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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
NEW ENTERPRISE
FOR WICHITA
Wholesale Sponge Co. Has
Been Organized Here.
ONLY FOUR IN u. S.
Will Purchase Green Sponges
at the Docks.

Wichita is soon to have one of the five
exclusive wholesale sponge houses in the
United States. A company has been
organized and capitalized and will do bus
mess under the name of Dunbaugh, Nor
rison & Co., the company being repre-
scented by a Wichita man.
This is an enterprise entirely new to
Wichita. In fact the only concerns of this
kind existing in the United States are at
New York. Chicago, st. Louis and San
Francisco. The plan of the company is to
make Wichita the distributing point for
the entire middle west and at a glance
it will be seen that if the enterprise is a
success, the territory will be almost I'M
limited
The men who comprise the company are
men of means and of broad business ex-
perience. They propose to establish a
wholesale house here and to buy the
sponges at the docks near the different
sponge beds and ship them directly to
Wichita where they will be trimmed.
dried, bleached and placed on the mar
ket. They will receive sponges from the
but the largest quantity will come from
Cuba and the coast of Florida. Mr.. Nor
rison, who is a member of the firm, has
followed sponge gathering since a boy and
viii be stationed at Tampa, Florida, TO
purchase the goods in large quantities
when brought by the divers to the docks.
They will then be made into bales Of
about twenty pounds each and shipped TO
the wholesale house here.
D. L. Dunbaugh left Monday night for
Florida and will make his first shipment
in a few days. Office fixtures and ma
chinery for handling the sponges has
already been secured and the company
expects to begin business by May TO- Sew
eral experts will be needed in sorting and
treating the sponges. but a large part of
the work can be done without skilled
labor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15

IL had suffered for three years with
terrible pains at the time OF men
situation, AID did not know what
Che trouble was until the doctor pro-
nounced it Inflammation OF the
Dvaries, and proposed an operation.
Il felt so weak and sick that l felt
sure that I could not survive the or
deal. The following week l read an
advertisement in the paper of Lydia
r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in such an emergency, and SO
/ decided to try it. Great was my joy
to find that l actually improved after
taking two bottles, and in the end
was cured by it. l had gained eighteen
pounds and was in excellent health"
- Miss ALICE BAILEY, so North Boule-
ward Atlanta, Ga.-s50Oo forfeitif original
Of above letter proving genaineness cannot Re pro
sgced.
The symptoms of Inflammation
and disease of the ovaries are
a dull thrObbing pain, accom-
panied by a sense of tenderness
and heat low down in the side,
with occasional shooting pains.
The regiOI. of pain sometimes
shows some swelling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
EDITORS WILL MEET.
Oklahoma Newspaper Men Are to
Have Good Time.

Mr.. F y. Salter of the firm of Salter
& Son Of the Carmen %. t. Headlight
was in the city yesterday and last night
attended the concert of the Thomas or
chestra. Mr.. Salter is the secretary Of
the Woods County Press association and
that organization is going 10 have big
Blowout and love feast OF pipe dreams
on the Dist of this month. Besides the
local newspaper men who will talk sew
eral out-of-town editors will make
speeches. Ten minutes is the allotted
time for each speaker and the speech
must be on personal experience on the
subject assigned. The following program
has been prepared:
H. P. Cunningham, Fairview Republi
can-The Paper as a Supporter of the
Town
l. W. Williams. late of Rusk Rustier
Tho Town as a Supporter of the Paper.
]. W. Bishop. Cleo Chieftain-Original-
ity in the Paper.
\ r. Rice, Cleo Journal-System in
the Office.
E L. Frasier, Ringwood Leader-Club-
hing Rates.
r. c. Bentley. Carwne Journal-Who
is the Printers Enemy?
c. +. Deem. AIine Chronoscope-Scraps
p B. Watrus. Woods County News
Clean-cut Printing; How to Get II.
F. A. Salter. Carmen Headlight
Makeup.
-. Bowers, Augusta sun-The Editors
Sympathy.
J. d. Carter. Augusta Free HOmes-Who
is the Editors Friend?
NJ \. Hull Ingerson Review-Frater-
nifty Among Printers
J. D. Howard. Cherokee orient-Second
Class Mail Service.
G A. Brown. Cherokee Happy Homes
business Management; Getting support.
c E Hilton Wayuoka Enterprise-The
Value Of Exchanges.
L Finch. Jet News-BacheloT Editors
vs. Married Men.
Charles Keller. Byron Republioan-The
Editors Morals.
A J. Ross. Alva Courier-How Far Is
q Printers Ambition Practicale
W. F Hatfield. Alva Pioneer-The APP
prentice (prlnters deviD
J. p Renfrew. Renfrews Recor6-Sub-
scription Building
{. W Fulton. Alvs Review-How 10
Hustle Ads
:. Z. Murphy oepron Hustler-Nhst
Is Home Without a PaCperle
Ed b AarchaHy. Sedan (Kau) Lance
-Humors OF q Country shop.
Brewer, salesman Topeka Paper COM
pany-So-se Print shops | Have visited
Lon Whcrtnn. president territorial as
s0ciation-Tie Tramp Printer.
Billy Bolton. Woodward 1--we Stock In
spector-Foreign Advertising
Tom Jarbce. Scarf * O-Cozner supply
House-The Ideal CoGatry OG,ce.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
At the 1ole-,

Monday night the Vessie Farrell COM
pany reopened their engagement at the
Toler in the beautiful southern play
When Magnoliss Bloom" TO a wen flied
house. The company used a great deal Of
special scenery in this production and the
stage settings were very pretty Tonight
they will present "Lynwood. a play Of
the war times Ladies VII again be ad-
mitted free tonight with a thirty-cent
ticket bought before O'Clock Thurs
day night they win repeat. by special
request their opening bill. Was She TO
Blame" Friday night viii be RIP Van
Wrinkle" 4 bargain night. 1oc admission
10 everybody to any part Of the house.
and the company viii close their en-
gagement on Saturday night with The
James Boys in Missouri"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
WERE MARRIED IN WICHITA.
81 Dorado Couple Came to Home of
Brides Brother

Mr. VIII Rutle and Miss Grace Bartels,
both of Eldorado, were married yesterday
afternoon at the home or the bride S
brother. II. f. Bartels. 335 Sherman ave-
nue.. by Rev. \. \. Parker. of the st.
Pauls NJ. Z. church. The ceremony was
witnessed by relatives and a few friends
of the contracting parties. \ dainty
wedding supper was served. The bride
and groom left on the evening train for
EldOrado. where they will reside. Mr..
and Mrs. Bartles accompa MED them.
]. S. Pratt, who has been visiting Mrs.
]. F. Bolte. left last night for Weling-
ton. where he Will spend few days with
friends.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
WILL APPLY
FOR CHARTER
Directors of Wichita lnterur-
ban Met Yesterday.
CAPITALIZED AT $4,000
Route Has Been Examined by
Experts.
CAPITALIZED AT $4,000

Yesterday afternoon the directors of the
wichita Interurban Railroad company
met ard listened to the report Of the ex-
pert railroad builder who has made an
Investigation of the proposed line, and
added three names to the board of direc-
tors and ordered an assessment to pay
the charter fees.
fhe proposed route from Wichita TO Ar
kansas City has been carefully gone over
by men interested in the company, and an
expert railroad builder who came here
from ST. Louis. The report submitted was
very aattering. and the facts and figures
submitted showed that the road would be
d paying proposition the day the first car
started Comparisons were made with
other lines. cost of construction, opera
ton, population and wealth all given ana
compared The interurban line can be
built from Wichita to Arkansas City at
very little expense, compared with num-
Der of other similar lines.
The people along the proposed route
are greatly interested in the proposition,
and a large delegation was present from
points along the line. Mayor Arnett, OF
Belle PLANE; W. W. Spencer, Of Geuda
Springs: George H. Hunter, Of yelling
ton; a. l.. Barner. of Belle PLANE; A IL
Barnes. Of oxford; c. Z. Metcah, OF
Geuda Springs, and O. r. Smith, of Belle
Iiaine were among those present at the
-rieeting. and took an active interest IN
the discussion. The names of A. ii.
Barnes, Of oxford; A. /. Barner and ;. I.
Barnett, of Belle PLANE, were added to
the board Of directors of the company:
This brings the number of directors to
twelve, and three more are TO be secured
before the board is complete.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the secretary to prepare an application for
a charter, and as soon as the assessments
were paid to send for this instrument.
The capital of the company is given at
$4,000
As soon as the charter is secured the
directors will begin the work of organic
ing a construction company to build the
line, and assurances have already been
made by trust companies of sufficient
finances to build and equip the line.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
PERMIT FOR NEW BUILDING.
n. j. Roetzel Is Building $4,000 Ware
house.

II. J. Rooted yesterday procured per
nit from the IRE marshal 10 build a three
story brick and stone building to cost
Sl2en. on Douglas avenue. Just east o.
Wichita street The hri d.ng is TO be s4xIso
feet and three fun stories high with base
ment. The excavations for the building
were begun several weeks $50 and work
on the foundations viii begin in A few
days. number OF carloads OF brick have
been received and are Piled IN the street
near the building site and the structure
VIII be rushed % an early completion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15

time on his trip and viii visit ~ ths
places familiar 10 him in his boysood-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
Our Opening Saturday
SchoIIenberger Bros.
WILL VISIT HUNGARY.
A. IsIer of Harper to Visit the Home
of His Boyhood

A Isler, of Harper. was in the city yes
terday calling on his many friends. He
expects to leave in short time on
which he left when young man. twenty
three years ago. When Mr. lsler land
in this country. although he could speak
fuently in four languages, could not
speak a word OF English. but since COM
ing he has been in constant touch with
the language and now speaks EnSiis h
as fluently and correctly as a natuIsf
born American. He expects to spend some
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15
MARY COOPER DEAD.
Well Known Young Woman Died
From Consumption Yesterday.

Miss Mary Cooper died at the home of
her parents S3i South Dodge avenue.
Tuesday morning at O'Clock. She was
born at Albany. Mo. 1877. and with her
parents and three sisters moved to Wich-
ita. where she held position with Noyes
and later with Morsman lines & Co. IS
clerk. She was taken Ill last November
and consumption developed which after
a lingering Illness carried her away. Mss
Cooper was converted at Albany. No. in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15

C. E. Verify, W. ", U. Oklahoma City
The Newspaper Field.
Governor Ferguson, Watonga Republi-
can-Editor and Politician
Victor Murdoch, Wichita Eagie-Pipe
Dreams.
F. H. Greer, Guthrie State Capital
Newspaper Trials.
D. NJ. Galusha. W. N. L., Wichita
Value of Trades Journals
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15

= Miss Alice Bailey, of ]
Atlanta, Ga, tells how she was
permanently cured of inflamna-
lion of the ovaries, escaped sur.
geon's knife, by taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15

1892. and joined the Methodist church. On
coming to Wichita She united with the
Dodge avenue NJ Z. church. of which
she has been consistent and helpful
member. The funeral services will be held
today at 2:30 p. m. from the Dodge ave-
nue. NJ. E. church
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
NOT THE RIGHT MAN.
Had Aided I'm Capturing the Hat. But
Didn't Feel Entitled to Any
Reward.

He.was about to turn from Woodward ave-
nue. into Michigan when gust of wind col
hded with his Straw hat and sent it hustling
almost to the foot Of the soldiers monu-
ine man who had passed through the
Galveston food and the st. Louis alder,
manic investigation, he stood, stock still
and let three other men chase his hat It
was brought back to him after two or three
minutes, and as he waited its coming ne
took a memorandum book from his pocket
and asked of the man who had it in hand:
will you kindly give me your name,
sir?"
"What for" was asked.
chat 1 may remember you in my will.
You chased my hat, sir, and you picked it
up and busted it off, and you have
brought"
There's some mistake here" interrupted
the chaser 81 am not the man who busted
your hat off,"
"Then what noble part did you play2"
why, simply jumped on it and held
it down with my $50 pounds until another
Teller came up. and grabbed it. 1 guess 7
don't care to be remembered in your viii
or anywhere else.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
when Water Tastes Good.

This is Texas story There was gath
cred at one. of the country towns the usual
crowd for the county court, which included
clerk, number of lawyers, and, on this
particular occasion, young army officer.
Well, they celebrated to rather late hour
on the first night, and when bedtime came
it was found that most of them had to
sleep in the one large room called in the
west the school. section" because every
thing in the school section lands in. the
early days belonged to everybody. About
daylight the next morning the district at
torney crawled out and found pitcher of
ice water AS he poured it down his throat
it fairly Kissed After long draught he
knows how good water tastes. ''-Washing-
ton Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
A Good Story.

: Frederika, Ia, July l3th.-Mr. A. s.
Grover, of this place. tells an interesting
story showing how sick people may regain
their health if they will only be guided by
the experience of others. He says:
II had very bad case of Kidney Trouble,
which affected my urinary organs SO that
had to get up every hour of the night.
could not retain my urine and my feet and
limbs begin to bloat up. My weight was
quickly running down.
s"Affer l had tried many things in vain,
/ began to use Dodd's Kidney Pills, med
feline which had cured some other very bad
cases.
~'This remedy has done wonders for me.
I have gained eight pounds in two months.
The bloat has all gone from my feet and
legs, and l don't have to get up at night.
all sound"
Those who suffer as did Mr.. Grover can
make no mistake in taking Dodd's Kidney
lv are Kdney snd ana PerIa ma
orders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
RUINED THE ECHO.
The College Students Had Been PFae-
.tfcing Their Yell and Had Torn
I'D the Ground.

what has become of the splendid echt
we could hear from yonder bluff last sea-
SOM" asked the returned guest of the
We n III tell you After YOU Isft last
fall there was a bunch of these here college
students come, an one night they got full
of love for Amy Mater, or some other
woman, so they said, an was likewise full
front O. the hotel; an all at once an all
together, they cut loose with the dadblamed-
est thing. about 'Rah, rah, rah' an whole
lot more to the same effect, an that there
ghost an quit, for the next morning one O.
the hired men was over there on the bluff,
an he said the ground was torn up fer a
space O. so feet square, an there seemed
rate, we amt seen nor heard nothin' O. the
echo sinceO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17

so prevalent. that they accept it as al
most inevitable. The greatest obstacle
in the way of recovery is that they do
not understand that it is catarrh which
is the source of their illness. In female
complaint, ninety-nine cases out of one
hundred are nothing but catarrh. Pc
runa cures catarrh wherever located.
Chronic invalids who have languished
for years on sick beds with some form
of female disease begin to improve at
once after beginning DIR. Hartman's
treatment.
Among the many prominent women
who recommend Peruna are:-Belva
Lockwood, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs.
Col. Hamilton, of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs.
f. E. Warren, wife of U. S. Senator
Warren, of Wyoming.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columb us,
Ohio.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
Supreme Court Sustains the Foot
Ease Trademark.

Buffalo, N. Y.-Justice Laughlin, in Su-
preme Court, has granted a permanent in
junction, with costs, against Paul b. Hudson
them from making or selling a foot powder
which the court declares is an imitation and:
Infringement on '.Foot-Ease," now so large
ly advertised and sold over the country:
The owner of the trademark, "Foot-Ease, -
the decision in this suit upholds his trade
mark :and renders all parties liable who
farudulently attempt to profit by the ex-
tensive ''Foot-Ease' advertising. Similar
suits will be brought against others who are
now Infringing on the Foot-Ease trademark
rights.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
Promoted by Shamp00s
of cutiCura Soap.
And Dressings of Cuticura the
Great Skin Cure
PaEssi, Sweetest, Most EfisciHs Rsnsaiss
tuf Skin, Scalp and Hall.

This treatment at once stops falling
hair, removes crusts, scales and dam
druf, destroys hair parasites, soothes
irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates
the hair follicles. loosens the scalp skin,
supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon "a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp
when al else fails.
Millions of women now rely on Cuti-
cura Soap assisted by Cuticura 0int-
ment, the great skin cure, for preserving
purifying and Identifying the skin, for
cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales and
dandruff, and the stopping OF falling
hair, for softening, whitening and
soothing red, rough and sore hands, for
baby rashes, itchings and chaf1ngs, Tor
annoying irritations, or too free or
offensive perspiration, for Lucrative
weaknesses, and many -sanatiye, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves, as well as for all the puT.
poses Of the toilet and nursery.
Cuticura remedies are the standard
skin cures and humour remedies Of the
world. Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the
surface of crust5 and scales and soften
the thickcHed cuticle. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura oint-
meDt freely, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and, lastly, in the severer forms, take
Cuticura Resolvent, to cool and cleanse
the blood. A single set is often SUM-
Gent to cure the most torturing, dis
figuring skin, scalp and blood humoHrs,
from pimples to scrofula, from infancy
to age, when all else fails.
SOLD Throughout the world Cuticurs Resofvent se In
form of Chocolate Coated Pfs per vial Of e, Ht-
Enent Soc, Soap. 2c Depot London, q Charterhouso
81 rams Hue de Ia Pax Boston, ~ Columbus Ava
totter Drug & Chem Corp. Sole Prcrs-
- send tor " How 90 Cure Every Hunour1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17

by a horse and badly hurt
his hip was fractured-and
after he recovered he was in
such misery that he could
hardly walk, and to stoop
caused him such distress that
he thought he would have to
quit work also, it affected
his bladder, and he was un-
able to make his water with
out SO much distress. I in
sisted on his getting a box
of your pills and trying them,
so I went to Mason's Drug
Store and got a box. The
first box helped him so much
that I got the second and also
the third, and now he is en-
tirely well" Mrs. L. W.
ANMUMES, Lock Haven, Pa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
The Best Kansas News.
wide Difference in Assessments.


Wide Difference in assessments.
Statements received by the state
board of assessment show a big diff
ference in the price of farm and city
property. For instance, Sedgwick
county has S6,9O1 town lots and as
sessed them at s4,377 ,238, while Wyan-
dotte county with only $1,000 town
lots assessed them at $40, 36O,775. Shaw
nee assessed its 40 1888 town lots at
$S.96S 1854; Leavenworth it's 24,17.
town lots at $4,23S, $40; Bourbon it's
1888 town lots at s1,440,495, and
Atehison it's 7,106 town lots at $1,614,-
507. The total valuation of the sig
large counties containing cities of
the frst-class follows: Wyandotte,
$17,31S,409; Shawnee, $17,700, 597;
Leavenworth, $9,6O1 ,S42; Sedgwick,
81 sol ,483; Atchison, S., O68, 632; Bour-
bon, $5,732 ,648. Stanton county has
only seven town lots within it's bor-
ders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17

OOan's Kidney

Doan's Kidney Pills
make freedom from kid
ney trouble possible.
They carry a kind of
medication to the kid
aeys that brings q bright
ray of hope to desperate
cases.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs
sanish-
LOCK HAVEN, PA.-Mrs.
I. W. Ammumen writes
"A few weeks ago I sent for
trial box Of Doan's Kidney
Pills for myself, and they did
Ill they are said to do. My
husband was kicked last fall
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
Some Inequalities of Taxation.


The assessors returns show there
are no pianos in Stanton and Stevens
counties, and only one in Haskell, and
it is worth only $40. In Graham
county, the pianos are worth only $3.50
each and they are few and far between.
Wyandotte has about 1 900, but they are
of cheap quality. They are valued at
$2S each. Shawnee has a better class
of pianos. They are valued at $55
each. Horses in Wyandotte county are
of poor quality. They are valued at only
$13.66. In Nemaha they are worth only
$40. while in Stevens they are assessed
at $5.47. Anderson leads in quality,
with horses valued at $2648. Leaven-
worth has the best cattle of any coun-
ty. They are valued at S1S.13. Nema-
ha only values it's cattle at $3.50, while
Montgomery values its at 1884 Only
eight counties in the state value their
cattle at over $40 a head. -.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17

are suffering from some form OF fe-
male disease.
Mrs. Emma Mitchell, $40 Louisiana
street, Indianapolis, Ind, writes:
"Peruna has certainly been bless
ing in disguise to me, for when I first
began taking it for troubles peculiar to
the sex and generally worn out sys-
tenn. had little faith.
"For the past five years 4 have
rarely been without pain, but Pc
runa has changed all this, and in
a very short time. I think I had
only taken two bottles before l
began to recuperafe very quickly,
and seven bottles made me well.
do not have headache or back
ache any more, and have some IN
teresf i'm life. give all credit
where it is due, and that is to Pc
runa. "-Enn1a Mitchell.
By far the greatest number of female
troubles are caused directly by catarrh.
They are catarrh of the organ which
is affected. These women despair of re-
covery. Female trouble is SO common
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-17
Emporia,. Musical PRODIGY.

A musical prodigy, in the person of
Jane Lewis, was discovered at the
Emporia Chautauqua. She is a small
13-year-old girl of Welsh parentage,
who has been attending the state nor
NAL school, taking music lessons, which
have been given to her gratuitous, her
mother being a widow and poor. Jane
was put on the Chautauqua programme
for a solo and so we'll did she execute
it that attention was at once attracted
to her promising voice, and a move
ment is now on foot to send her TO
Chicago to study.