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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Important Decision.

The Council Bluffs NonpdreH pub
/ fishes the following decision. which
will be Of interest to a large number
of our readers:
Yesterday Hon. J. II. Reed. of our
important decisions-thatis is. one affect
ing the greatest number of persons
ever rendered by this district court
The Odd Fellows Protective Associa-
ton of Council Bluffs is an incorpora-
ton with one thousand members.
Margaret Holloway and r. Holloway.
OF keokuk, We're members of the same.
In April last Margaret Holloway, the
wife, died, leaving husband and seven
children. Frank Kepple, of Kcokuk.
held a judgment against both for nee
cssarics, and to enforce his Judgment.
issued an execution from Lee county.
and garnishced the Protective associa-
ton of Council Bluffs. The associa-
ton. by its officers. Burke. Newman
and kirscht, made answer that they
were indebted to II. Holloway in the
sum of one thousand dollars. lIollo-
way, by his attorney. John H. keatlcy.
filed a motion to discharge the garni-
shce, on the ground that the asssocia-
ton was life insurance company ::
that the money due Holloway was the
proceeds of a policy of life Insurance
simply, and based upon the right to
discharge on the construction of sec.
Is, of chap. 173. laws of 1869. Judge
Reed was clearly of the opinion that
the Council Bluffs Protective associa-
ton is a life insurance organization.
He was clearly of the opinion that sec.
1882. Rev. 1869. was enlarged by sec.
Is, chap. l73. laws of 1868. so as TO ex-
empt policy of life insurance from the
claims of creditors of the person whose
life was insured and also claims against
debtor husband to whose benefit a
policy Injured from the death of his
wife. In other words. wife diving,
whose life was insured. the creditor of
the husband, if the policy was in favor
of the husband. could not reach the
proceeds of the policy. Messrs. Supp.
Lyman Il Hanna resisted the motion
to discharge the garnishce. 1t is pos
sible this case may find its way to the
supreme court All who are interested
in life insurance are interested in this
case.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Horse Thieves.

Francis NJ Carson and John Jeffer-
sou were arrested in this city Tuesday
morning charged with stealing four
mules from Mr.. Frank Wilkin. OF
Wichita. They were traced here from
that place and the mules found in their
possession. At the preliminary exam
ination before Judge McSwee Carson
plead guilty. The Judge considered
the evidence against Jefferson sufficient
to hold him for trial. Both were com
miited 10 Jail ia await trial at next
district court. The arrest was made
by sheriff Baker a the parties were
crawling down from the hay NOW
where they had slept. They were ter
ribly afraid of being taken to Wichita.
a they knew the result of such trip.
They were confined in the Jail of the
new court house, where they remain
at present. It's reported that one Is
a desperate who is wanted by the au-
thorities elsewhere Eureka Herald
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Kansas State Normal Academy of
Music at Ieavenworth.


In accordance with ihc suggestion
OF the principal of the Kansas State
Normal Academy Of Music, the board
Of officers unanimously passed a reso-
| luton October %. 1872, indorsing the
! proposition of admitting two repre-
sentative students, free of class tuition
! (2o.O0). from each county in Kansas to
/ the full session of 1873.
The departments of instruction will
include notation (rcading at sight }.
vocalization, system Of teaching classes
aud graded schools. harmony and COM
position. and chorus singing.
The board Of officers consist Of
Presidcnt-Tfon. Thos. Moonlight.
Trcasurer-Iud"c j. L. Pcndnrv.
Corresponding Secretary W. II.
Skillman.
rcsidrnt--George a King. II.
Saunders, W. II. Skillman
Trustccs-Hon. john \. Halderman,
S. W. Jones, NJ. d., Hon. Ed Russell,
DIR. Geo. a. Moore. DR.. o. &. McNarv.
They feel assured that this very lib
eral proposition of the principal (Which
Is tantan'amonnt TO free gift of mu-
steal instruction equal TO $1,000 to each
county,. will be thankfully accepted
by the people throughout the state of
Kansas.
The representative students are 10
be appointed or recommended to the
principal by the county superintendent
of public instruction. countersoned
(when conveniently bv the county clerk.
The appointments should he made with
reference TO talent. ambition, applica-
ton TO study. personal worth. needs
and appreciation and each appointce
must be present at the opening, and
continue through the session. The
appointments should be made at an
early day. and the principal, Prof II.
;. Perkins, 1862 State street Chicago,
H.. notified of the same
The session for 1873 will open Mon
day. July 9TH, and continue six weeks.
The organization of classes will take
place at O'Clock p. ~, in the Baptist
church, on Fifth street. The formal
opening will take place in the same
church on Monday evening at so o'clock,
and regular recitations viii commence
on Tuesday nj SID a. m, without de-
lay. students on arriving at Leaven-
worth should report promptly at the
music store of Hoffman. Brown Il CO..
corner Delaware and Fifth streets. In
addition to the principal, the valuable
services have been secured of Prof. j.
j. kimball, vocalist, of Boston, Mass;
Prof. Otto Schmidt. the brilliant yio- |
linst and pianist; Miss Nellie q. Reed I
er. the brilliant pianist from the cele- /
brated conservatory at Berlin, Prussia, /
and others.
For fnrtherparticulars and circulars.
address either the principal or cores /
ponGing secretary.
HON. THos. MOONLIGHT, Pres. /
W. III. SKILLMAN. Cor. Sec.
LeavenwOrth, Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

Reports come TO us from the Indiai
territory 10 the effect that a general wal
between the Usage and Wichita tribe.
of Indians is about TO be commenced
Professor Norton informs us. however
that the Osagcs will not come to any
definite conclusion i'm the matter un-
ill after their general pow-wow.
which will occur soon, and unless all
their signs prove favorable at that
time they will not fight. We hope
they will all he favorable, and If they
have bloody war who has any right
TO interfere?
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Correspondence OF the EAGLE.
FROM SARGENT, KANSAS.

SARGENT, Kan. June 6. 1873.
EDITOR EAGLE: Enclosed please
find $500. Send me the EAGLE. as it
Us as highly priced here as at its home.
Wichita. lam here representing the
drug trade. Were il not so healthy.
the air So dry, pure and clear, would
nave more wealth about my clothes !;
or ~ other words drug trade dull,
other trade good. a.
The railroad Is pushing ahead with
true Kansas vigSr. BY July 4th cars
will cross the river 10 tho new town Of
GrenSd~. fSt1Se business point of Col
ora<to. New and Oh! Mexics and Ari-
zonia. Though We give Wichita the
palm as metropolis of the Arksasas
vastes. ne nevertheless lay claim 20
very busy town AID enterprisiUg class
Of citizens. sad hope. al 30 distant day.
~ have the western terminus of the
s~ilroad as large. busy aud as ,svoSsbiy
known as Wichita. Had we an EAGLE
VOC would have 10 guard cfgi!aatiy
your good name. OF our town would
outstrip ySn To the victor belongs
TIE spoils. SO adicu.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
STATE ITEMS.

AT recent storm III Neosho county
it is so stated, that il blew the feathers
off of chickens and tyres off Of wagon
wheels.
A lady dressed in gentleman's attire
was detected in Fort Scott the other
day, by reaching behind TO lift her coat
tail when she came TO a street crossing.
1t is stated that the mosquitoes are
so thick in Florence that they are I'M
able to get on a stranger all at once. so
they stand around the victim in reliefs.
aud wait for their turns like CUSTOM
ers in a BARRIERS shop.
I. NJ, O'Brien, a gentleman who for
merly lived in Leavcnworth, and fol-
lowed the business of agent for the
collection of soldiers pensions, bounty
and back pay. and abscondcd and it
was found that he had dcfrauded Grip
pied soldiers widows and orphans out
of thousands of dollars. which he had
collected, was arrested few DAYS ago
in Colorado, by Capt. Tough, L. 5.
marshal
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

Attorney General Williams has rem.
dered his opinion on the Modoc qnes-
fion, submitted to him since their cap.
ture. II is that the hostilities between
that tribe and the government forces
actually produced a condition of rec
ognizcd war, and as the Modocs now
in the hands of the military authori-
ties having been guilty of violating the
well known usagcs of war, may be
tried and punished by military COM
mission. The request Of the governor
of Oregon that they be turned over to
civil authorities of that state will be
refused
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
WHAT KANSAS IS COMING TO,

In looking over the late census re-
port we were struck with the ratio of
increase that makes everything per-
tanning TO this great country. especially
the figures that tell of the progress
made by Kansas in population and
wealth. Kansas with All area of 81 1913
square miles supports less than four
and half persons to that space, while
Massachusetts with an area of 1900
miles maintains population OF one
hundred and eighty-sevem persons to
the square mile. Few persons have
given thought to the immense pro-
grcss. of the wealth and population of
our state. The census of 1860 gave the
population at lO7 DOG. aud that of 1870
gives il as 364,S99 men, women and
children. The taxable or assessed val
ne which is less than the true value. il
being usually assessed at two-thirds its
real value. for the year 1860 was in the
whole state of Kansas SO SIS, 232,
which. according to the census. had
arisen in 1870 10 &92. 125.S6l With
this ratio of increase the taxable valu-
alton of property for 1880, only seven
wears hence. will be over 1870. DOC. 900.
and the true or legitimate saleahle val
ne of real and personal property in the
state of Kansas. to be taken by the
census OF Iune LIST. 1880. will be con-
sidcrably over ST. 40.0O0.0 900.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
correspondence of the Eagle
THE GOPHER.
CowSkIN GROVE, Ju

CowSKIN GROVE, June 4.
DEAR EAGLE: see AN article from
one of your correspondents recon-
mending tn, use Of traps for the killing
Of gophcrs that were DESTROYING hedg-
cs. Ii Is a good way. But if he viii
take some corn and soak il in water
with little arsenic in il and put the
corn ia the holes where they work ii
will have the desired effect
NJ. NEWELL.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

The heirs of Samuel lIallett have
brought suit in the United States cir
cult court against the Union Pacific
railroad company for the sum Of ten
million dollars. The contract for build
ing the entire road was let TO Mr.. Hal
lett. and while he was in the midst of
his work he was killed, whcreupon the
company re-lct the contract. The heirs
claim the right TO have finished the
work under IIallett's contract. This
is the largest suit ever instituted in
tho sfafe
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

On Sunday last while Mr.. FLOYD.
who lives on the quarter south of the
Shcarer farm. Miss Ford. a daughter
of III. Ford. and Miss Burlington. a
sister of Mr.. Thos. O'Briau, were re-
turning from Sunday school at the In
dianapolis school house. four miles
west of Osawatomie. they took refuge
from the storm under a large tree. a
bolt of lightning struck the tree. and
descending instantly killed the two
women. and knocked Mr.. FLOYD sense
less. On recovering sufficiently to re-
alize the terrible nature offhe accident
from whose fatal effects he had so
wonderfully escaped. he at once COM
munica:ed the sad intelligence to
friends, who removed the remains of
the dead To their former homes. now
stricken with the deepest grief at their
great loss. Mr.. Floyd is yet suffering
greatly from the stunning effects of
the shock received. and is under the
medical treatment of DR.. West, of
Miami Republican.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Wichita.

Mr.. William Jones. just returned
from Wichita, reports that town in a
lively condition Hundreds OF the long
haired Texans are cnCamped IN the
vicinity. Three or four brass bands
keeps the place flooded with music.
Mr.. Jones reports large herds Of cat
tie in the vicinity. BUYERS have not
as Yet made their appearance. but
soon the long horns will begin 10
move eastward by rail. The pastur-
age in the vicinity of Wichita Is un-
e,fualled. -LeareEr0Tfh Tunes.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
lola BOND DECISION.

Judge Dillon has rendered a decision
declaring void from the beginning the
bonds issued by the city of lola for the
erection of bridge works. The decis-
so" 50 ""i"'r bosod on the fact that
the bonds were given for private and
not for public purposes. State Audi
tor Wilder, il. note to the Common
scedlth, gives notice that bonds of this
class hereafter will not be registered.
Therefore cities having such PROPOSE
tions before them can save the expense
of an elect ion
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
A Rapid Fellow.

An exchange saws tina. Marsh. MUIR
dock has travelled little over $500
miles i'll the past four weeks, through
Kansas. the Indian territory. Texas,
Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska.
Marsh. travels just rs he does every
thing else-vigorously and rapidly.
He printsonc of the best papers in the
state, and has been one of our leading
legislators for the past six years On
the whole, we are willing to pronounce
Marshall and his EAGLE rafting pair
IdOM Spirit.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

4 dispatch from Solomon City to the
Leavenworih IrSus saws that country
has been completely inundated for the
last two weeks. We have had the
most tremendous rains ever expert
enced. The solomon river has been
higher than il was ever known TO be
before, carving away bridges. fences.
mills and everything in its way. The
waters are subsiding little present.
but the streams are still bank fun
The Kansas Pacific has suffered an im-
mense amount of damage. but will
probably be able 10 run through in a
4 few DAYS.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

Last week we made a short visit to
Wichita. and while there had the pleas
ure ofmaking the acquaintance OF quite
a number of Wichita's most prominent
men. among whom is the genial. whole
souled DIR. Allen. eX-mayor of the city,
10 whom we are under lasting obliga-
tions for courtesi"s extended 10 us
while there. James NJ. Steele next
crossed our path--hc who is our rail-
road assessor. He appears to hc a
clever gentleman. aud is one of Wlch-
ita's most substantial citizens We
visited the EAGLE Office and were dis
appointed TO learn that Murdoch was
absent. The EAGLE office. however.
seemed To prosper under the efficient
management OF the foreman. (of whom
we ask pardon for letting his name
slip our memory. We found the bust
ness men generally hopeful of their
Young city. W. A. Thomas 4 Co.
seem 10 be doing a good business in
the grocery line. The firm Of Hills 4
Kramer we note as being. TO our
mind. one of the best. il not the very
best house in the place: their stock of
dry goods. notions, carpets. oil cloths,
matiings. etc. is complete: they are
also agents Tor the Wilson Understood
sewing machine. and we would advise
any having TO trade At Wichita TO give
them call. as we are sure they will
be fairly dealt with. We had no time
to make any very extensive aequaini-
snce. but expect TO do" Wichita again
ia a short time. Until such time we
xjli hold our peace.- Winfield Courier.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
M'KENZIE'S RAID.

Col. Mckenzie will be sustained by
the government in his recent action in
pursuing and Furnishing the Kickapoos
upon Mexican territory. No doubt the
recent visit of the secretary Of war TO
Texas was for the purpose of author
izing and perfcctimg plans to put a
stop to Indian dcprcdations along the
Texas frontier.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

An accomplice Of the Bcm,lcrs was
captured last week in Texas. but com
united suicide in the Indian territory
on the ROAD to Kansas. AT Dcnisoh
ne made some important confessions
and promised on his arrival to tell all
he knew, but finally put an end to his
existence. II is supposed lac knew the
whole story.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

BosToN. June flames A. Gee was
arraigned to-day on nine indictments.
to each of which be plead not guilty
Seven were for forgery and two for
cheating. The indictments embrace
twenty-four of thirty fergeries.
amounting 10 >S27,oc0 Coo is re-
quired to give recognizance in Sica,6v0.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

CLEVELAND, June The demo-
crstic-iiberal convention to nominate
candidates. for supreme court judges
was held al LYMAN hall this morning.
The ballot ra-nlted in n choice of flor-
Ace Foote. J. ID. Cleveland and j. NJ
Jones as candidates.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

There has. We understand. been a
change in the management of the
Globe. j. B. Dntton, esq. succeeds
a. W. Wagenhal>. esq. as managing
editor: A. W. Wagenhals takes the
place of Geo. Rice. esq. as business
manager: and Geo. Rice goes out as a
convasser for the paper. Mr.. Dutton
has heretofore been the assistant ed
itor. We believe that Messrs. Cooper.
Smithc. Cotton. Fitch and Marsh con-
tinue in their old positions.-4tchiSoa
Champion.
Whew, Management, We would
respectfully suggest management. Well
there is good many of them. bat the
elephant on their hands is big one.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
County Treasurer's Sale Of School
Lands.

Motto. 10 hereby given that the undersigned
treasurer OF >edgwick county. state OF kaasa-,
will, ON the ioth day af Jaiv, \ ID is,S, between
the hours OF y O'Clock - IN and a'ci.ssk y. m,
sell n public sale NJ my ohcr. within the city OF
Wichita s-stgwick eouaty. state of kaasas. The
follow lng described school land. in legal sut,ii-
visions, situated IN the count, of setgwiek sad
state Of Kansas, to-wit
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Administrators Notice.

STATE on KANSAS.
sSp.~ick COUNTY,
In the Probate Court In and for said county
In the matter of the estate OF stephen B Weld
ncr, deceased
Notice Is hereby given that irtters of ninstrs-
ton have been granted 10 the undersigned oa the
estate ot stephen n. ei,ner. late of said county
deceased, by the hunossbs, the Probate Court u
the county and state Azure said dated the gsth aay
of May, \ u. is53
Now. all persons bay ing claims agsins, the said
estate ARE hereby notified thai ttry must present
the same io thr undersigned fos allow ssce within
one Year from The date 81 said letters tbss NAV
he prrcin'ies nom any benefit of su-h estate snd
thai II such claims b. not Nhibit.d within thr,.
years AFTER the date Of said letters th.s shall DO
forever blurred
THOMAS ROY VI. AiTnisi-traior
OF the estate of stephen W.iineT. decreased
Wichita, May 18th, 1873 e-st Pre- fee - 90
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

At the soldiers reunion, al Law
renee, the papers report an attendance
of frem eight to ten thousand heroes
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

The Geneva award of fifteen millions
five hundred thousand dollars is To be
paid eptemper i; o The present year.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12

The commencement exercises of
Baker University will take place June
18th TO 18th.
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Who Wants a Home ?

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a8st-s- tsss z-sfssssi. fsss 81 "a. sisf fis.
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Notice.

T. LAND OFFICE,
NIcHtTN. kanHa-. June z, Isi1
Complaint having been entered st this ofiee by
% Ross against bamss y Johnson and ts~orse
Davis Tot abandoning ti,"ir homestead entries
Nos 800 AMI bro. dated Augast =. is1t, upon the
south hall of The southeast quarter and north half
Of the southeast quarter 81 section q, township -
south, range west. Ia Harvey county. Kansas,
with view TO the canes iistion Of eaid entry.
the said parties are hereby summoned a. stpssr
81 this Office the al. day oi Jsis ir:s. at 10
O'Clock m, 10 respond and furnish t.siifno-
ny concerning <ai1 rti.g~d abandonment
" ' JtSktSs, Register
G HEDfIEID, Receiver lB-a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-14

could not remove that inestimable burn
er for any amount of money, when the al
Tentative is the ruin of your valuable eye
sight. For, sir, your eyes are worthmany
burners. l make you present Of it will
ingly. | am poor man, under heavy
travelling expenses, and | have family in
want" He sighed, "But duty shall be
done. The price is threepence-halfpenny,
or three shillings a dozen. I know YOU
will regret this momentary harshness in
the long years to come, when you are en-
joying the benefits of that burner. But
that is not my affair, though | am sorry to
think of it. Good morning, sir. If at
any time, no matter how long an interval,
by some inconceivable accident anything
should become out of order in it, you will
find the name of the manufacturers stamp
ed on the side. Be good enough to drop
line to their well-known house at elias
gov, and man will instantly be sent to
attend to it''
| | was beaten. This offer to send a man
from Scotland into the heart of England,
after the lapse of years, to put a gratuit-
ously bestowed Observation-Disclosures gas
burner to rights was too much for me- l
had to make purchase.-Chanabers's
,T0u1.naI