The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-20
WORDS IN MID AIR
Wireless Telegraphy to be De-
monStrated Here
DURING STREET FAIR
Fair Buttons Arrived and
1000 are Sold.
DURING STREET FAIF

Wichita will have an exhibition Of wire
less telegraphy during the street fan
from the TOP Of the city building TO the
n, Of the Metropole hotel Exhibitions
will be given every afternoon and night
by city Electrician McVeigh who has al
ready purchased all his apparatus and
viii shortly begin the work Of putting II
together and in place. For weeks MI
Mcveigh was at work on the PROPOSE
ton in consultation with Secretary Lock
wood. He has arranged all the preHn-
inaries and the exhibition is sure. WIRE
less biography is one Of the most enter
esting and most discussed Of late scien-
tific electrical developments and its ma
nipulation in Wichita viii be Of interest
10 thousands.
The first general meeting Of street far
committees since the return of President
COIN from the east was held at the Com
rnercial club last night Nearly all the
chairmen Of the various committees were
present and reported the progress Of
work.
means committee reported that about
half Of the money subscribed had been
collected and that It was the intention of
the committee TO finish the collections
this week. He thought it would be
good thing if subscribers could be nouhed
to have their checks made out and ready
for the collectors when they came around.
Mr.. Goldsmith also reported that the
street fair buttons had arrived and that
nearly 1000 Of them were sold yesterday.
Fiftv-six hundred were ordered and 1t is
thought that 5000 more will be needed
TO supply the demand and probably that
many more Will be ordered.
The ways and means committee was
ordered TO employ some one to finish col
!ecting the subscriptions and incidental
" to sell some street fair buttons.
Banners advertising the street fair will
be stretched in plain view Of the Santa
Fe. the Missouri Pacific and Rock Island
depots. and at the corner of Main and
Douglas Besides this 10000 dogers rep
resenting and Afrikander eating the reg
11lation ear OF corn Will be printed to dis
tribute at the race meeting here next
week Secretary Lockwood has got the
right idea. Miracles can be accomplished
with Drinres's ink.
Chairman Smyth. Of the agricultural
committee, was authorized TO employ a
man to arrange for an exhibit Of corr,
hogs. wheat and other agricultural pro
ducts and solicitor will probably be
sent ont on the work within the next
week
Marshal Locke, of the civic parade, said
the parade committee was doing all that
could be wished for it at this stage Of
the game and that it would be the swell
est and liveliest parade ever given in the
city.
O. A. Boyle, who has had fight to get
recognition for brace work in the flower
parade. crossed swords with the COM
7nittee last night and won out. He got
sl65 appropriated for prizes as follows:
For the best double turnout, $35; for the
second best, s25; for the third best, SO
Best single horse turnout, S25; second
best. SIS: third best, SO Best rider sad
died horse, SIS; second best, 80. Best
turnout gents decorated wheel or tan
dem. so: second best. SO. This IS an in
teresting and valuable addition to the
flower parade and viii excite much in
terest
Secretary lockwood was authorized to
contract for the Fletcher-Floyd block on
South Market street for the entire fair
week
Afr neat address by President Cohn
the committee decided to employ union
labor IN the construction Of the all booths
and other buildings.
The wholesale jobbers held a meeting
and perfected arrangements to entertain
their customers during the fair.