The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-29


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Breathcs there = man with soul so dead. who
to himself hath never said. '.I'll sell the hat
from of my head, I'll go without my daily
bread, I'll let my children go unfed, and starye
the dog till he is dead, my hands for charity
I'll spread, and up and down the streets III
tread, all avenues OF aid I'll thread. and never
pause TIL hope is fled I'll work in constant
fear and dread, I'll sell my clothing, every
shred, I'll sell my house and rent Il she'd but
what I'll raise money alive or dead, for the
ladies' aid society, he said. and the concert by
Mrs. Russell led Tomorrow night, by Ned
! PERsoNAL--Jame- A. Stevenson, an old
resident Of Wichita, now located in Nebraska
Is in the city.
Col. Hicks, formerly editor Of the Kan>a,
Ci,y Journal, was in our city sunday, at winch
time he addressed the Sabbath schools of
this place. Col. Hicks has just returned from
Europe, having been doing Eng land and Ger
many in particular. For some time previous
to that he had been residing in the West In
dies for his heath. He is very genial gen
tleman. and in an hours conversation we found
him to be exceedingly intelligent and enter
tanning. He is writing fo.' eastern papers and
We took pleasure in telling him all wsknew
about this great valley and its metropolis,
Wichita. He goes from here to Colorado
We see by the papers that his addresses in
Europe, upon America and her people were
well received.
Mrs. y. \. Lamb daughter and son return
ell home last Saturday from Illinois, where
they had been upon visit. That boy Lamb
was awful glad to see we should think by
hi, broad smiles when he told US.
John q. Otis, the agent for the state grange |
by order of the executive committee. met the |
county council of SedgwiclS last week, To talk |
up the business interests OF the order. from a
cooperative point of view.
The real estate firm of Steele a. Levy has |
sold the following lands to the following per-
sons for amounts named, for the week end
Ing Oct. oath, 1874. The greater portions OF |
lands being bought now in sedgwick county
are by men of means and experience. the ma
jority of whom will become permanent set
tiers:
sw 5 ZIP Is Il } W TO Joseph Armstrong.
Peoria county, III reconsideration $500
Swl - tp - Il | TO Daniel Mouser,
Woodford county, III; consideration 500.
W ofn W, and W ofe oinw Il tp %
+ e, to Garrison Scott, Woodford county. I'll:
1920.
W ofn el, and h Of e ofthe NV u
tp 26 e, to F. IL. Bigger, Woodford county
Ill; consideration $3.50
L ofn ! and c OF 5 " ; 2ltp % + / e,
Joseph Thurman Woodlord county, III; con-
Si,32o.
tip - r W, 10 Joseph Armstrong.
Peoria county, III consideration 500.
Re ofs29 Up - e, to ChaS. \. Brown,
Gaywcll county. Ill; consideration $50.
Nei 10 TIP - . G. TO Peter Zucrcher Pc
ora Ill consideration $3.50.
Sc 2Jtp - 70 W, to Mr.. Block, California
consideration $500,
Nv lS5 tip 90 r c. to A. +. Johnston.
Champaign county. III; consideration si.4i0
The Higgonbottom outfit. who attempted to
Jump the country at an expense OF twenty or
thirty thousand dollar. to Wjc;iita. if appears
nau, anong otler games. STUCK VI. IL. MOscr
Tor a new wagon, who instead of putting him
self in communication, by telegraph. with the
outside world just got two officers, job
BchrenS and Watt Erp, TO light out upon the
trail. These boys fear nothing and fear no.
body. They made about seyenty-Gve miles
from sun tc sun. across tracblesS prsiries.
striking the property and the thieves near the
Indian line. TO make long and exciting
story short, they just levclled shotgun anu
'iX-shootcr upon the scalawags as they lay
concealed in some brush. aud told them to
dough over" which they did to the amount
II SAG, one OF them remarking that he was
not going TO die for the price of a wagon II
: amusing to hear Mosor tell how slick the
Ioys did the work.
Up 10 this date. Wednesday. oct. 2Sth
here has been no real killing lroS; in the val
cy, this fall. Even sweet potato and tomato
ines have been little affected. The prairic>
re fast doning their winter coat OF brown and .