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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
HARRY PURDY Is MISSING.
A Little Boy Who has Either Strayed or 10
Drowned.

Since 9 o'clock yesterday morning
little Harry Purdy has been missing
and his mother is almost distracted
over his absence.
He went out toplay as usual and did
not return as he usually did to get a
lunch or dinner.
This alarmed Mrs. Purdy, who told
her neighbors, and a seacrh was made
at once, the first conclusion being that
he went swimming and was drowned.
Several remote clues were found but
all of them We're fruitless.
The police Joined in the search and
up till 10 o'clock last night not a trace
of him could be found. The fearful
suspicion that he is in the river is
growing although 1t is hoped that 1t
will very soon prove groundless.
Mrs. Purdy lives near the river. cor
ner Eleventh street and Biting ave-
nue. and is the wife cf.Mr. Purdy. now
of Dallas, Tex, who was the chief clerk
of Russell Harding in this city when
he was division superintendent Of the
Missouri Pacific railway.
When last seen the boy wore gray
cap with a green celluliod bill, a red
waist black Goth pants and was bare
footed. He is s years old.
1t is hoped that every reader of the
Eagle will watch out for this boy and
if they find him to at once notify the
mother or this office. Harry is good
little boy, well raised and refined and
he will be easily recognized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
MORE ABOUT OLLIE GERMAN.
Something OF the Early History Of the
Kidnapping in Minnesota.

The New York Recorder has under
taken to find the kidnapped girl, Ollie
German, and sent a correspondent TO
Brown Valley. Mimi, to get full his
tory of the case up TO the time she was
seen in Wichita. He writes as follows:
Il have just returned from the Sis
seton Indian reservation, recently op-
ened to white settlement. where / had
an interview with Mrs. c. d. Older.
formerly Mrs. Silas German. regard
ing her kidnapped child. who was last
week seen at Wichita. Kan. The story
of the kidnapping as told by Mrs. Older
10 the Recorder correspondent is as fol-
lows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Germain, poor
people, were, in 1881, employed on a
farm near Alexandria, Mimi. They
had one child, Ollie. a bright 3-year-old
girl About this time Mrs. German
noticed that her husband had begun
TO grow cold toward her. and even
abused her AT times and suddenly. dur
ing the early part Of the summer of 1881
he left the wife and babe and disap-
peared from the community. Mrs Ger
main knew nothing OF him for a long
time thereafter. when she learned that
he had settled in Sounth Dakota.
Being left in a destitute condition,
Mrs. German took her little girl and
made her way TO the village of AleXan-
dria. where she obtained employment
in restaurant. conducted by Sir. and
Mrs. James Works.
The Workses had a short time pre-
vious 10 this lost by death little girl
baby about the age OF Ollie. the latter
resembling the dead child very much.
and they at once,proposed 10 Mrs. Ger
main 20 adopt Ollie as their own.
She refused. however. despite their
earnest appeals whereupon Mrs Works
made the remark that she tNrs- Ger
main) would some day deeply regret
her refusal Mrs. German looked up
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
THE VERY FIRST VICTIM.
Something About First Arrest Made Under
the New Admins IatiOn.

The new police board had their first
taste of the trials and responsibilities
of police control Of the city yesterday.
Along in the afternoon there was
great excitement on North Main street.
Officer Koch was waving his hands in
the air with the lines of a fractions
team in his hands, while Billy Allen, a
saloon man, was showing the crowd a
clean pair of heels while they laughed
and enjoyed the fun.
Finally Officer Koch transferred the
lines to other hands and at a 2:011s
gait took after Billy Allen about twen-
~ yards behind him.
They turned the corner of First and
Main streets with the speed of hounds
and there had an open stretch of 800
feet before them.
He'll ketch him." said one man. mo
he won't cried another while twenty
men had their purses out ready to bet
on their favorite.
Billy Alien stumbled over a clod Of
dirt and was about to fall but at the
same time Officer Kock struck his shoe
against a high nail in the sidewalk
and bursted both his Suspenders.
About the time the corner was reach
ed by Billy Allen officer Kock was
exactly fifty-five feet behind him look
ing SO intently for more high nails
that when Allen turned the corner and
went out OF SlSll InG OIuCST was SOIllC-
what bewildered.
1t was thought that Billy was to full
to turn the corner but he did ii clev-
erly and the crowd said that he was a
winner.
In 500 feet Officer Kock gained FIVE
feet on his man. This would indicate
that he could not catch up with him in
less than eleven blocks and as he was
getting short of wind already his task
seemed hopeless:
When Allen ran half way down Wa
ter street he dashed into the house of
Mrs. Clouse and shut the door behind
him.
officer Kock went to the back door
to head him off as he thought AllAh
would run that way, but he did noN.
When Allen saw the officer going to the
back door he doubled back into the
street where he found a carriage and
hopping into 1t he pulled his freight
fer the city limits.
All the trouble and excitement came
about through the fact that Allen was
retiring from business.
The previous night he started in to
dispose OF his liquors and threw his
house wide open to his friends. They
all drank until morning and Billy saw
ing out a drop or two for himself kept
under the influence all day.
The officer had been looking for him
and finally found him in a carriage
which he entered and told the driver
10 pull out for the police station. on
their way there Allen jumped out OF
the carriage and skipped the driver
having transferred the reins to officer
Kock who had to hold them while AL
len got his first start
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
TRIES THE MORPHINE ROUTE.
Nellie Rogers, q school Girl, Concludes to
Cross the River.

Nettie Rogers a Il year old girl liv-
ing over i'm the eastern part of the cry
took laudanum last night it is supposed
with suicidal intent.
Whether the young lady was seized
with the epidemic of suicide that seems
to be extant or whether she had de-
sire to explore the unknown beyond
cannot be determined.
Miss Nettie did not have perfect
knowledge of the drug and she did not
take enough to cause her death but
sufficient to make her fall into a deep
sleep from which she was aroused.
a prominent physician said last night
that this epidemic of suicide this year
had been predicted and that planetary
causes caused dependency in the minds
of people.
He said that the change OF police com
misioners in this city had created a
respondent feeling among the people
OF Wichita when under different plan
etary conditions but little attention
would be paid TO il.
This physician said the only remedy
was for people TO look on the bright
side Of things for they will soon see
the world look bright again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
TO MEET THEIR MATCH.
Wichita Blues to Accept Challenge Of the
Elk Falls Team.

The Wichita Blues and Elk Falls
teams will cross bats on the diamond
at the Fair grounds in a series of three
games Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Aug. 9. 10 and IL. Manager Burt says
he is trying 10 make the game as even
ly matched as possible but thinks he
has overmatched the home team this
time as Elk Falls has the best purely
amateur team in southern Kansas. The
home team has been strengthened by
the addition OF Woodcock. who has been
playing in the Texas lea CUE but will be
back here for Fridays game. Pap
Reynolds. one OF the old Maroon team
viii play with the Blues the balance
of the season and young Burgess OF
short stop fame has signed with the
Blues. The Blues expect a hard game
but are confident they will win At least
two out Of three OF the games The
home team is now composed 90 the
following men. Dixon. Perrin. Bales.
Clarke. Owens. Reynolds. Frslick, Hill
Taylor. Hendryx. Burgess, Woodcock
Werniche and Herberger-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
WILL KILL THAT NIaGhx.

Old Ben Summit Appears in Judge Hat
tons Court and Pays q Fine.
"Ben Summit. will fine you ten dol
lars for disturbing the peace" said
Judge Hatton yesterday. and costs
amounting in all to 5000" he added.
Ben Summit is the old soldier in
whose veins runs portion Of blood OF
the aboriginees Of this country.
He is the same old soldier whose
friends were alarmed about his disap-
pearance several months ago. There
were numerous reports about his hav-
ing been arrested and taken to Arkan-
saa, all OF which seem to have been
without foundation.
Ben Summit has just as much fight
ing blood in him now as when he met
the southern men In battle and 1t caus-
es him TO have a good deal OF trouble
with the colored population who live
near his residence 12E North Mead
avenue.
Mr.. Summit had an argument several
days ago with some colored people in
his neighborhood and he expressed his
disgust in very forcible language for
colored people who did dirty work for
poor white people. II Is claimed that he
even went so far as TO express his
doubts of the virtue OF colored women
who did such work.
Ben Summit is claimed to draw a
pension Of seventy dollars a month and
the jealous colored people are in the
habit OF insinua ting to Mrs Summit
that Ben's pension is in the neighbor-
hood of twenty cents month more
than he ought TO have, and these insin-
uations causes bad blood.
The case before Judge Hatton yes
tefday was one in which r. Jackson, a
tall negro with hair clipped close to
his scalp and wearing a dandy suit or
namented with a frey red tie had a
warrant issued for the arrest of Ben
Summit for disturbing the peace OF
Mary Moore and Emily Humphrey.
Ben pleaded guilty TO the charge and
Judge Hatton called Jackson to the
stand in order to determine the degree
Of Ben's offence and also TO enable him
10 judge about the proper amount that
he ought to be fined.
The gentleman Of the faultless attire
put IL pretty strong and that caused
the Indian blood in Ben Summit 10 boil
and run over the sides Into the IRE OK
his Indignation.
All. jedge." he'said. "thls Is matter
OF dollars and cents and I will paw"
And he walked back to the long benches
and told his wife how much IL was.
Mrs Summit gathered UP her dress
on the right side and spread II carefully
across her lap and went down Into
pocket and fished out SIS and handed
II to Ben.
He counted Il over and said Il was
short. Then Mrs. Summit turned round
and whispered something TO a young
colored ma IN the next seat and he ran
his thumb and fore finger into his vest
pocket and brought out a new ten dol
lar bill and turned II over 20 Ben Sum-
nit.
Then R4n walked M and laid down
the twenty-five dollars before Judge
Hattcn and said: Here il the money.
Now IL that Niger ever comes on my
place again I will kill him"
Judge Hatton told Ben that he was
not dangerous. but he insisted he was
and would kill Williams II he came Oh
his place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
WILL EAT KANSAS CORN
Wichita Man Ruys . Big Grove of sheep
in Old Mexico.

Ed WiFgiesworth returned from Old
Mexico yesterday where he bought a.
coo sheep which he will corn feed next
winter in and around Wichita.
Mr.. Willgssworth sent men ahead OF
him with horses. wagons and camping
outfits who will drive the sheep from
Mexico here
The drove was started for Wichita
Aug I. and viii he on the road for
about 100 days and the sheep are ex-
pectei 10 improve on the way.
He says ire sheep were boGgh. Il the
mountain districts OF Old Mexico and
most OF the time when buying sheep
he vas il a high altitude where a thick
coat was comfortable al, day.
Mr. WiggI-seorth says there will Be
lots OF stock brought into Kansas this
year 70 be fed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08

The members OF the A NJ r.. church
give a tambourine drill az Garfield hall
Thursday night. After Evangelist
Whitman Will be On hand with his sing
ers.
Albert Pike lodge No &c. A =. & A
M-AIi brethe-sn OF Albert Pike lodge
No. 50s. a r. 4 A NJ. IN the city are
hereby notified 70 assemble al the Scot
tish Rite cathedral this morning sf .
O'Clock. for the purposs q participant
ing "a the funeral over the remains Of
our departed brother. D2vis Il. Herman
George l. Pratt. W. "
Scottish Rite All members 0. the
A A Scottish Rite In the valley az
wichita are hereby notified ;hs; The
ceremonies IN memory % our departed
brother, David II Herman. - csgree.
xsIl commence promptly a. 10 0'c!ocs
this morning a. tie cathedral 4
prompt attendance viii be necessary.
az admission cannot % secured after
this hour Joan l. Powell. Secretary
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on this remark as a Jest, and gave it no

on this remark as jest, and gave ii no
further thought.
She constantly entertained fears that
Ollie's father would get the child, and
from this quarter, at least, she was ever
on her guard.
Mrs. Germans parents resided near
F>ulda, Murray county. Mimi, and she
decided to go to that place TO live Con
SeQuentiy, in the summer OF 1881 she
did so, obtaining employment in hotel
there, her parents being too poor to aid
her. But, upon the solicitation of the
Works family, and fearing that her
husbands relatives, who also resided
in Fulda, might plan TO keep the child.
she left little Ollie with Mrs. Works
at Alexandria. intending to return in a
month and get her, after having looked
over the situation at Fulda.
Soon after Mrs. German had left Al
exandria, the Works disposed Of their
restaurant, and quietly left the town,
informing nobody of their intended des-
tinatiOn. Mrs. German soon learned
OF their departure, but with her limited
means and small influence, the poor
woman was unable to obtain a single
clue that would lead 10 the discovery
OF her child. Almost frantic with grief
this unfortunate, but plucky mother.
toiled on at hard labor, and every cent
she was able to accumulate was expen-
ded in a fruitless attempt to find her
child or the heartless captors.
In the spring of 1885, Mrs. Malone, a
resident of Rockford, Wright county,
MINI, friend OF Mrs. German, was
visiting in Wichita, Kan, and while
there came upon a family who had a
young girl who resembled the long lost
Ollie Germain.
The name OF the woman who had the
girl was Tankersley. Upon being close
~ questioned, she stated that woman
named Works, while on her dying bed
year before, had confessed 10 having
Kidnapped the girl in Minnesota. She
left some property or money, and gave
this with the child to Mrs. Wolf.
Mrs. Wolf ran through the property,
and turning the child over to this Mrs
Tankersley left Wichita for parts I'M
known.
Mrs Germain, on learning these facts
from Mrs. Malone, notified the police at
Wichita. The authorities there report
ed that the woman and girl were known
but had disappeared from the city. The
girl was known in Wichita by the name
of Mabel Works.
In 1885 Mrs Germain was notified
that her husband, Silas German, had
secured a divorce in South Dakota.
where he had resided since leaving her.
He now lives on a farm near Waubnay,
Day county. South Dakota.
In 1886 Mrs. Germain was married to
her present husband, c. D. Older, and
four children have resulted from their
union. They settled on claim eight
miles southeast of this city on the Sis
seton Indian reservation, when it was
opened for settlement, three years ago.
Mrs. Older believes her former hus-
band, Silas German, had no hand in
the kidnapping Of Ollie, but attaches
the whole blame to Mrs. Wolf. Ollie,
il now living, is 16 years old.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
NOTES FROM THE INSTITUTE.
What the Fair Normaiites Did at Their
Session Yesterday.

The enrolment Is ROW 225.
The class in elocution, Instructed by
DR.. CT. W. Hoss, has thirty members
Great interest is shown in the subject.
Prof, Jones again has charge of his
part of the work
The lecture The Nile and Its People -
10 be given by Hon. Z. c. Little on Fri
day evening is for the benefit OF the
Normal teachers and the small sum.
lSc. charged other people attending il.
il simply 10 make the lecture pay for
itself
Miss Shuts gave a lesson before the
institute illustrating some primary me
thods in school work
A pair Of kid gloves. two pocket
books and a piece OF money besides nu-
merous pencils and pens are in Mr.:
MAYORS keeping for the owners 10 call
for them.
Quite number OF visiting teachers
were present
The following young ladies will as
sist Miss Shuts tomorrow: Miss Clark
Cecil Bemis. Florence Oily. Lottie
Wolf, Agnes Conway, Anna Stanton.
May Anderson. Mammie Wilson. Paul.
Trego and Somerby.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
NEW BOARD GOES IN.
Gieurence and keck Take Possession of the
Deserted Police Headqnarters.

Deserted Police Headquarters.
David Smyth, the new president of
the board Of police commissioners,
went to Missouri yesterday and Messrs
Lieurance and Keck went down to take
possession of the office to which they
had been appointed.
When notified by Governor Morrill,
that their services were no longer need
ed the members of the old board stayed
away from their office in the city build
ing.
They are all business men who can
profita bly, occupy their time attending
to their own affairs and when they
could no longer serve the people of
Wichita the city building had not at
traction for them
When the new commissioners went
to the city building scarcely any Of the
officers knew who they were, but Chief
Massey came in presently and recogniz
ed them.
Chief Massey formed their acquain-
tance two years ago when he made a
canvass for the Republican nominal
ton for sheriff and he still remembered
them.
He opened drawer of his desk and
took out a key and unlocked the door
of the commissioners room and told
them to go in.
The floor of the room is covered with
ture consists of two plush loung 5, sew
eral fine chairs, a desk and a round
table
In addition to these there is a glass
covered case which contains the tro-
phies captured from crooks. There
are pistols. revolvers, butcher knives
and dangerous looking dirk knives.
There are sand bags and brass knucks.
In fact the case contains a regular
crooks arsenal and supply store
This case was the first thing that at
tracted the attention of the new COM
missioners and they opened their eyes
wide when Chief Massey explained
some OF the swindling devices. They
had never heard of such things before
and they appeared afraid that there
might be some desperate concealed
about the building with some such de-
structive device.
Finally they recovered their COM
posture and Lieurance said they wanted
a list of all the property belonging 10
the police department.
Chief Massey told them that the FUR
niture as we'll as the building belonged
TO the city of Wichita and then he
took them out into the court room and
opened a wardrobe and showed them a
large pile Of half worn out officers hats
and these belong 10 the police DEPART
ment."
keck loOGed solemn ike a deacon
when the minister pronounces the bene
diction and Lieurance looked around
at the officers TO see if he could see any
indications of a game being put up on
them.
Judge Eatton seeing that the new
commissioners were mistrustfull as
sured them in a kindly voice that the
chief was giving them straight goods
and that everything there belonged to
the city.
Then the new commissioners ordered
Chief Massey To arrest all jointists and
men found drinking or drunk and two
off GERS marched up on West Douglas
avenue and found an old soldier trad
ing for a suit of clothes and they smell
ed whisky or some other foreign scent
on him and they run him in.
The new commissioners are going on
the brilliant idea of Don s. Colt, that
when you smell whisky on a man ii is
q cinch that the law has been violated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
TRiENSIAL CoScLAyE KNIGHTS
Templates. BOSTON. MASS.

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double daily fsss train service 20 both
cnlczgo and 50 Louis ALI from As<-
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above meeting az or fare fer ;h@
round tip. the huxl limit % BE obtained
u Oct 6 IN addition - the regular
train seryice a special carrying fae
Grand Commander AID szsS gt1 lE&sT
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through 70 Bos;ea as . sold t-<ia stop
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sixafs@~snx and vii arrive AZ Sesips
a. 500 "A. Asx. q For si~<plzS car
reservation aud further tzsorrazs&oz
csfI q. rsx North Nasa street or Doas-
las sse1se station
TACO 4 CARNEY
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-08
NEW SHOWS BOOKED
WHAT WICHITA THEATRE G0ERS
ARE PROMISED

There are Some Very Fine Attfactions
Among Them-Henderson's Extrava-
CANA Company, Corinne. Sol smith
Russell. Thomas keens and . Trtlby
Production-E- L Martling Becomes the
Resident Manager and Takes Change Of
the House-He Vas Formerly Of Atehi-
son and Lincoln-List of shows Booked
If Manager Crawford's fulfilmen;s
are as bright and cherry as his promis-
es Wichita is not going 10 struggle
through the coming theatrical season
with paucity and poverty of talent.
Some first class productions are al
ready booked. More are 10 follow.
One of the attractions already booked
is Henderson's Chicago Extravaganza
company. This is first class. II car
ries the most expensive scenery. includ-
ing the most wonderful electrical eff
ects in the country. This company car
ries eighty people and two cars Of prop
critics. Tom Keene, who has always
been a favorite here will also appear.
Another attraction will be Corinne:
another Alabama and Black Crook and
Devils Auction with new features. al
ways bring out a great crowd. A COM
pany of first class ability is also book
ed to put on Trilby. Sol Smith Rus
sell will also be here.
The attractions given below are al
booked. They are only one-third OF the
total number.
Mr.. Z. L. Martling. formerly man
ager OF Prices Opera House at Atch-
inson and also manager at one time OF
the Funk Opera House at Lincoln. Neb-
raska, viii be the resident manager at
Wichita this season.
The following is the list Of attrac-
tons booked:
Delmonico's at Six.
Matte Vickers. fair week.
Alabama, Fair week
Fatted Calf.
Cracker Jack.
Side tracked.
Karl Gardner.
The Dazzler.
James Is. Mackie.
Green Goods Man.
Henderson's Extravaganza Company.
Charles L. Davis in Alvin Joslip.
Devils Auction.
Thomas Keene.
Prodigal Father.
Tornado.
Black Crook.
Trilby.
Corinne Opera company.
Fast Mail.
A Modern Woodman.
Fields Minstrels.
81 Plunkard.
Spider and Fly company
Breezy Time.
Farmers Daughter.
Sol Smith Russell
Ward and Volks.
Limited Mail.