The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-10-09

The great dry goods palace Of Doggett Z
Smith, Of Kansas City, has taken the lead Of
all other houses in the West. When you "a
to Kansas City don't fail to go to the Dry
Goods Palace. See their ad. In this issue.
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Char. Jones and wife returned home this
week. Charley has been constantly on duty
in New Mexico and Colorado nil summer
where he has won many laurels as . shrewd,
successful detective and bold, daring officer.
There are few better United States Marshals
than Charley.
The first daily mail arrived from Wichita
"Wednesday evening, on time, and brought q
letter from New York written only four
days previously, and one from Chicago only
two days out-something Of an improvement
on our past experience. -44nthony Journal
The Opera House is rapidly approaching
completion. The outside is practically fin
ishcd. The inside is being pastered The
gallery is all ready for paint and seats. The
gas pipes are all in. The painters are at
work ON the stage scenery and in very short
time the finest Opera House in the State Of
Kansas will open to the public.
Mr.. c. +. Gowdy, of the firm Of Harding
e. Gowdy. postoffice book store is spending
this week in Chicago and the east. and is Sc
lecting large and complete stock of goods
| in their line. His purchases will include ev-
crything belonging to the stock Of first
class book store. This stock they hope to
have in store during next week.
Daniel Z. Boone, Of Union township. on
the first day of October bought thorough
bred bull calf. 3 Duke Of Bederd, six months
old. weight 575 pounds, Of VIM. o. Hammond,
Of Henry county, Illinois, who is starting q
branch herd Of Shorthorn Durham cattle in
Kingman county, Kansas. Price paid 800.
Mrs. Amos Houck arrived home from Mas
silon, Ohio, Saturday night, well and happy.
Anne had been working like bound-boy at a
husking ever since his return from the noun
tains. but We noticed Monday that he was
offering hardware at cost and Oh long time;
in fact, he acted as though goods nor money
were Of little consequence in this life.
Hoosier johnson has l2O acres of wheat
one-half plowed in July and the other half
in August. He says he defes the world to
beat the July piece, that il is simply magnif-
cent. The two plots show to the very fur
row where the first blowing was left OF and
the last commenced, and in favor of the July
blowing.
Mrs. Joseph Phillips, who lives on South
Main street, in returning from Saint Louis
last week in company with her little son was
robbed at Sedalia by pickpocket. Her mon |
ey. railroad ticket and trunk check were all
taken, and but for the kindness of the rail- |
road officials she would have been detained
some time and put TO expense.
II. ii. Allen has commenced the erection of |
large residence on the corner Of Lawrence |
and Second. The lot will be filed up to |
grade and above, and it will prove one of the |
most desirable locations in town. We have
not seen the plans or elevations yet, but |
from the foundation we guess it will be one |
of the best foundations ever built in Wichita.
Abe Smith is the contractor.
f. Pierpoint. of Minneha. finds that the
grass on his place is not an entire failure if
it was '.ittle dry" this summer. He brings
to this Office bundle Of blue stem that meas
ures over nine feet high. He sent a package
of the seed to a friend east, who will test it.
Pierpoint thinks it the talest grass grown in
the county this year, and he is probably
right.
Somebody has been reporting that Charles
Marsh had gone out of business in Wichita.
From the amount Of coal he daily receives
and the number of bills daily collected by
Nat, somebody is slightly of. Charley was
Wichita it will be after this year.
+. NJ Lane, owner of GOlddust and Wichi-
Ia Charley, attended the Winfield fair last
week. The judges complained of his driy.
ing. He told them that he supposed they
wanted exciting and closely contested races,
but if they desired he would let his horse
out, which he Immediately did. shutting out
Of the race every Winfield horse on the
track. Lanes cute one and did not go to
Winfield to cut his eye-teeth.
viii Reese is fast becoming a stranger on
our streets. His many bridge contracts in Ne
braska, Missouri and differnt parts Of Kansas
keep him constantly upon the jump. He was
down the other day from Beatrice. but was
II..l t.l, 10 md
all material is so rapidly advancing in price
that he finds il almost impossible to get or
lers filled Mt either Cleveland. Pittsburgh or
Saint Louis.
Hon. A. A. Moore, one Of the original dis
roverers of the great southwest, for years a
member of the Legislature, and one Of the
first business men Of Wichita. but who three
years ago went to the Arizona and Mexican
mines. returned with his family few days !
since and will winter with us. Ifit wasn't .
for Lank's miserable politics he would be one
Of the best fellows in the woodland we |
think he is anyhow in spite of his Democracy
The board of trustees of the Presbyterian
Church are contemplating finishing up the
nalu toWcI. VI sPhes VI tuch ShuiSn' -
would add very materially to the looks OF the .
edfce, and not that alone, but the surround
ings and the city's perspective. We hope
Rev. Mr.. Hewitt. their widc-awake and en-
ergetic pastor will not let the board rest I'M
til the improvement is an accomplished fact.
with good toned bell added.
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From a reliable source we learn that the
Anderson Bros. contemplate. or are at least
weighing the advisability of win
tering their mammoth menageric and circus
At Wichita. They have determined TO stay
in Kansas during the winter and Wichita
seems to offer the best facilities. The Sells ,
Bros. will winter in Topeka. The matter is
one of no little Importance to our city. as
also to our farmers. The great number OF {
animals to be fed. men maintained. etc,
would make a large draw upon the surplus )
nay, corn. meats, etc. Of this section. We
nope the brothers may decide in Wichita's !
avor.
Lieut.. Z. Pendergast, of c. NJ. Garrison's
of Wichita. exhibits to us a
product of his farm which is thirty miles
southwest of Wichita, which product is an
Early Rose Irish potato and which takes the
.ag of the bush. The potato weighs plump
Eighty ounces, or five pounds. Such evi- c
iences Of the sterlity OF our soil and drouth-
ness of our climate would cause a genuine