescue. Somebody fred
off several shots, when the men skipped,
under volley of bottles, chairs, etc. One
of them went down the stairs into the din
of the restaurant in two jumps and
hid beneath bed. Some said policeman
was in the afiray, but this could not be
traced to any reliable source. Somebody is
to have been shot in the hand, but
who it was has not transpired. No arrests
have been made, and the thing looks trife
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
MULvANE MURMURS.

MULvANE, Kas., March %, 1885.
To the Editor Of the Eagle:
Cox.
Valise.
Pay car to-day.
J.Ogilwy took in Wichita Monday.
Fisk sold eight lots one day last week.
VIM. Calhoun thinks of renting his farm
and coming to town to run the hotel.
]. r. Fisk, rea, estate agent, will probably
move to town shortly.
The new school district still creates little
stir. The measure is not dead yet BY any
means.
A lively hop at Mr.. Pilliman's tonight.
Young ladies and livery rigs are in brisk de-
mand.
John Clark and Byron Voorc, of Mcndon,
O., are visiting friends in town.
Miss Hala Lawhon returned Saturday
from an extended visit among friends in
Illinois.
Miss Jeanette Malcolm, hate ..f Canada, is
building residence on hrr farm east of
town.
j. w. Taylor has bougl, the old Frnnci-
farm, northeast of t,wr, and will move
there shortly.
Mr.. Brandenburgi, carpenter fran
Hamilton. Ohio, commenced building u req
idence to-day.
Fred. Wood, a former business man of
Millerton, WAS in town Friday, enjoying
shake with his old friends.
Howard Upton WIS the unfortunate VIC
tim of a case Of poisoning by cantharides
last week. He is Receiving.
Jerry Killicher says that it is rather early
in the season tor "pic-nics." but the result is
satisfactory. 1t is boy.
S. w. Clark, a prominent farmer Of Con-
way township, will in q few days begin the
erection Of several buildings here.
A leading business man of Millerton went
up to Wichita the other dav, and came back
looking more than usually serious. 1t is in
ferred that the saloons are all closed in
Wichita.
Joseph Michael has returned from New
Orleans. He brcathes Kansas air with in
creased relish after experiencing the odors
of the southern metropolis. He thinks Ben
Butler is needed there again to see the city
cleaned up.
J. W. Miller, vice-president of the Sun
flower railroad, went through yesterday in
bis special car. Rumo- says that Mrs. Mil
Ter accompanied him.
This morning while rambling about town
we stumbled upon two carpenters, and for
a minute we did not know but we had I'M
earthed group Of dynamiters. 1t was moth
ing so bad as that, but all we could catch
was, 'hotel," ''frst floor" second floor"
''office," "ladies' parlor," "S000, 0,O00."
We are not quite certain as to the amount
of last quotation. but it was large, and Mil
lerton is the lucky town.
A prominent citizen of Loudon township
was relieving himself of surplus wind the
other day in reference to "bad water" at Mil
lerton, but when leading Millerton man
proposed to send a sample Of the water to
Lawrence for analysis. and to stake some
money on the result, the aforesaid p. C.
"shruuk up and disappeared in his clothes
like mud turtle" DESKER.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27

block, 501s0 feet; the Tull block, G0xl0(
feet; the Bank of Kingman block, 52xl0O
feet; the Courier block, built by the Farm
ers ard Drovers' bank and II. Stout, 75x150
feet, containing Ave large store rooms. All
Of these are two-story brick and stone build
ings with plate glass fronts and would
be credit to any city. The
lay of the town site is most
excellent, being Of gentle rolling nature,
and with the Minnesota passing almost
through it from east to west. provides a
cheap and effective drainage. This stream
also provides power for two large patent
roller Touring mills who daily capacity is
300 barrels.
The present rush of home-seekers passing
through Kingman is immense, and the
hotels are taxed to the utmost to accommo-
date the rush. But as most of the advance
guard Of this years emigration are on
hunt for cheap land and chance to pre-
empt the larger part Of them skip past this
city in their anxiety to reach the front ahead
Of the rest We think that good many
Of those who have little money, make .
mistake in doing SO, as good quarter Sec
tons can be bought in this county for
$1,000, and city property also can be had at
a reasonable figure. Kingman promises
to be railroad terminus for some time at
least, although its citizens are mostly in favor
Of the proposed Denver and Memphis road.
At present the only outlet west is by the way
of Green's Cannon Ball" line of stages,
prairie schooners and frcighting outfits. The
Cannon Ball takes the lead however and goes
out of here two or three stages each day
loaded with passengers for Pratt Center,
Saratoga, Greensburg and Coldwater. Col |
Green is a model stage manu- aims at speed |
and gets their, Eli, with remarkable ease,
making from ten to twelve miles an hour,
and changing horses every eight miles.
The EAGLE has fine circulation here, al
most q hundred copies being taken daily,
and the noble bird takes front rank as the
most popular and enterprising paper in the
,tate. S.W.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
UDALL urrERANcs.
UDALI, March 20.

UDALL, March 20.
To the Editor Of the Eagle:
Having returned from short trip viii
endeavor to again give uttsrance to Udall
facts and fancies through the medium of the
"Old Bird"
Our little city has taken quite boom, and
everything indicates prosperous year. Sew
eral new houses are under course Of con-
struction and many more are in contemplA-
ton.
At its last regular meeting the city council
ordered sidewalks built on both sides Of
First street from the railroad to West street,
and from the corner Of First and West
streets south on West street TO the Metho-
dist church. The sidewalks are being built,
and when completed will greatly aid pedes-
trianism and also catch the eyes of strangers
who are here with view of locating.
The subject Of voting bonds to the D., M.
& A. road by Minnesota township is now
being agi.ated. We stand . good show Of
getting this road, in which event Udall would
make a city of considerable importance in
this section of the country. The Sentinel
in it, issue Of to-day gives quite lengthy
letter from the pen of Chas c. Black, secre-
tary Of the road, which outlines the propo-
sition to be made to this township by the
company.
The community is considerably stirred up
over the action of an alleged clergyman who
went to one Of the sisters Of his flock, living
in the country, and insisted that it was her
duty clearly proven by the scriptures, to
submit to his desires. The matter is being
hushed up. Still, "people will talk, you
know"
Twenty-six additions to the church is the
result OF the christian revival being held
here of late.
The Bank of Commerce and the Sentinel
Office have been removed into the rooms on
the first floor o! Akers' fine stone block.
There is some talk of establishing another
paper here. From what we can hear, we
believe it would be more for spite work than
through any hopes of establishing perma-
nent self-sustaining business. The city
could not more than sustain one pa
per, still, with what backing and establish
ment the Sentinel has got, new paper
would have to sink dead-loads of money be-
fore it could attain position to make it q
paying investment.
Our farmers are all busy attending to their
farms. They are somewhat encouraged that
the price Of wheat and corn is so much bet
Ter than it has been for months past.
PAUL c.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
ANOTHER JoBBINo HOUSE.

Wichita is undeniably the jobl;ig city o.
Kansas Her wholesaling interest is contin
uslly upon the increase, both as to volume
and number of lines. The increase of her
jobbihg trade has proved a matter Of sur
prise not only to buyers but to our mer-
chants themselves while every week the
field is widened. Another firm has been
added to the wholesale line of boots and
shoes. Messrs. Smith 4 Slower, the well
known dealers, have completed the arrange
ments with number ofprominent manufac-
tuners and will handle the best of goods in
the market direct and by the case. Their
arrangements as to shipments, etc, will en-
able them to give tine retail dealers of south
western Kansas more favorable terms,
freights considered than these merchants
can procure west of st. Louis and all deal
ers handling boots and shoes and invited
when visiting the city to examine stock and
prices of Messers. Smith & Slower.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
CHENEY GATHERINGS.

CHENEY. March %.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Our little burg has good prospect Of Q
boom. Plenty of newcomers are filing
our hotels, and our land agents, Messrs.
Brown, Wolf and Schmidt are busy locat-
ing them. Quite number Of Pcnnsyl-
vanians have already made their homes here
this spring, aud still more families from the
Keystone and Buckeye states are expected
soon.
Our merchants are now receiving large
stocks for spring trade, and all report fair
business.
The new roller mill Is nov almost certain
to be built in the near future. The old mill,
which has been idle for . couple Of weeks.
will start up again this week. Grain has ad-
vanced very sharply here. and farmers are
more content with "a or 25 cents for their
corn. Wheat sold for 81 cents this week,
and 1t must be said that our grain shippers
are doiug their best rs far as prices are con
cerncd. The cause seems to be fight
amongst them. This is good for farmers but
not so profitable for the clippers.
The Odd Fellows and Masons will SOON
organize their lodges, and then quite num-
Der of our young men INTEND to tske ride
on their goats.
Subscription school by Prof Dilday will
open next Monday. with about forty
scholars.
Miss Meeker has music class OF ten pu-
pills. She is = good musician and teacher.
The Reformed church Sunday school had
an attendance of sixty-three members yes
terday, it being the second Sunday since IT.
The Union Sunday school,
which meets at the n. K church, elected
officers for the ensuing term NJ 3. d.
Harris was chosen as superintendent
Mr.. J. H. Phillips did not get ready to
start for Arizona, q soon Is he expected,
but will probably leave by Wednesday for
bis new home.
A brick yard would be good investment
The material for brick found cloee to town
> OF very good quality and suflcisut guam
tity. FARNxa JoHN.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-27
IN MEMORIAM.
HALL OF VALLEY CENTER,
LIZ ~ 900 q II /,

HALL OF VALLEY CENTER,
Lodge No. 223, I. o. o. F. I
WHEREAS, In the death of Brother
Thomas Lloyd, an over ruling Providence
has seen fit 70 deprive this community of an
honest and upright neighbor, his family of
a devoted husband and father and our
lodge OF a faithful member. Therefore be
in resolved that our hall be appropriately
draped. also vacant chair" for the period
of thirty days for our departed brother.
Resolved, That the members of this lodge
tender to the bereaved family and relatives
their heartfelt sympathy in this their sad
hour Of affection, bowling meekly to the
Supreme Ruler of the universe with "Tby
win be done"
Resolved. That copies Of these resolutions
be sent to the family of the deceased, TO our
county papers, and be spread upon the
minutes Of our lodge.
A. II. CARPENTER,
w. w. AYREs,
WILLIS DAVIS,
Committee.