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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
J. F. steck Tells what He Knows About
Bank. in Okla no nla and Michigan.

There are few things about banks
that | can not understand" said J. F.
Steck yesterday in conversation with
some friends in the United States court
room.
1T always seemed to me that the
American people never make any in
quiries about a bank. \ man may
live in q town where the people viii
not trust him for any considerable
amount of money, but if that same man
gets room and puts in big letters on
the windows or over the door, Bank
people will file in and deposit the last
cent they have on earth with him for
safe keeping.
Il saw man erect tent in Guthrie
and write the word bank across the
front before the town had been settled
three hours. and a whole lot of people
deposited money with him. | never
learned the result. but ] never heard
of the bank busting, and l guess 1t was
all right
Il once knew a fellow in a little
town in Michigan that did not seem to
get along very we'll ] saw him one
day cleaning out one corner of a bust
was doing. Going to start a bank he
said. ] came pretty near dropping
dead. but he went on and opened his
bank. and in about three months he
told me his deposits were 100000.
''Well, that man was honest. and
while he had never before been able to
make any money, he made a success of
banking. He got killed several years
after that. but the depositors got every
cent of their money, and the bank had
money left"
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said: THAT is 50, / declare / must at
tend 20 that" and Immediately changed
the subject to something more agreea-
bile to his nature than finances. The
fact is Judge Reed has not a mercendry
nature and were il not for the fact that
he can buy books and iterture with
money, he would hardly know what
to do with il. He only knows its value
except that il requires so much of it TO
buy BlackStOne'S comm entaries, Shak-
espeare's plays. Carlysles philosophy,
or Homer's poetry. He knows they are
very valuable books and measures mon
ey by their standard. He is a man Of
large learning and "A penetrating mind
and yet there is not a clerk in the town
that couldn't beat him out of s. in the
price of pair OF trousers IL he felt so
disposed. Judge Reed is not the only
Kansan that has a bright mind for ev-
erything but personal finances. In fact
there are severi of them. It is only a
few days ago that one Of the most in
tellectual men in the state found that
he could buy pair of pants for five
dollars and even then there is a sus
picion among his friends that he paid
s. too much for them. Several good
stories are told about the aptness OF
Noble Prentiss in personal financial af-
fairs. No one doubts that he has fine
intellect and vet he plods away from
out a penny in his pocket. Al one time
he worked as an editorial writer on the
Atchison Champion, at a good salary.
John Martin said 10 him one day: NO
BILE. why don't you save up some mon
ey?"
Il would If / knew how" was his re-
ply
Governor Martin then proceeded %
instruct him, by advising him 70 put
his avings in the hank. which he did.
After awhile he had a bank account Of
500. one day he became hard pressed
for money. He met Governor Martin
and told him his condition He said he
needed some money badly and would
ike 10 have some. Haven't you got
any in the hank" said Martin. Noble
had really forgotten all abou; his hank
account. In a few minutes he sought
Governor Martin again With A troubled
look on his face and desired % know
how he could get some OF the money he
had in the bank out. He had never
written 3 check and had 20 be instruct
ed by the governor.
Once before Judge Reds salary had
accumula ted in the state treasury and
Were Il not for the fact that the state
treasurer called his attention u s. on
the very day that l. would lapse .
would require an act 81 the Legislature
10 enable the treasurer 10 pay ii 10 him
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tETY N BRIEF.

John s. and Harvey Long Of Coffey-
vile were in the city yesterday.
Miss Olive McNaghten has gone to
Haysville to visit Miss Mae Dunkin.
DR.. S. f. Medley, United States mar
shall, is in the city attending the fed
eral court.
The ladies of the Wichita Musical
club are urged to attend the rehearsals
every morning of this week.
Died. at Alexandria, La. May %.
John Caldwell, infant son of Rev. Ly-
man F. and Gail Caldwell Jackson, age
eight months and four days.
Conductor Clarence Woodcock and
wife who reside a ~S~N-ia, returned TO
their home yesterday after a pleasant
visit with their parents in this city.
Mrs. L. NJ. Mcknight of Hunnewell
Kan, and Mrs. g. s. Klinefelter Of
Elmore. Mimi, are visiting Their mother
Mrs. Lydia Beumer, at 1913 North Estella
avenue. They are much pleased With
Wichita
The Plymouth COngrega tional church
viii give lawn social this evening at
the corner Of Second street and Law
renee. 4 splendid time is expected and
there is no doubt but what the fete
will be a social success.
Patchen Wilkes Maid. owned by Cash
Red Oak. Iowa. yesterday. In 4 track
Of over thirty entries. from California
Kentucky and several other states she
went under the wire fifth. Notwith-
standing the fact that the track was
heavy she mde the mile in 2:l5.
Professor L. II. Scott. president of
the Kansas City Conservatory OF music
and founder NJ the Interstate school Of
music left yesterday for EldoraGo where
he goes 10 meet the scholars of Mrs.
Black. Maud Filkins a scholar Of Mrs
celia Spencer Of this city was awarded
four grades or points by the professor
which entities Miss I. 10 a scholarship
in the Conservatory which she viii en-
ter this fall.
one of the best base ball games that
Wichita has seen for some time was
played on the West First street dia-
mond yesterday between the West Side
and East side teams. resulting in a
victory of l. 10 II in favor of the former
team. For the first four innings the
score was 10 n O in favor Of the East
side but in the first half Of the fifth
Taylor went into the box and David
son was put behind the hat with a re-
suit Of five ''goOSe-ecgs' on the East
Si7AF-S
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SURE INDfCArOK OF RAIN.
c. I. Ra1 line has NO Need for DR.. johnson
TO Tell Him il will Rain.

People have great many signs for
rain most of which fail in dry weat h-
er. But c. T. Ratiiff says that he has
sign that never fails.
Mr.. Ratlif lives at COS Cleveland aven
lie and ne went TO considerable expense
TO make a good cellar under his house.
Every once in awhile the water would
rise in his cellar and he procured anota-
er man 10 put on another coat OF cement
and the man guaranteed that no water
could get through that cement. But IL
did.
Mr. Ratliff FINELY noticed that the wa
ter always came in the cellar before
a rain and the amount of rain was al
ways in proportion TO the amount of
water in the cellar and 1t always rained
within forty-eight hours after the water
began 10 rise.
The water began 10 come into that
cellar this morning" said Mr.. Rathn
yesterday morning, and now you
watch and see II il does not rain When
the United States signal service predicts
rain and there is water in my cellar
ii rains and when the signal service
predicts rain and there is no water in
that cellar it don't rain
Mr.. Ratliff was telling this story in
the United States court room yesterday
during recess of the court and several
attorneys present had noticed small
streams that are fed by the springs
will rise before a rain Then the Ques-
ton arose if the conditions which pro-
duce rain are so powerful as to cause
water in the earth to come 10 the sur
face how can the rain makers with their
bucketful of chemicals bring about such
powerful conditions. That question was
not answered.
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HIS CELEBRATION WAS PREMATURE
Young Man Forc<.ziis the Fourth with Fire
Crackers sad Cause. Serious Troabl~

There was a terrible mixture OF milk
wagon buggy and the horses on North
Main street yesterday as the result OF
q runaway.
The runaway was all the result of q
com hination OF circumstances either
one OF which taken alone was harmless
but when combined they smashed a
buggy into Smitheresns. tore one wheel
from a milk Wagon. split some milk nd
scra tened and lsceFstei three horses
About seven O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing an old gsntlemag drove up IN a car
rage and hitchei MS horse IN front
o. the Fletcher building on North Main
street About the same time I'd RozeIl
drove his fine team that he just bought
II a milk wagon up 70 the Summit r=S-
tau-ant- He threw cut 4 heavy hitch
weight and snapped flae strap attached
q K in the bride biz q the near horse
and took q can of milk into the restau-
rant
The-e was nothing very rn7ortaar
T. either - these incidents i he tniri
trCt9H1t rad n0- happened. And while
Eoseil was in the Restaurant TIE niEhr
clerk OF the Occidental came along ard
he evidently ina g.nsd that !; vas tine
70 wa-u the people o. that tho-oUshts.e
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SCHOOL TEACHER IN TROUBLE.
In an Evil Moment He stole Books from
Peck School House.

Peck SchOOl House.
The case Of the state VS.. l.. J. Slater
was commenced yesterday in the dis
trict court. He is charged with burg
larry and larceny.
1t is not very often that a school
teacher falls from grace, but this is one
of the times if the charges are Suecep-
tible of proof.
The little white school house on the
prairie is the pride and joy of all Kan
sas. There is a sanctity about ii that
all should respect and especially the
school teacher.
The village of Peck has one Of these
school houses and the people were proud
of il. 1t had something that all coun-
try houses do not enjoy and that is a
library. The library in the Peck school
house was not extensive; 1t consisted
of an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
One day last winter the teacher upon
arriving at the school was Mortified TO
find that il had been burglariZed and
the library gone. The alarm was given
at once and the sturdy yeomanry of the
district swore vengeance on the thief.
The school directors held a solemn
council and the faith OF the district was
pledged to run down the burglar and
bring him to justice. Wichita was Wis
tied and the second hand book stores
searched. The Peck library was found
in the Rock Island book store and when
Mr.. McKenny, the proprietor, was in
formed that the books were stolen he
gave them up like a little man and
Joined in the pursuit Of the thief. Sus-
picion was directed against Mr.. Sla-
ter a teacher in an adjoining school dis
trict 10 that of Peck. He was arrested
and IL is said that Mr.. Mckinney tden
titled him as the man who sold him the
stolen books. His side of the case has
not been heard yet.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE EDEN MI'SFE


Wichita is going TO have an interest.
Ing exhibition called the Eden Musee,
facsimile of the Eden Musee Of Chica-
go and New York. VIII open Thursday
night at 49, North Main street. The ex-
hibitors call the attention of the people
of Wichita to this fine exhibition OF
art, and they believe the public will
appreciate their endeavors 20 present
an attraction that ladies, gentlemen
and children may find amusement OF an
interesting nature-moral. refined, in
structive, historical and scriptural.
Wherever we have appeared we have
received the endorsements of the cler-
gy and teachers of the public schools.
and, in fact, every lover OF art. The
press in all the large cities speak in
the highest terms Of the exhibition.
The price of admission is so low and
the exhibition so grand that no one
should fail to see IL. The management
has reduced the price of admission TO Is
cents so as to give every one chance
to visit an exhibition Of rare merit Re
member the place-l55 North Main.
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that the Fourth Of July was coming
on and he lighted bunch OF FIRE crack
ers and dropped them under Roselrs
horses.
The horses as if by common consent
both went up into the air and whacked
away at the milk wagon with their
heels as IL the wagon We're responsible
for the suffering and swapping noise
Then those two horses lit out at ire
mendous speed and they made a bee
line for the old gentleman's horse who
was taking a quiet doze all unaware OF
approaching danger. In a second there
after the horse and buggy were piled
in an indiscriminate wreck and the milk
wagon minus one wheel tipped over.
The night clerk ran through the restau-
rant with the police in hot pursuit but
he outrun them all and was not found
until the afternoon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
COURT CASES DISPOSED OF.
Kansas Court OF Appeals ut Fort Scott
Make Sundry Decisions

In the Kansas court of appeals,
southern department, central or Wich-
tia division, the following cases have
been disposed of. the decisions being
given al Fort Scott.
L. c. Brown, VS.. School district No.
IL, Cowley county. No. ~. Judgment be-
low affirmed, Cole, J. judges all con-
curing.
Philando Armstrong. VS.. A. b. Moore.
ct. al. No. 42-Judgment Of lower court
sustaining demurrer To plaintiffs petit
ton affirmed. Johnson. p. J. Judges
all concurTing.
Joab Bridges. rs. :. L. Sargent, No.
47-Judgmert of court below reversed
and case remanded for further pro-
ceedings.
Opinion by Dennison. JAIL judges
concurring-
State Of Kansas. ". ". J. Newbold.
No. 5o-Held that this court has no
Jurisdiction. and case returned 20 su-
preme court for trial
Opinion b. Johnson, p. J-Au judges
COncurrinC.
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COMING Local. rYtNrs.

Regular meeting Of Albert Pike lodge
No. So \. r. and 4. N, this evening.
Work IN the second degree. Visitors
welcome. y. ]. Applegate.
An interesting literary and musical
program viii be given at st. Pauls
II. +. church. corner of Lawrence and
Thirteenth. on Wednesday evening
June 26. Miss Hurst. the elocutionist.
viii furnish the literary part OF the
program.
The young people Of the Lincoln street
Presbyterian church VIII serve ice
cream and cake on the lawn in front
~ the residence Of Mr.. Gish at M
South Emporfa avenue this evening
Members and friends are cordially invi-
ted
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THEY FORGOT THEIR SALARIES.
Men Who See Something More than Money
in Office Holding.

There are at least two men in Kansas
says the Topeka Cpital occupying
official positions whose ambition cent
ers in something besides rawing their
salaries. They are Judges William
Thomson of Burlingame and c. Reed
of Wichita. They occupy the position
Of district judges and have not drawn
their money from the state for over
SIX months.
If the judges fail to draw the $3.50
to which each is entitled by June 50.
the money reverts to the general fund
of the stae treasury and it would re-
quire a special act OF the legislature
to remedy the matter.
Wishing TO aid the judges by remind
ing them of their negligence State Au-
ditor George T.. Cole yesterday adj
dressed to them a letter explaining that
the money is due and should be drawn
if they desire it. There is little doubt
that they desire it,
Judge Reeds attention was called to
the above article last night and he
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-26
SILVER COMMITTEES MEETING.

There will be a meeting of the silver
league committee on organiZa ton this
evening at $50 O'Clock at the office Of
the Wichita Steam Laundry, No. l21
West First street. Every member is
urged to be present. The following are
the names of the committee: NJ NJ
Murdoch, q. w. Sankey, A. D. Alexan-
der. G. w. Charlton. Whitney Tucker,
a. S. Parks, u. a. Garst, II. X. fuller.
J. p Jones, William Matthewson, Col.
Bird, Jesse Haymaker, Col. Hallowell,
T & Wall
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ARMY WILL BURY HER.
Sister Condet, Member of the Salvation
Army, Did Yesterday.

Sister Condet, formerly of Pittsburg,
Kan, died in this city yesterday morn
ing OF cancer.
The funeral will take place from the
First II. +. church at 10 o'clock this
morning. The funeral sermon Will be
preached by Ensign Williams of Kan
sas City.
The Salvation Army funeral differs
somewhat from the ordinary funeral
in that they do not mourn for their
dead. They regard death simply as a
promotion and the badge of remem-
brance on the death worn by the MEM
bers of the army is white instead Of
black.
The Salvation Army people have
been disappointed in not getting their
tent when it was promised. and the
Methodist donated the use Of their
church for this occasion.
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An Cnkiud ReDo1k.

Mr.. Murray Hll-Allow me- to con.
gratalate you on your marriage Youl
wife Is certainly a most charming lady.
! Mr.. Uglymug-Yes, and she Is a.
amiable a. she is lovely. And she = q
considerate. She's willing to put up
with almost anything.
Mr. Murray Hll-Yes, know that
when heard that she had married you.
Texas Siftinga
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Watts-I1l bet that II women werv
allowed the ballot we would have 90
cialism in less than ten years
Potts-That is all you know about It
With socialism there would be no bust
ness competition, and with no bushes
competition there would be no bargain
sales. So that settles your notion RICH,
from the art.-Indianapolis Journal.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Furnished by the Wichita Abstract
ana Land company
The records in the register OF deeds
office show the following transfers:
Anna N Reltz NV or II 20 70 wd..S 1000
- St2pleton lots g. o. Fannie
aven Strongs add ii ........... $50
i / linton lots IS - Cherry ST
Wabash enl add wd 90
4 l. Randall lots and ( in blk
Washington ave add SD. 500
q Stepleton 81 Sc Hydraulic ave
Strong'S add acd...... l
II Wolf ct al lots and oft of
north side Of lot in blk IL in
town of Cheney wd............. $50
n II Harris lots : Campbell ST
and lots s ; HendryN ave Glen
dale add wd aao
Amount OF mortgage released. -. $50
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MADE A GOOD RECORD.
Wichita Horse Does Well at che Red Oak
Race

The following telegram was received :
Red Oak. Ia. June 25.-Cash Eender-
son. Wichita kan.-LsGy Wilton won
Patchen Wilkes Maid fifth: Rizpa. who
won first aI Dubuque and Des Moines
sixth: Nsttie Cobc. dis: best time
2-l5; track very heavy. W. \. KING.
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Gus De SMITH saw you with .
young lady in the theater last night. In
she your sister?
Hostetter McGinnis-Not yet, but I
reckon that's what she WI say when
ask her to marry me-Texas SiftingA
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and whenever a priest belonging to the
order dies if it is possible TO do so, ne IS
| taken back TO Cincinnati and buried
| in their family burying grounds. Mem
| bers of that order are nearly all buried
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poker. Isa't Is dreadful said a Harlem
woman 70 her husband 1t isn't half as
bad as marrying Il man who th,aks he can
play poker but c4a't = was the reply.-Tsxas
SIft;ngs.
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M>1a1hRNeo1do1bo1a,

Scarcely fourteen days since people paid 1alc 15c
and Zoe for woven Granada Batiste Today we have
new invoice of them dainty patterns the pick of the
looms and for the day only the price will be yard
No less than ten yards to customer. They can be
seen in north window.
Our south window sale is silk finished Japonettes-
the 25c kind-10 yards to customer at 10c a yard.
Neither of these two bargains can be had tomorrow
at the price Better buy today
We have only 30 dark color Wrappers They cost
usually about $50 each but today the price is SOC each
You'd like them for morning
We have decided to close our stock of Duck Suits
There % of them thought they'd sell at So each
ast enough. Seems they don't down the price goes
70 $3.50. We loose little but can't be helped. Get
them today, sure. They are in dark colors.
Cedar trays. made to hold knives and forks. Many
ladies bought them at old price of 25c EACH but
to stay here long; if price don't sell em, make
one that does.
49,. 01c a. 3d.
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HOUSES AND LANDS
For Sale for Cash.
on. safe or Time.
For sale OSI IHsfNiINaeJf Plan

To trade for stocks OF merchandise or
anything else that can he converted
into money. Western land clear OF in.
cumbrance TO trade for city property.
Now is the time to get a home. AL
farm products are advancing in value
Real estate will have its turn next and
when il is too late you will be telling
what you could have done IL you had
only had the nerve
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS.
Ten room house on College Hill, ft-
ted with all modern improvements
splendid out buildings. plenty OF fruit.
ornamental trees and shrubs. cost 10
build 81. 900. VIII lease 10 good tenant
for three years
Brick house, four rooms-sl5o.
Good six room house, well located
$500.
Two houses, four rooms each, good
repair on North Topeka, well located,
each-s5eo.
Good four room house on y. Fourth
s.00.
House. three rooms. IN good repair,
newly painted, shade trees. 80 feet front
in West Wichita. convenient TO bust
ness-s250
House, four rooms. good repair. new
" painted inside and out. new kitchen.
so feet front. wen located on the West
Side. with southeast exposure-t3no.
Livery barn. store buildings. build
ings suitable for manufacturing puT-
poses and numerous dwellings located
IN all parts Of the city. for rent Or sale.
Call on me in the Kansas National
hank room. corner Main and Douglas
C. L. DAVIDSON.