The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-26
The aulieha ailu Eagles SUNDAY oria august IS. 800

Corwin- There are presses here that
were at the founding of the now large
cities of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Iowa and
Missouri. There are presses here that
went through the Border Rufaan" war
Of Kansas. There are presses here that
announced the great Victories and de-
feats Of the civil war. There are presses
here that first recorded the tragedy Of
the Indian wars in Kansas. Nebraska and
Colorado. There are presses here that
strengthened the opposing sides in coun-
ty seat wars. There are presses here thar
gave their force 70 the great boom that
spread over the west in the last decade.
Perhaps the press Is here that made the
impression of the great name Of Lincoln
for the first time on white paper. II Is
possible that the presses are here that
announced the birth of Bryan and Nc
Kirley and that recorded the death OF
Lord Byron, Napoleon and Tom Moore.
An Alva paper has the press that was
used by Dennis Flynn when he Was a
Kansas editor. That press originally
came from Pennsylvania and was some
thing like sixty years on the road. It
was in Kansas for over a quarter Of a
ton of Montgomery county 1t nursed
Cherryvaie when II was a child and was
present at the birth CT Harper Flynn
took it to old Kiowa and came very near
losing it in the quick sands OF the Medi-
cine river. After that it turned out the
first paper in the present city OF Klowa
and went from there TO Alva- Charlie
Finch, now editor OF the Lawrence Jour
nal, shed many bead OF sweat pulling
its lever. so did Dennis Flynn. so did the
famous Mack OF D. who was killed a
few years ago, so did Walter Ellis, the
actor and soldier. so did simmons OF
Manchester and so did Watr0us of
Augusta. The press Of the Old War
Chief. the original paper published In
, the interest of the opening OF Oklahoma,
is here, down somewhere near LeSi2g-
ton 1t was brought from Iowa by a man
named White and it once belonged 10
General James B. Weaver. VINO wss
twice a candidate for president OF the
United States. The eress and printing
material went through a Ere at heck
Falls-a fire set by minions Of the cattle
barons who opposed the opening OF Okla
homa. That press was pulled by many
distinguished hands. Captain Couch
pulled the lever night after night: Dave
Payne pulled it,; Sam Croker pulled H.
Smith, the man who built the Gladstone
hotel at Arkansas City, pulled II: John
A. Blackburn pulled II; so did old mar
Hickok, a renowned and aggressive
boomer. and so did Eickleberger. a man
although dead and forgotten. who made
great fight for the opening Of Okla
homa
! The oldest press work ever done ir
Oklahoma was by E. Bee Guthrie now
| prominent lawyer at Ponca City Ht
published the Hawk at saltwater n lis
earlier days. He had no roller, but h
/ secured a sycamore log, rounded 81
nicely, put wet sand in the core OF It u
make it heavy and It is recorded that M
turned out a good job OF work with thi.
crude contrivance.
/ 1t is to be hoped that the men in Okla
homa who own these old time presse.
will trace the history OF them. It woult
make many fascinating chapters in tht
history Of the press Of Oklahoma.
! EX-PRINTER.