The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
WICHITA PEOPLE
ON GREAT LAKES
What Former Citizens of the
Peerless Princess Are Doing.
RECALLS MINSTREL SHOW
Bowen Tells of TragicaI Visit
to Augusta.
RECALLS MINSTREL SHOW

Chicago May 7th
Wichita got a black eye Wedneso ay
when the Governing Board of the Ameri-
can Trotting Association handed down its
| decision that Cresceus did not go around
the mile track in 1:59s4 last October. The
association went further and declared that
| the Southern Kansas Fair ASsocia ton
had attempted fraud, and instructed Sec
retary knight to bring action against the
| officers.
| Principal w. w. Watt of the Graham
| School of this city, is making arrange
ments for a Floating Chautauqua on the
4 Chicago river Two steamers are to be
| fitted with lecture rooms on the freight
decks. The purpose will be to study the
geography and geology of Chicago and
vicinity. Two hundred pupils will be
| accommodated each boat. Three trips
will be made daily to make a practical
study of the river and its surroundings,
and the boats will go to the late front
band will accompany each boat
Mrs Sam Hull. an aunt of Bion Hull
of Wichita. has a beautiful apartment at
Sixtieth street and Madison avenue.
Some Of the Wichita crowd were loaf
ing around political headquarters at the
Del Prado hotel when f. b. Fletcher,
secretary 40 the postmaster, wanted TO
know if Tom Shaw Was still in Wichita.
Mr.. Fletcher and Tom Shaw were boys
together and were in business in the
same town, Morris, Ill, for a number
of years. Mr.. Shaw ran a restaurant and
Mr.. Fletcher a newspaper. Mr.. Fletcher
was superintendent and Mr.. Shaw was
choister of the same Sunday School. Mr..
Fletcher once owned the ground where
Tom Shaws music store was located.
Evangelist Biederwolf and his singing
companion, Harry Maxwell. so well
known in Wichita, have been working in
Chicago during the past few weeks. Re
vivaI meetings have been held through
out the city. and some eight thousand
converts was the result
The National Socialist party is holding
their convention in Chicago. At the first
jump the delegates had a row because
some Of the socialists wanted to smoke
and some didn't like to smoke. The prin-
cipal debate in the convention is the ques-
ton of what the party will demand i'm
meoiate action Jpn. Eugene V. Debs Is
the presidential candidate
Bob Mccain, who opened the Elite
Cafe in the rooms now occupied by Var
ney's jewelry store, is in Chicago. He
had one of the best restaurants on Clark
street for many years. He has lately sold
out and is seeking his fortune in oil
wells. Many Wichitans will remember
the Columbia Minstrel company. Geo.
Bowen, formerly manager OF the Craw-
ford. Bob Mccain and Harry Pottenger
were at the head of the concern. This
company showed in Wichita once or twice
and then went out to astonish the ma
tives in the smaller towns. They met
with poor business and some one told
them that no minstrel show could run
without band and that the members
York. The company decided to make
one more stand, so the town of Augusta
was billed with the paper of the Mag
nificent Masterful Minstrels The COM
pany caught a Frisco train and each
man Carried case usually containing
some band instrument. Now the promo
ters had told Tom Shay of their dire
straits and he had loaned them the in
strument cases from his store. Not a
case had an instrument in it. Some of the
scenery from the Crawford was rolled
up and shipped along When Augusta
was reached the manager was sure that
his scenery had a vantage point on the
baggage wagon and then lined up his
troupe. Two py two they marched up
the street. each man carrying a case
and swinging a cane. The whole bunch
registered from New York and some turn
ed around to run into a Wichitan who
was so glad TO see him that it nearly
queered the show. The Wichita travel
ing men were bought off and promised
10 be good. The show came off that night
but some Of the fellows brought along
some whiskey TO warm things up a bit.
and things got too warm and the whole
crew was nearly mobbed and had TO
leave the opera house between acts. They
caught the early morning train back 10
and whenever the Columbia
Minstrel Company was mentioned a
dreamy and far away look appeared in
the eye of the questioned and he made
no reply.
" Cd
with Coler Sim and the Kansas National
bank for a number of years, is a special
agent OF the Royal Insurance company.
Mr.. Louis Francisco. who attended
Friends University and attended Eagles
a year ago. was in Chicagothe first OF the
week He has been stterking the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin the past winter
His sister. Miss Lucy Francisco. head
Of the department Of music in Friends
viii leave Berlin the 18th Of tbs month
She has spent a year among the mu-
sic.ans Of Germany.
Dr. =. X. Pearsons. who 50 literally en-
lowed Fair1ount college. has returned
rom a FIVE months visit in the south ard ,
Nin spend the next year looking after his
colleges Some thirty colleges have bene-
E led fro1n Or PearSons generosity. FIve
,f them have no1 yet raised the sum re-
guiree - Offset his gifts. kingdsher Col .
eye, Oklahoma. has received notice tha; +
ifJy Thousand dollars would be given
them when they comply with the require
rents This vas in the nature Of 4 birth
lay celebration for Or. Pears1ns as m
made The offer 70 i've COLLEGES On his sith &
birthday K.nsfsher must raise $4,000
10 SGT the nnoney.
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