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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
Present Site of the Town and Some
of Its ROmanCeS.

fore Justice Zimmerman OF Park City.
a man had taken W another mans horse
and had failed 70 advertise II. The owner
81 the horse tried 70 take hsn without
paying the fesi bill. alisginS that as the
holder hacR't advertised he dia n. have
TO pay the feed bsE- The owner. beco-n-
ing the plaintiff. repieviaed the horse.
The case wss tried with great BITTERNESS
the plainu6 got his horse ans U-ss mad,
ID pay the fed tfl. while he defendant
had 70 pay the Gusts Tbs was the arsr
case Ed Jewett e'er tried IN Seasui Il.
county, for which e rsc--ved thrss loi-
lars fees. representing the pIaln;ig. TIE
case was finished al sunset At a.cl,c,x
the next morning. Jewecr was suain1cnea
from his bed and met both PLAINTIFF and
defendant. They we're not 1uarre ing
They had started home. gos cost and had
been circling until they struck the JeNett
farm
But 10 the narration Wichita wanted
the Santa Fs south from Newton. Il,
Vas necessary - vote bonds. Park CITY
set out 20 defeat those bonds. The el@c-
ZION which followed vas the most Won
derful in the annals OF kaasas
\ cowboy coming into Wichita from
the south. smelling emphaticany % Mex
lean associations. early election morning
was pulled down OF rs horse and told
20 vote.
II Amt citizen as SID
That makes no difference. As you IN
favor OF a rail-osd2"
Bet your life
'-Crsw down ard vo.-"
"But In from san Antonio
That's All right CO ahead and vote
HaH-bresds from the woods about Ft
Gibson. bull-whsck-rs from the rocks
about It. sill. Indian traders from Meii-
cine Lodge. everybody who happened %
be in town was voted for railroad q,
Wichita There - no evidence o- the
charge. but with these conditions
prevailing. som- men voted twice A
memory Is liable 20 ~ treacheCous a. such
a time
But Park city was ou,-doing Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27

wore streaming down over her shoulders.
She had many sutors, ACQUIRED in
broad sombreros and spurs and heavy
top boots. None. in the known history Of
Park City, won her heart
| one day the husband OF the Countess
mother dropped dead on the street.
Nichols. The lawyer, believed there had
been foul play. He sent FOR the coroner
DR.. Owens OF Wichita, who did not ar
rive until the next day. by which time
the dead man had been removed to his
wIfes home. The widow had heard the
evil suspicious against her ana the talk
Of a postmOrtem examination, and when
Dr. Owens ana the jury Of twelve good
men and true hove up 20 the front door.
the widow. planting herself squarely in
the door. began.
Enter, gentlemen, at your peril. Coke
on Common Law: A dOmiciIe is sacred
10 its inmates Page 3es Blackstone:
A mans home Is his castle Page %.
Gritty on Tensntry: The law extends
to the family doorstep Page 20"
The jury wavered and fell back. The
dead man was not CUT open The law
the widow quoted was afterwards found
to be false and extemporaneous. In jus
tee 10 the widow il must be said that
she did not poison her husband. But az
that moment the panic-stricken jury tim
idly returned a verdict Of heart disease
one day a certain b,ng and Ianky COW
pJncher struck town anS was a. once
smitten with the beautiful Countess.
With a suppressed headyness he waited
three days before making an out and out
proposal OF marriage, which the Countess
rejected The unhappy sutton thereup0n
began 70 shoot up the town He was
seized by the citizens and locked IN a
lawyers Office, where two days later. az
ter some protocoling. he promised 10 be
good in return for his liberty, which was
given him
The town occasionally had its funerals.
One Of the citizens was sterling young
man. He had proposed 70 one of the
young women OF the town and they were
soon TO be married. They had talked to-
gether for hours or strolled hand-in-hand
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along the bank o: the river, building on
the future when Park would De a great
city and their ships had come in But he
died The young woman for years kep-
his grave green and vas true 70 his mem
cry. Year by year. as adverse fortune
came creeping in On the little place. she
1Tas true 20 her trust. one BY one the
buildings were hauled away or toppIed
down from deserIOn and decay. one by
one the rude head-boards 70 the graves
IN the little cemetery tumbied over and
were appropriated for incomplete hog
pens or other purposes OF utility Year
by year the rural quiet ate into the heart
Of the little place until cornfsld stiffness
came a. last. and all vas oblitcrated but
that one grave. stin ever green and neat.
The faithful one had other suitors. but
her heart was steadfast- As the wears
went by she heard OF the rival city OF
Wiehita's growth. and came once OF
twice 10 see Il and then returned to Park
City and its lone vesuge. the grave she
loved so wei. But years ago she died OF
a broken heart they say. Al Isst-and the
little grave surrendered to thistles and
suufiowers and disappeared at last. as az
its fellows IN the past.
There were law suits there. cases OF
replevin. in which The Judgment was Civ
en- 10 one side. and 70 the other the pay
ment OF costs in order 70 keep any feel
ing OF triumph on either side down.
The dram-Sho1 was center OF interest.
At that tine Kansas had some sort q
dran-shop law and before drsm-shOp
could be started q petition had TO he pc
scented 10 the beard OF county commits
sioners granting permission. This petit
ton had 20 be signed By a majority OF
the residents. male and female. IN the
township. i Is charged that the woman
were generally against the establishment
OF dram-shops, and that IN order 10 Sc
cure their names a petition Cor new
road was circulated. the heading being
cut off after al h women had slsaei Z.
and dram-sa29 PETITION heading subst.
tuted.
one day there was a suit II rep,evin be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27

! hoohed by Park City. while the hisn-bank
advantage OF Park City. was outraged
by high-colored ridicule in Wichita
The real contest ended in the most re-
markable election ever held on earth. No
western Kansas contest Of after years
could equal it for in western Kansas
there was the skeleton Of law. In me
contest between Wichita and Park City
there was not an outline Of righteousness.
Park City was located in 1870. fourteen
miles northwest OF Wichita Its site lies
now five miles directly west Of Valley
Center, between the Big and Little Ar
kansas. The location is admittedly today
very beautiful for town. Here the ser
pentine Arkansas swings into great
bend and at this bow, TO the east and
NORTH Of 1t, the pretentious City Of Park
vas plated. The bottom is higher than
al Wichita and in the large city mapped
out gorgeous park was reserved. Ner-
Gus Baldwin. now OF this city, had pre-
empted eighty acres at this point which
The Park City boomers secured. The
prime movers in the location Of the town
were lawyer named Nichols, a man
named McIlvane, and Frank HOckins
The site was chosen with due design. The
Santa Fe railroad on its ambitious way
70 the old city Of Santa Re in New Mex
leo sad reached Newton. The first sur
vey out Of Newton carried the road south
westerly through the northwest corner Of
SedSwick. through the Indian territory
partly, and into New Mexico, missing Col
orado entirely. This was following an old
trail, for tfle Santa Fe trail curved down
nearly to Park City from the north in
order to strike the Arkansas valley quick
y.
Large imposing maps OF the CITY were
made and sent east. showing a perfect
OF avenues and in the center the
large park with the mythical trees mark
ed plainly and with brilliant prodigalitv.
Near the town-site were ". T. Jewett.
on farm; Dan Bright, now deceased
but prominent man OF late years in
Larned: Colonel James Harmon OF VIr-
GINA, and Mr. Paul. now deceased. At
that time Park City had about 300 people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
OF DIPHTHERIA

The diphtheria condition Of Wichita has
been greatly exaggerated. Agrcat many
people. according 10 tha conservative e.
Inmates. have been necessarily frightened
and others unnecessarily frightened. Ex-
travaeant dispatches have been sent out
10 city papers 10 spread the sensation.
This has not been warranted by The
facts. The medical men say they have
the malady on the run. that il IS dying
OUT, that the number or cases has nos
been alarming and that the percentage OF
mortality has been small. but, further
that any one. now or for the last few
weeks. who has not been absolutely
watchfUl against contagi0n. IS undeni-
ably foolish and irresponsible mentally.
No parent, whatever the occasion. should
tolerate exposure Of any kind. now and
FOR some time 70 come.
A talk 10 half dozen doctors. and re-
course 70 medical treatises. show that
diphtheria Is a mysterious ailment. To-
day several physicians IN the city claim
that there IS no dlphtheria here. Just ss
year ago on the outbreak OF something
resembling scarlet fever in Il mild type.
there were denials that IL was scarlet
fever. The safe side l., however. that X
is diphtheria-
Diphtheria IS supposed 70 be a rev dis
ease. II IS not. however. Away back in
the second century &C. is described and
was known as the NAHUM Egypuacum.
In the 18th. 10th. lsth and 18Th centuries
the physicians OF England and western
continental Europe also described f. In
1921. however. IL was given its name. N.
Bretonneau % Tours prepared his cclc-
brated treatise for the French Academy
cs Medicine. IN this country il was first
recognized as An Epidemic IN California in
ls5s.
In the medical world there wss long a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
Park City and Wichita and Their
Astonishing Contest.

The recent death OF Judge W. T. Jew
EFT removes from the theatre Of the west
one OF the last characters in the memoir
able contest between Wichita and Park
City, the only rival this city has ever
known.
The story has passed out Of the minds
OF many who once knew il. To many 9th
ers II is strangely fiction-new. Here is
city OF broad pavements, of long. shaded
streets, OF beautiful homes, Of multipli-
ed political complications, OF entangled
commercial competition, or accommodating
and clashdng professional ambitions.
mere, the spot once religiously despised
ana bitterly hated as a rival, the yellow
sheathed corn-stalks crackie and wave
their wiZened arms in solitude, over iol-
low in the ground slowly huing, as the
years go by. and coming n last % the
extinction Of common level.
The contest between the Two towns mas
long ago lost its significance, in the wall
OF accommodating years which bar the pres
snt from the issues Of the past. To most
people % Wichita, Park City IS mythical
But il was once a city" worthy OF many
z violent oath. worthy Of being condemn
Cd and worthy OF an aggressive enmitv.
There were wintry nights when. in the
Wichita dram-shop at the sIivered pine
bar the cow-spurs clinked an accompan-
iment TO a long Homeric narration in der
ogation Of the location Of Park City. And
on the same night a crowd, equally wor-
thy 70 al eyes save chose of Fate. gath
cred IN the dram-sslop Of Park CITY and
mixed anathemas against Wichita with
very ragged and barbed variety Of sheep
6ip.
The verify was that the contention
grew from the very lack Of argument on
either side. for anger fourishes most
without any vestige OF reason about it.
Both Wichita and Park City were locat-
Cd on table-fat bottom Both rested
next 70 the Big River (the Arkansas)
Inc banks OF the Arkansas were higher
s. Park City. a most momentous claim.
Offset BY Wichita's fnsistence that this
was the Junction Of the Big and Little
Arkansas. The latter claim was pooh /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
Character of the
Dangerous Malady.

and also con.auS bleeding. sometimes
takes place fror1 the n0~t~ils A.ong vlfh
these r1anlfeets tons there IA evidence -
runsttuuouai disorder OF tac mosg SCI
v-re kind. There may Pc 80 sresf smoaat
90 fever bat there ma * - slerress l0u afa
loss or strength. Tire pulse tecon,es susesl
and frequent che coa1teuaaca psle 10
swelling ~ tn glands OF lhe rrtk ia-
crea.es. which testges 70 condition. -
blood-poisoning Unless favorable stms-
toms emerge, dettn ttkes place within
three or four DAVIS. or sooner. either from
the rapid extension - th~ false mem
orare into the air passage. SWING ri~e 20
asT.hyxla. or from a condition 81 general
collapse. which T. sometimes remarkably
sudden. In cases Or recovery the change
ter the better IS marked nv ar arrest ~
the extension % the false membrane. ne
detachment and expectnrstipn 20 shat a.
ready formed and re healing ~ 30 az
Cerated mucous membrane beneath
Along with his there - general TIM
proven'sut in The symptoms. ths ro~rer &c
swallowing returns and thu strength
gradually increases whne the risuduiar
enlargement ~ The neck diminishes. Re-
Covery b1veve-. ls ee1era'ty riav sri 4
d many weeks before fun convsl esesncs
iz estahIts1.t
The sort1g.on % diphths-'s dt1us-a ~
ths exaalatioos % tae patient. nay -
carried through fa- ar o. ~ sofif mat
trrs q whica r. has attached itseif TShs
c0ntag .9us pr-acsp5c g. ve~Y tenacious.
cIuring 90 a iocalty. - seems ~ eao.cs
70 attack children under zen years - aga
Though ~ period 90 tfe r exempt. -
rrcaiest mortality being from fh@ -e-onf
to fae fourth year. Do ie ssi8 thsf infants
unde~ SIX months % ar~ cannot fsk~ b..
ore attack docs nos grant immunity ssora
-rfs~laart attacks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27

I Frsighte-s from Pixies Peak were com
PEELED TO cast their ballots against rail-
roads- Men from the smoky Hi and al
ial0ng the trail were grabbed up and made
to voice their sentiments. whether they
had any sentiments or the matter or not.
The leaders a. Park rIty ves. rot 'ise-
erary IN any sense OF t1s word. Taey
had arranged a long itsr GO fictitious
names For each name they put n a
ballot against Shs railroad bonds. Tns
voting place did rot closs at o-cso-k. eut
Al 2 o'clock the 3ex, rnor-iaE th- vo.s
vas seil In progress. Ana re names
gave oUt, TIER former acouaintAaces
back Ia IHiuols. Indiana ard Ohio. sore
dead and gone. were voted
Al o'clock q committee WOKE up "a
late Judge ". T. Jewst, and asked alra %
''think % some new names
The eud 81 u al vas thas Wichita wen
'out- Park Cify. vita - inhabitants. east
1000 votes
Park city wznsS. \ are carried -
one % IL largest builS'us~ CTne-S vsr.
moved away. By iS9 a. - marked -
Site. except the H;ile srav-. wss bunch
~ yellow ScetcA thisfles ard drpresSsoa
IN tae ground. once ths beer cellar - the
drsul-.hop. Az Is Row soae but this
snail depression.
The town-sirs Vas so,d for taxes and
Vas bought BY ". and y N-,rees. and
thereafter nssseS through Various hands.
That = The story 81 Park City
The land On Nhlcn = stoo3 - uow owncs
hy 3. ". IaninS aed Zsrlng LaninE AMI
John Pase an engineer on the Mlzsruri
Paci6c. Two Of ;hc families Who vers
sh--c then and sin isve 90 tas v3c.aity Arc
tho Iewctts AID the Pau.s
one - the last scenes In TIE history -
% The town vas fhc action % Wocklns.
ono 81 the founders. FIe gathered .sp a ta,
~ coyotes. wolves polr.et,s. -ee~ aua
buffalo and set olt Tor ia3Iana CD eNh5eit
Them WhatcVcr h~csmc ~ hIm s4a n,s
mensE~rie Is as hig mystery as th-
present whereabouts % rae Countess.
with her loag aovfas hair aad ser tiic1
estates ln EngIanf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
BABY ASLEEP Rfs.o" w WHY ,,. wsnt1 x.o.

IL vas - Yeas cd when a.. Nrv' tranr-
Atlantic steamer crossed - ocean ~
va-s the war Of 1917. MEXICAN. tfe civil
ard Spauish-A-u-rscsr What naT trans
p rcd during this mans Hfs ~ q .rros- a
century covers - r-ost isnpor- events
IN the worlds history IN i-reatian. gro
gress ard eniigh.msat Longevity is !n-
~ressi1r aid -hlle ce1t~1arisrs zrs very
scarce - - close ~ tnis the fa-tl Cs7-
turg. 10 dofI5- tre Department - the F.s-
Ee under tire Bead 90 Home Gossip VII
be able ~ rh~ close - re c'-h century
20 record che names - a number O. ger
sons who have 31st been barn ard can
eel sho-; Wee. IS it vas - .he gear
-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27

| in and say that YOU and 7 sat up viii
/ Smith last night. He L. very sick and as
/ he Is a friend Of ours. I think Il Will 20
I and Mrs Dash viii never be the wiser
Alright, I'll do It. Good scheme" said
Mack.
He got into his buggy ard drove 70 Nj
! Dastl's house on Us way home He got
out Of his buggy. tied his horse 70 the
hitching post. opened the gate and started
up the walk. All this time Mrs. Dash was
looking out ar the window. Mr.. Mack
raped on tie door. Mrs. Dash opened il
and while there was a peculiar Hight in
her eye which bode somebody i'll. she was
gracious enough % Mr.. Mack
Coed morning Mrs. Dash said NJ
Mack. Mr.. Dash and 7 sat up with Ar
Smith last night and am now on nv
way home. Mr.. Dash went from Smith.s
house direct 10 ms place Of business and
asked me % stop as I was going by and
tell you
very mucil obliged. IT, sure Mr.. Mack.
How Vas NJ. Smith when YOU Ieft?''
Wei, ne Vas some better"
Say. Mr.. Mack. Il happened ttat I was
there last night myself ! vas present
when Mr.. smith died
Eth. " Mr.. Mack got into rs
buggy IS fast as possible and lefr Mrs.
Dash standing in tho doorway. Beng
sleepy from ais nights dissipation. Re
hurried home - make suca excuses as
his tired brain would suggest - his own
wife He id not 80 hack % tell NJ. Dash.
that his vsfe caught them. fair and
sQuareiy. All unconscious OF impending
trouble NJ. Dash came home a. night. Ut
terly tagged out
Where Eere you last nish;?" queTied
Mrs Dash
',Why. didn't Mack stop here and tel
YOU .Hat lie and sat M al night with
SaitAer
How did you leave Nr. Smith asked
Mrs. Dash pretending that she was more
interested in Smith nan in answering MS
question.
"He vas doing nicely when Mack and
7 left this morning
Sec here M Dash 7 Vas q. the smith
house last highs and zas there when NJ
Smith 6icd- Now wasre Ne-a your~
W-cl that shs picked up a small. but
convenient piece Of furniture and. e.
though women cannot throw accurateiv.
she managed 70 q, tin under ,he exc.
lie wore d back eye for several DAYS.
This Is-,e episode took place fou- years
ago. but Nr- Dash has il taese four years
refraIned from ia5alsing 81 auy poker
sames in Wschl.a- When ne wants 20
Play now he leaves town on business.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
FEMININE FREE LANCE

Now know as a matter Of cold. clam
my fact that Governor-elect Stanley s
mail is not worrying him az all. You Will
hear people say, Poor Mr.. Stanley. His
troubles nave commenced. The office-seek-
ers are after him. nagging him to death. p"
This IS all f0l-de-rol. know he may
look a little bit worried and seem 10 be
burdened with his responsibility but 1
have It direct that this is an outward
species OF dignity and that as a matter
OF fact he fairly rsvels in this newly &C
CURED burden he opens every letter as
hungry man opens a canvas-back on a
cold day. The bigger the pile Of letters
he receives every morning, the happier
he IS. OF course he says when he sees
that pile OF letters: Good gracious. VIII
they never stop? Do they think 7 can
supply an army With positions? When VIII
# ever stop?' And then he looks dread
fully worried But let hin get alone in
that private room Of his 10 dig into those
letters, and ne is tickled TO death
He never was happier IN his life and
those letters make slim happier still. If
Uncle Sam were not so strict, and I Tad
influence and were not a woman I would
test him would get the mail-carrier to
pass him by for just one morning. In two
hours 9le would be beside himself. He
would be bowling for those letters and to-
tally miserable. Mr.. Stanley likes the
push and Jam and scramble. lie gIories
n IL
The rest OF me state may take that wor-
RED look for a genuine thing. and the men
of Wichita, too. but we women know that
II IS a characteristic Of Wichita men to
look care-worn and bowed-dJwu. while
they are rejoicing tnwardly. We aren't
FOOLED q bit.
Sartorially, we have me shabbiest lot of
men in Wichita ever saw anywhere. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-27
Poker, Charity and
the End of a Lie.

more times a day the door beel Is wrench
Cd II there IS a bell. II not. persistent
pounding az the door IS Instituted until
the call is answered. You do not know
how annoying Il Is TO Re called from your
work. perhaps Up stairs or in The kitchen,
10 the front door to have thrust in your
face a poster Of q ten cent show. sample
package OF soap. or a package Of alum
called yeast OF worse than all tbs week
a burly red-faced fellow enc into our
yard and gave 20 ny uttIs boys.
playing in the yard. packages OF tobacco.
on which was printed, "a starter for a
presents there no relief from these NUS
suces. IN New York City such annoy
sncss are not allowed. I an quite sure
If the people who send out boys with
posters and bills OF various kinds were
20 follow one az their posters from thu
front door 20 the kitchen stove after be-
ing crushed 20 a Nad. they would not
send them cut, and mink that children
should be protected from Invasion or in
trusioa 70 their 7lay-srounds by mon with
bass over thei- shoulders fIlad with TO-
bscco. which they distribute among hem
with the avoUed object OF learning them
% chew tobacco We d not know how
soon Ne may md them with sample cigar
cites. not q their pockets bu- in ttsIr
mouths. Mothers are able 20 AXE care
OF their children and shield theu from
uslsss miserable vices i thev were pro-
tected from these pc-eE-enatinS nutsa1e=s
I am NJ; crank, buc admire t1e enter
pr1se OF -radesueu IN thel- eEdeavo-s 70
exploit their wares but Nheu ~ cHsy
learn ttat housewives have some r.Eh-s
thst they should respect. and tia; they
d uot read thel- posters. but WHEN they
Nsnt - 20 shopping they cave thorough
= posted themselves by reading the en-
tarQ-issrE merchants advertisement il the
Eagle and 50 there and buy.
CTTTZENESS
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3 dispute whe -her = was not primarily =
blood poison with the diseased niembrs1s
being a mere local manifestation The
stronger party. however. IN the contrO-
versy believes that il Is first = local dis
ease. the system becoming poisoned sec
onderisy. This is now the generally &C
cepted view.
In a case - diphtheris the throat when
looked a. sppears redeemed and sogne-
what swollen. particularly Ga the neigh
borhood % the tonsilS. and along with
this there e tenderness and swelling %
the glands az the angles Of the jaw. The
affection Of The thoat spreads rapidly
and soon the characteristics emulation sp-
pears on he tnfamed surface IN the form
OF gray lsh-white speckcs or patches" IN
creasinS in extent and thickness until a
Notwithstanding false membrane Is
formed. This deposit - firmly adherent
% the mucous membrane beneath. or tn
.corporated with Il. and II removed leaves
a raw. bleeding. liberated surface up0n
which IL Is Reproduced in a short period.
The appearance q the oxidation has been
compared 70 washed leather and = more
or less dense IN texture. Il ma ycovrr the
whole OF the back of the throat and the
cavity a. the mouth and spread down
swrd mo The air passage On tae one band
and inro the alimentsrY canal on TIE
other. while any wound on ne surface
~ the body Is liable 20 Dc covered with So
This membrane is apt 20 he detached
spontaneously and a. j. lopsens it be-
comes deconposci. giving an offensive
and most charalfcristic odor % the
breath There IS pain and difficulty IN
swallowing but unless ne dseaee has
affected the lsrnvx ~ affection - go.
oreathinE. TIE voice tskes on = sHaHf ~
character When the disease fnvadee RE
pcsterior mares An scrid fetid diechs~re