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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
DEACON WILSON'S FINANCIAL
START

The boys are joshing Deacon Wilson
about report current 10 the effect that
he intends buying half interest I'm Jack
Davidson's 200. ooO-acre ranch. Mr.. Wilson
says he is too poor at present but IL he
gets along as well during the next If
teen years as he has done in the past nf-
teen ne thinks he viii be able TO buy out
the entire ranch. II was after being
joshed IN this fashion yesterday that Mr..
Wilson told a reporter for the Eagle that
the first money he earned when he came
To Sedgwick county fifteen years ago was
- cents for digging potatoes for John
Mccormick Now he IS a plutocrat al
though still a Pop with lands galore.
cattle. horses. swine and good public
Office. He turned an imaginary lucIous
potato over In his mouth yesterday while
telling the story and expressed the wish
that there were as good potatoes in sedg-
wick county this year as those he digged
for John Mccormick.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

"Bswiey- Is famous horse belonging
to the Ere department. lie was intures
some time $50 20 that he could not attend
fires Every time the alarm bel rings ~
IS frantic 20 80 out and recently actually
cut his rope with his teeth and made fos
the hose wagon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

Fred Ven Dpyn tola q story some firns
ego 20 the effect that "a farmer sn5 De
family walked ~ Stair te his parior
one dav. opened 10 their dinner bssksts
and began satin1 BE wnl Rave 70 coma
Rifh another. ore ~ The frrraer rfe-
priefors % the Occidental fays fhzt -
Rad sf1n.l1r experience wifh fhs zssi-
ton thaf ESQ farmer srksa ihe rrrprisfef
t0 loan him sore krives and forks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
SUPPER WITH ONLY ONE p

One q the best restaurants IN town stfI
insists on maintaining = 5ulletin board IN
front Of II upon which IS chalked speciai-
ties for certain meals. The man who At
tends 70 the board has been spelling SUM-
per with one p, for over a year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
rAPP's FIRST WORK IN KANSAS

Senator Jim Tapp laid his specs down
on a great volume of blank bank checks
yesterday and told an Eagle reporter
about the first money he earned for him
self. 1t was in Reno county. He came
there about twenty-eight years ago and
found employment digging rock at fifty
cents a day. He walked sixteen miles
a day to his work. eight miles going
and eight miles coming. He said it was
hard work. but it was necessary for him
TO do It, as he was one OF a family OF
eight small children and they were so
poor that they had to live in a shanty
Of two rooms. His first work in Wichita
was topping out two chimneys for a man
named Couch, on East Douglas avenue
for which he received six bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
MYSTERIOUS WHISTLER or CHICK
ASIA

George Israel. tire vel know phcfoE-
rarher. came up from Lawton during re
v-eek ara y.ster5ay relates an inte-est-
ing incident q the rrip = A Eag-e re-
porter. ~ Chickashz Aurdreas g han-
zrr dusty. unvashe6- t4re1. e-zE-s1et.
disappointed hslf-s,cS an4 o5zesick Peo-
gle sot ca Sc train u-tA y So a.
crowded 60 q sare.1s oox They Ell
seeuei 81 te 81 lespo1dent ard SO hu-
zaored thzs they d,a ros Nant u talk
- one e-c-ser PrsssauF q y0uzg r.
iow climbed o. top q 6 car put RS
a-g--s. V-sAzre1. izte hA zs1th- Ard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
MAC HAS POWERFUL, TEETH

MAC HAS POWERFUL TEETH.
Coroner HcCoilister IS looking for some
one who can ten how old a man Is bv
looking at his teeth. lie says he win not
take back seat for any man IN knovl-
edge Of axe % a horse By looking at his
teeth. but when e comes 70 men. be
pleads ignorance The coroner sim thinks
there is some mistake about the identity
of the Young man who committed suicide
ten DAYS ago II the Hamilton hotel. The
body stiIi lies 81 Dunbars UNDERTAKING
rooms with nobody claiming H. u ls
generally supposed that he is The adopted
son q Banker Kennedy Of Hope. Ind. but
8fr. McCouiSter has a diTerenf opinion.
The BANKERS son vac Only e years ~ age.
while She dad man looks p BE- 81 least
=. II be couid prove by thc ;eefh az he
thinks ar expert could thst the yoring
man is as old as he thinks he e. he has
theorr which. he thinks. would be- Inter
estinE concerning the Identity 70 the
youug mar and th- carse ~ hls slic.Ge.
This suggestion ~ The coroner caused the
-leu who gather ah1ur BIN afteraooas a.
become interested IN Tire srbie-t ard fhe
teeth cf the tcwn were Cl7-1ssed zifh
the result that e vas asoertzi-rf fhat
the coroner himself hsE the best est ~
teeth in IRE Cnited States. win Tho au-
purteuaut terTi-orier throTn i' He e =
years % age ard rrvtr % az his lie has
Rad toofhachs fe never lost q tooth
from arg csass srd ~ prove tH- raiua ~
his grinders - hit PIN iH tr0 sor 1hs
crov5 He hrrfsd sor a rzH ~ make rhe
PROOF stronger bar co1idn 9 and any hanlT
4-st rrH q. ~r~frrf rl-~rrff wrE fss.-~
ssss7r 5a,ins7 FrEEsHtsa thst cs'--ei
Ton Fitch crehs O. ger hin strsFr falr
week n 30 90 rhe ends 70 ho-sss5oes an
th--rs ~ thc c1i1ratlC- ~ fhe crowd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

prairie chicken shooting ended and now
tho sportsmen are out in force More
chicken shot was Sold Yesterday ard Fri-
day than any two DAYS in a year IL
r. said the country about Wichita is f'ai
chickens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
- Nrrr,f,NN nrnN-r -

Or. Paul Neumann was lucky IN ths
drawing at Fl Reno by getting a good
number under f.oo0 Tho doctor evidently
wanted NO. /. or AZ the worst No. 2. FER
he never took advantage Of his luck hy
fling on q piece OF land.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

whistled Home. Sweet Home" clear.
loud and musical Everybody held their
breath and listened. Not a word was
spoken. Nobody laughed Nobody joked-
Il was the first solemn scene Mr.. Israel
ever witnessed When the whistler had
finished. there was n tremendous encore.
Men on the train ran forward and asked
the engineer TO stop the escaping steam
so they could hear the tune better The
young fellow again climbed 10 the top
OF the car and repeated IL The crowd
maintained sach silence that pin could
have been heard drop. and when ne hac
finished. he climbed down and got lost
during the excitement OF the applause.
Nobody could tel who he was or where
n was going. he was not seen after
wards
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

Farmer Doo8ttis" tas bad 1 great
many froakiss. Sc; re rrestest - an
harpe1e9 several gears sE1. @hen 80
ho-or - sterg3zg p rlraElv herse vas
taken f-1n Airl Tar-er 80 sta-1l-r
or Norrh rozrth areras ahcat 1c-1ef:s
TIE Asdls-slaz. whez ts-zs hlscsss Q o
ear- came si1-Ei-s fwz tkc stfess
There Esr~ tTo Eousa 81 20 rE go
Ea-ms- usE~ fre ~ a-l ragett
t1s h0rs- Use rfr cau elr - ffe
5zlldiag s-s hsspes fhs Ne=en err ~ fhe
e1Egv ard Ike wozsz az tsi-E a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

five miles wide. II covers what is known
as the Cheyenne bottoms. Competent
engineers have said that it can be stored
full OF water from the Arkansas river
water conducted seventeen miles and fall
ing into the lake from q height Of fifty
feet. This fan of water viii be capable
of furnishing immense power and may be
Of great value to manufacturers. The lake
viii be valuable in supplying water for
irrigation purposes, as well as IN sup
plying moisture through evaporation to
the locality. Judge Cole thinks the day
is not far distant when the government
VIII take hold of a proposition similar TO
this for the conservation Of moisture in
the arid and semi-arid west. He does not
believe that $4,000 900 or $50, 600 900 could be
more advantaSeously expended than in
experiments along this line.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
BOOSTED THE WINNERS.

J. II. r. King made out seventy-three
old soldier papers for registration az Fl
Reno during the rush. out OF these sew
enty-thrae. twenty-five drew claims. As
the government will probably never have
another drawing Kiag IS in sorrow for
the advertisement is not worth anything.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
ANCESTORS N NAPoLEONs GOV.
ERNAENT.

a wichita man. DR.. Petrie q said 70 he
the great grandson ~ Conrad Maxsru-
liaa. man not without some pTousi~
hence in the French revolution and al
officer IN the government o. the nrss
French empire.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

Wichita has fat saloon keeper. 80
fat that special bar had 70 be made Ter
him. The space behind It IS ten feet wide
and then be hasn't much more thsu
room TO turn around IN il.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
BOY 1NvENTs A NEW WORD.

a new word has been invented oy
little six year old Wichita boy. Beinx
absent from home a few days age rs
mother. on his return. asked him where
he had been Up there by the pictur5.
he answered lie meant a photosrspa
gallery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

kinds OF things about the men saving
their lives. Farmer was standing there
sl this time, holding the horse. and hnaiiy
could not stand it any longer and pulled
of his hat and said.
Where in the sam-hnl do come IN on
this?~
he MET MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE.
While in Milwaukee at the Elks car
nival. Charlie Daniels not only became
acquainted with Mayor Rose. but they be-
came fast friends. The mayor did some
favors Tor Mr. Daniels and his wife
which they appreciate highly Mayor Rose
is a fire fellow and was one OF the men
urged u accept the nomination for vice
president on the Democratic ticket at
Kansas City last year. Mr. Daniels SAYS
that Kansas men We're ace high 81 Nil
YANKEE.
IAN YOU had to do" he said. ''was 70
say you were from Kansas and you'd get
the hest OF everything. 10 be sure. they
joshed rs about Mrs. Nation. II seems
70 ne THAI 5.oo0 persons asked me II I
knew her II we had worn her picture
on our badges We could have made a
great hit. I never knew why the Ells
were called the Best People on Earth
till went &c Milwaukee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

BODIES OF ANCESTORS REMOVED.
Bailih James Derr Of the district court,
received word yesterday from his home in
Pennsylvania that the bones of his an
cestors had been moved from the grave
yard in which they have lain for several
years. rs they were among the very first
settlers Of Pennsylvania. One OF his fore
fathers willed a piece Of ground at Lewis
burg TO a Lutheran church on condition
that he-and his descendants should be
buried there. For great many years
the condition was honored. but recently
the congregation concluded to build n
larger church and in order 70 do so. they
emptied The graves and reiuterred the
bo1ies in another cemetery. Mr.. Derr
does not object so much to the removal OF
the bodies since the church needed the
ground as he does to the fact
that it was done without the interested
parties not being notified.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

WAS \ CHAMPION HAY PITCHER
Pat Hesisv vas a. early hay pitching
champion in Seigaick county. Cnc Jay
in the fal - 1875 - struck wlchita
with q "biled7 shirt on. and was tskine
Il easy around she hote. eorr5sr rher
a farmer dropped iR and asked vhsths-
they could PIT hi1 olto = couple q zez
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
REVIVAL OF WHIST IN SOCIETY.

REVIVAL OF WHIST IN SOCIETY
There is revival OF Whist in Wichita
Five or six years ago everybody played
il here and whist parties were an the
rage in society. For three or FOUR years
past other games We're adopted. but
society IS again returning - the old
favorite game. During the past week
several gentiemen's whist parties were
given.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
MONEY N A SHOOTING GArr.rRv.

4 NUM- N a SHOUTING UALL-EftYs
In the early DAYS David T. Dunbar. thu
undertaken, had a shooting gallery n
Wichita and rnade pile OF money out
Of Il. Il was worth 20 him about g. 40
a year. That was cowboy time and eve
erySody learned how 70 shoot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
CHANGE AFFECTED HIS MAGMA
TON

William Hopkins Wells. for several
Years q linotype machine operator IN The
Eaele Office, recently moved TO Boise
CITY Ida. and the effect OF the change
shows itself most conspicuously IN his
imagination He wrote 10 his folks. say
INK he has seen potatoes there $lis year
that weigh six pounds. and Strawberries
that measured four inches in circumfer-
ence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
MANY NEW RESIDENCES pI.ANNEr

MANY NEW RESIDENCES PLANNED
A great many new residences will be
built this winter If the weather is reason
ably fine. Several persons contemplate
building when the summer and fall rush
is over, thinking material and labor will
be cheaper. The building and loan asso-
citation is having a great many inquiries
about money. There are now over 500
members in the association and 1t is
prosperous. During the first six months
of the year, the loans have aggregated
$1,000. The amount of stock matured
was S13.5oo Loans on real estate paid
amounted to S11.017ss. and interest col
lected was S9.63410. The profits of the
business was 5000, and the expenses
amounted 10 not quite 2la per cent 4
great number Of stock holders are men
in moderate financial circumstances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
INCREASE IN RAILROAD BUSHES

INCREASE IN RAILROAD BUSINESS.
The railroads running into wichita
have a harvest this year Al Of them
are doing an increased business At Mis-
souri, Pacific headquarters a few DAYS
aeo an Official stated that the increased
business q the road ar this point was IA
per cent. Colonel z. z. Bleckley said
that the ticket Office. for passenger ser
vice. mas taken in $500 more this year
than the two Offices took IN during the
same months last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

HE HAD DISTINGUISHED PUPILS.
J. Douglas Caldwell, while circulating
a packing house petition yesterday. stop
ped a few moments on the shady side
OF the Kansas National bank. wiped the
Precipitation from his brow and seemed
inclined TO be reminiscent He saw a
prosperous young man passing and the
fact was recalled that the young man
had gone 10 school 70 him when he
was teacher Mr.. Caldwell was the first
principal OF Carleton schoolS the first
brick ward school house az the city.
IIe had some distinguished pupils. he
said. but he couldn't recall the names of
all OF them. Among them were. Assist
ant Postmaster James Mccoy. John
stout, row a prosperous dairyInan. Grant
Woodman. Frank Russell. assistant CASH
Ter q the Rank OF Commerce. Charles
Sawyer. the bridge contractor. and Har-
~ Dunbar. the talented musician Among
the girls who received their education
from him were. Mss Laura Woodcock.
who married Harry Lytle. the book
keeper q the Baltimore hotel a. Kansas
City. Miss Stella Rlssel, Who married
Chester Eirebaugh. Mss Grace Je-etL
who married Gerald Volk- Mss Cora
Miller. who married a :. Nrnson. the
dry eoods merchant. Miss Josie stout
Who married Cfacer George Dennis. ard
3fiss Cara Dunbar. Who married Louis
stein buchcL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
GREATNESS SEEN At SHORT
RANGE.

tlANtTE1.
Colonel Hutchinson has returned from
Oklahoma. He had been down at Lawton
attending the opening and settlement of
that town He wanted nothing but 10 see
the fun.
81 slept with Jerry Simpson on a pile
Of green corn" said the colonel. but the
bugs Grove me out after the first night or
two, and after that courted morpheus
on the bare grass"
1T seems to me-" he continued. that
there are moro politicians to the square
foot in Oklahoma than in any country on
earth I saw a great many OF the most
distinguished men in the territory during
my visit"
and what do you think Of them %
asked an Eagle reporter Aren't they
cracker-jacl1s?"
well, as TO that" said the colonel.
tipping a wink at Fred Sewers. they
sort Of remind me OF a story I heard
down in Texas"
QUoth the colonel: During the war Of
Independence m the Lone Stare state a
long, lank Tennesseean came to Texas
and enlisted in the army of the patriots.
At battle Of San Martin he was wound
ed and would have been killed had it not
been for General Cos. Notwithstanding
the fact that the general saved his life.
he never saw him. He had great desire
to hunt him up and thank him. but he
felt that it would be impossible for him
10 get within speaking distance OF. such a
great man. After the battle of San
Jacinto he loaded up on good Texas bour-
bon and determined TO see the general
if it cost him his life. Taking on some
more nerve tonic he set out for the gen
erals command.
" "Whar is General Cos?' he shouted:
'whar is the man that saved my life at
San MARTINI"
He was taken TO headquarters. where
weary and dirty soldiers were strewn on
the ground, sleeping.
General Cos said a soldier, IS under
that blanket sleeping. would suggest
that he be not awakened, as he is tired
For twenty miles. came TO see him, :
said the Tennesseean. I never saw any
man as great as he. and I must see him.
I can't go back to Tennessee without
being able to tell my people that I had the
honor Of seeing the great General Cos
THE blanket was turned down and the
Tennesseean looked at the figure under it
in utter amazement.
Gentlemen he said, I don't want to
say anything against General Cos, for he
saved my life at San Martin, but I'll be
d. if the woods Of Tennessee aren't full
of greater looking men than him"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18
WHEN THE INDIANS STAMPEDE

WHEN THE INDIANS STAAiPEDED.
Old-timers stood on the Kansas Ma
tional bank corner and spun few yarns
about that locality and about the old
Headlight, which was the predecessor of
the present bank building Jim Dagner
used the dirt taken from the excavation
OF the present structure to fill UP a
slough where the Masonic Temple now
stands. After talking about dry things
like this for little while one old-timer
switched the conversation into something
more dramatic and talked about the big
explosion of fireworks that occurred on
me crossing of Main and Douglas TWEEN
ty-three years ago. SiX hundred dollars
worth Of rockets exploded. 4 feature Of
the Fourth of July celebration was an
Indian war dance down at William Greif-
fensteins residence on South Water
street and when the explosion occurred
rockets shot down in that direction. The
Indians thought an attempted massacre
was or the tapis and they stampeded
in all directions, some OF them hiding for
long time among the trees on the river
bank down below Dewey avenue
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-03
A Ten-Page Paper.

The Expositor advertising patronage
has increased to such an extent we are
compelled this week to begin the pub
lication of ten-page paper which we
will issue each week so long as the in
creased advertising continues.
The change in size will cause consid-
cradle extra labor and an increased cost
of publication, yet it is made with
pleasure, for we know it will be appre-
ciated by our readers.
The publisher feels very grateful to
the merchants of Yale, Avoca, Port
Huron, and Brown City for the very
liberal advertising patronage bestowed
upon The Expositor, but we trust the
large circulation our paper has, amply
repays each and every one for the out
lay. The Expositor's subscription list
contains oyer 1900 names and is
steadily increasing. We hope by next
fall to reach the 1900 mark.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-03
Principal j. Q. Roode Resigns.

Prof. j. q. Roode, who has been prin-
cipal of our public schools for the past
four years, has handed in his resigna-
tion which will take effect at the end
of the present term. During Mr..
Roode's stay among us he has won a
warm spot in the hearts of all, and it is
with regret that the citizens of Yale
learn of his going away. The professor
informs us that he dislikes to leave his
work here which has been very pleas
ant, having had the heartiest support
OF the patrons of the school; but he has
a duty to perform in looking after the
large property interests and conduct
ing the financial affairs of his father
in-law, Mr.. Smith, in Wexford county,
this state, who is growing old. Mr..
Roode can bank on one thing and that
is the well wishes of his Yale friends
during his future life in his new home.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-03
Flax VS.. Wool.

The first matched game of base ball
this season was pulled off at the Fair
Grounds park last Saturday afternoon,
the Woolen Mill boys going up against
the Flax Mill boys. Both sides were
made up Of picked men, all of whom
had been groomed for the occasion. A
more pleasant day could have not been
manufactured and the boys felt in the
best of spirits
The game began at o'clock and the
tow pullers went TO bat first. The way
the boys pounded the sphere would start
the cold chills up ones spinal column.
But finally three men were called out
after s runs were scored, and the
Woolen Mill boys then lined up with
determination to make more runs than
their opponents. Herb Eshleman's left
hand twirlers rather deceived the strik-
ers and it was comical to see them
work the fans. At the end of this
innings not notch was cut on
their side of the stick. Glen Ballentine
was umpire and he was a good one.
Although some of his decisions were
slow in coming they were nevertheless
correct.
1t was decided that seven innings
would be enough. Score "a and in
favor of the Flax Mill boys.
Batteries-FlaX Mill, Eshleman and
Worden. Woolen Mill, Andreae and
Jardine.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-03
Mt. Salem Farmers Club.

The Mt. Salem Farmers club met at
Duncan McKenzie's one day last week
and held a very interesting meeting.
The state association topic was
"Should the Farm and It's Products
Take Precedence of all Other Ques-
tions."
Opinion on the subject was quite
equally divided. Some thought as the
farmer made his living off of the farm
that the farm and its proceeds ought
to have the first consideration while
others thought there were questions
of vital Importance in financial way
such as legislation and the high
school question and various questions
of daily Importance.
Miss Sarah McKenzie's ancient his
tory was very we'll received and Miss
Allie Foley's recitation was very good
for one so young.
+. II. Collins talk on "The Hen VS..
the Hen Incubator" brought out a
lively discussion. Mr.. Collins thinks
the incubator better than the hen for
Matching eggs. Others thought like
wise.
The club then gave Mr.. Mckenzie
and family a vote of thanks for the
cordial way in which they entertained
the club. On invitation of Mr.. hyde
the club will meet at his residence on
May 30. The meeting then adjourned.
The program for the May meeting is
as follows:
"The American Farmer of the Past,
Present and Future"-Daniel Foley.
"The Advantages of a Life Insur-
ance for the Farmer and His Wife,
Mrs. Mark Sayles.
"The Cultivation of Flowers"
Nora Foley.
Comparative Corporations Among
Farmers"-F. ii. Collins.
Recitation, elected-Mamie Powers.