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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-08
STRUCK BY DERRICK.
w. C. Boite Severely Injured Yester,
day Afternoon.


f. w. BoIte, bookkeeper in the National
Bank OF Wichita. was quite severely in
..ured by the falling of a large derrick on
West Douglas avenue, about o'clock
last evening. Those who witnessed the
accident considered it little short OF a
miracle that Mr.. Bolte was not instantly
killed.
Mr. Bolte was walking along the south
walk on West Douglas avenue, with an
umbrella over his head. 1t was raining
at the time. A large derrick was erected
inside the foundation of the new building
at the corner of Douglas and Water, on
the site of the old Douglas Avenue house.
From some unknown cause the derrick
fell across the sidewalk, striking Mr..
Bolte on the head. The force of the
heavy timbers knocked Mr.. Bolte clear
off the walk into the street. Harry Lock
wood and Doc Butterheld were near by
ana ran to his assistance. He was I'M
conscious and for short time they sup
posed he was fatally injured.
A large crowd soon assembled at the
scene Of the accident and it was difficult
TO keep the people back far enough 70
give the wounded man a little fresh air
Everybody seemed anxious to rush in
and ascertain who had been killed OF
hurt.
Mr. Bolte gradually regained conscious
ness, and Insisted that he was not seri-
pusly hurt. but several large bruises on
his face and head, in addition to a pretty
liberal flow of blood. gave reason to be-
neve that Mr.. Bolte might be injured
much more severely than he supposed.
Just as soon as Mr.. Bolte was able tc
talk he asked the bystanders to order q
hack to take him to his home 355 South
Water street. DR.. Fabrique was called
and he said Mr.. Bolte would be all right
fnl a dav Oh. two
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RECEIVER
APP0IN ED
To Take Charge of Stevens
Millinery Stock,
DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP
Business Not in a FIOuriShing
Condition.
DISSOLVE PAR TNERSHIF

Mamie Hannibal, the young lady Who
with Miss NJ. Heath, ostensibly purchased
( the millinery sto>s, furniture and nix
1 lures of the Stevens millinery store, on
North Main street, last January, filed
case in the district court yesterday after
noon, in which she makes her partner,
Miss Heath. and Mrs. S. NJ. Stevens the
defendants, and in which she asks for
dissolution of partnership and the ae-
pointment of a receiver TO take charge OF
the stock.
In her petition 10 the court the plaintiff
states that on the 18th day OF January
she made an oral contract with Miss
Heath to join Miss Hoath as a partner
and to furnish $500 of the $1,000 necessary
10 buy the stock, furniture and fixtures
of the Stevens millinery store. and that
the deal was closed. the plaintiff paying
her half of the cost price. She alleges
also that Miss Heath, who is sister OF
Mrs. Stevens, pretended to pay her half
of the cost, but that she has discovered
many good reasons for believing that
Miss Hoath did not buy an interest in
the business and that Mrs. Stevens is the
plaintiffs real partner.
She states tSat four fire insurance COM
panies with whom the stock was insured
have withdrawn their policies, and as a
! cause she says il has become known to
these companies that Mrs. Stevens is still
/ interested in the business. The furniture,
! fixtures and stock in the store at present
are valued at $500, and the cash is SIPS,
with outstanding debts to the amount of
800. This condition of the business the
plaintiff states is due to the fact that the
public opinion is that Mrs. Stevens is
still partner in the business. In order
to find out just whose money besides her
own is conducting the business, she asks
for a dissolution of partnership and the
appointment of q receiver. Vermilion
Harris was appointed receiver of the bust
ness yesterday by Judge Dale, and will
serve under a bond of $1,000.
1t will be remembered that on the Ist
day of January an attempt was made TO
burn the Stevens millinery store, but a
disastrous fire was averted by the timely
arrival of two young ladies employed in
the store. The circumstances surrounding
the fire were very suspicious and an in
/ vestigation was made which resulted in
the arrest of S. NJ. Stevens husband of
the owner, on the charge Of attempted
arson. He was given a preliminary hear
ing in the city court and sufficient evi-
dence was produced against him to bind
him over to the district court His case
in all probability will not come up at this
term of court.
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BAD DAY FOR CIRCUS.
Rain Fell on Heads of Spectators in
Biz Tent.

Big Tent.
Yesterday the Forepaugh-Sells Bros
circus was in Wichita, and it rained. For
the first time in ten years it has rained on
circus day, and OF course hundreds of
people were disappointed. Rain fell all
morning, and let up about noon for few
minutes, and then turned in and rained
all afternoon. Rain fell all the night be-
fore and the lot was muddy.
The circus billed the town that the pa
rade would start from the lot at 9 clock
and passed it around that the manage
ment fined their men several dollars for
each minutes delay. The parade was
really three hours late. and Inc men
would not have much money left at the
end of the season if they paid those fines.
The streets were muddy and a light
rain fell, making it mighty unpleasant 20
see the parade, which was not as long
as the usual circus parade. New uniforms
and fresh paint could be seen, but the
street cars stopped when the women
hove in sight. Some Of the horses had
not been curried before the parade started
and one poor animal marched along with
a big raw sore on his shoulder as large
was a new circus parade feature.
At the show grounds everything was
wet. There were a whole lot of holes in
the roof of the big. round top, which the
bills said were absolutely waterproof. The
tent was two-thirds full when the band
started the grand entree and it was a wet,
soiled and bedabbled bunch of humanity
that roasted on the hard boards and
watched the performance
Many umbrellas could be seen in use
during the entire performance, and the
crowd kept up a big noise trying TO get
the people TO set down or put their UNI
brellas down. 1t was get wet, which ever
was done.
Nearly every act was cut short, both
afternoon and night. and some of the
events on the program did not appear at
all 1t was too wet for the bicyclists to
ride on the -slanting platform, and the
man who rode one wheel on a spiral plat
form only went part way. DiavoIo did
not loop the loop at either performance.
The water ran down through the tent
in streams and washed the paint and
powder off the clowns and bareback riders
and left them streaked and striped.
performers and spectators, and the horses
threw mud in the crowd and spoiled some
clothes and dirtied peoples faces.
There was a moro enjoyable show on
the outside than the one inside. People
do not like to pay for protection and then
get wet, but they Will stand all day for a.
free show. One of the big wagons got
stuck in the mud on the grounds, and
eight horses could not move it a mite.
A wagon boss told the men to unhitch
the horses. about twenty men climbed
onto the tongue and a big elephant was
brought out, who stuck his bill under
the rear of the wagon and pushed with
his head and hiked the wagon out of
the mud in a jiffy. The crowd laughed
and applauded so long and loud at this
feat that the Snowman was thinking of
doing it over again and the crowd was
willing to stand and see it done lots of
times Those who hung around the
grounds at night saw plenty of this work
by the pachyderms
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Sunday School Class viii Entertain
Their Friends

The young men Of Miss Lillian Simp-
sons Sunday school class OF the Reform
ed church viii give their annual MAY
social ard entertainment in the lecture
room Of the church tonight. The follow
ing is the program:
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a Cnr-ecfion.

The EagIe published an article some
time ago in which the statement was
made that Joe X Helm had found the
title TO the tznd at Washita Junction
faulty and that he would not erect a hotel
NJ that place. Mr.. Helm wishes 10 state
that such was rot the case and that he
viii put in the SWEETEST cafe south OF kan
sas City in the imn1ediate future AZ Wash
tia Junction
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CAPT. FIsHBAcK ENDORSED
For Senior Vice Commander of Kan
sas G. A. r,

The following resolutions. drawn up by
Cora z. G. King, of w. r. C. No. 40.
were presented to the corps at their meet
ing Tuesday, and were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. The name Of Capt. J. T. Fish
back having been presented to the Gar
lsod uolseIsSH puB 60 ON asod pIeu
they having Endorsed him for department
senior Vice-commander, and.
Whereas. Comrade Fishback has proven
himself to be a worthy and efficient mem
Der Of the post 10 which he belongs. and
loyal 70 all his comrades and especially
to w. R. c. No. 20. therefore, be it
Resolved, That the officers and members
Of W. r. c. No. 20 do most heartily CO.
operate in the Endorsement Of said posts.
and further, be il
Resolved, That the delegates. past pres
idents and all members of W. r. c. No.
20. who attend the state convention held
at Mcpherson, Kan. May 1871. 1903. will
lend him their undivided support.
(Signed) LOUISA VAN DINE,
President.
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recover damages for injuries she is al
legged to have received in a fail through
an open coal hole on South Market street
last fall. The last of the evidence was
given in yesterday morning. and the case
went to the jury at II O'Clock yesterday.
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MALICIOUS LIE BRANDED.
DIR. A. Edgington of Watonsa EN-
p1atic In Correction.

DR.. A Edgington, of WatOnga, stopped
over in Wichita yesterday. being on his
way home from Mcpherson, Kan. where
he visited his sister. The doctor, when
asked Of Watonga. said:
The Republicans have just made a
glorious sweep of the whole town. There
was a malicious lie put in circulation
just before election that viii hurt the
town if not corrected. This lie was to
the effect that the Republicans were in
q factional fight. The recent municipal
election makes it unnecessary TO further
correct if
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the paiat ard they purchased some ve-Y
-,srsorrs sketches. ard Ike Juniors wsnt 70
school walking over black iHsfe~n 81
green and plaz pzint On the walks
wednesday morning ths szzisus md 5z1-
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WILL GIVE MAY SOCIAL.

NARY W. BUCKNER. Secretary.
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sor< vsr. ca1et " o. m CART zno
given = Esnfle HAT - 1r- Hst1et sua
Prs5fssss- DssBcAm that hey shouif 1cf
destroy prpper-T. a. tzey Ee-s E@bls =
AREA ard ESsDs1z-c--
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MARY w. BUCKNER, Secretary.

Whereas. The mayor and city council
of the city OF Wichita having kindly re-
appointed our worthy sister member. Mrs.
Ella Glenn Shields. 10 the Office Of police
matron. be It
Resolved. By the officers and members
Of ". r. c. No. 20, that We extend 10
her cur sincere congratulations for her
well-earned success; and We further eS-
tend 70 her our most hearty support in
the future, as We have done in the past
(SigneD LOUISA VAN DINE.
President
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VERDICT FOR CITY.
Critics Damage Case Settled Yester-
daY Afternoon

About 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the jury in the damage case Of Verde
e. Critics against the city of Wichita. re-
turned verdict in favor OF the city Mrs.
Critics brought action against the city TO
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
Order to Examine Accounts.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Couuty of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term, January "a, 1903.
In the matter of the estate of Flora Bell
Coram deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of James A.
Coram. administrator of the estate of Flora Bell
Coram, deceased, representing, among other
things, that he has fully administered said
estate, and has in good faith paid certain debts
and claims against said estate which have not
been proved nor allowed, and praying that
time and place be fixed for examining and
allowing the final account of his administra-
tion, including said debts and claims so paid by
him and not proved or allowed, and for the
assignment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition and application for the allowance
of said claims and debts SO paid by him and
not yet "'1owod according to law, be heard by
this ourt, On Mooaav the second day of March
"A. D. M0S, at ten o'cl ,ck a. m. at the probate
office in tue c4,s of Austin in said county.
I: And it is further uAuored, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested by publishing
this order once in each week, for three success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing in the
printed and published At the city Ct Aus
I Dated at Austin, Minnesota. the oath day Of
January, A. D. 1903! -
/ BY the Court: j. NJ. GREENMAN,
(Seal] Judge of Probate.
[Pub4. Jan. %, Feb. 4, II, IS. 25.l
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
eaken and leave
Conundrums Answered.

COnunOTu"9 Answered.
Why is a bad epigram like a poor
pencil? Because it has no point.
Why should you never tell man to
take a back seat? Because if you do
he'll be likely to take a-front.
What kind of business never makes
progress? The stationery (ary) busi-
ness.
What sort of men are always above
board in their movements? Chessmen.
How many weeks belong to the year?
Forty-six; the other six are only lent
Qent). ..
Oh, tell us what kind of servants are
best for hotels? The inexperienced.
What chasm often separates friends?
Sarcasm.
How do bees dispose of their honey?
They cell it.
Why are pawnbrokers like pioneers
Of progress? Because they are always
ready to make an advance.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
Order to Examine Accounts

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court,
Special term, January q, 1903.
In the matter of the estate of Milton Mccall,
DECEASED
On reading and filing the petition Of Lucy A.:
M Sprague, administratrix of the estate OF
Milton Mccall, deceased, representing, among among
said estate, and praying that a time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing the final
account Of her administration, and for the as
signment Of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, that said account be examined
and petition be heard by this Court on dna Eriday,
the Goth day of February, A. D: 1903, at
ten o'clock a. m. at the probate office in the
city of Austin in said county.
And it i further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested, by publish
ing this order once in each week, for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing, IN
! the MOWER COUNTY TRANSCRIPT, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at the city OF
Austin in said county.
| Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the 2snd day OF
January, A. D. 1908. "
| BY the Court: J. NJ: GREENM
| tSeal] Judge OF frooate'
| [Publ. Jan. %, Feb. 4, Ill
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Order for Hearing on Claims.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term, January %, 1908.
In the matter of the estate of Wilhelm
Durhmann, deceased.
Letters parliamentary on the estate Of said
deceased being this day granted unto Henry
Weber Jr., of said county;
It is ordered, that all claims and demands Of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate Office in the court house in the city
Of Austin. in said county. on Monday, the
Hth day Of July, A. D. 1908, at three O'clock
p. m.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court, or not proven to its salts
faction, shall be forever barred unless for cause
shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publish.
ing this order once in each week for three sue.
cessive weeks, in the MOWER COUNTY TRAN.
SCRIPT, weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at tie city of Austin, in said county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the 23rd day OF
January, A D.. 1903
j. By the Court: J. NJ. GREENMAN,
IsEAL] Judge of Probate.
(Publ. Jan. %, Feb. 4, III
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
Rememb cred the Dor.

Pension Commissioner Ware was
sitting in his Office at Washington
one day when a brigadier general Of
the regular army was ushered in.
''This Mr.. Ware?" he asked. +
''Im that same," replied Ware.
''What can do for you?" y
Il don't suppose you remember me,
do you?' was the reply. #
swell, I don't know that I do" said
Ware, taking q side look at the man
again, and then under sudden in
SEPARATION, but with a slow drawl, ssbun t.
I'd like to know what the devil you've
done with that, dog" II. a.. / H.
: Tt seems that during the, civil war
the two had been slightly acquainted,
the stranger being ,memberaof tie
First Iowa. he. was known as a .reck-
less fellow, wholly superior to the
little niceties OF toilet and habit. He
owned q bulldog named Major that
was the, pet of the company. 5
! And it was this recruit of the dayysE
of 81 That walked into Ware's office
ins the. stiff, precise garb sof the brig.
adler general. Of the regulars. Wart
did not remember him at first, buu,
sEsudde nly.swas struc d sby somethine
familiar about the fellow, and, al
I. though he could mot remember !. hi,
name, did remember the dog.-Iols
q Register. 4, y u s. :,S ..z ss4
Gains Friend d. i. s.,.ss
Il He who gains time gains q rooi
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
HE FULFILLED INSTRUCTIONS.
4v q Private Under Punishment
~ for Misconduct.

The Eghty-eighth regiment OF Ohio
State Guards, in 1868 was stationed at
Camp Chase, guarding the confederate
prisoners there. In company B of
this regiment was Private Trimble,
who got drunk twice a week regularly.
In his company was Lieut.. x, who
hated Trimble, and showed it when
ever chance offered, relates the Ameri-
can Tribune.
At one end of the prison was an Of
flee and storeroom where were kept
the tools and implements, which were
given out to the prisoners to be re-
turned at stated times.
One morning Lieut.. K. was left in
charge of company B, which was de-
tailed to guard the prison, and while
walking around he espied Trimble,
who was drunk. Lieut.. K. ordered
him taken to the guard house, and
when he thought him sufficiently
sobered had him brought to the little
Office aforementioned, when he rated
him roundly for his besetting sin and
ordered him to whitewash the Of
fee.
"Whitewash everything in here, and
see you do it right or by you will
do it over again" every well" Trim
BILE replied, and the lieutenant stalked
away.
In the side of the office next the
prison was a small hole, through which
the prisoners made known their wants,
and through which the tools they re-
quired were passed.
While Trimble was at work near the
hole, tall, lank confederate stuck his
head through it and said, Il want a
YAK, ye hyar me? Iwant yax!" In
stantly Trimble brought his brush
down on the protruding head. of the
southerner, soaking his hair with the
soft lime, and slapping on first one
side of the face and then the other,
and filled his ears, eyes, nose and
mouth full of whitewash before the as
tonished soldier could withdraw his
head, at the same time yelling, ''You
want a YAK, do you? I'll give you YAK,
blast you; I'll give you yax!" He
then let the poor fellow 60, and pro
ceeded to finish his task.
When done he had whitewasheG
everything in the Office, desk, chairs
tools, stove, stovepipe, floor and win
dows, not forgetting the glass.
Just then the lieutenant stepped in:
he took one glance, and his face pur
pied with rage, as he gasped:
| :'What- the devil does - this =
| mean?" ..-, -. ..,@- '-~.
| There was merry twinkle in Trim
ble's eyes as he replied:
"It means that I have carried ou
my instructions. You ordered every
thing in here whitewashed, and thin]
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
No. Mo-. e,--rxap1e -aehea1aans.. /,

/. Triply behead celebrated and leave
a masculine nickname. =, r. a
2. Tr1ply behead greater and leave a
conjunction.
g. Triply behead a form Of address to
a lady and leave verb.
4. Triply behead collision and leave
performance.
5. Triply behead to weaken and leave
atmosphere.
6. Triply behead nearest and leave a
pronoun.
Z. Triply behead part of a flower and
leave mankind.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
Farming In the South.

Farming In the South.
The passenger department Of the IL
linois Central Railroad Company is is.
suing monthly circulars concerning
fruit f growing, vegetable gardening,
stock raising, dairying, ETC., in the
states Of Kentucky, West Tennessee,
Mississippi and Louisiana. Every farm
.er, or homeseeker, who will forward his
name and address to the undersigned,
will be mailed free, Circulars Nos. l, 2,
9, 5 and s, and others as they are pub
lished from month to month.
D.. F. MERRY,
Asst. Genl. Pass. Agent,
X Apr. 80. Dubuque, Iowa.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28

No. ga Crowd of Boys.
Just see what crowd of boys!
There's one concealed in every line;
If you don't tire of their noise,
You might find out their names in time.
/. Those nittens are half red, half blue.
2. She cried, Winter is almost through.
3. Then rye is higher this year.
4. Her man will leave, I fear.
5. I raveled the plot in no time.
6. His hand will smart in the lime.
z. live on sea or land. Oh, love the sea!
8. Owe no. man, whoe'e he may be.
8. You'll not step hence till you declare
10. OF roses the odor exists in the air.
II. The news of the victory spread wide
Il. If you say you will, am on your side.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
No. 4.-Rlddle.

Sometimes we are rosy pink;
Oft, alack, as black as ink.
You must drive us if you'd see
Just how useful we can be.
Though you should possess score,
Many a man has thousands more.
You may cut US, he, instead,
Hits US often on the head.
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
Notice of Lis Pendens.

SrA1t OF MINNESOTA, E <...-. ~ !. .&jt.,
County OF Mower SIS. = -s,&> E.sTja /.
7. District Court, &asS n. .25:5;. & 5=sv -Sar
Z. Tenfh judicial District I. u :, liy@ssEyu#
SAMUEL w. Drake Plaintiff, = 4 as n
Chris 4opher g.. Ripley Andrew Lancaster, +;
W, Breed and William Russell Fl Also all
oth@ persons or parties unknown claiming
anyiight title, estate, lien or interest in n the
real Estate described In the complaint hereln,i
Y Defendants, Notice Of Lis Pendens. 5,fEs,
d Notbe is hereby given that San action has
been commenced in this Court by the above
named plaintiff against the bovee
named defendants, for the purpose OF
determining the adverse claim, right, title,
estateSlien and interest of the Defendants, and
each d them, in and to the real estate herein:
after described, and to confirm, quiet and
establih title therein In the. Plaintiff In Zee
TIE premises affected by said action are
situatetn the county of Mower and State OF
Minnesota and are described as follows: #
The HIST half u D of the South East quarter
~ of lection thirteen (13} in Township one
hnndrA and four COD North Of Range sixteen Eco
Dated November. IS. 1902 Oh M
35% SEs 5sSs8f:# BURT W.. EATON, sS.,3,
si#az Plaintiff s Attorney,
~ u fs az s Rochester, MINI
[Publ, Jan. q. arch Il. 1sss gsss
Mower County transcript., 1903-01-28
No. 5.-DOub1e ACrOstlc.

Crosswords: l. To move by leaps. 2.
A tropical fruit. 3. The east. 4. The
Latin word for lords. 5. To dismount
6. A confederacy of Indians who used
to live in Kansas and Nebraska.
Primals and finals spell what most
school children have at dinner time.