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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Lived on store Bread.

On officer James MERGERS beat coun-
try boy is clerking ia a restaurant The
business had a fascination for him and
when he was offered a place where he
could eat good things he was but too
glad 10 drop the plow and hasten to the
city few nights ago he sat down
with the officer and told him his troubles.
lIe said he thought the bread his mother
made wasn't in it with the bakers leaves
but since he came to town he had chang
cd his mind. 1t so happens that Mrs
Mercer makes the old fashioned salt ris,
Ing bread and the next night officer Mer-
Ger stuck a loaf of it under his coat and
brought it 10 the restaurant clerk whc
devoured it as il he hadn't eaten thing
for month. In his joy ne said: 1t
Is exactly like the bread my mother
made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Former Fine Business Blocks.

Charlie Hunter was seen yesterday
watching the progress Of the Little-Reed
building on East Douglas avenue.
Fine building isn't it, suggested a
mar who stood near him.
Yes. indeed. but that IS exactly what
they said OF the little old shack thar
was pulled out to make room for It, when
ii was built. 1t was the first building
or the lot Men used to stand around
while it was going up and say as you
say. fine building isn't IT, IL may be
that the time viii come when this build
ms win have TO give way to "a finer one.
When Peter Getto built that bric<' or
the corner over there (where Noyes' DRY
goods store Isl it was considered one of
the finest buildings in the west. That
corner was way out on the prairie then
and the people thought Peter Getto was
foolish TO build it there. il l. pretty
good property now and no one can COM
plain about it being too far out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
sizinn un 4 speech.

When Jerry Simpson was first nomin-
ated for congress he was Of course un-
known. James r. Hallowell. his oppon-
ent wanted to know what kind of a speech
ne made. So he sent Wendell AIcLaugh-
lin. the shorthand man TO Dodge TO take
Jerry's speech. When it was all written
cut HalloweH sent it to Judge T. b. Wall
and asked him TO pass judgment on it.
Judge Wall read it over and sent word
back TO Colonel Halloweu: Your op-
ponent is shrewd; his speech is adroit
Don't underestimate him"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

~ ssaan rne.i Is1eas starred s. f1iiroaef
down al Belle Plsioe. Tlss people thsrs
thoaght ho was crazy- Whca three nll,as
II is nad been bulk the sterv wcnt roar1
that h. was hroke hat ne kers r.sat -
unts Be had seventy m1ss u e hnar
He then started e. build eastward -seais
tA D. sets 20 TIRE Flint INNS. easa as1s
WISE fellow. ne vsu and out shst rasi
road building IS go nicnte. fIo wout -
the Flint Hsiis ana Gt6nt seem a. hate
ans trouble
~Fha1 Isuroaa.~ cortlnnes Nj Ysasf..
us now ghe n. n. & A.. and Il runs ~
eat into Colorado. uas treasurer -
the company thar iaia oat IRE tswrs
alens the uae. The organization ztaf
exists and 'sH7 aoW president and ~
Furiey secretary. we stl sen scn,e
town lots and equities Cor ioas tilus
aso CREST deal ~ the lots were said 81
taxes. There Is town n Lane County
named after me and the town - ssi.Ai-
il named after "Cap." shields who v.ts
ghen with Tho Eagle We named tavas
after every friend ne could think az as
some 20 the towns are nancd after men
who were aetaol,y day maoress aa the
road.
John y. Naffat was ear principal areaf
and he cgt wide sNath in western
+ Kansas He Kept suite 81 rooms. eie-
Saniiy furuishess az Garden tItv ana
sometimes his bal was secs g raoush
john kept open house. lie was ike
king. one time 7 vert out there ara
found him dressed 81 an deliberately err.
broidercd smoking gown and SIX sllppcrs
walking over q beautiful Brussels carpet
and giving bottles champagne Il every
body who came along.
The crash came when Murphy. Min
and sutton put 81 btu for digenr
well on one OF our toWnsstcs. Ihcv IA
been hired hv somebody 20 Go the wark
had spent great deal of nay oaa
money-somcthing Pike N7oea-to ken
things sailing bat the biu Tor direlaE p
wei in that country inside re haik.
refused % paw the drafts made on ths.
treasury on the ground thar our charter
did not authorize us 90 aig wells whee
Jumped from me 70 Governor Woadaur,
81 Vermont. who. aiso was a utcmher of
the town company and secured and Sold
his farm near wichita Heights o. satisfy
Judgment rendered. advised him =.
take it 20 the supreme court and ne GA
and won The wei dirsers FIRST pss.
posed % attach our toWuslir. bat uron
further Thought decided Thar thev
would be more sure ~ eettlne even -.
attaching Governor Woodbury. farm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
GOSSIP FOR HOME PEOPLE

OF the old fashioned church hymns But
THIS brought to mind sudden drop from
the sublime TO the superbiy funny that a
party of Wichita capitalists and financ-
iers witnessed, one time in boom DAYS.
while on business visit in New York.
Hardy Solomon. Al Thomas, and a partv
Of Wichita men were in the metropolis
about the holiday season when there was
TO be given by the elite Of the city grand
charity concert for the benefit Of the
worthy poor. It was held in Trinity
church and several stars Of the grand
opera Of world fame had donated their
services. Emma Nevada. Abbott. Nein-
son and Media were to take parts and the
selections were from the pathetic drama
OF The Two Orphans The last thing
on the program after the feelings of the
vast audience Including the Wichita dele
CATION had been worked up TO a high pitch
was the singing of Home Sweet Home.
by Emma Abbott. There was not a dry
pair of spectacies in the house after the
feelings and emotions had been so
wrought up. when Miss Abbott with her
rich melodious voice. started the sweet
air Of that ever inspiring hymn. But
then the big pipe organ failed to respond
ano not note could be brought out OF it.
So in a hurry a high church official rush
ed out to a near by music store and Dor
rowed a music box, set for Sweet
Home supposedly. The operate star
again started 10 sing and the music box
was keyed UP and started also. But TO
the horror Of the managers. the dismay
Of the audience. and the disgust of the
singer the Internal machine started Oft
gayly with the then popular air Of Peek
a boo" At mad rate the thing ground
out the jangling rag time OF that music
while Miss Abbott, with whitening lock
of Unsuitable contempt went away back
and down. while two deacons grabbed the
sacreligious box and hurried it down the
back stairs of the choir loft until in the
waning distance the faint notes of Peek
a-boo" died away into silence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
TALK OF
THE TOWN

dollars. 7 suppose il might he pertinently
/ remarked that the moral Of this could be.
/ If one aspires 10 be q sreculator he
should not Re governed BY a conservative
code.
All this is only another evidence Of the
verify OF the adage that no boy is bet
ter than his father in which saying
am a firm believer and can cite you au-
thorities 10 sustain my position. In read
ing the writings If those whom We call
great men we find they always speak Of
their sires not only with affection. buf
with respect; their fathers may have been
obscure, the world knew them not by rea-
son of circumstances, but the sons knew
Of their inherent qualities and rugged vir-
tues. and wished the world TO know. toe.
Henry Graoy and Champ Clark are
among these great men. Such sentiments
show that they feel that environment is
greatly responsible fer success. 1t has
been said that a great man is one who
accomplishes things. Let us except that
definition to 90 even further saying that
every man known as great is such q
man. that need no. preclude Us from be-
lieving that there are citizens who could,
also. do things. if opportunity were pre-
scented Topeka, Atchison. Leavenworth,
and Wyandotte VIII ever be suburbs Of
Kansas City; they are selfish all Of
them; aad Topeka is hyprocritical IS
we'll Were Titus Oates TO descend from
Heaven. today he would choose
our capital for his abode. be
cause OF two reasons first: Fanatics
galore are there; second. wickedness also,
IS rife.
so. the pride the honour of the com
monwealth of Kansas must be main
tanned by her fair daughter, Wichita, who
has ever been dutifui, who ever VIII BE-
faithful Although rivalry is keen among
the sons of this Princess of the Plains.
when the battle-cry is given all do
abandon their selfish pursuits and do
work in unison for the common good.
But not only in securing industries is
good for the common veal being done,
for the nelp of self is a benefit 10 ali;
because as tive chisel chips The stone,
as the hammer strikes the nail, as the
spike To the tie binds the rail. the Eagle
screams TO the swarms Of humanity in
the outside world the gladstone tidings I
that Eere is the busiest of hives"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Lived on Short Rstions.

Mayor Albert il Colson Of Caldwell
was in town Wednesday attending the
Interstate livestock sanitary meeting
Mr. Colson succeeded Mike Meagher as
mayor OF Caldwell Twenty wears ago this
month when the former was killed He
was again elected last April Thirty
years ago Mr. Colson made q trio %
Wichita hunting horsethieves and caught
a bunch 81 them about where the Masonic
home row IS His party. consisting -
six or seven ren. were compelled % iive
four days on a single rabbit while in pslr-
suit og the thieves Ar Colson SAYS
wichita Is nov a great town and be has
hsgf notion 70 make his house here
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
How Traffic Piles Up.

one Of the greatest evidences Of the
prosperity OF Wichita is to be found near
She tracks of the railroads in this city
any time when there is train coming
in 10 town. Whenever d freight train
stops al q crossing even Tor moment
The CONS end busgies beein To pile mp
aud ia few minutes there is a regular
jam from which 1t seems as though one
would never escape. AT last che train
moves on and then there is a regular
rush To get across before the next train
comes along One day last week there
was just one hupndred and fifty wagons
and bueeies voting an opportunity TO
cross When they did cross 1t took sew
eral minutes for them 10 get straightened
put and they had scarcely become straigh-
tened ont when anot-er train came along
and 1he whole scene had TO be gene over
Cgain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

Did You notice the account in the
EagIe the other day about the suicide of
Missionary Thomas E. Holiday. on an
ocean steamer said Judge Enoeh YES
to-day 1T seems strange Il me- that
he committed suicide and / cannot bring
myself 70 believe he aid. He and I were
classmates at the college at Athens, Ohio
he was q level headed fellow and the last
man thar YOU would ever expect would
become insane and commit suicide.
His wife was a very pretty and n tal-
ented woman and I think she is a very
noble woman. Holiday came here 10
Wichita ] think i'm the summer of 1855 and
preached for the United Presbyteriaus for
several months, bat he had an idea of
being a missionary in foreign lands and
he left here and went east. 1 had not
heard Of him for long time until I no
uced the account Of his death in the dis
patches
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
John Mobiles Studio.

John Mobiles studio is one OF the
odd hooks in Wichita. Il is a sort Of Gu
pola overlapping the other buildings at
the corner Of Main and Douglas i Is
airy and cosy. John is the true artist
lie works when the mood is on him. Some
times he Is up with the sun in the morn
ing. painting away at portrait Then
late at night again from the Eagle Office
he can be seen, with his feet cooked NJ.
reading RusSin. lie swears by Ruskin.
and has already worn out two sets of the
great authority on art. John Noble VIII
make his mark some day. and ii VIII be
a big one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01


rather linen of tee cathedral 81 a a.
piofnat q thc hrst rank. 0ue sundsv
morning last winter while he was cole.
hrating htgh macs the uonasrons sfrs
Nation vnbbled iu the front door. un tns
aisle and Invaded the rev 20 well knsYwu
citizen she dag into her ulr wallet
pulled ont hey spectacle case. adjusted
her glasses and tf---S survey ~ tha
magnificent gold csnae sticks ire tras..
ufui statue ~ ST. Joseph and ihe sirais
and othes WORKS that woui8n sfsa8 s.a
very long before a hatchet Ile kept .s,f
eye steadily oD the old lady 10 aeur,a
it out That she was a rslielous fsnafIe
and that aot heine la hsrnaas ufth Ai-
church she might take = notion 10 rse
out her hatehet aad do - litiie .ma.hine
AZ one point iu tht high mass service an
priest puts on gorgeous fahre and uhsn
Mrs. Nauon saw hm annsar - these
her eyes halged oal ike saucers she
took on her giasssn. wIped them. nat
them on again and buis.d uuf her erta
come more.
Win fear ard trembling he aaconae
the stairs o. the pnipit from uhirh 81
was 20 deliver hls SERMON. Ife gave
his Rock the uHaal a8moniflaus - 49,
charitable io their nrirhhors and aaa-I
% The poor aod ia DOING 70 said aoufa
prettv things thaf called farfh losa
-tmcn' from tbe ruash~r Use hsaff
almost choked him. for the most stsrf
hnT event thaf can happfa in "a c8tho.te
church 81 g iaad s.gn4i ~ auprssai fsom
come ore tn Tire ausiieree DE unfnea.
iateiy hiae persisted aimoet the rers iraer
~ Die eermoa an1 fet mach Fereea 80
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

John Knoblaueh has a gas meter in
his cellar that is causing him all kinds
of trouble. About six weeks ago he
built an addition to his home ana could
act use gas in his stove SO he took the
meter off The pipe. Yesterday repre-
sentative Of the gas company called and
read rhe meter. lie said zoe feet of gas
had been used. The proprietor of the
house showed him that the meter was
not connected and Jnat is was covered
with cobwebs. but the man could not
see II and charged Mr. Knobaugh up
with 200 feet of gas. just the same.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Djooino for Hidden Treasure.

Digging for hidden treasure has ceas-
ed on the west bank OF the Arkansas
river. south Of the Douglas avenue
bridge. Charlie Payne who owns the
land has prevented it and the men who
made the excavations are filing them
up. There is a great deal Of curiosity
manifested as to what caused Harry
Widdoes to dig for hidden treasure there
but he will not throw any light what
ever on the subject. His friends say
that he has ample proof that money
lies buried near the end of the bridge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Are Grnoms stinnu2

The fact is true in this vicinity that
most Of the marriages are performed by
the probate judge. The business Of the
ministers in this line is becoming less and
less 1t is said that the reason Is thar
the ministers expect five or ten, while
the probate judge charges only $50. Bat
Il is pitiable commentary on q groom
who counts his pennies at the ineGabiy
blissful moment OF becoming husband
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

one well known merchant has joke
on his rival. Last week the rival met q
man at one Of the hotels and becoming
acquainted with him invited him 10 drop
into his store some time You can't
miss it." he said 1T IS the finest store
in town" That evening the stranger
visited a store on Douglas avenue and
asked whether Mr. So-snd-So was IN
This is not his store. said clerk.
Wei. well. that is queer. said the
stranger. he told me he had the finest
store in town and l have seen none 10
equal this
The joke IS on the rival.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Names for Rraehurn.

The Braeburn Golf Club has named the
nine holes on its course. the distance by
the way is a mile and three-eighths. Tho
names of the holes are as follows.
J. over the Fence > The Bunker.
8 Two Gullies. 4. Royal Gorge E.
Clark's hole. 6. Way North. :. Hen's
Gate. s. The Cliff. Home. Clark $
hole IS so-called because ii was espec-
tally designed by Professor Clark Bogey
Cor the course is established AZ S6.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Colonel Blazer in Dancer.

There is all kinds of guessing on Col
lege Hill Colonel Blazer caused it and
the citizens out that way may mob him.
Recently Colonel Blazer bought home
out there and decided to have surveyor
find his lines The surveyor went down
into Gypsum township about six miles.
found a corner stone, and took a squint
and found that practically everybody on
College Hill is four feet out Of plumb.
Barns are setting on other peoples lots
and fences are on the outside of side
walks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
poIiceman,s Hardest Job.

Captain Lewis Aspey says that the
hardest job policeman has is attending
football game. He says the widest.
most uproarous crowd he ever had to DO
with IS the roofing contingent at foot
bali game. When only two policemen
are present. he says. the policemen have
to run as fast as the football players be-
cause the crowd will break over the
ropes to see the scrimmage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
He Nav Be RIGHT.

Stanford's drug store during the last
week has had a monkey in its show win
dow. Tuesday night a man stood and
watched the animals shines and scratch
ings and trapeze work for long time and
then turned to the crowd and said: Il
don't believe in evolution. I don't believe
man descended from the monkey. I
believe that the monkey descended from
man. that some time the race Of monkeys
were human beings who degenerated more
and more until they became Wild
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
An EXCITING Incident.

Gerald Volk brings back this incident
from Sayre. the terminus of the Choctaw
road in western Oklahoma: A deputy
marshal last week found IN sa-
loon there q man whom he believed TO
be an outlaw for whom there is sl,5e0 re-
ward. He threw his gun down on the
stranger The bartender convinced that
he was about TO see a killing and believ-
ing the scene before him was a quarrel
grabbed the deputy marshal about the
arms; the suspected man ran and escap-
ed. The bartender who didn't know the
marshal has been apologizing ever since.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Have No Preachers.

Elijah Hunter, a colored man. who is in
the city representing the Church Of God,
says that that calling has no established
ministry. When any member of the
church feels like preaching he breaches.
Salaries are not tolerated. he says that
it is custom with the communicates of
the sect to take their Bibles TO the meet
ing with them and to follow the preacher
when he announces the text There il
no organization in Wichita although there
is considerable following in the state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Santa Claus, suooessnr

Mr.. Charles Cohn Of the Boston Store
says that the stores Santa Claus is al
ready receiving letters from little chill
dren. SIr. CohH said also last evening"
As is well known Santa Claus died this
year We have had TO make innumer-
able explanations. and Of course we are
pleased 70 say that Santa Claus son.
whose name is also Santa Claus. has sue
eeeded him and win be on deck all right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

big opportunity was passed I'd IN the
early nineties when the Jasperite pave
ment on Douglas avenue was torn Up.
Any man could then get enough slabs
from that pavement 70 build permanent
sidewalks at little cost Few took them
and the slabs had TO be csrted away al
the expense OF the city aud thrown into
dumping places down on the river bank
They were capable Of making fine side
walks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Hitch in Coal ninninn

There is some sort or hitch il drilling
for coal OUT on the Dewey farm. and no
immediate Developments are expected.
There have been so many reports Of coal
hnds In the vicinity OF Wichita which
have not panned out in the past that peo-
pie are skepticai Of all such reports.
Coal was really found, however. on the
Dewey place. IL remains YET 10 be deter
mined whether It is in workable qualities
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

More turkeys and trimmings were sod
in wirhsta FOR Thanksgiving dianer last
7hurs5av than AZ any previous similar
event II has beer estimated hy Senator
Jim Tapp. srho talked a great deai Wsth
turkey raiserz, that mGFe tha1 s2s birds
u-ere disposed y g. Whit z theT
walked ere after another three fees PAN
they would make z Ilue six nlEes lang-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

Mrs. Taylor of this city recently took
trip 60 her old home in London. She
is a lacemaker and her sisters follow the
same line. ON her way home Mrs. Tay-
Tor met on the steamship some English
ladies returning to Bermuda. They order
ed several pieces Of lace from her and
last week she dispatched the goods.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
So Of Musical pilemma.

last sunday evening az one ~ The ar
istocratic orthodox churches the orgsaist
AZ the o0eTtorF voluntary produced fro-n
the multiple threats of TIE big pipe ersan
The beautiful RHAPSODY Of TIE Flower
sons from the opera ~ ~Bohernian
Girl- This was startling only as an
innovation ana II is probable that the
sanctuary was Rot more scandalized than
by some the Earring discordanI melodies
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
They Eorhid II.

There is an epidemic Of fires through
cut the country as a result Of starting
T1es with Kerosene. As a result some
le, el-headed families in Wichita positive
" forbid servants to use kerosene for this
purpose and make the penalty for DISC
te6ience dismissal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

There is some sort of a revolt in vich-
tia against Rudysrd Kipling. The best
thing he ever wrote is his latest story.
kim But it is not selling. and those
people who read it roar and say it Is
deadly. that it is no good. and that they
will never tackle another by the same
author
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
Some Prairie Chickens.

The hunters say that there are some
prairie chickens in this section for the
first time in years The theory is tina:
the failure OF the grass crop during the
summer has driven the chickens TO cover
q wider range and that they are coming
in from the western plains.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
what It Resembles.

Dennis Flynn. the other day. while be-
ing driven over the residence portion of
wichita greatly admired North Topeka.
L-twrence ard Market streets Il ten
you what ii reminds ne Of. he said. the
suburbs eff New York lying between thr
river snd Poughkeepsie-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

People have already forgotten about the
corn failure last summer Times are so
good that it didn't cut any figure. And
yet the failure was the most pronounced
ever recorded in The state OF Kansas
Recently near Bentley a farmer gathered
his corn. It actually ran one bushel TO
the acre.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
knocked the WaInuts.

The drouth last summer affected the
walnuts in this vicinity. The crop is
short and those trees which yielded put
out many nuts which did nor mature
There are no worms, as there are usually,
however.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

wrote to Mrs. Roosevelt for some small
gift TO be austioned Of for the benefit Of
the church. and received the handker-
chief, which is plain white hemstitched
piece OF liaen- Mrs Hatfield was thu
highest bidder for the handkerchief, pay
ing s3.s5 for it.