The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-06-19

Tho Arka1sas river, IL very low--is, in fact
fno fiver'at al, being y destitute Of water a.
the present Congress is Of patriotism. All
navigation is stopped even by the small fish,
the large cats having lid up for the season,
over month ago.
John w. Ferguson, of Illinois township,
brings us in sample Of his wheat that pass
ed through the hail storm on the last day Of
April, ut which time it was cut down COM
pletely. The wheat is up all right and filed
splendidly, which is good enough.
| Chas. l.. Davidson, one of Wichita's clev-
who has been attending the State University
at Lawrence for nearly two years. is at home
for his summer vacation. We hope TO see
Charley graduate with high honors.
The railroad officials have notified the wich-
tia committee that half fare rates will be CIV
en- to all persons who desire 10 visit Wichita,
on the Fourth of July, between Topeka and
Dodge City. The committees are now at
work, and a big time is anticipated.
r. c. Ruison, our telephone man, is put
ting up severa, new lines. Scott Corbett has
one running from his uptown to his down.
town store--a half mile. The hail storm played
hob with many of the lines, stretching the
wire, etc., but they have all been repaired.
The storm in Butler county was fully as dis
astrous as the EAGLE reported last week,
even more. Not less than one hundred
houses were blown down in the county, yet,
wonderful to relate, nobody was killed, ex-
cepting the woman and two children men,
toned last week.
Jim Steele, of Wichita, has sent US bug.
Its big one, and when received was anxious
to get away. The event of the editors ex-
cursion prevented its getting any food and
the thing died We will cheerfully donate
the bug to any bugoiogist who will tell us
what il is.-ComnaonuealM.
Mrs Lou Henderson offers her building
and stock Of millinery for sale, as will be seen
by = notice elsewhere. 1t is one of the best
stands in town and she has a large run of Gus
tom, but she desires to go out of business.
She will sell hats, bonnets, ribbons, etc., very
cheap for the next sixty days.
N-X-t-p-o has struck the ) cent counter
rage. Col. lnnes has irregular matinee every
evening" II is matter of establishment how
goods of real value can be sold 1T such price.
The truth is, that among the thousand and
one articles put up for cent counters, many
Of them cost double and triple the amount.
The Board of Health's attention is called
by parties interested TO hotel Stops thrown
out on open ground; to the cess pool in the
alley between Fourth and Railroad streets;
to visit the alley running east and west be-
tween Topeka and Emporia Avenues and to
the pig pens and overlooked vaults in that
and other localities.
The health committee can corral ten thous-
and stranging stinks by taking a walk in any
of the alleys back of Main street and Douglas
avenue. Such villianous combination of
foul aflinities could not he rivalled by a heap
of dead sk,inks and rotten asafdtida. About
sunrise they are simply horrible. People
may become used to it, but ii is only ques-
ton of time when disease will be the result.
Geo. +. Morgan. below town, brings in
some oats that measures five feet. He says If
he hasn't got the biggest field of oats in the
county. he'll treat, that's all. Mr. NJ. also
brings up a few sample heads OF the Claw
son(.) wheat which is perfectly immense
great long heavy heads and chock full of
plump grain-say thirty bushels to the acre.
Jacks menagerie has been playing hobb"
with itself of late. One of his fox squirrels
escaping from its cage was incontnently de-
vourcd by old Zip. and the cared owl laid out
one of his three young catamounts. while the
eagle shook the day light from out the eyes of
the cute cayote. 1t was altogether more ter
rible than the escape of the animals in Cen
trail Park.
A nice comfortable little shower fell in this
vicinity night before last and indications are
at this writing that we will have more. The
winds for three days have been in the SOUTH
east and cool indicating heavy rains east of
us. Considerable rain will probably fall in
the next fortnight.
An election WAS held in the Third ward to
Tuesday 10 ill declared vacancy in the
Council. Ben. Aldrich and DIR. W. l.. Doyle
were run by opposing interests. neither real
ly being candidates. further than permitting
the use oi their names. There was no party
issue. Some of Doye's friends had gloriii-
cation in the evening, but in reality there
was but little TO crow over. Doyle's MAORI
~ was about sixty votes.
Mrs. Kate Martin kept boarding house in
the early days of Wichita. Numbcrless were
the incidents of French leave taken of her
hostelry one of these fortune has since
favored il seems. at any rate she received a
money order the other day for the sum of SAC
in full of board bill run up by young man
whose existence she had well nigh lost
sight of.
The foundation of Mr.. Fraker's new grist
mill on Douglas Avenue is ready for the
joists. We are glad to learn that Mr.. +. has
purchased first-class machinery on very IA
vorabIe terms-much better than he at first
thought possible. Three run of stone will
bc put in. We will give a full description OF
the mill as soon rs il has advanced far enough
10 get the facts. which will be in a very few
weeks.
Deputy United States Marshal, Charley II.
Jones. of this city. now on duty in New Mex
leo. met with quite u serious accident the
other day in the upsetting of stage just out
side the city of Santa Fe. He was thrown
many feet, large man falling upon him,
which crushed his firearms into his sides
completely disabling him. so that he could
not return home.
The dead man has not vet been identified.
What we published last week was fact. The
brothers Morcy returned to Conway. Iowa.
from which place they wrote to William Gray
of this city. that they found their brother
Nelson at Bedford. alive and well. but that
they could not give il up until they hcheid
him with their own eyes. We incidentally
informed that Governor st. John vii! offer
reward for the murderer or murderers. which
he ought.
Walt. Woodman and wife. Sol. kohn and
wife. Col. lines and Miss Sue Barnes. John
Dunscomb and Miss Annie Stamper. Al. Bit
ting and Miss May Deming made up r gay
party that drove out ten miles to Four
Mile Greek one day last week, where ten
hours were most pleasantly employed in fish
ing. pc.nicking and having good time gen
orally. The party got back TO town by nine
o'clock all declaring that they had had good
time.