The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-01

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I CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
WICHITA. THURSDAY. OCT. !, 1874
RAJ eely has moved to the city and take
up his residence.
Joseph Askew goes TO Jacksonville, Illinois
next week on business.
Mrs. Alexander and daughter have return
ed home from their visit.
II. T. Kramer and wife have returned fror
the Cincinnati exposition.
Large flocks Of pelicans have been h!ih
southwark during the week.
Wanted, a girl or young lady to do gener'
homework. Apply at this office.
E.P. Waterman and one of his boys VIII d
home tomorrow from the mountains.
Commissioner York's wife who has beei
east ON a visit. returns home this week.
u G. sluss ESQ. who was taken suddenl
and seriously i'll last week, is improving rap
idly,
Next Saturday the first meeting Of the Scdg
wick county teachers association meets at tii
school house.
The Rev. J. u. Platter, of Winfield, wi
preach in Mr. Harsen's pulpit next sabbath
at Eagle hall.
Fmirration TO this valley Is fully as strong 4
nj any time last fall. The larger portion 81
comes in wagons.
I q. Brown has returned from san Fran
cisco, California, and can be found WIN NJ
Eohn & Co.. measuring goods.
See notice of proposals for contract to buil'
a school house in district No. seven, TIRE
mile. and 4 half southeast oftown.
Arkansas CITY only receives Wichita ma
every other day. They need it oftener an
will take steps TO secure daily transit.
James McCuIoch. our live and cnergeti
city attorney, has been seriously Ill Tor som
doysnast but is now on the mend slowly.
The last few DAYS since the cessation OF tn
long continued rains, the weather mas Dee
delightful. Our Italian skies are again !
order.
The general stock shipping agent at TN
Mace. Mr. John Kline. informs Us that IN
shipments of cattle the past week was / 10 carr
orr ESQ head.
The wife of DIR. Lonssdorf starts in ley
DAYS for visit to her family and friends, IN
. ing in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania. She wi
not return before the holidays.
ID. :. Shellabarger and wife, from Decatur
Illinois, are in the city. Mr.. shellabarser
one of the proprietors of the Wichita Cit
Mills and is here in that interest.
The Express Company has sold it, buildin
ON Water street, and win open up an oilic
under the Occidental Hotel in the room mort
of w. 4. Thoma, IL Co., on the Iirst OF %
tobcr.
A union social under the auspicus OF III
Ladies Relief Society, viii be held at the res
denee of Mrs. Judge Fisher, on Friday even
Ing All who would enjoy good time ar
invited
See notice of Sherihs sale of peIishabl
property IA large number of cattle - te
thousand dollars Worthwhile be sold unde
the hammer on Monday, the 18th day of oc
iober, 1874.
The Pres il now the only paper puoli,he
i'm Sumner county, but rs good one and ca
fully occupy the field. The Southwest lead
the state in live local papers, and the Press ]
among the very best.
The Arkansas City 7rdreler has entered vi
on its fifth volume with new life and yigoI
Scott has added materially to his stock c
types and presses, and has settled down t
perrnanencv and a successful future,
Hon. \. NJ. +. Randolph, republican non
inee for Attorney General, IN connection wit
Hon w. X. Brown. nominee for Congress IL
this district, will address the people Of Wich
Ia on "Wednesday evening, October 2sth.
The five lued boiler of the Wichita CT;
Mills, has been set in position, and the eI
gine was expected yesterday. The mill wi
will he truly a mammoth affair and we wi
give our readers an accurate description OF
upon its completion next month
The city school board have rented builo
inc which will be moved on TO Douglas aycnu
on the lots recently occupied by the land offc
building. when moved. fitted up and seate
the primary school win he divided and anotl
err teacher employed to teach them.
An immense stock Of clothing just receive
at Oak Hall clothing store, which will be sol
cheaper than clothing was ever before ohere
In this market. Good heavy winter clothin
for farmers at very low prices. Their salt
are large and increasing daily.
The county convention of the peoples r
form party meets in this city at Eagle Ia
next Saturday, at hall past ten O'Clock. III
reformers expect TO be out in full feather, al
at night. have grand ratification of the
DAYS doings with public speakers from otn
parts of the state.
Chas. L. Deanc. the energeric, and sol
lumber merchant, VINO Succccu- l" tue pu'
ness OF the old firm OF Chas. +. Pierce x CO
of which he was partner, started Tor Che
go. the great lumber market, yesterday, whe
he expects to lay in winters supply of !
grades oflumber.
Rev. Mr.. Hanna. Of the NJ. L. church. W
attend the conference which meets at Sterlin
Illinois, on the Sth of next month. In his a
sence he will probably take in the Chicago e
position. and visit his parents near Dickso
in that state. He starts next Monday
Tuesday.
Wichita seems doomed 10 be cursed wi
irresponsible scrbhlers, who are ever fl
nishing sensational storys and brazen fals
hoods to the columns of papers east. Addoi
ing for n nome ds p'lme the cognomen of sol
heather Chinec. they sail IN regardless
taste. time or truth. e.
Hon. james Christian. a prominent law!
of Lawrence. and one of the oldest citizens
our state, spent Tuesday in our city. He q
pressed himself as surprised at the magnitu
ofour young city, and intimated that he "
more than half inclined TO change his locati
to.thc great southwest and grow mp with
country.
ON a recent visit to Wichita. we had {
pleasure of registering at the Richie iiou
where we received the best of accommo,