The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-12
PROVISIONS MARKET.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

ocean Wave IS the new nickname
for one of the employees at the stock
yards.
The Dold nine beat the blacksmiths
yesterday by g score Of 50 to 2.
Charlie DarrigTand, superintendent OF
The Dold packing house. is said to bear
striking resemblance to the late Asa
Runyon-
The heaviest hog received at the stock
yards this year came yesterday. II
weighed 70 pounds. and came from Pond
Creek, Oklahoma. That's a big hog for
a country that isn't seven years Cd Sc
Chas- Dorsey OF South Haven market
ed load Of hogs at the yards yester-
day.
n Guinty Of EIbing, one Of the old
time shippers, had q load Of hogs on
the market yesterday.
FraaIze & Sheppard Of Pond Creek had
n good load Of hogs on the market yes
ts-day. including the big, 750-pound hog
They are among the banner patrons of
the yards.
Dunaway & Gregory. the old reliable
Tonkawa shippers. had another car Of
logs on the market yesterday
E. S. Ratclif OF Cunningham was on
the market yesterday with a load Of
hogs.
Frank NJ. Pope, OF Doste-, Sumner
county, had 3 load OF hogs on the mar
ket yesterday. Mr.. Pope says that as
long as he has lived IN southern Kan
sas. more than a quarter Of a century.
he has never seen such Il tremendous
wheat crop IN Bluff or Morris townships
Harvesting has already begun and q
dozen reapers could be seen at work on
Sunday. 50 pressing is the necessity 70
set through with the work Nfr PoDe
himself has 40 acres that VIII yield him
over $500 bushels. Re needs harvest
hands. as do all other farmers IN his
section
a Garland Of Ki0wa had another car
OF hogs on the market yesterday. Re IS
doing soma valiant work for the Wichita
market. He sets pace for other buyers
that r hard 10 successfully follow.
Sheriff James Cans Of Medicine Lodge
was here yesterday. He saws that cattle
are in FIRE shape in 1is county. and tina.
they can be heard lowing IN every val
ley and upon every bill
John Norris OF Furley was down yes
te-5ay with a load Of hogs-good tor
price ones az that. Mr. Norris says
that the haii-storm in his vicinity Friday
nirht covered q stretch Of country two
miles wide and six miles long. and ru-
tnei everything The stones were as
's~-e as hens eggs. and went through
cypress roofing. This statement brought
u the subject Of hail-st0rms in gen
era 4 2 Moore told about hail
storm n the western part OF this coun-
". about sixteen years ago. that vas
q cracker-jack Re was driving cattle
q wichita and stepped At Old Man
IittieS e ace He and = young man
were sleeping under the rOot OF a loft
and when the hail began 20 come
through like cannon balls the young fel-
low began TO swear Ike ! trooper Mr.
Little stuck his head into the room and
said: Tommy. L YOU don't quit swear
Ing the Lord mi<hr send St.u bigger
hsii-stones" We'll" replied Tommy
IL He does. He Is i DANDY" and con-
sinued 20 swear until Mr.. Moore thought
lightning would strike the house. Deck
l'ae-sons refused point blank to believe
mat any haTI-stones are as big as hens
U--s and says he won't
TIE business boom AZ the Dold packing
house continues 10 expand. Both NJ.
-s-li-rarG and Chief Clerk Harrison
said yesterday that they were taxed a.
E1st On their utmost 10 get the orders
Qur but we're determined 70 90 i Il they
hai O. work night ard 6cy. Nest %
then are rush orders and f IS inter
sstilS 90 watch the raPidiJy with which
IN order IS sent out The Do,d COM
Hany ara wsI supplied with everything
n the provisions line. L looks IS II they
Aac enough meat n their house Il feed
al Kansas and Oklahoma for yesr.
~ Tne Cincinnati Price Current, speaStas
sahout last weeks trade. says; TIE mar
.keting II hogs has been enlarged tAe
pas week The western killing rS2-e-
Ee1ts a to-al ct 81 -. cornpsre5 zirs
30 the Preceding week and SiE.02o two
Fresks ago For c0-sesTc-di1g tine Lass
year the number vas zSsea. ard two
sears ago 4ac1 From March I the