The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-09

a cashier in one of Harper's financia
Institutions and delegate to the con
gressionaI convention. found WIGHT.
still growing and a good place TO spenC
time for pleasure.
]. II. Churchill of Dodge City. presi
dent of the state board of agriculture
the alfalfa king, etc. says that the whea
in Ford county is all right and that while
| rain is needed. there is no cause 10
alarm, Mr.. Churchill is an authority no
only on politics, but also on the crops
AS alfalfa king he took the only priz.
at the worlds fair on alfalfa. which
was a bronze medal. Mr. Churchill Ia:
always a good word for his county. anC
this time it is that Ford has gained about
LOCO in population in the past year anc
land values have almost doubled.
NJ. C. HalIett, the prominent stock
raiser and political leader of Rusl
county. is one of the old war horses or
] the ground. Mr.. Hallett reports wheat
in fine condition and Republican politics
in still better in his section. Everything
| is booming in Rush county. New banks
/ are being established in many of the
/ small towns farmers are getting So cents
bushel for their wheat, with forty
| bushels 10 the acre; and cattle looking
as good as though they had gone through
| a summer instead of winter.
Judge o. L. Moore of Abilene. formerly
! judge of the district court of the Eighth
! district. is among the delegates. Judge
/ Moore's term expired at the same time
/ that of Judge Dale did and he was not
reappointed by the governor, but he says
there is no doubt that he will be nomi-
mated and elected this fall He has made
an enviable record and the district will
return him to the bench. Judge Moore
is an old soldier and his wife has held
Office in the National Ladies Relief
corps.
]. c. Starr. E. p. Rochester. alternate;
II. E Nicholson, delegate, all Of Scott
City, and H. W. Barnes of the Kansas
/ City Journal, broke away from the
crowds at the hotels and took in the
town" The leadership of this party was
in dispute between Starr and Barnes.
either of whom are very able as guides
in town where the signs are as plain
as they are in Wichita.
Will welter editor Of the Defender Of
Belle PLANE. is here attending the. con-
ventions, and though not a delegate. a
justification of his interest in POLITICS is
not necessary to even his family, for he
is the Republican nominee Of sumner
county for clerk of the district court.
He was nominated on the first ballot and
is as strong with the people as with his
party.
Colonel J. H. Richauds is a familiar
figure to many Wichita people. His home
is now at Fort Scott but for three years
Sc. 81 and 'Ss-he was a resident Of the
Peerless Princess. He was receiver Of
the Wichita and Fort Scott railroad, the
"Sunfower road He put in many hard
ticks when the branches from FL Do
RADIO TO Mcpherson and from Wichita to
Hutchinson were built.
Walter Barnes. a banker Of Osawato-
ME. is delegate. He with J. z. Scott.
general yardmsster for the Missouri Pa
cifc at the Miami county town who is
an alternate. are putting in some good
advertising ticks for the dedication Of
the Eagles new hall AT OsAwatomie on
March Is The building VIII cost in the
neighborhood Of SS,op5.
William L. StahI. proprietor Of the En-.
poria Republican, finds state politics at
Wichita interesting. bat not as much so
as the coming OF the Kansas city. Mex
leo and Orient railroad 70 Emporia. His
residence En- Kansas City put him ia close
touch with The orient officials and thus
his interest is multiplied. Emporia OK
poets the Orient within year
J. / Galbreath q Solomon. well
known insurance adjuster IS one - Dick
inson couutys delegates Mr. Gslbresth
thinks Mr. Hoch viii make a good gov
ernor. but ne viii have hard place
The exigencies of the campaign xIll
demand more than any man can fulf8
and the next governor Wi' necessarily
dlsarpo!nt those who look fer total and
immediate reform
Albert Reid q The Topeka Man and
Breeze was = spectator AZ the hotels last
evening Nr Reid is the cartoon5st who
has mad. such hst with his czrfcsturss
q the Pringle cor deal. win willie
Pierp Morgan on s;flts ~ 3ogot the
result n his VISIT here last nignt xils b
some - hiz best efforts
J 7. Moore q P1,tsbarg. delegate %
the state convention. neFeT lases a. %
Isortguits 20 say 4 god gor1 FOR Cow
error Bailey Els cc1atg endorsed TIE .
present executive zdmfnlsErziioz. hs-
lieriug rs Mr.. Moore ssiS th@t IRE state /
cousd nor haze a gh.ter cleaner mar ~
Sc bead
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= Riee cosaty gsurlsrusn aro1re Tss-
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rachs1.a z~.sEzfsan admits defszf sa8 -
Simply aghf.ng Tar e-~rt-
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t.ee Il TIE iooh5 yesterday. tie Attended