The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23
STARTED A TOWN
MAGIC IHFLUEHOE OF An ADvER-
fIsENEHr IN THIS PAPER.

4 1s Coo8oS toe Eye OF OokD8 aeoz81o
| YessA WAe was GasasA - Iss Wsasa
| - the Virgin Prairsss 20 Ksasas WAssss
After Fasting IN Cave IAizsssa Days.
| He vss Moved sy lsspsrsnss - Ess.a
the CITY Of Kiagnaa-ss.sssAi.s Aleu-
the ssbse9ssas Cps ssa Downs ef ths
! Noted Pionses
| II now turns out that the existence %
tia, thriving city OF KinNnsn. seat %
| the county OF the same name. origf-
mated in an advertisement Ia che Eagle.
! The Kingman Leader says:
a man who hasn't been Q ptcueef IN
something. whether It be in the setsie-
| ment a . new country. the inaugura-
ton OF a new system % religion. the
! discovery OF a paser; medicine or the
| founding OF a new political party. don's
| amount TO much.
| This rare Bit OF wisdom was prosnpt-
ed by observing Billy Child passing
! down street las: Monday. BILLY" vac
| born W amoung the celery farms %
Michigan. His birth didn't excite any
unusual commoeion In the community
nor was there anything In his early
years 10 make nocceable q difference be-
/ tween him ana ordinary kids. But
without the aid % waller backed liter
allure "Biliy" early formed the idea that
he wanted To be q pioneer. He didn't
pine Cor the wsies % Africa or the frox-
en- waters up north. but with genuine
patriotism determined 10 DO his psone--
Ing under the SHADOW OF the stars ana
stripes. where II he got busted ne could
The more easily communicate with home
and receive substantial sympathy.
After carefully looking over the deid
and reading write up In ne
Wichita Eagle. then Just started. In the
fall OF 1872. Billy STARTED for :he IN
explored regions OF Kansas. ire Wild ana
woody wess. He landed a. Hutohdlscn
on the 22nd OF Scpnnlocr. rIgged 40 an
outfit and made his first camp on Cow
Creek From there. with one companion
and a guide. he made a tour OF southwest
Kansas. mixing alike with the Indians.
the buraios. the coyotes and the prairie
dogs. AS the very early scotiers who
followed the pioneer began TO show up.
Billy" became known - young man
afraid 10 talk but We are reliably m
formed that the Sigh: irrpediment IN his
speech which give rise 20 the soor;que,,
saved his scalp on . number OF ccca-
sions and prevented him making At lease
two very undesirable engagements viii
ne fair sex viii whom he was always
popular.
Quet, modest and uYaassuning a. our
hero was. his fame could not be repfess-
ed. As hunter and trspper none sp-
preached him. Eleven months IN thu
year ne gave 20 his explorations and his
Wild pursuits, the other one mysseri-
ously visiting this or that settlement TO
exchange his plumber Cor that which
civilization alone could furnish him In
this way Fort Dodge Medicine Lodge rhe
then hamie, Of Wichita and Camp Sup
ply became known TO him not well. but
with that air OF suppressed mystery
that ever surrounds the brave hunter ana
,rapper in new and unknown land.
But civilization became Jealous Lat
tie by little Z; drew from The pioneer an
idea OF the richness and fertility Of 'he
land around his haunts and soon be-
gan TO encrosch upon his domain. Cisims
were located where the buffalo had
roamed me year before and the coyotes
yawp stu made night hideous- Reiuc-
family "Biily'" along via, the few other
pioneers OF the southwest accepted the
situation. With many q sigh they
abandoned the haunts with % many and
varied experiences and memories. Ever
imaginative. ths subject OF this sketch
determined 10 abandon pioneering and
found city which would be monument
10 him and his pos,erity until Gabriel
should blow his trumpet FOR the ssird
and last time. To this end he went into
retirement in his haunt ghen located near
old Bross. for thirteen days. ana thirteen
nights During this time be neither
broke bread nor slept. but a. f;s end
voice said. arise. 60 three leagues ana
forty-two steps due northwest and there
found your city. the gem OF me Valley
the pride OF the west He ob~yed tbs
summons. and like Rome 81 cid. King
man was founded. The site was plated
additions were laid OF and town so,s
went like hot cakes. Our pioneer be-
CANE a town boomer ana sIl his ~nerHy
entered into his new work. There was
no limit 70 the projects OF his resource
fuI brain. In five years be was q rs~u-
Der o. more stock companies and ths
promoter Of more sure paying inter-
prises than Vanderbilt. Could or Sage.
Whether az q rsnchsro. . real estate
msgna.s. the landlord % hotel. IN re
mlds; 0s bank directory or building
railroad. '-B ily' was jas. az fnocn ..
horne "a ne had been IN ais Retirement 90
wanderrngs as a pio.eer. The CRY grew
T3sn lots were higher han in Chicago.
Manufacturing embellishments rnoye pen
;iful than failing leaves IN octoo-r. Two
daily papers gave the newr ss vel a.
SPACE IN which rival po,ilclsns h~zf zach
otsser over the bead ard ali went merry
as Christmas nail On ne sronii<r.
Bu< along f. 1887 AMI isss . cog slip
ped Rot-chssd ard IcbsEnsne- stszsd
with alarm ne growing city and tearing
x MINT b~cOrpe s1oc->s.ul rfssi ~
Lors-coa. laid their cod. cl@nny grasp
upon q. ssnce which tfsnHhne n-yeertoss
voice kesrs near Bross. vhscs "a :sea
rad sssn8>a asfsy In tsr sion>>r's ears.
,zs been Assrd 10 more. The s1ecs VS.
industries collapsed. real
estate went down ~ bsoSsd a~.y. ness-
pzp-Ts ceased Ssesicsrton or al, BORN
ing - ,oEn sos re;roxre><son -. in
Even TIE bo2e<. tbs Efforts sae ne n.y.
Ingy O, our pioneer 80 s.A5d 90 epsi
10: STEM fb~ e-csy sn3 ssst-1e~s %
ruin sisbis on eysy hard Dry y~&O
-aIss a;;ens>1 ws;h hot winds. -fsss~au
re growing crops. TOW oiss1sv sttr1Ssi-
~ "a .hs -aas1f-zsfsr-x - Na~E Hanna