Wichita daily eagle., 1886-05-05
THE RAnsLER.s RECITATION.

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Yesterday was not notably day of great
interest in the city. Things might very
properly be called quiet except among the
real estate men. They were al busy and
among them all they could furnish column
of news.
There was promise of rain nearly all day
which resulted in nice shower in the even
ing.
There appears to be . very big delegation
Of loafeu about town just now Who apply
themselves to the task of brscing up the
shady side of buildings with zeal worthy
Of any cause and am pleased to state that
their energy was crowned with success for
not . single house is reported to have fallen
down.
L Imet an old lady with q sore grievance.
She had been to o certain drug store
for bottle of mineral water and they gave
her whisky. She didn't banker for the AZ
dent and desired the druggist to come and
remove the beverage. She didn't want any
names mentioned, SO 1 refrain fromf further
particulars.
Commodore Woodman promised US q
banquet for the efficient manner in which
we managed the affairs Of the city in his ab-
sence. We are just hungerinE and thirsting
for banquets just now. SO the Commodore is
welcome to go ahead with his sport as soon
As the Grand Army fair is fairly over.
Imet that redoutsble veteran Capt. Tony
Bruhn with great srmful of uniforms, mil
itary caps and other psrsphanalia of q
warlike complexion, going over to the
Grand Army hall. He says he will show
the people something worth looking at. He
says the people wonder how he can drill
Prussians on account of his long residence
in this country, but be will show them. The
soldiers of this country, be says, never for
got anything. because they never learned
anything.
The Grand Army hall resembled an ex-
position. There is little of almost every
thing there, including sulkey plows, drills,
needle guns, oil stoves, fine furniture and al
most every immaginable thing. 1t is fixed
up in very tasteful manner, and great IL
terest is taken in it. Investigation
establishes reasonable doubt about
the doing up of the Conway Springs man
who reported having been scooped of such
large sum of money on Monday. The
amount is question of doubt, not that the
fellows about that place would be the least
backward in a matter of that sort, and the
amount would not scare them at all, but
close investigation by competent persons
failed to catch any facts that would tend to
establish the truth Of the mans story.
Many hard things have been charged to the
toughs of this town that have afterwards
been proved to be all wrong. Not that
there amt fellows here, as there are in all
booming cities, who would do the very
things charged.
The present season promises to
be rich in fakes of all sorts. The circus
is coming and already some OF the fakes who
do people up on circus day are beginning to
appear.
There is to be sort of circus here right
away. DIR. Turner, the proprietor of Turn
er's Wonder, came in on the Fort Scott
road yesterday with q monster tin-coated
chariot, poles, tents and all that sort of
thing which he is setting up on the lots
vacated by Al Packers stables and he will
have show of his own there. This will
be an eventful summer in Wichita. A man
from Cincinnati who has followed shows for
many years and is posted told me that all
sorts Of fakes have their eyes on Wichita
this year.
The crowd who returned from California
tell a good story of how they downed a big
man with Fritz Schnitzler. One of the party
met two men in Frisco. one of whom was
very large man. The Wichita man re-
marked that he was nearly as large as one
Of their party, whereupon the aforesaid big
man said, "If you have any bigger man
Than me in your crowd just trot him out"
They did trot him out, and when Fritz am
bled up alongside of him the other big man
wilted and set mp the fluid. Wichita can't
be downed in anything.
Uncle John Carpenter is level on the
railroad question. He says whatever tends
10 make Wichita big city helps the whole
county, and Valley Center will go for it
strong.