The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-31
Items From Dog Creek.

Some very good people in Rockford town
ship will need assistance this winter. yet
they are no; discouraged, all look for an
abundant harvest next year.
Esq. Little who has visited parts OF Iowa
and Missouri. since August, has returned.
He says he Is now willing to make this valley
his home during the remainder OF his life.
Mr.. Little sold his farm, consisting OF hall
section before he left here, but is now making
preparations 20 improve another of the same
size.
Last September / locked forward TO this
winter. and thought shoUid haze hard time
TO get through, ] was almost discouraged,
( but firmly resolved 70 economic. l had a
ciutton of dog that was costing me about
two dollars per week to feed, so, made Tom
williamson q present OF him. II the worst
comes am now determined that rather than
suffer for something TO eat, will make iurth-
er sacrifice and quit ''cAewen plug tobacker."
Bruce Lloyd viii move on his farm in Rock
ford. next spring, lie is making preparations
to farm extensively.
Trickey Bros viii have $50 hundred and
{ fifty acres broken on their fine farm in Rock
/ ford next spring. Tom says ne wants 10 put
/ in a little patch Of wheat next fall.
{ Mr.. Moon and Frank Moon, and Albert law
are eating ssimmors'' AMI trapping in AR
kansaw' this winter.
Rockford township and the north cast cor
her OF sumner county Ia, more clear running
streams than any other part Of Kansas, OF the
same extent OF territory, bat oh, such names.
/ Here is Bitter creek, and Skunk creek. and
Dog creek. aud Pole-cat creek. II some one
VIII ascertain who named these streams and
bounce q brick-bsl Of his head he will obtain
my everlasting gratitude. IN speaking Of
these creeks. | make no reference TO Esq.
HIn. Creeks. who lives on Dog creek. lie i,
/ . granger and '.souna on the goose
/ Dick Wasgics says tina, man who lives on
( the divide. between Dog Creek and Pole-cai.
hauled water Tor house use and for his stock
two year,, distance of two ana quarter
miles. This winter he dug a well eighteen
feet deep. and found water in abundance
{ Doc Berger lives o? there butit wasn't him,
Tae Dog Crecsers and Pole-Ca,ers and
Skunao,t- Srangers. vii have feast al the
Little school house. sumner county, next
saturday night I viii be there that the
prophecy nay be fulfilled which sayeih
~ here Two or three are gathered together
. 10 cat yeller legged chicken. behold there au
! in the mids, Of en-.
/ wa north Of here the other day, and met
John Jiuk,. said he: Farmer, lawyer Tuck.
or. OF Wichlti, is epudidamnatonist. .
/ said /, Il gucss not shiI he, guess yes,
/ didn't he FOR two hundred dollars repudate
/ i've thousand dollars bridge debt for this
! township said ''soiae parties here enjoin.
ed the collection the bridge tax, and Tucker
was their attorney said he, Iii it cost two
I hundred dollars TO get Tucker TO repudi-
/ ate 1--WE thousand dollars bridge bonds, how
much would it cost to get him 10 repudiatc
/ two hundred thousand dollars of railroad
/ bonds" Said i. "Now 90 to fighting the S
/ /. railroad, ana they shipping grub free
to keep Us from starving said he, ''Santa Fe
railroad nothing, they don't own The bonds.
| The :. W railroad company agreed with
] them 10 complete the road bed, ready for the
/ iron. if hey woald finish IT, The $. w. rail
rol,l company let the contract for one hundred
. and twenty thousand dollars and they bold the
balance. eighty thousand. in Wichita. and col.
lcct the interest of Of the county each year
where do you live that yoa don't know
thai:'' said +. II live Down on Dog creek
laid be- '.you do - said |, Yes, docs"
FARMER DooLITTLE.