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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
we were dust of ashes.

we were dust of ashes.
"Our high-blown pride at length broke
! and there were none so poor 10 - Us
reverence We fell, and, OH what a fall
Aye, verify, as Lucifer from the battle.
ments of Heaven and what royal COM
pany-Kansas City, Omaha. Los Angeles
Denver, Galveston, Tacoma, Sioux City
and the small fry. Railroads went into re-
ceivers' hands. The shock that cleared ouI
decks, tore away the mast. flooded the
hold and tore from our sides the nfebosts
and left US ito the mercy of rude
stream was felt from Msrblehead to the
Golden Gate: from the Lakes, north, 10
the Gulf. south.
Our bold temerity dwarfed the past and
made US a monument-a milestone in the
highway of the historian-and We viii no;
be forgotten.
Note: Ere we say TO this farewell. de-
sire to give few facts as TO the Wichita
and Colorado railway. Colwich was made
as the name from the first syllable OF
Colorado and Wichita; An-Dale (this is
the proper spelling. as fixed in the charter
o. AnDale Town canpany) was formed
from the name of George Anderson and
VIII Dale Judge Dale's brother. The
first syllable of Anderson and the name OF
Dale"
REORGANIZED BOARD OF TRADE.
In the winter Of 1886 the new blood was
striving for place, for recognition. The
old board Of trade was dctatorial. II was
the pioneer and, like 'old politicians -
mated to surrender to the young men. The
new men were impatient and aggressive,
and had some cause for it, They wanted
a place on the board of trade. No one
would give way. The board of trade held
It's meetings and needed not the brewing
storm Some of the members felt that
the new men were not treated fairly, but
the management" Just sawed wood I;
heard not the ''rabbIe." The 'rabble'
aforesaid was composed of men that had
themselves, held power ere they TO Kan
sas came; men that had brains. influence.
land. by lingo. had the money, too" be-
Ionged TO the new crowd and in their veins
blood ran warmer than wine.
They, too had read Rob Roy, and
learned:
'sThe good old rule. the simple plan,
That ne shall take who has the power
And he shall keep, who can"
Acting on this humanitarian impulse
which has been the rule amongst the civ
iliZed and unciviized heather, since the
DAYS Of one julius, surnamed Caesar. The
new blood circulated a call around town
for a business mems meeting al Garfield
hall on that evening. The old board OF
trade held off. but many of the silent
members attended.
up TO this date the board of trade had
no funds save the dues which were small.
No funds were in the treasury. Collec-
tons around town were made 70 raise
money for any committee work.
On the night above set out, at least
FIVE hundred men met at Garfield hall,
as agreed in the call, and a more en-
thusiastic band never, before or since, had
business in hand George w. Clement
(afterward mayor was made chairman
and Alexander Steele was secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
City's Affairs

after 4 fsS hsurE $40 pasios sFTis 80 from
a ne3KaserinE town more faaa ~ lersans
we're fogad drunk your ~ fhsFn zffef-
nard aiea from the Effects ~ ~ 6ets8sa.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08


Kansas was tn land O. milk and honey.
In the year Of eighty-five farm land sold
then ''sightunseen,' on genera, reputation.
The trouble was to keep the stuff" Raw
lands ten to fifteen miles from Wichita
sold at from $500 to $1,000 per quarter.
Late in the spring Of 1885, Jay Gould,
General Solicitor Brown, General Manager
HoXie, George Gould ct al. officers of the
Missouri Pacific Railway company, arrived
in Wichita one morning and invited Colo
mel Murdoch, Levy, Niederlander and Oil
YER and the local attorney, to go with
them to Anthony. On the ride back the
Wichita and Colorado railroad was born
the route being then from Wichita to Mt
Hope, thence to Stafford. St John and
Larned Proscrastination however. let the
Santa Fe build from Hutchinson to St
John before We got started. The rela-
tionship of a Hutchinson lady to the wife
Of an official of the Missouri Pacific forced
the line to Hutchinson Verify, verify,
woman, weak woman. round among ''pots
and kettles" using man, strong man, for
''skittles;" woman, frail woman, with a
custer in hand scattering microbes and
other death-dealing animacular infusoria
from times beginning hath had large
part in the worlds chronicles.
Talk of woman's sphere, as if it had a
limit:
There's not pace in earth or heaven;
There's not a task 10 mankind given
That hath a feathers weight O. worth.
Without a woman in it,"
Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Dido. Garah Of
Marlborough, Eugenia, the Duchess of
Portsmouth, Agnes Tarel, Pompadour,
Maintenon, Mrs Lincoln Madame Reca-
nier, Madame De Stael. Countess of Penn
broke and other ladies Of character. repu-
tation and wit. and thousands of unknown
yet strong-brained women have made and
unfrocked men, created generals. colonies.
mobiles and judges, as well as wars;
changed forms of government; and man,
strong, brainy man, has charged the same
to destiny" instead of petticoats; cursed
his divining star; his horoscope
Little think-never dreaming
That some lovely woman's ways
In affectionateIy scheming
Has changed years work in a DAY.
The local directory Of the Wichita and
Colorado railway went to bed hearing the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
Church. CysA fairs
How Two Brides
Act In Church

each others ears for cuspidors as they
whisper continually together. The rosy
hued brides usually sit holding hands. as
though sympathizing with one another
They beam down upon each other in a
mutually consoIRg air. as though TO say:
My. but amt We lucky We ccrr8led our
husbands Just when We did" Then one
or the other remembers she forgot her
hym book or handkerchief. or some
thing. and mp she gets and starts a little
procession all ny herself across tho fun
length of the church. her shoulders heav-
irE themselves up and all Indications he
ing that she has fallen in love with her
SET And the wonder among the better
bred audience Is a Ia how in TIE world
any sane man could ever share that seuti-
ment and fan in love with her
This lurid and spectacular scene Is re-
peated nightly and weekly. and as nor
rible example il ought certainly be sue
cess. 70 tbe other young lambs n the
hock. and happily serve To warn them for
ever of from she track Of unripened brides
who make Of themselves 50 ridiculous and
painful . scene. and thai. too. In the
sanctuary OF the Most High. dedicated 10
The one VINO was ever meek and lowlv.
SUCH a GLORIOUS GATHERING.
Once in the past there was held & for
mai session Of a young women's society
gathering in the city, and the cast o.
characters and the histrionic effects were
highly colored and dramatic; in fact. vel
low and bombazine an in one The presi-
dent called The meeting TO order and right
OF the grand difficulty commences. First
there appeared an embryonic young
Sappho, who recited. in rich velvety tones.
''Horatio Al the Bridge SIZE was hastily
followed by 4 terpsiehorean artist. who
her Hebe audience BY some startling ex-
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And that was the end Of it.
Hutchinson claimed the first blood, .
and we then al claimed that we always
Intended 10 20 to Hutchinson. Before We
laid down. however, we appealed to Mr..
Gould He dismissed the appeal and af-
firmed the judgment of the lawyer official.
In a little time we found that the D., NJ.
& a. railroad, Jay Gould and S. II. Nal
Tory, and the line from Geneseo to Pueblo
had formed trust" and that the Wich-
tia and Colorado railway would end al
Hutchinson; that all dreams, schemes,
plans. hopes and ambitions of the witch
tia crowd" as railway projectors and
town builders" bond voters" subsidy
getters." were at an end, and forever; and
instead of main line TO Pueblo. Col, from
Wichita, we were tied to the main line as
a branch at Geneseo. Instead of being
the trunk" we were only one of manv
branches.
Fate hath so far made Wichita a branch
line town in name. but we are the only
'branch-line town that time tables" are
made to accommodate. The only one
wholesale house might make Marion, New
ton. Burton, Lyons, Kingman, Harper,
Medicine Lodge. Anthony, Caldwell, Ar
kansas City, Neodesha and e. Dorado and
get home the same day. Wichita as town
paid for all it has; no legislative larceny
hath added dollar to the millions Of
taxable assets of Wichita. The sums paid
to the state treasurer give US a right to
demand some public enterprise. enable us
to critcise appropriations made TO towns
whose existence depends on biennial legis-
Iative plumber.
Note: The writer hereof, speaking only
for himself, hopes we will continue this
policy until all the lunatic asyums, state
prisons and normal schools are located.
Though home industry is a good thing,
it is better to ship lunatics and convicts
out and thrifty people in. So far as a
normal school is concerned it will add
nothing; be nothing; twill only take luster
from and dwarf our present splendid edu-
cational Institutions. Another great rea-
son is that we are now at liberty to ex-
anime into and criticise all appropriations
not just or demanded The location of a
pubic institution forces us to let all
steals" go through, to save our own par
ucular larceny of public money. Wichita
is the resultant of local pride, brain. Ia
Dor and push. Situate on buffalo grass
surrounded by sunfowers; hundreds of
miles from commerce; the political and
commercial Ishmaelite of Kansas; without
natural advantages save land Ghe su-
preme mother of all fortune) and
With no powerful friend at court"
OF every bantling town tn sport:
The ribald jest and envious sneer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08

4 lot % Oklahoma boomers who had
gone down 70 me territory - take up
claims. we're bounced b. a squad - Jniteb
states troops under Lieutehant Naomi.
The bogncsrs we're Dragging that they
could whip the whole Cnited States army
Mr. and Mr.. a " Goidstsndf. accom-
panied ~ Mr ,foldstsn8t's mother. lsft
fer Pueblo. Colo-. 70 be prszeat - ne
welding o NJ. G0lds;4ndts brother.
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NEON which eventually grew out OF the
hill as so gigantic that one of his hired
men followed II cut or one side and moved
his belongings in and domicfed there for
the season, The cause OF this wonderful
vegetation,\ he always claimed up to the
time Of his death. was the greenback IN
fuenCe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
THE GREENBACK INFLUENCE

some years ago. before the death OF the
Green back party, there was a farmer in
This county who made a speciality each
season q raising wstermeloas for market
He was an ardent and active Greeu5ack-
er, and never lost a chance 10 boom his
party Early one spring he planted some
choice melon seeds il hot-house style.
placing over each prospective vine pane
o glass. 70 focus the sua's heat on the
surface OF one OF these sheets q glass ne
pasted two-dolIar greea5zck. and TIE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08

ITO write local history; to be exact; to
wound no one; to give all actors their due,
i TO be god"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
IN the spring Of 1855

The budding city was all alive
There was business, thrift and money;
Kansas was tn land O. milk and honey.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08

"braky" call out: "Al laboard to Mt.
Hope, Stafford, st. John and Larned!' and
awoke with a telegram from New York:
1.-The road will go to Hutchinson. Full
instructions TO Harding by mail.
Afterward we learned
That the eloquence of man,
All statistics, map, and plan
Were brushed aside by woman's wit;
And that was the end Of II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
EEMINTSCENTIAL OF THE DAYS
WHEN WICHITA WAS IN THE
GRISTLE.
THE BOARD OF TRADE OF WICHITA
AND HEREIN
CHRONICLE III

"Of Many Things Which I Fain Would
Rescue From Quick Oblivion"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08

The local directory of the Wichita and
Colorado railway went to bed hearing the
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19

Represented in Insurance Injuries
Received by Fire Fighters-0ther
Notes.
The building is badly damaged
from the force of the explosion but
it can be repaired without great
deal of trouble. The insurance on
this was carried by the Continental
of New York and amounted to ST.
200. The stock of the Mingo was
insured in the German America Co,
of New York and amounted to ST.
600. They state that their loss will
be ST. 900 on the stock.
The policies were written by Mr.
7. w. Anderson local agent of the
two companies named Mr.. Sturgiss
is the owner of the building in which
the accident took place. Adjusters
will probably be here sometime this
week as they have been notified of
the affair and will come at once.
Marshall Jones had his arm bro
ken in two places by the ladder
truck falling, on making turn, and
the truck caught him before he could
get out of the way. Tom Barthlow
member of the company was also
hurt at the same time having his
hand and leg injured in falling.
That the accident resulted in SO
little loss with such few injuries of
Importance is matter of congratu-
lation. 1t seems hardly possible for
it to have turned out as it did under
the circumstances.
The Mingo Glass Company are
moving into the store room recently
vacated by G. w. John & Co., on
Peasants street below the Metho-
dist church and they will have their
opening on Thursday evening. They
intended having it on Tuesday but
the explosion knocked the plan in the
head for the time being. The result
will be that those who want to see the
stockwill be much larger crowd than
at first expected to come in to see it.
How the explosion was caused is
now the matter of some conjecture.
Mr.. Joseph states that he was not
near the leak when it came and that
the first he knew of it was when the
flash came How the men got out
without being badly burned is a
mystery. They were in a sheet of
fire. Their eyelashes, hair and
whiskers were singed somewhat but
they were not injured to speak Of
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19

intelligence manifest throughout the
city. The natives even are bright
and courteous aud there Is an air OF
refinement every where. This place
appears as much United States as
San Francisco, and IL you did not
know better, you would thlnk 1t had
always been ours. 4 gentleman from
Michigan who has been here some Is
years and who has made big money in
real estate, told me that every acre of
land IN and around the city is now
worth at least times as much as it
was before the annexation. Less
than Is months ago he bought "A tract
of land adjoining the city for $32, 600
and ia one years time cleared over
S2I5,000. The great boom now is in
sugar plantations. They pay from
% TO 80 per cent on the money invest
ed.
To-day would pass well for one Of
our incest June days at home Peo-
pie were bathing all along the beach.
and ladies along the streets were
dressed in summer gowns. There are
a great many handsome women here,
especially the American girls. Near
iy everybody speaks English fluently,
and one does not have more trouble
TO be understood than in any city at
home. The wonder TO me Is that we
were so long finding out that this gar
den spot Of the world ought to belong
to the United States. | had the good
fortune 10 escape sea sickness, and in
fact have not missed a duty on ac-
count OF any sickness since leaving
home. There are three regiments here
now making the stop over enroute TO
Manila, and part OF the 9th Artil-
lery stationed here, so the town Is
Military at every turn. ] will write
again when we reach Manila. Since
/ will not have another chance will
wish you merry Xmas"
| am yours truly,
w. J. WHITE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
IN FIVE HOURS
George Breakiron Gets Around the Cir.
cult in Surprisingly Short
Space of Time.

The rural mail carrier started on
Monday afternoon. He left the office
here at 2:45 and got back after five
hours making all the deliveries over
the route, The boxes have been
placed by most of the people who live
along the route and they are greatly
interested in the success of the exper-
iment.
The mail that goes out will grow
from day to day as the directions are
made right on the letters. They can
not be taken out by the carrier unless
they are addressed to Route Nor
gantown, w. Va. Ii addressed to
Georgetown or Laurel Point they must
go to these offices fer delivery there.
The patrons are requested to have
their correspondents and newspaper
publishers change their addresses to
conform to the new order of things.
Later on great increase is expected
in the number Of pieces to be taken
out each day but the circuit will al
ways be made In six hours or less by
Mr.. Breakiron.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
LECTURE COURSE.
A Number Of Students have taken the
Latter into Consideration.

Some of the students at the Uni
versity are trying to arrange a short
lecture course for the winter and
spring terms. They will probably
get three of the best lecturers ON
the platform and will lump the tick
cts at $l.25. In case a guarantee of
$50 tickets can be secured the dates
will be arranged. The intention is
to get only the very best men avail
able
1t has been proposed to get Gen.
Gordon, Henry Watterson and men
in that class. The lecture course
has been abandoned for a year or so
owing to press of more important
(?) matters and the lack OF it has
been keenly felt. 1t is to be hoped
that the project may meet with sue.
cess as it deserves to do.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
two GIRLS MISSING. A..
w. j. Bradford Is Here Looking for
his Daughter and Niece who Have
Disappeared.


his Daughter and Niece who Have
Disappeared.
Mr. w. j. Bradford, of Cass dis
trict, is in town looking after his
daughter and neice. Each is about
sixteen years of age. They have
been missing since Friday morning
and no trace can be found of them.
They arrived on the afternoon
train on Thursday from Canons-
burg, Pa, and were not seen any
where in town until Friday morning
when they passed Boyles store on
the West Side about seven o'clock.
Since then they have not been seen
on any road out of town. Inquiry
has been made as far as Laurel
Point and Granville.
The police here have been employed
to look for them and a reward will be
offered.
MIR. Bradford is greatly worried and
hopes that anyone who may know any
thing of the whereabouts of the girls
will telephone the NEW DOMINION.
He does not suspect foul play. The
girls may be at some home In town.
Their names are Urine Dean and
Laura Bradford.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
Funeral on Monday.

The funeral Of the late James III.
Rogers took place on Monday after
noon at two O'Clock at his late resi-
dence in the presence of many of his
relatives and friends. The services
were conducted by Rev. A. NJ. Buch-
anan assisted by Rev. S. V. Leech.
The interment which was private fol-
lowed Immediately at Oak Grove.
The pail bearers were nephews and
grand nephews of Mr.. Rogers. They
were Hon. Jos. Moreland, Daniel
Moreland of Connellsville, George
Rogers, Arthur Lazier, Henry More
land and Henry Lazier.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
FAYETTE TEACHERS.

They are Having an Excellent Time at
The Annual Institute Held at Union
town.
The Fayette County teachers insti-
tute began on Monday and two Of the
members of the faculty of the Univer-
sity will,take part in it as instructors.
Prof. r. A. Armstrong is down there
now and on Monday evening lectured
on 'sThe English Language in the
Public Schools" Mrs. Marie Hester
will also appear during the sessions of
the teachers and will give recital.
The arrangements both for the in
struction and for the entertainment
of the pedagogues is first class and a
most pleasant session is anticipated.
Gov. Taylor of Tenn, is to be one of
the lecturers. 1t is to be regretted
that we cannot get him here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
Petty Sh0plifting.

Some of the merchants are com
planning that they have been the
victims of petty thieving while the
rush for Christmas goods is on.
There are said to be number of
people who will pick up small arti-
cles and pocket them when they
think that no one is looking. Some
times they are politely asked to re.
turn the articles in question and at
others they are allowed to go in
peace. In case they do however il
is generally charged in their bills.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-12-19
PHANTOM PARTY.
Pleasant Social Event Given by Misses
Nell and Fannie White.

About fifty OF the young society
people of town were entertained by
Misses Nell and Fannie White at the
residence OF Dr.. and Mrs. /. G. White
on Monday night. Those attending
went en- masque. These were remov-
ed later and the surprises that ensued
provoked much merriment.
Dancing was INDUCED in and dur
ing the course OF the evening delight
full refreshments were served. The
music was furnished by the famous
Hartigan orchestra.
The affair was one OF the most
pleasant OF the seasons social events
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who were present.