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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
WAS ORDERED TO
DISMISS APPEAL
County Commissioners Decide
to Stop Index Book Case.
IN THE SUPREME COURT
County Attorney Instructed to
Dismiss Suit.

The county commissioners have decided
that they have had enough of the i.dex
books that the county purchased two
years ago and yesterday resolution was
passed instructing the county attorney TO
dismiss the appeal now pending in the
supreme court as far as the county was
concerned.
1t will be remembered that the commits
sioners made a contract with j. NJ. Kerr,
then register of deeds, to bring the index
books TO the county instruments filed up
to date Eighteen of the books were COM
pleted when an injunction was granted
on the grounds that the contract with
Mr.. Kerr was illegal.
Mr.. Kerr and the commissioners appeal
ed the case to the supreme court and 1T
was docketed for hearing on March 9Th.
Soon after the change of officers at the
court house On January 18th the index
books which were completed turned up
missing. The Eagle contained several ac-
counts of the incident at that time. Mr..
Kerr announced that he had them in his
possession and would keep them until the
supreme court decided the case.
If the supreme court affirmed the de-
cision of the district court here the books
belong to Mr. Kerr, while if the decision
Yesterday at the meeting of the COM
missoners it was decided to accept the
decision of the district court as final and
they would no longer fight the case as it
was expensive and although the commits
sioners were party to the suit because
of their making the contract the board
were unwilling to appeal. according to-
Commissioner Redfeld.
At the meeting yesterday the commits
cir laI r-eyt,A
here and the following resolution Was in
troduced by Mr.. BusenbarK anil assed:
Resolved, That the county attorney be
end is hereby instructed 10 dismiss the
appeal of the cause now pending in the
supreme court Of Kansas in which J, NJ.
Kerr and the Board of County Commits
sioners are plaintiffs N error and the
state of Kansas is defendant il error in
so far as the board OF county coLlnis-
sioners is concerned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
PROFESSOR =
0RMAND'
CLAYTON
The Most Marvellous
PSYCHIC. PALMIST
The World Has Ever Pro-
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and lust what you want Ia know. with
out asking any questions. No matter
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you what course to pursue 70 obtain the
most happiness. lie gives reliable infer
nation and advice on al business affairs.
financial difficulties. inventions. claims.
mortgages, Investments; tells what BUSH
ness or profession ycu are hes; adapted
for. gives truthful revelations on asl love
affairs. family difficulties and divorce.
Prof. Clayton Ia not a fortune TELLER or
card reader. but t. Sificd with psychic
powers combined with worl,siy experiences
that enables him TO insk into ones Affairs.
ana guide them right. Prof. Clayton re-
fuses 10 accept any fee unless perfect
satisfaction Is given. All businers ~
.acrediy confidential. Charges reduced fer
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Callers for Prof Clayton please use
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Fight, 10 reception room.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
CONTRACT Is MADE.
BY Arkansas City Company to Drill
for Gas.

The Arkansas City Natural Gas and Oil
company has at last completed all its
preliminary arrangements with the dxiil-
ers and the work will commence in a
very short time. The company. however
still desires TO get a few more leases.
and now that it has shown the people
that it is ready to do business it seems
as though the farmers. who have this
land should let the members of the
company have II.
The company have made a contract
with Jeffs & Ingram OF Chanute to sink
three holes. These are to be 500 feet
deep. II necessary, and one of the three
is to b 1.50o feet. unless gas IL found at
a point less than that deep. The drilling
company has put up a bond TO the gas
company to begin work without delay
and the bond is similar to the one put
up by the company to the city.
All the money for the stock in the COM
pany has been paid into the bank and
the drillers will get their money as per
their contract.
Yesterday letter from Jeffs & Ingram
announced that they would be in Ar
kansas City with their drill within two
weeks and that work would be COM
menced as soon thereafter as is possible
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
No failure with Holland Quick Yeast.
HE CAME TO WICHITA,
+. Wright Adams Mysterious Dis
appearance Accounted For.

The Rev. J. Wright Adams. whose dis
appearance last week caused little stir.
has returned only to announce that he
chose 10 spend couple of days in Wich-
ita without announcing the same before
he left. His family was more than glad
10 find that he was all right and he so
escaped a piece OF her mind Mr.
Wright has won the admiration of many
-'letnodists Of Harper for his hard work.
and so they all took a great interest when
IL was announced that he was missing
mis- week he moves to Wichita 10 preach
in the United Brethren church.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
COOPERATIVE CIGAR FACTORY
will Soon be Established I'm This
City.

City.
F. G. Gackenbach is completing ar
engagements whereby the Bryan Bros.
candy factory will turn over their tobac-
co stock and cigar making machinery
to cooperative cigar factory, which
Mr.. Gackenbach will establish IN WITCH
tia. They will take stock in the COM
pany in exchange for their machinery.
Mr.. Gackenbach has been working on
this project for some time, and the pros
poets at present are for the establish
ment of large cigar factory here In the
near future.
The plan of the promoters is to organ
lie a company with capital stock of
$4,000. with $4,000 paid in. Stock viii
be sold to cigar dealers. grocerymen and
druggists at s25 per share. BY taking
shares in the company they would be
doubly anxious 10 sell the goods from
this factory. Besides making a profit
on the goods. they would benefit by Nhe
regular dividends of the company.
The company will be at no expense for
machinery. as stock will be issued In
exchange for it. The money paid In will
be well used for purchasing stock and
paying help With plenty Of capital the
company will be able TO purchase stock
in large quantities and thereby save the
discount Only the best material will
be used in the cigars. four brands of
which will be put out. two five-cent CT
gars, one straight and one six for *
cents. and two ten-cent brands. one
ten cents straight and one three for %
cents.
The factory will employ about fifty ex-
perienced workmen. The idea Is TO put
out only first class goods. goods that can
be easily introduced and would prove ia
vorites.
The company will be called the Wichita
Cooperative Cigar company and will be
under the control of board OF directors
elected by the stockholders. Many cigar
dealers have been interviewed on the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
WILL HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAM
Teachers Will Celebrate Birth OF
George WASHINGTON

The Sedgwick County Teachers asso-
citation will meet February 81 1903. in the
Wichita Business College where the
following program will be rendered:
song. Association
instrumental Solo ..........L. D. Hickma n
Washington as Student.
.-......--...-..--.....Mi Miss Fern Randall
Washington as a General ...........
..-...--..-.-.-...-.-..J. S. Carson
Washington as Statesman ........
.---.-.-..-...-.--.....-- NJ. Fifer
Vocal Solo Miss Olive Sims
Intermission.
How to eTach Patriotism in the Pub
lie Schools ..-....-...-....J F. Helyie
How to Teach Decimal Fractions.
......-...-.......-.....L L. Britain
Reading .....-.......M Miss Laura Lathrope
How TO Teach Penmanship.J w. Swaney
vocal 500 .--.-..----..--.-.....L. L. Brown
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

w. T. Bush. c. r. Daratt. Albert Gross.
/. S. Crawford, J. S. Norris. o. E. Young.
A. d. Spencer. Tom Without. j. A. Myers.
VIM. Wood, c. o. Clark. ]. w. Files. z.
L. Williams, Geo. Chouteau, NJ L. Riggs,
E. r. Johnson. o. P. Stewart. S. G. Skin
ner. w. H. Snyder. ]. J. Bronson. W. J..
Abbott. J. S. Rombold A. n. West. S. s.
Hawks, w. L. Rudy. Jesse Fibleman, A.
T. Hill. j.. o. Buck. Chas. G. Lilly. c. T.
Lindsey, A. G. Schaeffer. ]. G. Carney,
George Knocks, F. c. Harris
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
DIAMOND DYES

WILL NOT FADE OUT, no matter
how often they are washed or exposed
to the sun. A package of DIAMOND
Dyes costs little and plain directions
for using accompany it.
Direction book and 45 dyed samples free
DIAMOND DYES, Burlington, VT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
Prices of CRYSTAL Water.

Crystal Water is sold only in sealed
five-gailon demijohns, with fitting devices
for pouring. Price. $3.50. Container re-
turnable at 81. Five gallons in shipping
demijohn. expressage paid both ways to
any railway express office within 100
miles of Wichita. 81. Containeer return
able at sl.25. Address the Holland Yeast
Co.. distillers and distributors, Wichita,
Kan. Both phones.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
'HE THAT WORKS EASlLI, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOl 10

subject and a large number have signi-
fled their intention of taking stock. The
company Will take form March /. after
which the enterprise will be pushed ~
rapidly =. possible
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

Every old soldier. every young soldier.
and every one who would like 70 be a
soldier Is invited 10 the valentine party.
February a. on South Main street. given
by the Ladies' Veteran Relief Union.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

Robert Williams. for several years
salesman at c. r. Pulton's has accepted
q position as salesman At Holmes a
Jones clothing store. where he would
be pleased 10 meet hi. many friends and
acquaintance.
The Ladies' Aid society Of Plymouth
church Will give a Valentine social IN
the church parlor. Wednesday evening.
February IL All members and friends
Of the church cordially invited
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

Messrs. Fred Wright and Guy Truck.
managers Of the Fulton Store. returned
home Yesterday from New York City
and other eastern cities. where they pur-
chased an immense stock OF clofhiag.
hats and furnishings for their store
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
MEETING OF DIRECTORS.

Organize for Business.
c. l.. Davidson requests the newly
elected directors of the Wichita Pros
pecting. Mining and Gas company to
meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 4
o'clock this evening. 1t is important that
every member should be present. as the
directors are expected to elect their pres
ident and secretary at this meeting and
formulate plans for drilling for gas at the
earliest possible date.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

AL members of Forest City Lodge. Ne.
q. Select knights and Ladies. also all
committees to make arrangements 70 en-
terrain supreme officers on February e.
are requested to be present next We'd
nesday night at O'Clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10
suicIDED SATURDAY NIGHT. .
Judge Cherry Reports Suicide. at Medi
cine Lodge.

A thomas Cherry returned from Medi-
investigating a death claim for tn.
woodmen. While Mr. Cherry was at
Medicine Lodge a suicide occurred there.
Saturday night J. C. Johnston. proprie-
tor OF the Central hotel. went into the
yard back OF the hotel and with a ii;sie
pen knife severed the juguiar vein and
died before medical aid could be called.
Mr.. Johnston was about 30 years Of age
and had wife and three children. The
cause OF his suicide Is not known.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-10

A shipment OF stone was received yes
feriey and work viii b continued on shs
Brons:on building ~ once. Lack % stone
has de.ayef the work for Eve weeks
The Washington times., 1903-12-06

viii have the pleasure of entertaining
the popular novelist on this side of the
Atlantic
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every Saturday night to decorate it with
an effective design IN colors. with the
names and turns of the performers
for the new week. told off in neat let
tering. It seems that the regular press
agent of the theater had been i'll or
out of town during the week preceding
Miss Burkharts engagement there two
years ago, and the wording for the wall
was furnished by a stage hand with lit
efary aspirations, who proudly called her
attention TO the following billing"
Miss Lillian Burkharts the young,
passe, and elite Coincidence pathetique."
A Camden. y. J.. manager once billed
her all over the town as THE pet Of
New York's AO0'' The man who writes
the matter for the house programs in
theater in the suburbs Of Brooklyn, n.
Y, described her as "The politest and
daintiest Of the rough soubrettes." An
advertisements in a Worcester, Mass.
newspaper called her THE daintiest and
most compelling Of the ingenues." A
newspaper in the same town, speaking
Of her performance In "A Passing
Fancy" said that her laughter was
so infectious and her raillery and by
play so enervating that we should like
much 10 see her in "A longer play"
An Atlantic City, n. J.. correspondent
Gf a Philadelphia newspaper two sum-
mers ago sent his paper the information
that the hit OF the performance on one
Of the piers there had been made BY
THAT fair disciple OF Ysaye, Lillian
Burkhart. who is doing so much to
make the violin popular with vaude-
Vile audiences" Evidently that cor
respondent was not nearly so enter
Drlsing as even that Paducah dramatic
critic OF whom George AIDE tells US. for
he. at least, sent the galley boy to the
op'ry house for a program before in
diting the Critique Lbat sent Zoroaster
anc Zendaresta down to famesas being
letter than Nat Goodwin"
IL was IN Atlantic City, too. that a
doughty individual called on her at her
hotel informing her that he was a
former pugilist. now engaged in teach
ing boxing, and, saying he had seen
h~r act the night before, suggested
fhat she could make a better impress
called, at the end Of her little play, she
would do a bag punching exhibition
He had invented a punching bag spec
tally designed for refined ladies'" and
was willing 10 give her one for nothing
~ she would simply announce each
night that he was the inventor and
patentee.
A Western poet and composer sent 20
The newspapers about a year ago a copy
The cover was decorated with re-
production Of one Of Miss Burkhart' s
photographs and bore the legend:
LAS sung nightly and at regular natl
nees By the prince Of female baritones,
KIN Burkhart-"
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when once you are used to it. 1 am
cutie sure / could get into a street ear
ara take up no more room than a girl
fl ordinary street clothes. and then, too,
think what a boom we should be to
general humanity. They would have 10
stop the cars for us, for we could not
jump on a still moving car the way we
are forced TO do now. You can put me
down in favor of hoopskirts because
they are pTettier. more graceful than
our modern wear, and anyway they are
fast coming in style. Really a new
gown ! have just received from Paris
flares almost as much as this l am now
wearing"
Bless your heart, of course 1 like
EN-" said Florence ConrOn, they are
very comfortable. they are pretty, and
they are certainly very womanly.
should be very glad to have the style
come back for everyday wear
Mary Elizabeth Forbes, one Of the new
beauties of the company, was also firm
~ in favor of the hoopskirts. They
are not new TO me-" she said, because
] wore them all one season In Barbara
Freitchie' but I was just as pleased as
a child to know that ! was TO wear them
again this season 7 think they are per-
fectly lovely
The other members of the company
were equally enthusiastic on the suoJect
of hoOps-a symposium OF the views OF
women already committed to the com
the wearing of hoopsk1rts Is detrimental
either to health, happiness. or grace,
and all wear them for the greater part
OF the year, during the evening at least
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explaining to me just what her idea
Of the various characters was. OF
course. shall find all this of immense
help TO me when I come to do the
play
AT Tring. Mrs. Ward showed Miss
Robson some of her favorite walks.
she must be a great walker saws
the actress, '.1Or one place where she
sad she always came when she had
Some specially difficult problem to work
out must be miles from her house. 1t is
u beautiful spot-a long, shaded avenue,
with a sort of fairy ring at one end. The
beauty Of the place would take all the
problems out of my head instead of
helping me to solve them, but Mrs
Ward told me it worked differently with
her--helped her to concentrate her mind.
BY the way, Mrs. Ward doesn't look
anything at all like the portrait Of her
had painted in my imagination. I had
always thought Of her as small wo-
man with large head. quiet. retiring
z. sort of personifed intelligence you
know. Well. she is a large woman.
and, as I have said, an ideal hostess-a
fashionable society woman, in fact. in
the best sense of that rather haclmeyed
expression"
Miss Robson had hoped that Mrs.
Ward would visit America to see the
production of Agatha but as that
event has been postponed indefinitely.
she does not know whether not she
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spector, cheap melodrama Warfield
accepted it eagerly and went on the road
for ten weeks. playing the part of a
countryman. He next obtained an en-
gagement with Mark Murphy end dis
played in a slight manner his versatfI-
ity by playing the part Of an Irish
woman in "O'Dowd's Neighbors."
In the fall of 1891 Mr.. Warfeld went
with John Russells Comedians and in
December, just one year from the time
Of his appearance in an Eighth Avenue
concert hall, he found himself in a
Broadway Theater the Bijou. 1t was
during his continuance with this com
pany that observant managers and crit
les began to discern his real ability It
was here that his famous "Yiddisherr
impersonation was first conceived. the
germ of his Simon Levi In The Auc-
tiOneer." His next important step in
advance was his installation as a mem
Der of the Casino company, where he
remained for three years, adding con-
stantly to his reputation He then
Joined the forces of Weber & Fields. and
for three more years was probably the
most conspicuous individual member Of
that famous company of burlesquers.
Early in 1901 David Belasco, who had
been deeply impressed by Warfield's
character work, entered into a contract
with Mr.. Warfield to put him forward
as a star. and at the beginning of the
season of 1901 a play called THE Auc-
tioneer" was produced, with Warfleld in
the leading role, at the Bijou Theater.
tho scene of the comedians first Broad
way success. The play ran for four
months, and Warfield's extraordinary
personal success became a matter Of
general recognition. 1t has fallen to the
lot Of but few actors TO achieve such
sudden and solid reputation as has Dave
The Washington times., 1903-12-06

don. and at her country place. Stocks"
near Tring.
Il found Mrs. Ward an ideal hostess"
says Miss Robson. she is the grande
dame to her finger tips. and she has a
way Of making you feel that she is con-
descending to meet and talk to you.
and at the same time of putting you
entirely at your ease. Rather paradox
ical. know, but that is just what Mrs.
Ward does. She is very much inter-
ested in the drama in general and in
Agatha in particular. and she went
over the play with me very carefully,
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" Coincidence Pathetique. !"
One of Many Ingenious Terms Applied
TO Lillian Burkhart.

A unique collection of what she calls
personal literature" is the possession
OF Lillian Burkhart, who has been one
OF the most prominent actresses in
vaudeville during the past six or seven
seasons, and is in the Chase bill this
week. This collection consists of fugi-
tive lines and paragraphs written by
weu-meaning but poorly-equipped press
agents and advertising writers concern
ing her and her performances.
The gem of the collection, she thinks,
is a line from a Pittsburg "dead-wall,"
which is leased from year to year by the
managers Of the vaudeville theater in
which she plays there. Instead Of past
ing the wall over with printed posters
OF Autographs each week, one Of the
scene painters assistants is sent over
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The Washington Symphony.
A Fine Program for It's First Concert
This Season.

MS 0CdoOn-
The new season of the Washington
Symphony Orchestra win be begun next
Friday afternoon at AIS at the Lafay-
cite Theater. when, in addition to two
pretentious orchestral works. the local
music public win hear the first Ameri-
can reading of Saint-Saens' Symphony.
No. 2. This composition has excited
much interest among music lovers
abroad, and Mr.. De Koven concluded, to
make 1t the principal feature of the
orchestra's first concert other orches-
trial numbers will be the BerliOz Hunga-
rian March. and Weber's overture to
''Euryanthe.'
In engaging Nine. Fannie Bloomfield
Zeisler, the celebrated pianist, the man
agement of the Washington Symphony
is adhering to its policy Of choosing only
first-class musicians for solo work at
the series of local concerts. Nine.
BloOmfield-Zeisier Is one of the most
noted artists before the musical world,
ana has won a series Of triumphs on
two continents Her playing has
evoked the praise of renowned critics
everywhere Nine Bloomfeld-Zeisler
win play the Grieg. concerto for piano
and orchestra, and has selected two
Chopin numbc.'s and the Schubert
March Milita!re. op. 81. No. /. as her
other mum BERT
CONTINUED or Fifth Page, This section.)
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A Music Hall Beginning.

On the night Of December s, 1890. he
made his first appearance there. and his
speciality so pleased the manager that
he was engaged for second week. A
few days later he encountered man.
ager who offered him an engagement in
a company that was TO play THE In
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Mrs. Ward and Agatha. ="
Celebrated rzovelist Greatly Interested
in the Drama

Eleanor Robson, who has made a pro-
nounced impression in Israel Zangwilis
Merely Mary Ann" in which she is 70
appear at the National Theater Christ
ulss week. has a play by Mrs. Humph-
= Ward and Louis y. Parker. entitled
Agatha" which she planned 10 do
later this season. Owing TO the sue
cess OF Merely Mary Ann in Chi
cago. Cincinnati and other cities Aga
tina" has been shelved for the present.
ard neither Miss Robson nor her man
ayers. the Messrs. Liebler 3 Co. know
JEST when Il win be presented.
As Agatha" IS Mrs. Wards first
original play the celebrated novelist
naturally takes great interest IN 1t. and
when Miss Robson WAS In England last
summer she was the guest OF Mrs.
Ward on several occasions. both al her
town house in GrosvenOr Square, Lon
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Warfield. the only similar instance in
recent years being the case OF Richard
Mansfield, who woke up to find himself
famous overnight after play.ag Baron
Chevrial in "A Partisan Romance"