The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-21
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were important factors. During this
period, the citizens of Wichita furnished
Colonel Murdocks private Office at an
expense of $500, as q compliment to his
loyalty to the town, and TO his reputation
as a good citizen and good editor Per-
haps no newspaper people IN the world
are more Thoroughly appreciated at home
than the NIurdocks.
The Murdocks are thoroughly familiar
with Atchison. Colonel Murdoch came
here a great deal during the old ingalls,
days, but Victor Murdoch is making his
first trip.
Atchison people know the Murdocl1s,
and paid them as much attention as they
would accept. Colonel AIurdocl1s leg is
still painful and he is unable to ride in
a carriage, but the son was driven around
town. They also declined several invita-
tons 70 dine.
Colonel Murdock's general health IS
very good, but his leg (the seat Of the
blood poisoning which caused his recent
serious nlness) is troublesome.
AtchisoD Championi Colonel Marsh
Murdoch, the supervising architect, con-
tractor and builder of Wichita is in town.
Victor Murdoch, who is employed on the
work, is also here. The Murdocks are
swinging around the Kansas circle trad
ing new stories for old ones. They saved
the best until the last, and will leave
Atchison for wichita tonight over the
Missouri Pacific. Marsh Murdoch was
present at the birth of Kansas. He was,
by mutual consent. appointed one Of the
guardians OF the child during its minor
ity, and has ever since exercised a guar
dams prerogatives over it.
The Murdocks run the Wichita Eagle,
a lusty birds which wings about looking
for a fight, with the United States flag in
one talon, and dornick in the other.
The scamps and hypocrites are afraid Of
the dornick and always duck low when
the Eagle heaves in sight. The Eagle is
about the cleanest, cleverest paper in
Kansas. There are always signs of hurry
and impatience about the exchange edi-
tors desk when the wrapper is being torn
from it. It isn't possible to tell all the
things Marsh Murdoek has done for Kan
sas in the brief limit of a newspaper art
icle. It would be printing the annals Of
the state in newspaper form. For the
most part he has kept out Of politics,
governor in a careless, non-committsl
sort of way. Like most careless non
committal candidates he was defeated.
Mostly he is satisfied if the bass bite
well and the train takes him to Colorado
is on time. Sometimes he kicks over
the chairs and breaks up the furniture
when the English lick the Beers, OF 1t
looks as though it were sll day with the
under dog, but most OF the time he Is
as serene and calm as a summer sea
Victor Murdoch started out well. but
went wrong. lie used to be a baseball
reporter on a Chicago paper. His base
ball stuff was the marvel or the country.
1t was so serious that it made strong men
weep, and so funny that it made mis-
anthropes laugh. Then with a wide field
of usefulness, and fame and glory ahead
of him, he went back 20 writing edi-
torial. Nothing so IamentabIe has &C
CURED since the death of Shakespeare
The writer, who was then doing juve-
niles on a provincial daily, could hardly
sleep nights so anxious was he to read
the report of the game in Murdocks pa
per in the morning. Baseball literature
hasn't been the same since. The writer
his sin and iniquity.
You wouldn't take the Murdocks for
newspaper men at first sight Their
clothes TT them, and look as though
made by a tailor who exacts cash. There
is some criticism IN Atchison OF Colonel
Marsh's velvet collar. but there is no
reason for Atchison TO be so hypercriti-
cal We are assured that In Wichita II
is considered quite the thing. and Wich-
tia carries the flag IN Kansas. much as
we regret the fact Colonel Murdoch is
in deep trouble. Re fears he viii not
be able 10 make a newspaper man OF
his youngest son The young man is IS,
and wants to 60 into some other business.
This violates all the Murdoch traditions.
and the colonel thinks it q reflection on
the family. Colonel Murdoch IS - years
old. he earned his title when war was a
serious business and not a summer holi-
day. he has been seriously III for three
or four months. The physicians gave Il
out conhdentally that they were going 70
mark 80" on his take but he Is al
most well agin and VII soon be back IL
chs harness