The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-01

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then usually with changes made in then
which are shown to be such by the cops
which is taken when the viii was first
| probated- For years there has beer
two wills missing from the archives OF
the probate court of sedgwick county
and II is thought they haYe been taker
| although no positive proof to this end
has ever been obtained. Both the Black
and the Woodman wills are missing
The former was last heard of as having
been seen in Kansas City. The later
disappeared at an unknown date and has
never been seen since. There are copies
Of both of them. Judge Wilson declares
/ that the Woodman will may have go,
mixed up with other papers and wiz be
found By accident some day.
All the post-ofTice tables and desks
are covered with a leatheriy appearing
goods, called pantescote. It is an oil
cloth on army duck It may be washed
and in every way serves the purpose CT
a desk covering. The government uses
it entirely where heretofore broadeloth
was used.
Every man believes that his lot Is the
hardest and of course the street car
motorneer is no exception 10 the rule.
This is especially applicable TO che of
these men who has been running a car
out to Fairmount all winter. During this
last nine months there has been d crowd
Of freshmen, who have made it a point
TO make life miserable for a certain one
Of the motorneers, the one, of course,
H14 h. 49,
to running real rapidly over the hills,
this clique OF boys, ranging anywhere
from fourteen TO eighteen years of age
get on the back end and by Ieaping up
and down altogether, they cause the
car to rock like a ship in a storm. and
the motorneer is il the air most Of the
time while angriiy holding TO MS grips.
Often he stops the car and absolutely
refuses to go IN if the kids don't stop
their darn foolishness-"
Another trick they have is in the mat
ter of getting money changed and here
the znotoneer is helpless. The boys get
out most all the dimes and quarters they
have and take them up to be changed.
They pay the fares for the bunch in
half dollar, held back for the purpose.
The motorneer. who has grown thin in
this service can only look daggers at
the laughing boys.
The murderous capers OF fate never
daunt a small boy. To him are no prec-
edents. 1t is a crowd of such youngsters
that are causing a great deal of worry
in the neighborhocd of the Missouri
Pacific railroad tracks along about Cen
trail avenue and Third street. Here the
kids get out and take" everything in
the way Of moving cars that they can.
Those that have no children of course
are the most worried for the parents
do not know what dangers surround
their little boys.
Last week the price of oil was sehed-
uled to go up one cent and Immediately
the groceryman said: Rockefeller is pre-
pairing 20 donate another million or two
to charity" These merchants have come
to regard the price Of oil with prophetic
Ideas.
In w P CIeveland's Office on North
Main street, there hangs little two by
four picture, apparently Of a seaman. for
It presents wind beaten face, set deep
er by the bushy hair aT5und it The soft
hat pushed back from the forehead is |
evidence to the visitor that /
his is surely an old sea-dog. II, by per- |
nance. a remark IS let fall he viii |
ind this not 20 be the product of the |
salty seas but of Kansas winds and |
Wichita breeding.
The picture is of Charles Williamson,
Tho for so long d time formed a part
# the scenes on Wichita's main thor
,ughfares. The old man lived alone and
lad some peculiarities such as running
long after parades. He was something
u a fanatic on religion and it was this /
hat landed him in the asylum. but little
AIRED he as is shown by story told by
.Ir. cleveland. probably as close a
friend to Charles Williamson as there was
Mr.. Cleveland said in speaking of the
subject of the picture:
when Charles came back from Osa-
to look after some business.
le came into the Office. He was very
ich Judge Buckner and 1 were in the
probate court then. Charles was Just as
ane as either you or /. We helped him
iIong with his business and he went to
living by himself again for when the
line of his parole ives out, he wanted
o stay here he thought at the time.
Got a great while after he had been
Iere, he came back into the Office and
to me that he would like
o 20 back to the asylum. I told him
hat he wasn't any more crazy than l.
Ie said he knew that. We'll" said.
YOU know you win have to be crazy
o go back" He nodded in his head in
ssent and went on 70 explain TO me
vhy he wanted to return. He said that
70 wanted to go back and get a good
neal and take bath and be clean, that
e wanted to sleep in a clean bed every
light He declared that his own cook
az wasn't just the best and he didn't
Ike the way a single man has to live
The truth Of the matter was that the
Of the institution took a
articular liking to the man and made
i'm a pet. Charles called him Mr.. SD
erintendent papa. and his wife Mrs.
uperintendent mamma Whatever he !
hose TO do was all right and no matter
hat complaint was made against him
Z the others. he was never punished. !
{ he wanted TO sc into the kitchen and
-rambie himself a dozen eggs. the cook
ever said a word for ne knew it would
o no good
He was a cute old duck He would get
he paper and not being able 10 read
-ould get it upside down and then com ]
renee one of the darnest fairy tales You
ger heard. The sketching club ten {