The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03

1t is matter of fact established by the sad
experience Of many q ruined town, whose
prospects for growing and prosperous exist
ence reached beyond ours To-day, that too
much certainty was given to the Importance
of commercial location, geographically, with
the imperceptiblc selfinfation affecting those
who touch merely on successful town building,
which always will close the public eyes to the
necessity Of yigilant, active work to secure
things already promised, even If in black and
white. We are the legalized stopping or ship
ping point for the Texas cattle trade this year
the legislature SO decared-but several
years ago it prohibited cattle being driven into
built up the largest cattle trade and one of the
best inland towns in Kansas-Abilene, in the
centre almost Of the prohibited district. The
Kansas Pacific railroad tried by erecting fine
hotels and stock yards at Salina and Junction
City to divert it, because they had written
agreement with Mr.. J. H. Mccoy to allow him
one-eighth of all freight on cattle shipments
from Abilene, which they wished to nullify.
Notwithstanding. we all know Abilene held it
and the Kansas Pacific failed in their object.
To-day we have the man who held it at Abb
lcne among us, and We have a good showing
for this trade, which is worth q million of dol
lars year to our business men and farmers.
managed. This opportunity will be fiirted
away unless some action is taken-unless we
secure our man. Newton, Abilene and the
Kansas Pacific road are already making stren-
nous efforts to get this trade, and their success
will depend ON us. They are employing agents
and runners and have them out, while we
are lethargically asleep waiting for the legisla-
tive enactment to bring the ftIllness of the
promise. A meeting will be held at the school
house, on Monday evening, to discuss and
bring some immediate action to bear looking
toward our security in this cattle trade. DO
not think, reader, this meeting will be held
with you absent. All are interested; all must
go or none will.
Swift on the heels of the killing of three men
at Caldwell, all within few days, comes the
news Of a bloody tragedy enacted at yelling
ton, some fifty miles below here. On Satur-
day last two men, whose names are respective
ly Lynch and Hopkins, were on a spree to-
gcther, or drinking in the same saloon, when
an alteration ensued and Lynch drew his
revolver and fired at Hopkins, the ball missing
him and penetrating the heart of Mr.. May
field, one Of the town proprietors, who was
sit al 1.fa ho
struck the floor. Lynch got in two more shots,
one through Hopkins thighs and the other
through his own leg and foot by dropping his
pistol to his side when re-cocking. Hopkins
will recover. Lynch was called upon by the
vigilantees of Caldwell, on Monday night last,
taken from the constable, whose hands were
tied, and hung to tree until dead. Mayfeld,
it seems, was member Of their organization.
Lynch, it is said. was frontier desperate.
We have since learned that Uncle Tommy
Watson was killed the same day for refusing to
loan his horses to the vigilantees. We trust
this report is canard. We always regarded
Uncle Tommy as one of the most harmless and
inoffensive of men.
Here it is, the Sd; only seven days off from
from the went of the ears TO Wichita. Would
it not be well to take initiatory steps, even
this early to insure successful first-class cele-
bration OF the event! Let us get up a meeting
having for its object either an excursion from
here to some other point, or invite excursion
lists from all over the state to us. Casually this
may look as if it were only an indulgence, but
to those who will dive into it little deeper
there will appear first water diamonds. 1t is
sold business" and will do Wichita more
good, bring in more people in less time, than a
years travel forced by ordinary busino IS
So the last is the best. The first
we will make last. Let's invite eXcursionists
to us, make preparations, sound the tOcsin,
ring our bell, calling a meeting early next
emphatic way with organizing for a big swell
celebration. and give to it the old fourth of
July ring, and something Of the old fourth Of
July hospitality.
BY displayed posters, illuminated advertise
ncnts and illustrated programmes it is pretty
well understood by our citizens by this time
that the amateur musical association known
rs the Frontier Serenaders will give another of
their original and highly enjoyable entertain
mcnts at the school house on tomorrow night.
themselves and to those who were so fortunate
as to attend their last performance. The pro-
gramme, in addition to choice selections of in
music, contains double entendrcs
and dark hints to confusion. All who have
heard these gentlemen know of their fine mu-
steal talent, while the public appears to be on
the gui rice. The club consists of some of our
best young men, and they desire to raise funds
sufficient to purchase Instruments for cOrnet
band for our city, and for this reason alone the
effort should be patronized. But everybody
will be there. "s
ii. Mitchell, the inventor and manufacturer
Of the celebrated mitchell wagon" at Racine,
Wisconsin, paid our town q visit this week for
The purpose of making arrangements for the
sale of this justly popular wagon at this point.
Mr.. Mitchell stands at the head of the oldest
and most successful wagon manufactory in the
west, which he founded in 1886. His sons-in-
law have charge of the shops which turn out
zach week one hundred and fifty complete
No wagon has given such universal
satisfaction as this. and Mr.. NJ. may well feel
proud of the vehicle that bears his name. Very
light Of draught, light in weight, neat and
Trim in design they always prove satisfactory.
We believe nc made arrangements with one Of
our business firms to keep this excellent farm
wagon on hand, which fact will probably be
made known in due season through these col
umns.
We noticed, a couple Of miles north of town,
two farms that were enhanced, in our judg-
ment, at least five dollars per acre, owing to
the fine cottonwoods in full leaf planted about
a rod apart all around them. II looks and
tastes of floral and green grassy banks" and
lends an indcscribably home-farm-beauty COM
bination to land that leads us to wonder at so
MANY pretty and good farms lying like desert
waste ont Of doors. so to speak. when these
silver-leafed cottonwoods are so accessible and
can be procured for the digging. Plant trees.
any and all kinds. stem and seed. String or
chards and forest trees out across this beauti-
full valley which in a few years will not only
operate as zephyr modifiers," but give TO
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