The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

, that your wagon broke down cut in the
country and you couldn't get back in
| time"
That's So" said the real estate man.
after a long pause and then listener
introduced his favorite hobby that lying
Oftentimes is a rare rirtue.
Your Uncle Fritz in Colorado.
Fritz schnitzler, W.chitas famous $50
FOUNDER. is in Colorado taking the fresh
air. He hasn't killed any bears or cata-
mounts so far, but he has proved his
heroic bravery in other ways. He came
to the rescue in quarrel between a land
lady and her boarder, throwing the latter
into one OF the adjacent counties and he
enforced on another occasion his right of
way to a mountain pass with a Il revol
yer. Here is his letter:
From Idaho Springs describing the ex-
citing incidents for the edihcation of his
friends among the readers of the Eagle.
Well. here 1 am. ! went from the hot
weather TO the cold breaths and I am
enjoying myself immensely. l must men
ton in regard to the sugar beets. There
is a nice little city there and they call 1t
Sugar City. which is not far from Pueblo.
The conductor was kind enough to stop
the train ten minutes to let me run over
TO investigate the fields where the beets
grow Uhey told me they were replanted
IN the spring and cultivated the same as
in Germany and though the irrigation
they will expect a big crop. Everything
is sweet, even the good looking girl, in
Is.
only little accident, which occurred in
the hotel where we ate breakfast. There
was an overbearing fellow who didn't
want to pay for his breakfast and the
porter was afraid to tackle him. The
landlady gave me a pitiful look. which
said: Kind sir; please put him out"
gave the man a left handler under his
chin; grabbed him by his trousers and
pitched him out in the fresh air. But,
before he went out he was willing to
pay for his breakfast. After the land
lady had thanked me kindly for my ser
vices rendered, we went on with our
journey 20 Denver. find Denver greatly
improved and their street car service in
a splendid condition. We went to the
city park and there 1 noticed about .. 600
people. Every one seemed 10 enjoy them
selves. They had moving pictures The
colored Jubilee singers sang very finely,
and last of all was an electric fountain.
This was great and everything was free
OF charge. After the entertainment there
were over % street cars waiting for the
crowd 10 take them to their resting place
Last Tuesday we started for Idaho
We met our pleasant faced friend Mr. 0.
c. Daisy in company with our county
attorney Jim Conley, Tim Lane and Mr.
Whitney Tucker. and as it seemed to
one. they were all full of business except
o. c. Daisy. who took a day off to go
fishing for mountain trout. You go and
ask him how fishing is in FAN River with
out fly and only one rubber boot. Ny
wife daughter and Mrs. Henry Schnitz-
Ter and family wanted to take ride up
In the mountains. so hired a rig and
driver and went way up in the mountains
where there was snow around US And
the funny part is that you see flowers
grow wherever the snow melts We en-
joyed our ride immensely but could not
stay long on account OF the high altitude
The air Sas too light Coming down
the mountain We met another rig coming
Up and the road was too narrow for both
OF us 10 pass. 1 begged the party to
back down TO a place where the road is
wider. and the ruffiians would not do
that And so 1 Jumped out OF the rig
and drew my revolver and told them
1 killed forty-eisht C4s) men in my life
time, and I wanted 20 add two more TO
the list to make it fifty. One of the fell
lows said TO the other after they saw
me; He means business; let US back
down" which they did willingly. and
passed them told them whenever they
come to Wichita they should call or me.
at IL North Market street. and II they
ever call. will continue my story.
Yours very truly.
FRITZ SCHNITZLER, Esq.
Different Routes Of Travel.
When the Harisons OF Furley-the
Engiishmen who OWL large landed inter-