The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23

&e9rs. kirkwasd and Eutsr, laio OF Iowa
who haze formed ec-partnersb.p with Ja
mean IN The lumber trade and eontrsctin,
business. come highly recommended as bus
ness men. We believe bois ara nephews 0
Gov. Kiriwood.
Horace Csrpeater was down Saturday. II.
says The noriAscstsrn part OF The county new
CT Lsd suea showing for oTer-a5undan
crops before. Use wheat especially is splen
did. tie exooleace Of which can only be ap
rrec.ated BY taking a trip up there.
Newton charges $500 per year for liquor il
case, and three saloons have walked up {.
the captains osice and rlanked down tht
laete.
Judge Reeves had a case OF total deprayit,
before him yesterday morning. The offend
er wss seIaaiaa oh color, the odendce
whits lady. go and sin 10 more," was the
impressive and original observation Of tn.
Judge as he CORA, led a $40 bill ior the striek
en- city.
Tie district court in and for this county Sc
Monday morning, Judge Campbell on th'
bench and fan bar present. As most Of tn
cases OF the ciY;l docket were continued th'
jury was discharged, a few sales confirmed
and tao court adjourned.
Several letters OF a local nature viii be fOunC
in this issue, ana S;ill others were laid eEeI
til next week.
The question Of properly observing the ma
tional holiday is being agitated 10 some ex
tent.
4 ane ana extensive yeranda is being
erected along tie entire front Of the Douglas
Avenue House.
Rev. Jsmes French. DID,, of Denver City,
the general agent Of the Baptist Missionary
Society for the territory west the Mississip-
pi, spept two days IN our city last week.
DR.. J. ". Madsra, OF Philadelphia, i, in the
city.
One year ESQ last sabbath tie churches
wero closed on account OF the food. That
wasn't THE reason they were closed this year.
Harsh Murdoch claims to be one Of the ''eld
beysr OF tie CossRQAtrsaht Office lgiadGeIa
csiVsT.
lie makes claim to no such thing. He set
type IN Topeka ten years before the Comss9s-
sseclL was dreamed OF.
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The Independent Order Of Good TcmpIars
meets every Friday evening at 6 o'clock, in
Episcopal Hall. Occidental block. Strangers
IN good Standing IN oihsT lodges, visiting IN
the city, are cordially Invited 10 attend.
Our neigbors ri Beverly and at Harper and
st ANTHONY are informed that ne have INFORM
a.ion that tie new route from Wiehils to them
is assured, and service nc doubt win be sup
Fiisd IT IN early day.
Na.ren Udel, OF Centeryine, Iowa, iathef
OF Mrs Kos Harris. has been making a short
visit 10 our city. lie leit for homo Monday
NoraiEg.
Rev. ii. somers, Of the Presbyterian church,
who kas 4 charge or paslorate IN The north
els. psi Of Selgwics. and who IS represent
sd as en- earnest and eloquent divine, viii
preach ii The Presbyterian chuzcA IN tlis city
in The course Of . few weeks.
VIZ. Dixon returned from Reuo county
Saturday, where he had been TO look after
some wheat he made the trip overland,
gong up between the rivers and returning on
lie west side Of tie big river. On both routes
he ssw nothing but encouraging fields Of
grain. lie says Union township in this coun-
~, has the best and clesnest corufelds in lhe
county, bGt for A No. I farming Greeley
township presents tae greatest number OF
evidences. he brought back some fine speci-
men heads Of rye, barley and wheat.
The Wichita Library wlll be closed until
further notice. n tho meantime parties hav-
ing books need not return them.
Our soil has tendency 10 play hob with or
binary garden vegetables. e. NJ. Plat, the
gardener, sowed some lettuce ont doors this
spring, Of the variety known as the "Philadel-
phia Butter.n He brought Us three heads
the other day, the smallest of which measured
one foot across aud weighed one pound and
three ounces; the largest over pound and a
quarter Where lettuce heads get TO measur-
ing three feet round by the middle of April
other counties might as wen draw III their
horns
Ken de 81 Holmes are keeping pace with
the country with iheir sewing machine bGsi-
mass, ard N Undertaking line they are
ahead Of the tines. They have an immense
stock Of undertakes goeds Metallic, plain
and dle caskets of various styles. Office four
doors east Of Eagle Block.
Col English OF Kansas City is in attend
agee upon court.
David Mcdonald. postmaster at Milton,
SuDner county. called on the EAGLE and ten
dered the inequalities OF his house TO the
business manager.
Geo. y. Smith, whose Eame is familiar IN
fwo-thirds Of the homes in Southern Kansas,
ia IN the Gig. Has just returned from New
York CITY wscre he spends most of his time
buying fer Tie different establishments OF
Doggot & smith, VIZ; Kansas City, Parsons,
Humboldt snl Wichita
: Hon. }. Z. Mead, Of Wichita, is IN the city.
He comes up to attend the directors msetiag
OF the Wichita braneh of The AtchiSon, To-
peka S Santa Re. Mr. Mead Is one OF the
spillarsp OF Eansas; one OF the men who oc-
cupy the reisiion 10 Kansas hat gray headed
deacons do 10 The CHURCH Commemorate.
Street Commissioner Butler, City Survey
or ana forces are liking up Central Avenue.
Ia front Of The Mead residence the Old fence
has been torn away, some Of the trees cut out
aad The street opened up. The work les=ss
thar splendid row OF cottouwoods near the
center 81 tie street. The work will ado ma
teriaiiy to Tie appearance OF Mr.. Meats
properly.
j. would serve 70 wise purpose to attempt
10 disguise me fact hat Wichita has the snail
pox, or some other contagious disease. within
her borders. SO ilghs have been the effects
OF lie disease, 50 Tree OF any thing Ike viru-
iensy or H5aiignaney that many sta doubt It's
character, brs the physicians OF the city pro-
nOunce il tie small rox. There has been bat
one fatal case. and that prsbably from expe-
snre or want OF caution. Fifteen or twenty
others who aase had The disease have hardly
experienced any inconvenience whatever.
The authorities have done all, and are doing
al. il their power 10 prevent spread OF the
disease, whatever it may be. We caution
Sil 10 I've fuIuDcrate and slSe every ,,oss;,..a