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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
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Mrs. c. S. Truck died at her home. 92s
South Lawrence. at l o'clock Monday
afternoon. Funeral services viii be
held from the residence at = O'Clock to-
day, Wednesday. Friends invited
Yesterday morning Maude Parks and
Anna Brown were riding with two boys,
When on the way back from Lewell-
ing farm. as they were crossing the
Missouri Pacific traks they were nearly
run down by the $50 passenger train
Samuel Woods and Edward Brown.
living on College Hill. are claiming 70
have the largest cucumbeTs. cane. mill
let and corn ever grown on the upland
in Sedgwick county. Mr. Woods has
corn measuring over twelve feet high.
with four well developed ears on each
stalk.
MI and Mrs. True Richardson re-
turned Tuesday from a visit 10 Illinois.
The note the wonderful difference in
conditions in Illinois and the Happy
Valley, as regards vegeta ton; here.
everything growing and vigorous; there
vegetation Stunted and brown from
drouth.
Colonel II. L. Taylor left last night
for Chicago with the express purpose
of performing a great act. The ex-in-
spector OF coal oil for the state Of Kan
sas admitted confidentially to report
er who overlook him al the depot plat
form that his business in Chicago was
none other but the saving of the coun-
try. MIR. Taylor was selected as the
states representative on the executive
committee Of the National Bimetallic
league formed at the big silver meeting
at Memphis some time since. The ex-
ecutive committee holds its firts meet
ing in the Auditorium in Chicago to-
morrow. Colonel Taylor says the COM
mittee's work viii be 10 fix permanent
headquarters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
STEALING MATTHEW'S REPUTATION
Denver Republican has An Interview with a
Eaiums xer Who is an Iuil,oster.

Some frayed galoot without fear of
resent life or future annlhllatiOn Is
travelling over the great west passing
himself off for Rainmaker George Math
ews. This impostor has been heard
from at several different points. He is
described as man with long flowing
whiskers and a Roman nose. He wears
oVer-gaiters and spectacles and talks
with a 6rawl. Mr. Mathews. the genu-
inc Wichita article is rather portly,
does not wear a beard, nor over-gaiterS
and doesn't drawl.
He hasn't been as far west as Denver
in five years although the Denver Re-
publican has an interview with him in
Monday mornings issue. This inter-
view has a scare head on ii calling Mr..
Matthews the king of rainmakerS. The
reporter who talked with the impostor,
thinking he was really from Wichita
wrote as follows:
George Matthews the Wichita. Kan,
rainmaker. was in the city between
trains yesterday. He would have little
to say of his recent experiments in that
city beyond the fact that he had car
ried out his contract and received the
money agreed upon. He is on his way
further west, but said his trip has
nothing 10 do with rainmaking expert
ments. The people Of Wichita made A
contract with him to produce rain with
in a certain time and the day before the
contract was up rain fell OF such a
character as to almost wash thar city
off the face OF the earth. of course
Matthews claimed that he was the au-
thor of il. 1t was useless 70 point to
the fact that rain fell all over the west
at the same time. He had only 10 re-
fer 10 the contract. The rain fell, no
matter what was Matthews connection
with 1t. SO he got his money"
The follows q column on rainmaking.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. Johnson's Horse Runs Away ar
Throws Her on the Pavement.

\ horse driven by Mrs. Johnson Of the
Occidental hotel came daShing down
Second street at furious gait yeSter-
day morning. The little woman made
a heroic effort TO manage the vicious
animal but il was all II no effect.
People who saw the runaway thought
Mrs. Johnson was in great danger but
il was thought best TO give the horse
the right of way. as an attempt to
head him off might cause him to run
against the electric railway polls on
Main street.
The horse was coming east on Sec
0nd and instead of crossing Main street
he attempted To turn north, but his
speed was so great that he ran into the
sidewalk in front Of the Fletcher build
ing.
The carriage struck the curbing with
such force that AIRS. Johnson was
brown 10 the pavement. but was hap
PLY not seriously injured
The runaway ran onto the sidewalk
and kept on north. and when he left the
sidewalk the carriage was turned over
and broken in pieces.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
CITY ~ BRIEF.

John Rice Of Washington avenue is
quite sick.
Mrs. F. NJ. Long of zoos South Mosely
avenue is sick.
Business was very dull in the court
house yesterday.
Miss Mary Bsllinger OF Emporia IS
visiting in the city.
Captain A ]. Weaver was in from
his farm yesterday.
Colonel James Carney az the Wabash
was in the city en- route south.
Thomas L. Keene OF Kansas City
was a visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. VIII Brown Of Rogers avenue Is
convaleScing after 4 severe illness.
Ed Marchent is able - be out again
after her recent severe attack of sick
ness
The hoard Of directors OF the Wichita
hospital viii NEE. AT the hospital thi,
afternoon AT 2.So o'clock.
Tod Speed. who has been down with
the typhoid fever, IS coavels escing and
viii be able 10 Se out in ten days.
MIS- John Bridenbaugh. who came
here from Burton 70 have a surgical
operation performed. is doing nicely
Alber; Van Zandt Of the Van Zandi
Implement company : quite III q
malarisl fever a. his home. ais North
Empogia avenue
Mrs Thompson and little boy lef: by
the Rock Island yesterday morning for
Manitoba. where they spend the bal
ance % the summer.
Mrs ". II DsvinE * ccnvalescsre
Mr.. Lilly IL getting out 81 MS vehtciA
al his place % business yesterday after
noon sprained his leg.
NJ II. Kelly % Saltwater. .. T. was
in town yesterday and stated that the
Germ in mis- neiSa bo-hood i better than
in any other part OF Oklahoma
Mrs Dalton OF Winfield. head Of the
ladies 81 The q. a r, was IN the city
yesterday and was rendered 4 r-eep-
,ioz .. the Carey So;el -. eighI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
FOUR DAYS OF COURT.
Assignment Of the Appellate Court Docket
for October Term.

Following is the October docket for
the Court of Appeals in Wichita
OCTOBER s.
Hickman VS.. Fargo & Co., Cowley
county.
Gardner VS.. Cross Manufacturing Co.
Sedgwick county.
Cross Manufacturing Co., VS.. Gard
ner. Sedgwick county.
Batterton VS., Smith, Greenwood ceun
Drew Glass Co. VS.. Eagle Mill Co., ct
al, Mcpherson county.
Wilson VS.. NewhOuSe. Cowley county
Roberts VS.. Prince, Cowley county.
The N & s. Lumber Co., vS.Hegever.
Reno county.
Morse VS.. Patterson. Sumner county.
Shultz VS.. Morgan. Kingman county.
OCTOBER Q.
Hall VS., Hutchinson, Sumner coun-
~.
Missouri Pacific VS. Haines, Kingman
county.
First National Bank Newton VS..
Turner. Harvey county.
Brooks VS.. Coleman, kingman county
Kingman & Co., VS.. Carter, Marion
county.
c. k & W. Railway Co., VS.. Totten.
Reno county.
Vincent VS.. Williams. Reno county.
City VS.. Kopplin. Sedgwick county.
Miller VS.. Lamb. Reno county.
Metcaif VS.. Byerly. Barber county.
OCTOBER 10.
Wheat VS.. Brown. Barber county.
Rice vs. Brown, Reno county.
Kansas Refrigerator Co. vs. Pert.
Sedgwick county.
Griffis VS. Whitson. Chase county.
The Graliot Street Warehouse Co.
Peckham vs. Group, Cowley county.
Bank of Kansas VS.. Kanroth, Marion
county.
Mcdowell VS.. Miller, Chase county.
Shaltuck vs.. Hall. Harvey county.
SchnitZler VS.. Fourth National bank,
Sedgwick county.
OCTOBER IL
Piersol VS.. Shelley. Barber county.
Sullivan VS.. Corbett, Sedgwick county
Pierce VS.. Batten, Mcpherson county
Smith VS.. Clark, Mcpherson county.
Carey Lumber Co.. VS.. Neal. Summer
county.
Fail Township VS.. Stewart. Chase
county
Richardson VS.. Great West Manu-
featuring Co, Sumner county.
Halderman * Hatten VS.. Smith. Ly-
on county
Jordan VS.. johnson, Cowley county.
Presberry VS.. Picket. Sumner county
OCTOBER T.
Hodgson VS.. Mckinstry. Kingman
county.
Hodgson VS.. Hardy, Kingman county
ST. l.. d :. F. Ry., VS.. Bryan Fruit
Co. Sedgwick county.
Carter VS.. Christie, Marion county.
Rexroad VS.. Johnson, Reno county.
\. T. and s. F. VS.. Vorhis &, Vandiver
Sedgwick county.
State VS.. Girth e Troitt. Lyon county
State VS.. Gallup, Reno county.
State VS.. Jones, Reno county.
State VS.. Bane, Reno county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
WAS A GREAT FALL
". 4. PLUMNER FALLS FROM A
HOUSE TOP AND Is INJURED
He has Made Some Niraealsw EaeApss-
People 30 to Gather Up His Lifeiess
kemaias, bat FinAmer gets up Aad
Autters somethin@ Abeas Laek-PespSe
Believe He has = Good Guardian Angel
and He Might Fall from tbs Clouds u
harmed.

W. A. Plummer fell from the top OF a
two-stery house yesterday at the cor
ner of Ohio evenue and Second street
The mangled remains of Mr.. PiImme ar
were not carried home 20 his family.
who reside on Ellis avenue. as one
would have naturally concluded would
have been the case.
On the contrary Mr.. Piummer was
not instantly killed He was not even
seriously injured.
He is a carpenter and was Singing
the house. He undertook 10 move a
bundle OF shingles and lost his balance
and fell 10 the ground.
Some OF the people in THAI neighbor-
hood heard the glass rattle in their win
dows and they thought IL must be a
shock OF an earthquake. Some OF the
men who had come home early TO din
ner heard the rattle OF the shingles
and ran out of their houses TO see what
was the matter.
The house wives left the cooking din
ner and came TO the front door with
the dish cloths in their hands greatly
alarmed and in some cases the older
girl ran out with the baby In her arms.
All seemed impressed with an awful
feeling that some unusual occurrence
had taken place and presently man
down the street yelled: "PiUmnaer fell
off the house,
There was a rush for the new building
and when the foremost men arrived at
the scene of the awful accident. Mr..
Plummer got up and brushed the dirt
from the hind part Of his trousers and
said something that sounded like:
bod lam the tod lam luck anyhow"
It was soon discovered that Mr.. Plum
mer had broken several shingles in his
slide on the roof and had made quite a
depression in the ground where he fell
but that his anatomy was Still intact.
He was not hurt at all.
A man who was present when the ac-
cident occurred told a reporter for the
Eagle that he could not see how a man
could get such fall and not get killed.
He said that Mr.. Plummer was the
most unlucky man about falling and
the most lucky IN escaping injury that
he ever saw.
This gentleman said about two years
ago Mr.. Plummer was working at the
highest point of the big smash and door
factory in the southeast section of the
city when a scaffold gave way and he
fell TO the ground
TIE men in the factory ran out and
carried, as they supposed. the lifeless
remains of the unfortunate man into
the building.
In two or three days Mr.. Plummer
was at work and suffered no very great
inconvenience from his great fall.
And now some of Mr.. Piummer'S su-
perstitious neighbors have come to the
conclusion that good guardian angel
watches over him and guards him from
harm.
They even express the belief that II
Mr.. Plummer were to fall from bal
loon in the clouds that his guardian
angel would spread its wings under him
and care for him TO the earth without
harm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
CITY WAS BEATEN
MATT WALL KNOCKS IT OUT N
THE FIRST BOUND.
he was Prosecuted for Violating the Pro-
hibitory Law but the Chief Witness for
the City Gave Evidence in Favor of the
Defcnse-Officer Harris Swore that Matt
Away His Evidence was Not Counted
for Much-lngram the Alleged Drinker
Denied Getting Any.
Denied Getting ANY.

The case OF the city against Matt
court yesterday.
Last Friday Officer Harris pulled
Matt for a violation Of the prohibitory
law and the case was set for yester-
day.
There seemed TO be a general desire
to know how it was going and. in con-
sequence, the court room was filled II
was the biggest crowd of spectators
ever seen there.
The police took an active interest in
the case, but the outsiders seemed 10 be
preiudiced in favor OF the defense, 10 a
man.
City Attorney George Adams prose
cuted, while Ben Page defended MI.
Wall. The witnesses in the case were
Officer Fred Harris and two young men
named Ingram and Jones. all OF whom
were brought into the trial by the
prosecution.
Officer Harris testified that on the
night Of July u he saw Matt Wall sell
Ingram a bottle of beer. That was
pretty strong evidence and the whisper
went around among the spectators
Matt is cinched."
.eWhere were you when you saw Matt
Wy ali Illdht dSdic VI a 'D~eie "a
asked Mr.. Page of Officer Harris, in
cross-examinatio ton.
Il was at the back door,.
How far was that from where the
sale was made!"
About thirty feet"
Isn't it fact that it was more than
fifty feet from the back door 10 the
place where you said Wall stood when
he gave the beer to Ingram?
Il said thirty feet"
How do you know that it was beer
Mr.. Wall sold?"
Il know it was because saw it."
How could you tell that it was beer
when you were fifty feet away, or thirty
feet as you say il was?'
II am satisfied it was"
''Well, but do you know that it was?"
81 said that il was beer.
But, how do you know"
Mr.. Harris insisted it was beer but
he could not explain how he knew il.
Ingram was sworn and he testified
that he was at Matt Wallis place on the
night in question but positively testified
that he bought no beer of Matt Wall
or anybody else in the place.
The fellows who thought Matt was
"cinched" now changed their minds.
Matt Wall was sworn and testified
in his own behalf. He testified that he
sold no beer to Ingram on that night
and that he sold none whatever since
the governors orders to close the joints.
Then Judge Hatton said: Under the
evidence there is nothing else to do but
TO discharge the prisoner. The gov
ernor," said he, in his wisdom has or
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Respect 10 ASv.

She was passe.
She could not deny this now.
Too long she had deluded herself
that she did not look her years
But to-day the blow had fallen. and
Isabella Hazbin gazed al her reflection
in the glass and realized the fact, as
only a woman can who sees, at last.
that youth has fed and cosmetics can
no longer repair the ravages of time.
1t was true, then; it was no dream.
A young man had that very day got
up aud given her his seat in the crowd
ed car
Her face set hard and determined as
she picked up the cat and resolved 70
make it Learn TO love her.-N. Y.
World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
HOUSES AND LANDS
For Sal, for Cosh,
or safe on Time.
For >U;e m In.fu/flHe1lf Plan

To trade for stocks of merchandise or
into money. Western land clear OF IN
oumbrance 10 trade for city property.
Now is the time TO get a home. All
farm products are advancing in value
Real estate viii have its turn next and
when Il is too late you will be telling
what you could have done II you had
only had the nerve
SoMh SPECIAL BARGAINS.
House east Oak street, good nelghbor-
hood: six rooms. 100 fOSt front-sS00
House IN NTH block on South Main.
splendid property. cheap at-G.25o.
Brick house. four rooms-slS0.
Good SIX room house. wei located
500.
Two houses. four rooms each, good
repair on North Topeka. well located.
each-S5ea
Good four room house on y. FOURTH
$500.
House. three rooms. in good repair.
newly painted. shade trees, 30 feet 'front.'
in West Wichita. convenient 10 bust
less.-s950.
House. four rooms. good repair. new
Is painted inside and out. new kitchen.
80 feet front. well located on the Yves,
Side. with southeast exposure-s5po.
Livery barn. store buildings build
ings suitable for manufacturing pur-
poses and numerous dwellings locate5
in all parts II the city. FOR rent o. sale
Csil on me n the Kansas National
hank room. corner Main and Douglas
c. L. DAVIDSON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17

SrreAo s>tcSe0&e
First Four you don't
know viii 4 is the biggest thing, FIRE
or water?
Second Ditto-Be: I do It's Ere.
cause FIRE can burn q house up and
water can't
No. tain: It's water. cause
water can put il out, al the fires al
gone an the waters there yet"
Well. bet you can't tell how many
countries there are n the world"
Bet | can There's Europe. ar
Asia ar Africa, an North an South
America an Oceanica- Be; you don't
know wh.ch Is the biggest
BE: co It's Asia
NO il amt"
Why mott
Cause It's Africa"
How 60 &c know"
Cause juHoo was born there
Anyhow. oei you cant tell where
the ors,riches cone from
But 1 can: oVssraiIa Chicago
Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
T@hRUendoAbo1lD

Those IS inch Gloria Silk Umbrellas with Agate
handles that selling at 75c each went yesterday
like lemonade at circus; but we've few remaining
for todays trade No change in price.
One lot of beautiful printed, dark colored Crepe in
our north window It's just right to keep cool "a
wearing it, &c yard today.
Ready-made Dimity Wrappers, the $3.50 kinds to-
day So EACH
Striped Underskirts we'll made and good cloth;
cheap at 6Oc today Soc EACH
Black Pongee Silks today CSC yard
Natural Pongee Silks today a5c yard.
We still keep our low prices quoted on Cotton
goods. We again offer Lonsdale yard wide Muslns
4ac yard; l. l. Sheeting, &c yard; Standard Cam
brics, 7-Sc yard; American Shifting Prints &c
yard and in fact every kind of cotton fabric with
more or less cut in price.
New goods arriving daily. No spot in this store is
allowed to ipger behind the others Everything must
be up to date to keep reputation the progressive
store.
Late arrivals include load of Oil Cloths and
LineOleums The low prices will be marked on them
today
AZ @hRUemdoAAoz,,Dl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17

"Poor little creature" exclaimed
Uncle Allen TO the mosquito that was
buzzing about him. There's room in
this great world for both you and me.
Blu; you shouldn't try to crowd
me-" he added moment later as the
insect a,ighted on his nose. And he
crushed it remorselessly. - Chicago
Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17

dered the liquor traffic in Wichita TO
cease and the chief of police has de-
termined TO see that his orders are
obeyed. The law, however, demands
that all citizens must be proven guilty
of an offenSe before they can be SEN
fenced and punished. but there is not
sufficient proof in this case that the de-
PENDANT is guilty.
Call the next case"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Special communication Of Albert
Pike Lodge No. 500 A. F. and A. NJ,
Wednesday evening, July Il. Work IN
the Third degree.
The funeral Of Mrs. c. S. Truck will
he held Wednesday at 3 D. m, II resi-
dence. $50 South Lawrence. Friends
invited.
The lawn social to have been held at
the corner of North Lawrence avenue
and Thirteenth stree; last Wednesday
evening was postponed because Of the
rain II Will be held tonight tWednes-
day, July III. An outdoor concert will
be given by ST. PaulS II. +. church
choir. Orpheus quarette. and Millhapt's
orchestra. Refreshments VIII be served
The Unitarian social will be at the
home of Charlie Fordham. 522 South
Lawrence avenue. this evening. y liz
erary and musical program will be one
OF the attractions and ice cream and
cool drinks, viii be served by the young
ladies. All are invited.
Regular weekly rehearsal OF the
Wichita Choral uion al the city build
ing tonight at o'clock. New music.
Hereafter no announcement VIII be
made in newspapers Of weekly meet
ings. Every member is expected 10 be
present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
SHE WAS ADJUDGED INSANE.
Pit;abie Condition of Lucidx Moore, a Chr
cago Colored Woman.

Yesterday Miss Lucinda Moore was
adjudge insane in the probate court
Miss Moore was the woman who took
violently insane while on the train en-
route from Chicago - Wichita.
Judge Mya:t appointed J. Il. CalG-
well 10 conduct the examination. all
though the judge himself asked most OF
the questions
The story Of Miss Moore. who is a
colored woman, is quite pitiable one.
BY hard work she accumulated quite
a lot Of money IN Chicago which she
put in the bank fo.r safe keeping. The
hank failed and she lost her money and
the loss. il is thought. drove her insane
There was no evidence 10 show but that
she left Chicago mentally sound and
that her insanity did not commence
until she was on the train.
When she left Chicago she had $50
in money buzz when she arrived home
she had only so and SO Of this was
demanded by the officers that brought
her from Kansas City What became
of that extra 500 nobody here knows:
but il is thought that the cliiceholding
politicians OF Kansas City. where she
was detained for a week. fleecej her
cut OF it,
Her mother lived on 4 claim near
Perry. Oklahoma. and she met her dau-
ghier here. The poor old mother too.
had a banking experience. She lost all
her life's earnings, amounting TO $500
in the Wichita National bank She
saved this money 10 prove up her claim
liz Oklahoma. NOW she must go 10
working out Tor living again although
she Is far advanced IN years.
Miss Moore VIII not live long in the
opinion OF the physicians When she
left Chicago she was great big wo-
man but now she does not weigh more
than 100 pounds.
There was some etfe-t made 70 have
the Chfcay 20 people take care cf her. as
she has not lived here Cor SIX years.
but on account Of the fact that she Is
not expected - live long Judge Wyatt
acted humanely in the matter and con-
cluded not 70 shift the poor girl about
any more.
She will be taken 70 the private asy-
lum here as there Is no room for her
in any Of the state asyignS and VIII
not be for q month or more.
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All
High
Priced.

We doa', wish yor 10 infer
that our work is high priced.
It's the labor We speak Of
Cheap men do cheap wo-k,
and cheap custom IS not
wha, yo1 want. ORR labor
is the highest paid labor il
Wichita and orr work IS the
best 70, TIE money. Csa't
We Go yorI next o.te- o:
printing! Full CONT gEzr-
s.seed.
Wichita Eagle Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
Real Estate TransferS

Furnished by the Wichita Abstract
and Land company
The records in the register 81 deeds
office show the following transfers:
; " Cooper qcd ne or and n nj II
Sc or and sw or % Sc or . e
sW . ~ 800. 49,. 90
William F Parker II. wd sc or %
% lie -. ...........-.... 1870
Samuel Butts vd ne or g .
lie -. -. .-........-.-.... 400
Anchor Trust CO. vi lots ! and
ave . Valley Center ---.-----,- 100
3 SiniCkson qcd lots s. and
81 Lawrence ave city.-
Q J Helena wd As int NV Or IS
IS = -. .................. $50
Amount OF mortgages released. 1891
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17

The doctors have learned something
from the recent Democratic conven-
ion. When s bitter dose is 70 be taken
they are going 70 give il With butter
milk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17
IL is A SURE GO
WIOHITA'S TWO PACKING HOUSES
EOW HAV3 STEAM UP.

Men are HurryinS To and Fro at the Big
Whitaker Bouse-George Dold Gets an
Idea and He Goes to Work on lille
Wants to Concentrate Wichita's Forces
Both Packing Houses Killed Hogs and
Cattle Yesterday-Live stock Coming in
at One Side and Cured and Dressed Meat
Going Out at the Other.