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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29

dismounted and entered Roy Beans sa-
loon. The new conner leaned against the
bar and carelessly surveyed the scene.
While quietly looking on. he was roughly
accosted by a ruffianly looking man,
who, taking a position directly in front
of the young fellow, and surveying him
from head to foot. said, with contemp-
tuous grim
wen. where in hell did you come
FROM"
why, just arrived from Los Ange-
leg"
The quiet demeanor of the young man
enraged the bully, and he became sun
more overbearing, declaring himself the
wild Wolf of the Arkansas
Il was the bloodiest man in the Chero-
kee Nation" said he; Il am half breed
Cherokee. 1 am, ard belong TO the Ridge
party. | killed three Mexicans on my
way out here. / killed a soldier at Fort
Yuma, and ] have been here three weeks
and amt killed anybody yet I'm going
to give these Mexicans chance 10 have
a funeral. and if you open your mouth
III kill you"
Rov Bean was watching the proceedings
service on the part OF the city oftieiais.
from behind the bar. His sympathies
to be enforced With 4 competent and
well organized police force and faithful
were with the young man. and he quiet
" Slipped a small derringer into his hand
The youth secreted the weapon, ana "heh
The bully resumed his insulting remarks
and threats he cody looked at him and
said
You are not dangerous, and L don't
think you will hurt me"
Then the storm broke. The bully jump
ed up. and cracking his heels, cried to
the crowd
Get out of the way, I'm going to
shoot
A general rush was made for the DOORS
and as the desperate reached to draw
his pistol the young man, with a quick
movement placed the barrel of the der
ringer which he had been holding against
the breast of the bully. and said
MY dear sir. hold up your hands, or
I will kill you
The bully had found his master ana me-
chemically obeyed the command.
Now" said the young man. 'unbucKle
that belt and let your six-shOoter fall.
The bully obeyed without nun iiiui'
Hold your hands behind your pach'
I'm going to hold the hot end OF TINS
cigar in your nose until it goes out IL
YOU finch or attempt to take IT out III
make a funeral for these Mexicans
My name is Joe Stokes and can whip
any man in California who don't like me-
7 like to lay for such snaps as The
Wild Wolf of the Arkansas.
Then the hero mounted his horse ana
rode off amid wild cheers of the crowd
He was a brother of Ed Stokes OF New
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29
A WRESTLING MOUSE.

J. n Davidsor. a grocer. recently cap
tured whis,ling mouse For several
weeks noises like the whoStlinE az a ca
nary bird were heard in his s;are. coming
from boxes. barrels etc Nr Davis n
sci trap ami captured the mouse.
which whtstled and sang ike a canary
bird The littis animal was on exhibit
ton al the fire station last rieht. when
IL died--Cleveiand Plain Dealer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29
Steamship Tickets to Ali
Points On Earth
ON SALE AT


We sell through railway and steamship
tickets to ali points in the world We
carry in stock tickets OF nearly all steam
ship companies. Below are a few:
Houand-AmeTican Line. New York to
Rotterdam.
French Line. New York TO Havre.
Hamburg American Line, New York to
Hamburg
White Star Line. South Africa and
South America.
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Liverpool.
North German Lloyd. New York and
Galveston 70 Southampton. Bremen.
Genoa. Naples. China. Austria and
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anchor Line. New York TO Glasgow
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Liverpool.
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TO Liverpool and Glasgow
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Mail Steamship Company. san Francisco
TO Hawaii. Japan. China. Philippine ISL
ands. Straits Settlements. India and Aus
| traasia-
Besides the observation-disclosures we sell
through tickets ard issue prepaid ticket
orders via twenty-seven other stesrashfP
companies
L r DELANEY. Ticket Agent
Phone -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29
CAESAR AT THE TELEPHONE.

Flushed with victory, Col. JULIUS O'o
car left the scene of the battle and hur-
ried TO the nearest telephone booth
Hell. central" he said, Give me
Rome"
"A little louder, please, said central
Give me ROME"
stand closer to the phone, put your
lips against the receiver. and speak IN
a firm tone" ordered central.
Think | am going to climb into this
tbing?" asked Caesar. You connect me
with Rome or there1l be another maya
zine article provided for around here
with you as the central illustration"
Here's your party was the only re-
ply.
.Hellor' yelled Caesar. rs this Rome?"
Yes"
Gimme the palace"
The connection was made.
Hello. Is this the palace?'
Yes"
who is this?'
..Horatio Claudius the messenger
Hello. 'Ratius. Know who this is7'
mo. sir
"Guess?''
Il can't guess Who is it?'
Don't you know my voice.
mo. Whose is it,
law, can't you guess who it is?'
Tell me who you are and what you
want, please
We'll, that's a Joke on you.
who is peaking anyway"
'.XVhv this is Caesar"
"Sneezer?''
No, Caesar.''
.'wheezer? 1 don't know any Vince
GERS"
II said Caesar.
"Geezer? Who in the wor-"
"Caesari CAESAR! Dadgum you.
Can't you hear thunder? julius Caesar!
Me, It, The whole thing! Got it Ifow?
Understand who's yelping to your
Yes. sire
THAT sounds more like IL. Pretty state
of affairs when ! have 10 identify my
self every time want to issue an order,
Nice state of things. 1 must say! Now,
listen
Yes. sire
We've lust won a great battle
Great rattle!
NO. Confound your muckle-headed
ears Battle! eGt that?"
.'Oh. battle Thought you said
Never mind what you thought I'm
doing the thinking for this community
lust now. We've just won a great bat
tie. and ! want you TO put a bulletin on
the walls of the city where everybody can
see it
Yes. sire
Better write It down now so you'll
il right Listen, now. Are you ready
Yes. sire
We'll. say. 'Veni. vidi vici,'
Yes. sire; I have it. Beany. Bidy.
Bicy''
NO. no, Vent vidi. Wei"
"Sheeny shiddy--''
Great heavens. Were you ever at
school? veni. vi1i. Wei"
oh, Weeny. Wildly. wicy. III go and
tell Mrs Calphurnia-
Here, Wait, You haven't got 1t at
all, said veni vidi-"
II have II now. Clean eye. cried T.
Now by the shade OF Mars. this IS too
much, out uron thee. dog, Would that
9lE iSt CthiN tNtSA t-t-Ns ss'7tt 60 t-'s
voice doth, Back TO the woods
Tel x TO ne once again. and -
IN tel YOU To-"
Here central broke II. asking:
''Did You set YOUR party2"
Then did the royal rage ~ the late J
| Caesar manifest itself and the telephone
building was scattered over the plain-
while the central girls fed shriek;ng Tor
| home and mother.
| And thus It was that the loyal popu-
lace OF Rome must needs wait until the
slow meet Of a messenger brought them
ti6ings Of the glorious victory.-Csicag &c
Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway.
WEST BOUND !,
Leave Daily.
No. IL. Texas Vestibuled Ex-.-.-. 6:53 ID
No Is, Texas Fast Express 500 m
No. %, Daily, except Sunday. $40 m
EAST BOUND.
Leave Daily.
No. II, Chicago Nestibuled Ex--.. $50 a m
No. II, X. Q. and Eastern Elk .lO;30 m
No. &c. Daily, except Sunday. 1:30 m
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29

Butte, Mont. Ar-i slams y. Eei-
ley. the newspaper nan accused Il ire
murder OF Dr. Henry A Cayley- VS. g.
ciared not guilty. Kelley shot Dr. CaTley
in his (keiley 50 nom on the morning
Of October e last In his desense Eel-
ley claimed tie room x2x IL darkness
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29
Missouri Pacific Railway.
Frisco System.
EAST.ROHND

Leaves Ddlly
st Louis Mail 81 Soui heastern
St. Louis & Fit. Smith Express. 10 p m
WEST-BOUND.
Arrives Daily
Kansas & Colorado Mali and Elk. 10 p nj
Meteor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3 10 q IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29
Railroad Time 7 able
Atehi.an. Ioneka and Santa Re az.
Wichita and Western.

No. Az, Pratt 6: Kingrnaa Pas
senger. except sunday -. IL 90 4,
No III. Pratt and kiEgman ac-
SATURDAY Northumberland. 20 p m
Leave
senger. except sunday -. Is p m
No. 413. kingman and Pratt Ac-
Friday ............ 3 Is D m
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-29
Time Table No. l. April l. 1908.
CITY. MEXICO AND ORIENT
Rail MAY

Trains arrive and depart from the Mis-
souri, Pacific station. corner Douglas ave-
nue. and Wichita street.
l. r SHEPWIN Ticket A gent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Completed Proverbs.

"a fool uttereth all his mind"
but that's nothing.
HE that takes a wife takes care"
unless he takes care first.
MAN wants little here below"
and little somebody else gets.
g IT'S deeds must win the prize, 4"
unless they fall into a lawyers
hands.
''Who has love in his heart has
spurs in his sides,' and wheels in
his head.
''The pains ofmind surpass the
pains of sense" when one has no
sense.
From saving comes having" but
not as quickly as it comes from
grabbing at everything in sight.
There's no smoke without fire."
but often those who call attention
to the smoke have started the fire.
''No one ever repented of having
held his tongue" What, not when
he was thirsty, and the question
was whats yours"
Many true word spoken in jest
is taken in deadly earnest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

BLOOMINGTON, JUNE 18.-Blakes
Prairie averages about0twelve miles
wide by twenty five in length, and
therefore contains about 100000
acres of beautiful, rich, rolling
prairie, unbroken by ravines of any
depth. The hills of the Wisconsin
and Mississippi rivers are abrupt
and the ravines short and steep,
thus interfering very little with the
grand sweep of prairie. Blooming
ton is located in the extreme east
central part of this strip of land, on
a gentle south slope of Blakes Fork
of Grant river. The business street
is at the base of the slope and resi-
dences are on the hill The eastern
residence portion is cut off by ra-
vine spanned by an iron bridge and
is called Brooklyn. Most of the land
hereabouts was owned by D. W.
Taft, who built the mill in 1862,
and gave the town good start. In
the records Of early transfers OF
property his name occurs frequent
ly.
The village contains about 700
people, but appears much larger on
account of the uniformly large
buildings in both business and resi-
dence districts. Tt has been grow
ing quite rapidly during the past
seven years, both in population and
buildings. In fact, fully one-third
of the buildings in town have been
erected within that period.
One of the best known business
men in West Grant is r. N. Hos
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Bloomington Bits.


kins, our popular furniture dealer
and undertaken, whose business eX-
tends over wide territory in this
vicinity. His establishment is
stocked with one Of the most COM
plete lines of furniture, wall paper,
carpets, etc., in West Grant, and
the undertaking equipment and
goods are of the latest and richest
kind. Besides this extensive bust
ness Mr.. Hoskins has gained splen-
did reputation as an auctioneer all
over this part of the country. His
activity extends to several other
lines of business, in all of viii CHI his
enterprise is apparent.
Another manner in which this vii
,lage shows her superiority is in the
support accorded the local newspa-
per, The Bloomington Record, pub
lished by III. G. Craig, who mas been
at the helm two and one-half years,
and during that time has increased
the business of the Office fully one
third. The office has been estab-
lished nearly a quarter of century,
and during nearly all that time has
been a paying establishment. The
publisher offers to prove a more
complete circulation in West Grant
than can be shown by any other
publication.
Fl. G. Brookens, our photographer,
has been in business here about
three and one-half years. Mr..
Brookens recently completed and
now occupies his elegant new build
ing, with one of the best skylights
in these parts, and containing a
complete equipment of everything
modern and handy in a modern
studio. Our artist is close student
and hard worker, and he is sure to
occupy a prominent place in the
profession right along His work
reflects the natural artist. Mr..
Brookens has branch gallery at
Bagley, where he may be found on
Tuesdays.
Abe Goldberg of Dubuque recent
ly opened clothing and shoe store
in B. F. Hickok's building and has
done a good business from the start.
His stock is new and well chosen.
Herman Pohle, one Of our best
known citizens, is assisting him.
Mr.. Goldberg recently bought the
w. III. Brown lot, between the bank
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

season.
Fred Reese and James Hampton
do painting and both gentlemen
have good patronage.
Two blacksmith shops do good
business in that line. The old
Tornowske stand is now held down
by Harry Tornowske, who recently
sold half interest to W. G. Mauger,
formerly Of the firm of Mauger &
Pitts. The new firm has been do
ing thriving business.
Hagen Brothers now occupy the
old Max Kolb stand. They are good
workmen and have all they can do.
They recently embarked in the bug
gy business.
j. O. Hughes, Art Hoskins, w. o.
Smith, Louis Kaap and E. L. Merrill
all do contract carpenter work.
They are fine workmen as exempli-
fed in the architecture of the village
and surrounding country.
BENZ. benson, VIM. Cooley and
Chas. Pierce do the mason work for
the entire countryside hereabouts.
Their work is uniformly excellent.
Four places of resort, recreation
and refreshment are open to the
public.
Clay Adkins has fine place, with
rich furnishings. He recently adj
ded a billiard and pool table to the
equipment.
j. E. Brady e Son are still in the
same old stand. They have lately
made many improvements in their
paraphernalia.
F. M. Faust is in the Casper Auel
building. He keeps apopular house
and has large business.
VIM. Mulrooney has been in the
business many years and knows the
whole works by heart. His place
enjoys healthy patronage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
Special Reduced
Excursion Rates

"Short Jaunts for Busy People" is
the title of handsomely illustrated
booklet issued by the Chicago d
Northwestern R'y, briefly describing
q earby summer resorts, with infor-
nation as to summer hotels and board
ing houses, railroad and rates, etc.
Sent on receipt of 2 cent stamp. Ad-
dress W.B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic
manager, Chicago. For rates, tickets,
ETC., apply to agents Chicago & North
western R'y. 23t5
Will be in effect from all points on
the Chicago & nth Western Railway
for the occasions named below:
Modern Woodmen of America, Indi-
annapolis, Ind, June 18th to oath.
National Educational Association,
Boston, July 9Th to 10th.
Mobiles of the Mystic Shsine, Sara
toga, Springs, n. Y, July 7th to 10th.
United Christian Endeavor, Denver,
July 9th to 18th.
Epworth League, Detroit, Mich,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

given him a wide acquaintance.
Mr.. Donnelly is a half owner with
w. B. Dyer OF Earl King, the cele-
brated trotting stallion recently pur-
chased from Chicago
This village has splendid new
brick yard, owned and operated by
Alb. Blackburn, formerly of Lam
caster, The brick turned out at this
yard is Of the highest quality, the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
lieutenant Efobson's bravery.


When he was a boy Lieutenant
Hobson was called 1.-The Parson' at
Annapolis, because of his christian
ity. One day young Hobson, with the
rest of his class, was at the swim
ming lesson. He was far out, along a
rope, in the breakers. 1t would be al
most sure drowning to lose hold Of
the rope. But it happened by some
miSchance that as HObSOn pressed
still farther out he met a clasSmate
coming in, clinging for life to the rope.
The two were alone and there in the
breakers.
The two looked into each others
eyes. 1t was hard moment for the
youngsters. Safe passage along the
rope for both was nearly an impOssi-
bility. Hobson gave way to his class
mate, keeping the merest touch on the
rope But somehow at the moment
of the boys passing him even this
slight hold gave way, and he sank IN
the breakers. The boy left on the
rope got in and sent aid and Hobson
was brought ashore. All supposed he
was dead, but he revived after some
time.
Nobody could have come out OF II
alive but Hobson," was the general
cry. "He is a tough fellow to stand
thatv' And from that day he was
known among his classmates as Par
son Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

Senator Stewart of Nevada tells q
new story of Mark Twain's appren-
ticeship. The humorist who was to
make the world laugh was then en-
pl0yed as reporter in Carson City,
and was on duty one evening in the
city council when the session was pre-
sided over by a municipal statesman
of exceedingly pompOus manner, who
cherished no great fondness for young
Clemens. This councilman, ordinarily
OF no intellectual resources, became
hopelessly confused in a parliament
tary tangle. Finally a motion was
passed to expunge from the records a
certain matter which the presiding Of
Ger was extremely anxious should not
become part of local history.
1.-THE matter has been ordered ex-
Plunged" declared the presiding coun-
Gilman gravely, land the clerk will
proceed-to expunge 1t should be eff
fectively wiped out. obliterated and to-
tally destroyed" He paused to notice
ton. Where gentlemen" he asked,
will you have the expunged matter
deposited and placed?"
Mark Twain caught the attention
of the councilman nearest him. LET
the expunged matter be worn under
the chairman's hat" he suggested;
mo one would ever think of looking
there for anything. saturday Even
ing Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20


In the spring of 1864 Colonel Fox
stopped few days in Washington
with his regiment, the Twenty-seventh
Michigan, on his way to join the Army
Of the Potomac While there he called
ON President Lincoln, who received
him kindly and invited him and the
officers Of his regiment to attend
reception at the White House.
When they arrived at the historical
mansion the colonel introduced his Of.
ficers to the president, who greeted
them warmly. But when the colonel
paused with the last one, Lincoln said:
''Why, colonel, you have overlooked
one of your soldiers!
The colonel did not understand, but,
following the direction of the presi-
dents gaze, he saw, slowing himself
away in an obscure corner where he
hoped not to be noticed, his regiment
al drummer boy, who had stolen along
behind his superiors.
And what did the great president do
but walk over to the boy and take his
hand, saying:
"My name is Abraham Lincoln.
What is yours?''
He talked to the surprised and de-
lighted lad until he put him entirely
at his ease. Whether that drummer
boy is still living or not is not known,
but if he is, he has not forgotten that
incident-Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
His Platform.

"You have your own ideas as to the
needs of the country?" they said to the
man who wanted to run for Office.
"You bet I have" he replied. "The
country needs me-"
"And your political principles?"
ooh, I'm loaded up with political
principles. but the greatest principle
of all is to get office"
chow about a platform"
"That's where l am especially
strong. My platform is to give the
public any kind of platform that it
seems to want, and then, if l am elect
ed, to live up to just as much or as lit
tie of it as suit me-"
Thereupon they knew that they had
a practical politician to deal with, and
nominated him.-Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

July 10Th to 10Th.
B. P. o. E., Baltimore, Md, July 21st
to 23d.
G. A. R. meeting, San Francisco,
August 18th to 22d.
For information as to rates, dates OF
sale, ETC., of these or other occasions.
call upon the ticket agent OF the
North Western Line. -,r... $3.50. t..s y
On the occasion of the And annual
meeting OF the National Educa-
tional association at Boston, July 9Th
to 10TH the Wisconsin Journal OF
Education special through train will
leave Madison Thursday, July End, at
Ills o. M, via the Northwestern Line,
passing through Lake Mills, Jefferson
Jet. and Waukesha to Milwaukee,
thence to Chicago along the North
Westerns delightful lake shore route.
The route of the special train from
Chicago will be via the Grand Trunk
Ry., leaving Chicago the same evening
and arriving at London, Ont, for break
fast. Niagara Falls will be reached at
1870 a. m. and here the party will
stop until 500 p. m. making number
of interesting trips to points IN this
vicinity. On the morning OF Saturday,
July 4th, the party will leave Kingston.
Ont, on the steamer Toronto, for de-
lightful ride, along the st. Lawrence
River, past the Thousand Islands and
through the Lachine Rapids, arriving
at Montreal for supper and in time
for ride through the city before de-
parting at 500 p. m.
The party will reach Boston Sunday
morning at eight o'clock, where it will
be met by local committees who will
act as escort to hotels or various points
of interest.
This special train and the round trip
rate in effects afford splendid opport-
unity for a trip of unrivalled interest.
The party will be personally con-
Quoted and in charge Of one who is
familiar with the route and will see
that the passengers comfort is cared
for in every detail. The arrangements
for the special party include favorable
rates at hotels, eating houses and for
side trips. For further information
call upon or address j. L. Getting,
Madison, Wis, or nearest ticket agent
of the Northwestern line.
Very low rates to Indianapolis, Ind,
via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold June 18th and 18th,
with final return limit by extension
until July %, inclusive. on account OF
Modern Woodmens' Meeting. Apply
to agents Chicago & Northwestern R'y
Fourth of July Excursion rates via
the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at low rates to
points on the Northwestern system
within 200 miles of selling station. July
3 and 4, good returning until July 9th
inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern R'y.
Very low rates to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and return, via the
Northwestern line, July to 10 inclu-
sive, with final return limit until and
including August 31st, 1903, account
of G. E. Convention. Stop over priv
leges and choice of routes. Side trips
can be made at reduced excursion
rates to various Colorado points, tC
summit of Pixies Peak, TO Ogden and
Salt Lake City, Ito Yellowstone Nat
ional Park, from Denver only and tc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20
why Her Dancing Dragged.

A young man who was born on a
ranch, and who, while getting his edu-
cation in the east, has turned west
ward again every summer, and has
thus maintained a fine, strong phys
ique, recently danced with a young
woman of some two hundred pounds
in village not far west of Railway.
He noticed that the dancing was up
hill work, and, when it was over, sank
into a chair in the incipient stages OF
exhaustion. The young woman
looked thoughtfully across the shin
ing surface of the floor and threw a
glance of investigation at the corner
where the punchbowl stood.
Doesn't it strike you that the floor
is very sticky tonight?" she inquired
The young man CALAMITY denied
thinking so.
''It seems so to me-" the young
woman observed. Then she looked
down at her foot protruding from a
silken f1ounce, and exclaimed:
"Why! I've got rubbers on!'-New
York Evening Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-20

building and S. Kites hardware
store, and will erect a brick build
ing 3Ox65, two stories.
There are two excellent meat mar
kets in town. VIM. Macke and JAS
Morkin, under the firm name of
Macke & Morkin, conduct a good
market and also have a fine stock of
groceries, provisions, etc. They are
hustlers for trade and enjoy a. fine