The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-06-05

recognize his Vile or ntfIc boy. lie wa. Il
years old and had lived in our city about two
years. His father-in-law and brother both
happened 10 be in the city on visit. His
body was taken to Decatur, Illinois, his old
home. for interment. He was one Of family
!. OF eleven boys and girls, he being the second
: to die. William Hunt was born in SPRING
field, Ohio, where his parent. still reside. He
served in the army retiring with the rank Of
Major. His disease was pronounced to be
Y apoplexy, we believe. His wife has the sim
!. cerest sympathy Of the entire community.
r The SUMNER SALT SPRINGS.
The salt springs Of sumner county have Of
ten been alluded TO in these columns. From
information from reliable sources there is
/, little doubt that these springs, or springs adj
joining the ones from which salt has hereto
fore been manufactured, will become famous
for curative properties. We don't know how
> II all came about, but somebody by the use
OF the water was cured of a very bad chronic
disease. This led Others to seek relief at the
same fountain Tor various disorders. and the
number OF radical and rapid cures that have
been effected in the past few months is
send, up some five different jets from as many
orifices. and the water of each differs radical
ly from the others far a. the taste can de-
,crmine, but sulphur and iron abound in ALL
The springs are owned by Messrs Nackney
* Mcdonald. a law firm in Winfield who are
making arrangements for the erection of
hotel at or near the locality. and for other
wise improving the springs and surroundings
as a health resort. Mr.. Hackney went east
last week with five jugs of the water for the
purpose Of obtaining an accurate analysis OF
it, properties, and we shall no doubt hear
more of them in the immediate future The
springs are located near the Great Arkansa,
river. about thir'y-fye miles south Of Wichita |
| 4 week or two since we gave short item |
abo;it a pair of horses that had been stolen |
from stable in which was left a note We |
intmated that something about the affair |
bore crooked look. Squire Jones, before |
whom the property was first lawfully posted |
a. stray. gave us the straight o. il Saturday |
so far a he knows. He says that no ,loub; |
the horses were originally stolen from Shaw
nee county, and being driven down wer, |
| abandoned near the gentleman's place who |
J found them in his wheat field. sheriff Moon
Lyon county, being down here and learnin,
| through Deputy sheriff Massey of the where.
| abouts Of the horses. tried to obtain them
without due process, in fact without identi-
| iying himself ms Sheriff. Esquire Jones
| and very properly, too. il seems TO us-reftI.-
| ed to LET them 90. advising his neighbor t.
hold Oh To them. Moon came back to fowl
| and that same night the horses were stolen
again from the stable of the man who ha.
| taken them up. but who then was confined to |
his bed by sickness. Squire Jones theory /.
that some thief overheard Moon or some on,
else detailing the whereabouts of the horse,
AID took snap judgment on all hands. Tn,
| note that We published was. of course. only
blind. As We said before. the original theft |
WAS not the only crookedness committee
with tie property. but we did not or do no.
reflect on squire Jones or the man who tool
them up, or the man who brought the motto, |
I" u. II sheriff Moon had proceeded prop
eri! and oflicer-iihe in the first place Their,
would have been no trouble.
The Emporia -ie'rs says that ''citizcns who
have recently been out in the western coun-
iies say that there will be very small whea,
crop and almost no cora at all there. Tin, |
Arkansas valley will call for all the corn th
part of the State can ship. This is the reasoL
.hat our abundant corn crop will bring gooc
prices. and is iirn at present quotations.
Now don't know Mr.. Citizens nor |
where he has been travelling OF late, nor wha |
estimation he /, held in for truth and yerac |
~. but if Mr.. "Citizen>" by '.out in tn, |
western counties" means or includes Scds
wick, Harvey. Butler, CONVEY or sumner |
counties. or any counties oil the Lower Ar
kansas valley. he Is too big i .asificr to truss |
away from home In ! town where they Kill
and otherwise turn up from three TO five dead |
men week. Mr.. "Citzens" assertions ma, |
20 for something, but in this moral vineyard
we cali such talk plain lying. Wewere upon
the Neosho and Cottonwood valleys no longer |
ago than last week, aud we say unhesitating
y that the corn. oats. wheat, potatoes, and |
in fact. rythins to even the prairie erass
of this section is from third to a half better |
than in any Of the territory mentioned. The
counties OF this section viii harvest more
acreage and better yields than any count.
within fifty miles of Empoiia
Mr.. Aaron Wright. in Ohio township, has
forty acres of corn on upland which is up ON
his horses sides. He mas forty acres thai :
will 20 twenty bushels 10 the acre, and sixty
acres OF Walker wheat that he thinks vii |
not turn out so well. Mr.. W i. nearly sixt,
wears old aud he ha, done all the work him |
self including working the corn. blowing il |
Tor the forth time now. Mr.. W. deserve,
success.
IN interest i manifested on the part OF
some Of the property holder. on Douglas Av-
eDue 10 have stone curbing aud guttering
done. We suggest that it he postponed one /
more season. aud stone can be brought from
the Butler county quarries on the new road /
and the work can then be done one-thrd at +
least cheaper g,
ANTI-UoEsE THiEr.