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The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
THE MURDERED MAN MILLION.

THE WIDOWED MOTHER WRITES ANOTHER
LETTER.
All that we surmiscd last week with refer
ence TO the identity of the murdered man has
been fully verified. The clothes which were
forwarded by City Marshal Cairns were iden-
tilted and returned, together with piece Of
the cloth of which the missing suit was made.
No clew TO the perpetrators Of the foul deed
has been secured and their capture, or even
a trace Of them, seems very doubtful at this
writing. The following is Mrs. Millions Sec
ond letter in full:
WEBB CITY, June q. 1879.
MIR. CAIRNS Yours received, also box
containing clothes which proved to be my
husband's-John Million. | would like to
know where he is buried. and in what cOndi-
ton. l send back the clothes with this letter.
gave you full description of the team in
my last letter, except the sorrel's hind feet
were white and she had a large scar on the
top of the neck. On the bays head there
was u scar-On her cheek-caused by a burn.
There was a feather-bed, blanket and quilt.
and a suit Of clothes like the piece enclose,
also some carpenter tools in the wagon. l
wish you TO Keep me informed in the matter,
and what is your advice As to what to do. l
want to know ii you can get any clew to the
murder, or of the team. want you to look
the matter up and keep me informed as will
pay you well for your services.
Respectfully yours.
CARRIE MILLION.
If YOU want any thing let me know imme-
diately and will send it, and please answer
Immediately.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
C.vAw.rou,. Urrrro.p Hrnp.

Hon. tn. Cavanangh, ex-Secretary Of State,
whose splendid herd Of Herefords has taken
the first premium At three State fairs, writes
ts that he very much desires to bring hii
herd to the Sedgwick county fair this fall. Il
he should 1t would make feature that would
prove very attractive. Every lover Of hne
stock in the county would be sure to attend
the fair II for nothing else than to get sight
of this magnificent herd Of fthoroughbreds.
c. Wood Davis called yesterday and in
formed us that about one thousand men are
at work on the st. L. & W. road, and that
work is progressing for about forty-fve miles
west OF Oswego; that the delivery Of steel
rails will commence the second week in Au.
gust, at which time track-laying will com.
mence, and after August the rails will be de.
livered at the rate Of 5000 tons per month
until the entire 1900 tons required to build
the road are delivered. The exact distance
Is IA miles.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Dickinson, the principal contractor Of New
York, who has the entire job of grading the
st. Louis and Wichita road from Oswego td
this point, In response to letter from loca
contractors here telegfaphs that he has sub
let forty miles Of the road bed from Wichits
eastward, which makes, according to our es
innate, sixty miles Of the work provided for
OF course the remainder may have been let
as his letter only referred to the forty mile.
enqured about from Wichita eastward.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

A large assortment Of Violins, Accordions,
Guitars and other musical mercandise can
always be found at q. II. Herrington'> book
and music house. Firs;-cla.s goods at rea-
sonable figures ll-tf
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
School.

On Monday, June 2. the German-English
school Of this city will open new term of six
weeks in the high school building. the use Of
which has been granted Professor Fickeissen
by the Honorable Board of Education. Tui-
ton for months. half day sessions. $3.50: !:
for full session, $3.50. payable monthly in ad-
vance. This school is established on. a per-
manent basis. and enjoys the patronage Of
the Turner Association of this city. Regular
members Of the school privileged TO the diff
ferent gymnasium classes free. s-tf
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Whatever name or designation is given to
the cause offever and ague, or other inter-
mittent disease, it is always malaria. Elim-
mate that from the system and a sure cure is
the immediate result. The safest, surest,
most effectual and at the same time perfectly
harmless preparation for producing this hap
py effect, is Cliford's Febrituge. 1t repre-
sents, in their utmost purity and free from all
irritating properties, the remedial principles
of the East India Cinchcna bark, as grown in
the Neilgherry hills. II is the most powerful
antidotc to malaria known. and vet as harm
less as water.
J. c. RICHARDSON.
Proprietor, ST. Louis.
Sold by j. p Allen 13-4t
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Miss Minnie VanNess left the city Tuesday
morning for Mscomb, Illinois, on o visit.
Her many friends wish her q pleasant visit
and n safe RETURN
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
For Sale or Trade.

House. lot and millinery stock on Mair
street. south Of Douglas Avenue, known a,
Markham's Millinery store.
12-tf Mrs. l.. VI. HENDERSON.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Mr.. Benton brought into this Office spec''
men OF California gold-dust wheat IRON
forty-acre field which he has just finished
cutting for B. +. Carlton, Of Garden Plains
township His modcsty placed the yield al
20 bushels per acre while good judges say 2
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Oatmeal is not only very healthy, nice
and palatable dish, but is becoming very
popular one throughout the country. Physi-
clans aud competent judges are loud In its
praise as food. Children like II immensely.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Smith, Ross, Stratton and Har,e Horner
have built house In Caldwell. The first
three mentioned have opened grocery and
provision store, while Harve has opened a
drug store. Caldwell, like Anthony, will be
Wichita town.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

The postofice will be closed on the Fourth
Of July, under the law Of national holidays,
hut the general delivery win be open in the
morning from to 6 o'clock-One hour.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

The quarterly conference ON Monday night
formally rendered G. F. Hargis vote Of
thanks for all his labors for the advancement
of the church In this city.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Cash Henderson presents our readers with
q new ad this week for NJ. KOhn & Co., and
he says il don't make any difference If goods
are going up in New York, they are going
down in the New York Store.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Judge W. p. Campbell returned home last
week He went no further than Chicago
where he stopped several days visiting all
the interesting points and institutions of that
wonderful city, coming home looking greatly
rested and recuperated generally.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Mr.. L. q. Parham, who has for a long time
been connected with Innes 4 Co.'S store, and
one Of the most popular statesmen in the city,
has accepted situation with Hovcy 4 Go on
the opposite side Of the street. We learn
that Chas. Gowdy goes into n XTPO.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Hon. William Grefenstein, Of Wichita,
Kansas. spent couple Of days in Dodge City
this week. Mr.. GrciAcnstein is an old Kan
san, having lived In this section Of country
for about thirty years. He Is member OF
the Legislature from Sedgwick county, and
is an influential and popular citizen Of that
co,,nty-Uo9g, Ctr Times.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

The trotting race that was TO have taken
place last Saturday, was postponed on ac-
count Of the heavy track, until tomorrow,
Friday, the 4th inst.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

ID. NJ. Jones, OF Red Fork Ranch, Indian
Territory, an old subscriber, called Tuesday.
Mr.. Jones informs us that more than one
hundred thousand head of cattle from Texas
have passcd his ranch this season.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Squire Tcrrill will accept our thanks for a
curiosity In the shape OF a snake skin that
measures over six foot long and which is
perfect throughout its entire length even to
the lenses that covered the eyes. 1t goes into
0llr cabinet.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Since our location in Wichita We have Of
ten remarked that We were surprised that an
ordinance was not enforced against fast rid
ing an driving. A case Of this kind termina-
ted in regular runaway on Thursday, the
two-horse wagon and driver disappearing up
the avenue beyond the railroad at rate that
indicated destruction at every turn-Xonitor.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

The Russell Hardware Store is removed to
No. 13 Douglas Avenue. The public are cor.
daily invited TO cali. Our stock is Of good
quality and at the most reasonable prices.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Henry Richards returned Saturday. His
only trouble now is suitable room for the
jobbing trade. He says he would like room
aOxl00, but even the lot to build such room
upon would be hard to secure.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

A slight mistake was made in our last issue
with reference 10 the s50O trot. Properl,
stated IL will read: L. II. Doty names b. g
Wichita Charley, to wagon; y. T.. Due!
names b. m. Wichita Belle, 10 harness; Il
trot mile heats, best three in five. next Fri
day at Fair Grounds.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

A lady lost cuf pin, plain gold and not
large, on Monday evening, somewhere near
the corner of Douglas Avenue and Main
street, for the return of which TO this Office
she would he very much obliged as she values
il very highly.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
Wichita Milling Company.

WICHITA. kANsAs, July D. lS.9.
The firm Of Hargis, lmboden 4 Co, composed
Of Isaac Sheifabarger. D. ). shellabarYer. q. =.
Hargis and IL Imbeden. IL this day dissolved by
mutual consent. g. y Hargis having sold his in
terest to 4. W Oliver. ISAAC SEELLABARGgR-
d ;. SnELLABARsRR.
g. Y HARGIs-
II INEopkN.
We, the undersigned, will centsnue the milling
business under the trTu Of Wichita Milling
Company. With recent Improvements In oar
mill, aud changes we are now making, We are
confident we can furnish customers = superior
quality OF -four. and would respectfully ask the
same liberal patronage that has been heretofore
extended the old ilrn; ISAAC SHEIL ,paReKg.
d. =. SHrLLAEARGER-
II IMBopH<.
last A. " OLIVER
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

City Clerk Schattner gives notice elsewhere
that the books of registration are now open
at his office. No elector can vote at the next
city election unless he first registers his
name, residence, etc.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Postmaster Ashbaugh, Of the Newton Kan
sas, spent Sabbath with his friends in this
city. Newton is growing as few towns in
the State are. and Mr.. A., who has been with
il from almost the first, is correspondingly
pro,,,l of the fact
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Henry Koss, son Of the editor Of the Nil.
waukee Herald, has settled In this county
and says he expects to stay.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Ladies. when your Kitchen unfensils wear
out, go to the Russell Hardware Store. now
removed to No. i3 Douglas Aveune. and you
will find dippers. cups, spoons. dish pans, pie
pans, tea pots, coffee pots. etc. etc. at the
lowest prices. Repairing also done a; the
tin shop. 13-it
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

In the District coar: of seig~iek C,uuty. stale
OF kansas
A. d Bullions, pisinti6',
ARainSt
Reuben lane, Susan
Lare W WocdmAn
son, Bethuel X. Wilson
and Nancy 4. Lane, def'tsi
The above named defendant, Bethns; n W:l-
son, il hereby notified that he has been sued by
the above named plaintiff. in the district cour; Of
Se.gwick county. State Of Kansas, in the aboye
entitled action, and that unless he answers ths
petition Of said piaintin against him iiei in the
ONCE Of the CLERK Of said court in said action. by
the 7th day Of August. 4. D. 1879, the said Pc
rendered against him in said Artioa. for the sAls
Of the northeast quarter Of section SIX in town
ship twenty-sx. south OF range two east in Ssslg-
wick county. Kansas, under mortgage made By
.euben &. lane and susan 4. Lane 10 saii plain
tn In accordance with the pray of said petition
A. n. BtLLlONs, Plaintiff
BY siuss & Hatfon, Attorneys. i5-5
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
THE UIJ.I.MAN CASE.

Our readers will remember the Hiliman-
Brown case in which the two, accompaniedby
the formers wife. left Wichita last March for
Barbour county, where Hillman was acei-
dentally killed by Brown upon whose life
there appeared to be 81, 900 of an insurance.
Mrs Hillman applying for the money, sus-
picion arose, the body was taken up and con-
veycd TO Lawrence where Hillman was known
and a coroner's inquest ordered. The dead
man proved to be, as is now claimed, one
Frank Nichols. of Wichita, who had been
doing farm work in this vicinity. and who
had been hired by lIilman and Brown 10
herd cattle thot they might thus dispose Of
him aud get the g., 900. Three weeks ago
several letters were received here addressed
to J. II. Brown, which were put into Jacob
Ii. Browns box. That same evening just
before dark man presented himself at the
back door of the postofiice and demanded the
letters, describing them minutely. On being
told where the letters were he went down to
Mr.. Browns house, two miles below town,
aud got them. Next day he came again and
claimed that there must be another. An offer
to forward IL was not assented TO, he declar-
ing he must get il before leaving. Next
morning the other letter came and he left.
The Insurance Company has been at work
and he has been tracked to Highly. Missouri,
where he tried to compromise with the au-
thorities. Hillman is said to be in Mexico.
alive and well; but the fingers of the law,
ere this, mas taken them in, If our informa-
N.rs
Wichita on the I'd Of March, was no doubt
mi, rsierel
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
Why WICHITA WAKES AND WONDERS

In brief single swinging Evartsonian SEN
tence We conjunctively observe that Charles
Marsh and wife are going to the mountains
| and poor Mag Snider died at Leadville and
Mrs. Jones goes west to meet Charley at Dem
ver and Mrs. Persons goes to the mountains
| instead Of to Missouri and the sand plums are
ripe and blackberries are In market and Mrs.
Nereus Baldwin visits Leayenworth and the
| new Methodist church will have two towers
| the highest Of which will be ninety-four feet
| and another unfortunate has been sent to the
Lcavenworth Home and Tom Williamson
and Charley HattOn have not returned and
| there Is going to be a private picnic made up
Of several families on the 4th and the EpiscO-
pal church was crowded on Sunday night
and Doc. Mann's new home is under roof
and Sam Houck bought his baby fifty dollar
carriage aud Lloyd b. Ferrell is going 10
build north Of town and Charley Allen has
got another baby and G. +. Hargis goes to
Wellington this week and Mrs. William Hunt
has returned to Wichita and another poor
girl was taken home from hotel this week
to become mother aud the five hundred dol
lar trot has been postponed until the 4th
and the Democrats are all registering and the
Republicans are not and 4 Democratic Mayor
will be the result and several milch cows
have died in the city in the past few days and
Lee Taylor writes that the survey Is finished
forty-fve miles west Of Oswego and the Union
Pacific Is pointing Wichitaward and the Ar
kansas river raised slightly but fell again and
Fred Huff who drives Harris, ice wagon was
kicked in the face by mule and the Mayor
and his wife left for the mountains Monday
and the McCampbell shaft is still going down
towards the center Of the earth and captain
Woedcock has been off to Illinois on visit
and he writes that the uniforms complete
have been finished and shipped and the doors
and windows of the opera house are being
set aud another invoice of auction buggies
have arrived and it hasn't rained since Mon
day morning and at the same hour Sunday
morning seven sermons were preached to our
sundry sinners and the main bitches on
Lawrence avenue need cleaning out and the
new depot hasn't been located and a Wichita
woman wondered when she wound three
hundred dollars from little paper box on
Monday and DR.. Furley returned from Rice
| county where woman named Schultz and
her daughter were killed during tho storm
Friday night and Cone OF the comely Capitat
came down Monday and took in several new
| subscribers and Oscar Lawrence is father
and Miss Mamie Eubanks' aunt died at Mt.
Pleasant QOwa) on the 2ist and this is why
| Wichita wakes and wonders
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Attention Farmers the Russell Hardware
Store is removed to No. 10 Douglas Avenue.
Be sure to hunt Us up and give us call when
you are in town. Wa thank you for your
patronage in the past and hope you will favor
us in the future. Fair dealing assured.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.
G. T. Myers g. Bro.

have moved and settled down to business
again with n fresh invoice of goods and price,
lower than ever Our new room is situated
Houck Bros, in the Centennial Block. w
cordially invite our old customers TO call ant
see us, and any one wishing to purchase DIR!
goods, notions, etc, etc, we will guarantee
satisfaction both in quality and price.
14-lt GEO. I. MYERS & Bro.
A few boarders wanted in first-class pri
vatc family. Apply at this office. Alt
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
Furniture for Sale.

Mrs. Mn. Hunt will dispose of her furni-
ture and property on Emporia Avenue. at
private sale. on and after Tuesday, July
1st. 1872
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

The residents Of the Second ward want to
know why the vacancy on the school board
from that ward il not filed.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Capt. Murray Myen has . field Of corn in
roasting ears, the first pulled last week. This
IL none Of your dwarfed sweet corn, but the
regular thing, only an early variety. While
On the corn question We ask the courtesy Of
the door minute to make q statement. We
verify believe no such corn prospect ever
delighted the eyes Of any farmers anywhere
Is to-day stands in the fields Of Sedgwick
county. II corn is worth any thing We will
all have money to loan next winter. We
heard old man Jewett belly-aching around
the other day because he said he didn't have
half enough money to buy lumber to build
the necessary cribs that he must have. An
other farmer, Major Davis, says verify he
| will have one hundred and twenty bushels to
the acre, and we know that everybody knows
that he knows what he is talking about when
the question of corn is up, which it is this
year, and that big.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The Republican County Central Committee
met at the EAGLE Office on Saturday, juno
18th, 1879, pursuant to call.
On motion it was ordered that when this
committee adjourn it be to meet on Saturday,
July 10, at o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF
calling = convention to nominate county OH.
| GERS.
On motion the Secretary was ordered to
nstify all absent members Of said meeting by
| >stsl card.
| On motion the vacancies in the member
ship Of this committee were filed as follows
Ohio township. J. Williams.
Minneha townships. c. Summers.
Fourth ward-M. b. Kellogg.
| On motion the Secretary was ordered tt
procure 1000 copies Of such printed speeche,
rs may be deemed to best promote the inter
ests of Republicanism in Scdgwick county.
The following is a full list Of the member,
Of the committee:
] j. F. Lauck, Wichita,
| j. d. limerick, Kechi,
II. S. Bartlett, Erie,
| A. Minnich, Alton,
A. Barlow, Grand River,
| Levi Brnson, Gypsum,
| +. G. Goblin, Morton,
| p. Mcdonald, Delano,
| A. Minnich, Rockford,
| F. NJ. Dofiemyre, Union,
J. X. Graham, Viola,
S. G. Summers, Minneha.
II. ID. Hiserman, Greeley,
NJ. Camp, Eagle,
I. g. Covil, Payne,
7. o. HOss, Grant,
ID. ID. Carlton, Garden Plains,
A. Chambers, Niunescah,
II. NJ. Rice, Sherman,
A. Smith, Lincoln,
J. NJ. Camp, Salem,
s. Sackett, Illinois,
W. b. Williams, Park,
j. J. Williams, Ohio,
John Kelly, Attiea,
John Tucker, First Ward,
c. NJ. Garrison, Second Ward,
d. T. Alexander, Third Ward.
NJ. B. Kellogg, Fourth Ward.
On motion the committee adjourned +
meet July 10Th, 1879.
+. NJ. DOFFLEMYRE, Chairman.
JOHN TUCKER, Secretary.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE
n; Wichita Kansas. June &c. 1ss0.
Notice Is hereby given that the following manned
settler has fiei notice Of his intention to mike Il
nal proof In support OF his elsim and final
entry thereof at the expiration Of thirty days
from the date Of this notice, viz:
John ;. Mote for the west half Of the southeast
quarter OF section 10, town - south, range west
and names the following ~ his witnesses, viz
Is &. Bray of Sedgwick county Kansas, and
Charles Eg,art Of Sedgwick county Kansas
I4-5wtxc X. l. WALKER, Register.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

In the District Court OF Selgwick county. in the
state Of Kansas.
Morris Kohn. Plaintiff.
against
Josephine Oonahoe Defendant
The above named defendant, Josephine Dona-
hoe, Is hereby notified that she has been sued by
the above named plaintG, In the district court oi
Sedgwick county, state Of Kansas ami thst unless
she answer the petition OF said plaintiff against
her ed In the Office Of the clerk Of said court, In
said action. by the ltth day OF August, A. D. is:s
the said petition will be taken true and judx-
met will be rendered against her in said action,
for the Of ei 30 % and interest said sum
rom the ist day Of jane ls7d At the rate Of y pei
cent per annum. and for the sale Of the southeast
quarter Of section Aye, In township u south, oi
range one east, In Sedgwick county, state OF Nan
sas under = mortgage to satisfy said Judgment
and costs in accordance with the prayer Of said
petition. MORRIS kOtiS, Plaintiff.
By Sluss 4 Hatton. has Attorneys H..
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

l. coinpletr until iss walls ara csvssV1
with handsome paper. llerringsea has ~
paper siresdy trimmed. &sAtf
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

J.F. Humphrey, lost = valuable mich cow
on Sunday from something like blind stag
gers, and another one is very sick. We sug-
gest that some Of the herds are run too much.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Miss Nellie Walter, formerly of this city, Il
up from Winfield visiting her sister, Mrs.
Col. Taylor.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Twenty and thirty-6ve was the respective
ages Of q couple applying to His Honor Judge
Jewett for 4 permit to be made one. The
bride promised to take good care Of the
young lad
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
PERSONAL MENTION .

David Shellabarger, Of Decatur, Illinois, il
In the city.
6. n. Eesbit has gone to Illinois after hi'
daughter, who is reported III.
Isaac shellabarger and wife, arrived in the
city Friday evening last.
Dave Carlton returned from the mountains
few days since. We believe he failed t0
strike BONANZA Of very large proportions.
Mrs. Esterbrook, mother of Mrs. J. E. Cald
well and Mrs. Mark Tittsworth, returned tc
her home in New York few days since with
Mark Ellsworth.