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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
Along the Kansas Nile.

In forthcoming work on the Kansas
horse, Secretary Coburn will tell the sto-
ry of John R. Gentry and 10. Patchen.
Colonel Learnard. of the Lawrence
Journal, knows Dewey like a brother:
He was class-mate with him at An
napolis
The boards for the street fair booths
are already up In Newton and the small
boy is writing his name on the smooth.
yellow pine.
Governor Stanley has decided to &C
cept the invitation from the Ohio Repub-
licans and make a couple Of speeches
there this campaign.
Diamond Dick, the man in the Hutch
irson jail who was recently convicted Of
murder. cut an artery in his arm the
other night and will die.
Governor Stanley has decided that here
after in offering rewards for the detec-
ton or capture OF criminals he will limit
the time of the reward TO 20 days.
Wichita is the first city in Kansas 70
have citizen who has ordered On auto
mobile for his private use. He found
three months OF orders before him.
When you come to think Of It. the most
wonderful thing in this country IN the
last twenty-five years IS the rapidity
with which Kansas has recuperated since
1875
Professor Dycae has just sent from the
Pacific coast a large collection Of speci-
mems. including. among other things. sea
lions, sharks. sea urchins and LOG star
fish.
The street fair IN Emporia Is crowded
this week. So is the Salina street fair.
There has not been a slim attendance AZ
any OF the fan events In Kansas this
year.
The Kansas boy who. on a bicycle,
can. BY telsgraphic suggestion. make a
man With a load Of cinders turn out. VIII
grow Up TO be = Leland, or q Hanna. or
q Napoleon
Kentucky never pats out as big crowds
20 horse races as Kansas dcss. There i
only oue thing that a EaHsan IS more
hysterIcaI over than po,itics-and that Is
q close finish.
The discreet Eznsan recognizes our
present prosperity. bat at the same tine
Re knows that & VIII nsf last forever.
ard he Is fogtifying against the hard
times that viii come soE1e day.
When John p Gentry Was a eoli Re was
named after a LsavenEoTth poiltf1ian-
He never did much under t5zt na1e ard
had the dis;snper. As soon as his name
vas changed re sailed e and beat tae
world
". II Summers. president = bank
81 EEIzgasEs. Atchfssn coglty. dis5 tie
other hight . heart trouble Z f. fAsDEnt
that worry ever the financial cSa6ft.an
az RS son-ln-.sE. Ez5 + cashier = tas
hszk, killed Ain-
Txo are-srand Kansas prssehsrs No
we're telling TIE ceopie rear C5sEss-s-
bug. PsazsT lTa1ss. SINE thinEs ihsT
Lt41. wznf 30 hs1r. ware eBrks1 g. .
hs-ss pen5 Tust w-aAt fhs Kansas psszca
ers ~eFe ssyiaS Is noi k8a~z-
EeSss Fog. tAs fare. comedian. played
70 \ rather 5Sor hsuks ~ Atcsisoa -
ofee- zlEh1 he never was fEnnT. Tas
newspapers zserssT sid Re ~za. al -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
Queer Naval Losses in the Philippines.

The navy has lost prisoners in fighting the Fill
pnos than the army and the followers Of Aguinado have
naval strength The has been engaged all
of enterprises in places conditions
able to traps and ambushes. In detachments
have been compelled retire in the of heavy odds but
tn has taken only few prisoners and most Of the
half dozen by picking up time by acct
dent. About twenty-five of the navy have been cap
tured, fifteen time other
with tn boat they used.
In the with Spain the famous for its al
most entire immunity from losses while the army suffered
severely in two fights Neither had any prisoners
taken except in the Hobson his
heroes The lucky, in instances and while
its operations filled with dash and courage, it
allowed to forget that European being
dealt with and that avoid
which should be suffered. Philippines the
destruction of the Spanish the young officers
Of the navy to have been guilty three
of undertaking the they
to grief.
1t is safe to that such instances will not be
the future. The lesson taught will be remembered
eternal vigilance in mind the price of success
speak of safety.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
The sOuthwest's Year of Big Crops.


AS palpaby case times of extreme ad-
Tersty, when everything became of hard times
go in the case of the good times in Kansas and
Oklahoma everything indicatvey and the
presence prosperity which has, apparently overlooked
no one
Until now there has been opportunity to use crowds
as barometer of economical which is much
better than even those inclined
politically it, only half-hearedy seek
rsparage its quality.
The immense crowds which have marked Oklahoma and
kansas for two weeks denote presence
of substantial plenty more forcefuy
creasng bank deposits rising prices realty crowd
IS large only by the of the Individual
sent of the individual largely wholly. dependent
his individual pocketbook large crowd at anything
less than extraordinary event denotes certainty
healthfu condition pocketbook generally
title less than ago the city of Atchson gave
corn carnival, entertainment
been passed hard times. This its
success marked, other years mainly
Coy the large attendance The fair Of
Oklahoma City took place The attendance there surpassed
all former records These cities apart and could
interfere with each other competitors.
But recent examples prove that competition
through proximity does figure at ALL At the
moment Oklahoma City whirl of fair
old soldiers reunion given Arkansas City with
large attendance. The following there
Wichita which the attendance
utterly surprised the were managing This
week four LARGE entertainments been progress
Kansas and during period proximity
have them These races in Wich
tta the Empora fair sana fair
Topeka reunion. circle with 100 miles would
Include these four cities Yet nearly twenty thousand peo
rle turned day horse race Wichita
such crowds attend Kentucky
The New Indiana nothing it,
and they have large cities
the street fair in Emporia this the largest crowd
according the dispatches gathered
dispatch from salina arms attendance at the
carnival there greater any anticipated At the
Topeka reunion papers estimate that on wednes
day there thousand attendance expected
that to be increased of eight thousand
yesterday
Taking the Oklahoma City Atchison the Arkansas
City, the Wichita the salina Empora and the Topeka
entertainments together the attendance marvellous for
the same people attending entertainments
In fact all the crowds made different
But all the entertainments large crowds they
demonstrate way that the prosperity we
have is only substantial substantially to
wide dissemination; that the presept prosperity one that
has reached financial statements only railroad earn
ings pocketbook of the individual as
well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
Farmers as BOOkkeeperS.

vigorous campaign is under way pushed by Mr. Mer-
riam the director of the to impress
ganzed workers in general and farmers producers
particular the of keeping He
everybody would keep accurate account Of income and
expenditures the work Of gathering statistics
be essened than onehaf and kheir value
doubled If the $4,000 newspapers in the United
would take the subject of bookkeeping the farm
now while harvesting marketing In progress
and the pending making record
the quantity and value of all products
think the resulting benefit would be immeasurable.'
The Minnesota statesman is right, direct
jec is to make the work of the employees census
department easier and efficient Business methods
become prevalent among tiers soil
They tpay" in many than
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

the course 81 years the people found ont
that the newspapers were mistaken
~. Leland anaIly had his way 81 the
matter 81 supervisor % census su ths
Fourth district he switched Eastman.
Congressman Nlller's man. ard mad
Chsriss :. Briggs appointed. Leland g1,
EaRtn1aa 70 withdraw from ire race faf
supervisor ard probably has promised
aim the receivsrsnip q the htc1lsoa
bank The hght for TIE Fourth district
supervisor has been bitter. Everybody
Amos. Endorsed Eastman az fses lu-
cludIrE ConFTeEsusan Miller Tnea az
Withdrew thelr support BIZ; Miner re-
NAMED vita hin Miller tod Mckluiev
ths wtacle circumstance ard NcKisey or
6ers5 Esstzan namss Thsa ssaa;sr
Baker he'd up his appointment. Fina.iT
Eastman Elth drew and BFsExs Eot g.
rev Burz,o Bf1 book the Lzsf
q the Crest scouts" las 5ua' beer 5uo-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

feathers of songbirds in their hats it is said that
170O0O000 bird skins annually sold female
hats that number 100000 to United
States Thoughtful beginning that hats
be made fashionable well beautiful without the
of the plumage wild birds There always avail
birds
of the humanitarian hat reform societies hold
autumna exhibitions. designed show what pretty
hat is possible without resort O waste cruelty
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Amiral Dewey has been invited to the
Guthrie carnival and street fair.
Bishop Meerschaert dedicated the new
Catholic church at Alva last Sunday.
Dennis Flynn has promised to speak at
the reunion OF old soldiers at Ponea
City.
The first meeting of the new city coun-
ell of Ponca City viii be held tomorrow
evening.
The last vestige of the Oklahoma street
fair has been cleared away and the town
is itself again.
Over 5000 feet of curbing and gutte-ing
has been put in at Oklahoma City in the
last twelve months.
George wageck. the Ponca City SOL
sale house in Omaha.
The cotton markets Of Oklahoma are
not lovely. The increasing price Of the
product has caused producers TO hold
Frank Flynn of Logan county has been
arrested for stealing horses. This is the
first Flynn to ever get into trouble in
Oklahoma.
Moses Kaufman of the Boston store
of Ponca City came from Muinouse. A.
sace-Lorraine. He knew Captain Drey
fus as boy
J. A. Fowler has been chosen president
of the new board of education OF Ponca
City; w. H. Martin. vice president, and
T. P. Brown, clerk.
Near Ardmore, recently, a farmer found
two cows on the prairie with their horns
so completely locked that he had to I'M
tangle them for the bovines.
The American Ballast company which
burns gumbo for road beds, has perma-
nently located its plant On w f. Kel-
ly's farm, four miles east Of Oklahoma
City.
The story has sprung up out of the
ground that the Santa Fe is working
tooth and toe nail to have the capital of
the territory permanently located at
Guthrie.
Henry ASP says that the road between
Guthrie and Xinghsher will be operated
jointly by the Rock Island and the Santa
Fe, the directory containing three names
from each road,
Tuesday evening the race for queen Of
the carnival at Guthrie showed the three
leaders as follows Mrs. Harry Artery.
1854; Miss Blockie Jameson, $50; Miss
Lillian Laux. 2,437.
Bill Grimes ought to be delegated 70
go down 10 washington, take PRESIDENT
Mckinley off 10 one side and tell him
quietly that under the rules of the game
Oklahoma is entitled to a census super
visor.
Bill Ray OF Ponca City lost a parrot
last Monday On "Wednesday Amos Ew-
ing pulled down on a strange bird in
tree, near Kingfishes, and the bird said
TO him sternly: Put down that gun, you
old fool
Goldie Filson has been captured and
placed in jail at Ell Reno. He and an
other held up a young man near Yukon,
tied and gagged him and robbed him.
They have a pparently robbed many ott
er people, for in Filson's possession were
found 3S quarts of whisky, several cases
Of beer and IS comforts.
The selling of the Council Grove timber
reservation, near Oklahoma City, viii be
a big event The reservation comprises
several thousand acres of line land. the
appraised value of which is from 81 p
to so an acre. The sale will take place
at the Oklahoma City land office on Lee
cember 6, and the land will be sold in
160-acre lots. 1t is mostly timbered. The
land was originally reserved for mill
tary reservation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

CFrou the Ohio state Journall
Taomps on-That couple who moved II
across the street from Us hasn't been
married very long.
JohnSon-How CO you know
Thcmpson-She gees % me gate Sith
him every morning when he starts 20
work and comes out and watches for AIs
return IL the evening
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
4 Ready Remark.
From the Caicaxo News.

From the Chicago Sswsa
StDhb-I tell you that old retired sailor
ssia the right thing when TIE cyclone
shook the house
Penn-whst 6sd re saw
senbb-sShiver ny tinbsrs"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Ayoung Philadelphia barber has been under cloud roqbei AT ny rae
Well trouble
meals quickly and did The
bad
had Philadelphia RovS
min to The
heartburn And dull feeling
disappeared stopped
them About weeks returned '
lsbule
Noticing d the bu ard 6ve
much than the bottles have used four
bed
thing have noticed working DAY saturday usually ~ole
sound and refreshed in fact cant much for aEi chance t
DO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Dewey thank his stars that this is not Rome The
people climbed TO the housetops Pompey,
dren in their little while after Caesar was
cutting ice all around Pompey
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
Not Ea~vaabie.


Mrs Ga5a bo1,-Tnas Hrs Hzraaexe
next 6ooe doesn'i sssz % EaYe lnzzy
friends
Hostess Cwear1lyl-s.0-o. ! vsa4s- hoE
sac naaaEss 4.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

That old European intervention scarecrow is being
brought There will be European intervention
war between the Beers and the British.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Rear Admiral HowsOn having arrived the reception to
Dewey may proceed. Howisons arrival which made
Sampson secondary loudly appauded by Admiral
Schlev.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

We always manage to be in it in fashion For the
ransvaal Great Britain is buying mules America
The American mule is becoming the
in existence
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Dewey gets his feet the original and unannexed
today, million people will gather around
him and the great task of yankng arm from
its socket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

1t will the will end as quickly
the British think The who starts a prairie fire
usually needs a regiment put it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

British occupying Laing's Neck, the only
cut of the Transvaal Beers ready they re-
gard this az Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Rear Admiral Howison reached New York in time TO
supplant sampson HOison has years than Sampson
and that settled il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

The really great event has yet taken place in New
York That VIII happen when Dewey marches into the
awful presence of General Miles.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

The next time John r. Gentry comes hack to show OF
the old folks home he leave Patchen
,+oeArr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

The fastest race of year place and
between Wichita horse world ought
be something Of advertisement
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

The greatest navy world IS assemble
al New York II needs 10 he larger.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

one Of De7veys officers was kissed in the presence o
10 people. by HIS wife
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

as
49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Is to be hoped that all concerned VIII survive that ter
rible naval etiquette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

Perry Enterprise: Mr.. Thomas Doyle
says emphatically that he has not even
contemplated buying or starting"
Democratic paper at Oklahoma City. The
report, ne says, was started by news
paper correspondent, and as ne knew no
way to head it off and was getting d
large amount of advertising in conse-
quence of the same, he just lie. the item
have the usual run Of the press without
entering a denial
Perry Enterprise: At Todd's sale CT
thoroughbred Poland-China hogs Satur-
day, at Queens barn, the large crowo
betokened the interest taken in good
stock. There were farmers ana hog deaf
ers from all over the county and some
came from distance Of forty miles. One
of the heaviest purchasers ~as ]. w
Robb Of White Rock, and while his cl'ief
industry is the handling OF good horses,
he also handles a large number of fine
hogs and cattle. The stock sold well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29

The chances are that Dewey already looking toward
Sunday with desire
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29


brought will be European in the
between the Beers and the British.
viii be that the Boer will quickly
the British think. The who starts prairie fire
usually needs regiment to put it out
The fastest of year place Wichita and
Wichita horses horse world that
be something Of an advertisement
The really great event yet place New
York That VIII happen when Dewey marches into the
awful presence of General Miles.
The British occupying Langs Neck the only road
Transvaa II the Beers ready they VIII
gard this a OF war
Rear Admiral Howison reached New York in time TO
suppant Sampson. Howison years Sampson
and settled
The next time John Gentry comes back to show of
old folks Patchen
OF town.
The greatest navy world assembled
al New York II needs 10 ne larger.
OF Devey's officers kissed in the presence o.
10000 people. by his wife.
Il to be hoped concerned survive that ter
rible naval etiquette
The chances are that Dewey already looking towards
Sunday with desire.
That horse Bumps Chicago is coming himself.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-29
COUNTY NEWS
ZANESFIELD.


Mr.. Davis, the meat man, has sold his
shop and will move away next week.
We regret his departure but wish him
success in his new field.
Mrs. Hannah Moots, wife of Mr.. Geo.
Moots, who has been very low with
pneumonia for some time, died Tuesday
evening. She was consistant member
of the M. E. church and had been a
resident of the place many years. We
extend sympathies to the bereaved
family and friends.
Mr.. Wesley Reames has moved into
the rooms adjoining his store.
Mrs. Martha Marmon and two sons
moved to the James Outland farm near
Pickreltown, last week.
Mrs. Hannah Blackburn will leave
in about month to spend the winter
with her son Edward in Dakota. Her
daughter-in-law is on her way here for
visit and will return with Mrs. Black
burn.
The Epworth League will tender their
new pastor, Rev. Wilson, reception at
the church, Friday evening. Refresh
ments will be served in the classroom
Mrs. Maggie Kline returned home
Friday. -
Mr.. Samuel Collins, of Lima, visited
relatives in town, this week.
Frank Flickinger and family, visited
at Raymond, Sunday.
| Rev. G. F. Kinnear had the misfOr
tune to run a rusty nail in his foo
Tuesday, while preparing to move t.
his new field of work, at ST. Paris.
SLOCUM.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-29
DEATH OF MRS. q. P. WALDORF

Mrs. Mary Holmes-Waldorf, of
Toledo, died of paralysis in Flint,
Michigan, Tuesday morning, having
been taken there for treatment only
the day before. Mrs. Waldorf had
been afflicted for a number OF months
but it was hoped by her friends that
she might ultimately recover. Monday
she was taken to Flint, for treatment
and died the next morning. Her re-
mains were brought to Lima, the home
of her girlhood, for interment. Mrs.
Waldorf was cousin of w. A. and J..
E. West of this city, and was formerly
frequent visitor here. She has many
friends in this city who loved her, and
will be saddened by her death. She
leaves a husband, one son and one
d aughter, Mr.. Bert Waldorf, of Toledo
and Mrs. Kit WaldOrf-Kirk, of James
vile. In Lima she is survived by he1
mother, Mrs. Jane Holmes, her sisters
Mrs. w. L. Porter and Mrs. W. L.
| Mackenzie and a brother, f. w
Holmes.
The Lima Gazette says truly of her
She was one of the brightest and mos
attractive girls in Lima. She wa
always an active member of the Pres
byterian church and the anthor O
many good deeds" The grief stricken
ones have the tenderest sympathy o
many dear friends.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-29
DEWEY COMES.
He Reaches New York Two Days
Ahead of Time.

The Olympia arrived off Sandy Hook,
at an early hour Tuesday morning-two
days ahead of schedule time. She an
chored just inside the outer bay, but on
Wednesday steamed into inner harbor,
where she will remain till the reception
today and tomorrow. Dewey remains
aboard, to have a two days rest before
he has to pass through the ordeal OF
the reception.
he says he is awful glad to get back
home again, after two years abroad.
He is in good health and good spirits.
Admiral Sampson, Mayor Van Wyck
and other dignitaries have visited him,
and vessels passing out have saluted or
cheered the Admiral and his crew, as
they passed.
The Admiral says he Stunned all
receptions on the way home, but now
he is afraid he is in for it. His inter
views all show him to be the same leve
headed man that won the brilliant vic
tory in Manila bay. He praises hi'
crew and the American sailors through
out the navy as the best sailors on the
seas