The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-03-11
p.nort ~ IN. a,.,ribu,inv agent Of govern.

ticlcs distributed to each:
Attica, 40 coats, l6 blankets, 80 prs. shoes
Eagle, o coats. 4 blankets, 6 prs shoes; Grant
50 coats, II blankets, IS prs shoes; Lincoln
g coats, 20 blankets, 10 prs shoes; Payne, .
coats, II blankets, IS prs shoes Minncha, ]
coats. 0 blankets, 0 prs shoes; Gypsum, 3
coats, IL blankets. 20 prs shoes; Rockford
30 coats, % blankets, 81 prs shoes; Kech
% coats, 10 blankets, u prs shoes; Wichita
a coats. blankets, Il prs shoes; Waco.
coats, 20 blankets, % prs shoes; Union,
coats, SO blankets, 40 prs shoes; Delano, 8
coats, Is blankets. % prs shoes; Illinois. y
coats, 81 blankets. % prs shoes Nennescal
30 coats, 10 blankets, % prs shoes; Garde
Plains. le coats, blankets, IL prs shoes
Greeley, 81 coats. 20 blankets, q prs shoes
Park. - coats, IL blankets, II prs shoes
Wichita City, III coats, "A blankets, 81 pr
shoes; Salem, % coats, II blankets, Is pr
shoes. Total, 694 coats, 3.7 blankets. $40 pr
shoes. No OF pairs OF shoes on hand, ia.
The government invoice requires 200 coats
1856 blans cts, and 200 pairs shocs.but on count
ing articles there was u deficiency of6 coats
8 blankets and 81 pairs OF shoes. The remain
ing stock OF shoes, nos. Is and lis, have beei
turned over TO w. S. Hobbs, who will distrib
ute to those needing them. on orders from tn.
township trustees. The number OF persons
who made application, either individually OF
through their trustees. was 40. The expen
ses attending the distribution of these goods
have been as follows: Travelling expenses
$3.50; teiegraphing, $3.50 blank books, $50
drayage, $50; glass broken out. $l.00; Ser.
vices Of assistants, $500. Total. sA..O. Re
ccived from the sales OF boxes ,Sll 80, lcay.
ing deficiency of s3a so.
In closing this report the distributor would
express bis thanks to Messrs. Caldwell and
Davidson, for the free Use of their store room
also to A. 7. a.. s. F. road, for free pass t.
and from Topeka, and for assistance rendered
BY the editors of the EAGLE and the Beacon.
J. F. HARsEN.
Wichita, March sth, 1875.
The District Court for Sedgwick county
in session. Our worthy board of county com
missioners having availed themselves OF tn
generous offer of the proprictors of the Occi.
dental Block, had fitted up the south center
business room in that elegant structure as a
court room. An elevated platform occupying
forty feet Of the east end Of the room was con-
structcd for the occupancy of the court. bar
/ and jury, and \ sufficient number OF new anu
comfortable benches are provided in the bod.
OF the hall for the convenience OF the specta-
tors. rostrum has been constructed for TIN
use OF the judge and the witness stand. Ad-
joining that part of the hall occupied by th,
court, is the office Of the clerk of the court, in
the room prepared for that purpose by tn,
proprietor Of the building.
Promptly at ten o'clock on Monday morning
Judge Campbell took his seat and directed
the court to be opened. We notice in attend
ance Geo. w. Reeves, clerk Of the court
whose assiuuous attention TO, and thorougi
mastery Of, every detail OF the complicated
duties Of his Office, have earned him the I'M
plicit confidence of the court and bar.
L. II. Massey, the sheriff whose promptnes-
and unflnching integrity in the discharge o
every duty have brought him the wel!-earDcd
distinction OF being the most efficient an
thorough-gong sheriff in Southwestern Kan
sas. Also the members of the Sedgwick coun
words in the county. There are also present.
Hon. X. NJ. Ruggles, OF Emporia, aud Hon
II. G. Webb, OF Oswego, both whom have o.
cupied positions upon the judicial bench o.
the state.
The court issued special order, returnl BIZ
on Wednesday morning, for eighteen Jurors
This was done TO give time to dispose Of tin
a: al Ia linz
the docket, SO that there would be nothing I,
impede the rapid disposition of the jury cases.
On Wednesday morning court opened il
pursuance of adjournment. The sheriff mad,
return Of the following named persons Il
serve AS jurors for the term:
c. A. Bailey. John T. Carpenter, II. J. Cool
ID. II. b. Greeniee, W. Ii. Ransom, W, &
West. J. +. Nesby, j. ID. Brickhouse. j. NJ.
Martin, NJ. Mead. W. B. Mead, S. Mains A.
Z. Porter, A. p. Peck, Milton Stewart, Henr,
Spawn, G. NJ. Jordan, w. Y. Goodrich. Tn
Jurors are all number-one men. and among the
best citizens of the county.
The first case called was that of the State W
George Westlake. County Attorney Stanle
and Hon. Amos Harris appeared for the State
We have nothing to say as to the 'l5 cen
corn" discussion, which has been progressin.
some time in these columns, for practical iii
lcrs are handling the subject. not only shrewu
ly but good naturedly, yet we do want TO sa!
that nineteen years experience IN Kansas
warrants us in urging the farmers OF Sed2-
wick county, and Of this valley at large, to pu
their corn cror in at the earliest practical day
Put it in the ground, not only early. but whei
possible, put in the early maturing kind. Lai,
planted. late maturing corn will not succce
the very best every year. in Kansas. Plan
largely where your teams have the strength
Throughout the whole country the corn crol
Of the last two years has been small. as a con
sequence. no matter how favorable the seasoi
may prove, there is little possibility of.'Far
mer Doolittle,' Farmer - or any othe
farmer, being compelled to sell at unremuncr-
alive prices.
Upon the outside ofthis paper will be found
Judge Campbclrs delivered opinion, grantin.
a temporary injunction. restraining the coun
ty commissioners from removing the count,
Offices from their present location to rooms In
the Occidental Block. The injunction wa.
applied for by the Savings Bank, through it,
Vice President, Mr.. Kohn, from whom the
county commissioners had accepted rooms for
one year, upon free rental. As many in the
town and county signed petition, asking
the commissioners TO move the Offices atore-
said, who will therefore be Interested in the
grounds. or reasons for the restraining order.
We publish the opinion in full that all may
read and understand.
The new Encyclopedia Britannica makes the
startling assertion ihas fthe natural resource,
OF America were fully developed it would az
ford sus,enance to 1896, 100000 inhabitants.
number five times as grea. rs the entire mas.
OF human beings now existing on the face o.
the globe. Aud what is more surprising even.
II is not improbable that this prodgious pop
ulation will be in existence within three or
four centuries. Sedgwick county upon the
same basis, will then contain about Ago 500
people. without counting The people Of any
ely within her border. But the time is SO far
on that we win then have all forgotten our ut
tie troubles ami failures OF earth life aud It,
vantics, others will he ding the same thing.
we done, will be following in our footsteps.
Arrival of Emigrants.
We record the coming Of Mr.. $. Griesser. OF
Tazewell county. H.. who brought \ car load
O. goods, implements. &c, among his effect,
were three OF the finest looking horses we
have seen in this locality. Mr.. Herman Herr.
from the same place. will be here next week
Messrs. Barnes, Beard, Baker and Culp are
already here, they came this week. The above
gentlemen are first class, weli-to-do farmers,
They have each purchased farm, in our Vi