The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-01-17

shop OF fancy needle work, and the hair
dressing establishment belonging to colored
woman The Palmer building had been va
Gated the day previous. or the total loss we
got no estimate, but judge that it did not ex- |
coed more than five hundred dollars.
A dispatch from ElAoro, Colorado, to Fort
Leavenworth, last Wednesday, announced |
the death OF Green NJ. Thompson, who died |
at the former place the day previous Greer |
Thompson had been connected with the quar-
termaster's department for years. He acte
as government forwarding and receiving
agent at this point for about two years and
was held in high esteem by all the business
men of Wichita. Whsle-souled. generous,
and gentlemsnly as a citizen, and strictly |
conscientious in ali his business transactions,
when the time came for his removal he was
parted with with regret and the news OF MS
death startled our community.
Business men will do well to have their
places OF business secured by night. 1t
would not be amiss to lock tho doors OF pri-
vate residences by night, also. Since the
robbery OF the money drawers OF Charles
Schattner and Christ. Pearce, we have heard
OF other attempts being made to enter build
ing.. The latest attempt was upon the post
office. Sunday night some party or parties
attempted to effect an entrance through the
back door OF the post Office. Smith Wes-
son ball did not miss his head over fifteen
in ches, we should judge by the aperture left
The bows will always be found ready for such
applicants any hour of the night.
The new Board of County Commissioners,
consisting of Frank W. Chase, j. b. York
and John NJ Steele, organized last Monday.
After spending the greater portion OF the day
iu looking over matters and familiarizing
themselves with the affairs OF the Board,
passing some bills, ETC., it adjourned TO meet
next Friday, a week, the 18th OF January.
We can express the hope that the new Board
may prove as fortunate in the conduct Of the
public interests, and prove as true to the tax
payer as the old Board. On the new Board
we have Mr.. Steele and Mr.. York, both OF
whom have served a term, ard who, there
fore, come undcrst andng oil about the du-
ties and responsibilities of the position. MIR.
Chxse is a solid farmer, cool aud clear-headed
as business man, who will do his whole
duty Without doubt the affairs Of the
county are in good hands.
A Mr.. Bennett with his family from Illinois
went over the railro sd to Wichita on Friday.
Mr.. Bennett has lately sold his Illinois farm,
receiving a large sum OF money, which he
had on his person. This fact was known at
his old home, and he has been followed by
four desperate looking men, who have tried
at several times, siways at night, to induce
him to leave the train but hsv ing his susp-
cions aroused, he declined each and every
time When the train LETT Kansas City on
FRIDAY, Bennett told Conductor Thompson OF
bis troubles, and offered Thomp son twenty
five dollars if he would protect hi m and see
him safe at hi. (Bsnnstt's) brother-in-law's,
who resided at Wichita. Thompson inform
ed him that he would do all in his power with
out compensation. Bennett tele1raphed to
his friends who met him at the depot, and the
villains were foiled in their attempts.
| n0nWsalth.
Our friend of the Winfield Courier is dis
posed to blow a wee bit. Hear him: Cow
lev county has distanced Lyon and sedswick
counties, with their important cities, and
Butler with her aspiring candidate for fame,
and Mr. Eagleneu,andtima may put the fact
into his pipe and smoke it," Well, we had
taken but Whit or two OF the strong dose
before discovering that tie Courier, in Its
anxiety to make a case, had gone beyond The
facts as shown by the statistics In order to
distance anything you must either start
even o. behind Now, Cowley county start
cd long way ahead OF Sedgwick, which was
a bowling wilderness when Cowlsy was
Boosting an advanced civilization. But never
mind. We are not jealous. The truth is In
speaking Of the four great counties OF the
State. we have always named Cowley as one.
The Courisr further on takes note OF The iel-
loving facts: "Our increase In school popu-
lstion during the last school year was 1,l59,
this being the greatest increase shown by any
county in the State. sedgwick county.comes
next with an increase OF ,055. The fourth
on the list is Sumner, with an increase OF
932. and the sixth, Butler with guin of 'lo.
/. not this right good showing for the four
leading counties OF the Great Southwest
Cowlcy takes her place at the head OF the
great quartettc, and still we have no rail-
road"
2 The following note is from an old and sue
cessful peach grower Of Sedgwick county
ED. EAGLE:-I noticed an article in your
last issue headed early Pea ches in Kansas"
, According TO my experience the location OF a
I tree makes a considerable difference in the
! time of ripening the fruit and also in sizs. In
the spring of 10 planted peach pits, some
OF which were brought from some l.5cO miles
east, and others from eastern Kansas. Tho
, trees were trans planted at one year old, most
OF them on ground nearly level, but thrown
into ridges to drain it, but part OF them were
set on ground slopng north. l notice that
!. those trees from eastern pits seem Healthier
e and trees set on ground sloPing north pro-
e duce larger fruit and ripen one to two weeks
later. Most of those trees bore fruit last
b yea, the first ripenIng being picked Jnly 1th
$ and some trees still holding fruit as late as
i. October 18th, and one tree until about thu
18th. None of those trees were budded. IL
o as is claimed, trees budded from those will
I bear larger and ripen earlier fruit, then there
/. is a chance for some pretty good fruit IRON
: them. Some of the seeding fruit weighed
!. five and half or six ounces each. We hat
' one young tree budded from seeding tina,
J. had leaves on last year eight inches long be
Is sides the stem. Ii the fruit is in proportion
V to the leaf it may be worth cultivatins
I have no trees to sell at present, but my ad
q vice TO Kansas people is to buy Kansas tree
" or raise their own. GRANGER.
,e For the Eagle.
d A Trip Through the Southern Part OF Ssdgwic