The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-08-29


! WICHITA, THURSDAY, AUGUST %. 1873.
4 CITY AND COUNTY NEWS.
/. Lords dramatic troupe will be here during
the fair.
Thanks to Mr.. Z. P,erpoint Of Minneha for
q lot OF fine seeding peaches.
Abram Smith, has the contract for build
ing an addition to e. A. Dorsey's home.
NJ. r. Clark brought to Steele a. Leyy's real
estate Office the champion white corn Of the
season.
The opperetta by our amateurs, Sept. 4th,
will be the finest thing ever presented to the
Wichita people.
Miss Allie Boone VIII please accept the
thanks Of the business manager for lot OF
very choice luscious peaches.
The Philadelphia store,-Eias & Katz,-
have hal gorgeous sign painted and put up
4 by Garrett & Lawrence.
Mr.. In. woodcock and Benny Bear are
fitting up one OF the rooms in the McPherson
block and Will open drug store shortly,
Elsewhere will be found letter from the
Rev. j. l.. Rushbridge, lately transferred
from Winfield in this State to New York.
An extensive sky-blue sky light has been
put in the roo. OF the New York Store which
sheds down on 10 the first floor q very fine
light.
The sidewalk on Douglas Avenue from To-
pcka Avenue east is being leveled to a corre-
spending grade with that west of Topeka
4 Avenue.
lady In the city lost black and paisley
shawl last Thursday evening from her car
riage, The finder win greatly oblige US by
leaving it at this Office.
Two sun strokes were reported last week,
one lady in the city, and the other a m an in
the country. Neither were fatal the parties
being merely overcome by the heat.
The Wichita stage, winch is now a four
horse Concord coach, comes in every even
ing loaded with passengers. Last Friday il
brought in sixteen passengers - Winfeid
Courier.
Master Ed. White was taken by surprise
party numbering some fifty OF his school
mates and play-fellows, last Thursday night.
{ The evening was made resonant with the joy
Gus laughter and merry-makings OF the nu-
merous party.
The directors aud officers OF the agricultural
society are earnestly requested TO meet next
Saturday at secretary STEMS Office. Sever
J nj Very i,unor.ans aftors ho .iiSrased
OF and some changes made. Don't forget this.
Every member is expect ed to be present.
That thing named Learenusrth appeal that
was TO be gotten up as an immigration sheet
has the names Of about forty different business
men and house,, and III that number some
= fourteen or fifteen oil the firm nam,s are in
correct. This much tor the patent concern.
ii. Post died AT his late home near James,
burg on the 2lst inst IL VIII be remembered
that his wife died of small FOX at the time
that disease was prevalent in this city and Vi
& cinity, since which time Mr.. Post went into q
rapid decline, both mentally and physi ,aliy.
A gentleman from Topeka, In the interest
OF the Shawnee county fair called on the
Eagle. and informed us that arran yemenis had
y been made with the railroad company for ex-
4 curson rates at one and oaa fifth regular fare
!. Fair begins Sept 10th aud holds 10 the 18th.
We suggest 10 the Street Commissioner that
he can put number OF the citizens OF
r the Second and Third wards under lasting OBJ
4 legations to him by having the weeds ever
hanging the sidewalk on Second street be-
! tween Main street and Lawrence Avenue re-
: moved.
We passed the establishment of A. J. Cook
Il Co. Saturday, aid found three or four men
: busy selling Bapgood Plows and Michigan
{, Shoe Drills. These gentlemen seem to have
been very fortunate in securing the agency Of
the lapgood Pow and Michigan shoe Drill.
They are very popular among the farmers,
and who are the judges but them.
Morris Kohn has been IN New York several
F. days buying goods. He writes TO Cash Hen
: derson that he struck the market just right
!, Goods were way down. lie has bought
great deal larger stock than ever before. His
bills will amount to some thrty-iiye or forty
thousand dollars. We note this fact for the
, benefit OF the ladies. They always like TO read
about new goods. styles. etc.
II has been suggested that the reason why
so many of the town cows have sickened and
I; died within the past few weeks is attributa-
BILE 10 the manner in which they are minded
by the hercers No COW, during such excess
sivey hot weather a. has lately been expert
enced, should be forced out OF quiet walk
in going TO or returning from the pasture
grounds.
The Pratt County Press is the last barque
desclkd Oh tie Journalistic horizon. II halls
from domain, the title to which is yet dis
puied by the buffalo, wild horse, deer, elk and
cayotc, but 1t is clean faced. bright, spicy and
sensible. Mcssrs. King & Davis are TO be
congratulated upon their enterprise. Pratt
county lies west Of hlnglnan aud north of
Barbour and belongs TO this senatorial dis
trict.
I. NJ Lane came into this Office the othe r
morning with big basket on his arm ana
said: 1.-The EAGLE makes mention every
week Of nice lots OF peaches received OF dii-
ferent persons from different parts OF the
country. and he wanted lis TO know thai some
folks in town haa nice fruit also.'' Aud while
talking he arranged on our table in regular
nOilituiiuril sllls tiiEct 'NlctlSs VI uu-
commonly fine peaches.
Prof. Albeit left a few specimen ears OF
white corn raised on his place six miles north
west which is luliy matured AMI shelllng-ripN.
BY the way, Mrs Abbott, the Professor wife
laughinsiy remarked the othe day, "as the
EAGLE is SO fcli OF the productive wonders
of this county, have one year old peach
tree that is bearing caateicpes" The editor
suspects that stray vine has climbed that
tree.
!, The fairy-iike, exciting. but happily ending
story. "Tbe Doctor of Alcantara," will be
told ia operate song by thirty OF Wichita's
most accomplished singers on the evening OF
the 4th of September. Fac performance viii
constitute delightiul mental and musical
feast one which no lover of music can afford to
miss. The entire company have been devot-
ing much time TO their respective characters
and parts. and we have no doubt each and
every one will acqait himself and herself with
credit. Tickets on sale at the Post Office.
The work Of widening Douglas Avenue east
Of the depo. is progressing rapidly by the re-
moyal OF shops. baras. etc, which will add
greatly 10 the aspect aud convenience OF the
east end. SO far. so good, but work will not