The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-02-19

PERsoNAI--Mr. Whteside. the genial and
accomplished editor of the Hutchinson Aeus,
called on ms last week This time he found as
at home. and we were glad 10 meet him and
make his acquaintance. AS writer and news
paper man Mr.. Whiteside is a good one, as the
Mars will show. We are glad to know he is
prospecting financially and otherwise.
Quite a number OF gentlemen from Illinois
and Indiana have been spending several days
in town trying TO bay cattle. They have just
returned from Texas. could not purchase there
to suit them. AMI are now trying our market.
Among them we notice. j. Speers, c. g. Parker,
and J. b. Gaddis. from Lafayette, Indiana.
These gentlemen represent large amount OF
capital, and are heavy dealers in stock. They
are very wei! pleased with this valley, and they
viii give good report oil it to parties wishing
TO know.
The latest adv ices from Wichita show that
Fort Scott man who have gone there still show
that supremacy OF intellect and "get-up-and-
git which helped to make Fort Scott the live
city which IT was while they were here, and
which ii now il. We quote Judge Tucker
is there in partnership with Judge Fisher
Reverend Mr.. Post has been in Wichita one
year. and on the first Sunday Of his second
year he dedicated his new church. costing
So, 200, raising on dedication day $1,000 lie
has organized his church OF fifty members and
built his church within a year. He i at pres
ent holding prolrac,ed meetings assisted by
other pastors OF Wichita and from abroad
Fort .ScOi Monitor.
4. II. Gossard has gone to Eldorado and
taken position in the First National of that
place As cashier. Gossard is splendid fellow
and VIII be liked by all who make his acquaint-
ancc.
J. :. Daniord ard Charlie Folks, OF Eldora-
do. took their quail on toast at the Occidental
sunday morning.
| The Topeka Commonwealth says: The party
of ladies and gentlemen who went to Wichita
! last Monday to give vocal and instrumental
concerts, returned yesterday, accompanied by
! their guardians. DR. r. l.. Crane and Master
Harvey worrall. They had very pleasant
and successful trip, having given four enter
tainments which were well patronized and gave
excellent satisfaction. They speak in very
| fattcring terms of their treatment by our
former townsman, Mr.. G. Davis, clerk of the
magnificent new hotel at Wichita.
MIR. Tucker. attorney of Wellington has
spent several days in the city.
We had missed the most popular drummer
thai travels in the Southwest for several
weeks, but one fine morning last week he
''turned up" J. l.. Ncbber is the man. lie
was formerly in the employ of Cochran. Bett-
man X Taylor. of Leaycnnorth; but he is
now selling groceries for the largest whole
sale grocery house in the west, viz: McCOrd.
Nave * Co. These extensive dealers have a
house in Chicago. one in st. Louis, and one in
Kansas City. Mr.. Weber travels for the lat
ter house. II all their travelling agents are 4,
prompt aud thorough-going as j. L., the firm
| is fortunate.
Lauk Moore and wife returned TO this place
| frcm New Mexico on Tuesday night.
l.. r. lIill. agent and correspondent OF the
Kansas City Journal Il Commerce, called on u'
I Yesterday. He will call on our business men
! this week.