The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-07-02
WICHITA, KAN, June u, Is

WICHITA, KAN, June Il, 1874.
Observation-Disclosures EAGLE: Again en-
croach upon tn columns Of your valuable pa
per. yet cannot delay longer TO call the at
tention of the people 10 an important fact.
What is important TO the inhabitants of Sedg-
wick county? This: Where is college for
Southwestern Kansas to be built? Is it in
Butler, Cowley, Barbour, Harvey or Sedgwick
county? Now we all know Wichita is the
place for live college, and the sooner it is
built the better. The sooner the people of
Wichita bcstlr themselves in this matter the
sooner they can claim what rightfully belongs
to them How much better it would look TO
see our people educating their children than
catching Texas cattle. DO you wish this
country settled up by men of inegrity-by
men who wish their children TO receive an ed
ucation becoming human being: Then pro-
mote education. Build college. and it will
stand monument of your intentions. You
gentleman of means please take the trouble OF
inquiring into the matter DO not let it rest
any longer. Remember that if you do not
commence Immediately some other town or
village will take what rightly belongs TO US
And why shouldn't they, if we do not make
use OF this privilege? The winter is coming.
and many would prepare themselves Tor a
winters schooling if the opportunity would
only he offered. Rear a suitable building and
hire competent teachers, and You will tilfd il
remuncratiye enough TO make it good in
yestment, besides the pleasure OF having done
good deed. Some may say, "Oh. they tried
il last winter and failed" What else could
be expected Nothing IL sprang up like
JONAS gourd, and persisted just as quick.
Not but the parties connected with il were
perfect gentlemen. which l Know them to be.
What could they do away up in a chamber. If
a man works give him tools to work with.
Let some one come forward and bring this
subject TO grand consumation. hope to see
this work soon commenced in earnest, and by
earnest mcn-men who wish Wichita to be Il
city TO be proud Of Please remember, every
day lost is never to be regaincd. J. FLOOD.
CAHD.-At our last teachers meeting.
held at my house las, Friday evening, very
pleasant surprise WAS brought about. After
the lesson had been discussed, a large supply
of very nice ice cream and different kinds of
cake was brought from it, hiding place, very
much TO my surprise. The only answer l
could get rs to where the ice cream came from
was, "lt came from the freezer" But suffice
it to say the .'ireeze" was soon taken out of
it. This, however, was not the end. After
the dishes had been removed. MIR. Hyde, in
behalf Of the Presbyterian Sunday school pre-
scented to me large and beautiful chrome in
n heavy and rich looking frame. The picture
represents sunrise" in some New England
village. want the kind giNers TO remember
that this sunrise with its pleasant associa-
tions, will do much to light up my pathway
through life. even TO the sunset of my pill
grimage. That their lives may be so illumin-
ated with the beams of the sun of Righteous
ness. that. in life's close they can claim the
precious promise, "rhy sun shall go down
no more forever" and AT evening time il
shall be light is the humble prayer of
b. Z. WARD.
Prof. b. c. Ward, superintendent of orr city
schools. started with his wife. this week. for a
visit to his old home jp Prairie City, Iowa.
where he viii spend Aportion OF the vacation
Our city has been lucky in the stamp and
character OF her educators. Prof. Ward, like
Prof Tucker. whom he succeeded, is high
toned, moral gentleman, enthusiastic and thor
ough in his work. and enjoys the confidence
Of the board and the esteem of our people.
We speak of wheat nearly every week, but
SO fine and full is the wheat crop of this valley
that We expect 10 keep talking about il until
another big crop wipes the crop Of "a from
our memory. County Commissioner John
Carpenter brought into our office on Monday
a box each of three varieties of wheat raised
by him this year, the red Alabama, early May
and the Walker wheat. The latter is about
as fine wheat as Ne ever saw. fun plump,
large white grains. The early May and the
red Alabama are both finely matured, but are
not near SO fine the other. Mr.. j. /. Ne
Gully left a sample of Bouden white wheat
which was sown on sod the I4th Of last Octo-
Der. 1t is splendid also, and resembles the
Walker raised by Carpenter. Farmer friends
are invited, when they call. 10 examine these
wheats.
Mrs. S. A. Massey left The city Tuesday