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Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mr. II. G. Rose, the owner of the house
on South Lawrence which has been de-
clared haunted, for purely sensational
purposes, returned home last evening to
find his property largely damaged, almost
destroyed. He declares that somebody is
responsible for this outrage and wrong,
and that if there is any law or justice in
this country he will make somebody
smoke. The idea, in this day and genera
ton, of people for IA moment listening to
such balderdash, is humilating. Parties
have gone down to the house, entered it,
tore off the doorknobs, kicked or tore off
the plastering, broken in nearly all of the
windows and done much other damage, to
which he does not propose to submit. OF
cours, everybody with any sense knows
THAI all this is simply an outrage
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

The Wichita Coal and Fuel Co have
sold their retail business TO :. y. Franklin
and j. G. McGee 10 be known rs Wichita
Coal Co. All account, .due the Wichita
Coal and Fuel Co Will be collected by
them and must be paid at once Y Ct
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06
JTSTICE COTRT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be q meeting Of the board o.
directors of the w. C. T. L. this FRIDAY
afternoon at 80 Let every member b
present as there are two new lines of worb
demanding attention.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mr.. Race of the county treasurer's Office
is complaining about loosing pocket
book containing about $40, some days
ago while going north on street car. He
promises the cigars to friends if he findsit,
and something better than cigars to the
finder
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mr. Perry Hood, of the Niederlander Of
fee, contemplateS erecting Oh College Hill
a fine residence, one quite in keeping with
the high order of architecture to be seen
on the hill
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Last night colored man named Wise
fell down on North Main and broke his
arm. He was assisted to his home and
medical aid called
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Officer Ireland brought over from West
Wichita last night a man accused of a
criminal ofrense and locked him up in the
city prison. lie will have hearing this
forenoon.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

John c. MCGEE and :. B. Franklin have
purchased the stock of coal and fixtures of
the Wichita Coal and Fuel Company, and
will run the business under the name Of
the Wichita Coal Company.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06
NY GERALDINE.

MY Geraldine" Barley Campoell's
play, rewritten and re-arranged, had a
good opening at the Olympic last nighl
The romance of the story l. OF the most
beautiful character, while the play is full
Of strong pramatic situations and climax
& and is relieved by suies comedy that
: more thoroughly appreciated because o.
the fact that it i not of the ordinary char
acter. The cast is strong one. both in
dramatic and musical work. and particu-
larly in the latter does il reoeive evidence
o: the pRblie's complete satisfactiou--
Globe-D Democrat
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mr.. Bonnetti has just completed the ar
rangement OF the New Carey billiard hail,
and has made of it an attractive an elegant
resort Tor lovers of ivory and cue
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Rev. :. l.. Hamilton received a dispatch
yesterday announcing the serious illness
Of his father at Wellington. Taking the
first train he arrived only an hour before
his father death.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Colonel Murdoch left for ElDorado last
evening and will probably not return I'M
til the first of the week. Mrs. II. expects
to 20 over also 10 lay
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

There will be regular meeting of Mt
Olivet Commandery this evening at 7:30
o'clock, c. T. MARTIN, Recorder.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Stone cutters were yesterday finishing
up the artistic work upon the columns of
the Zjmmerly building front.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06


No1ice j. he-ery given % al real estate
agents that ms frul; farTn. lszIng tire s8s.fh
west auaxter # section fTo. Par tossn-
ship, Il wiIharaan from nsarseS EEt-.
furs1er notice. :. Il V. HAr-TgELL A. j.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

We do not offer our stock of dry goods
and millinery at exact cost but we offer our
stock for less than the same goods can be
bought for irt Wichita We offer some goods
at 10 per cent discount, we offer some goods
at 20 per cent discount, we offer some goods
at 80 per cent discount, and yet these prices
are not exact cost. We have many goods
that we will make extra good value by taking
a loss ourselves now
S. dress goods only 72c, discount of 2s
per cent, sc dress goods only 4Sc discount
of SO per cent, 4oc dress goods only &c,
discount of 81 per cent.
We will willingly lose money on our stockof
cloaks, asmall loss nowis better than abig loss
next year. Dresses cut and fitted and stitch
ed free OF charge and best Innings given gratis
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mrs. n. 4. English and daughter, Miss
Maud, returned yesterday from visit of
some days among relatives at Leaven-
worth
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Last evening woman sick AID desti-
sute, arrived at the Santa Fe depot and
was granted permission 10 remain over
Night in the waiting-room. Some people
who had heard of her condition made up a
purse and brought her to the city. gave
her a supper, q bed and enough money
30 start out on her journey this morning
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Plans are being drawn by Dumont &
Hayward for residence for Mr.. +. Tilling
hast costing near s., 600
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Smithson 4 Co, successors TO the Anglo
American Loan and Investment company,
have gotten out beautiful and highly
artistic pocket tablet of three leaves. the
back containing calendar for 1SSS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

The grocery firm of kennon g. Phillips
on Oak street, yesterday sold out to ". q
Hacker, of Hacker & Jackson
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06
Nancy TO loan

In small amounts on short time on any
kind Of good security. Dean Gordon. At
torney at Law, l07, ;. Main St di2 81
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mrs Col. Hartzell for a few days has
been threatened with an attack of pneu-
monia.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06
WICHITA GUN CLUB.

Below we give the scores made at the
regular weekly shoot of the Wichita Gun
Club in Riverside Park, yesterday after
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

All parties interested IN The r.anufsc;ur-
ing interest Of Nichita and tire safe 90
Kansas, Viii and IN 0ge rz.tIoE ~ Ss8 West
Douglas avenue Z factory that VIII "a
large Interest on capital invested - i
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Yesterday afternoon runaway team on
Fast Douglas avenue made things quite
lively and interesting for both pedestrians
and drivers Near the Santa Fe crossing d
collision with an express wagon relieved
the latter OF a wheel and stopped the run
always long enough for a man to effect
their CAPTURE.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Last night quite a number of young men
attended ball given at a house on the
West Side.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

The Santa Fe railroad have put in a
side-track ar Rose Hill quarry, eighteen
miles from this city. and are making
preparation for moving stone Il is
claimed that near the quarry is also 10 be
found an excellent quality of clay for the
manufacture of terra Gotta ware.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Stewart concert at Central Presbyterian
church tomorrow Sht.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

w c. Utz Esq, formerly with Dale &
Reed has located over katz's store
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

1t was said to be a London day gone
wrong yesterday. The dense fog from
early morning stayed with the city all
day and near dark a misty rain com
lnenced to fall but it was not a success.
The cold wave from the north soon changed
it to ice and the old weather profits com
menced to talk about billiards. and the
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Dumont & Hayward are drawing plans
for large hotel at Gueda Springs.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Ed Fahey, the young man who was
quite seriously injured by being thrown
from a sulky at the santa Fe crossing. Will,
Ii is thought, recover from the effects of
the accident. DR.. Allen, the attending
physician, says his skull is not fractured.
As was at first reported.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06
MrsEIaf.

The dissgTeeable weather does NOT SEEM
70 affect the attendance ~ the uatinees
and tne hard times seem for little 10 BE-
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

The county commissioners at their meet
ing Yesterday spent the time IN allowing
bills and abating taxes. Many are they
who come in and claim they are not as
rich as they were when the assessor took
his notes, or as rich as reported by that
official. Some times the commissioners
agree with the kicker and some times they
don't 1t seems to be a bad case of perhaps.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

The faculties of Wichita should take
great pains to preserve the Eagles obitu-
airy notice Of DR. Burleigh. 1t will be an
interesting document TO future genera
lions aside from its contribution to the
history OF the southwest. Its inspiring
rhetoric and well rounded sentences, its
climaXes and anti-climaXes may be used
hereafter as model in the colleges Of the
Athens of the West.-BeacOn,
Our sketch was no obituary, nor yet a
memoriam, in any sense, We simply at
tempted portrayal of an unique and I'M
conventional character whose eccentrici-
ties had proved a pleasant study. The
truth is we but touched upon the subject.
He was man in million sui-generius-
and we could fill book with what we
know of his quaint, outre and aberrant do
ings and sayings
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06
SENSATIONAL RUMORS
Concerning Puported Rumors Of Suffering Il
Southern and Western Kansas Au:ho
itatively Denied.

The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted at the meeting of the
board of trade directory yesterday after
noon, and sent to the Associated Press last
night:
''The Wichita, Kansas, board OF trade
desires to make the following announce
ment to the public: 4
eve have heard with much solicitude
the numerous reports of suffering from
cold and starvation in some of the counties
OF southwestern Kansas, and have lnstI-
tuted searching inquiries in regard to the
truthfulness of such reports. From sources
that are absolutely reliable we find that
such reports are entirely false. We are
unable to learn of any person who has been
frozen to death or died of starvation dur
ing the cold weather in Kansas nor have
any buildings been used for fuel to protect
freezing families, as reports have stated.
These reports that have been circulated
so extensively in the east are not only
false, but are cruel, malicious and unjust
and the author Of them deserves the con-
demnation of all friends of Kansas, and a
punishment that is not in our power TO
mete out. We desire to say to the friends
Of Kansas in the east that while we re
member with profound gratitude their
kindly sympathy, and substantial aid in
the years of our distress in the early histo-
ny of the state, yet we are now happy
to announce, that the great prosperity OF
our state resulting from its wonderful re-
sources, has placed us in a position to be
enabled to care for our very few poor and
wit bput caI liDCy for aid ont
side of our own people. And we trust the
reports referred to, will cause no further
anxiety ON the part Of our friends outside
of the state.
Wichita with its large family of -four
ishing young cities in Southwestern Kan
sas viii not allow the southwest to suffer
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

Mr.. Frank Hollinger, of TT. Smith, Ark,
who is one of the leading grocers of this
town and who has been in the city several
days attending to business matters, left
last evening after making a purchase of
10000 cigars from MIR X. G.. Nelson.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-06

42IIt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06

THE President ran down to town in
Virginia Wednesday to attend the COM
mencement of some college. Of course
he was called upon to make speech, TO
which he had to respond with the apol-
ogy that he had nothing to say. He adj
mitted that he was ashamed that such
was the case, and the people we're
ashamed also to think that their execu-
tive was man of 80 little mind and cul-
ture as to be unable to give some whole
some advice to a class of young men just
starting out upon their life's career.
But before setting down Grover did
manage to say something, which made
him more supremely ridiculous than his
first break. OF course he had to ring In
something regarding the Office which
81" hold, and it was to the effect that
though the ambition to be president is
one that is creditable to all young Amer
leans, still, after having seen nearly
four years Of it Grover hints that if he
would he could unfold tale that would
surely deplete the ranks of the presi-
dency seekers. But for fear of the effect
it might have in blasting the crop of
candidates he keeps the awful story of
his martyrdom to himself. Bah! Doesn't
Cleveland know that the American peo-
pie possess fair degree of intelligence?
Does he suppose they don't know that
he has been working day and night for
the past three years to make his renom-
nation certain?-even though he did
before he was elected say he would not
accept a reelection. Cleveland is a
stupenduous fraud and he is exposing
himself quite rapidly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06

The temperance plank adopted by
Republican convention is clear and
straightforward, plainly recommitting
the party to its well-known policy of up
holding advanced temperance sentiment.
The plank is as follows:
The first concern of all good govern
ment Is the virtue and sobriety of the
people and the purity of the home The
Republican party cordially sympatbizes
with all wise and well directed efforts
for the promotion of temperance and
morality.
The Republican party has always led
the way. 1t seizes hold of new issues
with courage. While the unthinking
fail to see that it takes time and effort TO
secure great results, yet the action of
the Republican convention his won to
the support of its ticket all citizens who
intelligently understand the temperance
issue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06

IT seems to he understood that Mr.
Blaine will make tour of the North
west in the coming campaign. The pro-
gram arranged for him is something like
this: He is expected to arrive in this
country from Europe about the last OF
July. 1t is said that excursions will be
arranged from all parts of the country to
New York. A grand fiotilla of vessels
will meet Mr.. Blaine's steamer off Sandy
Hook, and on landing large number OF
Harrison and Morton clubs will escort
him to the Fifth Avenue hotel, and
there will be a reception at the Union
League club in the evening. In that
time he will make a speech. He will
then go to Augusta, where he will re-
main two weeks, and while there he will
make the opening speech of the canvass.
After that he will visit Boston, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburg and Eastern cities,
speaking frequently. From Chicago a
tour of the Northwestern states has been
planned to Oregon, returning via Cali
fornia, Colorado, Kansas, Indiana and
Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06

TUESDAYS st. Paul Dispatch con-
tanned interviews with Gov. McGill, w.
r. Merriam and Albert Scheffer on the
tariff question and also On the Republic
can principle of high license. Merriam
and McGill both declare for high license
and they also endorse the Republican
platform as adopted by the National
convention, although Mr.. Merriam
would have been better pleased, he
says, to have seen the plank referring 10
the tariff more elastic. A close scrutiny
of this plank cannot fail to meet the ap-
probation of all true Americans-for its
provisions are American rather than
foreign. 1t contends for such revision
of the tariff laws as will tend to check
imports of such articles as are produced
by our people, the production of which
gives employment TO our labor, and re-
lease from import duties those articles
of foreign production Except luxuries)
the like of which cannot be produced at
home. fthere shall still remain lar
ger revenue than is requisite for the
wants of the government, it favors the
entire repeal of internal taxes rather
than the surrender of any part of our
protective system at the joint behests of
the whisky trust and the agents of for
eign manufacturers. To admit more
would be to break down our vast manu-
featuring and industrial interests, re-
duce American labor to level with for
eign pauper labor, and spread disaster
throughout our land-the very things the
Democratic party will do if allowed to
continue in power.
And while the Governor and Mr.. Mer-
Ram accept the Republican platform,
Mr.. Scheffer gives it out that he stands
con another PLATFORM" demanding
radical reduction of the tariff" but fail
ing to indicate what he means by the
word radical. 1t would seem that
Scheffer has concluded to set up little
marty of his own and run it on the zone
man. principle. 1t is well-known,
also, that he is low license man, but
despite his unrepublican position he has
the unblushing impudence to ask the
Republican nomination for governor.
The mere fact that his name should re-
ceIve possible consideration at the
hands of even an inconsiderable number
of Republicans is not creditable to their
Judgment. No one will presume to as
sail Mr.. Scheffer's private character. for
he is clean, shrewd business man.
But the Republicans will not select him
to head their state ticket. They will
choose a man who fs right on all the
great questions of the dav, and whose
RepublicanIsm is not tinctured with free
trade or Mugwumpery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06


THE Republicans of the Third District
neatly rid themselves Of what promised
to be an uggly factional war by nominat-
ing gentleman entirely free from any
participation in the political squalls
which led to the election of Democrat
two years ago and bid fair to have the
same result this fall. Capt. Reed and
Mr.. Strait were laid aside by the con-
vention and the honor bestowed upon
Darwin S. Hall, of Renville. Mr.. Hall
is an active young Republican and has
served in several public positions with
credit and satisfaction. The nomIna-
ton is one around which all the warning
factions ought to rally and with united
work there should be no difficulty in
electing Mr.. Hall to the place now &C.
cupied by Judge Macdonald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06

w. r. MERRIAM is content to stand
upon the Republican platform. His
record in favor of high license is accept
able, and he accepts the Republican
National tariff plank as expressing that
which in the opinion of the party is best
for the interests of the entire country.
He thinks that what is for the National
good is for Minnesota's good. While
having an opinion that the tariff plank
should have been more elastic he does
not set up his opinion against that of the
majority of the party, and he is not
making his canvass upon another plat
FORM" Mr.. Merriam's sentiments are
those held by the true Republicans of
the state, and he should be their choice
for governor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06
WHAT MR.. LIND IS DOING FoRus.

Upon the 9th of June last Representa-
tive Lind introduced bill into the
House providing for the purchase of a
site and the erection thereon by the
Government of a public building for the
use of the Mankato postofice. The sum
to be expended is limited at $4,000.
Whether Mr.. Lind's comendable eff
forts in behalf of Mankato are successful
or not, he will certainly not fail to have
the appreciation of our citizens. In this
project for public building in this city
he Is supported by facts which clearly
show the necessity of the improvement
and expenditure asked for. Though
Mankato ranks not lower than fourth in
importance of the postoffices of this
State, there is probably not city of half
its size in the northwest which puts MP
with as poor postoffice facilities.
Until year ago the postoffice occu-
pied a building which was erected fifteen
years ago to accommodate the needs of
a city with scarcely 5000 inhabitants.
With the large increase of population
there came no improvement, and when
a change was made year ago, the office
went into a room manifestly unfit for
postoffice uses, and which, considering
the additional room demanded by the
Inauguration of the free delivery sys-
tenn, was in no wise an Improvement
upon the old state of affairs.
Mankato is now city of l., 900 people,
and her postoffice is one of the most inn
portant in the state in point of the
amount of mail handled and business
transacted. The Office is the distribut-
ing point for the registry business of q
large portion of Southern Minnesota
and Dakota, and the depository for a
large number of money order offices.
Both of these branches of business are
largely increasing with the development
of this fourishing section. Sixteen or
eighteen railway mails are handled
each day, besides a number of star
routes. Much of the fault which has
been found with the management of the
Office has been of matters which the
cramped quarters occupied made 1t inn
possible to remedy. What the city needs
is a public building such as Mr.. Lind's
bill proposes, one that shall be centrally
located and designed especially for ac-
commodating the business of the office,
and provided with those modern con-
veniences which the increasing import
ance of our city makes imperative.
The passage of Mr.. Lind's bill IS very
important to Mankato's interests and
our citizens will do well to lend him all
the influence and assistance possible.
It is likely that at its next meeting the
Board of Trade will take some action IN
favor of the matter and furnish Mr..
Lind with statistics and such other aids
as are possible in the premises.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-06

GENERAL HARRISON has grandfather
of whom he or any one else might well
be proud. But whatever of distinction or
honor General Harrison has gained he
has worthily earned by his own efforts,
and the most contemplate of all slurs is
that which some Democrats are casting
in the claim that he is running for Pres
ident upon the record of his grandfather.
The events of the next few months will
be sure to show the illusion of this
clam, however, and the opposition will
be content to parry the blows of General
Harrison himself without talking about
his grandfather.