The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-01

BELLS, WHISTLES AND GUNS
Entered Into the Celebration
of the Happy Event
Hannv New Year.

Happy New Year
The wear 1863 was ushered in with APP
propriate ceremony last night. and the
cd year was ushered out. Promptly on
tho STROKE of twelve the whistles began
t. blow. bells to ring, guns were fired,
ana the young people on the streets
yelled This was kept up for several min
us, and as soon as the watchers saw
that the new year was a good one and
c. me in auspiciously, they departed for
lone and sleep.
Many watch parties were held last
night The various entertainments in the
city remained open until after midnight
Y, hen the bells began To ring and the
Whistles To blow the people who attended
The various meetings. balls, open-house
rarties and entertainments poured out in
to the street and at midnight the side
walks were thronged with people. all
laughing. singing and once in while
some over-joyful individual would rent
tio air with a few bowls that would have
done credit 20 any Indian person
standing on the corner Of Main street
saw many happy smiling faces pass by.
livery one was feeling jubilant. and they
expressed their feelings in more ways
than one Friend ana stranger were
greeted with Happy New Year.
The merchants complained 10 the police
yesterday that the soap the small boy
lIscs to mark up the windows is Of rather
locr quality and it is hard to get off.
chef Burt said that he would stop this
rsance. But the chief Of police the DO
lice force the firemen. in fact every man
i, the employ Of the city would have had
& very busy time keeping those windows
from having 1893 marked on them. 1t
would have required man at every
store to keep the boys from marking the
windows Although the orders issued
were strict every window in the business
district has 1898 marked on if, and in
srite of the vigilance of the officers.
The small boys and young men had
their pockets full Of soap. The police
nen did, too before they were through
The small boy when captured, gieefully
u: nded over the soap he carried in his
hands and with a merry ''ha-ha," walked
down the street half block, pulled out
another piece Of soap and began marking.
The officers did all they could. but the
windows were marked, just the same.
The members OF the Y. NJ. c. \. gave
q watch party ct their rooms last night
to watch the old year out Aiusi1. ath-
letic sports and a general good time was
the program of the evening. Mr.. AIDES,
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Walden delighted the
crowd with some of their best solos.
S.ckner's orchestra was present. and rem
6ered several selections. The public in
attendance was given chance to sec
what progress the gymnasium class had
r,ade during the past few months. Mr..
Peck. the physical director; Mr.. Camien.
Air, HUFF and Mr. Hammon represented
the class in the exercises. Performances
or the parallel bars and the horizontal
tar work were the features of the even
ing \ very interesting fencing contest
between Mr.. C;.mien and Mr. Chas- Host
vas decided in favor Of the latter.
After the exercises a light lunch was
SERVED in the reading rooms and the
guests watched the old year out and the
new one in.