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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.

Reverend W J TUT Delivered the Mem
or.ai day address at Garfield hall
The homeopathic doctors 81 ne city
held a meeting az the Office o. Dr.. MIN
Eek 70 talk over establishing hornec-
nsthic hospital n this city.
Work had Just begun on the middle
structure % the DoId Packing buiidiuE
The Emo Furniture company announced
TIA, 3, had tus, sold bal OF furniture
amounting 20 81 ooo 70 a family IN To
peka.
Eighteen members Of the wichita Riey'
Gle club rode 70 Hutchinson and back On
their high wheels
The water company contracted Win tho
people on College E'n 20 ezteud their
mains there Then no water company
began 70 balk a little and College I'm
promptly arranged % sue the company
for So enc The company came - time.
Bruce Keenan, AZ The Young Mems Re-
publican club. made a speech Ter James
G. Blaine for president
MSS Maud Piper entertained. Fn-T
guests were Mrs louise Grove Hectic
Dunleid. Laura sohn. Misses Aivie Jark~
son. Glare Ireland Lillian Foster. Mamie
Livingston: Messrs. G. NJ Riddell. q.
Gardner. II. Gardner. Ira Walt. Charles
Ford.
Lee Pore. Wichita BOY. tall nns
fellow. was killed az Laredo. Texas lie
was shot down BY a Mexican bartender
ia a dispute over the payment for drinks.
Mrs F. w. Green gave tea party.
Her guests were Mrs. Russell Harding.
Miss Flora Rice. Mr. a C. Kennedy. Mr..
". A Smith and Afr " p McC1rrulcH.
The Wichita boys who then owned bt-
cycles Chc high ones. as the safoflea were
not invented were Charles Miller joe
Henley Harry Lesh. George lewis. Ralph
Niederlander. punnie Mead. Harry Ward.
Vic TaFayne. a. T. Frey. IT, 8 Jones
Clarence Woofnau. = n Jones. IT =.
Devices. r. q Dunbar. Charlie Law
renee. Ralph Nrlisou Charles wood.
house a T. Fortney. VIII Granger and
Burt Nnlson
A. j. Wheeler announced that BE had
standing offer far hts home corner q
Pine street and Emporia. ~ go 1o0. but
that the place was NOT f1r sale
The graduate % ths I.o7Tl- academy
were Misses Beatrice Thomas and Lillian
Johnston tn the musical Department.
Misses Eva Dewey Mamie s Green ana
Mabel g Martin ir the scientific c5urss
Miss Martins essay wss a Primal FaT-
adox" ard orc ~ che most aFlatsM ard
striking ever delivered In Wichita
The Foundation ~ the wichita rail fse-
tory was completed and the brick 60 con-
strucf The building v-as On hand
Little pcTsorat io che Eagle. Mrs. =
Lease. who has been seriously sick for
several DAYS pest % convslsscenf
~ pupsFs recital 90 Caraela the fol-
lowing took part Master Harvey John
SON. Niss MAY BaI Eegg7 Miss virEaifne
Lucy. Miss Masceiiae Eaifwfn Nra Me-
lie Harvey Glenn. Master war3 Jrhnson.
Miss Hobhs. Niles siasd TERM. M. ua-
via HAYS
The John r Carry Lumber company
was organized. u had q million dalisr-
capital
Mes-rH. Jones and Chan,hr-s snfeTtain-
"a. Their guests were Nr. ard M-s.
Charlie Beal. Misses MaI.Hda al J4is
Ross. Hessrs T.. = Redslnz Or sc
CIees. T.. 3 Fqhrbaugh ~ wilson. NJ.
Harlan Mr. wU Bca'tls. ~ C7srk. 8r.
Grant Wootuan-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

that are SO often overlooked BY special
agents. Mr. Woolard's popularity is fifty
shown by the manner N which ne has
been hOnered 5V MS fraternity and the
suRdry orders 20 which he belongs. He
is chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Kansas Underwriters association.
He is also a prominent member and holds
office in the military order Of The Loyal
Legion: is a member OF the American
Sons OF the Revolution. and twenty
third degree Mason. from which he VIII
be promoted TO the thirty second some
time this month. Mr. Woodland comes Of
Revolutionary stock. and fighting stock
at that His father was captain In the
Twenty sixth Illinois 81 the ate IN
pleasantness. and his grandfathers hg-
ured extensively IN the revolutionary
scrap. Moreover. Mr.. Woolard is not a
man who sets much store by inherited
virtues. He is one, though, who placed
upon his own merit, stands well in the
fore front. both as courteous gentleman
and an able underwater"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
SALVATION ARMYs CAPTAIN.

II is no, infrequently that the people
who lead a street life or VINO are known
to the world only BY their appearance on
the streets. give exhibitions OF the pleas
ant amenities Of life that are very pretty
and refreshing. Friday night a widowed
woman with two OF her Ettle girls was
singing 70 a crowd or the corner OF Main
and Douglas when the Salvation Army
came marching around the corner with
heavy tlm-tum OF the bass drum. the jim
gle Of tambourire, the noise Of singing.
&c. The voices Of the little girls who
sang alone 70 the crowd were drowned n
the noise. but the captain OF the army,
noticing the situation. commanded silence
The voices OF the girls rose again and the
army people marched by in silence while
the crowd compllmented the gallan.ry OF
the captain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

feeders, besides five shorter Zines. al
taken together completely covering the
entire field OF production within the radius
named and reaching every principal mar
keC- II there has been money for the men
who have started to build elevators here
n tie past. who never got as far as the
first foundation stone. here is money for
others who viii do the same thing. After
awhile the fellows VINO have defeated the
enterprises in tae past VIII grow oired and
refuse 20 longer put up. and then an ele-
valor Will be built. OF the proftsolsneSS
OF such an investment al CHS point, TIE
proposition has never been questioned
The millions OF grain tha1 comes on every
year in this valley has TO be cleaned.
stored and marketed from some point.
and should be hers IN the interest OF che
producer. Why thirty or forty millions
OF Il destined for Gulf ports IS not handled
al Wichita instead OF the more distant
Missouri river is a question that can be
answered. but the men who can answer
are against Wichita and therefore won't
Wichita viii reap the advantages which
naturally pertain to her in this line when
she resolves TO build elevators herself. and
probably not before.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
WILLIE o'BRYAN. HERO.
(By Goldenrod.)

Wy oO4AShAOA-l
To the Editor Of the Eagle:
Yez may talk of yer Watson and Sampson
and Schley,
And yer Admiral, down in the Philippine
Bay;
But. begorra, the murtherin little spalpane
That'll woipe up the earth wild the flowers
Of Spain.
Is that same irrepressible son of lion,
Which his name is. for short, called Willie
O'Bryan.
Och, murtheri But how their holes they
will hunt.
When Willie O'Bryan gets down to the
front!
whin the long roll is called IN the battle
array.
Wild the troops on the land and the ships
on the say.
And the big guns all waitin' and howldin'
their breath
For the signal that starts the tornado Of
death.
livery eye will be sthrained, livery ear will
be turned,
While Gineral Afiles-so deeply concerned
AS he shtands on the ave of the great
battles brunt,
Calls anxiously out, us O'BRYAN IN
'FRONT.'"
"He is" says the alde-de-camp, proudly
"Will, thin"
Shpakes Gineral Miles. LIT THE BAT
TIE BEGIN"'
ARA n n1ushai 'TUere u-ortb a u,boIa 1ife
time 10 say
Thay bye from the Platte ladin into the
fray,
Yez may talk about David wild shling and
wild shtone.
Or SIMPSONS shillalah-the donkey's jaw
bone
But the sword Of O'Bryan will shine from
that day
Wild lustre no jawbone can e'er take
away!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
HUTCHINSON AND WICHITA.

For years there was a rivalry between
Hutshinson and Wichita; every year il
became more ACRIMONIOUS. Peace was de-
clared and friendship established oe-ween
ths two towns in a verr peculiar manner.
one eiri did l. all. She was Mss Eva
BEEN. The young lady vas unjus,ly ac-
ctsed Of a crime of defaG!,ing with post
Office monies. her books were sad - r7t
balance. Miss BEEN was brought to this
city for trial and was acquitted. Dur
ing her stay here. which was for several
DAYS. a great many OF The best aud most
influential citizens Of Hutchinson were
ere 10 Go what they could 20 Miss Bsena.
Everybody in Wichita. men, women.
newspapers. officials. ali SIZED w.-a Mss
Fem. This made the Hutchinson usrple
nave a much kindiis- spl-'- t'v7ci Wich-
it3 Hutchinson. not 10 ha ou.31nH. tsme
ont good and s-r1u- f3- Nto1f-5'. mn
f3- governor. Then Wichita sent the ar
cest one delegation 70 ne HIT 2 r~0u
Ju5 lee. - ,hst 10 X h. w towns SAND
tsp and fight for each other asairs, To-
d ka and Kansas cry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
GOSSIP FOR HONE PEOPLE -

each company have TO carry water a dis
lance of from two 10 three miles The
best water We get IS from a spring. sit
uated just by Alexander bridge. which
spring is carefully guarded'day and night
In fact. all springs and pumps which fur
nish water 70 Uncle Sans soldiers, are
carefully guarded.
We are putting in some hard work on
drill in order to be prepared and ready
to go to the front The boys are getting
along finely and are now fairly well drilled
but drilling in the terrific heat. prevalent
here in the sunny south. causes not
little suffering TO those used TO a colder
climate Ike sunny and windy Kansas.
and some few OF the New York or east
ern boys have expired in the fields from
the effects Of the heat. But l anticipate
nothing Of such serious nature hap
pening to the hardy Kansas boys. Our
regiment left Kansas with the reputation
Of being the best and finest regiment from
Kansas. and company X IS known as the
best and finest company in the regiment.
The same is composed Of gentlemen
known in military life as men, and a finer
looking set OF men, physically, you never
met. They are strong. robust and healthy
and can whip ten times their weight in
Spaniards. Company K Is now in mourn
ing. due to the fact that their much loved
and respected captain mas resigned and
leaves this afternoon for Kansas where ne
expects to recruit a colored regiment. in
which regiment he will be colonel. We,
the boys Of company K, anticipate that
he viii have but little trouble in recruiting
a regiment. for such push, honesty and in
tegrity rarely found in a man of Captain
Shows age. Will undoubtedly be felt. and
the effect, which Captain Snow so much
desires, we predict will, in a short time,
be realized. and Captain Snow, marching
at the head OF his regiment to the front.
will be seen, as in his days Of the late
civil war, and on this very battlefield
fighting bravely and Loyalty for his coun-
try's honor and avengng the death Of
the brave and noble sailors, who. through
Spanish treachery, persisted while at their
posts on board the battleship Maine.
With regards TO friends and loved ones
at home, and ny request Of the boys Of
company K, sending their regards to their
friends and loved ones, 1 am yours truly,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
TURNED HIM RED.

At the ball game last Monday between
the Boston Store and lines & Co. clerks
each of the players, of course. had his
particular girl friend in the audience To
encourage him and give him inspiration.
When Charlie Miller, pitcher for Innes,
first entered the pitchers box some en-
thusiastic girl in the grand stand shouted
to him: Now, Charlie, do your best, Just
to please me-" Then the young man
face got real red, and every time after
that when he came up to bat the crowd
yelled.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
WORD FROM CH1cKAMAUGA.


Ezra f. Beard has written an interesting
letter TO friend. from Chickamauga. Mr..
Beard was a Wichita boy. When Leedy
threw the Wichita militia. down Beard
dropped over TO Kingman enlisted there.
was elected Lieutenant. Afterward ;he
captain Of the company retired and Beard
VAS elected captain, giving Wichita
colonel and two captains in the present
war. Mr.. Boards letter was TO a friend
who did not know he had gone and is as
follows:
Chickamauga. c., May 50. 1898.
Dear Friend-You will undoubtedly be
surprised upon receiving this letter TO find
that I have answered Unc.e Sans first
call for volunteers; have enlisted and am
NOW encamped a Chickamauga battlefield,
one of the most famous battlehelds in the
world. our State-kansas-had for its
quota in the neighborhood of three thous-
and troops which. Of course. was and is
divided into three regiments. which three
regiments are known respectively as the
2o,h, 2lst and 22nd our company. known
a. company *" was recruited az King
man, and rendezvoused at Topeka for tine
period Of two weeks We expected % leave
Topeka and he quartered III Fort Lcaven-
worth. Kansas, but were happily diSap-
pointed. When the order came ordering
the Twenty-irst regiment TO Chickamauga
battlefield ii was welcomed with JOY by
each and every man in the regiment We
Immediately struck camp and were trans
ported here. We left Topeka on the Eth
Of May and arrived here on the goth.
We found upon arriving mere a beauti-
ful place in which 70 pitch our camp,
nlong with some forty thousand other
troops We are camnsd right in the midst
Of a large and grand old woods, made up
81 iunumerable old trees marked 10y can
non balls. and having in their trunks bull
lets uselsssly fred from the guns by some
o. the many brave men who fought for
their country's honor during our own late
civil war. on every hand are 10 be seen
beautiful and costly monuments erected
by he several different states in honor Of
the brave men who fought and died for
their country.
wish had time 10 give you q fun and
complete description OF Chickamauga BAT
t,e~e.d. I haven't time. 50 viii le, This
suffice with the statement that this is
=
I find a soldiers lie not as hard as one
migh; imagine. The soldiers or boys Of
our regiment appear TO be happy. con-
tented and satisfied with the present life
they are living and they would welcome
with delight and pleasure the news calling
them TO the front and ordering them 20
engage in the very thickos- Of the battles
now wage6 between our cou1try-the
United Sta5es-and Spain.
As natural consequence. our boys Ike
the rest CT humanity were subject FOR q
time after arriving here. 20 a disease
characteristic OF q change in climate. bu;
the are well taken care Of by Unc,e sam
and are cow as well as ever. and are
now ENJOYING The best OF health.
The scarcity OF water has been the
greatest trouble and Inconvenience NE
have had 20 coz. end with. Just a present
details Of from zen 10 twenty men out OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
YARNS OF TRAVELLING MEN.

Commercial travelling men are, as a
general thing. good story tellers, and keep
up with the latest little humorous things
that makes its appearance. Many of them
too, know Ehe latest song. II is possibly
part Of their trade to know these things
in order TO tell them to their customers
a the cross roads that they have to make.
At the Carey hotel these kids" as they
are called. or sells" are frequently
heard If one Of the knights Of the grips
bite. il usually costs him the treats. TIL,
other day one fellow came in and stepp-
ping up to a group, said: i've got new
story Have you heard the story about
the dirty shirt?'
One of the party said mo"
zone on you" the other replied.
Another yarn told which is a take on on
names is as follows:
Two Cinnamon went into q haberdashers
TO purchase a hat. One of the Cinnamon
put on hat and the other said:
TITS fits you. Lee"
'Do-ee," the other answered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
"Do-ee." lac other answered.
TWO YELLOW FEVER TMNrrNEs.


Wichita has the distinction Of having
two yellow fever immunes. Ed Marchant
Of this city, who has a company Of vol
unteer infantry waiting to go TO the front
on the presidents second call, had the
yellow fever in 1873 in Memphis Tenn.
At that time he was working on a Mem
phis newspaper. The daily came out in
six column folio made up by the foreman
and the devil. the only two on the force
who had scaped. All they had been able
70 get was the story Of the seourSe and
the list of the dead and one obituary no.
tice. Mr. Marchant was unto deaths
door many times. but finally get we'll and
is a good, healthy specimen OF manhood
now. The other immune Is coiored man
bv the name Of Johnson. There may be
others. but if so they have kept the mat
ter secret, probably not wanting to refer
TO Il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

without any idea OF sending letter on
sRca long journey. had one do that very
thing The letter was enroute on the
journey just 90 days. Nineteen more than
Jules Eernes' celebrated Phileas Fogg,
who made the journey in 50 days. On
Feb L. Mr.. Musselman mailed his letter
at the Wichita postoffice. directed 20 a
friend in London. England. who was visit
ing there. Instead Of the letter being sent
to New York City and across the Atlantic
on one OF the swift ocean grey hounds. as
is usually done. il was sent to San Fran
cisco, where x arrived on Feb Is II
next showed up. according to the stamp
mark, which always appears on an en-
velope ard which is put there Immediately
after a letter arrives in an Office, at Sid
nev. Australia, On March p. II reached
London on May 9. Il had been so long in
reaching its destination that the party 10
whom the letter was addressed had re-
turned to America. Fortunately Mr..
Nusselman had written on an envelope
which had return card on it in the up
per left hand corner. The letter was
taken to the address in London where the
postman was informed that the person had
returned 10 The United States. II was
taken back TO the main LONDON Office and
remailed to New York on May Il. II
reached the American metropolis on May
49, From there il came on 70 Wichita.
getting here on the 22nd Of May. after hav-
ing made the journey around the globe.
but not near as quickly as George Fran
els Train or Nellie BLY, did it. The letter
had II stamps or cancellation marks on II
which gave the names Of the cities where
it had been received and on which day ~
the month. It was by this means that
Mr.. Musselman knew that tAe letter had
traversed the globe and had passed
through San Francisco, Louuon, SIfaay
and New York City and had crossed Two
oceans. He is keeping it as a reuc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
BOUGHT HIS BLIND PIE.

Some years ago when it was necessary
for joints 10 keep eatabes in their street
windows for a blind. two very prominent
Wichita ladies going along North Main
one day saw lone pie in one OF the win
dows and thinking TO help out some poor
struggling restaurant man they went in
and paid the saloon man 20 cents for his
blind pie. The pie wasn't fit 10 eat, but
the jointist had to sell it and when the
women were gone he said: Now I've got
10 walk two blocks for another pie before
! can go on with the business"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
- - r-T.EvAroRs

Win from txea-i- 20 twenty-five r. l.
ions ~ bushels u wheat u ss1;- W4tnl7
ore hundred miles Il Wcalta- ana afty
millions Il bushels = corn possible ~ 4
Al average cop, ths-a = p-3ataa-s oEF3r-
,aal,y Ear ,hrse grain eleva;oTs ~ N.ca-
ia % a mlloo olsae5s capacity e2cl-
WAY thers is net a. ie4st ane 20 z
bushels st5-aze capacity Na9 san an
swer7 NJ sgoa an opF3rfsa far use
coace1tra- = g-aI1 ia vast E141-l-iss
AZ an uaztHizes ao.a: nowhere EXISTS. q
poin, vita four trunk Eaes ~ rawlF.
VIA iAe.r many Extensions. 5r---eass zzd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
wrNT AROJ-ND 74E Gi.OPr.

\ fev wears ago i- vas ,-s--a re "a s7r
people n sc1d letter 20 some SEA coast
th,t each 4 Tn-ie Ssw rcs-aI en-
p,oyes might place his stamp. when re-
ccived. thereon This message also re-
Guested that the letter be SAINT
On 10 some given point From
there the authorities would BE r.
quested 70 mail It - some at5e- place
In this way letter womb finally 50 al
around the globe. The fad became such
a nuisance - The postal M that an o--
der was issued thai is must cease Wa
the order The fad was either surPla-te5
with something else o. died out eztir Nv.
However. il Is seldom thaf a letter nova
days can De. sent IN tae ordinary trans
action Of business and ever gel aroan5 ~
world. bat A. MuSsslman. % tbs city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
rs roP Po-H srnEs

Ore ot the a3.zssng features q MOI
days bali game between tie Boston Store
and lanes c.e-ks. vas a Ee9-hszssd boy
q, perhaps = years Of age who stood IL
fr5r- - fss grand stand viewing ne
game. re saw az ere god points z1d
an tne bad pays. Whsa ths Bossoa Store
pope made a god pay - snTa-4Ebly
-sok ~ as rap wIta his JET bAnd. ana
when Tbs Tnzes boys made better pays
rhaz usual 90 fe1E - RS cap WIN rs
re. ha-d ard waves- y s1ers was A.
except 51a,lv b-...lAz; pay 81 ons SIC
n= ,oez oT rs cap aaa fEirngss aroma
Ia ne a- ere way. ard 49, re ctrsr
s6@ rs brilliant r. 5sEnps1 ere e,asr
way- He wAs t-r both ssses Ard 5-aTst
u saEa-. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
THE FOURTH IN WICHITA.


The prospects are very lively for the
biggest Fourth Of July in the history Of
Wichita. certainly the most attractive
since the big buffalo barbecue over in
what is now known as Griswold Park
That was scarce a quarter Of a century
ago, when This was a brand new country:
when vigorous young men and women
constituted the population. Parenthet-
ically, where are the men and women who
were then prominent in this community
and who participated in that old-fash-
toned celebration? The very trees OF that
park have given place TO newer and
younger growth. But the park is there,
and IL much enlarged. stiu there with It's
two rivers and its winding roads. It's
shaded hooks and grassy retreats. There
is not its equal in the state for holding,
in comfort. a big crowd. a crowd OF thous-
ands. So far as outside visitors and guests
are concerned. il is convenient to the no.
tells and business portion OF the town.
And Wichita is thoroughly in the spirit
Of having a monster celebration. not one
whose crowd can all listen 20 single
speaker. or all partake Of a dinner from
a single table; but crowd where every
body can meet everybody else. whether
afoot. horseback or in carriages; a music.
picnic and firecracker crowd a crowd IN
which everybody would feel at home, for
its members from wherever would Zoe at
home. Colonel Toler seems TO he the re-
sponsFble head At least he seems in
clined 20 take the lead and much Of the
responsibility. He mas not yet said
whether he desires auxiliary committees
or not. But there IS little doubt that in
another week the invitation will be pub
nshed broadcast for everybody to come
10 Wichita on the Fourth Of July.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
FISH N TIE FIELDS.

During the recent high water in the wal
nut river a number Of Wichita parties
drove over to see the food. They caught
all kinds of fish in the sloughs and low
places along the river, after the water be-
gan 20 60 down. Lem Freed went ouj
east on Harry street the third day Of the
food and with a pitch fork killed buffalo
in corn field that weighed more than
thirty pounds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
WANT HARVEST HANDS

There is a great demand for harvest
hands. Farmers are watching the depots
Of the city now constantly trying 10 en-
gage hands T. begin work in the wheat
in two weeks at $50 for single hands.
Farmers are anxious to get hands at that
price.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
WILL KNOW BY THURSDAY.

BY Thursday night and possibly We'd
nesday the citizens Of Wichita Will know
If Wichita is to supply the next gov
ernorfor Kansas. AT this writing it looks
very, very much Stanley. He is gaining
strength with each succeeding day. Bets
are being made freely here that Mr.. Stan
ley will be nominated before the fourth
ballot. No one here looks for prolonged
fight for gubernational honors.