The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-08-27


advertisement of the state normal school at
Emporia TO be found elsewhere
Steele & Levy have made some sales of
lands TO parties from California who paid for
it in twenty dollar gold pieces, and they say
one fact is noticeable, that whenever parties
come here from California prospecting they
almost invariably purchase.
Henry Bolte has some very fine bedroom
sets just received, in fact they are perfectly
splendid He has also some willow rocking
chairs which were manufactured in this state,
at kinsiey, Pawnee county, which are a GU
riosity as well as very comfortable chairs to
sit in.
The teachers institute has been in session
this week. about thirty teachers in attendance.
The attendance was much larger than at the
one held last year and greater interest man.
Tested. II was our intention TO give fun re-
port of the proceedings. but our reporter
failed TO come to time in time for this issue.
4 newly married couple from Butler coun-
" marched into Charley Hills drug store and
called tor soda water. E-kew enquired what
syrup they would have in it, when the swain
deliberately leaning over the counter replied
stranger formerly belonged to the Eldora-
do base ball club; money is no object 10 me
put sugar in it,
Would it not be well for the different
oranges TO take into consideration the ques-
ton of prairie fires and try and adopt some
plan by which they can prevent the prairie
from being burnt OFF thi, fall and winter :
Every season thousands of dollars worth OF
property is destroyed. Immediate action
should be taken for numbers are already in |
danger.
The water mill damage and injunction ease |
has rot yet been disposed Of at this writing.
A cursorry view of the new building satisfies |
Us that Mes,rs. Wheeler x sheets are erect |
ing splendid mill and we Judge that the re-
suit of the suit must be anXiously looked for
ward to. The forebay is completed, the frame |
Tor the wafer wheels in and the frame for the |
burrs set. The second story is well along
Mr.. Geo. T.. Harris is again on the streets |
after severe Illness. Trouble never comes
his hay took fire and burned up, destroying |
a buggy and scorchng his factory, an account |
of which we published. Two mules were in |
the stable at the time which were thought not |
much injured, but both of which have since |
died. The sympathy Of his many friends and |
that Of the community are with him.
w. {. Little announces this week that he |
will be candidate for reelection to the office |
of probate judge. In the past two years
Judge Little has made faithful officer, and |
from all the estates passing through his Office |
for settlement we have not heard one word OF |
complaint. To care for the interests of the |
widow and the orphan is 4 sacred trust, and |
whether he is elected again or not We believe
he has done his entire duty conscientiousIy |
and satisfactory TO all concerned.
This has been summer Of extreme heat
Nothing in neurological history, that we are
aware of, shows a parallel. For about sixty |
days now the thermometer has been within |
the neighborhoods of one hundred degrees.
Farenheit-some days eight and ten degrees
higher In 1858 the heat was about a. intense
but Of not SO long duration. 1 hat year in
London it reached ia degrees. 1t is Won
der that things are not cooked up worse than
hey are.
VIM. GrflencStcn is trying TO sell some
property in the central portion OF the state for
he purpose OF investing in more buildings
lere. He says these are tight times and am
going TO give our mechanics work this fall if
n my power such open handed. broad.
:uaged wisdom-wc can call il nothing less
/, worthy Of the highest praise. Bill Greffen-
'tein is of the kind of men who build ctie-
md his present efforts show that he has .
warm heart.
MessrS. Long Il Horton, two competcnl
utists, have rented the new gallary Owe
lilrs drug store in the New York block
where they hold themselves in readiness will
large supply of chemicals and apparatus T.
axe pictures of STYLES. Visiting these room
~ invitation we founl nicely furnished re
option room, stock room. dark room and ga
cry or sky-ight rooms all in the best shape
They ask share of the public patronage
which we doubt not will be granted.
We are informed that petition will be pu'
n circulation in this county about election
imc asking that the supplemental herd law
passed last winter shah become the law il
'edgwick county. The new law differs iron
he law under which this county Eow rests il
his. Under the Old law owners of animal
we're subject to damages only, but the supple
mental act makes il misdemcanor p,nishabl |
" fine for every animal that shall be Above,
o run at large. 1t takes iwo-third petition
0 authorize the commissioners to act. Sc,
,agc 203 OF last winters laws.
MARRIED.
At the residence of NJ. r. Moser. nea
Wichita. on Thursday. Arg. 10th. 1874. b,
he Rev. j. L. Harsen, Cary u. Davis to Mis-,