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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. Ed Blake Of kingman is visiting
relatives in the city.
Casper Haynes leaves today for Sedg-
wick to sing at gold medal contest.
Mrs. f. L. Heacock is lying dangerous
~ i'll at her home go North Fourth ave-
nue.
Mr. Ralph Ratdl<in of Wellington is
visiting in the city, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Chipchase
Manager Pattinger of the Craw-
ford Grand came in yesterday for a
visit with friends.
Ben Annawalt returned from Arkan-
sas yesterday and will remain at home
during the summer.
T. l.. Holland of Garden Plain has
taken a position with the Schultz Gro
Gerry company, East Douglas.
The Eagle counting room has a blank
department where any and all kinds of
blanks can be procured at prices placed
on a silver basis.
The Emo Furniture company are
showing in their Main street window
the original etching of Trilby's foot life
size. drawn by Du Moirier in Paris. 1856.
If photographs We're placed in the
kitchens Of the present they would re
peat the praises of DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder to the cooks of the
future.
4 letter was handed to Chief Massey
yesterday directed ID. Z. c. T. Burow
or city hall. Whitchaw, Cansas." The
postofiice boys figured out that it was
directed TO the Detective Bureau.
Wichita, and so it was given to Chief
Massey.
Captain Lee will preach his farewell
sermon at Salvation Army hall tonight
He and Mrs. Lee have been ordered 10
Hutchinson, and Captain and Mrs.
Gebhart of Guthrie will take their
places here. Captain and Mrs. Lee
have made many friends here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
Obituary of Mrs. Myers.

Mrs. Cordelia Myers. nee Leathus,
wife of j. Myers, was born Aug. u,
1862 at Oskaloosa, Ia. Married May
IL, 1882, at What Cheer. Ia Died in
Wichita March 3, 1895, leaving her first
born, a little daughter three days old.
Mrs. Myers came TO our city two years
ago and her happy disposition made
friends for her everywhere. and over
every path she crossed she left CLEAN
of brightness. Accomplished. pains
taking artist, she took high standing in
artistic circles, and was vice president
of the Ceramic club. She was a con-
sistent member of the Christian church
In the absence of her pastor. Rev.
Sims. Rev. Won Herlich conducted the
simple services. The floral offerings
from Rev. Won Herlich. Mr.. Dyer, Mr..
Smith, Miss Graham, Miss Grace Hill.
Miss Cleveland. Miss Kimball, MIR.
and Mrs. Caswell, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbig
and the Cermanic club were touching
tributes to her memory.
Sweet friend. farewell.
There is no death. what seems so is
transition
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
THEY CAME BACK SATISFIED.
Isaac Ault and Rufus Cone View the Gnl
States and Still Like Kansas

Isaac Ault and Rufus Cone View the Gnlf
States and still Like Kansas
Rufus Cone and Isaac Ault took a
trip through Texas and Louisiana with
q view OF finding a better place than
Wichitaand Kansas.
They had not exactly made I'D their
minds to leave Kansas but they both
admitted that they had heard so much
kicking here in Kansas that they had
about made I'D their minds that times
were better most anywhere than here.
They spied out the land all along the
coastsof Texas and a considerable dis
lance east of New Orleans and now
Rufus says that any man who would
start out TO find a better place than
Wichita needs guardian at once.
People who value the friendship of
Cone and Ault will do well never TO in
innate that these two eX-sheriffs left
Wichita TO hunt up n new location.
Several people heard Mr.. Cone say last
winter that he would have TO go some
where to make money and that none
could be made here but Rufe denys 1t
all now.
"You have doubtless often heard it
remarked that farmers in the southern
states are not mortgaged," said Rufus
Cone last night. ITO a large extent
this is true, but I just want to remark
that most of them have nothing TO NOR
tgage but their raw land
There is no comparison to be made
between the Gulf states and Kansas.
The people not only do not keep pace
with the advance of civilization but
they actually ahhor anything of the
kind. / saw people down there who
never had "a carpet on their floors or
any modern cooking utensils. They
regard such things an Innovation that
ought TO be religously avoided and they
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
JUDGE CAMPBELL AT HOME
a Years Ardnous Labors successfully Con-
cIuded a. Department Commander.

~
cIuded a. Department Commando.
Judge w. p. Campbell is at home
again for good and viii hereafter be
foud in his law Office and before the
courts. An entire year OF his practice
has been given w for cause that lies
very near his heart. for 2 work for
which he was unusually well equipped.
ad into which he put all Of his well
know energies. But ne Will resume
practice with q renewed lie and zeSt
and there Is no doubt as % his success.
The year has been a discOursging one
for every interest ana no doubt ne
found conditions disheartsninE, but
over half Of eli the days tnat went 70
make 40 tbs. YEAR he has devoted 10 the
Grand Amy cf the Republic a. an or
ganizstlOn and 20 the welfare OF its
POSTS and TIE good Of its mem Oersi7ip
That his stewardship VIII leave its i'm
press on the order TO one DOUBTS who
Knows the man. his calioeT and fore Of
caarsc;er. he Travelled and talked and
studied. and worked day and night
animated with tire soul aim of doing his
fun duty and proving acceptable 20 that
clan II OF his fellow citizens whom n
knows and loves above all others. the
men. The ratriots 20 whom w owe our
national existence.
Ills address delivered before the al
unzl ercampgnsnt last week ~ Law
renee has the likeness 81 a state fsape-
ia IL comprehensive spirit and concise
language. The obSeEy stiofss and e1-
Derierre had OF years active duty
gave hin an insight into details and ne
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05

George Sharpnack was foot-sore last
night when he tramped into Wichita,
he had walked all the way from Black
burn, Oklahoma.
George went down TO Oklahoma
when the strip was opened TO settle
ment and took a claim near Blackburn,
and like a good many others he has a
contest.
| It takes money to contest a claim
and somebody stole Georges team and
he could raise no money to contest
with He appealed to his uncle here in
Wichita for money 10 hep him out, but
Georges uncle wrote George that he had
no money. He wrote again and got no
answer. and he started out on foot and
walked all the way 10 Wichita, and
when he got here found that his uncle
| had just received letter written by
him on the 10th day Of February and
| the post marks showed that it had not
| left the Blackburn office until the 9th
| day OF the same month.
George thought there must be some
thing wrong either with himself or the
| poStoffice. But by the way this is only
one incident going to show what peo-
pie endure on the frontier 10 get a
| home.
George Sharpnack used TO live down
in Gypsum twonship, and men who
know him say that he has worked on
| the farm ever since he was years old.
He is honest, industrious and poor and
he had a Kansas experience more thrill
| ing than his Oklahoma adventures.
When Georges parents settled on
Spring Creek in 1871 he was years old.
He could bride and saddle his pony
and ride pretty much where he pleased
and one day he told his mother that he
could go over TO Derby and get letter
that she was expecting from grandma.
1t was only five miles to Derby across
the prairie and there were trails and
George said he could follow the Derby
trail
He said: ma, you go look out and
YOU will see me on the hill and in a
little while / will come sailing back"
That was about . O'Clock in the after
noon when he sailed over the hill, but
his mother shed many a tear before
little George came sailing back as he
said he would.
His father went to Derby and the peo-
pie said George had called at the post
office and started home. The whole
country was secured but nobody had
seen George coming home. All the
open wells on the trail was searched.
but no little George could be found.
Night came on and with the darkness
the wolves set up their unearthly howl.
And every time fresh sernade opened
up Georges mother would cry there
they have got my boy. My baby is
being eaten up by the wolves. a man
may feel sorry for mother when she
lays her baby in the grave, but who can
imagine the heart breaking sorrow of
the mother who looked out in the dark
ness of that night and heard the howl
ing of the wolves and knew her babe
was somewhere out there, she did not
know where.
That was Saturday night and Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock George was
brought home by a settler up in Min
neha township. He had been lost
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cessities for the good of the conlradship
not heretofore understood by him and
possibly little appreciated yet by those
who listened to his recommendations.
but coming time will show their wisdom
His advice that the old rule should be
adhered TO of the headquarters going
TO the home of the commander-elect. in
stead OF Topeka is a wise one. meaning
not only economy but one tending to
keep up the life and spirit of the or
ganiZation. The recommendation that
the sons of deceased comrades in good
standing, should be eligible to a restrict
ed membership in the order seems of I'M
questionable wisdom.
The address which is printed In PAM
phlet form covers every phase of the
work Of the order for the year and its
varied contents are interesting to others
than members of the order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05

Some of the thieves who committed
0epredations in Wichita few weeks
ago thought they were making it fine,
but they did not take into consideration
the fact that some very wide awake
officers We're on their trail.
The man who burglariZed A. F.
Romig's residence is now locked up in
Kansas City awaiting the arrival of
Chief Massey, who left last night TO
bring him back to Wichita, and Sheriff
Royse has the man who stole Mussle-
mans horse and wagon locked up in
the. Sedgwick county Jail.
On the night of Feb. II the residence
of a. F. Romig was burglarized and
some SO in money was secured. There
were three persons sleeping in the home
at the time and this fact convinced the
officers that the man who did the job
WAS an experienced hand at the bust
ness. No novice would have under
taken it.
The thief had taken only one thing
that would likely lead to detection and
that was a S.:3nta Fe time check which
Mr.. Romig I'd that day cashed for "A
man who was in the employ of the rail-
road company.
Mr.. Massey at once surmised that an
expert thief would not attempt to dis
pose of this check in Wichita. The
railroad officials were notified and ask
ed TO keep lookout for the check and
"A description of 1t was sent to officers
in all the surrounding towns and to
Kansas City.
The afficers in Kansas City were es-
pecially urged to keep a sharp lookout
as Chief Massey suspected that the
burglar had left the city on train the
morning after the robbery
Yesterday Chief Massey received a
dispatch from the chief Of police in
Kansas City saying: I'VE have your
man and the railroad check" Chief
Massey telegraphed back: Hold him,
will be there on next train with war
rant" Chief Massey left last night
and will bring the burglar back.
The account of the theft &C MuSsle-
mans horse was given in the Eagle at
the time. He had brought a neighbor
in VINO wished TO take an evening train
and his horse, which was hitched to a
road wagon was fastened to a tree at
the corner of Douglas and Emporia
avenues. In about thirty minutes after
Mr.. Musslenau returned and was sur
prised to find his horse gone. The
sheriff sent A description of the sup
posed thief to Topeka and one day last
week a vag was run in who filled the
description and Sheriff RoySe was no.
tilted. The man gave the name of f..
T. Southland. He had left the horse
and wagon at Emporia and they were
ratnrne6 RI The owner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05

have no use for the people who use such
things.
IT talked with a farmer about fifty
miles east of New Orleans. He had 4
fairly good place but there was no more
evidence of modern civilization about
the place than you would see in an In
dian camp. ] asked him who their con-
gresham from that district was aud
he did not know. He had no more idea
of the politics of the nation or his own
state than a Kansas mule has of geolo-
gy. l asked one man in the same sec
ton what the prevailing religion Of the
neighborhood was and he said he did
not know, but he was a Democrat
IF all the people in Kansas could
right now take u trip through the south
ern states they would be the best salts
fed people you ever saw when they got
back. | deny that / ever had any notion
OF leaving Kansas to locate in the south
but / will confess that l think a good
deal more of Kansas than I did before
l took that trip. We people right here
in Wichita ought to be the best salts
fled people on earth. Our town and our
people and our business intitutions are
all away up"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05

arrived at in regard to the Yaiuatlon 10
be placed upon live stock and grain
Some of the assessors said they had
been blamed for not placing a higher
value on high bred horses and they
wanted an understanding in regard TO
this matter. Mr.. Caldwell appealed TO
the assessors not to be too hard on the
owners OF fast horses. He explained
that more of this class of stock was
coming here every day and that last
trotter or runner was made by good
deal OF hard work and by placing too
high a. value on high bred horses for
taxation we would simply stop this
class of horses from coming here.
Mr. Herman Of Kechi spoke in favor
Of giving the owners of fine horses a
chance. He said he had been blamed
for the low valuation he had put upon
Ashland Wilkes bue he thought there
was sometimes fictitious prices placed
on this class of horses. Anyhow he
did not assess him at what other peo-
pie considered his worth.
The assessors generally agreed with
this idea after considera bic discussion
and finally resolution was adopted
to class these high bred horses as driv-
ing horses of roadsters, and to assess
them from $50 to $50 each.
The agreement was reached TO assess
all personal and real property at 80
per cent of its cash value. Then in or
deT" that there might he uniformity
in the assessment of the various town
ships it was agreed TO assess all horses
claSsed as follows:
Driving horses, $50 to 500.
First class farm or draft horses, $50
TO $50
Second class, $50 to $50
Third class, So to SO.
Stations and jacks, twenty times the
price OF service.
Fat steers, s12o per 100 pounds.
Fat cows so cents per 100 pounds.
First class mich cows, 81 to Si0-
Second class. 81 to Sc.
Third class, 81 to 81.
Stock cattle, three years old 81 to SO.
Two years old, So to 81.
One year old, 81 to 81.
The assessors will have to take the
census this year but County Clerk Car
vim says the state has not yet furnish
ed the necessary blanks and that on
this account the assessors Will not be
able to commence work for two or
three weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
DISCUSS THE TELEPHONE QUESTION
City Council Meets and do a Good Deal OF
Talking bat not Much Bu.iness.

The city council met last night in reg
ular session at the council chamber
Very little business was done. Petit
tons of Biliedaux for 81 900 damages
from falling on the sidewalk referred
TO Judiciary committee and city attor-
ney. Petition of ". =. Paw. petition
for $500 for damages from falling on
sidewalk also referred 10 judiciary
committee and city attorney. A petit
ton from the HACK and bus owners TO
remit taxes was referred to license
committee. There was quite an ami
mated discussion as TO granting fran
chise to local telephone company
but the matter laid over till next meet
ing. Estimate of contractors TO sink
well to prospect for coal referred 10
city engineer. Bids 10 do city scaven-
ger work was referred to Colonel Innes.
chairman of health committee Mccall
introduced a resolution to reduce sal
aries OF city officials from 20 to so per
cent. The resolution was referred 10
retrenchment committee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
HELD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
The Township Assessors Meet and Agree
Upon a Basis of Assessments.

The township assessors held their
annual meeting yesterday as required
by law 10 agree upon basis upon
which assessment of taxes VIII be made
for this year.
The assessors met in the county
clerk $ Office but they were crowded. Tor
room and adjourned 10 the large north
room in the basement OF the court
house. The assessors from the various
townships present were:
Atone. Y. Bradbury.
Attica-M. L. Henshaw.
Eagle. Beal
Erie-H. s. Mcintosh.
Garden Piain-I. Reiman.
Grand River raudeS.
Grant-Ira Jackson.
Greeley-C. Is. Pile.
Gypcum-J- J. Branson.
Illinois-ASh Prunty.
Kechi-Charies Herman
Liucoln--L. A Wilson.
AIinneha-N. :. Taylor.
Morton-Frank Walton.
NinneScah-A. Z. Chambers.
Ohio-W. MaichelIon-
Park. E. Norris
Payne@tieorge peVore.
Rockford-Ed. Braden-
Salenl-H. a. Reed
Sherman-W. Friend
Union-C. ClaSsen-
Valley Center-L. l. cross
Niola-T W. Graham.
Waco. L. Stuckey-
Wichita-J W. Skinner.
Wichita City. d. Caldwell
The meeting was organized by the
election OF T. ". Graham of Viola as
Chairman and J. l.. Caldwell OF the
city as secretary There was a good
deal Of discussion before basis was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05

ter than some of the white boys with
whom he associates but was more I'M
fortunate in getting caught.
Sam Shearls has given the police q
good deal Of trouble and Willard
Boone let him off a number OF times
but when John Davis came into the
county attorneys office and Sam was
arrested for stealing he made inquiry
and found that Samuel was in the
habit OF getting arrested about once
a month and the enormity of his Of
lenses were increasing as the time
passed.
So when young Mr.. Shearls was ar
rested for stealing County Attorney
Davis said: Sam. now | have the
cinch on you and there is no get Oft
this time and you will have to face the
music
The county attorney convinced both
Sam and his parents that the safest
way out ofthe difficulty was to just
own up. and last Saturday evening
Samuel went before Judge Reed and
pleaded guilty TO grand larceny ard
the court sentenced the young bandit
TO the reform school. Sheriff Royse
will take Samuel TO the school this
week and 1t will depend good deal on
Samuers inclination TO reform as TO
when he will get out.
County Attorney Davis says there
is no charity in allowing these GRIM
inaily inclined boys to escape justice
and a good many other boys around
town who have dime novel ideas III
their heads will go up to keep
company with Sam Shearls If they 90
not reform. unless Mr.. Davis changes
his mind in regard to his official duty.
Astronomers think the inhabitants of
Mars are attempting to communicate
w thus. The MARSHES have probab bly,
caught Whit OF biscuit made with
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder. and
are franticalIy signalling for them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
WAS a LOVE MATCH.
Romance in yyhichWichita. California and
South America Ali Figure.

Romance in yyhichWichita. California and
south America Ali Figure.
Mrs. Or. J. T. Wiley that was Mrs.
DR.. Sexton seems 10 have been married
again and the man who got her this
tine got a small fortune besides. The
Oakland. Cali. Times tells the romantic
story. Dr. Wiley, known in this state
as the ''discoverer.' went 10 Central
American on a healing expedition and
lost his own life, but left ten thousand
in bank 4 Major Frank Robinson. the
head of the Rescue Home in San Fran
CISCO lost his wife and two children last
fall The widow and widower met, fell
in love. and are now one and the two
will henceforth share the joys and sor-
rows Of the rescued at the home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
BLANKS.

Legal blanks, blank deeds, blank
mortgages, blank farm leases, blank
building leases, justice blanks, notaries'
blanks. real estate blanks, township
blanks, abstract blanks, blank notes.
All the above blanks on the best
quality of paper, printed to conform
with the laws of Kansas. On the first
floor in the business office of this paper,
for sale cheap.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
CsnaiStsney 10 . Jewel

First Drug Cerk-Great ScotA iva
kept that woman waiting three-quar-
ters of an hour! Forgot all about her
prescription
Second Drug Cerh-Youm have 70
charge her a good stiff price, so that
she'll think you had lot of trouble
making il up.-Puck
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
WAS A QUIET WEDDING,
Waco Farmer and High School Girl ar
United in Marriage

A very quiet wedding took place at
the home of ]. w. Dotty of the West
side last Sunday evening on the occa-
sion OF the marriage of his daughter.
Miss Maggie Dotty, to Mr. Robert Lucas
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. w. Anderson. after which the guests
repaired to the DINING room where they
partook of a bountiful repast.
Miss Dotty was one Of our High school
girls and was highly seteemed among
ali who knew her. Mr. Lucas is we'll
TODD and intelligent young farmer OF
Waco township. All their friends join
in wishing the couple long and prosper
ans life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
WAS A GOOD SHOW.
Performance at the Opera House Last
Night Drew a Large Crowd.

Night Drew "a Large crowd
Morrison's Faust is now popular in
Wichita. There was good house last
night and the people went away more
than Satisfied-they were delighted.
a performance like that given last
night of course draws a different crowd
from a minstrel show and the company
had an audience capable. OF appreciat-
ing a good show and anything short of
a first class company would have failed
to give satisfaction.
The people had been promised first
class performance and they were not
deceived in this instance. The scenery
was perfect and the entertainment was
simply grand-everyone performing
their parts we'll. and the audience was
captured from the very first act.
If the Crawford Grand will give the
people more of such entertainments its
patrons Will be satisfied and il will
bring big round dollars TO the house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
Managing Hens

Tommy Suburb wonder why these
new Queen Anne houses has front and
back porches just alike?
Bobby Broadmesdow-I guess that's
( . fool the chickens, an make EN- think
they're ON the front lawn when they're
IN the back yard.-Good News
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Real Estate Transfers.

FURNISHED by the Wichita Abstract and
Land company
The records in the register or deeds Of
flee show the following transfers:
s z Jocelyn ne Or OF l 30 iw wd.-..-.$ 5of'
CT NJ Grimes S. 90 Ida ave Hunters
sub of block A Hunters add also 81
TO a consec Laura ave Lincoln ST
add wd Is
] and S Markell sw or s. q 2e wd..... 400
Christian Clasen is int sw or 30 -
W wa lc'
NJ III Longsdorf lotsi 40 81 Ohio st Cor
wins add ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
T W Reynolds lot II Washington ave
q Lincoln st add -.-............s..
c. a Newhouse lots IS 10 on Ninth ST
Griffenstein's eth add wd..-.....-... 100
The Investors Company lot Walsh
ave Mathewson's End sd....-...-....
Sarah Williams lots IL To 20 cons al
so hf of all in blk II Cheney wd.. 100
J NJ English lots to SO cos 50 10 log
is TO 135 j to 10 20 10 81 81 10 l04 II
to 1856 Main st also lots To IS So TO
81 50 TO 70 100 to is to 20 Water ST
to 80 cons Wichita st all in Eng
lish's 9Th add tax d.----.-....------ "a
Mortgage releases .-..-.-....-.-.....'. Dol
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05
BsginninS Of . Diveres Salt.

Mrs. Sargent 0znowinglyl-It is said
that the Lord never made two women
alike.
Sargent (tartly)-Of course He didn't
or you'd never hear of a man getting
married twiee-Harlem Life