The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-23
BOSS SANTA re JOSHER
Col. Delaney Becomes n Victim OF
Tax Collector.

Tax Collector.
The boys around the santa Fe derot
have got the laugh on Ascent l. r. be-
laaey. Mt Delaney has established a rcp-
utation Tor himself as the royal ioshcr
Of the Santa Fe system and there vas
some expectation that he would be is-
sued a patent 20 that position hy the
, authorities In power but alas THIS IS uot
TO be. for now that the glad ha IA hrs
descended on ms own head the stun VIII
be OF with the ruyal tosher. Delaney
/ latest effort has been an endless chain
joke gag that he has perpetrated on Lee
Anderson, the efficient coiored teller COM
nected with the local Offices ard which
has been the means OF keeping Anderson
IN hot water for the past Ten days. caus-
ing him more trouble than a peck Cf
monkies. and which lad some connection
with the adoption Of a pair q coiore&
twins by him. This joke has been olabo-
rated upon. boosted Up and played GO
finish so far tnat the colored man could
not so into the depot without sons one
asking him when he was going 70 adopt
the children. His life has got % %
burden and care % him But now ha
has got the laugh With the rest OF the
boys on the boss. and he spent part e
tno day yesterday. between trains. IN
standing behind the waiting room door
and holding his sides. The occasion q
the unseeTnly lcvity Ia the vicinity Of the
ticket Office Is all brought about by the
personal tax assessment levied on the
body OF tne aforesaid head royal ioshsr
by the county commissioner through
their representative. the tax assessor. re
seems that last year the assessor dropped
around when the ticket gent was pretty
busy. and not getting much satisfaction
out Of the agent in regard 20 his personal
property. just put him down for a swell
wardrobe and a gold watch. When the
fur An hn- aefas .sfsr.
edup against Delaney Of three dollars
The gallant Southern gentleman masti-
Gated the handkerchief a littls az tho
time. but paid the assessment and let IL
so az that. " hen the odds were laid ihis
year the assessor not being able 20 SCI
cure an interview with the railroad mag
nate concluded that he surely must hs
possessed Of as much or more than last
years record showed. 50 ne did not
change the betting. but just quoted Dee
laney az the same price he Tsn % isae
year. three dollars. and one gold watch
and wired in his report Now the fiaket
agent is a very busy man aud he o..r-
looked the matter OF little personal tsN
until his attention was called % the fsrt
that he was delinquent by sheriff E.m-
mons. who represented the county aud
who carries all little matters IKE fhess
IN his memory for attention Wheu reRl-
lar routine business iH lIttc slack.
Delaney and notified him % come lu wit1
the sfiaber. tho latter rared back on his
pastern joints and declared then ard
there. that the tax was cNtorfion1te. AMI
that be- positively would NOT stand Zoe
IL. That he would see the county fa-
theirs and tell them how VAS how. and
what was what and ind out whether a
railroad man was expected % De ierifi~
mate pie FOR every highway roohcr dis
guiser as a tax assessor that came au1-
buiating down the pike. And he wnn 90
good as his word for he held a conaaltl-
ton with the couuiaaiouer the same
afternoon and here is where the iauFh o..
Before be went % for the audience Win
the county c0mrnfasi0nerr Dr. went iuta
Fuiton's clothing store ard secured from
his frieud Clarence Fulton one ~ chs
gift watches that the clothier gives away
with boys suits and be smoie n diabofeal
smile when hs thought q ire uaT 20
would hand - % tie people az tho COURT
house. when he arrived 40 the sancf1ru
sanctorlu1n. occupied ~ Deacon wilson
and his couferees be carefully a1strscfed
hts go gold watch and attaching tie
chain % hts fuartnfer buckle SLIPPED
The watch as 30 thouFhf. iu hls lar.fs
vest POCKET. The Ef4L watch reposed uerf
o. he manly bosom ta his Urper rigft
hand outside vest pocket Fiis carferen-es
with The county fathers vac 11fg ara
max ~ his argument Do drew from his
pocket the gift watch ard stated thar fa
would noe pay the aeseesrnanf and THAT
while be ooBld cot i1 a civilized country
part with any % hle personal wardrobe
that b. could 90 without fEa watch srI
there it was. lr the Mainline Pc Raj ne
noticed that hiF geld watch had haen
dieloIgel from che lute-iar ~ hia rest
and bad slipped down AID waa banrlnr
Tuereuded b. the chain beioe rr rerr
'r f1li view ~ tbs u1dieret Charlie
Simmons. nho was present at fhe irfer-
view. engaged See frata ticket uar'a 49,
-e1tien wh4e John Chain aucree.ia1 f- ~
moving tho Fcid watch before 81 vas fIr-
covered ~ the o9rrr ard frr Eaif watch
rstrad - ths Flft Wsfeh. Nhf1l was sla-
led back ~ Simmons frf1 T-larrra
7or zee, passec into ERE roerrrtien 81 na
.ou1fv. THE error was rcf s.resrr~rE
srrl ~ Deilnoy rot back % ere ra1fa
-e depot And then ere wsr broke oar
Rome hCwie1 flr faezf T-faur fo-i~r "a
he air was bIrn around TIE ticket de-
lartrnsnt for some tiue Az ifr carrsr-
Ils GOV Tor any ~ re local -.frr o.
.sk ire chlef ahaf r-is ft 81 Tfz
'crlruis sicrers haze fHr r1f watch a-I
~ railroad msa taE the e5ft uatrh ar8
aga ~ Won't seffle Ela orrrra1t r aar
le WI - he Narts 80 flar piece aaf
hr~e y9E arr.
The law sras csneffe-rs 81 ft- iersf
-taf1s 20 fhr ease s1faT aHf ~ e r1a-a
RAJ q rrerele1f faa resI eeflal fsf~l
.fe raaa Gene. So f-sls-c1-- rreF p VOL
!. ~ G4ger ~ FalwaT 1r~sr~ itFr-sf
.ad also frar aI lrEff rufsr~lflna Sven
70 90 bark 49, re- snrisrt ersfsr 49,
faw fhat 60 ralaaT uauafa -