The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-03-26
For the E.GLE.
Items from Rockford.

all who have settled with Us are good,
/ substantial farmers.
A. Minson, from Macon county, Hill
nois, has settled in Rockford. i.c
/ brought the necessary outfit of horses
and farming implements with him TO
begin farming on large scale.
Mr.. Cantrcll, from Miami county,
Kansas. arrived with his family about
ten days ago. He, too, brings with
him the necessary outfit to build up
the county.
Col. Joslyn has purchased the James
Woodward farm Of 800 acres, on Spring
creek. lie expects 10 make stock rails
ing a business. lie has now on hand
about two hundred Texas cattle, but
expects. after this season, TO turn his
attention to raising fine stock.
VIM. Quinnell, \. &. Burr, and A.
Law have each nice bunch of cattle.
There are many other new corners
among us, whose names | have not
learned, but ali have the material to
improve and make the country.
Farmer Doolittle expects TO move
Oh to his farm in Rockford and improve
it this summer. lie is going TO farm
ing in earnest.
From present Indications, there will
be a great deal of land brought into
cultivation this summer.
Fall wheat is looking splendidly.
John Houghton has about forty acres,
VIM Quinnell has seventy acres, Henry
Stemc has thirty acres, VIM. johnson
twenty acres, Law, Burr, Goodacrc,
Barnes aud Woodward all have from
ten to fifteen acres each in fact, every
body along Spring creek has more or
less wheat sown, and if the season
proves good one corn dodgers will
have seen their day, as we will have
biscuit enough and to spare.
The peach orchards of Henry Whay-
lev, !. Melee and John IIoughton are
looking splendid. The buds are yet
alive. and the prospects now are that
we will have an abundance of peaches
for ourselves and friends. lIoughten's
orchard contains some 400 trees, Whay-
lev's orchard contains about 500 trees,
Melee, about 2G0 trees. All Of the
above orchards were grown from the
seed. and arc three wears old this spring.
James l;ough has an orchard of 500
trees. We shall have to build an un-
background dislillcry as soon as our
orchards get TO bearing full crops.
The farmers Of Rockford are prcpar-
ing to sow their surplus ground in
spring wheat, oats and barley. Esquire
Father is going to sow forty acres in
barley. and many other parties are
sowing from ten to fifteen acres. Any
parties who understand maulting
would do well to come to FL Paso and
put up mault house. 1t is one of the
best locations know of. Those who
arc Interested in such an enterprise
should come and see for themselves.
The bridge and bond question is re-
cciving its share of attention. All adj
mt that the voting OF the bonds Will
necessarily make our taxes higher next
year than they were this; but Farmer
Doolittlc thinks ifthe valuation Of oui
taxable property can be made to reach
two million dollars this year, and the
bridges can be built for forty thousand
dollars. two mills on the dollar will
paw our tax on the bonds, and no bod.
hurt. Now we do not think the waltz
alton of taxable properly will be but &
little, if any, greater this year than II
was last. Farmers throughout the
county are generally complaining thai
the valuation of their property has
been put too high, as compared with
, older and richer counties: and there
seems to be feeling among the people
, to elect trustees this spring who vii
assess their property lower. True
there viii be some more property tax
able this spring than there was last
but. with a lower assessment, the dlf
, ference in value of our taxable proper
" this year and last cannot be much
If any, and we think in stead of taxe'
, being but two mills greater on the dol
lar. it will be several times two mills
;, Better pat it high enough, Farmer
Dooliitlc. and not deceive ourselves
The Farmer SAYS that 'if some on,
should show him a house twelve by
fourteen feet. one story high, and sa,
that it cost ten thousand dollars, tina
common hog sense would teach hin
that it didn't" We agree with yo,
, there. and common hog sense als'
-, teaches us that if the bonds are voted
and the bridges built that the bond
and interest will have TO be paid, bu
. il will take more than common ho:
i. sense to teach rs how to raise th'
, money 10 pay oil the bonds. \ MAJ
, of common hog sense may vote Tor III
, bonds. but if he is tax payer he vii
:, find that he needs more than CONNER
good sense to raise the money where
. with to pay his taxes. Common ho:
sense NAV teach men how TO get IL
debt, but they will want more thai
hog sense TO teach them how 10 &c
out Of debt. Let them dance who will
G but the dancers arc always expected
to pay the fiddler.
The scriptures tell us that il is ap
5 pointed unto man once to die, but afte
4 death the Judgment. But in voting
: bonds il is different. The people ma,
;, vote for bonds as often as they ar
' willing. and have judgment rendere'
Il against them a. often as they are foun'
c delinquen; in paving their taxes. -
: shut YOUR ewes. gentlemen, and 90 |
S blind. and the Judgment day will com
5 TO many of us once a year until tn
bonds are fully paid. and from the lon'
/ list of delinquent taxes now published
{ in the EAGLE. ii looks Is if the judg
!, ment dav might come TO some ever
:. this wear. FANER poNoTHING.
For the EAGLE.
V Those Bridge Bonds.
e MIR EDITOR