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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31

Josie, Flora and Cass HoIlegsworth, Ere
donia Clifford, Minnie Drake and Messrs
Chas. Moore. Chas. Roberts, Chester Ur-
ban, John Rainsplear. Bob Sweet. Fred
Parsfer, F. T. Balser. Frank Crosson,
Will DibbIe, Harvey Sanford. Harry
Hats.
4 division of the order of railway tele-
graphers was organized in Wichita and
the following elected officers: a. J. Ap-
plegate, E. Wolf, J. H. Hodnett, G. W.
Rouke. C. K. McCutcheon, H. H Hender-
shot. B. F. Dunn. Carl Gray.
Mr.. Sidney Dixon gave lawn party at
his home on South Emporia- His guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry West and Misses
May Young, Lucy Ford, Myrtle Dean,
Ada Hoffman. Mable Martin, Florence
Blair and Maude Pratt, and Messrs Frank
Jones. Clyde Ware. Ben Glaze, John Pratt,
VIII Bradford, Fred Annawalt. Fenton
Clark Ed Dallett. c. W. Fitting and Har-
~ Lesh.
The Eagle announced that Wichita had
81 manufacturing plants with a capital
of So. 1886, 200.
Buffalo Bill Cody wrote a book in
which he said his first interview in a
A4tH paper WIS "I4lLGAI ~ Ao4A4 4~ANNi444-
son. the Wichita veteran printer.
Miss Lulu Granger had returned from
Boston and had been elected organist of
| the Methodist church.
Moonlight picnic az Fishers grove: Mr..
A. y. Deming, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Bit
ting, Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Israel. Mr.. and
Mrs. z. P Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. T. D.
Talmage. Mrs. Carrie Franklin, Mrs. NJ.
L. Eldridge Mrs. aHollinger. Misses Amy
and Jane Bird. Anna Trip. Agnes and
Eva MCGEE, Ida May Miller, ". HELEN
Warren, Celia Israel, Posie, Corrie and
Tete Thompson.
Mr.. Tilford of South Market street, had
stolen from his residence two very valu-
able diamond rings. They were recovered
from a woman who claimed she was in
town hunting for lost sister.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hyde. a
boy.
The American Banker, a publication IN
New York, claimed the clearing house
reports from Wichita were padded and
raised big row.
John Kennedy. a prominent real estate
owner, died at his home on South Fourth
avenue.
Mrs. Whitman, the wife OF the colored
evangelist. was here arranging TO give a
literary entertainment.
Lyman Humphrey was nominated for
governor and Wichita helped do it, and
never ceased 10 regret that it did.
Some one signing himself or herself
Hall wrote a poem to Mrs. NJ. z. Lease.
emitting it, "A Tribute TO Genius
Very violent dances on North Mead
street were prevalent at this time and
free fights frequently resulted.
Ed Little, chairman of the Republican
state league" was in the city.
Mrs. W. a. Miller. living on South Hy-
draulic avenue, was horribly murdered.
The criminal was never found.
A surprise party was given TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Neff The participants were:
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Lewis. Misses
Maggie Garwood. Fay Fathers Ada Bar
rack, Francis Aldendifer, Lena Shaw. Ka-
tie Corwin, Hattie Lee, Nellie Morris. Ka-
tie Wigs, Messrs Geo. Neff. Chas. Moore,
Jas. Akin, Lewis Short, William Diddle,
Geo. Burns, Harry Parkinson, Lewis
Ward, Ed. S. Davis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31

western shack. I thought OF the bitter
of these Spaniards here in their homes
out OF the rain out of the rough OF the
weather, with provisions furnished BY The
conqueror, with shelter unseszed By the
conqueror, with feelings or rights unlac-
Grated by the eoRqueror and then said
TO myself:
1T is the American policy 20 treat The
enemy after capture with consideration.
The more I thought Of It the hotter
got What had We fought for. any way?
just then I saw TWO forms approaching
in the dripping rain and yelled:
who goes there?"
A Spaniard answered in fairly good
English. They were Spanish soldiers.
Where are you going7~ l asked.
They said about a mile further on.
Don't do H." said. You're conquer
ed and you have rights. Don't wade
through this slush. Come into the palace
and stay all night
Well. they agreed 20 do IL ordered
the cook up and had him prepare them
|unch. The general had a demijohn OF
liquor and we drank most Of that And
then I put them both 10 bed in the gen.
erals canopied couch.
They were sort OF uneasy. but said:
Have no fear. II is the American pol
icy TO treat the enemy after capture with
consideration. All an enemy has to do IS
to be captured and then he IS strictly
in It."
Pretty soon the general came home
pretty wet and be stopped and said: "AI's
weH?''
ANS well. answered. II shall treat
the enemy after capture with considera-
ton
Good for you" he relied. do that
and you're all right"
When he got inside there was a row.
Some one had eaten his jelly.
He gave one snort and dove for his
demijohn to brace himself on account OF
the loss. II was almost empty. He gave
another snort and dashed into his bed
room. And there he saw those two lousy
Spaniards. He grabbed one and kicked
him through the window. and the other
he threw out the front door. 1t wac quiet
a long time II. there then and could see
the general sitting In the light looking
long at the floor.
Presently he came out where ! was
standing in the rain and handed me a
cigar.
Sergeant" he said. you put those
Spaniards in there, didn't you. and you
served en- my jelly and my whisky
didn't you?''
General" / said. at is the American
policy to treat the enemy"
''Tnat'u do" said the general. TITS one
on me. Damn such policy, any way
Go over tomorrow and get your souven-
frs. and If you can't get en- III send the
whole American army 10 help you
And with that he wrung my hand and
went in and slept on the floor all night
CURLY KIRK.
p. 81 recovered the souvenirs today
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
A CnMPrr1r1,-r srRFNAnr

Whitney Tuckner tells a story of the
only competitive serenade Wichita ever
had. While the normal institute was in
session here Two young men went one
night TO the place where their young
lady special friends roomed on North To-
peka, a few doors above Mr.. fuckers.
They began a serenade. when a big dos
next door struck up a howl Immediately
II wasn't a bark of Indignation or sur
prise or warning. Il was simply a long.
heavy how that drowned out The singing
and guitar playing completely. The young
men. not being abe to hear themselves
sufficiently 10 carry the tune stopped for
a minute The dog stopped simultaReous-
iy. but when Nhe singing started again
he began the same howl. The BOYS made
several efforts and finally left in disgust.
A few faint gigg.ss from The upper win
dow came floating 20 The young men as
they passed outside the gaze. Al the
Griswold picnic the following Saturday
two girls who all the normal knw had
'steadies" were without company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
SWIMMING Is THE RAGE.

Probably no one thing has given the
citizens of this city more pleasure and
general satisfaction than the building OF
the dam across the LITTLE river. Since it
has been built there have been any num-
Der Of boating parties. but that which
seems to give the most pleasure is the
bathing which is now possible. Every
night between the Central avenue bridge
and the dam can DE seen a large crowd
OF young men diving from off The bridge
or swimming around in the clear water.
Il IS about ten feet deep az that point.
Another place where swimming is induig-
ed in is at Twelfth street. : rec spans
the river and makes it nice for those who
like to dive. On Friday afternoon Sam
Amidon went up with a parry of friends
and took a swim. He says 1t is great
During the past week there has been as
many as 200 men and boys taking adj
vantage Of the deep, cool water.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31

her big brother got hold OF II, and this Is
the way il reads:
"A very funny incident occurred the
other day az the college town Of B
A short time since literary society of
the normal school at that place found that
Il had a surplus in the treasury and in
order 10 reduce II, il was decided TO pur-
chase afine piece of statuary for their
meeting hall Upon d vote being taken.
a choice was made OF statue Of Apollo.
None OF the students had ever seen a
statue Of Apollo. but all agreed that IL
was just what they wanted. An order
was sent 10 Berlin for the piece Of statu-
airy and in due time il arrived. securely
boxed. and was taken TO the hall to be
unpacked. This was carefully done. in
the presence OF the assembled students CT
both sexes. The large and handsome
statue was taken out and stood upon its
feet. with the customary drapery cover
ing it. it'll eager hands the covering
was removed. when there were startled
screams and precipitate scattering of the
students, the ladies TO one side and the
gentlemen TO the other, Ieaving Apollo
the master OF the situation. The stu
dents were not accustomed 10 the nude
in art, and when the marble stood forth
without even fig leaf TO cover its naked
ness they all shrank in native modesty.
A consultation was held among the gen.
tlemen. and as 1t was impossible TO re-
turn the statue IL was decided 10 adopt
heroic measures. A committee was ap-
pointed 70 go to the leading tailor and
have made pair OF fine velvet knee
breaches When they were completed the
famed Apollo was 6ecently clothed with
them, and he now stands clad as 10 god
of mythology was ever adorned before.
monument to the modesty and ingenuity
Of the students OF the college town or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
LIGHTNING TICKET SELLERS.

Many people are surprised at the ra-
pidity with which curcus men sell tickets.
With Forepaugh and Sells Brothers cir
Gus are lightning" Harry H. Thorp and
Allan Sells, two of the fastest men in the
business. But they came near being
swamped at a little town in Texas last
season. Farmers for miles around came
into the town until the circus people saw
that it would tax the capacity Of their
tents to hold them. To facilitate handling
the crowd, word was sent among them
that no change would be given back at
the ticket wagon. If man handed Up
five dollar bill he would get ten tickets
and then sell the surplus to others. The
result was that in fifteen minutes to the
second. 10000 tickets were sold and the
ticket wagon closed, leaving many disap-
pointed people to wait for the next per-
Torrance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
HEARD HIM SMELL.

Bruce keenan, - very much interested
in the way his children twist the English
language around HIS little boy says he
VIII do something after soon" mean
ing afte-whi,s. His little girl insists or
calling an ear cob Of corn But the
other day The daughter paralyzed her
mother By coming in and saying:
Mamma there's a poleoat out there
somewhere
Why. Mamma, heard him smell"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
n-rcH1rA Ten YEARS AGO

EP. Ford. in card. announced that he
had withdrawn from ,ae race FOR state
senator.
Joe Henley and Harry Lesh. OF ne old
s,yls nigh bicycles. rode to Peabody and
back. a distance % one hundred miles II
ten hours
The people OF North Main street. where
the Salvation army barracks we're men
located. pet.,ioaed The council 20 suppress
said barracks.
on sunday evening. July .. isss rAere
zss total eclipse - the Moon which ne
wAole town watched
Moonlight rowing party o. Little River.
Misses Ida and Grace Maxwell E;ta snd
Nay SIover. Ella Weed. Nay FIzthe-s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
sTANLEY's one SUPERSTITION.

". E. Stanley has one superstitution.
He believes that every pound over 40
pounds that he weighs on election day
Will be worth 1000 majority 10 him.
The superstition came about in this way.
When he was nominated he weighed 40
pounds. He was not in the best of health.
and Mrs. Stanley was afraid of the re-
suits Of a rustling campaign. Mr.. Stanley
said to her:
Every pound 1 gain from this time on
viii make me a thousand majority over
Leedy, and every pound I lose he will
have that much majority over me-"
Since that time Mr.. Stanley has gained
three pounds and is gaining al the time.
He now figures his majority at 5000 over
Leedy and expects to weigh 155 or 100
pounds before November.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
4 PARK SUGGESTION

Col. Bleckley says that Wichita ought
always to retain the part of Riverside
Park that was once the old Gridenstein.
just As il is now. Develop the plat-across
from Oak street bridge and bring 1t TO
the height Of artificial perfection in park
adornment but leave old Griffenstein in
its natural beauty. a quiet place for pri-
vate picnics and day off parties. He also
SAYS there ought by all means to be a
bridge across from Griswold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
LOCAL DISCOVERY OF GoLDrNRoD

LOCAL DISCOVERY OF GOLDENROD.
Years ago the discovery of goldenrod
in Wichita was made in peculiar way.
Everybody knew the dirty yellow weed
which grew on the townsite and despised
1t as they despised all weeds, excepting
the beloved sunfower Just about that
time every body in the east began to go
mildly crazy about goldenrod. Poets
wrote about it and society women deco
rated their rooms with it. The Wichita
people read about the craze and went on
condemning the little yellow weed. A
prominent actress came 10 town. She
walked from her hotel to the depot, then
located on Oak street. A prominent
citizen was with her. Suddenly she stop
ped on the sidewalk and stopped and pick
ed one of the yellow weeds, exciaiming:
"Oh, the beautiful goldenrod. Just see.
What a bounty of it. I could stay in
Wichita for ever"
The Wichita man picked an armful for
her and when the train had left came up
town and let the citizens into the secret.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
THE ALFALFA CHRISTOPHER

The story that some Colorado grass
hoppers dove into a western Kansas field
of alfalfa and killed themselves eating it,
brings out the fact from Ed Jewett that
there is in Kansas an alfalfa grasshop-
per" This grasshopper has beautiful yei-
low legs and confines himself to the three
leafed production known as alfalfa. The
turkeys are on 10 his existence and haunt
the alfalfa fields.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

Mr.. ]. s. Van Devier and Mr.. P. B. Dill
day were sitting together discussing ac-
cldent insurance. Mr.. Van Devier had
just finished saying that on Saturday ne
intended taking out some accident insur-
ance, when the two trains met and in the
collision he was hurled over seat and
had his head cut It is an absolute cinch
that he will take out the insurance now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
RRFrrHrs FOR \ STATUE

One q Wicaita's prer:y sca7ol za'a-1s
VINO : nox away o. her Summer vara-
ton. recently vested q ee-alz ooless
town TT che cas-; and 31rfez-aiy iez-uss
tire following detsfls ot a rar1ar -is.~r- 91s
a-ssose. Sae. q course. wrote AZ zboGt
IL 10 her intimate chBn t7 s-s ~-v eh1
av The KAY e Ekev1=e Al educator ard
she n turn Rztt i e@relsssly zrouH1 uat.l
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
ROBBED AT CHURCH.

Judge McCandless is probably the only
man in Wichita who was ever robbed of
a diamond shirt stud in a church. The
judge had such a piece of jewelry Of
considerable value left him by his broth
er fifteen years ago. For six years after
that the judge attended some exercise at
the Presbyterian church here and the but
ton was clipped from his shirt by pick
pocket.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
WENT TO HAWAII.

Phil Scott. a young fellow who came 10
Wichita from Shawneetown, IL. in 1884.
and afterwards ran a boarding tent on the
Missouri Pacific between here and e. Do
RADIO when the road was being built went
20 Hawaii from san Francisco 4 year ago
last January. and IS said TO be getting
wealthy there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
Arru1sON OrR FRIEND

The Kansas City papers are blowing i'm
moderately about the significance Of 500
Wichita people holding picnic there the
other day. The Atchizon Globe shows its
good sense in the fol,owing: The 500
Wichita people living in Kansas City who
formed Wichita colony, ought 70 be
ashamed Of themselves for organizing and
showing that there are so many Of them
There is nothing the matter with Wich-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
EVERYBODY LIKES M,KTNr,Ey

1t is wonderful the way the confidence
in President Mckinley has grown among
the people, if Wichita is an index. Hun
dreds of Populists and Democrats IN
Wichita openly and frankly express their
admiration for the president. They would
not vote for him and are as much his
enemy politically as ever, but on a Ques-
ton of pure patriotism they are strong
in their defense Of his executive acts, in
regard TO the war. as the bluest Repub-
lean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
WENT THROUGH HERE

When the regular army was gathering
in the south six train loads of regulars
from Colorado and Montana went through
Wichita. K was on this day that the q.
A. r. held their big reunion here. The
troops which passed through Wichita were
in the thick Of the fight AZ Santiago and
many Of them were killed. Many u
them are now down WIKI the Yellow
fever
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
Purely A WICHITA CROWD

The biggest crowd Of Wichita people
ever together at one time was that Of last
Sunday along the river banks 20 watch
the elephants bathing. OF course larger
crowds have been together in Wichita,
but on all previous occasions surrounding
towns have added their quota The crowd
on the river bank last Sunday was dis
tinctively a Wichita one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
WAS A WARRIOR AGAIN.

The war has brought up many pretty
little incidents in Wichita The morning
when the news of the surrender Of San
tiago came. one old veteran strung on
his sword and paraded around the house
all day. to the intense delight of his
grandchildren. They thought it was fun,
but the good old man was in dead earn
est about it and talked much 70 himself
about what he had done in the past.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
MRS. LEASE IN NEW YORK.

Mrs. Lease and her family are II New
York. Mr.. Lease IS here IN Wichita alone.
Ms. Lease. on account % sickness, had
10 cancel her oregon engagements. She
returned 10 New York, where al -he chill
drsn are IN school excepting Charles. E-ho
has I position in the customs house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31

CiR6ers have constantly advanced in
price since cinder walks became eSsI n
Wichita A load OF cinders a first cost
IS cents Then The price went 70 > cents;
then 70 %. and finally .. One firm IT
Wichita which has accumulated a pile q
cinders covering a period Of several years
realized from what they considered waste.
50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
THEY CORNERED LEEDY.

The Populists who made the fight on
the last police commission were fratd that
Governor Leedy would not answer their
letters. And to get him in a hole where
he could not say he did not receive their
letters they carefully registered every
epistle they sent, so that he would have
10 sign for them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
WIND STORM FPInAY

The wind storm on Friday night did
more damage TO trees than any other
storm in years. Across all the avenues
and cross streets big branches were
stretched, making it impossible for We
hicses to get down town. Quite a lot Of
fruit and shrub trees were damaged and
considerable fruit fell to the ground
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
ELKs PREPARING For TOPEKA

The Wichita Elks are making ready for
a great time in anticipation of the Elk
ball club. which will come here from To-
peka on Labor Day Each OF the players
Will get suit 70 suit himself. it being
understood that it is to be Of a humorous
nature, and one calculated to make the
spectators have a good laugh when they
see it. That evening after the game there
win be banquet given in honor of the
visitors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31

suit and charge him the regular figure
The other day the boy and his father
came in and the boy took fancy to a
certain suit.
1T is slS'' said the clerk with a wink.
The boy said he woud take 1t.
The Old man turned over SIS and in a
few minutes returned and got S. The
suit cost so.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
IT HAPPENED on FRIDAY.

The people who are superstitious and
refuse 20 ride on railroad trains on Fri
day viii have another shining inUstra-
ton in the head-end collision which oc-
CURED on Friday in the West Wichita
yards % the Missouri Pacific. 4 great
number OF travelling men while not being
supersutious ABOUT travesng on Friday.
have holy horror about occupying room
No 1S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
POOLING THE ROY

Boys a. certain axes VII not wear
clothes unless they COS; something like
In other words they judge the quality u
The goods by -Ae price asked t5r them.
one man in W.caita has ar understand
ing with his clothier that when he brings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
NO MAD DOCS YET

There hasn't been a mad dog case re-
ported this summer, which is rather re-
markable. as there is usually several by
the lst day of August. Still with the hot
weather to follow in this month and Sep
TENDER there is yet time in which TO
have . few.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
HIS FAME SPREADING

d. B. Crewson. politically termed Gear
Of the Fifth ward" from an account Of
the way he ran a caucus there a year
ago. given in the Eagle, has received a
letter from Rochester. y. Y. addressed 10
Gear Crewson, Attorney"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
SPANISH FLAG TATTOOED ON HIS
ARM

During the Worlds Fair SPAN and
Spanish fads were quite popular in Amer
lea. Princess Eulalie came TO Chicago
and people fell over each other 10 get
glimpse Of her. and people were trying
al every turn 10 set a spanish souvenir.
one Wichita man mad the Spanish flag
il colors tattooed or his wrist, red and
yellow. Since the war ne has been trying
u set rid of il. He has succeeded in
changing the colors bug s,iIl mas the flag
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
HANDLES LOTS OF MONEY.

The money order department of the
Wichita postofi1ce does a bushes every
year amounting to 81, 100000
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
WAS AnAY TOO LATE

A peculiar incident relating 70 the COL
Hsion which took place on the Missouri
Pacific Friday night was the fact that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-31
rHn1-GHrrr wAs GOVERNOR LEEnY

Las; week one Of the PopuHst county
officials % Barton county was walking
along Douglas avenue near the Carey
hotel With friend when they ne; Jake
Eckert proprietor OF the short order
house near the Santa Fe track. The Bar
ION county official inquired in whisper
as soon IS Mr.. Eckert had gone BY Il
THAI was Governor Leedy.