The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-14
THREE KINDS Of TINE
Used At Leoti kanS. and 1t
Sets Stranger Crazy.
ALL TIME IS SWEAR TIME
Mountain Time Change Cau-
ses Many Funny Incidents

ses Many Funny Incidents
Especial Correspondence Of the Eagle
Leou. Kan, August 1S--The north
shortgras country of the Seventh district
is Just the same as that to the south,
where Representative Long was cam
paigning last week, save that it is less
sparcely settled. The people are the same;
there is the same cattle industry; pros
perity has come to the north end and
south end alike; there is the same hearth
ness and hospitaIity-and here as last
week to the south, Mr.. Long has met
with hattering receptions.
There is one thing particularly notice
able this year-the meetings are the
largest Mr.. Long ever has had. He
always has good crows in these small
places, but the meetings this year with
out a single exception. excel previous
ones. Two years ago. the campaign Of
this part of the district was made some
what later. and there was then on ma
t;onal campaign. Yet the meetings this
year drew larger audiences than then.
And in asmuch as there is very little
political excitement this year, the only
conclusion-the only reason for the large
meetings-must be on account of the peo-
pies desire to see their representative.
And coupled with this is their wish for
his success, and for his ultimate election
to the United States senate, for this SEN
timent permeates the shortgrass country
as does none other.
Mr. Long spoke yesterday in this little
city Of 200 people. It is the county seat
OF Wichita county. Wichita county. lying
next to the Colorado tier of counties, is
given over to the cattle business. and to
feed-farming It is we'll settled for this
section, and every one is doing well in
his business. Conditions never were more
thoroughly satisfactory in this county
than now.
Mr.. Longs treatment of reciprocity
with Cuba received the same attention
and commentator here as elsewhere.
There has not been in this section, in the
two week. campaign single nantes
tation of opposition to this doctrine
Everyone seems to favor it and to regard
it as but natural and just.
Judge Charles E. Lobdell. of this judi
cial district, was present at the Leoti
meeting and spoke with Mr.. Long. Judge
LobdeH. who formerly lived at Dighton,
district judge a year ago. He is now a
candidate for election. Judge LobdeH
served in the legislature continuously
from 1891 to 1899, and was speaker in 1895.
He was then chief clerk of the house
of representatives in 1898 and 1901. and
last winter resigned the position of coun-
Is attorney Of Lane county to succeed
Judge J. E. Andrews, Populist. of Ness
county who has been judge of this dis
trict for eight y ears. The district is
close. but Judge Lobden will likely be
elected.
This is the old homeland present one,
too-of Frank f. Grimes, treasurer of
state and manager for United States Sen
ator J. R. Burton. Grimes came here a
good many years ago. and first in a small
store and then in the real estate business
TO keep the wolf from the door.
He served six years as register of deeds
of the county, and then two terms in the
1898 to 1899. lie was
elected treasurer of state in 1898 and re-
elected in 1900, and recently retired
from politics.
This county IS for Chester J. Long for
United States senator. Ii is for him so
hard that it has two Republican candi-
dates for the legislature-one instructed
in a regular convention for him; the
other out in a card declaring for him.
As told in these columns yesterday, these
men are Fred Friar. regular nominee,
and Ora Wykof, independent, both from
this county. Friar being the regular
will probably win. though the
race win be a close one.
One could get along very well in this
town if it We're not for the different
kinds of time observed by the inhabi-
tants. OF course, strictly speaking, the
time should be mountain time or one
hour later than Wichita time. It changes
from central TO mountain at Hoisington.
on the Missouri Pacific. as at Dodge City, /
on the Santa Fe. But about the only
people who observe mountain time here
are the railroad people. The Missouri
Pacific is the road and its employees here
use this time Most OF the inhabitants
use central time but large portion Of |
them so by sun" time-just why. no one !
seems TO know. and the conflict Of the /
three causes much worry and profanity /
among visitors. For instance. a man ar |
-ives here from the west on the Missouri /
Pacific at $50 p. m. mountain time he |
comes 10 the hotel. and finds that as il is I
80 by central time-the kind the hotel 4
lses-he can get ne supper He has an
appointment with some one for O'Clock. /
time. as he supposes. The man 1
comes about forty minutes ahead Of that. /
1r on sun time. Another may be due /
The same hour. and come one hour ahead /
1f that for the reason that he goes by /
central time. And 70 stay here long
midst such conflict, would drive the 1
man to distraction OF something +
worse.
Clyde Aliphin is a young man Of this
town who two Years ago was working 1
In his fathers store He had a high I
school education. and was somewhat IN
certain what he should do. Now he has 4