Wichita eagle., 1888-01-13
A ROUNDUP.

A gentleman from Fort Scott was heard
talking yesterday concerning the action OF
the board of health of his town, and it was
a little amusing to hear his explanation of
the affair. Il suppose you know" he said,
that Francis Herman, the man who is
well known in Wichita, chances to be the
president of the board of health of our
city. Well, you probably know that he
has tried to work many schemes on your
people here, but has as rule failed. His
last effort was to take the city in for two
or three hundred thousand dollars on new
water works Well, Ben Aldrich and Joe
Allen knocked his scheme higher
than stiff hat and he concluded that
he could do nothing more in Wichita and
he has been ever lastingly mad at your
council and city in general l have heard
him speak in terms of your citizens which
if 1t was known to them, they would use
him more roughly than that old farmer
did in our town few weeks ago.
Now | want to say to yOu that the
strange and silly action of the board of
health Of our town is due entirely to
Tiernan himself, who imagines ne can bust
the town by doing SO. l for one and l
feel ashamed of the action of the board of
health and ashamed of the man who is
using our town to serve petty spite You
people here must not think that our people
are to be judged from his actions, and l
know you won't, for you know Herman
and you know there are few men in the
world who are any ways like him.
Il think the board of health will become
ashamed of itself in few days and crawl
into its hole, but you bet the others will
be out of sight before Tiernan breaks away
to hide"
Some of those hearing the talk are per-
sonally acquainted with Herman and Were
considerably amused at the statements,
and seemed to think that the gentleman in
many instances called the turn.
do you think Herman would allow
Wichita man to stop in his town without
being fined.' was asked.
well, if he could gobbie the money
himself | am quite sure he would not,
and in fact I doubt very much
if you would be allowed to run free there
anyhow if he knew you were thus. He
has it in for you on general principles, but
feel quite sure that there are hundreds in
my town who would protect you against
Iiernan If you were to go there. | was
amused at some of the railroad people
coming over. They feel Disguised at the
town, of course, for the great blow busts
travel when there is no cause for it in the
world but the result of piece of under
handed work"
The little gathering finally broke up in
nf To- tha rid lilo, IL nf
the whole scheme, and did not in the least
doubt the gentleman's explanation of the
matter
Conductor HAYDEN was seen last night
and he gave a bit of interesting
news embracing his experience at Fort
Scott, which is the end of his run east. He
left the town yesterday, having stayed over
night but had not been arrested Herman
had given special orders not to have him
despite the fact he came direct
from Wichita. He gave statement of
facts and the ties around were not disposed
to believe him. They Were all bound to
have it up in the hundreds and great suf-
fering.
\ bit of interesting news was learned
from clever clerk at one of the leading
hotels in the city. He said: That man
Forney, who is a penny scraper and squib
grinder for Topeka sheet, stopped here
and enjoyed the hospitality of the house
He was given the liberty Of our accommo-
dations and | told him the facts as well as
some Others. He did not tell me that he
was going to write up a lie, but | learn
that he told another man in town that he
was going to start a sensation. Well, |
guess he tried"