The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
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the spectators who stopped. Sixty stopped
in 20 minutes, and OF these CRY ten we're
men.
Wichita is nothing If not up-to-the-
minute. Even her boarding and room
/ ing houses are the SWEETEST going and
bear such names as Gray Gables" OF
North Topeka; "The Newport on North
Lawrence; THE Vandome" on North
Market and The Piazza On North Law
renee.
When Mr. Bailey. Of College Hi,
bought the Stewart property he inherited
two nice iron settees. Halloween night
some vicious people took them. placed
them on the street car tracks and left
them there. A street car hit them and
rot only smashed them TO pieces. but
broke its own headlight. also.
Martin Hellar has returned from an ex-
tended visit in the eastern states. includ-
ing. he said, his old home in Maryland.
He says he has never yet, in all his trav-
els. including California. found a better
climate than Wichita has ard as fer its
location for a city. Surroundings con-
sidered, it has no equal on earth.
Thomas Shaw has duck that he would
not take So for. It is u wild duck. lie
has q harness for it so that it can swim
but cant fy. He uses the duck as de-
coy on his hunting trips. 1t is trained
TO call other wild ducks and many are the
victims Of its serios voice. Mr.. Shaw
viii not use wooden ducks for decoys
Harry Titus, livestock agent for the
Santa Fe, was in the city yesterday. He
says there Will not be half as may cat
tie fed this winter as last. principally
owing 10 the scarcity Of feed. Many
Kansas cattle feeders are experimenting
with Oklahoma cotton seed oil cake, a
deal of which is coming 10 Kansas.
Halloween the boys mostly letthe street
car tracks alone. They understood that
distractions would be dangerous under
the new system. Under the old systcm
the boys piled buggies and barrels on the
track and the old cars nudged right
through them. not having energy enough
to wreck anything, even themselves.
Cash Henderson received a letter yes
terday containing s1.E of conscience
money. 1t was postmarked Wichita and
written in a very beautiful hand. He
says it is the first conscience money
received by him in his long business
career. He has no idea who sent it TO
him or in what way it was owed TO him.
Louis Casper, formerly proprietor OF the
Royal Cafe and late Chef Of Mr.. Har-
veys eating houses, has opened a nice
restaurant and short order house on South
Lawrence. which he calls the English
Chop House" He has opened a lunch
counter in the adjoining room. This
place will be kept open until after the
shows at the Crawford opera house.
Louis has nice place and is getting
a good trade established.
A. NJ. Richenberg. Of Andale. once re
ceived q telegram that cost S25. His
father died in Doniphan county three
years ago and it being late in the even
ing a telegram could not reach Andale.
His brother wired the message here with
a supplementary message offering So for
Its delivery before 4 o'clock in the morn
ing. The message reached Wichita at
midnight and Otto Zimmerman hired a
fast team and made the > miles to Mr..
Reichenburgs farm in time 10 make the
S25. 1t was the biggest sum ever paid for
the delivery of a message at the Western
Union Office in this city.