The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-21
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WICHITA, THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1878
CITY AND COUNTY NEWS
Tho coal shaft has reached depth of 80:
feet. We expect one OF these line mornings
to zee piled up in our Office door chunk o
coal large enough to run our steam engine 8
month, from Macs coal shaft.
The Smith family Is in trouble again. Last
week at Newton Mrs. Smith went to good
looking bachelor dentists Office TO have Q
toothache extracted. The doctor poised Mrs.
Smith in his barber chair, and was brandish-
ing his tweezers when IT occurred to him to
snatch kiss from the aching mouth OF Mrs.
S. BE made the attempt. but the lady let ny
On bis left pepper and the tooth-pulling came
to a sudden bait. But Mrs S. was not salts
fed with the punishment given the amorous
dentist She had him arrested fer the offense.
Amer hotiy contested trial the dentist was
cenlicted and fined S25 and costs, amounting
to SOL. That is all it costs to kiss q Smith
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Last weeks Empora Netps took occasion to
say: III we thought anybody would believe
what the editor OF the Eldorado 7imes said
last week about Lyon county, we should go
for him; but it's fooling away time to argue
with him. because his character i. established
and it's mighty poor one, when it comes to
taking his word.''
The editor Of the Edorado Times a hun
dred miles away in his paper of the same date
as the Netss, says: "The impression has some
how gotten out that Kansas editors, Kansas
real estate men and Kansas people generally,
are such liars that they cannot be trusted.''
Major Tom Anderson has been appointed
General Superintendent Of freight and pas
sepgers for Colorado aud New Mexico with
office at Pueblo. W. i. White, the general
ticket agentseeomes general passenger agent.
Mr. White il 3 very popular officer and has
conducted the ticket business OF the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Re railroad with mark
ed ability his efiice Will be at Topeka
whore be can be addressed with reference to
any business IN either of the above depart
ments.
Caroline Rjehiags whose opera troupe gave
such satisfaction here last fal VIII be here on
the 22d. This prima-donna and troupe will
appear as ''Ye Ode Folkes." Caroline Rich
ings' reputation IS worldwide as vocalist,
and the troupe accompanying her is composed
OF fine atistes. The entertainment present
ed by this troupe is peculiar, US the costumes
used are Of two hundred years ago. Their
songs. duets, madrigals, quartetts and cho-
ruses, are Of the ancient and modern school, |
both sentimental and comic. Wherever this |
company have been, the papers glow with |
their praises, aad all unite in pronouncing |
their advent feature of the season. All
that can should see "Ye Glide Folkes.''
W. c. Woodmin, of Wichita. Kansas, seems
TO be attracting considerable attention as a
financial theorist. in Chicago and Cincinnati.
lie mas been interviewed by The papers in
those cities and they commend his plans re-
speeding our financial system as worthy Of the
careful attention of thinking men.-Atesisoa
Champion.
In this issue will be found an advertisement
OF the Walter A. Wood seli-binding harvest
er. ]. L. Haynes & Co., general southern
agents at St Louis, have established branch
house or agency in this city. under the super
vision OF J. a. Wallace, Esq in the room one
door east OF Reese's livery stable on Douglas
Avenue. They claim more for it than any
other machine in the field, and stand ready at
any time TO demonstrate the fact and they
invite the farmers to examine the Waiter A.
Wosd before they purchase
The Secretary Of the Interior has decided
that presumption filing is not absolutely re- I
quirsd IN making homestead entry, and 1
that il may be entirely dispensed with in
making final proof thereon. This ruling Will
save settlers great deal Of inconvenience
and expense.
AT mass Sunday school meeting, held at i
the Presbyterian church one week ago last t
Sabbath, strange &c nileman was called up
on TO address the children, aud by way of
preface remarked that he was minister and :
preached at Winfield and asked how many =
of his little hearers could tell him where Win n
field was. Fifty or more littls hands went y
up in the air at once Wen, SAID the speaker Ii
where is it' All was breathless silence for a
moment. when a little six-year old. with Cd al Il
nonehslance peculiar to little men OF Lis age. L
said, ION, it's Out in the country a ways
Amid deaiening applause the gentleman =
from the co uniry. seeing the point, sat down. q
Colonel d. K. Anthem ', proprietor of the
Times, sends US a calendar for
1878, biographical sketch Of his life and
fine engraving OF himself. There is but one
Dan. Anthony IN the world, and if he is ony
q cousin to the Governor he is full bloodsd
brother to Susan B. The sketch trathfuly n,
concludes as follows; "As a business man. 81
be is exact, systematIcAl aud methodcal; as a ri
politician he is radical. aggressive and earn .
est; as a friend, he Is firm, active and dsvoi- m
ed; and as an enemy-one had batter choose !"
some other man. III
Messrs. B. X. Brown and F. NJ Hannum. tn
and J. {. Mills returned from Forth Worth. W
Texas. last week, all looking well and think III
ing well enough of that live Texas town. but u
not convinced that it is better in any respect ;.
Lhan Wichita. a.
Colonel lnnis, n. =. I. p. o., has put IN
platform IN front OF the establishment for the OF
convenience of his patrons who come in
wagons or cartridges He has also thorough :
y renovated his sales room
See special bargain of farm for sale A 81
good opportunity to buy gooi farm chesp.
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A board of United states examining sur pc
,eons bias been appointed for this district he
With headquarters at Wichita, consisting OF
Or Hendriekson, the old examiner, and Drs s.
Allen ami Fahrique. The board organic d -
by tie election OF A. IL. Fabrlque, ~ D..
Is resident; William Henjrck.on, NJ. d., -
t,ry. and e. b. Allen, NJ. D., treasurer br
And these were the dolelul words, dole
lilly sung by doleiul party, returning from W. W.
he Murphy meeting last night: -
clark from the polls mournful sound. -
Mine ears attend the cry:
Come, let Us iippe while we can. al
For soon we must 90 dry u"
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Some I'd "a can be formed of the tide OF inn pc
Migration flowing iHto this valley by reading 81
he following statement taken from the books an
4 the United States Land Office. Gs fnal on
homestead entries, "A Usage, 10 Cherokee, IA "a
rlginal homestead entries, sales public =.
ands, 2 timber culture, l49 deelaratorv state
nenis on Osage lands 10 deelaratory state 80