Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-07
STOCKMEN WEAR BUTTONS.
FOUR HUNDRED INITIATED INTO
THE MYSTERIES OF ADMIRERS.
Buttons Displace 1900 icke on the
Air Line-Free SLAVES for Admir-
erS MOnday-COnventiOn Hall
Court COnveneS To-day.

Over 600 convention hall buttons were
sold yesterday. in addition TO those soid IN
various stores and public places which
were not reported to the committee. A
delegation Of Kansas City Admirers, head
cd by President Stilwell and accompanied
by a brass band, visited the stock yards
lust before noon and sold 46 buttons, Pres
ident Stilwell himself disposing OF 10 oil
tEcm. Only one Of the men drafted by
President Stilwell to make up the attack
ing party failed TO go. This was A. I.
Nathan. who was courtmartialed yester-
dly afternoon and ordered to pay a fine OF
100 buttons. This he promptly did, inereas-
ing the number OF buttons disposed OF as
a result OF the stock yards trip 10 sos. Alex
Hilton. general agent Of the Alton. ordered
fifty more buttons for stock at the juno
ton ticket office. He has sold thirty but
tons since President StilWell rejuvenated
the button crusade and eighty since the
buttons were first received.
The delegation visiting the stock yards
consisted of 4. i; stiIwelIi MsltGn mn n.
bell, Cliff Han. John A. Brown, W. A.
LaWton. James DOnohue, Dent Yates
Charles Schattner. w. r Irlckett; :; II
Matte. J. Z. Wallace. S. W. Campbell. r
T.. Wilcox. A. G. Wurmser, J. ID. Ravens
a. II. Dickey. Frank Nalerius. George I.
Gross. J. J. Swofford. The party. with d
band. occupied two tally-hos and two car
riages. They left the Commercial Cluo
rooms at Tl:3O o'clock yesterday morning,
and returning left the stock yards at /
O'Clock.
Ed CiesIik. proprietor Of the Exchange
barber shop. in the board Of trade build-
ing. announced yesterday that on Monuay
he would give a free shave to every man
wearing a convention hall button who VIII
cali at his shop. He will keep a record or
the numbers OF the buttons, TO AVOID posi-
bic transit OF the buttons. and 10 CONNIE
the privilege to actual owners.
officials of the Air line m that
about $500 passengers were carried over
their line yesterday. about one-nan OF
which number were carried free because
they wore convention hall buttons. Presi-
dent Stilwell says the concessions TO butt
ton Wearers have only commenced. ana
tina IL will be a dull day when kansas
City Admirers don't own some section OF
this town. The Admirers court viii con-
vene at the Commercial Club at 2:SO this
afternoon to dispose of complaints ME
against several member who have not
worn their convention hall buttons regu-
larry, and to convict all brought before IL
who have never worn a button.
Three more ball games are proposed for
the benefit of the convention hall fund.
Two clubs of Indians from the territory
will be furnished free transportation to
Kansas City by President Stiiwell. who. by
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. as well as OF
the Kansas City Admirers Association. and
will play on next Saturday either at Fair
mount park or at the Exposition park ball
grounds. Chief Hale. Of the IRE depart,
ment. and Chief Hayes, of the police, VIII
captain teams from their respective forces,
which will at once go into training for a
game to be played about September j, ana
Alderman Pendergast is manager of a CLUB
of baseball-playing city fathers. vino are
park with the municipal lawmakers OF
WeStport.