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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
BURGLAR NABBED.

Detective John belong, of Capt. Thomas
Fmlong's detective agency of Sedalia, Mo-,
nabbed man named Walter F. Drew in
this city yesterday Captain Furlong is chi eff
| the Missouri Pacific secret service, and Drew,
in company with J. A Halstead, j. Williams
J. Wallace, j. w. Adams and Frank Hensel,
broke the seal of Missouri Pacific car near
Paris, Monroe county, Mo-, and took there
from two dozen bottles of Murrin's extra dry
champagne. Drew was a brakeman on the
| train. His pals are now in the Jail of that
county awaiting trial
Capt. belong has been here since the 18th
of this month on the lay, and as before stated,
captured his man yesterday. belong has
been on the track of his man since the first of
the month tracing him through southwestern
Missouri end eastern Kansas Drew had as
sumed the alias W. F. Slayden, and had
worked three and half days at carpenter
work, and was at work as a brakeman on the
Fort Scott and Wichita road when arrested.
The detective has wired the Governor of Mis-
souri, for requisition, and when it is receiv-
ed the prisoner will be taken to Monrxe
county, No., for trial
Tough is the way of the transgressor.
LATER-Some more information was nab
bed last night concerning Drew, the prisoner.
He has been intimately connected with Mar
tin Irons in scheme that was set in opera
ton for abe purpose of defrauding lady out
of some money that rightfully belonged TO
her.
no loc IF hot
Irons is credited with being married in Joplin,
Missouri She had daughter by former
husband ane child by the latter. But a few
years after her last marriage she died owning
three lots in Rosedale. Kansas, which she left
to her two children This property Irons
set his heart upon and planned to
capture. He sent Drew to Kan
sas City in company with the
step-daughter and then he and Drew circula-
ted the report that they were married This
gave the alleged husband the right to sell the
lots He wrote to real estate agent in
Rosedale named B. L. Stein. to sell the prop
erty. and on the 18th of this month Drew re
ceived deed which he was instructed to
sign and send back Immediately. The sale
had been made. An Investigation of the rec
orcis at Kansas City revealed the fact that
they had never been married. and hence the
suppoSition that the two had entered into a
conspiracy to defraud the young lady out of
her property. This matter called for an in
vestigation by the courts and il is claimed
that il will be made soon The two parties
viz: Drew and Irons. will be held to answer
/ for the attempted fraud.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
HON. CLAUDE PINTARD.

Judge Pintard of Natchsz Miss, father-in
law of Mr. NJ. j. Oliver, arrived in the city
last week, with his family, with the intention
of becoming permanent resident He will
open an office in this city at once. The
Natchez Democrat and Courier of last Sun
day, says:
1t is with much regret his many friends in
this city have parted with Hon. Claude Pin
tard and family, who have taken passage on
the City of Natchez for Memphis, whence
they will go by rail to their future residence
in Wichita, Kansas. A native Missippian,
he has gained and retained the res
pect and esteem of those among whom
he has spent his days and he will
leave his native State followed
by regret for his loss from the whole COM
munity. As lawyer Mr. Pintard has con-
stantly gained in the estimation af the bar
of large clientage, until his position is in
the fore front of his profession. When he
takes up professional life in his new home
his reputation will soon be what it has been
at the Natchez bar, that of a lawyer who
never was called in court without being pre-
pared He will take a fiue stand at any bar
in the country In Mr. Pintards excellent
wife and family the people of Wichita will
find valuable accession to their society,
and we commend them all most heartily to
their kindeSt attention.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
McCIINToCK's CASE.

A good many people have been worrying
themselves unnecessarily of late about Nc
Clintock. and We're apprehensive lest he
should get well and skip out
The facts an. that McClintock is under ar
rest. but is in no condition TO be removed to
the county jail These uneasy people say
that McClintock should be tried and if found
50 insane that he should not be held response
bic for his terrible act, he ought TO be sent TO
the lunatic asylum That is just what is pro
posed to be done in the premises. II board
of competent physicians adjudge him insane
he viii be dealt with accordingly. and If he is
not so adjudged. he will be tried for murder.
Two officers are detailed TO guard him at his
house, one in daytime and the other at night.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
UNEXPECTED RECOVERY.

Mr. George johnson, of Leoti. left for his
home last eveeing. He came here several
weeks ago for the purpose of having his right
arm amputated. as it seemed it was necessary
because of an injury it had received. A
council of doctors in his town had pronounced
it beyond cure, and he being convinced, APP
piled to DIR. Stoner asking that the operation
be performed The doctor thought, however,
it could not be pronounced hopeless case and
proceeded to apply remedies, which resulted
in affecting cure. Mr.. johnson told re-
porter last evening that he did not expect TO
return home with as much arm he arrived
in the city with, but he seemed perfectly sat
isfied that it was as well with him as IL was
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
RACKET.

Another family row sprung up in the east
ern part of the city last night. The lord of
the ranch would not allow his inundated
frau TO enter the house, although it was long
after the shades Of night had put in their APP
pearance. She seemed to think that she had
some right to that section of country and APP
plied.to the police to assist in producing con-
elusive evidence to the old mans mind The
officer succeeded in making the matter plain
and accompanied the old lord down in town.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
STOCK YARDS.

Now that the new roads are getting ready
to build to this city the stock yard question
will be apt to take definite shape. 1t is early
yet to commence building but as soon as the
roads are all located through the city, then
steps should be taken to locate the stock
yards There is no doubt as to the practibil-
ty of the scheme As matter of fact there
western Kansas would hail stock yards here
with delight as Offering convenience for dis
posing of their product near home, land there
can be no question that the scheme would
prove remunerative to our city. In order
to arrive at correct conclusions concerning the
feasibility of making such an institution re-
munerative to the city and to the stockhold-
ers therein, two points only are necessary to
be considered: the possible supply and the
ability of our farmers and stock men to put
them in condition for the market With stock
yards in Wichita the farmers and small deal
ers throughout the southwest would give
more attention to the raising of beef, as it
would he much more profitable than 1t Is
now Until we have the stock yards we can
not expect to have any large packing inter-
ests, about which so much has been said and
written There can be no question that the
product of any farm in this section would
Weld much more in dollars and cents If a
great deal more of it were applied to the
fatting of beeves, but TO enable farmers to do
this profitably, local market is necessary,
as individual farmers cannot ship their few
head to Chicago or st. Louis.
Around thes stock yards would cluster
packing houses and meat canning establish
ments whereby we would hold here all the
profits in handling the product until it reach
ed the consumer. The profits arising from
such institutions can scarcely be over-esti-
mated. As matters now stand the cattle
now raised ON our prairies is shipped TO Chi
cago and away to the eastern market, and
again returned to us in the form of drled
heef canned meats and sugar cured hams.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
POTTER AND FOOTE.

Mr.. j. F. Foote. the expert machinist, who
came out from Norwich, Connecticut. for
the purpose of setting up our press. left for
home Saturday entirely satisfied with the
way it performed Mr.. Walter Potter, the
general western salesman of the Cranston
presses is still with us and viii remain a day
or two longer until he Is entirely satisfied
with the work of the machine and its attach
ments. Mr. Potter is not only the general
salesman of the Cranston press. through
whom we purchased our two revolution
machiue. but he is an expert press operator
and will know Just what TO do in case any
thing should go wrong on the trial trips.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
NEW TELEPHONE CoaPANE.

A latest scheme out bobble up in a report
er's path Yesterday. 1t is a new telephone
company that expects in very short aime TO
nut ND wires and get everything ready for
business. 1t viii DECORATED by the Schuyler
electric light company. They first decided to
put up wires for their ownu and later con-
ceived the plan of extending the territory.
The informant said he had understood that all
the material necessary for erecting a large
plant had been ordered
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
CITIZEN ROBBED.

Last night near about o'clock Mr.. John
Brady was robbed of about 500 He was en-
joying a few refreshing glasses with what he
supposed to be a friend at the East Douglas
avenue beer garden. While there IN the
midst of artificial revelry his purse took a
visit and has not since put in an appearance.
The thief who got in his work is we'll known
to all the officers. He is well versed in that
sort of literature and it was not at all sur
prising to learn that he had taken another
lesson.
At late hour last night the authorities
had not succeeded in laying hands upon him
but no plan for securing his arrest will be
left untried.
Mr.. Brady is one of the old citizens of the
place For some time he has been engaged
in gardening a short distance north of the
city
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
BADLY MINED.

The item on the two Kansas City DANES.
the particulars of which were obtained from
a friend, and which appeared in Sundays
EAGLE. was badly mixed. The girls had
been working at the Manhattan, and it was
not the girls brother. but her lover, who came
for her. He found her at an hotel in this
CITY and took her to Newton wheLe they We're
married last Sunday. That part OF it relat-
to the married men was put up job and
there was nothing in it Her name was Miss.
Wells and his is Burton
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
THERE 1T Is AGAIN.

A couple of the everlasting naughty street
car mules put in their work on another run
away on east Douglas avenue. The driver
was turning near the Santa Fe track, when,
as usual, the little kickers took advantage of
their position and struck up mule run for
the far, far west They did not reach the
rockies, however, but stopped in their wild
career when opposite the fremont.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
THERE, AND THEN SOME.

Mr. W. L. Davis, the druggist on East
Douglas avenue who attended the examina-
ton in pharmacy by the state board last
week. learned yesterday that he went through
with flying colors. There were eighty-four
applicants and twenty-five per cent OF that
number were successful
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20
MARRIED..
County Superintendent

At the residence of the officiating minister,
corner of Dodge and Texas avenues on the
west side, on the afternoon of July 18th. by
Rev. E. j. Brown, Frank W. Rogers and
Rena f. Leyms, all of Wichita.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

A black and-tan pair of street car mules,
bolted the convention again near the Santa
Fe depot yesterday and run as independent
candidates until they were elected near the
Star livery stable on Douglas.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Geo. w. Knorr, Unpopular grocer, is bacl
in his old stand corner Fourth and Douglas
avenues, and is happy, Notwithstanding hav
ing run his hand through glass box.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

The gentlemen of the Minnesota excursion
party will meet at Harry Maxwell's Office told
Eagle HALL this evening at o'clock sharp
for the purpose of organizing.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

One of the incest offices in the city is that
of Simms & George, real estate brokers,
above Lewis shoe store on Main street.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

The members of the K of p Band are re-
uuested to meet this evening at Shaw's mu-
sic store Some important business is to be
attended to and it is desired that all be pres
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Ches Firebaugh-so says dame rumor-dld
so much riding out on the mountains, that he
skinned the saddle.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Persons who will board teachers during the
Normal Institute which begins August 2nd
and continues four weeks, and those who
have rooms either furnished or unfinished
to rent during that time will confer favor
by letting me know Those living within a
reasonable distance of the Fourth Ward
school house preferred. Also if any families
who can board young ladies who desire to
work for their board l will be pleased to hear
from them as 1 have applications of that
kind b. D. HAMMOND.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

A woman, registering as Mrs. Wilson Null
vane was fired out of the Manhattan Sunday
morning without being allowed time to dc
up her hair.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

John Cannaday, who was arrested some
time ago and sent to Jail for beating his wife
and breaking up housekeeping generally, Is
out of Jail and he and his wife are more low
ing than ever before.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Mr.. W. Fl. Moore, of Brocfort, n. j., left
this city yesterday for his home. He had
spent several days here watching the real
estate question and invested about $4,000
before leaving. He will return in a few
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Architects Terry & Dumont, have about
completed plans for fine residence for Rob
ert Guthrie 1t will be built on the corner of
Waco and Third streets and will be one of the
finest residences in the citO. Mr.. Guthrie
wishes to have it completed by October
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Mrs. Davis and family wish to return their
sincere thanks to the members of the Garfield
Post and Sons of Veterans for their noble and
disinterested kindness shown them in their
late bereavement,-the death of the husband
and father JAMES DAVIS.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

In talking to Mr.. Gay, the man vino lets
boats on the Little river, he said that the de
mand was so great the past month that every
evening all his boats are taken. Until lately
the young people have not been aware that
Little river was so pretty stream, and that
it would be the source of SO much amuse-
ment Mr. Gay also informed us that la
dies boating club was to be organized in the
near future. Mr.. Gay is very popular
gentleman among the young people. being
both courteous and competent.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

Metaphorically speaking the scribe would
put a ring in the nose of the smelling COM
mittee of the city paters and gently lead
them up main street to First, and then east
just one square along the south side Of said
FIRST street until the retching of their CON-
missary departments brought them to reali-
cation of what daily passers along that street
are compelled to endure.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

The children of the Baptist Sunday school
will meet at the pleasant home of Mr.. Gilbert
on South Lawrence avenue, near the First
ward school building. where they will be en-
tertained in lawn social this evening. All
members of that Sunday school are cordially
invited to attend and participate in the en-
joyments of the occasion.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-20

thieves who can employ our best lawyers as
counsel The regular police force have done
remarkably well, and have run great risks in
capturing these villains, but when it comes to
trial not one can be found who can come before
jury and swear to any specific act Of the
accused, therefore in order that some case
may be made out q fellow attempting
murder is allowed to plead guilty to simple
assault, or carrying concealed weapons, a
horse thief can plead to petit larcency and a
burglar to vagrancy. They pay small fine
or go to Jail from thirty to sixty days and
are turned loose to prey on the public again.
The fellows the police caught at the fremont
house last winter. managed to escape by the
skilfull manipulation of their friends and
probably the gang now in Jail viii be just as
lucky. In the police court too evil doors re-
ceive no punishment adequate to their crimes.
The law therefore has no terrors for the
wicked and all manner of devilment f1Ourishes,
and will continue to flourish until the author
tiles get down TO systematic work. Wichita
is now a city of the first-class and should EN-
ploy one or two good detectives, and these
detectives could save to the citizens every
month more than their wages.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-30
Woman the Boss Traveller.

IF you want proof that a woman
is more cautious than a man. said
a drummer, Just keep your eyes
open while travelling. A woman
never forgets to go to the train so
early that she will have forty min
utes to wait.
'She never fOrgets to ask her
husband or male escort if her
trunks are checked. She never
forgets to pause with one foot on
the car.step, and one foot on the
hand.rail, to enquire if she IS on
the right train. She never forgets
to ask the conductor if she has to
change cars before reaching her
destination, and if she is sure OF
making connection, and il the
train stops at the place she wants
to get off.
'She never loses a ticket or a
train check, never drops her hat
out of the window, never permits
herself to 90 to sleep within 100
miles of her destination, for fear
that she may ride by, never fails
TO get a whole seat for herself and
another for her luggage, never
walks from one car to another I'M.
less the train is standing still, and
never gets up from her scat to
leave a train without turning to
look and see if she has forgotten
anything, every time.'-Chicdgo
Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-30
A Contrast Of Prices.

In 1916 one bushel of corn would
buy one pound OF nails; in 1856
one busheI of corn will buy ten
hounds of nails. In 1916 a pair OF
woolen blankets cost rs much as a
COW; In 1886 a COW wilt buy five
pairs of WOODEN blankets. In 1916
il required sixty-four bushels OF
barley to buy one yards Of broad
cloth; in 1856 siXty-four bushels OF
barley will buy thirty yards Of
broadcIoth. In 1916 it took twenty
dozen eggs to bny one bushel OF
salt; in 1886 twenty dozen eggs
will buy ten bushels of salt In
1916 it required one bushel OF
wheat to buy one yard Of calico; in
1856 one bushel of wheat will buy
thirty yards of calico. With these
figures before them who can Justly
claim that farm products are not
improving The outlook for the
products of the farm is certainly
hopeful; the farmer can exchange
his crop for more of the necessaries
of life than at any former period in
the history of our country. Let
farmers take courage; what they
produce will always bring money
or a large equivalent in needed
supplies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-30
A GOOD WAR STORY.

Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, thought
he should apologize for discussing
pension matters, as he had been a
Confederate private. IL was said
that Confederates ought to have
thought of this matter OF pensions
twenty-five years ago. He ackuowl-
edged that at the beginning Of the
war he had not given the matter
that due consideration to which it
had probably been entitled
Laughter. He had been quite a
young boy then; but along about
the third year of the war he began
to think seriously Of it, and so
much bad he been impressed with
the fact that the course he was
pursuing would bankrupt the Unit
ed States in pensiOning the widows
of the soldiers he was killing that
finally, gun in hand, he retreated
across five or six states, with the
enemy in his front, rather than slay
whole army. Laughter. The
contest had finally come to the
point where he saw that he would
have to slay whole army or give
up, and he laid down his gun like a
man and went home. lie wanted
to call attention to a little incident
which had occurred when he was
on his way home. He had gone
into the war at the age Of fourteen
and had remained four years, and
he was pretty well tired of fighting.
There was another boy with him
as he was going home who had not
been in the war so long, and who
wanted him to 90 across q river IN
Alabama and fight with Kirby
Smith. lie had about enough
fighting and did not wish to go,
and they were arguing about the
matter, when they saw an old
gentleman across a field waiting
for them at fence. When they
reached him he was very much
interested to know about the sur
render, and "abOut our institu-
tion.p 81 told him. continued Mr..
Allen, "that 'our institution was
gone. Laughter. lie asked me
what | was going to do. | told
l was going home. lie said: young
man, you are right. You 60 home
and go to blowing. Ny experience is
that when you fight and get beaten
You ought to go to something else'
Then he began to philOsophize, and
he said: BOYS, this has been a
mighty bad war. We have lost a
good many of our best men. We
have a good many One-leggcd and
one-armed soldiers in our midst
who can scarcely earn a living and
a great many widows and orphans.
! Society has been terribly demoral-
| lied, and our homes have been
desolated and devastated Boys ,
this has been terrible war but
we can stand all this. The only
thing terrible is that some fools
who have not made much repntl-
ton out of the war will be wanting
to throw this thing upto us for the
next p years. Loud laughter. |
make no application of this incl
dent, but it does look like words OF
prophetic wisdom" Laughter. -
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