The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

| Our people could hardly fhil 10 have no
dced day after day the magnificent display
OF strawberries In front Of T. w. Fuller
place. Such fruit in such quantities is seldom
seen In any market, in size, per
feet In form, and delicious in favor. Thea,
berries are from the gardens OF Mrs. Socun
residing near Emporia, who unaided, by hel
own hands, indomitablc energy snd rare geod
sense has made In a few years one of the mos
yaIusble places to be found IN the State o
Kansas. Her homo and surroundings arr
delight, and scores flock to her place daily
to view the wonderful productions Of berries
and small fruits. Mr. Fuller at an early datt
engaged all the berries she has TO spare from
her regular customers, Of which he receives
several cases by express per day.
Hon E. P. Thompson, who is an old ant
experienced Pennsylvania wheat grower
of the Lehigh valley and Berks county, told
Us yesterday that be never saw such wheat in
his life as stands in some fields IN sedgwick to-
day. Four grains abreast in a single mash,
and from fifty to ninety grains to the head,
some of which grains are halt as large as a
grain OF corn. John Baird, who lives on the
Big River west OF Mr.. Thompson, has large
field which viii yield forty tushels to The acre
beyond a peradventure. Judge Lauck says
much of the wheat is cut Of shape, crooked
and rough from the enormous grams contain
ed in the msshes.
The new Presbyterian Church at Belle
PLANE, was dedicated last sabbath week.
It is very neat ediice and is not in debt q
doisr. Kew. J. 2. Harsen informs US that
that makes the fourth Presbyterian Church
within radius of forty miles that has been
dedicated within the last year without debt
and without collection on the day OF dedi-
cation, which speaks well for the faith and
paying qualities OF our Presbyterian brothers
The population OF sedgwick county as de-
termined by the assessors returns to The
county clerk, including that OF the city taken
by d. B. Emmert, is something over fifteen
thousand, an increase OF nearly two Thousand
or twelve per cent. IN the past year
a Wichita barkeepor. is OF no account I'm.
less he csn draw a glass OF beer with one
hand and two reviewers with the other.-0t-
tara Republican.
To draw 1t mild we think the editor Of the
Republican draws on his imagination.
From two Warrcnsburg papers received we
see that the marriage of Walter Sporting OF
thls city, to Miss Matilda c. Gross, OF the
former place, was the social event of the sea-
sen. Each paper contains an extended de-
scription of the happy event, and both papers
were loud in their praises of Waiter, who was
raised In that city, and OF bis fair and interest
ing bride. The presents, the dinner, the
after party, all proved recherche, Title must
have beel not only charming but III exceed
ingly popular lady. The Aeses, in closing its
congratulations, observes of the scene ut the
depot: Friends snd neighbors were parted
with in happy smiles, but as friends gave way
to kinfolks, and kiaiolks narrowed down to
the aged parents, heartstrings were wrung,
and long, fearful embraces, sobs and sishs
crowned the sacred scene. Twas ever thus
the best of mothers lose the best Of daughters;
the happy girl OF yesterday is the trusting
bride Of to-day, and tomorrow her course Is
guided no more by Allowing parents hand; her
past lite, Ike a happy dream, flashes over the
stern realities Of a new home and nes re-
sponsibiitieS.
The Wichita EAGLE bsuncss Blind Toms
stage manager. Ii says there were six hun
dred people present, and they were insnited
by said manager appearing so drunk on the
stago as 10 render his explanations 'incoher-
ent mutterIngs.v Wichita whiskey WAS too
much for the fellow. Now the EAGLE ought
to rise and make few remarks about Empo-
ria's five drug stores. - mp'yia Astos.
Our people did nos attribute the trouble to
Wichita whisky SO much as to the fact that
the outfit exhibited in Emporia the night pre-
yious, and any remarks as 10 those five En-
poria drug stores would DO supsffuous.
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The barometer went down all over the west
Friday night The fine rain of this section
proved terrible storm at other points. In
Reno and Rico counties, north of US, regular
cyclones passed over, whose whiriag columns
were flied with water, sand, sticks, stones
and other debris. Three were seen at one
time il the southern part of Reno, which ever
and a.ron formed connection with the earth,
and whenever such connection took place,
destruction OF life and property followed
swiftly. The experience was the Same in
Rice. Two men, elild and woman were
killed and several houses and towns were torn
to pieces. In northera Illinois and eastern
Iowa several districts were almost laid waste.
Near Madison, Missouri, several people wers
killed. The rain was Il very quiet but quite
heavy one i'll this part OF the Arkansas valley.
The first years crep from rich Chisholm
creek bottom land, within TWO miles of Wich-
ita, VIII be given for the breaking. To rent,
also, 80 acres Of old ground, four miles from
Wichita. Inquire Immediately, at the Saw
ings Bank.
Col. A. G. Nugent. a prominent AMI wealthy
citizen Of Kansas CITY called on US. The Coz
onel has landed interest IN this county.