The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-12

The city authorities have reduced the police
force. This was wise. They might have done
the same thing months ago, which would have
been wiser Hundreds and thousands Of dol
lars have been uselessly expended annually
bv our city, much Of it thrown away upon
wild schemes and dead heads; but when it
comes to paying fair wages for honest work,
which the law says must be done, TO the news
papers of the town, whose editors have done
more for the town and more to sustain It's
good name than all the. dead beats OF the
country could do in thousand years, they ask
these newspapers to do the work for nothing
or at ruinous prices. So small has been their
spirit in this direction that last year rather
than humble and deiraud ourselves, we re-
fused to bid at all, preferring that our neigh
Dor should have it at living aad legal rates.
The city council are again divided over tho
same thing, neglecting to do what should have
been done six weeks ago, threatening TO send
some of the printing out OF the State. Their
yaciation is a shame. The city is 10 pauper,
and not a single taxpayer would grumble if
the printing was awarded to both papers at
legal rates. A majority Of the city council are
our personal friends, but they may sit until
they wear their seats out ard wear holes
through the floor of the council chamber be-
fore we will ever ask them again to award us
the city printing under legal rates. even should
they threaten TO send TO London, We have
no objection in the world TO their awarding the
city printing TO our cotemporary, providing
they pay il manly, honest rates, but THIS
caviing and dilatory action about duty SO
plain, is little short of disgraceful, and we now
withdraw our bid that they may be able to
perform their duty, expressing the hope that
in awarding II to our contemporary, they may
allow far money for honest work, without
reference to the bids. At any rate we are de-
termined that we Will moi be party to the
cutting of our own throat or that OF our CO.
temporary, only that the city council may
laugh at our bleeding or growing weakness.
Fred schatlner and A. Mineh, in connec-
ton with Probate Judge, W. c. Little, made
an examination OF the County Treasurer's
books and funds last week, in pursuance OF
law, and found everything correct and books
in excellent shape. We think sedgwick
county has one OF the most competent, careful
and honest treasurers TO be found in the State,
AID accommodating withal. Standing alooi
from all local strifes, and tending strictly to
the trust to which the people elected him, he
has warm friends and even warm admirers
upon all sides, and while the subject of officers
is up it can do no harm, so long as we mention
no names, to say that we think the Republi-
can party of Sedgwick county can well feel
proud three or four records made by men
which it elected to places Of responsibility
two years ago this fall.
Some OF our farmers are determined to stop
the killing of their best friends, the birds, and
trespassers are again warned. In England
the Lords and aristoeracr are protected
against poaehers. In America we have no
higher lords or truor aristocracy than the
farmers and when they put their feet down as
much of The surroundings shake as when a
prince Of the blood speaks. We like prairie
chickens and quail and like the spert of kill
ing them, but what weight should kuch likes
have as against the material interests and
rights of our neighbors. We are in fsver OF
law absolutely protecting all birds in tho State
for five years against trapping, shooting or
netting.
Capt. j. c. Leach, of Coneyyille, a United
States contractor under government, for In
dian supplies, spent day in our city. He is
something OF newspaper man, and in an
hour spent in our Office, we set him down as
s. ". Richmond sowed last fall one hundred
and fity-four square rods ofrye, little less
than an acre, upon which sixteen horses, six
cows and thirty head CT hogs pastured during
the winter TO their hearts content. The rye
was threshed the other day and yielded about
forty-fve bushels at the machine or over fifty
bushels to the acre.
Miss Mona Moser's little playmates and
friends gave her a fine surprise at her fathers
home, one night last week. The young folks,
to the number of twenty or thirty, met at the
residence of Mr.. Andrews and from there
went marching with joyous song to the home
Of their friend, when hsppy hour was en-
oyed.