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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

SAM Is LHE OLDEST t'iEt --f--
sam Anderson. at the Carey. IS The 9Id-
est porter i'm Kansas IL continuous seq
vice. Twentv-four years aSo he started -n
and since that time has served il Ne
Pherson. Hutchinson. Newton and Wich-
tia. Tle was q porter CT the old fremont
hotel about twenty years ago Efe IS con-
sidared By travelling men 20 he The de-
centest hotel porter in the country. never
getting what they cali smart and al
ways honest and reliable
FTa sat in the famous breeze that cones
up fremont street on towards midnight
last night. and gTieved 70 an Eagle re-
porter about the changes of tine.
The boys dont zip like they used to-
he said I'm THE old times often made
sen ever week on tips. but now con
slider myself doing well II ] make g.
don't know why II Is. The travelling men
In the Old DAYS spent their money right
None OF them would expect change y the~
save you 81 cents noH some II the boys
give tfps as low as ID cents When
snined mans shoe at the fremont many
ana many men save me a quarter for
brushing en- down ard when I would 60
% give EN- change they would laugh ~
re. There we're big hearts in those
days
sam SAYS hs knows oniy four ~ ths old
tfn-e drummers and calls Pat Corner TIE
dean Of them. All otbe- ether "a timers
have dropped ouf ore Isl one lie sass 90
z-lu STAY l- the hotel Business lii bis llre.
eor although there is r1r as u7uch r171eF
IN TIE porreriaE business IS there Tas ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
LITTLE FISHES Can REASON.

Gold fish can reason. David 7. Dunbar
has three tiny ones in q great big glass
globe in his undertaking establishment.
They are keen for flies. but they are eau
tioUs about those who supply them. II q
stranger hands them one they viii cast
their little goo-goo eyes full upon him,
twist their tails and scamper down To the
bottom Of their artificial little ocean, but
IL Mr.. Dunbar or his assistant offers them
q fy they take it daintily out of their
fingers. sticking their little sn0ots half
an inch above the water 70 get it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
wIcHIFA's PLACE on THE NAP.

NICH FA PLACE ON THE NAP.
This world Is curious old ball. Every
tire nan looks ~ its curves h aads
something he didn't know before Every
body in Wichita naturally think tnev
know where they are at. but thev d9u't.
An Eagle man asked ten well informed
persons yesterday what direction Chli Is
from Wichita and every mother son ~
them Doiated southwest. Chill rms along
the western coast OF south America. sew
eraI hundred miles. and IL about $50 miles
east az Wichita Few know that the most
western point IL south America IS farther
east than New YORK. II crow lies trou
Wichita southwark n tho equator he
would leave Panama n the east ~ hirl-
This statement can hardly D. believed H-
the average Wichita citizen, because ve
arc il TIE habit of letting cu- inariaa
ton run II fhe southwest when We hear
about that canal Uncle sam proposes %
build. Tic average Wichita citizen thinks
that Rcre. C'orstanti1oI1e. Madrid LIS
bon and Athens are south ~ rr He is
mistaken They are au r1rl of Wl-hfta.
Rome $ several DAYS i0u~nz- north n
Wichita, L Is almost Is EAR rCrIh as Mil
akee i yon would travel ar0rIf ,be
world En- a baa line f-oTu Ufchlt7 rau
would come within few hours drive -
Smyrna At Ararar. PcEEa n. Tz5- Tsf-.
Strabad. sid Pe}zll. ana he wc1-z have
- b considerable % . c-lrbeT % make
The TIP Tor 81 zouls have a cross a1-
most - very center a-l highest art 90
the Hi1nalavs mountains- AZ a-E
usleh more intersstlas stu5y thz1 rse-
81
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

A platetul Of knives on fire caused all
sorts Of commotion in Wichita house
hold this week. There we're ten knives on
q plate which was On TIE kitchen table.
4 lighted match was dropped among the
knives. The handles OF the knives took
FIRE and blazed Up Ike gun powder Water
was thrown on the pile, but It did no
good. and finally the fire was smothered
cut with q blanket but not before all
the knives were ruined. The handles were
Of celluloid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
WHEN WATER WON.

That water when II is as persistent as
fire. is the conQueror. was apty shown
in the Dold fire. Far out in the mass Of
flames a water pipe had broken IN such
a manner that the water was thrown out
in a fine spray. This spray fell on pile
Of heavy timber which was burning az
first furiousIy. The whole mass was a
furnace. glowing red. but right under that
stray was a black SPOT where the
strinkle had fallen for hours on the big
timbers and put them out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
Has HAp HIS ELL.

Newt Bridgman, who drew a claim in
the new country, doesn't believe he viii
file upon il
7 know something about new coun-
tries he said yesterday. and the knocks
and bruises there are IN a pioneer life
Il is q long ways from q picnic. Turning
q raw claim into a farm IS no child play,
IS every one who has gone through the
experience IS willing 20 testify"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

sAFpEaRANTE OF sIFHEHH
The claim g. made thaf the rgsaon hass
aria craurle 10 not thrsve ip fhe Ilftla
river 81 because ~ the Gerznau carp ehisH
are accused - feeding an the reuns aeh
There s. an Intense rrejaflice against ths
carp here and g the man who arss hsi
them planted in IRE riser uin make hin-
seIf Known. 81 VIII - denounced ~ ress-
lutiar The carp are Bet naferai - tha
streams hereahnsfa Originally the only
kir8 - FISH iu fne I4tfIe river we're tba
sun Gsh fhs huu-head. the channel car
ard the ael and surxsr The laat fah IS
now very rarely caught
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
SHOCKED TIE CABRY.

A few weeks ago Ed Vail was out az
Manitou and he and some friends decided
10 see the sights and hired a cab The
cab driver took them 10 . few points Of
interest, drove back and then announced
that the drive was over
How much?'' asked Mr. van.
Ten dollars coolly replied the 5ehu.
Well said Ed Vail. with hesitation.
4 never kick. Here is 8. You do the
kicking"
Then the jetu was going TO lick him
but he reconsidered and went away sadly
with the $.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
4 WHEEL REvTvAL.

The bicycle people in Wichita are talk
ing q wheel revival. They say that II is
bound TO come One Of the things which
they believe viz help it along is the high
price q horse flesh. They say that they
have had several sales on this account
already. When the craze was on IN Wich-
tia most men could tell the number Of
their wheel. now a good many Of them
couldn't guess the name on lis name plate
the hrsf tina
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

A citizen on North Topeka avenue yes
teriay. wher a trolley poIe slipped of.
rushed cur TO the rear platform absent
niudeiiy ard tried To Dut the wheel hack
on. He had 70 make ten stabs at it be-
fore he succeeded. I'm out Of practice.
he said 10 the motorman. In the old
days T could pop IT on every time the first
w.,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
WAS FORMERLY A SHORT GRASS
SHERTEF


Ed O'Brien. Rho was sheriff OF Finney
county IS the early hot days OF Western
Kansas. was IN the city during the week
He is now travelling man for The Beck
& Corbett company of St Louis. and FOR
an old veteran Short Grass county seat
scrapper. he is making a pretty dIgniled
and high-tonad drummer. That hot night
last week . reporter fer The Eagle found
him basking in the famous south breeze AZ
the Manhattan corner. gazing ~ 8 cloud
less night sinner. thinking cut z plan Of
campaign against his hated rivals III The
hardware business. He was in reniuis-
cent mood, and told some good stories
about the early days OF Western Kan
sas- When the supreme court had dscid-
ed against Ravanna. ne county seat OF
Garfield county. now almost forgotten
as a municipality 70 all but those who
own It's bonds. Mr.. OBrien was selected
TO serve the papers on the county officers
for the surrender OF the county books
Posses had gone on this errand before
but were met with shotguns. Sheriff
O'Brien had 70 execute his mission by
strategy. He created the impression that
ne was going there with posse Of 10
men, and the people Of Ravanna mad
scouts or the road between there and
Garden City u warn them Of the ap-
Broack Of the posse. Il the meantime
Mr. O'Brien took buggy at Garden City.
went single handed and alone and in a
roundabout way 10 Ravarna. arriving
there at midnight. and went 70 the homes
of each of the county officers. He took
them hv surprise. served the papers and
hiksd out for home. Next day the county
officers. meek and humble, arrived At
Garden City, turned the books Of Car
feid county over 20 hin and that was
the last Of Ravauna- Soon afterwards
Garfield county was absorbed by Fiuney
county. and is now one Of its humble
townships.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

& thunder storm SCI in Lightning fash
ed from peak 70 peak. broke on crag and
precipics- rolled dowl through tire can
yons- rent tai piEss and above II al.
NJ jennings took 0uS his pad ard wrote
two pages Of hot stgT on the mysterious
manifestations Of Providence. His poem
Is entitled Pain" Next day he recited
It before a reunion of kansans AZ Colo
ra5o Springs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

The present low water 81 the Arkansas
river brings to mind she fact that Whea
a ton concern. the little toa house 90
this side stood nearly where the mil does
now At THIS place now lard. vas the
deepest current of fhe river. and Sc vas
possible a. catch biz ash by throwing the
lire out 81 the toH house window.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

The people ia Matthewsons sdais.on
which by the way. IS becoming a raiEsts
ridv part ~ town have gone az the cure.
Ing and parking matter right They aTe
taking streets clear ;hrough and ctrhsas
and paTkiug them all once and vita
uriformifV Wichits has less 1arSiuz
than any city q the iarger ones in Kan-
So
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
4 LITTLE LEGEND


Nearly every man n Wichita carries
about IN his pocket some Hstle clipping
which he dotes upon. Long ago. II usG-
ally happens, it struck his fancy and BY
reading II over and over again. il de-
velops al the charms Of an old friend
NJ L. Carver has carried for years this
little legend IN regard 10 the spirit OF song
re Is great believer IN congregational
singing. and this story appeals 70 him
Il IS: \ company ~ monks in the 0lden
time lived together n q monastery. WORK
ing bUsily- thing the land and caring for
the sick and the poor. yer ever halioW-
Ing their work with prayer. Every even
ils they sang the beautiful hynn. Nag
uincenE az their vesper service, but,
IS they grew old. their voices became
harsh and broken. ard they almost lost
ell tune, but they stu sang on
one evening a stranger youth came Il
10 see them He was strong and heauti-
ful. and when they began ths "MagnIh-
cent his lovely clear voice scared up-
ward. as IL 10 sing al the very gate of
heaven The poor Old monks listened.
enraptured with The wonderful music w
I'll they forgot 70 sing themselves
That night an angel, 50 the legend runs.
appeared 70 the eldest monk, and asked.
why did rot the holy, hymn ascend &c
heaven al even-Eide. as heretofore, And
the monk, asroaished, rsp.ied. %.
blessed. angel. surely It did ascend Heard
you not in heaven those almost angelic
strains from the voice of our gifted
brother So sveetly he sang that our
poor voices were hushed, lest we should
mar the music But The angel answer
ed: Beautiful It may have been, but
no note Of IL reached TO heaven into
these gates only music OF the heart caa
enter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

From all Appearance there vii. ~ 40
circuses I'm wlchita this year. cirruses
maintain IN New York rpute agents ggt.a
carefully study the crep coudltioaa ~ tire
country end routa ths Show 80 that e
takes ln only those points which have haa
big Yields Evidently the circus men sa
the east hsvo heard 81 this SECTIONS corn
faHare and have failed 90 note THE ~
wheat crop
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
MOVED FINGERS AFTER Death.

N-F = FI-NI-E-Ilo II III n
David T Dunbar Tbs urEe1rsker hs1 g
th,fliif experience az one tra a reaer-
able old ladT q wichita died ard IS i.
was RE izteat5ca % forward lie body &c
an eastern state. MS se-vlces were r.
1uirsl - crbal- hsr. Sic has been dad
six hours when ~ was -zllc1 81 IN a5-
t-ssing zhe boiv Tor e-aaiuins IT, Re
found the sd lady's 6-Esrs m7r=I Re
dre~ bscx and iaf7rue1 the family o.
what h. had seen Taev gathered 4rs-z
tha carEsa and WatcAe1 ere hAEE TIE
11urtb ard 18th fingers moved zsalz ana
the-e was aatursl1E =~est exc1fesae ln
he exaDiael re holr IL pronounced
the E5y s@1a re attribgtee tie r1or laz
y The 1nzs-s q . rczc1ea ~ he muses..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
WICHITA HAS INVENTIVE TALENT

WICHITA HAS INVENTIVE TALENT.
P D. Bordeaux is quite an inventor a
few nights ago he called the attention OF
an Eagle reporter 70 his white steed.
which was aipping 1t a few blades Of
grass from the parking OF an honest bur
CHER on the south side. IN jify the
horses head was checked up untH his
neck looked Ike a unicorn you see
how its done. said Mr.. Bordeaux The
reporter said he did. but he didn't The
crimp seemed 70 go out OF the horse
neck all ar once and he began browsing
again. Once more his head came up un-
I'll he looked ike a war horse. Il don't
think you see it set. said NJ. Bordeaux
II was q patent check rein, funny look
ing contrivsnce that IS set an unset by
the driver without leaving his seat in the
vehicle A small strap and little ash
hook-like thing on the end o. The whip do
the business. The invention is not set
quite completed. but il has been devei-
oped TO an extent that lnsures it's success
and popularity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

DIT. Hamilton, who was in Rome 4 few
weeks ago. wrote home that We in kan
sas didn't know what heat is. De says
that IL is boiling there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

soma excuse, OF course They locked az
il with such extraordinary curiosity that
the people about the undertaking sstab-
ushnent became zlystihed-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
NEW THING N SLOT MACHINES.

NEW THING N SLOT MACHINES
The newest slot machine out is the one
from which you get box Of matches for
a penny. There is one Of them IN the
waiting room Of the santa Re depot and
has become so popular that It Is filled and
redIlad every Few hours. There are no
blanks. Every penny gets box OF
matches. There are 100 matches in each
box. and it IS a big bargain for penny.
Il j. predicted that these machines viii
be in every depot. street car. store, no
Tel. railway coach and other public pia-
ces within three months. They vii be
the means Of flooding the country with
pennies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

crawled out Of the bridge with a bucket in
his hand and said: It's al out; I did Il
myself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25

Mr.. Dunbar refused &c e5abalm the body
until twelve hours had elapsed after the
physician rad pronounced her dead He
saws Il was one of the most gruesome
experiences in his undertaking career.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-22

Po.uts VS. Eeek Island Il axe rea-uary
- - ard e
= e BAsC0M .. P A
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31

who always avail themselves of every
opportunity to assemble there to play
games and exchange the passing
pleasantries of the day.
Rev. Gravengaard, who wasat one
time the pastor of the church out
of Elkhorn, accompanied by his wife
were here this week from their home,
in Cedar Falls. He preached to the
people in Kimballton Sunday and
they were pleased to have them
among them, as he still has warm
corner in their affections.
G. G. Nelson is kept so busy these
days he scarcely knows which way to
look. His house in Kimballton needs
looking after. Then some one wants
a we'll bored or windmill put up or
they want him to cry sale. He has
put up eight windmills this month
and has still more to put up. He al
SO has sale the 9th and one on the
18th and will have many more in the
future.
Mrs. Thompson gave party to her
Elkhorn friends last Saturday, it be-
ing the occasion of her sixty third
birthday. In that time she has seen
much history enacted and many
events transpire in national life. She
too has learned much in the school OF
experience and the greatest thing is
to make life enjoyable and happy to
those about her, SO that now like the
bright sunbeam, she helps her friends
and neighbors to enjoy the world.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
The Weight OF Ice.

The fceman and the goldman are
often suspected Of giving short weights
maybe oftener suspected than guilty;
maybe oftener guilty than suspected
The means of testing the weight Of
FROM ten to thirty pounds Of ice are
not always at hand IN the house, but a
close estimate Of the weight can be
reached by multiplying together the
length. breadth and thickness Of the
block in inches and dividing the prod
uct by thirty. This will give very
closely the weight in pounds. Thus, If
block of ice is 10 by 10 by 8, the prod
uct is 900, and this divided by thirty
gives thirty pounds as the correct
weight. A block 10 by 10 by 6 weighs
twenty pounds. This simple method
can be easily applied. and it may serve
to remove unjust suspicion or to detect
short weights.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
A Fiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on G. F.
Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
prove fatal. 1t came through his kid.
neys. His back got so lame he could
not stoop without great pain, nor sit
in chair except propped up by cush.
ions. No remedy helped him unit il he
tried Electric Bitters which effected
such wonderful change that he feels
like a new man. This marvellous medi
cine cures backache and kidney trouble
purfies the blood and builds up your
health. Sold by Nick Dofing & Co. 25c
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
What's Your Face Worth.

Sometimes fortune, but never, if
you have sallow complexion, jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin,-all signs of Liver
Trouble But DR.. Kings New Life
Pills give Clear Skin, Rosy Cheeks,
Rich Complexion. Only 25 cents at
Nick Dofing & Co.'s Drug Store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31

Hans johnson and wife near Kim
ballton were down towards Atlantic
Sunday visiting friends.
George Faaborg went down to At
lantic Monday to see a friend safely
on their way to Clinton.
See the red hot shoe corner at Hans
Madsen's. Shoes at and below cost in
this corner. just see them
Miss Alma Petersen who has been
visiting friends in Elkhorn for time
returned Monday to her home in
Clinton.
Olaf Hansen purchased of Chris
Larsen, the implement man in Elk
horn, good horse that he is quite
proud of.
Joe Ellwood, of Audubon, and one
of the Deering travelling men were
out to Kimballton Monday invoicing
their goods.
Martin Nelson, out on the ridge,
gave pleasant dancing party last
Wednesday night and those present
speak highly of the time.
Emery Allen. out west of Elkhorn,
attached Thresher Chris y engege to
his corn shredder and soon husked out
all his corn the past week.
The young people services at the
church in Elkhorn are we'll attended
each Sunday evening, there being
about 100 out at all the services.
Hans Christensen, of near Marine,
was up around the Sharon store last
week visiting Andrew Christensen,
Jens Schouboe and other friends.
Hans Towering has received the
lumber from Clinton and now has it
on the ground, east of the Sharon
store, and the carpenters are busy at
work.
III. G.. Madsen, the jeweler at Kim
ballton, arrived home Monday from
Albert Lea, Minnesota, where he had
spent a pleasant week visiting with
friends.
There was considerable excitement
the first Of the week over figuring
who would get a buggy that was
ratified off. Walter Jensen was the
lucky man.
Miss Christina Christensen who
lives south Of Kimballton returned
home last week from Albert Lea
Minnesota, where she had been visit.
ing sister.
Hans Peterson, of Elkhorn, spent
last Sunday visiting out at the coun.
try home of Fred Gjartol's, who live
west of Elkhorp on the old place tha
one time belonged to Kilgor.
Have you women forgot that ole
dress don't look we'll in company?
you have remember that Hans MAIDS
en- can put you out the incest dres
goods in town for the money.
Last week witnessed two great ex
citing contests in Elkhorn in seem!
who would win either watch or
carriage, that will soon go to som
one holding the lucky number.
Don't freeze to death this winte
by crawling snto cold bed. Yo
don't have TO and you are stingy
you do. Get a cotton or wool blank
ct at Hans Madsen's and you will nc
regret it.
Berthe Jensen, the expert butte
maker at Ross, with his wife wer
down last Sunday visiting d. e. Ar
derson, near Sharon store. Mrs. Jer
sen remained to visit two or thre
days longer.
The Kimballton laundry lady h,
sold her home and property to Pete
N. Jorgensen, on the hill north
Kimballton, and she will soon go
Omaha to act as housekeeper for
Baptist minister out there.
DR.. Soc invited in his friends la
Wednesday and administered to the
in body, it being the occasion of OF
of his birthdays. The doctor did n,
wait this time until he was Gale
but gave them good time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
Wednesday, November 6, 1901.

wednesday, NOVember o, 1901.
Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the following
property: mare, coming12 years old, 1 horse
coming 3years old, two-year-old colts.
mich cows soon fsesh; two-year-old heifers, 6
heifers. / full blooded Short Horn bull Nc
Cormick binder, Mccormick mower, hayrake,
l riding plow: culivator. corn shelter and
double harness, pair bob sleds l seeder, har-
row, hundred bushels new corn. 20 tons of
good hay. Household goods and other arti-
Noon.
Terms $1,000 and under cash over that
amount credit of II months will be given
per cent from date, purchaser giving note with
approved security. 6per cent off for cash. No
property to be removed until settled for.
CHRIS NELSON, Auct. MAIDS PETERSON.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
For Rent

227 acres with improvements, of the
Ebbe j. Hansen farm miles west of
Brayton, about half of land in tame
grass, apply, EBBE j. HANSEN,
Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
Public Sale.

Having sold my farm, and decided to quit
farming and move to Elkhorn, will sell at pub
lie auction at my residence, Sec. rs, Sharon
of ElkhOrn on
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31

Word comes from P. E. James at
Omaha that he is getting along fine
with his studies and is much pleased
with this years work.