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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-25

have been made in the engine room as in
the mill department, storage and elevator
department, and the reason for so few
changes in the one department is found in
the fact that improvements in that line
have not been so rapid and hence not SO
much to be gained in changes. AT first an
eighty horse power Buckeye engine sup
piled by single boiler was relied upon
In '76 this was changed by putting in two
boilers with condenser to enable the use of
pure water for the boilers to overcome a
difficulty originating with the water. Two
years later the engine was changed for a
new Harris-Corliss engine of 120 horse
power
The mill building as seen today is three
stories with basement and attic, built of
stone with frontage of forty-fve feet on
Douglas and 125 feet on Fifth ave
nue.. Flour ware house on the
last sixty-dve feet long with railroad
tracks at the side making clever shipping
facilities. Wheat and flour warehouse on
the yard 24x60 feet The new elevator
42x42 feet and thirty-five feet high 1t is
divided into six bins and well ventilated
a bridge from the top to the main building
supports the conveyor which brings the
wheat from the car and is taken from the
bottom of the building by means of con-
veyor to any point in the mill building de-
sired. The basement of the main building
is used for shafting and driving gear for
the machinery throughout the whole
plant. The first floor is occupied by the
rolls, flour and bran packers and wheat
separaters. The second and third floors
used by boiling chests, centrifugals, puri
fyers while the attic accommodates the
shafting and elevator heads.
The mill has -four making capacity of
three hundred and fifty barrels per day.
storage capacity for one hundred thousand |
bushels of wheat and forty car loads of |
flour. Sixteen men are given employment. |
Mr. G. Ebersole is head miller; f. c. |
Smith, engineer; city business in charge
Mr. A. H. Imboden and Mr. p w. Wolfe. |
the regular travelling man. The company |
sends -four through Kansas out in Color |
ado, down into Texas and Arkansas The |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-25
THE MERCHANTS MERCANTILE AGENCY.

Last evening the Wichita branch of the
Merchants Mercantile agency, of Chicago,
met at board of trade rooms for the pur-
pose of raising a list of delinquent debtors
received from the Chicago Office, and after
presentation of the views of the members, a
motion was carried that the delinquent list
be read by Secretary Dorsey. The abstract
of delinquents is now in the hands of j. 7.
Dorsey, secretary, and all members who
have not inspected it should at once call
at Mr.. Dorsey's place of business and re-
wise the same, so that no errors may APP
pear when it is published and distributed
to the merchants of Wichita.
The agency is an incorporated institu-
ton, duly authorized to do business
throughout the United States This sys
tenn wherever it has been put into opera
ton, is reported TO have been found to be
full of benefit to everybody except TO the
thoroughly dishonest mantle so-called
dead beat, ~ who has made up mis- mind to
live on other people. 1t assists the bust
ness man by enabling him to select the
honest, paying customer and reject the
purchaser who buys without means or in
tention to pay; it enables the honest buy
not obliged to increase profits to balance
bad debts; it enables business men to
avoid losses and delays in collections TO
pay their own bills promptly, and thereby
purchase in better terms and stand in bet
ter credit. 1t enables credit system TO
exist for the benefit of all honest persons
and eliminates the probability Of loss; it
stops the great commercial leak that IS
the cause of 80 per cent of failures, and
while it absolutely reduces the transac-
tions of men TO the principles of everlast-
ing right 1t forces the class of robbers
who prey upon the good nature of credit
giving merchants into ways of honest
living and honest doing This system
marks new era in the history of credit;
il means that the honest man shall not be
pulled down 10 the level of the dishonest
vandal; that concerted action must drive
out the dead beat altogether; that thou
sands of merchants will be saved from
financial ruin, and the people from paying
high tax for getting goods on credit.
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PERSONALS.

c. f. White, of Topeka, is at the Occi-
dental
Mr. F. s. Beck, of New York, was at the
Carey last night.
Mr. William O'Brien, of Kansas City, is
at the Manhattan.
Mr. w. II. Howard, of Kansas City, is
at the Carey today,
VIM Banford, of Garden City, is stop
ping at the Occidental.
Mr. :. l.. Allen, of Medicine Lodge, was
at the Manhattan last night.
James Speer, of Anthony, spent yester-
day in the city calling on friends.
Mr. J. T. Hessel of the .Tewett stock
farm, was in the city last night.
Mrs w. d. Murdoch and family returned
from visit to Illinois yesterday
Mr.. L. s. Elden, of Carrollton, Ill, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Hays.
Hon. Chester l. Long, of Medicine Lodge,
was in the city last night, registered at the
Carey
Miss Edith Patten, one of Wichita's
bellies, has gone to Guthrie on a several
weeks visit.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Smithson left last
evening for Chicago, TO be absent some
weeks visiting relatives.
Mr., II. A. Wilson. of Dubuque, Ia, will
he in the city for several days, and is reg
istered at the Manhattan.
r. NJ. Peck, superintendent of bridges
and buildings of the Missouri Pacific,
spent yesterday in the city.
Attorneys Sluss and Bentley leave for
Topeka today in the hope of being able TO
compromise some legal questions They
will be absent for several days.
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SEND IN YOUR NAME.

As the time for taking census will soon
have expired, which will be on the 30th, ii
is good deal of Importance that none
should be missed If the enumerator has
failed TO see you, or if the reader of this
item residing in the city knows of anyone
who has not been enumerated, it will be a
great favor to the census takers if you will
make IL known in some way. either by
telephoning to this office, giving the
name and place, or TO any one of the
enumerators, or telephone TO the secretary
Of the board of trade All of the cities of
the country are using every effort possible
TO make thier census returns
large, number of them already getting
ready to crow over results Wichita only
wants fair count, which is simply TO get
every person, or human being living or
having home on the townsite, temporary
absence included. 1t is something that
every property holder in the city is inter
ested in, and if each one of them would
make themselves a committee of one and
make it a point to ask their neighbors and
friends during the next three or four days,
and where ever one is found to be missed
report it, hundreds of names no doubt
will be secured.
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THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
A Collection of Fugitive Facts and Out
of the Ordinary Information.

A Collection of Fugitive Facts and Out
Of the Ordinary Information
The potency of lunar influence in worldly
matters was at one time almost universally
acknowledged, and even now many Of the
errors and superstitiops connected with
the moon still hold their ground among
rustic populations. Among popular su-
perstitions is the belief that the rays OF
the moon, falling upon sleeping person,
cause his face 70 become distorted, and, a.
some aver, even deprive him OF his senses
in fact, lunatics were 90 named from
their supposed susceptibility 20 lunar In
huence, and "moonstruck" is q common
term for state Of mental alteration Dor
deriDg ou imbecility
The phases Of the moon are supposed TO
exert a marked influence over the growth
Of mushrooms, and formerly, Ia order that
their flesh might not waste In the cooking,
the best time for Killing pigs was con
sidered 70 he when the moon was On the
increase or near the full One sometimes
meets with the superstition that when the
moon comes IN and goes out on Sunday
seed planted during that month will not
grow. Hair, II IS aid. should be cut ~
the new moon, otherwise II is liable TO fall
OF. Germs. on the other hand, should DO
cut during the waning Of the moon in
order that they may gradually diminish
and ultimately disappear English country
folk bow or curtsey % the new moon, and
By some It il also supposed that a wish
made at such tine will he grstifed Il
is held, too, that the nonsy IN ones pocket
should be turned for luck. To see the new
moon through glass, however, ia eonsids-ed
uniucky. When the NOON is On It's back,
that Il 70 say with the Loras Of The erescsnt
pointing upward. it IS thought by some 70
indicate frost- Sharp horns Of the new
moon are supposed 20 pTesaye wind, and
when the outline # the entire plEoet can
oe traced it was, u Scotland. looked upon
as sign OF bad weather.
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MORNING MUSICALE

The morning musicale was an in
noyation and to Mrs g. c. Martin is due
the credit of introducing it in Wichita.
The affair was given in honor of Miss
Brown, her friend, of Milwaukee The
program consisted of several selections on
the piano and banjo, by Miss Brown, with
vocal selections by Miss Jocelyn. Miss
Brown is an artist of great ability. Her
technique is fine and her playing through
out gives evidence of careful study coupled
with fine musical talent. She has a vigor-
Gus style and broad musical conception.
The audience showed their appreciation OF
her artistic powers by frequent. applause.
Miss Hamblin, Wichita's favorite vocal
ist. delighted the guests with her beauti-
full and rich voice. Her Interpretation is
exquisite and phrasing perfect. However,
she is too well known in our midst TO need
any comment.
Miss Jocelyn is pupil of Miss Hamb-
lin and reflects great credit on her teach
er. She has full meZZo-sOprano voice of
great range. While her lower and middle
tones are round and full, her upper notes
are clear as lark's
After the entertainment delicate refresh
ments were served.
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Mn.ISmA/
VrNdzW aAN6<
123 to 127 n. Main Street.

Dry goods slaughter this week.
1.25 colored faille silks Soc;
LOO figured China silks SOC, 30
cent China silks SIC; 50 cent
Surah silks SIC; LOO debages,
popular shades soc; 90 cent de
bages at 25c.
Black silk in all the new and
popular weaveS cut during this
slaughter sale.
% cent debages at u Lee;
rs cent mohairS at soc: 90 cent
mohairs at SIC; go cent plaid
mohairs 3Sc; 20 cent nuns veil
ing y 1-2c; Is cent debages at
7 1-2c.
We want You to see the bar
gains we are offering this week.
MUNSoN s MCNAMARA
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territory which can be supplied in the line

territory which can be supplied in the line
is covered and the present year of the bust
ness ending with this month shows more
car loads sent out than in any previous
year.
There have been many changes in the
business since IA. AT that time no rail
roads branching out from the city and in
Is Wichita lead any point in the country
i'll the way of trade nearly three million
bushels having been handled During
that year those interested in the mills
shipped over 800 car loads of wheat to east
ern points, nearly one-fourth of it going
to New York City. One may gain some
idea of the immense wagon business"
done at that time when it is recalled that
wheat was hauled here in wagons from
kiowa county and fifty miles from the
west. The building of railroads causing
stations to built up, the farmers would
deliver wheat at the stations and in this
way the cars relieved wagons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-25

He had been stroGk by Lightning. A
they picked him Up. ssuz-r-d aad hruissd,
lie slugfysspepsa his0yns ard said:
"Dnsnsa ef 'txszaS hadF'
Yes, isEnnGsAAsvsAhneMA arTfhle.r
But 'tsin't 80 bad ~ fSznDugkt ~. !" he
centinued
'No yea might have guDllned 4"
That amt wet l uRAns. In dnra
thankful % thu. % courze but Hm giAA
its happened Wills I'm yOung, EOS I'm al
right fer Their rest % rae ltfs. whiis yDu fell
lsrs srs d sks ter git EzBck down snz tirss.
Lighgnin', Ser kz1w. nevsx ssnlkss twfoe
IN tia same pslSss. ~ iike thar tss.szlss--
get &c onos an yer AL riZht."-IAwrunas
American.
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A. 0. U. w.
Biennial Sessions in Pe1EsylvAnia-Gen-
eral News of the order.

Biennial Sessions in PenrsyIvania-Gen-
erzl News of the order.
The grand ledge Of Pen nsylvania has de-
cided 70 try the plan Of holding biennial
sessions.
The total number Of lodges In Illinois is
DEB. OF these 100 are in Cook county and
81 in Chicago.
Up to April q Massachusetts, had con
tributed $50 IS 70 the relief Of the Dakota
brethren. an amount surpassed oaly by
Michigan
4 study Of ore Of the supreme recorders
summaries is very interesting II shows
that IN the month Of March s,ss9 were ad
mitted 2,4i9 were rsinstated, Q, Isl mem
bers were suspended ana 1Sl members died.
making net gain CT 2 1S fer ths year.
The grand lodge Of Michigan Is getting
TO be quite iz-ge body. Including the
ofacers and csnnittsenen. there were
nearly I75 members IN attenSanes a. the
recent session Ia East Saginaw.
California has three assessments for
May.
There were 4a5 Beneficiary certificates -
sued il April.
At the grand Lodge for the swe DAkotas
the report Of Grand ReceiTeF Y c. Sessions
showed the total receipts from Aug. q.
lss9. ia April Is, $3.50. - bsvs been as fol
lows: General fund. Ss.91s-52. benefit fund.
81, SIS 50. reaef fund, E2lz -. total -
ceiptS, $l5aeI92 TIE total 6isbEEsensEi
from the three funds Ezu2ed was al
slg. %, ls&v.ng = balance IN tRs treasury q
H.I7Lt6 TIE amount coiisrsed and ez-
pepdel for seed What for dlstvs button
Auo-z needy farmers belonging % tie or
der Szz SS.Z7L
An 40 U u temple IS being erected
a. Grsad Island. Nes-. waeEs tI.e Lodges Of
thk: zsy VIII !oIo n zaeez22E-
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A COOL RECEPTION.

Arrangements have been perfected for
cooling the opera house on the occasion Of
the Talmage lecture, so that those In the
audience who may be inclined TO perspire
over their Big Blunders" viii be enabled
70 maintain their equilibrium. Huge
cakes of Crystal ice viii be placed in differ
ent parts of the building and air coming
from the registers will be agreeably tenn
pered- a packed house and an enthusi-
astic audience will preclude the thought
on the part of DR.. Talmage that the above
arrangement Is intended as cool reOep-
ton
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FALsE FIRE ALARMs.

The fire department has been put 70 con
siderable trouble and expense OF late by
false alarms of fire. The corner OF Cen
trail and Topeka and Washington and
Douglas seem TO be favorite places 10 turn
in the alarms. Chief Walden has been in
vestigating the matter in quiet way and
has discovered that crowd Of young boys
have a key which they use whenever they
want a little fun. He does not propose To
take the key away from them but viii
have them arrested and prosecuted if they
make an improper use OF it again.
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now scHRUz,s nFATH OCCURRED.

There seems to be many conflicting re-
ports regarding the accident that resulted
in the death of Victor SchruZ. The facts
OF the case as given by an eye witness of
the whole affair are simply this. The de
ceased was driving a small pony in small
wagon in which was a can of milk. He
was going east on Oak street and when
within about fifty feet of Topeka avenue
the single tree came loose and dropped
down against the animals heels which
caused him to run. Schruz held on TO the
lines with one hand and the milk can with
the other hand, following whoa at the top
of his voice The horse ran close along be
side the parking in the ditch, which was
so rough that the can of milk fell out. AS
soon as the milk can went the deceased
sprang TO his feet and jumped from the
wagon with his face towards the rear end
of the wagon, lighting on the back of his
head and shoulders. There was no electric
street car in sight at the time. This is GER
tainly one time the electric street car had
nothing to do whatever with the accident.
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NO MORE MULES FOR MAIN STREET.

The Electric Railway company will COM
mence today giving Paramount service
from the corner of Main and First streets
and will transfer passengers at Water and
Tenth with no walk of a block or two,
which has been unavoidable on the part of
the company within the last few days.
The mule car service will stop on Main to-
day and track work rushed with an in
creased force of hands. Superintendent
Fitch hopes to be able to have cars running
on Main within one week. The work is
being rushed by the company in everypart
of the city While the leading streets are
badly torn up, all seem to recognize that
such a state of affairs can not be prevented
and that the company is rushing the work
as rapidly as possible
The company is making some Roadway
placing temporary power plant in the pillow
factory. 1t is believed that within ten
days the Riverside station will be relieved.
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For the Eagle.

Tn commander OF q boat today:
Today am commander of boat.
A boat, It's catamaram;
A catamaraIn. the fastest thing ahoat,
Ahoat on sea or Land,
Land OF which Columbus wrote.
Commander of boat am II
AMI! Wei. should smile;
Smile while my friends sigh;
Sigh:-flfty-one knots an hour
! mile faster than the eye,
The eye or kodac can compete.
So sailed the cataInara,n down the bay,
The bay where the friGates tolled.
TOlled seven bells that day;
That day-when the hollow hold,
Hold that revealed 30 my disnay.
Dismay. A surprise! That was sold,
Thus / sailed mid waters blue;
Blue and deep. cut by the catamaram.
Catamaram that in silence flew.
Flew only as the steady hand
Hand which Is tried and true.
True TO guide fifty-one knots to land
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able improvements have been made and
today the plant represents not less than
one hundred thousand dollars and the
company does business reaching out
many hundred miles from Wichita, and
IN no small degree creates a wheat market
in Wichita
1t was early in the year IA that G. F.
Hargis, H. lmboden, W. S. Shellabarger
and W. Bowers, of Decatur, H., decided
to put in mill at Wichita, At that time
there were no board of trade committees
looking after freight rates in or out or any
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-25
MRS. w. E. REEVES DEAD.

Pa, yesterday that Mrs. Reeves died at
$3.50 yesterday afternoon. She had been
visiting her parents there for some months
and for the last ten days had been danger
Ously i'll. The funeral services will be held
on Friday and the remains laid TO rest ia
the family plot at that place,
The news of the death became generally
known last evening among the many
friends of the family, and number of
messages of coincidence were sent to Mr..
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A Curtsu. Phensnrnan.

A curious conDectiOR between oolors and
the auditory sense bss be~n acted By Or.
Albertire He bss ebzArTe4 tszt persous
suffering With eSier Hi1DdHess "a ssxtAs q
hines have = oorTespo%aing deafness 70 Ter
tSin masdezi notes Special iEstAnoss s-e
given For example. a Tsrson e: hsTing
the sensation Of red cannot distssg1Lkh the
noe sol. person bind % green osnEof
recognize re. EST can TIC Eotes Dc produced
~ a. xrtrn
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123 to 127 y. Main Street.

We are cutting off Il third to q
half from this seasons goods.
Come in and see this week.
70 cent Henriettas 54c; go
cent colored challieS 45c; 90 cent
figured challis at CSC.
35 cent French sateens 15c;
20 cent French Sateens 20ci
half wool challies u 1-2; 80 cent
piques 25c; remnants of white
goods at half.
S10to s35 fine novelty suits
will be closed out in this sale.
Loo viii do the work of 50 in
selecting from this choice lot.
All the plain black dress
goods are reduced in price to
force them out this week.
MUNSoS & MCNAMARA.
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Harry Hoar was accidentally shot by D..
Simpson, on Monday, several miles south
of the city. They We're on a hunting ex-
petition and both were mounted. As they
rode along, Simpson insisted upon loading
revolver, and. although requested by
Hoar to be careful, il was accidentally dis
charged, the ball hitting Hosr in the left
breast, just grazing the heart The sui.
ferer was taken to his home on the corner
of South Emporia and Gilbert, and DR..
Purdue was summoned. Up to the pres
ent writing the patient was too weak to
allow the physician TO probe for the ball
and his condition is critical.
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There Is Just complaint being made by
the business men on the avenue regarding
the slowness of the work of pavining and
the insolence eyinced on the part of the
under-Strappers who represent the com
pany-m there is any company,-does not
tend to allay the narrowed feelings Of those
suffering most. Action should be taken
Immediately to bring the company 10 time
The mayor stated TO the council on Mon
day evening that the company had violated
its contrct. 1t Is the opinion of great
many that there is no really valid contract
in existence; which, if true, the sooner the
fact Is ascertained the better for those in
terested This dilly dallying should be
stopped. 1t can be if the property owners
take it in hand and go at it in earnest.
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A missionary wa preaching 60 an Am=r-
lean f-SEt4er sudscasos 80. III pxsstAspal sSn-
After he had dezacss kesi Ebfnzazl xzi1Gzsx6 Iha
son m Hs-sS sEgszE TO Suzfs4. sDA had
started kila on ia ~eyED. - e~zs=1zH 20
SPEAK II the izkSzr .ocszlnass2 zsEt kkn,
AID orSsEtzz la farsszs3 al ~ bNEilhAd "a
hOsoz II f6s psdaGzFs svsurzA hs nosiesd
. e0sb0y licking hst~eeed%zs5 he dsf.r-
utzsa 70 make UzsSD4I sg7zi LooE-
ing 65rrc<lY a. ID kszssr sGss pzusksr
ss&ds III fTisse, wac T1cN ~ AaTs
dODsf n gen ha& k@dA sonr TrsyTzdnx hons
IN s7SA yslgk.S' I'd kSp Ahaa As hsy
AID rzASc1 d. ezlf, - vAs de pscuapE rs-
ply.-Oros W8<k-
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CITY MILLS.
LEADING PLANT OF THE KIND IN
THE STATE.
Daily Capacity Of Three Hundred and
Fifty Barrels of Flour--Storage Ca
pacity, 100000 Bushels of Wheat
and Forty Car Loads of Flour
The Trade in Wheat for
Sixteen Years.

ARD work and care
full business manage
ment has resulted in
making the Wichita
City Roller mills one
sof the leading bust
3ues concerns of its
fkind in the state.
Founded in IA, i'm
lorovements have al
ways been e a dily
.made in keeping with
the advance in ma
.chinery for improving
the output and cheap
Iening the cost Of pro-
,duction for the bene-
fit of the consumer.
Almost every year
since the business has
been established valu-
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DIED.

Last evening at Q O'Clock George L.
Rouse, infant son of George L. Rouse, Jr.,
died OF brain fever, having been taken
sick the same morning.
The remains will be shipped today to
Cincinnati for interment in the family
burying ground and viii be accompanied
by the parents.
The child's age was three months aud
nine days, and it is hard for the bereaved
ones TO bow to the will of an overruling
providence. The journey which was 10
have been taken so full of hope and
pleasure must now be one of mourning
and full Of tears. A ray of sunshine has
gone out of their lives and although time
viii change the overwhelming grief into
calm and sacred recollection it viii never
be forgotten. The baby's place must al
ways be a vacancy in the heart until I'VE
shall know each other in the world be
yond This is the only consolation and
hope cheers us, pointing upward.