The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-01

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thy rosy checked children. Bat fen
localities ia the west can p5eseui up"n
any call that assemblies men. women
aud children together. sueh perfect
types Of manhood and wOmanhood.
developed or embryonic, ~ viii Be
found on such an occasion. here. A.
natural sequence. using the thFradbare
latin allusion. ''saasc0rP0rHs sans nleH-
fis.- We boast of people whose
cHrEF CHARACTERISTIC
i bu-iness. ..old bnsin.s- and liberali-
Is, this i backed b. a FUN Gov of ami
nal spirits, giving rs energy, pluck
aud an inviacible degree Of enterprise,
found even among the women. who
very often are engaged successfully
here, In the business Persuit- mostly
claimed by the lor.ls. The foundation
Tor
ECILDING A CITY,
was laid here first IN 1870. b. eoIn-
pany formed At Topeka. and Emporia.
These lands then belonged TO the
Usage Indians from whom the gov
erument bought them for settlement.
in 1859. Mr.. - :. Munger was given
possession Of claim purchased by this
company. himself part Of IL, and the
town site was seel cied aud laid OF in
10 lots At the north end. 80 what i cal
led Munger's addition, Is really the Or
iginal town.
Atthat time Durfee hal a trading
ranch aud stockade north Of the Old
Munger house, which latter by the
way. was the irs; hotel 80 designated
in the town. barring Henry Nigus'
adobe. kept principally a. an eating
house. From this town inception.
grew a misunderstanding between
parties Hsing south Of the original
site. who had land joining. Uncle
Waterman then owned most % the
land now occupied by the business
part % Main street. in fact the Interest
afterwards bought BY VIM. GriefTen-
-tieu or traded for a span Of mules
And 30 We come TO that part Of The
history Of Wichita, that has most to
DO with
ITS RAPID DEVELOPMENT.
VIM. GrieiTenstine, alias "Duieh
Riu.- bears in connection with the
past Of our city the same relation that
George Washington does to the whole
country. lie l. the Geo. Washington
Of Wichita. he deserves the credit not
only for the start, but = great deal Of
the continuance, and 10 day i amCng
our most substantial. enJerprising and
jealous citizens, in any aud every uU-
iertaking. tina: viii advance the inter
ests Of Wichita.
THE FIRST CITY GOVERNMENT
was established Ia 1871. in conformity
with the law regulating cities of the
third class, and in the winter % ISIS
We were digniiied among the oities OF
tie second class. in this state. Furih-
81 back We should have stated that
Sedgwick county was organized aud
IL officers appointed by the govern
or. In the -Pring of 1870. Oar writing
however, has almost entirely 20 Do
with the city. The great cattle drive
IT 1870 a. for years previous. had been
made via Wichita. The trail was then
up, what j. nov Douglas avenue, and
ont upon the hills. whence IL went
lue north 10 Abilene. bat % soon a.
the railroad was completed here from
Newton. called the Wichita and South
western. Wichita made the efori, and
secured the cattle drive. or at least the
greater share Of Il. Out % this. which
VS. neither obtained or held without
money and almost constant work. the
name Of Wichita grew famous a.
CATTLE TRABING FOINT,
- f-..... tl.i- ss.rnng mach OF her
growth and prosperity.
The season Tor the next drive which
we have every assurance will be made
here, i now nearly upon n. 10 meet
ia l. the absorbing theme. activity. i'm
proVement. increased stocks. paint
aud general cleaning mp i among the
sure precursors of the approach Of the
''loag HORNS 50 aud the jingling spnrs OF
the dashing Texas riders.
The following table shows the cat
tie shipment of 1874 from this point.
CATTLE SHIPMENTS N ls7t.