The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30

from The sidewalks swept on their clothes
and into their faces. Merchants must
know that while they are taking their
beauty maps, that the downtown streets
are full Of workmen rushing along TO
reach their places Of work by o'clock.
They ought to stop the sweeping
would stop wheelmen and wheel boys
from hanging onto the street cars. 1t is
dangerous Everybody on the cars knows
it is dangerous, and when it is done the
passengers are correspondingly nervous
over it.
IN the absence Of the dam, the city in
the reconstruction of the street railway,
has two handsome, triangular-shaped
lakes, cement bottoms and granite SIDES.
All they need is filing with water Turn
on the hose.
I notice that the people who water
their blue grass two or three times a
week or moderately of evenings, have
Just as good OF better grass than the
people who have their hose running so
much that the water soaks through into
the ditch and makes an ugly, unsightly
place in front of the premises.
People who have a taste for the dairy
the ranch or creamery business ought 10
have the good taste TO move to the coun-
try, or at least move away from their
neighbors.
Why don't sn the ladies' Csome Of them
do when they 80 riding evenings either
on the trolley cars or their carriages, 80
without their hats?
II the legislature passed a law last
winter authorizing city councils to take
into the city any property, ever 50 large,
that is entirely surrounded by the city,
why was not a lot of that land taken in
this year in time for taxation?
would have the Avenue and Main
street sprink,ed wet down, and kept so,
OF I would net allow it to be sprinkled at
all. Two or tree sprinkling wagons can't
wet down the whole town.
wonder why the granite blocks on
Douglas and Topeka avenues were taken
Up ard the street left in that condition.
It is the smell from the Little river that
sounds so loud, and not the roaring of
the dam.
Why is it that the Friends University
has allowed two years TO slip by without
planting a single tree? Trees are so
much needed.
Now that the Little river is low, would
haul the sand out ard widen the drive
at the northwest corner and along the
river drive. There IS the sand, and the
drive is too narrow
7 see that teams from the city are
hauling sand from the Little river within
the limits Of the park. The sand is
needed in the park. and now is the time
to use II.
The ground in front Of the Masonic
Orphans Home ought to be planted with
forest trees.
I would put a clock in the tower of
the City building that would strike at
the quarter hours.
When you speak of the park on the
Little river. give it its proper name, viz:
Riverside park. It's all riverside. The
north bridge is Greiffenstein bridge, the
south one Woodnan bridge.
see some one writes the editor of the
Eagle that he don't propose to tear down
his fence for the kids 10 run over his
grass ana steal his fruits. Poor mani He
never was q kid: neither did he ever have
8 sweet. rollicking lot of kids around his
home. If he has they are all afraid Of
him. never saw the piece Of blue grass
on this green earth too good for my kids
and their playmates TO romp on, nor
the fruit tree never grew fruit too nice or
precious for my kids TO eat. The only
legitimate excuse have heard offered
so far is, the young people complain be
cause they have no gate TO hang on of
evenings.
A business man in this city adver-
tised for 4 man stenographer. He re-
ceived a large number Of replies. and he
showed some of them TO me I am
astonished at the presumption or ignor-
ance displayed in those letters. The writ
ing, spelling. construction of sentences.
hnger-marks. blots, from young men who
sre supposed 10 be qualified 10 take i'm
portant ard confidential positions Who
is 60 blame? I asked him why he did not
employ lady stenosrapher. His reply
was: They are too fly Not accurate
enough. There are quite efficient lady
stenographers, but the best and most re-
liable stenographers are men"
wichita greatly needs a new telephone
system-one that can accommodate its
patrons Immediately, and not be told one
half Of the time, Talking now"
am at a loss to know why the little
Old, paralyzed man is forbidden the alley
on Main street, while on Douglas avenue
the alleys are used by candy men. boot
blacks, banana men. and the sidewalks
used by spectacle dealers.
I would call a halt on the sidewalk
business in this city until the dnapi-
dated sidewalks on Main street are re-
built, 10 be found fa the FIRST block.
Then. there are sidewalks on Topeka ave-
nue. that are covered with loose boards.
and a sidewalk on Topeka that is six
Inches higher than any other Sidewalk in
The block.
would have those tobogcan slides from
the Every stables doors on to ana over
the sidewalks removed.
wonder why merchants who furnished
oar churra1es with fans last year don't
g. 10 church. So that they could see that
the last years supply is exhausted.
7 would positively forbid the tfeinr ~