The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
NEWS FROM CHICAGO
Fritz Huffman of Wichita Joins
Opera Company
OTHER WICHITANS THERE
Spring in a City "Zesty"
Latest Slang Phase.
Chicago, March %.

Chicago March 26.
Fritz Huffman leaves next week for Ann
ArbOr, Mich, where he will create the
tenor role in new comic opera THE Cru
saders." Mr. Huffman was selected TO
sing the part from a host Of clever must
clans in Chicago and New York, and this
alone speaks much for the ability Of the
young Wichitan. Mr. Huffman VIII be
remembered in Wichita for the purity and
sweetness Of his voice, but his improve
ment has been most marked during his
stay in Chicago. The Crusaders" is an
exceedingly heavy piece, much more in
tricate than the usual run of present day
comic operas. 1t viii be presented a Ann
Arbor and then visit will be made to
the larger cities.
Spring began its annual visit to Chicago
Tuesday evening. It came with a great
flashing and much noise. Within twenty
minutes after the first clap Of thunder
had reverberated from the suburban lakes
to the sky scrapers and re-echoed the
newsboys were on the streets crying an
extra edition of the newspapers which
told all about the storm. In some sections
of the city one could buy paper before
drop Of rain fell The small boy rolled out
of bed, threw his overshoes and mittens
Gown cellar and hunted up his marbles
and top which had been reposing peace
fully in the lower, back, left hand corner
of his mothers sideboard drawers and
slept the balance Of the night with his
toys under the pillow. The next morning
the Greek and Dago appeared on the
streets with their little push carts and
crying "Banan. MICA, ripa bapan. fiva
centa dozen. Banan." The street piano
was brushed up and put out of tune
The old crowbait was given an extra cur
rying and by evening the piano was dis
coursing discords and dismay at a penny
cord. The girls got out their jumping
ropes. Even the grass spruced up and
began to take notice. Since Thanksgiving
day Chicago has been covered continu-
ously with snow. During the four months
there has never been a time when one
could see the ground. Lake Michigan
was frozen from side to side. the first
time in twenty-five years. Every one was
glad to see the first sign of spring. They
can tolerate the boys. trip over the girls
ropes and smile and allow the street piano
to run without protesting TO the police at
least until they have had a good breath
of sunlit air and felt the steam of the
thawing earth. The snow is all gone but
the water isn't. In the west part of town
a man was drowned in a vacant lot and
a little girl was rescued from drowning
in a gutter. There are many acres of
land in the suburbs under water, but the
suburbanite doesn't mind wading water
If ii is warm.
Miss Bertha Dougherty, who welded the
chalk and rod for several years in the
Franklin and Washington schools in
Wichita. has an excellent position in the
Washington school in Chicago,
It is reported on good authority here
that the Rock Island is having survey
made from Benson and Douglas, New
Mexico, to San Diego. California, and that
they will build a line of their own through
to the Pacific. Douglas and Benson are
on a spur running from the FL Paso line J
to a Connection with the Southern Pacific.
The new line. will present few difficulties
TO construction and will open a new
country to settlement.
The fans here are feeling rather blue /
because Isbel the Wichita first base man. I
has so far refused to sign with Comis- I
keys team. 1t is claimed that the fight /
between the National and American |
Leagues made players salaries and that I.
the clubs have refused to pay any war
time prices Isbel and several others re- /
fused to sign except for last years sala /
ries and the managers would not put up .
the cash Isbel is not dependent on base /
ball. but the league magnates say that /
he will have a hard time to get back into /
line as they have closed up gaps where
players could get into the game.
The Kansans in Chicago would like to 4
know what is Wichita's latest stunt in the
reforming line. one OLeary, gambler.
bookmaker and sport. has declared that
he will go out Of business and was think
ing of going to New York. Then he hap
pened to remember that New York had
been reformed and was now trying 10
teach Chicago TO be good la Portland
Ne. and Wichita. Kan.
There is q possibility of Chicago not get
ting the national Republican convention
after all. Chicago agreed to pay the eX-
lltllSfS OF the bdA the lieitANAAAA
has asked for fifteen of twenty
dollars advance money for cur
rent expenses and this cash has not been
Several members of the
committee seem very anxious 10 take the
convention TO Pittsburg. An the money
for the convention has been subscribed
but has not been collected ard the current
expenses of the committee have been
met by checks drawn on individuals.
Lucius AIDES, who delighted many Wich-
itans during HIS high school days, is
studying under one of Chicagos best mu-
.icians and is reported making good pro-
sress.
DR.. H H Rittenhouse is enjoying
good practice in Chicago. Or. Rittenhouse
and his sister invested fifty dollars each
In Wichita real estate in the boom days.
His father invested considerable cash at
the same time. When the boom went up
Or. Rittenhouse and his sister held 10
Ineir property and also about seventy-five
lots owned by their father. The two
young people wanted TO get their money
MORPHINE