The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-26
FACTS FROM REGISTRATION
Some Interesting Things Tia Were
Cleaned ErnRl the FsOnE.a

Cleaned FroRl the Books.
The registry clerks who for two weeks
have been putting down the names, ages,
occupations and residences of voters in
this city have noticed many peculiar
things and some very interesting data
could be CLEANED from those books.
Wichita has a sailmaker, although the
city is one thousand miles from the sea
or lakes. This man is John DanieIson.
Alfred Gibson is II years of ages, and
gives his occupation as 4 fisherman.
The oldest man registered is William
NJ. Green, who is past the 9olh year This
city has a poet laureate in the person
Of J. S. Jennings; a naturalist, Chas
Payne; map-maker, Geo. Virgins. The
warden of the state penitenuary, T. B.
Jewett and the governor OF the state OF
Kansas, are registered; and II. c. Lock
wood gives his occupation as a promoter.
There are many occupations given on
the books, draymen in large numbers.
but some of the draymen say they are
expressman. Two or three persons give
their occupations as icemen, while one
says he is a landlord.
For some time there has been eonsidera-
bic discussion as to how many people Of
several vacations were. registered. on the
rolls there ars 39I carpenters, and the
brick and stone masons and other build
ing trades together viii about equal this
number
An item that VIII no doubt be surpris-
ing TO man people is that I64 men gave
their occupations as real estate dealers.
On the books may be found the names
Of SIS railroad men, superintendents. COM
mercial agents. freisht traffic men, en-
gineers, fremen. conductors, wipers. flag
men. switchmen. bralemen and section
hands. 1t is believed that the number
would be over four hundred if all the
men who work for the railroads had reg
istered. quite a number Of cases are
known where railroad men we're not reg
istered. The first precinct of the Second
ward has the highest number of railroad
men fifty being registered from that pre-
cinct, and the total from the ward is
ninety-eiglit
Many farmers in the past few years
have moved 70 Wichita and have pur-
chased city property. They have not sold
their farms but prosperity has enabled
them to give Up the hard work Of the
farm and all Of them have good sums
Of money IN the hanks or in loans and
their farms pay them gosd dividend
The greater number have children they
wish to send TO the fine schools OF this
city The total number Of men giving
Their occupation as retired farmers IS 435.
The second precinct Of the Fifth ward
has the largest number Of these. fort
eight being registered from that precinct.
The first ward has eish;y-three
Wichita IS the headquarters for the
travelling men. 4 large number are yep
resentatives of Wichita houses bu5 many
Of the eastern houses have representa-
tives in this csty who make ali Of the sur
rounding country. II is believed that the
fuu number OF trave-sag men is about
ESQ hut go have registered this fau. There
are 3 large number a. these commercial
travellers who have been on the rbad for
the past two months. They did not reg
lister before leaving wichita. and VIII not
De here to vote. Sc they did net take he
trouble TO register