The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
An,a to Build a Wichita.

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To the Editor fthe Eagle:
Some merchants. most Of them have
raised their awnings 70 comply with the
ordinance. Some merchants give it the
horse laugh
II your boy was whiting in agonies of
hvdrophobia, bitten by some measly cur,
do you think his life is worth more than
the cur that bit hirn2 Are al the dogs on
this great round world worth-or 70 be
compared with that boys life. II only
cost one dollar 10 allow thaOdog to run at
large without a muzzle on.
As Market street is susceptible of being
beautihed more possibly that any other
street in the city. I would tear away that
fence from around the trees in the center
of the street, build q cement curb in its
place. trim the trees, beautify the parking
and pave the street. change the name of
the street. Market street has too much
Of a commercial ring to it for resident
street. There IS no other street in the
city that can be beautifed as Market
The situation between Murdoch avenue
and Thirteenth street, If taken advantage
OF and improved would make it most de-
sirable place TO live.
7 did not interpret the franchise granted
the street railway that it gave them per-
mission 10 raise hay along its track and in
its switches.
The bicycle ordinance is now an abso-
Lutte dead letter Cyclists have ridden all
over it until it is unacceptable. The
streets are either too muddy or too dusty
and when the rider meets d foot-man,
if it suits them; if they care to notice
them at all, they turn out on the grass,
but not often. They spurn the thought of
dismounting.
1 suggest to the gentlemen who comprise
the officery of the city board Of health
that when they cross the alley on Mar
ket street as they go TO the postoffice this
morning that they allow their eyes to
western along the alley and feast their
optics on the beautiful landscape which
forms a back ground to the postoffice
grounds-bulk of white clouds floating off
in graceful wreaths from banks OF yell
low?
I would have Wichita get up her own
musical jubilee and Chautauqua. After
reading the accounts of those being held
II. neighboring towns it seems that the
whole thing is Wichita people.
I would suggest to the gentlemen who
go out to turn the American Eagle loose
next Friday to exercise little charity
towards the different countries of Europe.
Arp and Trip, and especially the British
Eon, for his tail must be very tender.
move that we don't have any national
salute from our state militia, Battery
C" II it is a militia order. that must
be obeyed, won't the captain commanding
&c into camp on Cowskin Thursday and
Friday?
Upon more mature reflection I would
not allow a gun, pistol or hre-cracker 10
be fired on the townsite on July 4th-
Might turn all who have an unquenching
desire to burn themselves or shoot some
ones kid or brighten team, drawing
lead of women and children, to a run
away. into the baseball grounds and the
fair grounds and lock them in for the
day and let them mutilate themselves and
each other TO their hearts content, while
the other 90 per cent of the community
takes quiet rest.
Whose will it be? Somebody's child in
Wichita will be killed between this morn
ing and next Sunday morning by some
body elses child in a careless and reck-
less way, because he is allowed to play
cowboy with a pistol strapped to his side.
When the deed is done. who can make
the amend? CITY REGULAIOh-