The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01


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There are several men who are entitled
TO communication for the good show given
One OF them is ". l. Brown Brown IS a
former PopuIist politician and editor OF
Kingman, weU-knoEn throughout kan
sas He was major II the Twenty-drst
kansas n the war with Spain and IS Al
enterprising citizen His work IN this
years celebration. as vel as IN previous
ones, entities him 10 the thanks CT the
thousands OF visitors and the people CT
Kingman.
Jack McFau was Al indefztigabIe
worker all the week, and has done much
70 make the annual picnics the great
success they have been
jim Crossaeld. q travelling man for
Observation-Disclosures OF Wichita, whose
home is here. took a week OF and gave
his tine and attention 70 the success OF
the celebration
Billy Bolton. editor OF the livestock IN
dicator OF Woodward, O. T, vas here
this week He vas advertising the eighth
annual convention Of the Oklahoma Live
stock association which meets Il Wichita
the second Tuesday in February. Bolton
says It vas Fred Dold. with his wichita
boomers and lavish entertainment who
stanpeded the convention At woodward
last winter and secured 70 wichita the
next convention
OF al the thousands OF visitors. none
was heard 70 make complaint The very
best OF treatment was accorded them
The attractions were OF suen order and
So many as TO repay any one fully for
his expenditure OF tine and money The
whole celebration was OF such character
as 70 put 10 shame ether places which
do not give what people demand on such
occasoins-''th moneys worth"
Morton AIbaugh. Republican leader,
chairman OF the state central committee
and state bank commissioner spent the
week here This is his home town He
is the editor and proprietor OF the Leader
Courier This IS where AIbaugh came.
sixteen years ago. 4 type OF rfe poor
young man setting cut 70 win fame and
fortune This town IS the scene Of his
start IN life This is where ne taught
school. worked on 4 paper, secured con-
troll OF the Leader. then the Courier. par
ticipated IN county, then district politics.
ard finally secured the high position he
holds today IN the state. Here IN his
home town this week. rainglins with his
own people, the points Of character that
have made AIbaugh were evident Plain
and unassuming, kindly and courteous.
faithful and loyal. 10 town. county ard
friends-this is the record No one OF
the individual entertainers was prouder
OF the great success OF the week than
Morton AIbaugh.
The utmost good order prevailed during
the week Mayor Lest was careful to
preserve the peace and dignity OF King
man and succeeded. The police authorit-
les were viglant. but their vigilance
scarcely was needed, even with al the
thousands who come. There was q sus-
picion that the town was rather what
might be called open" but there we're
10 disturbances on account OF it, and the
county attorney. ". II. Wallace. much
besieged man. diplonatically net impoT-
tunities in preventing the town Being torn
asunder while the festivities were gong
OF
Here T. & Billy Bolton epigrarn: "AIl
post graduates OF political ehicauery and
buccaneering are concentrated II Okla
homa." This was said when some one
mentioned TO him the prevalence OF per-
petuaI politics in the territory.
Barber county sent down large dele
gation-principaIIy because Keno, the
stage driver. now holds forth at lake
City.
J. c. O. Morse and John Kinkel. two
we'll known politicians. came down from
the salt City 70 see how q good show
is conducted-and saw
Jerry Simpson was present at the show.
and acted as Judge n several contests
There was no politics nor religion, nor
sect nor clique IN the big show Il was
simply one big. loyal pull fer Kingmau.
P H FAxON.