The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-11-22


a team being driven by Ed. Gaseoigne last
Saturday, on Douglas avenue, got the drop
on him and played smash. Alter leaving
Gascoigne in the street and making few
lively turns they got afoul of 4 street ped
dler's wagon near the corner of Main street.
The collision was inextricsbiy complete and
cataslrophically intense The stock in trade
OF the unlucky vender, consisting of apples,
hickory nuts, ETC., went whisking through
the air hundred feet or moro. Both wagon
and buggy were instantaneously reduced to
splnteFs and scrap iron, and four horses
down on the ground tangled up in their ha~-
ness in utter inextricability. Strange to say
none of the horses were seriously hurt.
Scene: NJ e. Sabbath school. Stanley in
his happiest vein, his class upon its good be-
hayior, and several friends of the legal pro-
fes.ion present to witness the performance.
Subject: Paul before Felix. Boys, yeu say
Paul as a good man, a glorious fellow for
the reasons stated. Now what kind OF man
was Felixl' Several voices in chorus: ''He
was bad man. Stanley, with loob of trl-
umph at bis brothers OF the bar: Felix
bad man, eh why ?'' A little voice over
ia the corner "Cause he was a lawyer -
Or. d. W Smith, OF Jackson Michigan.ar
rived in our town Saturday morning. His
family has been here for some time. Sir. S.
is dental surgeon and will probably locate
here or elsewhere in Kansas, Is he says he is
delighted with the climate and country, 4,
were large party OF excursionists that anne
with him, and tn at the EAGLE, of which he
has been a reader. has in no particular over
drawn its desirableness or possibilities.
a bright little episode in IN, person of a
little Little happened up at Judge Litile's a
little before Saturday noon last. This little
Little of the Little homestead was not such a
little Little either, for he weighed little up
wsrds or little less than ten pounds. We con-
graduate Judge L. 10 we don't eilher-for
he is able to congratulate himseil-but Mrs.
l.. upon the bouncing bundle OF sunshine
voucnsaied her heart and home.
Mr.. j. fletcher, from TGscarawss county,
OHIO, an owner OF land ia tails county, Mr..
ID. Livingstone. OF Toledo, Ohio, and c. X.
! Crafts, Of Whatly. Massachusetts,, came in on
Monday nights train. The iermer gentle
Inau is here 10 look after his land and 10 blow
somebody up because he don't get his EAGLE
more regularly. The o.htr two gentlemen
are hunting lands.
Mr. Thos Coleman, Presldeh of the Far.
mers Bank, Lafayette, Indiana hose son is
doing business in this city. we'd IA this
city Saturday, and called u. on yester-
day. He expected TO stop 0.l. day OF two
but so attractive and fertile our valley
appear, he says that he feels ne aust make q
real estate investment before lea. lag.
T. II. Stevens, who left Wichita early last
spring for Texas, and whose interesting let.
tiers to the EAGLE will be remembered, rs.
turned Friday night. He says there is nc do
nying that in some respects Texas is a fine
country, but in no particular does it surpas;
this portion OF the Arkansas Valley.
Oh. Slough, Esq, one OF the wealthies
real estate men Of Chicago. was in this eli,
last week His attraction here WAS ths
"Groye Farm owned and occupied by Is
quirc VIII worth. We believe Mr.. 5. wa,
delighted with his visit, aud hopes TO con
suInmate trade, in which event he contem
plates the hog raising business, for which
the farm Is so admirably adapted.