The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-20
WICHITA TEX yEARs AGO.

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wichita's boom sayiag thar il VAS burst.
which 1t was. But Wichita didn't know
Il.
The board OF directors ot She Fourth
National bank held a meeting and par
celcd out the officers as follows. Pres
ident. r T. Bean: vice president George
II. Blackwelter. cashier. George 4.
Strong assistant cashier. II. NJ Duck.
The Henry clay club Republican held
a meeting and initiated as members G. v.
Ferguson. 7. J. shepherd. Charles Bal
ance and b. 5. Garrison.
Knleen and stockringer were awarded
the contract for putting Ia the heating
apparatus in the Zlmmeriy building.
Mr.. VI. w. Levy - just returned frog
New York with the news that New York
looked TO Wichita as the coming city %
the west.
The county commissioners were receiv-
ing plans for the new Jail and the Eagle
was agitating against having any gloomy
looking affair erected
Charles +. Derby Of this CITY wrote hack
from Los Angeles that the boom there was
burst This aroused the Los Angeles
Times and It turned itself loose On Wien
tia and Derby TO the extent ot half
column.
NJ. W. Levy said that the talk on WAL
street, New York. was that the MilNau-
kee and St Paul would build 20 Wichita
the next summer.
The Texas real estate excursions had
begun. Dallas. Fort Worth and Calves
ton got a lot Of Wichita boomers. Some
came back. and some didn't
The boiler and engine Tor the WichiiS
Watch factory had arrived. The engine
was eighty horse power.
The board OF trade passed resolutions
against locating the jail on tho sans
square with the court house.
The Democrats organized a T1ldon club.
NJ w Hopkins was president. =. Mono
chan vice president J. y. Haymaker sec
rotary. u. +. Hotchkiss corresponding
secretary and +. V. Healy treasurer.
In Mr. Jacobs barn on North Topeka
avenue Mr.. Goidback had a lot Of
leather goods stored. They were Insured
for t7.000 Part OF them burned. The In
surance companies kicked and a board
Of arbitrator heard the case. Gnidhack
was awarded ti.is7. The case was an i'm
portant one and the principal event for a
week
Speaker Carlisle and wife lefs Washing
ton bound for Wichita where their son.
Logan. was 80.
BIB. CampbeITs residence o. Riverside
was in course Of construction. Alfred
Gould was the architect.
The Young Men's Republican club vas
Just organized. J. " Adams pr~sifsat.
T. V. Callahan vice president. =. \ Ranr-
haugh second vice president. a. A. stur-
devant secretary.
Miss Settis Fechheirner erterfain~1 for
Miss MorEenthal of New York city. The
guests were. on vas a leap year party
and the reporter got funny ard transyassi
the names % the people ther'J Af Beiis
Goidberg. Miss Monte jacks. ar Fraa-
ces Hirsch and Miss 4. GIgIfk Sir. Mao
Drukker and Miss \ BsfnherEer ST.
Julia Hanover and Miss kIhorfr eoioraa.
NJ Rosa schiez-Jurer ard Mites Marty
Woolnnsn. Mr. Lila EsI91n9a sra Hiaa
Dora Pollock. Mr Esther Trakksr ard
Miss Bowers. NJ. Lite Druskrr aH1 Sizes
Davis Levy. ~. Ph3sbr Goldberg ar3
Nlrs Gussie HorFtadf. 81 ria-a Seq
bauer and afiss M5sg corn. ~ Na~Eeo-
thai and Mss Charles Feshaeurr. zHd
the genial host Er SFflr f~-Esera~r
Mr. Tab Cohn and AtaasIs tr.isf.i1I 3 s
Hurenct Istscke
psysrs-4 Fant-rr announced fsat
eight states vsre r~p-essT'sd a. Garfss
university ard before l9aE 81 IRE states
would be reeFeEeHtef-