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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
FORGOT His Own ExIstance.

During the week. Richard II. Lindsey.
formerly managing editor of the Kansas
City Times now FIRE Lance travelling
staff correspondent OF the Kansas City
Star. was in Wichita and made his home
in the Eagle Office for three or four
hours. ar. Lindsey is now a resident Of
Sterling. Oklahoma, where re has farm
which he caught in the celebrated draw
ing at FL Reno 1t is his intention TO
improve it and become a bonafide resi-
dent and mingle the peaceful arts Of
agriculture with the cheerful duties of
enlightning the world through the col
urans of the press Heretofore Richard
has been a specialist on political writing
but he is now showing a decided tendency
towards writing articles on Cochin-China
hens. Leghcrn ROSTERS, White Face cat
tie Merino Rams. top dressing, alfalfa
culture and other agricultural topics.
And the time is probably not far off when
he will be growing whiskers, discussing
feenauce and quoting passages from the
seven great conspira cies. Mr.. Lindsey
tells a funny story aoout his claim. lie
was at FL Reno writing up the drawing
and actually telegraphed his own rame
among others. as one OF the winners. but
never dreamed that TIE Richard II. Lind
sey he wrote was himself. He did not
knew that he had drawn a claim until
another informed him of it. This shows
that a newspaper man can become so alb
sorbed with his work that he forge,s his
own existance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22

legislature or in the congress. Finiay
Ross has shown that he has executive
talent and while mayor OF Wichita dem
onstrated that his principal thought was
for the welfare of Wichita. Carter Har-
rison has said of an obnoxious Illinois
statute. that when a body that desires the
repeal of a law which cannot be enforced.
has not the power TO repeal IL the only
thing TO do is 70 regulate the violation OF
the statute Finlay Ross administration
was clean and economical
Not only in town. but n the county
are there many forceful men Although
the wholesale interests of Wichita are not
wholly dependent on the immediate local
ity. the rest OF US are sustained. for the
greater part. by the surrounding country.
We are an agricultural people, and are
either farmers or workers for farmers.
The population Of the country, as III the
town, is undergoing Il change; the paon-
GERS are passing one by one Valentine
Cartwright, grandson of the famous Peter
Cartwright. was TIE first dead man | ever
saw. He died some nrteeen years ago,
but the memory OF his face clings TO me.
ingalls,, a recognized scholar Of the
senate, a master OF the AngIo-Saxon ton
que, whose genius has reflected his re-
nown on his state. said there would be a
day when Kansas would shine resplerdent
in the light of history before the world.
When that day comes. Wichita viii be the
cynose Of the common wealth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Harvey Horner,s snake story.

Harvey Horner has been known for
years rs "Oid Honesty ard a Friend
10 Truth The old Honesty" attach
mont is still al right bat the Friend 10
Truth" business IS in serious jeopardy
since his return from a recent visit to
Idaho He mad Don Porter and George
Berceman rounded up Mt the postofiice
sunday morning and vas telling them
a remarkable snake story. They both
looSed very wise. but they half way be-
neved the tale which was well told. Nir.
lForner said. by way Of exemplifyiug the
virtue Of kindness. that he was hunting
in Idaho when he heard @ rattlcsnake
making much noise. He looked around u
find. If possible. where he was At and
soon located HIM under a limb OF tree
that had fallen ur him. holding nirn 50
tiently under its weight that he could not
move Mr.. Horner having learned the
art of snake charming spoke encoUras-
ms 70 the rep.ue and cailinG upon his
fellow hunters for aid and lifted TIE tree
limb and released the poor RATHER. That
pi-ht. while asleep n camp five miles
avav AR. Hcruer felt something warm
under the blanket with hum and soon
realized -hat il was a snake Fte set up
ana lit the lamp and upor examination
found that il was the identical RATHER
that re had released the previous day. he
ha6 followed him 10 camp ana went 20
bed with him TO keep aim warm The
snake remained at Mr. Hcrrers heels
ike a pet dog every dSy until ne LETT
idaho. AID he fully expects. in about
thsee weeks TO fna that he has followed
him 10 Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Farm Was Never Mortqaqed.

Johr Z Custy Of Chicago has been q
Wichita visitor during the week. He is
a robu st, active, good looking and pros
porous young man OF nearly thirty. but
it Is evident that he is not happy. In
fact it is clear that a cloud hangs over
his life. That cloud is the fact that he
missed being born in Sedgwick county
by about two months. Instead, ne was
born in Chicago and although he was in
no way responsible ne has a regret that
will probably stay with him for life that
he failed to be a Kansan after coming so
near being one.
Along about 1869 or 70 Mr.. Casty's rar-
cnts came to Sedgwick county and pre-
empted 8 farm south Of Wichita on Law
renee avenue. One chfd-a lucky girl
baby-was born unto them there, but they
moved away to Chicago before John was
born. The claim the senior Custy pre-
empted is still in his possession and
remarkable thing about it is this. that
one line viii complete an abstract to it
That is the transfer from the government.
1t has never been noltgaged and the
taxes were never delinquent. Some peo-
pie think it is the only farm in Sedgwick
county that has never been mortgaged'
but that is probably a mistake.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Earlv pav Fashion Note.

There is man now living in Wichita
who caused a town sensation in the early
seventies. He is broken down and hum
BILE now, but in 1872 he was a hilarious
roysterer. One day his wife bought a
new bonnet with lots of red and yellow
ribbons and feathers. 1t was the warm
est thing in the line of head dresses in
the town and the owner was naturally
very proud of it But alas, it got into
disgrace before she had time to make
her fellow church goers jealous OF her.
Her husband who happened TO be on big
drunk about the time the bonnet came 10
the house got his eye on it and Being
much incensed because it cost sl2 ne clap
ped it on his head and ran about town
with it, To attract further attention he
shot his gun in the air few times ard a
few policemen took shots at him and
herce the excitement was great. The
poor woman never had the heart to wear
a bonnet that had caused such disgrace
full sensation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Show People like Eggs.

show people are wonderful egg eaters.
They demand eggs twice day ard viii
call for them three times ~ there IS aey
show ~ getting them. But they 7ere
fooled in Wichita recently. a local hotel
had a house ful, of chow people and with
eggs thirty cents dozer and The actors
having rates. the proprietor was up
against IT, The thought Of twenty FIVE
or thirty extra orders for eges in the
morning kept him from sleeping. il
the middle 81 the nieht an idea rtrucs
him. He went down stairs and cropping
his way into the supply room be natted
the BASKET ~ eggs and hid them. lr the
morning the walters had % rehcarse che
sorroWful apology. very sorr1. olt the
eggs froze last uieht
show people. especially actresses. sat
eggs because they think they viii give
them a PUN ard rotand form.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Old lime Chicago Cop.

The veteran DR.. Rose, eN-cOroner OF the
county and the body. brains and vitals OF
the Socialist party in Wichita and the
surrounding country, is always an inter-
estin, person this season Of the year
when YOU halt hin. on the sunny side OF
the street. He is near eighty. out his
mind and limbs and tongue are stu &C
tive. Thursday afternoon when the sun
and the mercury had been in higher
feather than they had been for several
DAVIS he was holding converse with the
memories of long ago. before toy shop
on Dauglas avenue. when reporter Tor
the Eagle net him.
Doctor" reporter asked him. where
were you fifty years ago today
'Ju be hanged If l know. but suppose
was in Hnnoy. Let me see, let me see,
yes. WIGS back from the Mexican war.
I think I was in Chicago"
In Chicago that long ago2''
BLESS YOU was there long before that;
I was there in 1870"
Small town thon?"
YES. bout as big as Derby. nothing
there but Fort Dearborn and a few trad
ing stores"
..who was the big man of Chicago
them"
."some storekeeper, I forget his name.
He was a big man"
Did you practice medicine there7"
'sNo. l was on the police force. / think
we had five men on the force then. u
was a tough toyn and we had 20 have
three on in the daytime and two at night.
They were paid 1en FOR those times, s.
per day.
who was mayor
4 can't recall mis- name just now. He
was a great big powerfully built fellow
AMI not too temperate. II you wanted him
YOU could nearly always find him in 4
saloon playing seven-ur. generally with
the police Judge. ! was on Lake street
one night and the first thing I saw was
"a man falling down under another man s
fist. I asked the man who struck the
blow. why he did II. and he answered;
because he called me bad name lie
called ne cheap penny man arrest
"a both men and took them 70 the station
and then made the rounds Of the saloons
hunting FOR the police Judge. I found him
and the mayor playing cards. but 10 you
think they would budge7 No They told
me 70 throw the fellows in and they would
attend 20 their cases next morning when
they would have more time.
The doctor made enough money 70 boy a
canal beat ard he Piled * untl the Mex
lean war broke out when he went 70 the
front. lie remained ii Mexico until peace
was declared when he returrel home ard
became 3 doctor
II would now require an elastic iraEi-
nation TO associate The doctor with The
Chicago police force.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
EarIu wheat Looks veIIom.

4 wheat as is Almighty small thing. but
at wheat nys egg il still smaller. II
doesn't SCENE natural that "a great big
man should be uneasy about such ar in
significant lttTo egg. especially since u
- so small that be cannot see 70 with
the naked eye. but the small things are
what give one concern. The farmers up
about Finley cant see the wheat ~ esq
but they can see that their early wheat
looks yellow and that means that the
eggs are Matching IN Il. The eggs are In
clusters. each cluster having about
million or SO eggs and there are frora one
10 six clusters IN some blades az wheat.
These little eggs viii hatch ont flies 10
lay more eggs that VIII hatch more sies
and these are che ones that go into the
joint OF the wheat straw and cause the
leaves TO fall down when the wind blows
strong in the spring Tho late wheat
is exempt and hence the situation IS not
such as 10 alarm the farmers too much.
Bet they would sleep sounder II their
wheat vas not so yellow. looking.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Feeding Wheat to Hogs.

Feeding wheat to cattle and hogs IS as
common as feeding hay to horses IL
Sedgwiclz county this year. Ex-Repre-
sentative Merrill was down from Furley
yesterday and told an Eagle reporter that
he hasn't shipped a half dozen cars Of
wheat during the past two months. Iaere
was practically no corn in that section
last summer and as there We're lots OF
hogs and cattle something had 70 he done
TO feeed them. At first the farmers we're
opposed to feeding their wheat Some Of
them actually thought X was sinful IN
some way Just as they thought the win
ter they burned corn for fuel They
felt that corn for fuel was violation Of
the plan and intert Of nature and they
now feel that feeding wheat 10 hos is
equally sinful. They are beginning to see
that it is only violation Of an establish
"a custom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
women unpopuIar at HoteIs.

Hotel keepers doat like women as
guests. especially show women \ hotel
man would rather handle state coaven-
ton OF men than single opera troupe
Of women one woman causes more
trouble around hotel than six men. They
are always ringing for hot water. cold
water. soap. towels. coal. the morning
paper ana this thing and that thing and
everything. In the dinlng room they
are awful kiclSers and snecrers and the
walters must have the patience OF job
10 keep their temper. A dining room
girl can take orders from seven men
while one woman is trying 20 make up
her mind whether she ought 70 have oat-
meal And every mothers daughter Of
them viii stick like glue 10 their chairs
until desert comes. The men don't care
for desert Another thing against the
women is this. they stay az the table
three times longer than the men and II
there are an unusual number OF guests
in the hctei this IS very annoying and
unproftablc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
TALK OF
THE TOWN

TO little delight in the pleasure they found
there. Indeed it is said that as he saw
them from the cathedral window he Of
ten expressed a wish that he could be
boy again to kick the football with them.
Some few weeks ago he heard that jul
venile pleasure was about to be sacrificed
to the sordid invasion OF commerce and
that the commons was about to be sold
for a foundry. In case it was the boys
Of the school would have no place to play
and he decided 10 come to their rescue
by buying up the five lots back of the
church, which VIII continue TO be used
as a play ground until the bishop makes
other arrangements.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Few Votes at Woodward.

J NJ De Lislc while IL the city a few
days ago related a peculiar fact 10 an
Eagle reporter. His towE-WoOdward,
Oldahoma-has about 800 adult male resi-
dents and comparatively few Of them are
voters 1t is this way; practically every
man who lives in town owns a claim out
side of town and according to the inter
probation of the government land laws a
claim owner must be Z citizen Of the
township or precinct in which his clam is
located. After the claim is proved UP he
can be legal voter in the town, city or
precinct in which he lives Ia short
while all the claims viii Ice proved up
and Woodward's voting population viii
increase materially. As it is now the fell
lows who do not own claims are running
the town
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22

day he sat on the bank Of mountain
stream and ate his dinner. Meat fat ciIng
to his krife blade and to scour it of he
jabbed it into the earth In withdraw
ing it he loosered the sandy soil and his
eye spied nugget OF gold as large almost
as a pigeons egg. The news spread fast
and the entire population of Christ's
Church pulled cut for the new FL Dorado
leaving 70 patrons for Mr.. jones hotel
Even the cooks ana walters deserted their
duties without warning and pulled ont
for the west coast Jones became q
bankrupt ard decided TO come 10 America
After living in Missouri for upwards Of
five years he came 10 Kansas with IS in
his pocket and took a claim near the
present village Of Maize. The day they set
sail from New Zealand. July 4 1855, they
heard Of the conclusion of the civil war
in America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22

Don't YOU know said local phys
clan. that ore-hasf The doctors i1 town
and q out ~ every 10 ~ TIE non-frofsa-
slonaI people % not know how 20 treat q
drowned person. IRE moment be e. tak-
81 from the river they Try 30 81 tho
water ont % his inrEa There o. ~ water
IN the leues ~ 2 drowned pes-an aar -
he dead alfh0rah Sc Eeems 90 ~. IT, i1-
stead y relieving the lungs % water tnaf
does not exist thcre. tie peo1ss would
ir1medleteiy begin rubbing the bgdg %
cause heat maar rerroua slprosei - p
dead could - revived. Eew that hu
are stating and may ~ any tur. break
through The ire 2 le - harm f1r ere
people 20 k19u ttet try.ag te re- water
OK q The innrs 81 Rarta - tlue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Bad Weather for Rrooms.

During the very cold breeze Thursday
an old man with brooms ploddcd his way
through the south part Of town calling
at every door long enough to I'll houses
with cold air and put the women out Of
humor. The man told a reporter that he
had been out al day and never sold a
broom. He said the next cold day he
would make brooms and would never
again attempt to sell them during a biz
zard. One Of the peculiar things about
the broom business is that nobody ever
gets rich at it and yet broom is some
thing that everybody needs. Whatever
money is made in the broom business is
made out of tie raw material
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
HistorIe Nuaaet il WiehIta.

The nr=t nugget Of gold found in New
Zealand came so SedswiciS county ard :
in au probability stin here. Honsaod
the diseVverer. mounted it en- pin and
gave 1t 10 the mother OF Georse ". G.
Jones After her death * decendei TO
her sen and was stolen fron him few
wears ago. Mr. Jones father and woIher
lsd the principal hotel IL Christs Church.
%ow Zealand. whore the son was born.
ana we're wealthy. Eopgpod worked for
them Tor years ard wss. unoansciou sly
The collapse Of their fortune. He vas a
sheep her5er or the west coast and ore
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Ii Aaful Mistake Arer.ed.

Al awful mistake might have happened
during the week A reporter wanted =
fna tire naure q a girl who was urrried
10 a 5ouu~ man II good social connections
ard meeting ~ attache - the probate
court ri Tie street as'ed him for -hs in-
formation Several licsuFes had been
granted that day and hap-Aazardiy hs
mentioned a naTue The reporter VAS
satisfied. but 81. tire editorial rooms re
aaraes did net lock right sone zaT ard
farther inquiries Wers made u t5e tera
~ aseu r7ln Hith The ortgsnal raulfz 8
white man Vsguid have been married t. q
csfercI rl-h Is Hoai5 have bees very
sarinus ~.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22

u tire literary uria 6 ren res re
ce-troI ever hls evn raue. - T-9 r~itf
q book ~ rrazaEi-e a--i-lr fnr p.ti.s1er
irsL7,n or having IRE name stEre1 - 81
wants it Take Wm Waite - Eugg-e
for lrrfarce ffe rcfFr i1 BE lfs r.zrs1
lis name william Aiiea waite g. si-
vavr s'rus 70 ~ A. gH,te. tat the r'l5-
lishers lrass 81 hasirE the naDr ur.ttrr
Fl fan y IS ere Nterary serr. aal thr5
insis, N - aifho1rh ~ Wnse p-efrsr
t-sl-c tre lnl-iafs rrls-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Estate used Tor Monument.

Newton Garst having been unable to
find the relatives or legal heirs of the late
Lizzie Kearns has used the money she
left in the erection of a monument over
her grave She died in this city year
ago leaving something in the neiglhor-
hood of S6oo in cash behind her Mr..
Garst was made the administrator Of her
estate. but was unable to find her rela-
tives. She came from Roscommon' Ire
land. but married in this country and her
maiden name was unknown 10 anybody
living here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Handy Place for Skating.

Boys have had a great time in front Of
the Eagle Office during the week. Good
skating for a limited number. a slight
depression on the sidewalk filled up with
water and when the cold wave came it
froze up and made an excellent place for
small boys and girls 20 skate on. It
win prove a bonanza for the man who
sells new pants and boys hosiery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Old Western League PLAYER.

Robert Collins, the well known travel
ing man, is an old time Western League
baseball player ard some times when he
is making the country towns he buckles
on pair of overaIls and shows the rus
ties something new in curves. He knows
the art Of tossing a ban and country
batters throw themselves out Of joint try
ing to hit it. He has considerable fua
rs he goes along during the baseball sea
san
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22

Still Liked His Candy.
An old man vas at the santa Fe depot
the other day awaiting an east bound
Frisco train He wore long, blue. srvny
overcoat. a scarf about as large es a
Navajo blanket. top boots and a wealth
% gre whiskers He seemed TO ne i'm
mense,y pleased with himself. As re oc-
casionaliy slipped a piece OF candy into
his mouth he would s-aile. put his hands
berin6 him and walk verv dignided up
and down the road. Finally he caught the
reporters eve. and come over 20 where
he was standing
Coin 10 see any o your kin foIks?'' he
asked
NO. not today" was the answer.
well. be Coin 20 see the only broth
er I've got. He IS down at Aitamcnt.
bout two blocks west OF the postohice
on the left han side o the street Ever
been 70 Altamont? Wei. il you ever had
you'd know my brother. lie runs feed
store there and he sells a power o. feed
reckon. Haint seen him fer moren ten
years Lowed I'd show hira that a man
can Just naturally git 50 he'll spend
money to see his kin folks once IN a
while. And say. do We ever eat carsdyF
I found some like that me and John used
10 get at the grocery when We were
boys. John. he just naturally couldn't
get enough O. II. I got a plenty so as 10
have 'nough FOR ne an him too
Their the old gentleman showed the re-
porter a bag OF peppermint drops and
rs he turned away he slipped one into his
mouth and began 70 prznce like a colt
He was a boy again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Blizzard BROUGHT No Tramps.

Ofcer Jimmy Fox is now as vel satis-
ned as mortal man car be that q reign Of
prosperity extends all over the land Dur
ing tie recent cold snap there wasn't 3
tramp in his ballwiclZ lie thought sure
they would blow into tfse railroad ycrds
with the blizzard and DC was prepared for
them. but 70 his great surprise AMI en-
tire satisfaction not q tramp came- lie
never saw che railroad yards il wichita
50 free from wanderers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
Coal is Hard 70 Get.

The small towns surrounding Wichita
arc having 4 coal famine. The agents
for coal companies in this city have been
with opportunities during
the week 10 send them some. The weather
had been so dne previous 70 ten DAYS
ago that the country dealers thought
summer was going to last all winter and
when the blizzard came they were not
prepared for IL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
INCIDENTS
AND OPINIONS

a rope attached there 70. A vigilaat pro-
lessor discovered the basket. slipped into
il and gave the signal 10 hoist. His
Read finally appeared above the window
Sill and ne was recognized. The pro-
feSsor heard one frantic scream OF ter
TOR n unison from a dozen charming
pupils. and then
What hsppened9'' demanded AIr.
Lows listeners eagerly.
They let so the rope.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
eishon Was a Boy Once.

Ii IS because Bishop Hennessy was a
boy once thar ne made the purchase Of
several valuable lots on the corner Of
santa lie avenue and Second street a few
6evs ago lie has been watching the
boys Of the pro-cathedral schools playing
in ahe cammons for ten years and he took