The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-01
CONE BY The DOZEN
Miss Beal Receives MANY
Letters From People.
CURIOUS PROPOSALS MADE
Walter Knipe Denies That He
Is Engaged to Her.

MISS Matte Il Beal. the Wichita girl
~ho drew number two in the Lawton dis
trict- left for Arkansas City yesterday
morning she VIII so 70 Ell Reno with
her brother ana select her claim. Yes
terday twenty-five letters came 10 her
home AT AIS south Market. and her mother
gave q few Of them to q reporter for The
Eagle, with permission TO publish them
The letters follow. copied verbatim. In
some of them the spelling Is net I'D TO
the STANDARD 0f g dictionary, bat is SUI
hciently clear TO be Understood.
Letter 10. This letter was written
on common scratch paper. ara the writer
is very enthusiastic about the new COM
Try, and takes tlis an an opportunity %
make q business proposition GO the young
lady
Temple. Tex. 7-31. 1891
Mss Matte Beals--T Notice YOU have
The Second Prize 1T Lawton think Z
VIII - 10 Law-on on the il order TO By
business Lott. think that IS the
Coming Country for q business Ran IL
you Iove TO the City want the Homer
OF Selling you a Fine Piano
Res1y, e T. PACE
Letter 30. 2-This letter was written
on paper Of the west Dis1fectns COM
pany and II the head was q picture
labeled: An intense prayer for the Ersr
prize AT the end u the letter is an
other picture, And drew p bank
These pictures are very suggestive u the
feelings Of a man in that kind OF a posi-
ton
Kans City, no. 7-23. 1901
nv Dear Miss BeaIs.-Auow me ID
extend my most cordial c0uEra tuIatiens
70 you upon your success in securing
second choice in the land drawing. our
-orh century woman cones pretty near
standing az the head OF The procession.
1fau must needs Keep his eyes open I'm
only sorry you dil not set first instead Of
2Ir- Hcicoub Of Pauls valley. Note what
the paper says about YOU Enclosed ma
photographs Of my feelings before and
after. You win kindly pardon ny audac-
Try in addressing you It came through
an idle thought and something 70 pass the
time away.
Very cordially yours, RAY c. VEAZET-
Letter No. 3.-This letter IS written on
scratch paper, with q lead pencil. and
tae writing is almost impossible to read
The man does not state what the matters
CT interest and profit might be.
FL Reno. O. T.. T-31 1901
Mattie r. BeaI. Dear 1Iadam.-I would
ike to correspond with you on matters
that might perhaps be 0f interest and
pleasure 20 YOU. I would Re glad 60 hear
from You soon Address
J. II WINCHESTER. Hobart @. T. .
Letter NO 4-Thls letter is one from
one Of Mss BeaIs school teachers in the
Saltwater schools.
Perry. O. r., July 90
Friend AIattia.-Accept my congra tl1la- +
tons for success az Uncle Sans lottery.
Did nor set names until this morning.
some PeTrvl-es were auong the list
wiz Be ID IaHlon Aug and 6. ans Z
can be OF service 10 sou win do 50 with
pleasure Your friend,
c. s. MINOR.
Letter 10 -5.-This letter IS from the
president az the Bank % Topeka. an cd
friend Of the family. and IS written with
typewriter IN the bank paper.
Topeka. Kan. july 81 1901
Ny Dear 1Lss BeaIz.-L want 90 con-
graduate you UPON y0ur Eo7d fortune in
the allotment of q piece o. land IN Okla
bona Select up as near 60 the town az
Lawtsn as you can-
Win my hearty eo0d wishes for your
happiness and success I ana
Yours very truly T. H. 1ICL.Z-AN-E
2 s. Accept The hearty EraruIarioas
oe the Missouri & Kansas Telephone COM
pany J. r 1ICLVAoVE. Press
Letter No. s-ThIs IS one from an old
friend and Contained two pictures If the