West Wichita News from Wichita, Kansas • 1

CEYOTED TO TEE MTEEESTS OF TEE CEST SIZE EYEIY LITTLE EELPS OS TO MAKE A CSEATEI VriCKITA Vol. i. TEN PAGES. WICHITA, KANSAS, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1909. TEN PAGES.

No. 6. THE TRADER" ON THE W. SIDE. WILL GO ON CONCERT TOUR.

ccixol Fon svnians in IVESJ WICHITA May Be Started This Fall by Free Kindergarten Board. 17AHT can LinE TO EOD 0FJ7. COrSLAS West Side Citizens Want Service To Kansas Sanitarium and Academy. LINE MAY STOP AT MERIDIAN. the line to the sanitarium or the academy.

But they will not do so. If patients for the sanitarium or persons going to Mt. Carmel find they have to walk half a mile after getting off the car, they will board a cab or other conveyance at the corner of Main and Douglas end ride all the way. What incentive or inducement would there be for them to do otherwise, especially when the roads are in bad condition much of the time. "Most of the people who go to the Sanitarium are patients unable to walk long distances.

Not one in one hundred would welk the half mile from Meridian to the Sanitarium. "Officers of Mt. Carmel academy recently told the street car company that if the line is extended to the academy Us enrollment would be increased by 100 day scholars. "The street car company ought to tke these things Into consideration, and ought to give better service to the West Side people." EAST SICE AS SPEELECVILLE Itinerant Venders of Merchandise Occupy Street Corners. INJURE LEGITIMATE DEALERS.

Blockade 8treeta and Some Sell Shoddy Goods. -City Commissioners Should Banish Them. The fake speelers, itinerant venders, medicine men, banana and orange sellers, eye-glass artists, and pop corn men have bodily taken possession of the principal street corners on the East Side. This afternoon three corners at the intersection of Douglas and Topeka avenues were occupied by dealers who have their headquarters in their hats. Many other prominent corners are held down by imp corn, orange and banana "merchants The hone of contention among these temporary dealers Beeins to be the southeast and the southwest corners of Douglas and Topeka.

This after- Wm, Knights, President Sanitarium, Says Car Co. Has Not Fulfilled Promise to Reach The Sanitarium. The citlzena of the West Side, especially those in the northwest part, want the street car company to extend Its line west on Douglas, past Meridian to the end of Douglas ave nue. It Is now practically assured that the car company will be able to get across the Missouri Pacific tracks la the vicinity of Millwood avenue, and that the line will be extended west to Meridian. Mr.

O. Martinson, a member of the committee apixilnted by the West Side Commercial le ague to assist the street car company In getting across the Missouri Pacific tracks, rexrted at the meeting Tuesday night, that Douglas avenue has been for 2. years and that he could get loo elti zens to prove It. This being the case the street rv company has a right to use the av-tiue, ami no one could prevent it faun doing so. I The car company will soon extending its lino west of Millwoa.

on Ihiugla. William Knight. of the Kaunas Sanitarium Food company, 1 watit the street car company to' make good it promise to build It line west to the end of Ihiugia ev-nue, and serve the Kansas Sanitarium and Mt. Carmxl academy. These are two of the most Institutions, not only in Vl li'i hut in the sout et and it on', fair and right that they should hv-street car service, especially when the i ar company promise 1 to build I I no to them.

In (quaking of the matter, Knight "nil to Th today "Wlivr tin to o.s-sii ion to a tlie Kansas here trnji.el tin street C.T ('ill I inv promised the committee sp.ii.it-. I -i sei ure the sanitarium that it would extend It line to the sanitarium In two year. Five year have passed; and the line b.n not le-n extended Vet. "Although tlie West Side car line pays well if not better than any of the o'hers, practically no extern practically no extension have made to It sit.io it was built. 1 BANKERS CONVENTION.

They Had a Great Time And Went Away Praising Wichita. Th tweni-y-sixth annual convention of tl) Kansas Bankers Association wa Wednesday and Thurs- (day. about bankers Principal towns of the state, The sessions were held in the Mas onie The Carey hotel was the for the bank ers wes held at tie consistory on Weiiesday night. Rev. Mgr.

Tibet) Allen Delivers Sermon at Auditorium Tomorrow. Elaitora'e preparation have been made for the observation of Memorial Sunday tomorrow. The new auditorium ha lien set ured for tomorrow aftorn.xin Rev Edgar Wlllirm Allen, pastor of the Central church Christ, will deliver an Inspiring sermon to the old Rev. solder, sons of veterans, kindred 'inr orgati'a'ions and the public In Kggiesifin Bo! A ha arrrng- 1 a grand ilvie parad for Monday genera! afernoon. Tlie parade will lie coin- Hr Ib ppe of the First church will pronoun.

the invocation. The horn of the Central i hurch, led by Herman Iieper, direc'or, will render several side, tinri. The choir will augiimente.l by the Ion of several member. Eggiestnn Bust. Ladies of tlie O.

A. L. H. Bump Has a Gigantic Sale of Merchandise. L.

H. Bump, one of the oldest general merchants on the West Side, is inaugurating one of the greatest merchandise sales In the history of Wichita, at 807 West Douglas avenue. He Is moving into his new location at 807, a $14,000 stock of goods purchased in the east. The building of one of the largest merchants In the east caved in and it was necessary to sell the goods quickly. Mr.

Bump bought them for 40 rents on the dollar and is shipping them to this cjy. The eastern mans loss is the gain of the people of Wichita. Mr. Bump calls his new store the Trader." It will pay others to trade at the "Trader," as they can now buy clothing, shoes, dry goods and notions very cheaply. WAS A TRAGIC DEATH.

Dr. John Tok Carbolic Acid By Mistake. Dr. P. D.

St. John, one of the oldest physicians of this city, accidentally swallowed carbolic add Sunday morning at fft.s residence. 600 North Topeka avenue, and died a few minutes later. Hr. St.

John, is is said, was afflict-eil with stomach trouble ami insomnia. It is believed that he Intended to take a dose of medicine for Ills ailments and by a mistake got bold of the wrong bottle. Interment was made Wednesday In Highland cemetery. TRAVELED THROUGH OKLAHOMA President Stratford of Ponca Tent A Awning Co. Returns Prom Semi-Annual Business Trip.

Mr. A. A. Stratford, president of the Ponca Tent Awning i ompany, has returned from a business trip In Oklahoma. "Oklahoma lias Just been visited with a soaking rain and everyone is feeling good over the i rop prospects." said Mr, Stra'ford "The rain was general and priujU zPy assures the wheat crop" Mr.

Stratford was three weeks. 15' annual business trip business ronnei moth tent and awi.n.g f.n tory here. He was at E' el. kwell. Puma City, Perry.

Pa me, st Ch-cotuh. Crowder Ci'v irks, Gntl.rl. Oklahoma City. I' Cbii k.vha, Hobart, Mangum. Quannah and Vernon, Texas, Mr.

Stratford reports bii'lness verv good. The demand for tents rtel awnings Is great. Tin1 tompanys factory force has been augmented by the million of two more stiti tiers. And, as the feasting hour draws nigh, Tlie thoughts of dessert makes tin liousew ife sigh, But now-; lo-r free with Joy does beam, For lo! she lias thought of Anti Ir? Cream. RUCKLE TO START FEED MILL.

Has Purchased Lot on North Walnut And Will Built at Once. West Wichita is to have a new-feed mill. E. O. Ruckle, formerly In the employ of Miller Fred Kellogg of the West Side, has purchased a lot of Charles Lindsay, one half block north of Douglas on Walnut street.

Mr. Ruckle will build a frame building and Install mill machinery at once. He paid $Sn0 for the lot. Mr. Ruckle has had several years experience in the feed mill business.

IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE. 7 Citizens State Bank Has One of The Most Beautiful Homes in State. The Citizens State bank has now one of the finest interiors of any banking institution in the state. Improvements costing about $6,000 have just been completed. They consist of a remodeled interior, the addition of a directors room and a private office in the rear part of the building for President Hadley.

The rooms are furnished with massive oak tables and new chairs. An additional desk for patrons has been added. A new four foot railing ha3 been placed around President Hadleys front The rooms have been further beautified by a brownish wainscoatlng four feet high which harmonizes with the paper. A new gold leaf sign on the front window further beautifies the appearance of the bank. Mr.

H. E. Dedrick is building a handsome residence on University and Fern avenue. This is a modern 12 rom Colonial structure and promises to be one of which the West Side may well be proud. Mr.

J. A. Munns ls the contractor. Simon Buchhalter, Eminent Pianist, Will Be Heard in Kansas Towns. Simon Buchhalter will leave next Friday on a short concert tour of cities of Kansas.

This will be his second concert of the season. He will be heard in recital in Kingman, June 4, and at Pratt, June 8. Later he will appear at Newton and other cities. He will take with him a Knabe concert grand piano for his special use during the concerts. The Wichita public should be proud to have such an eminent artist in Its midst.

Mr. Buchhdlter has appeared so often in concert in this city that criticism is unnecessary for his work. Only one word is applicable in bis case and that is that he is a genuine artist of First rank. A BEAUTIFUL WEST SIDE HOME. A good setting, restfulness and simplicity characterize the West Side home chosen by The News for description this week.

Ivoking at the outside one could well Imagine the occupants cultured, music loving people. As one approaches 121 S. Elizabeth street, the home of Mr. Hill, they first notice the row of fine maple trees, there is beauty, strength and rhythm In these tree, so music is there. They are the king of cartonists hence art Is there.

The home, a pretty Colonial cottage, ha a wide gallery with an inviting craftsman swing. After viewing the pleasing exterior the News representative was received et the door by Miss Olive Hill, the daughter, a charming young lady well known In musical circles. The interior I made harmonious and beautiful by the choice of art paper used for the walls. In the library is a highly conventionalized design in tint ranging from lemon stone to rich brown with a sash of shell pink. In the reception hall and dining room conventionalized design la shade of green la used with plain green in the dining room.

Thl paper made a pleasing background for some good pictures which adorned tlie walls. The bed rooms were finished in propriate shade of violet, light gray and yellow. It may lie of interest to know that one of Wichita's progressive and artistic decorators Tarrott Sons did the decorating in this home. GARSTS ENTERTAIN. Gave Sumptuous Dinner to Rev.

E. W. Allen, His Father H. N. Allen, And Others.

T. C. Burst. 4 1-2 null west of Wichita, on the W. W.

railway, entertained Rev. E. W. Allen, hi father. H.

Allen, of Ohio, and Jerome Turley, this city, at their home Friday afternoon. Tlie day was the anniversary of Rev. Allen's birth. Mr. and Mrs.

Garst entertained the guests a la country club style. Mr. Brrst had also invited J. Napoleon Chapman of this city to come out Friday and fish. Mr.

Chapman invited to accompany him by permission. A. W. Johnson and Benj. West, ho gladly accepted.

A number of fish were caught but not enough to make a fry. At 3 o'clock the bell at the farm house rmg for luncheon, Brothers Allen and party having arrived. Mr. Garst had prepared an elaborate spread. After luncheon all joined the fishing party.

Rev. Allen and son participated in fishing until it began to rain. They went to the house and the rest of the party fished until 6 o'clock. They were again invited to luncheon but refused and returned via the W. VS.

railway to Wichita, expressing themselves as having spent a very pleasant day. SEN. STEWART IN LONDON. Is Boosting The New Y. G.

Railroad His Friends Pleased. Senator J. H. Stewart, of Wichita, is in London, England, on business connected with the Yankton and Gulf railroad. The senator ls doing some good work work for the new railroad enterprise.

The News and his many friends wish him the highest degree of success in his new enterprise. Senator Stewart will remain in England several weeks yet. REV. H. N.

ALLEN, OF OHIO. IB Rev. H. N. Allen, of Elyria, 0., will hold union services at Valley Center tomorrow afternoon at 3 oclock.

Hd will preach at the Christian chnrch. His subject will be "Influence of the Heroic Dead. Rev. Allen ls the father of Rev. E.

W. Allen, pastor of the Central Christian church, and ls here visiting his son. TEACH SYRIAN YOUTH ENGLISH. Good Location on West Douglae Juat West of Bridge I netitution Greatly Needed. It is probable a school of instruction for Syrian children will be established on the West Side this fall.

The children will be taught to read, speak and write English. They will be given Instruction in spelling, arithmetic, and geography later on. The school will be managed by the Free Kindergarten board. At a recent meeting it discussed the proposition of starting a school for Syrian children. Many of the members were very ani-ious to do so.

The school will probably be held In the upper floor of one of the brick buildings near the west end of the new bridge. A school of Instruction for Syrian children is greatly needed. There are several hundred Syrians In this city. Most of them live on the West Side. They are rapidly becoming naturalized.

By nature they are shrewd traders and they enjoy the American spirit yes the Wichita spirit of enterprise and ambition. Many of the Syrians are well to do merchants. They are as a rule law abiding people and attend to their own business. They nr cn industrious, enterprising race. It Is necessary that their children be taught the English language and American ways.

They are bright, lively, healthy lltt' folks and will quickly learn Auk-: nan customs if ghen a chance. The proKsition of (he ladies of the Free Kindergarten sssoi l.iMon to start a school for Syrian iliildren in West Wichita is a movni'i. the right direction. It bears the ndorsement of The News and it hop. that it will be established.

COUNTY NORMAL PROGRAM. Will Be Held at Lew Academy June 7 to July 1. T. W. Pwanry, minify superintendent, announces that lie lias completed tu Sedgwick County Normal.

It will be held from June 7 to July 1. at Lewi Academy, The following excellent corps of instrin tors has been secured. J. S. Carson, general.

1 S. and Kansas history and civics. R. If. Mw-enre, geography, arithmetic and algebra.

C. E. Cosand, literature, grammar, orthography and reading. I'r. S.

E. Swartz, physics, physiology, psychology and theory. Examinations will be held July and 0. Superintendent Swaney urges all teachers to join at the beginning ef the normal. ASPHALT CO.

SLOW. The Canton Bridge company lias written Secretary Hurd of the Commercial club a letter saying that it would like for the league to assist in getting an asphalt company to put the floor in the new bridge, as the company is anxious to finish the bridge. The bridge company says it looks like a hold up on the part of the asphalt company in delaying the furnishing of asphalt as a contracting company is paving Wichita streets with asphalt and could furnish the material for the bridge if it wished to do so. The bridge company says if the asphalt company would get busy it could have tlie bridge ready to turn o'Ver to the city in a few days, otherwise it will be delayed several weeks. MAN INJURED.

A citizen of the West Side was recently injured in a very peculiar manner. When he began housekeeping six years ago, he invested in a lawn mower and has ever since mowed his own lawn without paying much attention to the general condition of the machine, and has often remarked to his associates of the hard labor, attending the operation. Upon returning from a recent business trip he seized the mower and after drawing It well back, gave it a vigorous push, with the exertion usually required to cut the grass. The machine broke away from his grasp and cut a lengthy swath, and the man, unsupported in the usual way, fell heavily, spraining his wrist and shoulder. It developed that his wife had, during his absence, sent the mower to the Central Cycle and Supply and had It sharpened, which facilitated Its action so much that the accident was the result.

Phone 2073. "It sec to be the Impression that d. 1 1 m. tit Their exp. uses, su.

a rent, any old thing i good enough for the i Appilng. captain of Eggleston taxes. Insurance, clerk hire and adver- West Side. "1I! 1" 'f he day. 1 w.ll bv J.

FNhbark. rai "Tlie street car company and pf people of Wichita do not realize what ltim th( ortlr; a benefit the Sanitarium to; a-partm-nt. National Guard I of army veteran from Kggb-x- I ton and Barfield post, the different auxiliary and civic IhmIics, the fire and The procession Tin tin bant. and business men of Wichita carry complete stock if tiding I great. It I doing them an Injustice to icliow trrveling peddler and itinerant street orm-r venders with small stock of good, much of which is shoddy, to sell their wares in 1100,1 these two corners were occupied ai(man sn sharp- a of rilK8; orange dealer; an eve glass fitter; and a Pl oorn main There was a sharp rivalry between 1,10 stomach hitters man.

the "ferny" Jeweler, and the fruit seller, It one wrs angry because 1 ,0 talk louder and attract the most i attention. The jargon, noise, yell, exhortations and promise made by these parasite was awful. A dtuen of the West Side passed I by. He heard tlie noise and saw the trowd lined up before each "speeier." tiiiH kading the sidewalk and traffic In tlie Street. i "Til, must be lie as he tried to get by.

"I thank my Hmky stars that we are not bothered by street 'speelers' on the West Side. (ontinued the West Wichita man. zs lie squeezed ills way through the herd 11 if humanity. I suppose these street venders pay llrer.se but I do not think tlie police amt commissioners should allow them to IdiH k.tde the sidewalks and street. Be-xules mu of the gisl sold on the streets I Tony and cause the poplo to lose their hard earned cash." These itinerant vender should not tie allowed They not only do not do t'1 'inn.

unity any good hut they do! he it an injury. They cut In on the trade of the legitimate, reliable and established merchant. this city. them up. These men are allowed to take out a license and sell their wares in this It y.

The ordinance which grants these venders and peddlers the privilege of selling goods ought to be abolished. It is high time that the city commission passed laws making it a misdemeanor punishable by a heavy fine nd Jail sentence for fake street venders and peddlers to do business in the city. If they want to sell goods here, then let them rent a store rotn, put In stocks of dependable, merchandise and become good citizens. If they do this there will be no kick coming. From Europe to Wichita Mr.

and Mrs. Adolph Chapentier and four year old son, will arrive In Wichita the last week June from Luxemburg, Europe, to visit relatives here. Their relatives, Nick Elson and John Kerschen of Colwich, have sent Mr. and Mrs. Chapentier tickets from here.

8HERWIN WAS HERE. Former Missouri Pacific Ticket Agent Here Greet Old Friend. Ira Sherwln, the genial and popular city passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific railway In Kansas City, was in the city yesterday shaking hands with his many old friends. Mr. Sher-win was passenger and ticket agent for the Missouri Pacific here several years ago.

He said he was glad to be back In the Peerless Princess again. Governor Stubbs and retinue In au'. Barfield Bust. Women Relief Sort End bought $7 worth of clothe Corps. Son of Veterans.

Ladles of the friim a adl.T. He told her It v. A. y. rnd After wsw pme gUe in.

morning the members ofisp0, ted it closely and found it was a tlie two xisf will go to tlie remoter- heap grade of cotton. Her money i-s In street cars and decorate? the I a gone, so was the peddler. Tlie only way to keep from getting The parade will start at 2 dock "stung" hv these wrspish" peddlers from Main and Douglas and march to ls ,0 strc'uy let them alone. Pass the community. "Many of these sanitarium are located In American cities.

Whenever one lias been loc ated in a city, the car line has mined ia'eiy been extend- ed to It. This ha true in every city in wliiili a sanitarium ha been established cxiept in Wichita. "Should not Wichita be a gixnl to institutions of this kind as other cities are, and ought not the Wichita Railroad Light company to do as much for this kind of an Institution ns the street car line of other cities have done? "The street car company recently promised the committee from the Commercial league, which was ap-iminted to get the company to build to the end of West Douglas avenue, that if the committee would withdraw the ordinance compelling the car company to lay track on West Douglas within 60 days, it would promise to extend the line to the end of Douglas avenue, but that it did not wish to be compelled to follow any certain route. "There is a section of the ordinance which provides that the street car company shall lay track within 60 days on any street, on which it has a franchise, after having been ordered to do so, and if it does not do so, within 60 days after having been so ordered then it shall forfeit its right to that street. The committee granted the request of the car company and withdrew the section of the ordinance in question.

But the car company did not and has not yet complied with its promise to extend its line west to the end of West Douglas. It now proposes to build to Meridian but does not make any promise when it will go further. "Extending the line to Meridian will not be of any benefit to the Sanitarium or Mt. Carmel, for they are one-half mile or more west of Meridian. The car company argues that if it builds to Meridian people will walk one half a mile from the end of i the Auditorium where Governor i Stubbs will deliver the address the day.

of "HERES TO HIM." Heres to the man whose hand Is firm hen he claspys your own Like a grip of steel That makes you feel Your're not in the world alone. Here's to the man whose laugh Puts the somber clouds to rout The man who's fair And kind and square To the one that's down and out. To Washington Next Week. Mrs. Clyde M.

Reed and daughters of 1208 University avenue, will leave next week for their future home in Washington, D. C. They are now stopping at the Cove, 307 South Main. Clyde M. Reed, formerly chief cldrk railway mail service, is now superintendent railway mail adjustments at Washington.

8HOWS GREAT VITALITY. S. G. Butler, Run Over By Load Of Cement, is Getting Better. Although a wagon loaded with 5,000 pounds of cement passed over hi body and broke both his legs a week ago, it is thought that S.

G. Butler, the victim of this distressing accident, will recover. His condition is somewhat improved. Mr. Butler is at the Wichita Hospital on the West Side.

He is 80 years old and is one of the veteran liverymen of thi city. I.