The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-23
WICHITA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
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WICHITA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
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Professor Harper and wife OF Saginaw,
Mich, made a pleasant call at the col
lege Monday. Professor aHrper Is presi-
dent of the International Business col
lege at Saginaw. They were delighted
with the high grade of work being done
by the students in the various depart
ments of the W. c. c.
Miss Minnie Rinehart OF the shorthand
department, has accepted a position IN
the Office of DR.. Noble of this city and
viii assume her duties the coming week.
About half of the students have gone
home to spend the holidays.
Mr.. o. r Croker, who recently COM
pleted the shorthand course, has accept
ed a position as stenographer with the
Western Planning Mill company Of this
city.
Mr.. Fred Kopplin, having finished the
shorthand course, making the second
course completed during the past year,
has accepted a position with the Sash
and Door company of this city.
Miss Minnie Caughey, a former teacher
and her friend Miss Davis, made q pleas
ant visit at the college on Thursday.
Miss Caughey is slowly recovering from
a long and severe case of typhoid fever.
Messrs. Carson and Washington, two
former students, were visitors during the
week. Mr.. Waddington is engaged in
business for himself at Oklahoma City
and is doing very nicely.
Mrs Bishop, from Whitewater, visited
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highly pleased with the progress her son
is making.
Four or five more calls have been re-
ceived during the past week for book
keepers and stenograohers.
Mr.. Max Johnson of the commercial de-
partment, has been doing accounting tor
the Protected Ark lodge during the week
Miss Alice Shea of the shorthand and
bookkeeping departments, accepted a po-
sition as tenographer bookkeeper and
cashier for the Berry Mercantile Co. of
Pond Greek, o. T., on Thursday Of the
past week.
Mr.. R. NJ. Scarlet. a recent graduate
from the commercial department. has
accepted fine position as accountant for
a large lumber company at Fort Worth.
Tex, and called at the college during the
week on his way to Texas. where he will
assume his duties at the first of the year
There is a little cherub in this city who
often breaks out in some dreadful man
ner TO shock his mother One day last
week she took him on her lap to give him
a severe lecture for some juvenile misde-
meanor and talked straight at him for
five minutes before stopping TO get her
breath, he all the time attentiveIy and
solemnly gazing at her and listening
closely. Surprising her talk had had the
desired good effect she stopped. where
upon he promptly said: IT say ma
wish you would keep on, because YOU
look so funny when YOU make your
mouth gol' He had not heard q word
but was enjoying the spectacle of watch
iEg her lips gyTate.
A fine piece Of canine surgery Is being
successfully handled. practiced on the big
great Dane family dog Of Superintendent
Browne Of the Cudahy plant One day
last week he got bewiIdered Up on the
roof Of the plant and leaped of. break
ing both hind legs. Doctors Barth and
OcheH. federal inspectors stationed at the
Dold plant were at once summoned. and
after relieving the pain and applying
treatment 10 take out the swelling and
infamation borh limbs were tied together
and later set IN q baudaged plaster
caste and practically the same treatment
given as to a human being.
A crate Of I've turkeys was received az
the Union stock yards enc day last week
consigned as a present 70 che Of the CON-
mission firms. but before it was known
they were gratis, there was wild con
stenauon and confusion among al hands
trying 20 determine what classification 70
give chem so as 70 arrlye az some sort
~ decision as To rate q yardage. scale
charges. feeding privileges and other per
head ratings.
For the first ame n a year or tv3
train u hogs was shipped out 81 kansas
city last week This same train passed
through Wichita en- route fer ola Mex
tco and stopped 70 rick Up several cars
bought on this market fow same zesana-
ton.
The~ have bssa 10 serious r1naWzys IN
the principal streets u The city in q long
time They seem 10 ha7psn in easde1li-s
and come around II 3 kt1a q cycl4