The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-03-11

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CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
WICHITA. THURSDAY. MARCH II. Is,
The new commission house, at the depot,
under full Roadway.
Mayor Hope bought ,ne Mccullough 10
and will build brick business house as zoe
as the material car be procured.
On last Monday morning sixty car loads
Immigrant freight were At our depot waitir
delivery.
Passenger trains are arriving each rigl
loaded to the "gunncls," with immigrant
travellers, and baggage.
Handsome Ike, the boss boot black Of th
city, Is special correspondent Of the Arka'
sas City 7rareiler.
Hon. J. II. Crichton, of Labette county, hor
ored us with q call this week. He 10 here o.
business that will detain him several days.
Mr.. Aibsugh, OF Ohio, is here as the custo
dian of two car loads Of aid goods, now at tn
depot. for the sufferers IN this part Of III
state.
The proceedings of the County Aid Societ
were crowded out this week. We will put
lish the combined proceedings oftwo meetings
next week.
Mr.. Busenbake, OF Henry county, ILL.,, Ia
bough farm few miles from town, and vi
be here with his family, betimes TO make i'm
provcments and plant with tho spring.
A full and complete report of the school cx
hibition viii appear in our next issue. 1t wa
reported by our county superintendent, Ziu
norman, but came too late for publication thi
week.
Mr.. Salisbury has been notified by the Com
missioner Of Agriculture that he had sent Il
his address. one hundred packages Of seed, fol
distribution. upon the Recommendation &
Senator Ingalls,.
Nlr. Manser, from woodfcrd county, Ill
bought farm in our county. this week. III
proposes building handsome dwelling there
on Immediately, and will begin farming upor
the opening of the season.
An advertised call for the regular year
meeting OF the Agricultural Society, for tn
election OF officers, for the year 1873, will b
found OH our second page. The stakeholder
are requested to assemble at Eagle Hail, Ap.
5th. Read the notice.
The influx OF immigration, or the infucnc
of.band skies, or one or both, had the effec
10 bring the hens OF this region down {
botl feet and set them to work, as conse
quence eggs are now plenty in market. At tel
cents per dozen.
The Rev. w. Wright, who was here las
fall, organizing churches in the southwest, nov
in charge OF a church society. at Jordan
Grove. H., sent Charles U. Hoss $1,000, con
tributed by his little church, as aid for suffer
ers here.
Morris kohn started East last Saturday
morning, to lay in an immense stock Of goods
He goes 10 New York City direct. la tn
meantime the New York Store is under til,
supervision OF that experienced and cleyc
gentleman, Cash Henderson.
That old hodoo, Dr. Morehead. who mad,
himself SO notorious in these parts, last sum
mer, has located at Denison, Texas. We
find him advertising in the Dcnison Dali,
News, rs from GAINESVILLE, Ohio. "Peacc,
good pint pot; peace, good ticklc-brain."
The Garncit & Fall River railroad, the wine
work. for the extension of a branch of which
TO Wichita, was worked of here last fall. ha,
come to grief. Anderson county, which con-
tains the initial point OF the enterprise, has
commenced sui, for the recovery Of her bond,
held in escrow by the State Treasurer.
Notice Is given TO all parties DESTROYS o.
having lines or corners established, TO leave
their orders with the county superintendent
or county cicrN, giving 40. OF secroo, town
ship and range. HI. JACKSON.
II County Surveyor.
EDITOR EAGLE: We desire TO acknowl
edge through the medium OF your paper, The
receipt OF two overcoats. three pairs OF shoes,
aud one blanket, disbursed by Rev. j. z.
Harscn. in charge of government aid goods,
at Wichita. Respectfully,
DANIEL & WM. MOORE
Mr.. Ran,oan. who owns the lone tree farm
els us that three new settlers will soon have
good. substantial houses built on lands near
his place, and commence opening farms. All
of them are good, entrrprising men, with am
pie means. He also says that several families
from his old eastern home, will be on in the
spring, TO make homes among u.s.
Spring emigration is already setting In. Last
Saturday, there arrived at this point, seven
families from Morgan aud Logan counties. H.,
with ten ears of stock, horses, cows, farming
implements and seeds of all description. For
the most part they were bound for south and
west OF us. The party counted 20 persons.
and 43 children and babies. There was ail-
other train two days back, OF twenty ears.
The charge has been made that A. NJ. Du.
ent OF aid. That gentleman authorizes us 10
deny the report. He has neither received nor
applied for aid from the Ladies Aid Society.
The Doctor says that he has not 1t any time
in Kansas, or elsewhere, been a reciper. OF
aid, and that he is not entitled TO any. and
that the promulgator Of the assertion must
have been laboring under grevious mistake
w. A. Thomas 4 TO-, IN the Occidental
Block, have, we do think. the choicest, sweet
est and incest lot OF hams that was ever
brought to this market. The very favor of
them reminds one Of well 10 do farmer
smoke house. while the eating thereof is the
height Of gustatory enjoyment. We up
towners' all eat Of those hams. The Green
Front Is no ihorc, but the Thcmases we ex
poet 10 always have.
Mr.. j. A. Nelson. trustee OF Salem township,
desires us to acknowledge the receipt OF $50.
from the Young American, Howard county
Indiana, Aid Society, which was duly for
warded by 5. Dunkin, the Secretary, and for
which that Society viii please accept the
thanks Of the recipients OF the favor. We note
also, that in the sos. acknowledged last week,
by the same township, Mr.. Nelson's name
was spelled Wilson. which was bInisr.
Ep. EAGLE. We desire TO express our
sincere and heartfelt thanks to our most wor-
thy and respected citizen, Mr.. Geo. II. Harris
for his purely disinierested efforts In raising
the money necessary for the burial OF the wife
Of our brother Mr.. Thomas Adams. on the oc-