The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-02
For the Eagle.
From Ohio.
FREMONT, Clark Co, Ohio. }
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September %. 1878.
EDITOR EAGLE ~ our bird of the
rapid wings scars across tie iaterveu-
ing space OF nearly one Thousand miles
in tie short period of four DAYS. reach
ing US regularly every Tuesday-not
having missed Il single issue since we
have taken it. II is indeed a welcome
visitor. When It's arrival is annoulc-
ed. ell else must be laid aside until at
least the city and county news have
been perused. 1t does one good to
look over this column and read of the
prosperity of old friends. the many i'm
proyements in vour city. the rapid
growth of the county IL general. and =
thousand other things dear to ore
"whosc heart Is where his treasures
are"
We find It hard to imagine Wichita
any other than when we left il. Nth
its poorly constructed orc story frames
with here and there something lit
tie more preteE;ious. You tell rs of
improvements being made III ali lircc-
tons. We follow as you lead us from
one 70 another, strain our imagination
and see for a moment the reality. as il
were. then i grows dim again and .fe
stand gazing at the old buildings
which occupied the spot when we said
adieu. Yet we know ii IS all there Cor
you have told Us Of il.
From this column we turn TO the
country letters, peruse them and Won
der no longer at the rapid growth OF
Sedgwiek county for with such a peo-
pie any county must needs prosper
mn .s.fl ,-s :, Il
wick. with its many natural advanta-
ges.
We have taken great deal of inter-
est i'll those articles on life among the
Indians, their customs, etc. So much
so, indeed. that they have found
place in our scrap-book. We are sor-
ry, however, TO notice their non-ap-
pearance for the past few numbers.
Has the judge 1--WE have given him ;.e
credit OF their production), deserted
us? We hope not, for we are not a.
all tired of listening to his narratives.
With these few departments of your
paper in particular. we find all the res;
good, the poetry well selected, stories
extracts of high order.
and we might say that even the adver-
tisements arc readable. 1t may be that
we are prejudiced, but then your l.
per has not a few admirers here be les
ourselves. Many wonder, when they
see it, that so fine a county paper could
be found so far away from ''anv place"
as they think.
1t is sometimes quite amusing to
hear the ideas advanced and question:
asked by some Of our eastern people
the . far west" One Old
lady was very anxious to know sve
had tea to drink. Another asked.
while tear sat in each eye, if the liz
dians were very hostile i'll our county
.Sedgwick-as her son had just start
ed for that place ani she was afraid
she should never see him more. Tie
poor woman was not little conf led
as well rs surprised to learn that .herc
were no Indians at all in that part OF
the state.
The state is taking a lively interest
in the grange movement. This fast we
heard there were one hundred and fif-
ty lodges and more forming all the
while. This county has three air .ly
and move to be opened soon. Ihe
larger farmers are taking hold of it
and with that energy that we know
they mean business.
Politics are not very lively in this
portion of the state. Everything
moves along smoothly. The demo
cratic party has been dividing itself
up so much that the old democr;.,s
hardly know themselves where they
stand.
We will not continue our letter lon
ger, but will wish You aiicu, and may
you lif long und prosper"
Nnurs T.,