The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-09

packing houses.
A little carpenter shop on the east side
Of Market street the first block ND. and
Braeken and Blair's old ,annery on the
west side are now the two oldest build
ings in Wichita
The clang Of the new street car gongs
so closely resembles the ambulance ana
police patrol bells that newspaper men
and others interested often mistake the
one 70 rthe other.
There is a foolish notion which started
years ago that telephone cenrals listen
to conversations over the wire They
don't II would be too monotonous. and
they are 100 busy.
Bankers aye hot without their super
sutons. Here in Wichita most OF them
believe il is imperative that q bank should
be on a corner and all the hanks in the
city save one are on corners.
The average business man regards golf
as inslpld, and besides he is too busy 70
play. Then some one gets HIM out on
the links for the afternoon and he dnds
time 10 set OUT there the next day
There Is no man in town less afraid
OF lightning than Judge E. r. Jswett
But his reception TO Kansas was 70 be
struck by lightning ana injured so badly
that ne suffered for years and stu bears
some marks.
Fred Baldwin recently unearthed the
negative Of an early photograph Of wich-
tia In it BIZ Grinenstein's house. now
in the hay market, doomed up over every
thing else in town like a batueship
among row boats
The Eagle has received a whole lot Of
letter roaring because in its accounts Of
the Morrison trial ii called Jessie Morri-
son "the little prisoner" She is pris-
oner and Is very little. One man in Ok
lahoma is very bitter about this.
Mr.. Charles Lease Of this city has the
best neighbors on earth. Recently he
has been gossiped about over the whole
country, but down In his store he hasn't
had "a single caller among all his custo-
mers who opened up on the subject
The heavy local travel on the railroads
and the noticeable increased Saturday
shopping at all the department stores in
the city. prove that this is the natural
market and business point OF southern
Kansas and Oklahoma.
That portion of the Jacob Dold Packing
company plant which was first erected.
and before quite completed fell 70 the
ground by reason of the settling Of the
outer walls. Is now torn down. and a
bran new brick building started in its
place.
AS an indication that there is an ele-
ment in Wichita which is distinctly '1it-
erary." the large number Of all classes,
professional. business and laboring,
which are regular attendants at the sew
eral attractions OF the lyceum course.
may be noted.
It is told on some old Wichita gamblers
that they were SO afraid Of each other
that when they sat down to one memoir
able game Of poker and PLAYED through
the night they insisted on a new deck OF
cards every deal and in the morning
there was q bushel Of cards under the
table.
Henry Goldsmith has been trying an ex-
pertinent. He asks friends what their
definition Of a spiral staircase IS. Every
man he has asked so far has done said
the same thing. tO-wit. ITS stair case
which winds up this way" moving the
hand in q circle higher and higher. Try
It on one of your friends.
Wichita is one OF a very few prairie
cities located in an absolutely fat spot
where a perfect system Of sewerage was
made possible. the difficulties being the
want Of a natural fail The drop and
the consequent easy flow only secured
after long engineering experiments and
The bon-fres Of gathered leaves and
other dooryard refuse on the principal
resident streets Of the city are this fail
more absent and wanting than ever. and
this is greatly to the credit OF the town.
as the sunocaung clouds Of smoke and
geses add nothing to the health and
comfort Of the city.
Ever since election the police depart
ment has been the most quiet portion a.
the city's work. An occasional plain
drunk, or one with trimmings or rush
raid on a box car Of hoboes. is about the
only depression Of the force. a real ex-
citing criminal capture. or sensational
affair Of any kind IS very rare
the finest Of ge0detfc surveying
Wichita has a fine park. 81 which every
citizen is justly proud and it may be
mentioned also that the Sunday after
noon cars to Maple Grove cemetery are
crowded On every pleasant Sunday. vita
both residents and visitors in the city.
who go to view the dne landscape effects
and pretty shrubbery. and general pic
turseque appearance Of this suburban
spot
The city high school this year 81 the
most crowded fin SIS history and though
what was thought ample additions haTe
been BUILT. the constant increasing city
POPULATION has made even these c9mmoi-
lone quarters cramped and Inadequate
The annual elections ~ the many sscres
society fraterutles. commercial organize
lions and social clubs. are r7w ~. and
almost every night there IS ore W more.
these 20 hold FOR one year % most cases
Nothing r. wasted about ne finely sys-
feulzed economy r. an up - date aaat-
t9.r The new compartment catch bas-
ins being constructed ~ the Doid plant
ara 81 EeHeately arranged that a8 fatty
ard ON essence substances are Gifered
ana distracted 50 fhat by tae time also
refuee water and house severaEe has peg
ueated the partitions. The water r. at
uost pure wne ais tae 1d1r ard other
natural impurities are SUNK .ui ere res
ervofrs provided and later collected and
sent ~ ire fertilizer WORKS snd 1rr
Regular patrons aas a-I others rrsse7t
~ The BTr7a Rsnv fectura at tHe Afof-
sum afendav ghf were gre annoyed
ty he late eom.rg 81 many members 49,
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