The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-10
IN A HEAVEN OF HEALTH
Something About the Wichita and Other
Visitors Who are at the Springs.

VISITORS Who are at the Springs,
Wichita is we'll represented at Geuda
Springs at present, although many of
them are coming home. the season be-
ing late. Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. and
Miss Flagg left for their home as did al
so Arthur Sullivan and family and Mr..
Tom Jones of Waco avenue Among
those who are still enjoying the life
preserving waters are Captain Ash and
his daughter, Miss Irma. Mrs. George
Parham, Mrs. j. j. Thompson, Miss
Weeks and Thomas Shaw Miss Irma
Ash who went there after her recent
sickness very weak, his improved Won
derfully, and is now in much better
health, as her many friends will be glad
to learn, than she has been at any time
during the past three years. When
Thomas Shaw arrived there last week
he was such very sick man that he
was scarcely able to walk, but now he
Is in such excellent health that even
betting between himself and Jim Cor
bett would be entirely safe. Captain
Ash Is also feeling like gladiator, and
is reputed TO be quite an expert in pre-
scribing the waters for his friends. so
much so that he is regarded as the off,
cial physician of the Springs.
Wichita and Oklahoma are the great
patrons of the Springs. The delega-
ton from the land of the Fair God is
large one. and includes some very
bright and charming ladies. Mrs. Col
onel Wilkinson of Oklahoma City comes
to the Springs every year and is there
now. Miss Gray, the fair United
States commissioner of Oklahoma City,
the only lady in the United States hold
ing such an office, is also there, and is
one of the leaders in the society of the
Springs. Among the bright, and GER
tainly most popular visitors at the
Springs, is Miss jeanette Harvey, dau-
ghter of eX-Congressman D. A Har-
vey, who is chaperoned by her aunt,
who is very agreeable lady. Among
the gentlemen visitors are Senator Car
penter of Neosha county, Colonel Ba-
con of Chanute, who was president of
the New Orleans Cotton exposition;
United States Attorney Golbraith of
Oklahoma, and Colonel Benner of
Guthrie. Mrs. Albright of Winfield
has cottage a the Springs, and is one
of the popular ladies of the visiting
colony.
There is not a person there who does
not acknowledge the virtue of the wat
ers, and most of them believe that gen
erous providence, through Divine kind
ness. gathered the seven different
streams of water-every stream with
distinct medical proprieties-for the
benefit of afflicted humanity.
Then there is fashion there also, and
some swell bathing suits. The fair
ladies gambol in the brimy depths of salt
creek. that stream that has such ter
tor for the nervous politician, like mer-
maids, with their swan like necks glist-
ening in the mellow evening sunlight.
and their musical laughter ringing over,
the ripping waters. falling upon the
ear of the male bystanders like the
voices OF the tabled sirens. These
Minnehaha notes from the water min
gle and blend with the sweet songs from
the hotel and cottage verandas until
one Is remined OF an evening in the
Mexican capital
Geuda people are all genial and home
like, and everything necessary 10 sus-
tain and preserve life can be found
there with the exception Of beer and
stOgies. The town is absolutely prohi-
bitiOn, but Arkansas City is only seven
miles away with excellent telephone
and express facilities. There are two
splendid hotels there one kept BY Mr.
Rowe and the other by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bookwaiter. The latter is the bath
house. Mr.. Rowe is formerly OF
Wichita. man. Both houses are ali
right and their lords very accomo6at-
ing. The Springs are second 70 none
il the United States. and some fine day
the people o. the railroad company VIII
wake up and make X not only the hes.
health place in the west. but the great
est pleasure resort also. Nj ROYAL
who runs the bus line is an old Wichita
man. and is doing well