The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-18
SPRING CREEK ITEMS.
December Is, 1879.

December ID, 1919.
| TO the Editor Of tie Eagle:
Holidays are fast approaching, and
we hope that good old Santa Clau- will
sustain his reputation fer generosity by
irving rs liberal donation of nice
things. The Ell Paso citizens are max
ing extensive preparations for a Christ
mas tree. to be placed at his disposal on
on Christmas eve.
| Messrs. Frank and johnson Wright,
of Logan county. Illinois, were visiting
friends on the creek last week. They
are monied men and have gone to Colo
RADIO 10 look up location for a cattle
ranch.
We learned that Mr.. Stillman Wood
cock hid the misfortune Of losing an
eye not long since while chopping wood
at his home.
Your correspondent paid Mulvanc Il
visit last Saturday. Railroad excite
ment runs high. but we predict it short
lived. While there we learned of the
death of the doctor at that point.
We will wager that A. Law has fifty
head of the incest calves in Sedgwick
county.
There will be 4 Presbyterian social at
the residence of Mr. a. Minnich next
Friday night. An enjoyable time is al
ticipated as these parties are never fat
ures.
There was a neck-tie festival ut the
Carlton schoc! house last Saturday
night. 4 large crowd of ravenou-
Americans were in Attendance which
did justice to the bountifl,l rcpasi which
was spread. Plenty of music and bash
alone seemed TO content the surging
mass. and of course ali went home sat
isfied. Net proceeds 3l6.
The !ong-ookel-tor program of III
Teachers Association appeared la>i
week. Thanks 10 the committee, and
we earnestly hope that every teacher ia
the county will be in Attendance AMI
prepared to do justice to the subig'c, ~
signed him. Notice the program. TIA h
ers. aud let's have regulir hol!da
jubilee.
We regret that Oh account Of Ill health
Miss Carrie Moon was obliged 10 give
up her school in the Staff lord district. II
is feared that the injury She received 10y
The fall from her pony still affects her.
Mr.. Salnucl Whaley met with quite II
streak of bad luck on Friday night, the
9TH inst. while on his way to literary
at FL Paso. with his lady and Il couple of
borrowed mules. By some unaccount-
able reason the wagon tongue dropped
which frightened Sans donkcvs AMI
they ran off. capsized the wagon, spilled
the occupants in Maj. Burr's corn-tield,
and left them to get home rs best they
could on foot. Luckily. no damage was
done, further than few scratches AMI
a bloody nose.
The boys have begun to drop in from
LeadyiIe. Ben. Stafford returned last
week, and with the exception of
wounded leg caused by kick from q
mule. is in as good condition physically
as when he left. He Is very sanguinr
over his prospects in the west. AMI ex-
poets TO 90 back in the spring.
Judging from TIE number of babies
in Rockford in less than a quarter of a
century we will have denser popula-
lion than thu Chinese empire, your cor
respondent attempted to get lis, of
the births of last week. but gave it np
as hopeless task. We only got down
the names OF Henry Snyder. Frank
Noon. Q. Snyder and Henry Eastman
a happy dsddies. Frank SAYS :" It's
nice 10 be pa-ri-eni.'
If ANY one wishes to hear soae mn-ie
that will pat Casnpanari in the shade.
just give the Spring Creek string band
. call. Yours, RErsEL.