The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-09
FAREWELL BANQUET TO JUDGE KING
Perry Welcomes the Coming and Speeds
the Parting Receiver.

the Parting Receiver.
Perry, o. T, Oct. s.-(Special)-A
splendid banquet was rendered Judge
King, the retiring register of the United
States land office at this place, at the
Merchants Hotel last night by the
members of the bar of Perry and few
chosen friends Henry Bucker was
master OF ceremonies and POSTMASTER
and royal good time was had. Judge
A r. NIuseller, Senator Johnston, Sem
ator Bowles, County Attorney Bowles,
Colonel Parish, Hon. T. II. Doyle. ]. w.
Quick, Register Davis and our new
guest, Receiver Powers, all responded
10 toasts, and a general era of good
feeling prevailed.
The address, OF Register Louis Davis
was a splendid effort and was ordered
printed and circulated throughout the
territory.
The following is the response of Judge
Museller to the toast, "Our Guest"
I'VE all first met him when the mad.
wild rush for homes was made four
years ago on the memorable 18TH day of
September, 1893. He was from the sun
ny south. He was a stranger to every
living being that participated in that
eventful race.
He was the appointee OF an admins
tration that had singularly misconceiv-
ed the environments surroundin the
people OF this territory. And the wild
ness and strangeness of those early,
fearful days must have come upon him
with an irresistible force and terror.
still augmented by virtue of the great
responsibilities that rested upon him Of
ficially. the booth certificate system.
the lying in wait, the lining up through
the long. dusty days, all these things
had irritated the thousands of home
seekers who poured into this fair land
OF ours. Through the stormy scenes
and the awful vicissitudes of that men,
orable time he pursued the even tenor
OF mis- way. courteous and obliging II
ell. Unusual and unnatural tempta-
tons beset the governmental officials
of that novel time. Through II all "Our
Guest went unscather and unbiemsh-
ed. Good men fell on mis- right and on
his left hand, respecting neither poli;i-
cal creed or previous good character in
their ignominious falling. Our Guest"
stood firm as a rock OF our sun-kissei
hills. Like the true cavalier that he
was and is. he promptly won mis- way
into the hearts Of the rugged people who
clamoTed for their filings. for they saw
at the very beginning that there was
at least one man in the land office that
vas fair, honest and impartial 10 al.
We remember the crowds in line wait
ing their turn in cloud-dust and storm
through the long, weary days of watch
ing and waiting. They were largely the
clients OF the men I see tonight around
this testal board and all that was near
and dear TO them was in the sacred
keeping of Our Guest and his colleague.
the register. We saw that crowd. NOV
ed by the weird. exciting conditions en-
comprising them. cursing. fighting and
killing. We see official after official re-
moved because OF doubt. distrus. ana
suspicion. until a true helpmate was
found for Our Guest in the person OF
Register Louis Davis. whom We also
have with Us tonight. We see Our
Guest in those trying dimes dealing i'm
partially xirh all. when an ordinary
man would have gone down in the Hhi-l
him always upon The mountain top. new
er n the valley with The mist and fog.
We see him again after quietude IS
res loned, after the people have again De-
come sane, ard the hard routine OF un-
ending contests Is upon him. We see
him With clear judgment that would
no, be unduly sxaysd. determining the
rights OF usigants as be saw the right.
irrespe ctive Of their soclsi standing or !
their financial condition. We see him I
treating the poor man who lived on his 7
primitive iug-out on his claim with e1-
scsly the same consideration tAst va.
gwen the man Of wealth and power and
inhlence. Ne see him pursuing the ev- I
e. tenor % ais way uncaangsd by he .
political vic.ssituies that ceset this
mighty nation within the last four
years {
We see him rounding out The of5ctsi
tenure Of his Office WITH the same cain i
that marked me beginning o. i
that tenure And finally, We see him
lay aside the Official robes TIA. have s.
gracefully become him. an5 n harmony
xith tae political institutions q orr Ky.
We see him re,ire = tie a-fva.y Q. our i
common Citizenship. NssA never stain
u2ol as character OF single 5tc. upon |!
the escutcaeon 0. his hlgh integrity. /