The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-31

| JESSE HAYMAkERS BAD BREAh
| Jesse Haymaker. Democratic orator a
Valley Center:
Ladies and gentlemen, the, Dingle,
Tariff Bill has raised the price Of every
| article you purchase. The merchant:
) who are my clients in Wichita told ms
4, so.
Now ladies and gentlemen wnen yor
go to Wichita you will have to pay from
thirty-five to forty cents more for YOU
! socks and suspenders.''
And there was a giggle and a shrek
| and the lone woman OF the audience
| swept down the aisle and out of the
door and into the darkness Of the night
PAVING FOR TOPEKA DISCUSSED
There is a strong sentiment among
the residents on Topeka avenue 10 have
the street paved, with Barber Asphalt
/ There is nothing that adds to the value
Of property and the beauty and desira-
bility for residences any more than paw
streets. If the majority of the Topeka
avenue people want the street paved
they have the right TO have it, by al
means.
1T HANDLES LOTS OF MONEY.
There is no concern in Wichita that
handles more money a day than the
Wichita Postoffice. This Office is the de-
pository for the postal funds Of 500 post
offices in the southwest and for money
order funds of 200 offices When these
postoffices get a surplus of money on
hands from the sale Of stamps or from
money order business they send in the
surplus 10 Wichita. No one who mas not
looked into the matter has any idea how
great an amount these deposits aggre-
gate. Every day assistant postmaster
George Locke goes over to the bank and
deposits somewhere near 5000. This
happens every day in the year except
Sundays.
A SINGER WICHITA ONCE HAD.
One day several years ago Fred Bald
win, together with whole lot of Wich-
ita people paid down 81 To get to hear
Emma Abbot's opera company. The
company gave "Trovatore' here and
Fred Baldwin on hearing a sublime
tenor, named Felix Adler, felt that he
mad received mis- moneys worth. Last
month while in Guthrie. Oklahoma. ne
found Mr.. Adler in business there, and
didn't have 10 pay anything to see him.
Adler quit the operate business long
ago, ending his career On the stage when
Emma Abbott died
WICHITA COLD TOWARD WASH
INGTON.
1t has been frequently said that Wich-
tia is hardly in the state of Kansas. II
is fact that Wichita cares very little
for the state In which il is situated
1t is a characteristic of all delegations
Wichita sends to state delegations to
carry instructions TO fight everybody.
They usually do this. Congressman and
senator's from Kansas are not troubled
by appeals from Wichita. B. B. Cus1-
man. Senator Bakers private secretary.
says that it is rare thing for the Sen
ator to receive a letter from Washing.
ton. while they come in by TIE bushel
from all other Kansas points. He says
that Wichita people don't seem to
want anything"
WHEN WICHITA LOOKS BIG.
When Will White of Emporla was in
this city the first of the week, he looked
the town over and said:
Il shall never forget how big Wichita
used TO look to me. / used to pass fear
fully up and down Main street and
Douglas avenue. studying the buildings
for fear ] would get lost. l thought it
was the biggest place on earth
Whites book, THE Real Issue" has
sold better in Wichita than In most
towns. The big sales have been
in eastern cities.
BETTER PLAYS FOR WICHITA.
II is only matter OF time when Wich-
iea will get all the fine dramas on the
road. Texas is q great show state.
the companies in reaching Tex
as have gone west from New Orleans
This was because Of the large uninhab-
tied country south OF Wichita. Now Ok
l2homa is growing and one night stands
south OF Wichita are pos
sible. On the other hand Colorado is
having hard times and the show bust
ness is poor out there. Ringing Broth
ers circus mas just passed south over
the new route and has found il to be
successful. Other travelling companies
Will no doubt follow suit, Wichita will
De on the main line and viii get all the
good shows.
THE SHEETS BUILDING LOOMING
UP
Yesterday the window frames on the
second story on the Sheets building were
put in place. The growth Of the building
makes the average citizen rejoice. Il
will be three stories in heighth. and will
De ore Of the prettiest structures in the
city. Some Of the members OF the Com
mercial cluo are taking Of getting the
third story for their club. II seems to
be generally believed that the Santa Fe
RAILROAD viii have its offices on the
ground floor.
BIG SAVING TO THE CITY.
Under the new contract for lighting
the city, which is made for five years.
the saving as compared With that paid
under the old contracts for the last FIVE
years is fifty thousand dollors. Under
the old contract the city was using one
hundred and fourteen arc lights; under
he new contract the proposed number
viii reach about one hundred and sew
snty-five The contracts for small iign;s,
,as and blinkers has not been lei yet
WICHITA REAL ESTATE PROS
Poets.
Dealers in Wichita real estate report
most encouraging prospects for a con-
!nuance OF sales in both city and coun- |
~ property. The transfers recorded /
rom day 10 day tell the story ~ in
,reasei business within the last six
months. Buyers who have been wait /
ng for prices 10 touch bottom have /
,een in active search OF the best bar I
gains. For The most part they have /
bought residence property. and have US f
Ially paid the cash. o. course they /
AVE hgurai on low Valles but sVArV !