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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
WHO IS He?
OLD SOLDIER'S ESCAPADE IN
OHIO TOWN.
Claimed He Was Sedgwick County
Farmer and Rolled High.

If anybody in Sedgwick county has lost
a husband, father, camrade or sweetheart
named Stephen V. Cooper, they may be
able to get brief bit of news regarding
the old gentleman from a letter received
yesterday by Chief of Police Cubbon. The
letter states that such a man claiming
to be an old soldier and a wealthy farmer
and stock raiser of Sedgwick county,
played a clever confidence game on the
mayor and members of the fire depart
ment at GreenviIle Ohio a few weeks
ago. after which he suddenly disappeared.
leaving them in the hole for a consider
able sum. A reporter for the Eagle en-
deavored to find someone who knew such
a man as Stephen V. Cooper. but could
not and il is thought he never lived in
this county, and his game at Greenville
was purely one to beat someone u which
the mayor and fire department ladies bit
with ease. The letter to Chief Cubbon,
which is given in full, may result in dis
covering the friends or family of Cooper
if ne ever lived in this county, and any
information regarding Cooper should he
given to Chief Cubbon
The letter from the chief Of the Green
Vile fire department Is as follows:
Greenville Ohio. Jan. Il, 1900.
Wichita, Kan, Chief OF Police.
Dear sir-An old soldier dropped in here
some time back and paid a visit to the
president Of our city council claiming 10
be an old bunk-mate of his and he kept
staying and guess the mayor got tired
of him and turned him over to US boys
here in the fire department Well, Of
course. the mayor being chairman Of the
fire departmentetaoinr.L xacod- ibeawwl
fire committee in council we showed the
old man a nice time. He was here five or
six weeks.
I viii tell you now just why I write you
IN regard to him. He put up talk that
nobody could get around with the ex-
cepti0ns OF few things This was his
spiel. He claimed he was quite an exteT-
sive stock raiser and farmer OF Sedgwick
county, Kansas and that he owned 50
acres Of good land. had 409 head of sheep
10 head % fine cattle. some 70 or = good
horses and had three boys IN the Spanish
American war, and that be was waiting
here for L 5. marshal that was com
ing to Columbus. Ohio, TO get some L 5.
prisoners 10 take back 10 Wichita. He
had our mayor already 70 go back with
him His expenses he claimed was 70 be
paid By your county. He borrowed a few
dollars around and had q good time in
general and bought a good pair of shoes
Of the hose reel driver and was 10 pay
him when this L. 5. marshal arrived.
We all thought II was very funny that a
man as well 6xed as he said he was
would be this Tar away from home and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
BROADEN STATE FAIR
Association Membership and
Capital Should be Increased
GROUND 0FEEREDATS6 900
Grand Stand Should be Moved
Across the Track

The next legislature of Kansas will
probably appropriate money for the en-
couragement of a state agricultural fair
to be held annually in September or Oc-
tober. This fair will be located at To-
peka or Wichita. 1t will mean much in
prestige and indirect financial earnings
to the town where it is located. 1t will
be a permanent institution just as much
SO as the state board of agriculture, is a
fixed function.
Wichita being the biggest railroad CEN
ter in the biggest and best purely agri-
cultural section in the state will have
an advantage in the contest for the To-
cation of the fair. This state fair
will be after all in the nature of a state
institution and of these Topeka has her
share. Wichita was a favorite when this
appropriation was being discussed last
year in the legislature and stands to win
when the action is taken. But then there
is one prime requisite in the matter Of
preparation to make this fight, and that
is a showing of proof that the town can
make and direct fair and take care
of it.
The old time fair is not dead. 1t will
be a force and an attraction as long as
men plow corn and SOW wheat and raise
cattle, hogs, chickens, fruit and vege-
tables 1t will always exist in an agri-
cultural community, and as long as it
exists it will draw crowds and stimulate
interest in agricultural pursuits, the
foundation of success in all businesses
that go to make up the interests of
large community. Wichita should broad
en- and strengthen the fair and race meet
ing. This sort OF a fall entertainment
will draw large class Of substantial
people that no other will. And for that
matter, Wichita is big enough to give a
county fair and race meeting, and street
fair, too. The bigger and better Wichita
makes her annual attractions the bigger
and better those attractions will make
the town
The State Fair association ought to
broaden out Twice or three times as
many business men should interest them
selves in its management. The money in
the treasury ought to be added to and the
grounds and race track bought while the
property can be had at a reasonable
figure The association ought to own its
grounds The grand stand should be
torn down and moved to the west side
of the track Everybody knows that the
grand stand as it fronts now IS a miser-
able place to sit after 8 o'clock in the
afternoon. The sun is so hot that hun
dreds Of people stay away from the
races The increased attendance at one
meeting would pay all the cost of NOV
ing the structure, and more, too Wichita
ought to so to work and be ready to get
the appropriation for the state fair when
It is made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
STREET CAR PLAYS A JOKE
BIuHed Missouri Pac fIc Passenger
Train for an Rour-

" The present Wichita street cars have a
well earned and well established reputa-
ton for getting Off the track in about as
many different ways as is possible, not
withstanding Superintendent Church's
persistent and conscientious efforts to the
contrary. But the other night the Fair
mount car coming in from its last trip
raised the record. The car was getting
along all right until it got to the Missouri
Pacific crossing at Thirteenth street.
when it was struck with an irresistible
desire to vacate And when a Wichita.
car balks it is as hard to move as an
army of Beers. Now it is hard enough
TO keep the present street car on the
track when it is so disposed. but when
it gets out of the notion there might Just
as well not be any track-the car Just
won't run on it. And what's more. it
won't be made to run on it.
OF course it is nothing unusual for ste
Paramount car to be off at the crossing
and this story is not related just to tell
that it few the track, but some thing
occurred that made it rather unusual
The 1910 passenger train appeared on
the scene. The engineer saw the old car
standing across his track and stopped
The conductor and brakeman went for
ward to investigate. They were followed
by the engineer and fireman and a num-
Der Of passengers. They all turned in
and went ahead to get the car to be good
and run on, but it wouldn't. Then the
engineer whistled up the switch engine
from the Twelfth street depot. and the
switch crew enlisted their services in the
cause. But TO no purpose That old junk
heap OF car had such an absolute aver
sion to the track and its old run that #
resisted the combined efforts of all those
experienced railroad men and simply
would not be put on the track. Forty
five minutes of the passenger trains time
had now been taken up and the conduc-
tor would hear of no further delay, so
the engineer went back TO his engine and
proceeded as gently as possible to punt
TIE street car out Of his way.
BY and by the old trolley veteran was
bumped out of the way and seeing that
It was not to be allowed to STAY out near
the corporate limits the car Tipped itself
back on its own track and came down
town snorting and buc5ing with so much
vigor that the motorman had to keep on
the brakes to prevent the old thing from
running away out Of apparently sheer
ecstacy Of having. perpetrated a big joke
on a competitor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
RUNAWAY ON DOUGLAS
In Which the Screams of Young
E.adY Cause EXcitement.-

A runaway occurred about dark last
night on Douglas avenue in which the
screams of a young lady attracted the at
tention of nearly everybody on the ave-
nue. and caused great excitement. The
runaway was that Of milk wagon and
team belonging to a Mr.. Wagner. who
lives at 1850 North Waco avenue. 1t
started from in front of the little res
taurant at 500 East Douglas avenue and
ran at rapid rate west on Douglas ave
nue. and turned up Waco avenue, being
stopped after it had run a few blocks on
Waco. without having done a particle of
damage to wagon, harness or horses. Miss
Herman. who had lately came here from
St Louis, was in the wagon, and was
totally unable to control the horses. She
was thrown out at the corner of Water
street, but her injuries were only slight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
lot have enough money to pay for pair

not have enough money to pay for a pair
of shoes.
Well. the final wind-up was that he
had me to call him one morning early
so he could go to the ) O'Clock train and
meet the [. S. marshal, and we haven't
seen him since.
No doubt you will think we were the
least bit chumpy; well we were. but the
president OF the council bringing him here
and telling US to look after him. why,
OF course, we did so. otherwise we would
not have got taken in. The old soldiers
name. so he said. is stephen V. Cooper.
As we have quite an anxiety to know
about him, just what he IS and what he
has got. and so on. please answer and
tell US all about him and II anything
ever turns up here that we could be OF
any service to you We viii gladly do so.
I remain yours,
ORA MCCLELLAN.
Driver OF fire department.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
READY TO BUILD
Seventy-Five thousand BusheI
Elevator a Certainty.
GOOD SITE is SECURED
On ROCk-ISIand Track = Mr.
Liggett Talks.

MIR. ]. E. Liggett, the gentleman who
is at the head Of the T. L. Elevator COM
pany, which is to build large elevator
in this city. has moved his family from
Hennessey, o. t. and has practically
begun work on the big plant The com
pany has Offices in the Biting Block, and
is at work with an immense lot Of cores
pondence and other work pertaining to
the bushes Of the new company
Mr.. Liggett said last night that all ar
rangements had been made with the
Rock Island railroad company for a site
for the large elevator, the site being on
The comDany's rignt-of-way, Just north
of the old brick freight house. They are
now waiting on the arrival of the civil
engineer to properly survey the site. after
which building will be commenced. Mr..
Liggett said that the company would
build an elevator Of from $1,000 70 $3.50
bushels capacity, which will have all the
modern conveniences and apparatus for
handling grain properly. The company
wiz also put in machinery for cleaning
grain and IN addition to their other bust
ness viii do a sacking business. They
viii handle all kinds of grain and seeds.
Mr.. Liggett said they would buy cane
seed on a large scale as he believes there
is great opportunity for profitable bust
ness both in the raising and handling of
this product
Mr.. Liggett thinks the company will.
by new and proper methods Of business.
reVolutionize the grain business Of this
section and make it possible for the farm
ers TO market their grain at a better adj
vantage than they have heretofore and
at the same time the plan viii benefit
Wichita in a very substantial way The
company's new plan Of buying grain will
be to have the farmers load their own
cars at the switches in the surrounding
towns and ship it direct to the elevator.
instead Of selling it TO middle men and
agents Throughout the country and then
nave to haul it to town and sell it by the
wagon load. The farmer can order from
the railroad company or from the eleva-
tor here car which will be set out for
him at such time and place as is desig
mated. The farmer can load his own
wheat into his own car, ship it himself
and save all middle mems commission
and other bothers. This system will be
thoroughly explained to the farmers and
it is expected to work to much advantage
to all concerned
Mr.. Liggett viii appear before the next
meeting Of the city council to get a. build
ing permit for the elevator IT viii be
an immense building and equipped with
the best machinery that it is possible to
get at this time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
WELCOME, Evil, e
Tfou CONTEST Alone. =
One epI that cannot come

One e0a that cannot come
alone IS impure blood. If
this as aIoWed, it IS at
tended by kindred ailments
galore. This condition
means that every Uefn and
artery of the body, instead
of carrying to the organs a
healM-gfOing fow of life,
IS laden qvfth a stozu and
impure fluid that IS harm
ing instead of healing.
It Is unfortunate zuhen there IS "6ad
blood" inside of you. Hoods Sarsa-
pardla eOM not make etenies friends,
but # 9uM make bad blood" good
blood, and blood should Be of the best
qualify. Hoods neVer disappoints.
Grip-"After severe attack of grip,
my health qDas poor. I got no relief un-
til used Hoods SarsaparHla, zUhich did
zuhat Uuas needed, purified my blood.
N. H. SteZvart, Orisa6a, Mss.
Liver T~oubles-"My 1ufe and /
are a6panced IN years and haze derived
great benefit from Hoods Sarsapar1la
for EVer and stomach. We do not think
of being GOfhouf It and HOODS Pills.
Hiram HerVey. Blissfield, SNich.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
WARRANTS SHOULD BE ISSUED
CAPITA n kaeaeke Recommends h.N.
q. App9Iu fments

Captain Koeneke Of company \ hA
recommended that, warrants should be
issued to the men who some time ago
received their conc itionaI appointments
as corporaIs. Under K. n. 6. regulations
the coIoneis appoint the non-conmission-
ed officers in their regiments. The ap-
poiRtmeats are. however SUBJECT % the
recommendations OF the captains of the
companies. The men who are 10 be thus
honored are. Jason Bennett. Oscar n
Lightner, William c. Herman, Horace NJ
Richards. ORIG c. Johnson, Arthur P
Hankins
johnson and Hankins have enlisted in
the regular army and viii soon receive
honorable discharges On account Of
these discharges there are TWO vacancies
to be dlled and. as ali appointments are
made Accord e to merit, most Of the
boys are wal.zng pretty straight line
at drill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
BY SIDE DOOR PULLMAN
Two Boys start for the Paris EXPOSE
on

Monday afternoon Louis Kistler and
John Nav. TWO CANNON boys Of this city.
started out for the Paris Exposition. AS
neither one of the boys is ove-- burdened
with money. they expect TO make their
way as they go While they are in this
country they will. of course. have re
course to the side door Fullmans'' in
which ;hey can travel at 4 very slight
cost. When they reach the ocean. they
will undoubtedly have 10 work their way
across, but from all reports that part Of
their journey viii not be very difficult
Once in Paris any boy with American
brains ought To ne able t. make q living
during the Exposition. After the Fair
the boys expect to travel about Europe
and Will not come home until the end OF
two years
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
Mr.. OWSLEY AND STANDARD Oil
How His Horses Upset the Tank
Wagon and What Happened.

Monday the team of Mr.. Ham Owsley
OF the street force ran away ana collided
with the tank wagon Of tie Standard OIL
company. upset it and emptied the oil cut
on the horses and surroundings
When Mr.. Owsley saw what had been
done he picked up the pieces Of his wagon
and later started for the Standard OIL
company offices 10 settle. Several tried
70 dfssuade him from this. He wasn't
rolling in wealth and the Standard oil
company was a very powerful and rich
corporation and could stand the loss bet
ter than he But NJ Owsley said he
guessed he would pay his debts. however
ACQUIRED and whether he owed corpora
ZION or individual At the office the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
TIME TABLE SCHEME
Adopted by the Pennsylvania for the
BeneHf Of the Public.

The PeRnsyIvanla rallToaa tssues a
novelty in The shape q a aae book o.
une tables Tor tire Pennsylvania system
Tor popular diSfribglaon- TIE t8es =
good The book Is faE q maps, Fousas
and geae-a Bnform4tion for travellers
m7st extensive pasl4casloa u Ihe kind
issued By aay railway system They are
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
TAMMANY TO MEET
Onicers Meeting for Friday Night for
Important business

All members OF Tamrany have been
notified that there viii be meeting FRI
day evening. January 18th, al Sons q
Herman Hall. Getto Block The circula ?
says It is imperative that every member
be present: there are a number Of bsisi-
ness matters to be attended 10. as weI.
as political. The summer campaign Is ap-
proacaing and Tammany thinks Il should
have It's plans under way. TIE circular
is signed by H W Stewart, president.
and Z /. Beard secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
FACE BADLY BURNED
Boy at the Masonic Home May Lose
an Eye

Guy Guernsey, hos a. ths Masonic
Home, rad ass face badly Burasd and eae
81 Ms eyes seriously ln5uFes - > powder
explosion yesterday. he hza = eaa wsfh
powder o. hls knee and wzx arrsag1ns
u touch 1ne sfuH OF N9ra = fzss TIE
fuse vas 100 zhors and Ire expsozgos.
hzruea the b3y'E face badly. he zzs
taken 70 tae hospital and Dr. care
dressed ais wounds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17

carefully distributed IN the ulost popuIous
portions O. the United States every
maath, Cor which purpose nearly hair a
million copies are printed Their circu-
iatlon Thoroughly covers The territory
travsrssd ~ the Pennsylvania lines ana
COPIES are used fe- reference n erlcc.
store and workshop. as well as 81 ho.eis
and places Of public resort They may
Se ob.atne3 upon application a. ticket
of5ces o. the Pennsy lvan3a Hzes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
HERE'S ANOTHER CLUB
Girls Organize the III Penseraso to
Have a good Time

Monday afternoon a dozen Of Wichita
gir.s met q; Miss EsteIla Worrsli's home
and organized g club which they gave the
name Of The < Penseraso Clab- This
CLUB VIII meet onee every tao weeks +
was organized faE the purpose & haTiug
q good time IN various ways, and good
time the girls propose - have Tney
VII meet January =. 1870 Al Miss Kaze
S.EErsou's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
16odJ. SahdabaliM

Standard Oil people made an estimate of
the oil lost at SIS and told Mr.. Owsley
that he could settle the damage by pay
ment of just half that Mr.. Owsley
promptly planked down the $3.50. Then
he went home Monday night and slept
with a conscience that was as bright as
new dollar, and forgot that the Stan
dard Oil corporation had his money.
The third chapter of the story is that
yesterday the Standard Oil company sent
back to Mr. Owsley his $3.50
This is the way things always happen
in books, and sometimes in reality.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
GRAiN-0!
GRANNY!

Remember that name when son want
q delicious appetiZ.ng. noQrishiag food
drink 10 take the place 81 coffee sod b
al Erocers ard liked ay ali who nave
used Il. Csrstn-O i made q pure gra z,
< aids digestion and strengthens The
nerves Il is rot st5maiaBi. ous a
health builder. and TIE ch!ldren as vel
aS tie aduts can drink Il VITA grezt
1renes7t Costs about ! as much as CO
fee 15c and &c per package AzT your
sr1asr for fsra{n-0-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
RODE ON SIDEWALK
Two More BieyeIIsts Came 70 Grief
YESTERDAY

c. z staker asd = Z Hseg wese A.
resss4 On the charge = riding aseyelez Sc
IT, ssaeNaik Tae forraar Hzs As.sezsee
g, which - pad 50 Peiics gzage Azsseassl
Has w4s 5sscazzEe1 aEse< aeaTiag IL
fcre tie co1y
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17

There is a satisfaction in knowing that
you're using the best. That's what you
are doing when you use
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-11
Colby Second. SO; G. H. S.. 13.

Quite fair number braved the winds
of yesterday afternoon to witness the
game of base ball at the Quimby Athletic
ground between the teams of the High
School and the so-called second nine of
Colby College. The game started at ;
. clock sharp and lasted three hours, and
very few of those who were there when
it started were to be found there when it
finished the cold being too much for
them. The game was far from being an
interesting one. Both teams were care
less and slow. Errors We're numerous.
The hitting was good. The visitors were
far too strong for the home team and it
could easily be seen that their score was
to be large On the part of the home
team, every one seemed to be asleep
while in the field. but on running bases
they had greatly improved since they last
played. Demmons was in the box and the
Colby men hit him hard and as often as
they desired, and his support was not
such as it should have been. For the Wis
itors, their pitcher. Allen played a good
strong game, and they can give credit to
him for no larger score. There were no
features to the game except the cold
which all had to brave TO watch il. The
score:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-11
City Government.

special meeting Of the mayor and
board of aldermen was held. Thursday
evening, Mayor Tenney presiding AL
dermen Perkins. Getchell. Harrington,
1;latchford, Lord, Lunt and Fuller
Mayor Tenney in calling the meeting
to order stated to the board that the
principal reason for the special meet
ing was for the purpose of reconsider
ing certain items contained in the ap-
preparation bill passed at The last reg
ular meeting. He had been informed
by the assessors. who had completed
their canvass, that the valuation of the
city had fallen $4O,125 from last year.
leaving tax rate the same as last
year, this would mean a decrease Of
$500 in available taxes. The appropria-
tion for highways was fixed at the last
meeting at $1150 Under the terms of
an agreement with the Hallowell Gran
lte Works, $500 must be paid annually
for Winthrop street repairs, and add
ing to this amount the salary of the
street commissioner and driver of the
city team, a smaller amount remained
than seems necessary for use in the
street department.
For this reason, Alderman Lunt for
the committee on finance recommended
the reconsideration of portions of the
BILL substituting $4,000" for $3.50. for
streets; $500 in place of $1,000" in
reduction of the debt on the old city
building These recommendations were
presented by Alderman Lunt, and
incorporated into an order which was
unanimously passed by yea and nay
vote.
One thousand dollars appropriated
for reducing the water works debt and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-11
Iowa Republicans Endorse Mckinley.

DE- Moines. Iowa. May 10.-At the
Iowa Republican convention held here,
today. the following We're made dele
ga;es-at-large To the natl nal conven-
tion at Philadelphia: Gov. Leslie NJ
Shaw. Col. .orge II. French. Daven-
port: Dr. H. IT. Smith. Cedar Rapids.
and Lafayette Young. Des Moines.
The convention was called to order in
the Auditorium by II. Q. Weaver,
chairman Of the state Republican COM
mittee. Congressman Robert g. Cous-
ems was temporary chairman.
The platform az framed by the reso-
lutions committee. insructs the dele
gates for Mckinley. endorses his ad-
ministration. mentioning the admins
tratiun's foreign policy ana the cur
rcncy law. ana recommends a proper
control Of such trusts ana combina ions
as are deemed inimical t. the interests
of the public generally.