Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-13
The RAN0LER.

8H8 RAA0kBks
Last Sunday vas - beautiful . spring |
day - could b desired, and everyone took
advantage of it to ride and promenade. II
think it would be safe to nay that every rig
in town was ont. don't mean out Of town
but out on the street I was out myself,
though don't pretsnd::to be . rig OBJ
served . large number of new buildings
since my last ride. never saw as many
new houses in process of erection In this
or any other city of its size at this season of
the year - there are in this city At present,
nor have ever heard 80 many inquiries for
houses. Il is truly astonishing the demand
there is for good houses.
observed that grading has begun on
North Lawrence avenue, on the narrow part
of the street mentioned in Sundays
EAGLE. Tie owners Of real es-
tate along that street are determined
not to be beaten in the way of . nice street.
The budding trees and green lawns tell that
spring is here aud winter does not linger in
her lap any longer. The vivacious young
maiden has fred the gray haired old snooz-
or off and he has taken the hint and skipped
off about his business and if he had any
decency about him he would have skipped .
month ago.
There was . soft and.:beautiful April show
er yesterday morning but the farmers say
there is not one-fourth enough yet. have
had several grievances the past two days. A
colored knight of Labor approached me
with grievance at the postsfice the first
thing yesterday morning. He said he had
been carrying the hod for John Exton and
that he and bis colleagues had struck for An
advance of wages from S1.75 10 81. This
was refused and they went out. His story
is that Mr.. E1ton had promised this advance
as soon a. the building had go: so high that
they would have to climb up q ladder, but
this nan'e story is that Mr.. Exton not
only refused to do this, but told them he
would give no work to knight of Labor.
1 locked for Mr.. Exton to get his version of
the affair, but failed to find him. Any how,
Wichita ID determined not be behind in any
thing, therefore strike was absolutely nee
essary to keep up with the times, and We
have one. don't think it will be very seri-
GUS and probably the governor will not be
asked for troops.
Business yesterday was good and there
were great many in town from the coun-
try, who came to tackle the county COM
missioners for roads, bringes, etc. Nearly
every town and township in the comfy was
represented and wants something, Blu: owing
to the non arrival of Mr.. Wilson, chairman
of the board of county commissioners, that
body did nothing.
Sheriff Hays returned from Kansas City
Sunday night with Frank Winterzort in
tow. Many readers of the EAGLE will re-
member that Frank was foreman at the can
ming factory awhile last year, until he was
arrested on 8 charge Of forging lot of
farmers names to notes which he turned
over to his employer. q sewing machine man,
in lieu of the cash he collected. He Ian
guished awhile with John Fisher, but not
being IN robust health he WAS allowed to
sleep up stairs over the front part of the
Jail and was not guarded. He turned up
missing one morning and had not been
heard of until q few days ago, when it was
learned that he was in Kansas City, Kansas.
Sheriff Hays went after him Saturday and
returned with his man Sunday night. Mr..
Winterzort wasn't exactly stinted to one
name. Notwithstanding the precarious con-
dition of his health he was strong
enough to lug half dozen names or so around
with him. In St. Joe he was Frank Norton,
and when last captured he was Frank Win
scott.
visited Frank at the Jail and found him
fastened securely enough in one of the cages
this time. He told me how he got away.
He said be didn't know twenty-five minutes
before he left that he was going. He went
out to the corner of Market street to meet
some friends and they had carriage wait
ing. He was scarcely able to walk and they
placed him in the carriage and drove him
some distance in the country where he re-
manned about ten days, then he went to
Kansas City. His family didn't know he
was out of jail until the carriage returned to
the city the next morning after he got out.
1t is supposed that the men who took him
away were brothers in some organization he
belonged to. He expresses q desire to have
the thing over go he can get to some place
where he can have medical treatment. He
was tending two switches in Kansas City at
the time of his arrest.
There are Is persons at the jail now: eight
jointers, four United State. prisoners and six
for various offenses.
Sheriff Couch, Of Harper county, brought
the three Weaver brothers up yesterday
morning and lodged them in the Jail until
the Fort Scott train came going west. He
was taking them to Anthsny for trial and
was afraid to take them via. the Southern
Kansas road or across country for fear of
mobbing. These men were principals in the
shooting scrape with Sharrar at Danville
some time ago.
have been requested to keep on agitat-
ing the question Of indicating the name Of
Streets on the corners and of course I'll do
it now before the weather gets too hot. BY
the way the rival electric light companys are
heating the atmosphere considerably and
there will be . lively fight between them.
Mr.. Adams came out with long answer
to Judge Hills card published in Sundays
EAGLE and Judge Hill made some pretty
plain statements before the city council last
night.
JOLLY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
One OF the most enjoyable Juvenile par
ties that has taken place in this city lately
was held at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Albert, No. 226 Water street, last
evening. the occasion being tie l4th birth