The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-01-20


OF this city. is going to Wichita to serve IS
book-kecper for the grocery firm of Todd 4
Commonwealth.
Stepping into the shop in the rear of Char
ley Garrlson's saddle and harness establish
ment the other day, we found six men busily
at work converting the raw material into fan
cy and PLAN harness. We confess We were
surprised at The number OF men that Mr.. G.
keeps employed and at the large stocks Of har-
ness IN the store and raw material in the shop.
The trade and manufacture represented by his
establishment are among the most important
in the city, and as Charley was one of the pio-
ncefs of the valley his success is well deserved.
Cyrus T. Mulkey is the agent for an excit-
ing work entitled 'Kit Carson's Life and Ad-
ventures from facts narrated by himself.
The work is full OF most exciting adventure
and history as is reliable, being compiled by
Col. Dewitt Peters, United States Army. 1t il
a sx-hundred-page work, finely bound in
cloth and gold and numerously illustrated.
No man who wants to know anything of the
extreme west can afford to be without this
work. Mr.. Mulkey is now canvassing the
comfy for the work.
Mrs. Martha A. Turner, al London, Sum-
ner county, the widow of the man who was
on election day, an account of which
we published at the time, was in the city on
Tuesday and made us a call. Mrs. Turner was
formerly the postmistress at London, which
position she says she lost through enemies of
her husband. She says she is the mother of
six children, owns wayside inn and farm,
but without her husband it will be hard for
her to get along and brin; up those dependent
upon her for an education and maintenance.
She says further that when all the truth is
known and all the evidence in, 1t will appear
that her husband was most forlly murdered
We take pleasure in calling the attention of
our business men and local readers to the
sworn annual statement of the Wichita Saw
ings Bank, made in pursuance Of law. The
of the banking institutions of any
town Or country are unfailing tests OF the
or the want of it OF such town or
Wichita, measured by this stand
ard is most prosperous. The statement of
the Savings Bank, alluded to, is most encour-
aging to its patrons and stockholders. The
resources are wonderfully IN advance of its
liabilities, while their 'time" and ''demand'
deposits figure up ever 100000. We most
assuredly congratulate the Savings Bank up
on its sound showing aud evident increasing
business.
Here is proposition that might meet the
ideas or circumstances of some of our county
subscribers. We want few forest trees, cot
perfect roots and good tops-say one hundred
in all, for our home surroundings. For fifty,
two inches in diameter at the ground, trans
planted on our place, we will allow twenty
five cents piece, on subscription; for TWEEN
ty-fYe, four inches in diameter, transplanted,
fifty cents each; for twenty-five trees, elms
and cottonwoods, six INCHES in diameter, trans
planted as above, all in good shape, one dol
lar each, on subscription. To be delivered
and set out any time, when there is no frost in
tho ground or air, between this and the mid
die of March.
GRANT TOWNSHIP, January 16, 1876.
EDITOR EAGLE: You have several times
during the past few issues Of your paper al
luded TO delicious and extra fine donations
rendered you from country and city, and you
think it's because you are the editor of the
paper that does or should help make up the
general literature OF every township in the
county, and think that view of the question
is not altogether out Of place, but why those
ladies' from the city, who called on us last
week, should have left such an amount of
not understand. The fact is this: we are
boarding." as usual we went out with our
lock after breakfast, and left all things in
very bad shape for receiving company, and did
not return until evening. Imagine sly surprise
on pulling the latch string, pushing the door
Instead of seein there those few hard biscuit
and dirty dishes, to see the table set in first
class order, cverythin clean and neat, piss,
cakes and green apples heaped up in the CEN
ter. My first conclusion was l was dreaming,
Or had got into the wrong place, but conclud
ing some one else had made mistake, and
tearing they might come back TO rectify it, /
thought l would get the benefit of the luxu-
ries of this world. As Uncle Dick says,
didn't | occupy the occupation" Inform
those ladies we shall be away fir IN home eve
ry day about that time. Long live the fair
donors. Sorry was not at home to enjoy the
call with you-call again. LEROY.