The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-11-06

| rHE DRIVE WELL AND OTHER MATTERS.
WACO, October -, 1873.
| t. he Editor Of The Eegie:
| A meeting was called and large number
Of the citizens OF di,lric; No. 10 and yicinitt
net 20 discuss the drive well question, now
| ,-iiatin the people OF this county. Til,
ncrtng was organized by the election o.
George h. Morgan, chairman. and X. l.. o.
| Meaiey. secretary. Speeches were made b,
George +. Morgan. VIM. Simpson. NJ. Z.
| Morgan. VI. IL. Garner and Others. Geo. T..
| Morgan said. during his remarks: IF oweu
| Andrews& o., or any one else five dollars
1 should willingly pay it, but do not beiie,.
,hat owe any one five dollars; therefore
desire to test this matter through the court
ii ii costs me fifty dollars, for If beaten shall
| know that the claim is honest, and [ wouu
rather pay an honest claim OF fifty dollars
| iuan five dollars dishonesty claimed" MIR.
| simpson said he knew but little about the
| matter: had read but little and heard bui
| little but he wished to know ii any one
Ancw OF certainty that any test cases ha.
ocen tried in any OF the Circuit Courts of tn,
| United States. Thi, and other facts conneci-
| Gu Win tus huattti uuSu " W.
| toward settling the justice or Injustice OF the
| claim. At any rate he preferred not to ha,,
any thing to do with the egging or blood let
tins means of settlement. But as he under
| stood the matter the claim was not for the
pump, or point. but simply for the process OF
driving the hole into the ground. Thls
created much merriment, and the boys hau
Iun over holes in general, bat especially pai-
ent holes in the ground. Mr.. Garner saia he
believed Mr. Simpson WAS right. lie had
just come from Hutchinson. The people
there understood it 50. Mr.. Blanchard had
| ,old MIN to 20 nome, take up his pump, bore
| down with an augur AMI drop the pump into
| tae hole and he would be safe. Tor II was
| driven holes and not bored holes tina, the
| roysit. was claimed Eggs Ms means OF
| settlement we're talked oil, but all preferred
| 10 combine and test the matter through The
courts, Is eggs were so scarce this season OF
| the year. On motion y committee u draft
resolutions expressing the sentiments Of the
meeting was appointed, VINO reported the
following. which were adopted:
| 4. That We feel the demand made by An
drews Il co. tor royalty on the ureen paiess
demand. wuicu Is uatavuai in It's magnitude,
| aud not IA nar.nony Win tue spirit aud inst.-
| tuuous u a iree government.
Z. L. suit be oroosnt az Aanst any one In our
community that We unite 10 deieuu IN teal
case, tnzt .ue Ilatter be properly xuvuiicateu
| tnrouxa the cour,s; and tiat We iuNitc tac
citixens OF the county and tac cit. OF wichita
| ~ uulte Win Us Ia defending our property
from tue unJusl cain. oil Andrews = 90.
s. That We tepreczte t.,e sentinent % the
NicaitA EAGLE IA proposing that the city
anu county unite Al tneir corporate cap actties
w uuy the rigut "a tue county, when - Al
ready ours W sirtae vi purchase snd pay
ment.
10 each vi the county papers tor puniscation.
| On motion q committee OF three WAS ap-
pointed TO cali meeting to raise the nscss.
sary funds Tor defense II any one in the CONF
mantt, is sued.
N. L. Morgan stated that he Was familiar
with the paleat right business; that he had
heard sixteen cases tried In court. and in ev-
cry case tine claimant was defeated. That il
tine people would stand By him he would
guarantee to defend them Tor twenty-five
cents each That he would give his head tor
. football ii Andrews L 20. could collect one
cent by law.
would here indulge In little merriment
ON the use OF Aart's head tor football were
II not that We are on the eve Of an election,
and he IL one OF the hop~iuis-
/. k%vNSS.SH ssss~y.