The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17


your remedies I was in terrible state;
felt like fainting every little while. 1
thought I must surely die. But now,
thanks to your remedies, those feel
| ings are all gone Mrs. EMILE
SCHNEIDER, 1914 helen AVE, DETROIT
MICH.
sees is old king Corn" structure put
| up by the Santa Fe railroad, and made
! from ears Of corn. It is 80 feet from the
| ground to the crown of his majesty.
| Mr.. Corn, who sits with a crown of corn
! on throne of corn built upon a tower of
! corn. The Santa Fe, at the suggestion
| Of Col Delaney, brought King Corn
! here from Bmporia. 1t is a remarkable
! piece Of work and excites an unusual
! amount Of comment The visitor after
| passing the splendid arch stops to gaze
/ at King Corn.
! His throne is a chair Of corn six feet or
! more wide and on its arms rest King
! Corn's hands, which if shelled off would
make two or three bushels OF grains
| King Corn adds very materially to the
! interest of the fair and Col. Delaney as
well as his road, deserves great credit
! for bringing It here
| MISSOURI AND KANSAS TEL EPHONE
On the left Of the Main street entrance
the first booth is occupied by the Missouri
and Kansas Telephone company, with an
exhibit Of the switch board the long dis
lance phones, with the new speaking
tube. Miss Zellai Dumont is in charge of
the switch board, while the manager of
the Wichita exchange, /. F. Duggan, as
sisted by Mr.. Ernest Gemeny, looks after
the interests of the booth and the visit
nection and ten receivers through which
the visitors can have the pleasure of
heal!ng music from Chicago or Kansas
City. This is one of the most curious
and attractive things at the Fair for Wis
itorS. The idea Of listening to a band
in Kansas City or an orchestra in Chi
cago from the Wichita Street Fair is a
sumner to the average man or woman.
The Missouri and Kansas telephone peo-
pie have strung southern Kansas and
Oklahoma together and tied the whole
section to the big cities of America Their
work in southern Kansas has been a
great thing for Wichita commercially. Mr..
Duggan, the local manager, is one of the
most genial gentlemen and indefatigable
rustlers who ever came to Wichita in the
interest of foreign company. The booth
at the Fair is twenty feet long and is
elegantly and lastly decorated with bunt-
ing in colors, sunflowers, big rich peonas
In the south side stands q. big burly cen
tury plant and all along the walls are
strung a line of instruments that are
polished and glistened till they sparkle
like stars, The interest manifested in the
booth may be imagined when 1t is stated
that forty-two of the principal towns OF
southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma.
are locally connected with Wichita and
that a man can sit in his Office here and
talk business, politics or visit with his
neighbor, client or patron anywhere in
the country. The town that wants to get
into the push first connects up with the
Missouri and Kansas telephone.
NIUSSELMAN BROS.
Musselman Bros. are occupying booths
Nos 4, and with their display of
sporting goods, guns, ammunition, cleo
trio supplies. bicycles, etc. Their booth
is trimmed in white, pink and green, the
front being trimmed in a series of five
dozen bicycle rims an original scheme
that gives a pleasing effect. This booth
will have in working order their own mo-
tor and dynamo TO make their own lights.
They will also, If possible to complete It,
have one end Of the Marconi wireless tel
egTaphy, the other being in the city build
ing. An athlete will be in charge of the
gymnasium booth TO show how to grow
strong. At these booths is shown an
Ariel bicycle wisl a gear of S07Ia, a very
rare curiosity; also samples Of other
wheels in the chain and chainless variety.
This firm has also a telephone in their
booth. chairs for resting and other mod
ern conveniences. They have put IN It's
sue letters their catchy motto: You
can't dodge our store" Neither can you
their booths, for they are in blaze OF
electric lights.
UNION MILLS
The Union Mills Is decorated with fow-
ers and bunting. the bunting being ar
ranged in streamers from rear to front.
couvergins in the center at front. Around
the center post Is a sheaf of Kansas
wheat tied at the center with a garland
Of flowers. The shelving az the rear is
borderej with flowers Of carnival coloes.
In these shelves are placed the loaves Of
bread that are 70 compete for the SIS
prize. Mrs Frank z. Tal5urt OF the
Kings Daughters is in charge Of the
booth and Will kindly answer al Ques-
lions pertaining 10 the contest or u the
Fair. Mr.. J. +. Howard. manage OF the
Union Mills VIII have his business Office
in the booth. where he has put IL tele-
phone and other Office CCnven:enCeS- \
very. pretty arrangement in the ajveEtis-
ing feature is the placing Or a fac smile
OF the different brands Of -four made by
the Union Mills on the front counter "a
pe-ies, each brand surrounded by & Dor
der Of flowers. The contest for the best
loaf 81 bread viii he decided Wednesday.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND CON
STRUCTION. COMPANY.
This company has a booth next to the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone COM
pany twelve feet long and fitted VITA
electric bells. calls, alarms. FIRE signals,
electric fans and buttons, an incandesceut !
arc and all sorts Of electric and inuminat-
ing apparatus. This company is a local
concern and in charge Of the manager, (
Mr. H G. lands, Is coming into p-omi-
ueuoe as one OF the important business
Institutions in the city. The booth is /