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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-06-24
For the EAGLE
Breezy Words OF Cheer From an
Old Correspondent.

Cow SKIN, June 18th, 1875.
Ed. EAGLE: Mr.. King began harvest
yesterday aud we feel very much elated
over our wheat crop. After doing up
my morning work, l went into the field
to carry cool drink to the men. l
went to carrying bundles together and
soon wore out pair Of gloves, and
made sad inrOads into the pair nv
mother gave me. 1t looked SO easy
to do this work that thought it fun.
went the length of the field and 10
my establishment l found the corn in
the field adjoining, AS high as the wheat.
Let the ladies go into the harvest fields
and work awhile, tell you it gives
good appctites, to say nothing of the
complexion. l do believe the men
take it upon themselves TO be the most
jolly through harvesting and thrashing.
Jokes are always tree in the country,
but more SO during this season.
We are eating new potatoes and
green peas, and will soon have the
pleasure of feast upon that squash,
the seed Of which we received through
the post office, thanks to Murdoch.
You will receive some of them, as
promised. The roostcrs of the cow
skin died of last winter; turkey or
duck is the cry now among my neigh
bors.
l will say Mr.. Speer has commenced
cutting his 140 acres of wheat. Mrs.
Osborn has seventy acres, and has 100
acres broken OH her quarter section.
One man came along yesterday who
told me he saw four machines at work
on this road. l tell you this side of
the Cowskin means business. We
keep at work, and do not think of
stopping to see if we can't stir up a
grasshopper raid some where, SO as to
give grumblers chance. When we
think of the number of harvesters sold
in Wichita last month, one cannot but
believe that Kansas will be, and al
ready is, the best wheat country in the
world. 1t is really pleasure to live
on farm where one can see the fruit
of his labor, as this year shows, thus
far.
In our school house we have organ
lied Sunday School, so that when
Sunday comes we can 60 and study the
word Of God together. Brother Ness
ley breaches to us every two weeks.
We expect to spend the Fourth of
July at York's Grove, on the Cowskiu,
where religious services will be held.
We keep up lively grange; have a
paper read, and an occasional debate,
aud one Of the ones" who contributes
to your paper, also contributes to ours,
which keeps up the interest. AS a
class of farmers, we have warm hearts,
generous impulses, and good sense.
But will not presume on your pa
thence longer. When you are out over
The country, do not forget to cross the
Cowskin, west of town. l have never
heard of your coming out on this road,
and we feel somewhat jealous.
MORE ANON.
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Editorial Correspondence Elk Falls Journal.
Wichita.

Wichita, OIL the Arkansas river, and
the metropolis Of the Arkansas Valley,
is one of the wonders of the great
Southwest. The city Is now but five
years old and yet its population will
reach nearly Eve thousand inhabitants.
II is situated in the heart of one of the
finest agricultural countries in the
world, rich, undulatiug prairics ex-
tending for miles in all directions.
The Arkansas with its tributaries fur
Rish an abundance of stock water.
Wichita is the shipping point for all
the country south and southwest of it,
SO that its trade from this source alone
is sufficient to support large inland
town. While she must depend in the
future upon these resources for her
prosperity, yet her past growth and
business is due to another source. The
Texas cattle trade there, for four years
past, has been immense. There thous-
ands of these cattle ready for market
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have been shipped, while thousands
more have been sold to feeders in tho
adjacent country. 1t has been the great
headquarters where the drover from
Texas, and the feeder from the north
ern States have met to sell and buy.
Millions of dollars have exchanged
hands, and in the exchange Wichita
has had her per cent. The number OF
hotels, livery and feed stables and sa-
looms, are the result Of this class of
business. Heavy stocks, indicating
ample capital represent all branches Of
business, and the business men have
the air peculiar to live town. The
streets are constantly crowded with
teams from all parts of the country
loading for the merchants of tributary
towns. This is Wichita as we saw it
by Sun Light, and now as there is no
gas light, we will give it as we saw it
by Star Light.
AS the evening approaches, the bust
ness of the day draws to close, and
the business of another class begins.
In one place we find q negro mounted
on a high elevation, picking on his
guitar and singing plantation melodies
W dttt1Ct u ClOWu " oh huCtiOu AOOihs
Saloons are lighted up, the billiard ia
bles are uncovered. Back rooms,
though not secreted, are filled with
others, who seek more solid amuse-
ment at cards, poker, monte, and faro.
In another place we hear man in a
hall on the second floor, calling out
loudly the numbers in the game Of ke-
no, and going round we find large
hall containing from one hundred to
one hundred aud fifty players. Large
amounts of money, though in small
sums, are lost. At about nine o'clock
in the evening, the band from the beer
garden strikes up, and going round
we found a crowd of men and women
dancing to the music at it screeches
out OH the still night air. There is
still another class Of houses, number
ing perhaps twenty or thirty, filled
with females. But while these nightly
revels are going on, the churches are
lighted up and ministers arc preaching
within the sound of the keno mans
voice. Most of eur western towns,
where the Texas cattle trade has been
controlling bushes, have to some ex-
tent the same ''star light" scenes, but
as the cattle trade will soon leave, this
class of business will follow, when
Wichita will be noted only for her le-
ultimate business.
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Beecher--Tilton.

The great religio-farcc of the age is
about TO break up in a row, before the
final drop of the curtain. On Monday
Beach, Tilton's lawyer, made a charge
that some of the jury had been APP
preached, insinuating that there re-
manned no chance for his client, where
upon one of the innocent twelve OBJ
jectcd. Beach then informed the court
that lie had the proof, and was ready
TO submit it then and there. Beach
makes some broad charges, and there
is NJ doubt there is more of that thing
going on in New York City than hon.
est people are aware of.
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fainter-. n'c ..-..-.--...-.---.. 9'UN
brcWers, thTfe-..--..... sV,VVO
Manufacturers etc., forty-two. 1890. l5O,O0O
Real Estate ---.-..-..........---- Ifo,Vu
Professional men embrace twenty
one attorneys. seven physicians and
one dentist.
The extent of the agricultural inter-
ests of the county may be shown from
the fact that four firms dealing in ag-
ricultural implements have sold with
in the last ninety days two hundred
aud sixty reapcrs.
Owing to the "discouragements" of
last year, prices Of real estate have
reached bottom. Now is the time to
invest. All the indie atoms are favor
able for the most abundant crops ever
raised in this country. One year of
prosperity will enhance the value of
property one hundred per cent, and
no such offering is presented in any
portion of the country for the invest
ment of capital, with such assured
profitable returns, as is offered by
Sedgwick county.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-06-24

Noble l.. Prcntis, of the Topeka
Commonwealth, delivered the address
to the students of the Agricultural
College, at Manhattan, upon the grad
uation of this years class. The talk
was excellent in matter, and entirely
new i'll conception. Leaving the old
beaten paths of pedantic classical
ism, he came down to business in the
natural way, dealing with life and its
many relations by a practical and COM
mon sensed method. More uncommon
sense and less common nonsense is
what our school girls and boys need
these times, and we shall invite Noble
down TO Wichita to the next teachers
institute upon our own responsibility.
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The editor of the Louisville Report.
er has a fossil tooth one and hall
inches across the gum end, and two
aud three quarter inches in length
5tchison Champion.
Yes, that is n big tooth no doubt, for
that section. The EAGLE Office has a
molar of a mastodon which measures
four and half inches across the face
ono way, by seven and half inches
across the face the other, the enamel
perfect, and weighs four pounds and
nine ounces.
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A Railroad Disaster.

The train oil the Rock Island 4 Pa
cific road, which left Atchison Friday
evening, was thrown into n deep raw
inc near Pittsburgh, the bridge hav-
ing washed away few moments pre-
yious 10 the trains arrival. The en-
gineer was killed instantly, the fireman
mortally injured and several passen-
gers severely hurt. A young lady
teacher from The State Normal School
at Emporia was on the train, the only
person from the State, we believe.
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L. B. Murdoch. editor of the Times.
writes the Topeka Commonwealth,
from EldOrado, Butler county, that
they are in the midst of glorious har-
vest. He says that they have twice as
much wheat in the county as ever be-
fore, and that it will aggregate 800, 900
bushels
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-06-24

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company have sold over 2OO,-
900 acres of land during the year end
ing May l, 1875; 1926 acres were sold
to citizens of Illinois and the remain
der to people from most all the other
States of the Union. The sales aver
aged little over five dollars per acre.
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An Earthquake.

Several localities in Ohio and !ndi-
ana were shaken up by an earthquake
last week. In some instances dishes
were thrown from shelves, and tall
buildings vibrated from three TO five
inches ut tho top. The newspapers
give no accounts of serious disasters
from this unexpected heavc of our
staid old mother earth.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-06-24

Give each of the boys and girls some
young animal for their own, and teach
them to take the best care OF them, and
don't forget who owns them when
they come TO be valuable. The "boy's
calf that becomes fathers COW" has
crushed the ambition of many faith
er's son and mazda him long for posi-
ton behind counter or before the
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-06-24

Wichita polled 40 votes at the last
election, upon that basis did we claim
for her the rank Of the sixth town in
the State, we would have the Wyan-
dotte Gazette to understand.
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Sherif'S Sale.

District Court, 18th Judicial District, sedgwick
County, Kansas.
E. P. Kirby.1
Charles oens.
BY virtue of an Order Of Sale issued out of the
District Court of the 18Th Judicial District, sitting
IN and for Sedgwick County, Kansas, wherein
f. r. Kirby is plaintiff, and Charles Oens is de-
PENDANT, will. on Monday, the 18th day ofJuly
\. ID. ISIS, between the hours OF 10 o'clok q. m.
and O'Clock p m. at the courthouse door in the
City OF Wichita, Kansas, offer for sale at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash in hand
all the right, title and interest of the defendant
Charles Oens in and to the following described
real property, to wit:
The northwest quarter of section No. seventeen
%, in town twenty-nine (29), south of range No.
one ~ west, in the County ofSedgwick and State
of Kansas. said property is levied upon the
property of defendant Charles Gems and will b e
sold to satisfy said order of sale
sherin's Office, Wichita, sedgwick County,
Kansas, June sth, A. D. ISIS.
Z. H. MASSEY, Sheriff.
los Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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Sheriff 8 Sale.

county Kansas. WIZ
Elizabeth 2. Duncan,
Peter Laux, W. -. Sanders 2
and Chas. 4. stIger & Bro
Ey virtue of an order Of sale issue,i aut OF Al.
District Conrt of the 18th Judicial District .;,i e
IN and Tor sedswick county, Kansas vhsr',ss,
n Mns 9, duncan is plaintiff aad Peter Iaus'
defendants, will, on Monday me Isth ar. are
July, A. D. ISIS, between the hour, of no ,iJ =,
a. m. anu o clock p. m, ut the courthouse door
IN mine, me city OF wichita Kansas, ofler for sale ar
pubic auction, TO the highes bidder far CO. ~
nand, all the right title and interest 81 ~. Nv
iendants Peter Laux, VIM. d. Sanders and 80, s.e-
y. steiser Bro, in and To the following a.
scribed real property, to wit: wing ue-
ne southeast quarter of the southwest opar,.r
Oh stcuon NO twenty seven, in fowushi N trar,
,',nh range two east, in the county of SeSy-
WICK and state Of Kansas. Said real nre,...s
,eved upon as the property OF jefen5.vts rs ~ Is
nauN, m: u. Sanders and Chas 81 Sfe;rs,
DIo. anu VIII be sold 10 satisfy said orsr or
hansas' June 9Th, A ID. 1876 Sean'Ss
1o-., L. II. MASSEY
io-" sheriff sedgwick County, Kansas.
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NnIIcE.

The sale of the Cherokee Strip Lands, - in
Kansas, advertised to be sold under sealed bids
by the Commissioner Of the General Land ONCE,
in accordance with the provisions OF act of con-
gress May H. ls12, has, by direction of the secre-
tary of the Interior, bean suspended for the pres
emit on account OK the financial depression in that
section, resulting from the rayages of the grass
hoppers.
Further notice viii be given Of the date when
of the lands will again be received
,. 5. BURDETT,
IL Commissioner, General Land Office
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DR.. Kibbie, who is on his way 10
Oregon, with his family, writes: "Left
Omaha, Wednesday evening, June I'd.
Southwestern Kansas looks better
than any country we have seen vet"
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Publication Notice.

In the Distric: Court of sedgwick County,
Kansas.
ID. Ii. Miller, Plaintiff.
George r. Latin, Defendant.
The above named defendant, George r. Lailn
will take notice that he has been sued by the above
named plaintiff in the above named court aud un-
less he answers the petition of said plaintiff
against him. filed in said action in the Office of the
clerk of the district court of sedgwick county,
Kansas, by the 18th day OF July, a. ID. lS75, SAID
petition will be takep as true and Judgment will
be rendered in said action in favor OF said plain
tin and against said defendant for the sum OF
sl0s 90. with interest from August 9th, ls.4, at
per cent. per annuIn and costs of said action and
for the sale of the following described real estate
situate in the county OF sedgwick and State of
Kansas to wit: Lot No 10 on Church Street, in the
city OF Wichita, accounting to the recorded map
and plat thereof, under attachment levied up
said real estate, June 9Th, ls15- to satisfy said
sum of money, interest and costs of this action
STANLEY & HATTOS,
10-3t Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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SeugWIck cOunty, n
;luss & Dyer. Plaintiff 5 Attorneys.
Sherif's Sale.

District Court, l3thJudical District, sedswick
County. Kansas
Mary L. Smith,
John ID. Richards e
VIM. ID. Sanders
By virtue OF an order OF sale issued out of the
District Court of the 18th Judicial District. sitting
in and for Sedgwick County, Kansas, wherein
Mary T.. Smith is plaintiff and John D. Richards
and VIM. Sanders are defendants, will, on Mon
day. the 18th day ofJuly, A. ID. ISIS. between the
hours 10 O'Clock a. m. and o clock D. m. at the
courthouse door in the City of Wichita, Kansas,
offer for sale at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash in hand, all the right, title and in
terest Of the defendants John ID. Richards and
VIM. ID. Sanders, in and 10 die following describe
ed real property, to wit:
The southwest quarter OF sec twenty-eight, in
township twenty mine. range one west, in the
County of Sedgwick and State of kansas Said
property is levied upon as the property of defend
ants John ID. Richards and VIM. ID. Sanders asd
VIII be sold to satisfy said order of sale.
>herif's Office, Wichita, Sedgwck County,
Kansas, June sth, A. ID. 1876.
L. II. MASSEY, Sheriff,
10-5 Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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SheriHs lie.


District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District.
Sedgwick County, Kansas.
The Wichita Savings Bank, Plaintiff.
j Ill. Todd, Thomas Regal, Mary Todd
Rebeeca loyal, Morehead Sellers 4
Co., l.. W -Fechhemer, BabCock Il slim
son, Thomas ). Biggers. Miller & Jack
son. Annie L. Lindsay, and Wise
Sowdheimer, Defendants
BY virtue of an Order of Sale issued out Of the
District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District
sittin@ In and for Sedgwick County, Kansas
wherein the Wichita Savings Bank l. plaintiff
and j H. Todd, Thomas Royal. Mary Todd Re.
becca Royal, Morehead, sellers & Co T. w
Fechheimer, Babcock < Stinson Thomas j Reg
gars, Miller jackson, Annie L. LINDSAY and
W Use q >owdheIIner are defendants 1 will on
saturday, the 18th day of June A. ID Is75 at ,
O'Clock p m, at the courthouse door in The ritv
OF W ichita, Kansas, offer for sale at public auc-
tion To the highest bidder for cash in hand All the
right title and interest OF the defendants above
named. in and to the following described real
property, to wit: Lot number forty-eight ftsf an
Main street, and the undivided one-half az iof
number sixteen 05) on Main street ali in The
town OF wichita, in the county of Sedgwick. and
State OF Kansas, as shown by recorded plat Of said
town, SAID property is levied upon the pvouerfv
OF defendants above named and will be sold to SAT-
isfy said order of sale
sherin's Office, Wichita, Sedgwick County.
Kansas, May 18th, A. ID. 1876.
r. II. MASSEY.
a-1t sheriff Sedswick County, Kansas
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Publication Notice,

Publication Notice.
In the District Court of the county of Sedgwick
in the State of Kansas.
George II. Harrington. Plaintiff.
California Barnes and y. A.
English, Defendants.
The above named defendant. California Barnes,
will take notice that she has been sued by the
above named plaintiff in the sbnve named court
and unless she answers the petition of said plain
tiff against her filed in said action in the Office of
the clerk of the district court OF Sedgwick county
and State of Kansas by the 2d day of August, 1875,
said petition will be taken true and judgIne Mt
will be rendered in said action in favor OF said
plaintiff and against said Californ ia Barnes for the
sum of S2s9. 81 with interest s276 .92 from May
80 1873 at IL per cent per annum and costs and for
the sale of the following described real estate sit
uste in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kan
sas, to wit: Lots No. Al and 43 on Lawrence Ave-
nue. in y. A. English's addition to the city of
Wichita, according to the recorded maps and
pats thereof, under judgment to satisfy said
sums of money, interest and costs in accordance
with the prayer Of said petition.
STANLEY Il HATTON,
HIT Plaintiff ; Attorneys.
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We regret to learn of the sudden
death on Tuesday last at Council
Grove, of p. Morriarity, Esq, editor
and proprietor of the Morris County
ReDuJlican.
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The Larned Press has this to saw !:

Inc Larned EreSS has this to say:
A blatant herder, who was trying to
''run' Great Bend saloon, was shot
and Killed, Thur sday night, by tho city
marshals while in the discharge of
their duty.
The small grain is white unto the
harvest.
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S. o. Houghton, of San Jose, has
been renominated for Congress by the
Republicans of the fourth district of
California
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Sherif's Sale.

District Court. Thirteenth Judicial District,
Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Charles II. Dunsbrack,
Taylor Markiey, Ruth Jane
Markey and VIM ID. san
ders.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued out of the
District Court of tile 18th Judicial District SIT
ting IN and for Sedgwick County, Kansas where
IN Charles III. Dunsbrack Is plaintiff and TAYLOR
Markley. Ruth Jane Markley and VIM. d. SAN
ters are defendants l will, on Monday the Jsth
day Of July, A ID. ls.5, between the hours OF 10
O'Clock a. NJ. and O'Clock z. N. at the court
house door in the city of Wichita Kansas. offer
for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, all the right, title aud interest
Of the defendants, Taylor Marley, Ruth Jane
Markley and VIM. ID. Sanders, in and to the fol-
lowing described real property, to wit:
The east half of the northwest quarter and the
east half Of the southwest quarter of section No
thirty-fre, in township Ne. twenty-nine. OF
range No. two. west, in the County OF sc,lgwick
and State of Kansas. said properly is levied up
on rs the property of defendants TAYLOR Nnrkley
Ruth Jane Markley and VIM. d. Sanders. and
Will be sold TO satisfy said order Of sale
sheriff 8 Office, Wichita, Sedgwick County.
Kansas, June sth, A. ID. 1875.
Z. ii. MASSEY
loot Sheriff Sedgwick County, Kansas
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ShariE,e Sale

District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District,
Sedgwick County, Kansas.
j. Clune,
VS..
William IL Kendall.
By virtue of an order of sale issued out Of the
District Court of the 18th Judicial District, sit
ting in and Tor Sedgwick county, Kansas, where.
in j. Clune is plaintiff and William II. Kendall
is defendant, 1 will, on Monday, the 18th day Of
July, A. ID. 1876, between the hours of 10 clock
A. NJ and 4 O'Clock p. III. ut the courthouse
door in the city of Wichita, Kansas offer for sale
at public auction, to the highest bidder. for cash
in hand all the right, title and interest of the de-
PENDANT William ii. Kendall in an to the follow
ing described real property, to wit:
The southwest quarter Of the northwest quarter
and the northwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section No. eight, in township No. twenty
nine, of range No. one, east, in the county OF
Sedpwck and State Of Kansas. Said real prop
erty is levied upon the property OF Defendant.
William II. Kendall, and viii be sold to satisfy
said order of sale.
Sherir's Office, Wichita, sedgwick county,
Kansas, June sth, 1876.
z. III. MASSEY,
lost Sheriff Sedgwick county, Kansas.
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Sherif's Sale.

District Court, 18th Judicial District. sedgwick
County, Kansas.
Samuel Rannels,
VS..
X. W. Ramsey
BY virtue of an order of sale issued out of the
District court of the 18th Judicial district sitting
IN and for sedgwick County, Kansas, wherein
samuel Ranncls is plaintiff, and X. w. Ramsey is
defendant, 1 will, on Saturday. the 18th day of
July, A. ID. 1875, between the hours of 10 o. clock
q IN. and O. clock p. m, at the courthouse door,
IN the city of Wichita, Kansas, offer Tor sale at
public aution, to the highest bidder for cash in
ham. all tae right, title and interest of the de-
PENDANT, II. W. Ramsey, in and to the following
described real property, to wit:
The southwest quarter of section No twenty
three (23), in township No. twenty-seven ca
south OF range No three 90 west, in the County
OF Sedgwick and State of Kansas. Said real prop
erty Is levied upon as the property OF defendant,
r. w Ramsey, and will be sold to satisfy said
order of sale.
sherin,s Office, Wichita, sedgwick County,
Kansas, June 10th, a ID. lS75.
z. ii. MASSEY
Il-5 Sheriff Scdgwick County, Kansas
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w. w. Embry, of Leavenworth, who
shot Col. Anthony, of the Times, has
or will in few days, resume the obi
torial management of the appeal.