The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-18

The Home Ness is the name Of . new paper
just started 1t Belle Plaine, Sumner county,
by J. J. Burns. 1t Is gotten mp in the form
Of = pamphlet, and contains sixteen pages,
and Is very readable journal.
| The Tcdete and Democrat at Wellington
have consolidated. The new paper in claim
ing circulation Of fourteen hundred says It
IL a. large Is any paper in the southwest.
Very nice, but the editor is a mighty poor
circulation gucsser. 1s
II our 6re-limit ordinance is worth any
thing, why amt it enforced! An alley is ~
much within the limit rs q street, and a sta
bic Is as much building as a store or resi-
dence. The greatest danger from n fire is
because Of the back buildikgs Of wood con-
tinually being erected or moved into alleys
within the fire limits.
Our city was honored within the week
with the presence Of Capt. Folks, editor OF
the Wellington Press, Meredith, editor Of the
Hutchinson Eews, and Conkling, editor Of
the Kingman Citizen. Meredith says Hutch
inson is holding her own, Folks says Well
ington is booming. and Conkling says King
man Is sure OF Wichita's east and west road.
Rod lph Hatfield, Esq, our esteemed friend
Of the Blackstone persuasion, has turned his
back upon Trinidad and gone to Kansas,
where he will locate in Wichita and establish
a practice. He has great faith in the agricul-
turai region Of southern Kansas. and seeing
good openins, has jumped at it. We wish
Rodolph smooth sailing upon the new sea he
has launched his craft in Daily 7riniddd
Coli NeWs.
There has been just cause Cor criticism
on the part of those attending entertainments
ut the Opera House since the cold weather on
account of draft of cold air which would
sweep through the hall whenever the drop
curtain was up, the source OF which was
not discovered until Saturday morning. The
wall behind the curtain is not plastercd and
the wind blows through. Steps have been
taken to have it fixed and MIR kimmerle as
sures Us that the unpleasantness will not oc-
cur again.
Mr. Jas. S. jennings. editor OF the Green.
back Monitor, contempates delivering hi.
three lectures in this city, siz: Money"
"My.tery,'' and the millennium" The
three lectures are closely related and all should
be heard to fully appreciate either. The his
tory Of all money for three thousand years i,
fully developed. The mystery. or the United
States in prophesy, is an intensely interesting
discourse. The political millennium. or the
period when the world will be ruled from
Christian standpoint. Mr.. Jennings thinks is
near ut hand. No doubt Mr.. J. will offer q
unique mental feast.
A few weeks since we noticed the fact that
c. NJ. Plat had made the growing Of that de-
lightful continent, the celery. success. The
next time he came to town we got blowing
up for putting his name in the public prints.
but he proposed 10 bring US over lot Of the
celery if we would agree not TO say anything
about it. or course we agreed, aud huge
roll of the finest stalks came duly to hand
The way We shall beat him will be by not
sending him an EAGLE this week. and hi.
neighbors will please say nothing about this.
The celery was very highly favored and much
more crisp and firm than that sent in from the
Eastern markets.
The masquerade ball New Years eve is one
of the principal topics in city gossip and it
promises to be a success. The costumes are
to be furnished by yrs. Buff, Of St Louis. a
lady who has a reputation for furnishing the
finest costumes for both ladies' and gentlemen
in the west. Those having invitations and
securing tickets and who come masked will
be admitted on the first floor as soon as they
arrive and no one will be admitted on the
o'clock. The gallery will be open to visitors
by paying an admittance fee OF fifty cents.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Mills the horse
ianrier of the EAGLE had the pleasure 0
driving his fine horse, "Captan Jeaks.''
There are but few horses 20 well trained a
this one. either in harness or under the sad
die. lie is fifteen hands and three inche
high, dark brown, handsomely formed, /;
very fine specimen Of the noblest of all an
mails. Mr.. Mills has number of other blood
this one in n rattle Information As 10 term
ETC, are made known by circulars which ca'
oe had by calling ON or addressing Mr. S. G |
Mills
4 correspondent of the Springfield, Mo |
7;at.s- Leader spent few days along the lin, |
Of the st. Louis & San Francisco Railroad. |
La speaking o! this portion OF the valley he |
says il holds the champion oelt. OF Wichita |
he says: "Wichiia is a characteristic Kansa
town. full OF life 4 number Of Springiic,o
n~n have east anchor here. Il. A. Druiy l. |
tcl'ing the peopl, what he knows about law |
aud is thriving. Robert Mont. omcry is cX |
press messenger on the Santa Fc road. Roi- |
AMI Burnett aud Mr. Kraft are here. a
Wellington ". met ". :. 1hom2~on, %
Mar, l.iieti, banker. who has lately erected i |
brick, where he designs Erac.icn |
tie peculiar AIT prevalent among Kansas
The December number OF the Nqsical Uot4. |
cones 10 Us promptly and j. iuil Of goo
things. 1t contains twenty pages OF new |
'Gu ic, vocal aud instrumental. and sixteen
pages of valuable and interesting musica
news and miscellany. With the present
number the !. sscal World closes its sixteenth |
year. This journal has long been looLcu
upon As the leading musical monthly Of the
I niied safes, and its interesting and instrIc |
tive editorials, musical world letters and bio
graphical sketches are read with interest b,
thousands not only in this country bu, |
abroad. The circulation OF this popula.
journal IL constantly increasing. and we are
sure its success is every way deserving The
price is Sl.50 year or 81 go
with valuable premium: single copies Is
cents. Address the publishers, :. Brainard,
sons. i5s State street. Chicago. Illinois.
For years the grading Of the bottom roads
west Of town WAS neglected simply because
neither the township or county felt able to
undertake the job. But the past summer and
fall some seven or eight miles of the work
has been done. Last week we went partial
~ over the work The road leading west
from Lxwrcnce's corner has nearly settled
and one more >urfacing up will make 1t
good road. From the same point south. thu
work has not settled vet and cuts up badly.
put by spring will be ready for the surfacing