The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-11-08

No one having hides or furs for sale can az
ford to so by the house of Hays Brothers.
These gentlemen hare been longer in this
business than any firm in this part OF the
State and their annual sales probably exceed
any other house west of Kansas City. For
years they have been handling the bulk Of
the hides OF the western hall of the Indian
Territory, to say nothing of the towns sur
rounding Wichita, and no men could stand
higher in the estimation Of their customers.
Their facilities Tor sales enable them to pay
higher prices than anybody else, while they
never deceive or take advantage of those
with whom they deal. Read their advertise
ment elsewhere.
That peculiar spell OF weather Sabbath
evening was no doubt remarked, at least by
everybody living hereabouts. stiff, strong
south wind held its run all day. just at dark
old Boreas most suddenly changed his base Of
supplies and such rip-rosring, snortlDg old,
cold gale as struck Us from The forth set eve
rythiug up the other way. Midsummer had
no sooner thus changed TO mid-winter than
the lightLings and ihunders commenced TO
play and roar and han and sleet to descend.
Scientists say we are to have an awful winter
Of it, and verify the signs IN 10 particular con-
tradct the representations OF the prophets.
For general gloom, continued clouds and rain
Kansas never experienced fall like this since
the earliest settlements. Climatic changes are
al very well, but little OF our old sunshine
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The County Teachers Association met last
saturday afternoon in the seaool house, and
wentthrongh the programme OF exercise,
adopted nj the last meetiog. The session
was marked with harmony aud good feeling
a number Of the teachers from the comfy
were present aud the exercises were con-
ducted throughout with ability on the par,
OF those in charge, rendering them profitable
10 all present. The teachers throughout the
county clnnot do better thaa make this Gsso-
ciatlon permanent insutution-a recruiting
point for drll in the work, Regular meet
ings are held in the afternoon Of the first Sat
urday in each montb. a iull attendance Of
the teachers is desired at the next meetings.,
matters Of interest to every teacher are 10 be
brought before the association.
Mir. T. W. Bowman, a member OF Schst-
ner's band, carpenter who has been Tor
long time in the employ of Reese & Sawyer,
met with a most painful accident last FRIDAY
afternoon while out hunting ducks on the
Little River. tour or five miles above town.
whereby he was made cripple for lie. 1t
seems he was standin. talking to his brother
in-law, the butt Of his gun resting upon the
ground, with the pain Of both hands resting
over the muZzle when, unaccountably, the
piece, which was loaded with goose shot, was
discharged, the load passing through both
hands. One hand was torn literally TO pieces,
leaving but a thumb and finger dangling, and
the other mad hole shot through it the size
OF the guns bore, tearing the tendons anu
boues IN a frigbtful manner, and practically
destroying two fingers en- that hand. The
charge Just grszed his face, stunning and
Grazing him so that his bTother-in-law thought
him MORALLY wounded, was taken to the
river, his hands and wrists bound up to stop
the flow Of blood, and brought back to town
when DR.. E. b. Allen, assisted by Drs. Fab
riqne and IIendrickson dressed the wounds.
Doctor Allen SAID yesterday that the won nd
ed man was doing very well, and he hopes to
save three finger upon one hand, and to save
the other in such shape as to be Of some use
IN after lite