The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-08-21
CLIPPINGS FROM THE VALLEY

L. Il. Murdoch, of the Walnut Val.
ley Times, on visit cast, writes thus
Crops in Kansas and Missouri along
our route were excellent. East of the
Mississippi river they were not SO
good. Fruit and vegetables are scarce
There has been no rain in this section
for six weeks. Almost everything is
burned up. The grass along tie rail-
road catches fire from the sparks OF
the engine, and in many places is en-
tirely burned of. Choice peaches are
worth ffty-flve cents per dozen beef
steak twenty-five to thirty cents per
pound: pears five cents piece.
People all complain of hard times
the scarcity of money and the low
price of labor. Many people talk of
coming west. Men in good circum-
cumstances are disguised and COM
plain bitterly Of the dizziness in every
branch of business.
He also describes, in another letter,
his condition after passing night i'll a
storm OH Cheaspeke Bay, thus:
at four O'Clock in the morning, when
the god of day with its effulgent rays
tipped the rosy morn with its bright
beams, we hailed passing steamer
and were towcd into the port of Girls
field. Our jib boon was Delayed across
our starboard quarter; our pOop-deck
was athwart the forecastle; our mast
was astern the rudder and the cham
bermaid was dancing jig with the
cabin boy Oh the starboard side of the
larboard watch ahoy!" During all
this terrible night we were calmly
reading our bible with friends in the
ladies cabin.
The Arkansas City Irareler says:
Situated in the midst of this fertile
region,is the village of Reimanto, "a new
town which has attracted considerable
attention from its immense salt
springs. indications of coal, and desi-
rable location.
The town was laid out but a year
ago, and now contains two stores, one
black smithshop and a saloon. The Ar
kansas river runs on the north, and
three-fourths of mile distant, and on
the east, south and west is the upland
prairie nowhere to be eXcelled in the
west.
Mr.. Fawcctt will this year supply
Wichita. Winfield, and the entire Wal
nut valley with grapes. We certainly
owe Max pension for SO brayely lead.
ing the way, and demonstrating to the
satisfaction of all the wonderful pOmo-
logical possibilities of this region.
The Newton KanSan, at the close of
its first year, says:
With this number the hoaSass closes
the first year of its career. One year
ago the 18th of this month, our mate
rial arrived in this place, and on the
odd the first number was issued, wi ich
has been followed weekly as each week
has succeed the other. 1t is hardly
necessary that we say that the past
year has been to us a pleasant one, and
in everything that has appeared to be
our duty as an editor as well As pri-
vate citizen of Newton and of Harvey
county, we have accepted it with pleas
ure, in the sincere endeavOr of doing
and assisting in doing it reasonably
we'll
The Harvey county agricultural sOci-
ETY., last Saturday.purchased the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of section Is, town %, range east, for
fair grounds-being the former prop
erty of j. J. Barker, and lies half
mile west of Newton. Price $500 in
deferred payments.
The KdnSdn notes this:
A subscription donation Of over $3.50
was taken up by trio of sinners on
The street Monday, and presented Rev. |
l.. +. Lavcrty, as a partial expression
Of their appreciation of his services in
sur midst.