The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-24
Correspondence Of the EAGLE.
FROM TOPEK "A.
TOPEKA, Kan. Nav Is. 1872.

over to Us last week and we presume
was so well pleased at our reception
that we found that we had the identi-
cal bird with us again this week, and
assure you that the visit is welcome
one-not much spread eagle" style
about it-but with a more modest ap-
pearance than even expected by Us.
SO accept our thanks and cOngratula-
tiOns and wishes for long, prosperous
and happy life. see that some Eek
changes rather decry the title You
have given your tlcdgling but know
not why they should do so, as there is
sometimes 'smuch in a name," so let
the EAGLE be an eagle in fact and
strike its talons into everything unjust,
either religion. politics or customs as
they may exist wrongly. We need
something more than mere puppct
to mems schemes and fcliies. and your
straight-out declaration of principles
seems to give us a guaranty OF much
future good--so like the good old hard
shell preacher stick to your text"
Wen the saving that There is moth
ing new under the SUM- will think
apply very APPLY to this berg at my
present writing-although we have
several Iis'w local items that are of in
! tcrcst 10 orr citizens here. " she first
place we have the new "McMeekin
House completed and in running or
der in North Topeka: with our friend
Mack, that prince of caterers TO a hun
gry public. and as ever the same good
| Teller" who meets his old friends cor
daily and smilingly and treats them
substantially well as Of yore at the
Tcfft. Come up and enjoy one good
square meal (Which believe editors
as class claim to rarely get and en-
JOY one of Mack's magnificently furnish
ed rooms-they are ENJOYABLE enough
for Il man to fall into the arms of NOR
phcus, or any body else. without any
trouble.
Court items are played out. The
grand jury have adjourned after re-
turning about ninety new bills Of in
dictment. The court will meet again on
the 9th Circuit court Judge Dillon
presiding. Ibelieve they have invited
the EAGLE over to participate, so if we
do not have the pleasure of dropping
into your sanctum you can drop into
ours; shall be most happy to smile at
you or with you as you please-al-
though VIC are generally so cross-grain-
ed that smile is rare thing with us.
Probably you say to yourself mo
money to make smile" Well. we
accept the soft impeachment" but
while so doing wonder how some of
these fellows manage to ''smile" all
the time with nothing to do (wouldn't |
do it if they had) and mary red'' in
in their '.jeans." Our old friend Adj't |
Gen. Whitaker has at last gone and
got married to Miss Carrie Saline. We |
did not know what was the matter
with the adjutant for some time past.
and had but little idea that he was
going to be so affected. Perhaps how |
ever he may have recovered sufficiently !
upon his return SO rs to render the ap- !
pointment of a guardian unnecessary.
You know how it is Yourself. The /
adjutant and his wife have gone east on |
their bridal trip. May their lives be,
tho. da-o,,v 10 nave them be, one
continuous honeymoon, whose last soft
rays may make their last days pleasant
and cheer them in a happy, fruitful /
old age. Some two or three others of |
our citizens have '.gone and done like
wise" So much has come on with
Dolly Vardens. l see by reference to
your columns of this weeks EAGLE
that you have caught the dolly Var
den" epidemic down at Wichita. Are
there many severe cases! The best
remedy here seems to be liberal APP
plication of what the liberals" term
administration n-plastcr"-supply
of the article not equal to the demand
however. We want some more ..ad-
minstration" in ours, don't you? We
have another new item of interest here
that is the Lawrence railroad--tO give
us unbrokcn connection with St. Louis
via the Pleasant Hill route. pronoun-
ced good thing by the managers of the
Don't know. however, how
it will work. There has not been much
rise in real estate on account of it vet
-may be some when rain ceases again
for few days, but whether it will be
on account of wind from railroad
or otherwise we cannot
at present say-hope though that the
new enterprise may be success. We
want plenty of railroad if we don't have
much else. ] tell you though we are
going to have live place here vet.
Our business men seem very sanguine
of the future, Wichita and other rivals
Notwithstanding.
Am glad to learn that your new home
is al last in close connection with civil
ization. With your live people and
beautiful country You should surely
grow solidly and rapidly. All success to
not only to your town, but
to the other enterpriseAof our young
state. Better newspapers. more wide
awake citizens or more railroads and
public schools no state SO Young land
but few older) can boast of.
But am getting tedious and will
close. May be down and look around
N few days-and may like your place
we'll enough TO stay there. viii write
you occasionally how things are rum
hing in this centre of good morals and
business anything new turns up.
OBSERVER.
The Empire is informed that an out
age had been committed last FRIDAY
wa wpckS aUp on an old gentleman