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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Good Times Coming.

There are better times at our doors
Our people can make up their minds
to this and expect them. The silver
bill has passed. though in very con-
servative shape, limiting the mintage
Is will still prove highly beneficial
in more ways than one. The
coinage of from two and one-half 10
three millions per month win, in spite
of any and all kinds of opposition,
whether designedly or not, have its
effect on the money market and give
an impetus to trade. Confidence,
which has been so long shaken, will
again be restored, and the boarded
millions which have been hid during
the panic and financial distress, will
be brought out again and put into
use. We do not expect an stanta-
neous change from hard times to good
but we will enter gradually into bet
ter times. And if our wheat crop,
which promises so well at present,
brings an abundant harvest our val
ley will certainly be blessed with such
times as she never before experienced
Let the channels of commerce, the pri-
vate boards, the pockets of the peo-
pie once filled with good, solid, shin
ing liver dollars, and we shall soon
hear no more of the wild and explod-
ed theories that have been vexing the
public ear with their folly.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Ths Veto MESSAGE.

Congress made short, sharp and
decisive" work with the Presidents
message vetoing the silver bill. 1t
was not even accorded the dignity of
a moments discussion. The House
paused in its work, listened to the
reading of the message, at once passed
the bill by more than a two-thirds
vote, and went on with its business.
The Senate did likewise. Hardly a
ripple stirred the surface. The
vote in the House-196 yeas to 73
nays; in the Senate-46 yeas to 10
nays. 1t required, with THE vote,
only $50 yeas in the House, and A in
the Senate to pass the silver bill over
the Presidents veto. So that the bill
received sixteen votes in the House,
and two votes in the Senate more
than the requisite number.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

Now that the silver bill is sure TO
become law. we have been asked in
what manner it will be placed in cir
culation. We thought everybody
knew that; but it may be well to state
the process. As soon as the bill be-
comes law, the mints will be set at
work, night and day, coming dollars.
A certain amount is apportioned to
each county, according to the popu-
lation. A man is appointed for each
school district, and is furnished with
a horse and stout sack, fashioned
like those the farmers used to nave
when they sowed wheat broadcast.
Then, on q given day, these men ride
through their respective school dis
tricts, sowing the dollars right and
left, as they go,and every fellow grabs
what he can get. They pass over
some portions of the district very
early in the morning, and the early
risers will stand the best chance to
get the dollars.
1t is not known when the man will
be around; therefore, we would adj
wise all persons not to distract their
attention by work, but to sit OH the
fence and watch for him. AS it will
probably be some weeks before he
gets along, it would be well to organ
ize greenback or silver clubs in every
school district. and practice grabbing
for dollars. Pieces of tin or wood
about the size of u dollar can be used.
Select men to SOW them, and the rest
do the grabbing. In this way, if a
man is apt and active, he may become
so skillful that he can amass an indie.
pendent fortune the first time the
scatterer comes along. He will not
90 over the district oftener than once
every three months.-KdnSas Chief.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Sedgwick City Items.

EDITOR EAGLE: David Barnes in
tends to build dwelling in section
nineteen, Grant township. Wilson
Lewis, Frank Hadley and James
Backbone finished their houses and
occupying them; also in Grant town
ship.
A new scholl house is nearly COM
pleted in district No 107, and an 9th
er is in process of erection in district
No. 80, both in Grant township. The
first named school house is near Mr..
Sherman's, who by the way means to
rent his place, and take back seat in
farming.
Mr.. Maxwell of this place has shown
his enterprise by putting new cross
walk before his hotel.
Literary and Library associational
affairs are in flourishing condition.
The Murphy column is advancing.
The singing last evening at the tenn
perance meeting was well applauded.
Miss A. Maria Vetter left for the
east this morning to pursue musical
and literary studies. She will be
missed here very much.
Many land seekers are coming in,
some of whom feel glad, having met
Mr.. r. |, Hazard, and Mr.. p. II. Mer-
gan, who are always ready sell good
farms to any others that come.
c. A. LAMITY.
CITY, March 4, 1878.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Probable Weather,

Prof. Tice makes the following pre-
dictiods for March:
and 2.-Moderating, clear or fair.
3to 7.-Clouding and threatning,
with heavy rains or snowfalls, and
very severe storms in places.
s. and Clear or fair, and If heavy
storms have occurred, cold.
10 to 13.-CloudiDg, threatning wea-
ther, and heavy rain, and snow storms
in places.
Is and 14-Clear or fair.
IA to Charitable. Warm and plea
SAINT DAYS alternating with cloudy and
threatning weather. Heavy storms
may occur about the 18th, 18th, and
23d.
% to 26.-Clear or fair weather.
&c to 30.-Fair, ending with cloud
ing threatning weather, with sno W
storms about the 18th or 50th
80 to S1.-Clear or fair weather.
The comparatively wanm or warm
est days will be about the 4th, 11th, IL
22d and 2Sth.
The comparatively cold or coolest
days will be about the LIST, 18th, 18th.
18th, Esd and goth.
In earthquake countries earthquakes
are liable to occur on or about the Attn
9th, 11th, 18th, 18th, Esd, and 9th.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

AT meeting Of the cabinet OH the
day previous to sending in his veto on
the silver bill, the President stated to
them that he desired the cabinet to
express their opinions, but preferred
to reserve his own.
Secretary Sherman gave the bill
better character than any of his COLI
leagues expected, and there was con-
sidcrabled surprise, and he thought
the bill, if il became law. would aid
materially in the resumption of spe-
Gle pax ments, aud that, while it was
not exactly such legislation as he
wished. he could make the bill very
useful in improving the financial con-
dition of the country. He was not in
favor of its veto,as a matter of policy,
as Congress would nullify it, but he
was in favor OF 1t as matter Of prin-
ciple, as the President could not con-
sistently approve such bill. lie
hoped The veto would not prevent its
passage, for some silver Legislation
was inevitable. and this bill was as
reasonable measure as could be ex-
pected.
Secretary Evarts took his usual di-
plomatic view of the matter, and de-
clarcd against veto as matter oil
policy, as he thought Congress would
override ii at once, and that it would
only be extending disastrous agita-
ton and prolong debate that had al
ready unsettled the financial cOndi-
ton of the country.
Secretary M'Crary was in favor of
the bill; would have voted for it if in
Congress, and thought it was as good
piece of legislation as was often
| adopted. He did not think, however,
that it would bring the prosperity to
the country that its advocates had
promised for it. Mr.. McCrary thinks
the President ought to veto the bill,
because he would be guilty of incon-
sistency if he didn't. He hoped, how
ever, that Congress would pass it
over the veto.
Secretary Thompson was against a
veto, and developed the strongest sill
yer sentiment of any one in the cabi-
net. He was the only one who de-
clared in favor of the Bland bill, pure
and simple.
Postmaster General Key was nearly
as extreme in his opinion as Thomp-
son, although he was not in favor OF
unlimited coinage.
Schurz and Devens were the only
members of the cabinet who hoped a
veto would kill the bill. They were
opposed to the reconciliation OF sill
yer, and expressed extreme views in
favor of single gold standard.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Susan B. Anthony writing to III.

OusdH d. AM nOny Writing 10 the
Leavenworth Times, says:
1t is perfectly wonderful to see the
people rushing out west to get away
from hard times, to your Eldarado of
the west. and on all the regular pas
senger train have noticed the talk is
all about Thanksgiving to Kansas
do not now remember of hearing
any talk of the people on their way to
any other state. They talk up Nebras
ka, and its various advantages; but
then its climate is too cold, and that
turns the scale every time in favor of
Kansas.
That's it; our climate is better. Our
soil is also better; everything is better
in Kansas than it is anywhere else.--
We advise every body to come to Kan
sas, tor we have room for an empire
of people.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Bridge.

MARSHALL, March 2, 1873.
EDITOR EAGLE In reply to friend
Alderman on that bridge question,
am aware that your time and space can
be put to better use, and | will be as
brief as possible. Mr.. Alderman saws
that the commissioners crossed this
ford in day light, | was not at home,
but have my authority from two per-
sons, whose character for truth and
veracity, stands as high in this COM
munity as Mr.. Alderman, and they
say that the commissioners passed
the Marshall grocery after dark; can
readily understand that Mr.. Acker-
man prefers darkness. He says it is
none of his or my business where Mr.
York gets his measurement FROM
When they went to interview Mr.. Mel
son before the board met, Mr.. Nelson
told Mr.. Alderman to measure both
crossings; Mr.. Alderman gets Mr..
Cochran, another leading advocate of
that crossing to help measure, thus
allowing them to say where they
should commence, and where they
should leave off measuring, there is
where Mr. York gets his figures from
now after making it his business to
measure, then to say that it is none
of our business, is quite cheeky, to
say the least; as to accommodating
the people, | am more than willing
to refer the people to the map, and
they will acknowledge as Mr.. Coch-
ran and Lamphire has already done
to me. that at our crossing is the
place TO build the bridge for the ac-
Of the public, but that
there is the cheapest and that is why
they claim the bridge. Now as to
that bear story, l fail to see the ap-
plication on our side, perhaps Mr.. |
Alderman can. We have never Of |
'ered any prayers for the bridge and |
showing that we are right, we have
never had any doubt about which
ide the Lord was on. was told by
! reliable Barber county freighter that
lie attended a prayer meeting one
light on Smooch Greek on the lower
nd that special prayer was offered
y for the bridge ON that line, and
feel sure that Mr.. Alderman can
OF afford to have higher power
clip us, or remain neutral or he will
use that bridge sure.
Yours for the right, /
A. A. BARLOW. \
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

The House Committee on Banking
and Currency had under considera-
ton Representative Phillips bill pro-
viding for postal saving bond, bear
ing interest at the rate of $50 per
cent. per annum, exchangeablc for
United States notes or four per cent.
bonds, and also for the special issue
of United States legal tender notes to
the amount of ten per cent. of postal
saving bonds and postal orders for the
bonds outstanding, until the whole
amount of such special issue shall
reach the sum of S50,000,000. The
committee. from the present indica-
tons, will report the bill almost
unanimously.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Odessa Wheat.

EDITOR EAGLE:-I see the Odessa
wheat favorably spoken of by several
farmers as spriug tall or winter
wheat, will give you my own exper.-
ence in 1868 | received from Depart
ment of Agriculture, one quart, sowed
it early in spring; it done very well
| got about one bushel from the one
quart. l sowed the bushel in spring
of '69, the spring was rather unfavora-
BILE but the yield was about fifteen
bushels Thinking l had found the
wheat, prepared good piece of land
in the fall by blowing it deep; early in
the spring took cultivation, stirred
the surface and then took the harrow
and fixed the ground just as well as |
could, then l took drill and sowed
the wheat at the rate of one and one
half bushels to the acre, the result was
no wheat, bat as big crop of chintz
bugs as was ever was raised on as
many acres of good land. The above
experience was in Shelby Co., Illinois.
We was never troubled with chinch
bugs until we commenced raising
spring wheat there, and my opinion
is the less spring we raise here the less
we will be troubled with this pest.
also received two quarts of spring
wheat from Department of Agricul-
ture in the spring of II in this county
sowed 1t and the chinch bugs distroy-
ed it; not yet satisfied sowed spring
wheat in ~ with poor results, only
making about eight bushels of poor
wheat to the acre, and as near as can
estimate about five bushels of chinch
bugs to the acre; went from the stub
bic to the corn and ruined about two
acres that joined the wheat field. We
can raise good winter wheat without
the bugs and it makes better and more
flour and brings better price SO what
is the use of trying to raise bugs in
stead of wheat Sow fall wheat by all
means, .the earliest varieties :are the
best; white ,variety here failed with
me. early red May is the best have
tried. / would not take Odessa wheat
or any other variety of spring wheat
as gift 20 sow. If had land to rent
| would not permit it to be sowed in
it, am thoroughly disguised with it
and think all that gives it few years
trial will regret that they ever saw a
bushel of the miserable stuff.
Yours respectfully,
j, 3. YORK.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
The Atchison. Topsk. q Santa F. Railroad.

The Colorado papers are teemng
with notices relating TO the proposed
extension of the Atchison, Top, "
Santa Fe road from their present ter
minus to junction with the South
ern Pacific road at Fort Yuma. The
Denver Tribune says: GAS nearly as
can be learned, il is the intention OF
the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe
company to push their road through
Immediately to a junction with the
Southern Pacific railroad, now past
Fort Yuma on MS way through south
cru Arizona To Tuscon. This con-
neciion being made, the eastern end
Of The road viii be extended from
Wichita, Kansas, 10 Memphis, Tennes-
see, forming southern route TO Cali
fornia full three hundred miles short
er than Colonel TEN Scotts proposed
line. a number of Boston capitalists
have formed pool of $5,000,000 to
give this great enterprise a start; and
that portion ofIhe work lying between
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
road and Huscon, Arizona, will be
pushed forward with all the yigor
that skilled engineering and plenty of
money can give. Where the new ex-
tension will leave the present line of
the road has not yet been decided but
more than likely at some point be-
tween La Jun:a and Pueblo"
The building of this new line will
open up two routes to the south as
well as to the east, 1t is expected
that the new line will pass through
many of the principal towns of New
Mexico, including Santa Fe, Las We
gas and others. The proposed line
up the Arkansas toward Californi a
gulch and the San Juan country has
| been abasdoned, the railroad COM
pany intending to devote all their re-
sources and energies to the construc-
ton of their great trans-continental
linz
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Immigrants Arriving in Kansas for Ono Day

From the associate press dispatches
of the 2Sth ult. we CLEAN the follow
ing facts:
The immigration now pouring into
this State is without parallel in the
history of the West. Over twelve
hundred immigrants arrived in Atch-
ison to-day, destined for the interior
of Kansas. The Burlington & Mis-
souri, River railroad brought nearly
four hundred; the Chicago, Rock
Island 81 Pacific road brought as
many more; the Hannibal Sc St. Jo-
seph road brought in three hundred
and fifty: and the Missouri Pacific
brought nearly a hundred. The Atchi-
son, Topeka q Santa Fe road was
compelled to send out an extra train
to haul those going to points on that
line.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2S.-Over two
thousand emigrants arrived in this
city to-day, bound for the rich farm
ing lands of Kansas. There were forty
car loads. Extra trains were sent
out on all the roads leading west, and
several hundred remain in the Union
depot until tomorrow. A larges part
of the emigrants are bound for coun-
ties along the Kansas Pacific, Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe and Leaven-
worth, Lawrence & Galveston rail-
roads. They are all of the better
class of emigrants from the States
farther east, with few foreigners
among them. Never before has such
rush of emigrants been known as is
now passing this point.
LEAvENwoRRH, Feb. 28.--The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail
road brought into this city this morn
ing over four hundred emigrants for
Kansas. under the direction of the
agent, Mr.. Solomon. This road, as
well as Others cent:ring III this city
from the east, are daily bringing hun
dreds of emigrants. 1t is estimated
that Kansas will receive over 25O 1000
population from the east this year.
The emigrants are generally well-to-
do farmers.
TOPEKA, Feb. 2S.-The emigration
to Kansas is simply immense. Tween
ty-seven coach loads of passengers
and five car loads of baggage passed
through this city to-day on the Atch-
ison, Topeka 81 Santa Fe railroad
bound for Southwestern Kansas. The
roads are lined with teams, and it is
estimated that Kansas will increase
her population this year from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred
thousand. Secretary Gray reports
the wheat crop twenty-five per cent.
better than ever before at this season
of the year, and the acreage forty per
cent. above last year in the State.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Legal Notice.

William DinsInoor, Plaintiff.
against
Henry G. Tucker, Admins
traitor of the estate of WIN.
johnson, deceased, ct al,
Defendants.
To Mary NJ Payne, James Il. johnson and
Ann Elizabeth Bradshaw +, heirs at law of VIM.
johnson, late of Sedgwick county, deceased.
You are each hereby notified that you have
peen sued by the above named plaintiff and that
his petition against you is filed in the Office of
the clerk of the district court of Kansas, in and
for the county of Sedgwick, claiming judg-
ment as against each foreclosing two certain
mortgages, executed by William johnson, 10
said plaintiff, on the following described real
estate in Sedgwick county, Kansas, viz:
The north half of the north west quarter In u
NV ~ and the southeast quarter OF the north
west quarter Use "a NV "a and the northeast
quarter OF the southwest quarter (ne = OF sw ~
all in section one ~ +, in township number TWEEN
ty-nine, (29), range number one (l) east of the
9Th Z. NJ. =, and subjecting said land to the pay
ment of the debts thereby sec ured and declaring
your interest in the same heirs aforesaid in
lerior subordinate and subject 10 the said mort
gage liens of plaintiff and barring and forever
ioreclosing your SAID interest in, and equity OF
redemption to the said land; and praying that
an order to sell sad land free from your right
of inheritance therein. And you are mott fed
that unless you answer said petition on or before
the nth day of April, A ID ISIS, the will be
adjudged true and Jud gment Will be rendered as
prayed therein.
WILLIAM DINsMOOR,
4s-4 Plaintiff
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

A few newspapers in the north
western part of this Congressional
District have been opposing the re-
election of Hon. Thomas Ryan. If
their object was to ascertain how
strong he is they have certainly sue
ceeded. Four-iifths of the Republi-
can papers of the district are now
pronounced in favor of his reelection.
We predict his unanimous re-nomi-
nation. When this is accomplished
we fear some sarcastic cuss will say
of his opposition, "Petered OUT
Winfield Courier.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

Adyices from Snake river say the
Ute Indians are acting in a very
strange and defiant manner. They
have already killed one hundred and
twenty-five head Of cattle, and threat
Ell TO go on the war-path when the
grass comes. A letter from Bear riv-
er states that the people are greatly
excited over the actions of the Indl-
ans, ana are preparing places of safe
ty for the women and children.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

By the middle of next month the
coinage of the silver dollar will be
three million five hundred thousand
per month. The Cabinet has resolved
to carry out promptly the provisions
of the silver bin. The minis will be,
as soon as practicable, run TO their
full caaacity. The supply of fraction
al silver coins at the mint and the diff
ferent treasury offices is sufficient to
meet any demand likely to arise for
several months. The minis are all in
excellent condition, with a skilfull
force of workmen, aud everything in
shape to meet the large amount of
coinage deyolued on them by the new
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07

Various citizens of Wichita have
asked the president of the bank OF
that city, w. G. Woodman, to go to
other cities and promulgate his iinan,
cial plan, and be has consented to do
so. We do not see that the EAGLE
has vet answered our question, viz
What would be its opinion of Mr..
Woodlands plan, provided he sawed
wood for living, and had presented
exactly the same plan for the EAGLE S
consideration.-Em poria Ne,cS.
If he sawed it and split it and piled
it up nicely and raked up the chips
and bark into a nice pile we would
say he was gentleman and evidently
knew what he was talking about.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-07
Feb 10th, 1878.
prhIina+;oo Mnt;ea

In the District Court :of sedgwick county,
Kansas.
W. Il. Ball, Plaintiff.
Artemissa West Joseph W West,
G.. A. stafford and ID NJ. Os-
borne & Co., Defendants.
The defendants, Artemissa West and Joseph
W West will take notice that they have been sued
by the above named plaintiff in the District court
of Sedgwick County, Kansas, and that unless they
answer the petition of said plaintiff against them
filed in said action in the Office of the Clerk of
said Court, by the 10th day of April 1885, said pc
tition will be taken as true and Judgment will be
rendered in said action in favor of said plaitf and
against said defendant for the sum of $40. 30
with interest thereon from December 26th 1876, at
10 per cent. per Annum and for the sale OF the
following real estate situate in Sedswick County
Kansas, TO wit:
The west a of the west y of the south west Z
of section nine, in township q, south o.! range
one east-except the 10 acre tract of the south end
and the five acre tract OF the north end-leaving
balance of % acres, being 100 rods north and
south, and 40 rods east and west, under a mort
gage TO satisfy the same, in accordance with the
prayer ofsaid petition
SLUSS & HATTON,
Al Plaintiff IS Attorneys.