The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-15
ghe aaIta naiIu gaole sunday gFornn April 5. 1900

building is going in
The Catholic residence south Of the Pro-
Cathedral has been completed
The work on the superstrucrure of the
Lehman-H igginson block has begun.
People are wondering if there will be
as high foods this spring as last year
1t is planned 10 run a special -la7a
from Wichita to Kansas City. July I
next
The young people are already talking
about the election Of queen TO the next
fall carnival
There is a great demand for houses in
the north end of town and there are few
II any vacant.
Harry Lockwood. secretary Of the
Street Fair. used to run a newspaper in
Bangor. Maine.
Some home grown strawberries were
on the market last week They were
raised in a hot house.
Vic Cole says that ne hears from
Charles Bigelow occasionally, and Eige-
low is signing for Wichita
The railroads are doing a heavy bust
ness now Many cattle, fed during the
winter, are moving 10 market.
Several people have been hauled before
Police Judge Mitchell OF late for leav-
ing their teams unhitched on the streets.
Since the many robberies and hoId-ups
of late the dealers in fire arms report a
decided increase in demand for pocket
arms.
Under a new ruling the railroad pas
senger agents in wichita do not get COM
missions on tickets soId-only their sal
aries.
Tomatoes. beans. peas and other sum
mer vegetables are appearing on the
market. They are being shipped in from
Texas.
The looked for reduction in the price
Of bicycles this year did not material
ize as the bicycle trust is in control OF
affairs.
Eastern papers are beginning 10 COM
nent on the fact that hundreds Of horses
are trained and wintered in this city
every year.
The man who smokes the best cigars
in Wichita Is Mike Block He has his
own brand. It is said he gets them from
Fan Francisco.
Il IS expected that fully 1000 people
win attend the Woodmen OF the World
log rolling. which will be held in this
city this summer.
Miss Drake. the city missionary Of the
First Presbyterian church, is finding
lots of work looking after the sick and
those needing assistance.
The stalls at the race track are crowd
ed. Any bright morning at am hour
il is possible 70 see eight or ten horses
training on the track
The Wichita men who have invested in
the Yellvile, Ark, mining district are
satisfied with their holdings ant EXPECT
them TO pan out richly.
The managers Of the Sunflower League
banquet which viii be held in this city
April oath, are flooded with requests FOR
tickets. Not half can be filed.
Can you tell without looking at the
telephone card who in Wichita. has tel
ephone number I? There Is such num-
Der. 1t belongs to Henry Ozan1e-
Thursday Of next week viii be Arbor
day. It will be we'll observed IN this
city in a quiet way. People here appre-
ciate the value of trees and many VIII
be planted.
About a month ago during the hos
weather a good many Wichita people
had their horses clipped. Spare blankets
around the house have been at a prem
ium ever since.
The real estate men all agree that a
big part of the gain IN WIchitas pop
ulaton is people coming To the city 10
give their children the benefit Of the
excellence Of schools.
College boys are so afraid Of having
their shias scratched while sliding for
second base that they have had their
base ball uniforms padded Until they look
like their football suits.
The Dold Packing company Is pre-
pared for high water It has q centrif-
ugal pump installed to protect the eel
lars. which has a capacity OF 500 gal
Ions Of water per minute.
a good many people believe that there
Is coal or gas beneath Wichita and that
= the city had kept or g0'nS down in
that hole on North Lawrence ore or the
other would have been found.
Five cent pieces are now made much
harder than before and can be broken ty
q sharp blow with 4 hammer. The re7-
son for making Them harder < - nrc-
vent them from wearing away quickly.
People stand by the hour and lock az
the big safe In the window O. the Fourth
National bank and wonder how it Is
opened. The door, Il IS evident. does
rot swing outward and that puzzles the
people
The parks in the city are taking on q
summer appearance. The trees are bud
d.rS out and the grass coming up nicely.
There has been a marked increase -
visitors TO the parks within The last week
or two
\ young railroad man was waikinE I'D
Douglas avenue the other dsv ans look
ing a. q woman passing him said. See
that woman with nsr GROWING sheet
patched" He meant she had her head
tandaged.
The idea u hslf-cent prices Is rot vel
received II this cI,y Most people Re
gard 9 penny as nuisance ard hale rzn-
ries w7ui1 simply complirate AFFAIRS
They would have no purcrasla- value
whatever
L wichita nan Sc tia lover O.,
horses Ike George Spencer. ~ ni.5 g--
I'D A. o-riock n gre Ta-rni1- and S-
down n The track % eez ~ he-zeE r-al--
ing and Eet more enjoyment out - 81
,ha0 b does from q theatre
6 ve--c- T.sue,lnz has z-es, ho-s
o. rhe SC5sws-z county Pr1#.is.s II
rrs P7q-liS- COUNTY c11Ts-tl-- vaen 10
oae eis@ could - q hearing heeaass ~
The u7roa-. Lewe.lt-g was always given
q quiet audience w1s1 he rose ~ SPEAK
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