The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-15

The sympathy Of the American Indian is
prOyerbial. The latest illustration occurs in
| connection with the sad experience OF the
German girls. The misanthropic might mis-
construc the motive that led the mothers and
sisters o. the brave little band Of six hundred.
| who attacked and got away with n family OF
seven, one man, woman. and five children.
TO engage in the contribution business, or the
formation of an Indian ladies aid society, ioI
the benefit of the poor, suffering German
girls. To hurl back the faint. TO nail fairly thu
base lie that the least thought OF propitiating
the government in bchal. OF the Indian pris-
"ners. ever entered into the thoughts of til,
charitable and highly sympathetic natures o
the amiable dog cookers, composing the Indi-
an ladies aid society, we have only 10 instance.
the fact that if they did burn the legs of both
the GERMAN girls 10 the knees, to make them
confess their dusky warrior preferences, when
they once got into the agency, these same In
dian ladies showed themselyse the clean eat
they wen; 10 work and made an extra qualit,
Of robes, selected the best. tanned them and
painted them beyond the average role, with
the view OF having them bring the highest
price in the market, 10 be sold at auction to
dealers, on n certain day, the proceeds to be
The sale positively took place as advertised. |
and the robes were pronounced the grandesi
ones ever made by the tribe. Thc women |
tears that washed those robes, Cindian ladie, |
alone can weep while they scraped aud |
pounded them. full! m accord with their noble |
charity, made them softer, whittier, warmer. |
so they brought good price, comparatively. |
and were all knocked of. one with the priyi- |
lese Of the lot, 10 lays & Bro, OF Wichita |
who hold them as curiosities in the way OF
robes. aud who. owing TO the fact that they |
came from first hands, could sell them at lit
Tie less than other robes, provided they coald
he prevailed upon TO dispose OF them. which
We think they could. Their place OF business
is on Douglas Avenue. opposite the Dougia,
Avenue House.
We are informed that John Exton has just
made the purchase of that portion of the Kim
ball addition to the town of Florence. which
includes almost the entire rock quarries at
that place.
These quarrics have been worked cxtens-
lively since the opening OF the A. 7. & s. j.
X. r., which passes through them, and are
celebrated FOR the smooth formation and fine
quality of stone. The tagging which they
produce requires no surface dressing, can be
got out any size, and is Eow used almost en-
tirely for sidewalke in Topeka, Atchison and
other cities east. The extent OF these quar-
ries is sufficient to supply the western demand
for fifty years to come.
Mr. Exton has leased the quarries to Mr..
James Sanner OF Florence, who Is furnishing
he stone ter the large elevator now being
added to our City Mills by the enterprsing
pro?r'etors, Hsrgis. Imboden Il Co. Our
builders caa now buy this stone, loaded on
he cars at the quarry. ut just half the price
'skcd at those quarries two years ago.
The county fair grounds have been besuti-
led the past ten days by tree planting, ar
ranged TO correspond with the new drives.
Parks of native trees have been set out in ac-
'ordanee with the most approved landscape
gardening. and the grounds otherwise put in
most excellent shape. through the indeiati-
Fable efforts of M. I. NJ. Lane. supt.. assisted
" several others of the agricultural society.
The Wichita EAGLE has been publishing a
'cry interesting series of articles on the bush
less of that prosperous city. This Is work
he citizens ought 10 appreciate. ateiisoa
.Aanpie4.
They do. and fully. Hundreds OF extra
,opies were taken by the business men and
ent TO friends East. Besides, we received ,,
many personal thanks for the systematic aud ,
adorable showing made. Appree'aiiye aud 4,