The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-05-03
See special notice Of 100 ponies for sale.


See special notice Of 100 ponies for sale,
See election proclamatioas aud other Legal
matters.
Several letters Of interest elsewhere in thi.
column.
See notice OF real estate to exchange. A
bargain Tor some one.
Colonel s L. Jocelyn moved his family on,
10 bis iarIn Oh Monday.
The walls OF James Dagner's patent stone
house began 10 rise yesterday
The city council has been talkingof lighting
the city with sas-prlneipally gas.
There win be preaching IN the school house
neNi sabbath by Rev. j. 5. Turnbun.
Mr. G. G. Russell OF the elevator returned
from Chicago day before yesterday.
First street is being graded from the Nation
al Bank building to the bank of the river.
J. Il. Grant has moved his residence from
the upper end of town down on west First
street.
Wilson, the grea, spiritualist lecturer will
be here next Saturday. see communication
elsewhere.
Herrington's beck store sold i've dozen EA-
Giles Of last Thursdays issue, on the same
day Of publication.
Judge T. G. Adams, secretary Of the State
Historical Society, win accept our thanks for
a certificate Of membership.
} T. Stevens, State Lecturer Of the Pa
irons Of nustandry, visited this county ac-
cerdng 10 announcement.
G. b. West was summoned 10 kentucky
last Friday Oh acceuat OF tie death Of his IA
ther- lie 'siIl be absent ten days.
DaEiel 4. Jones lakes jobs in carpet clean
ing. lie does good work and guarantees sat
isiaction. Lives opposite the Occidental.
Prot Fass5ender, who is truly a thor
oughly scientific musician, often entertains
the guests Of The Occidental with music on
The grand piano.
Elder ". $. Tinsley, OF Valley Centre, viii
preach al tie Wight school house, Grant
township, sunday, May 9th At II a. m. Pub
lie invited to attend.
Col. Il. L. Taylor has purchased the Mrs
Meagher lots on the corner below the NJ. Z.
church and is making preparations to build s
residence. II is the most eligible site in the
city fer pretty home.
W. c. West, the contractor, has commenced
the foundation to Col Il. W. Lewis bank
building. Tic entire fTontis TO be ofcut white
magnetism stone from the Cottonwood and
VIII be very handsome.
John Forty. who was 50 unfortunate as to
be burned out last week, elsewhere asks those
indebted TO him to come forward and pay up
Being nearly $1,000 loser those indebted 10
him should not wait for second invitation.
Rev. a. II. Walters, the new Presiding FL
der for the Wichita District, arrived here with
his family last week and has taken up his per-
marent residence on Emporia Avenue be-
tween First and Douglas
The Ladies Library Association viii meet
at Mrs. Chas. Hatton's next Saturday alter
noon, May 9th. 4 prompt aud fun attend
ance is desired.
MRS. JAS. Il. TopD, President
Col Rouse, of Bloomington, Illinois, father
of our fell0w-townsman, W. p. Rouse, Of the
Occidental. is paying our city visit. Col. p.
was here six years ago, since which time he
thinks the growth OF city aid county is won
derful-
r. p. Murdoch, who had been away rusti-
eating and resting Up and attending a few
matters al Kansas City, Topeka and EmpOria,
returned home last Saturday feeling and
looking refreshed aud able to attack any num-
Der Of letters or over due bills.
County Commissioner JOHN NJ Steele ill.,
formed u YESTERDAY that he had been up to
look At The upper bridge at the suggestion Of
some parde, from the west side aud he gave
II Is hi- OPTION that the structure was very
unsafe. in fact dangerous. Two or three 9TH
er paries informed "a 20 the same effect.
Gen. Tom Thumb AID troupe win be in this
city Monday afternoon aud evening. The
company is drawing large aad appreciative
audiences everywhere, and are having very
successful tour. Every child ia the land
sh0uld see Tom Thumb and Major Newell. |
The Secretary Of the State Board of Agri-
culture requests all farmers cuivating forest
trees in sedgwick county 10 hand in their
names aud he number Of acres 10 this Office
by the 18th Of May. 50 that it can be reported
to the State Board in this months report.
W STEM, Secretary.
Alc;ter from Bond Head, Ontario, 10 the
editor Of this paper, bears the information
that Ed. Longbotton, long and iayorably
known TO the people of Wichita, died in Ari-
zona this winter. The letter is from Ed's.
father, but SIN we think there must be some
mistake. as Moore, Matthews or some of the
other boys would have written something
about il.
A. NJ. Ballou, who opened drug establish
ment here last f.n. which he traded to Charles
Thompson for livery stock. and who was
afterwards charged, il conjunction With his
former clerk, with stealing some $500 worth
OF the drugs. for which he was arrested and
bound over was taken from this city TO Indi-
ana in irons last sunday morning. We could
gather few particulars, but believe lie Is
charged with rape.
wichita is reaping harvest from the new
Harper county colony. They buy ali OF thci9
lumber and merchandise at Wichita. We in
formed our merchants two weeks ago how
Hutchinson could have secured this trade.''-
RgtcEinsoa Rerall
The harvest as yet is not distessinglv
heavy, hat, in apy event, Hutchinson could
not oontrel The trade Of Harper, even did her
facilities equal those o. Wichita
A prominent hortlculturist has been making
special examination OF hedge fences in diff
fercnt parts OF Illinois, and pronouucos the
honey locust more hardy and otherwise bet
ter plant for hedges than the Usage orange. |
The Usage orange grows luXuriantly in this |
valley and does not seem TO winter-kll, still
it would be wen FOR some of our farmers 10
experiment with the honey locust and report
success.
WINFIELD, hAHsAs, April p. 1877.
EDITOR EAGLE Please say that the Wich-
tia District Conference VIII commence its ses-
sion at Winfield, May Is, 1877. with sermon
by Rov. IL. J. Walker Of Wellington. The
Southwestern Stage Company will carry the
brethren TO and from Winfield at half the
usual fare. J. L. RUsBRIDGE.
Pastor NJ. L. Church.
VALLEY CENTER, April %, 1877.
ED. EAGLE Former contributions to your |
paper from this place have told OF Valley |
Center, the rich soil Of Grant township, our
wise. energetic aud good people, our public |
park, OF 4 live Grange, various religious soci- |