The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-04
wEoLEssLiNe IN WICHITA.

We mentioned some time sirce If the FUR
nj hing and opening of the Occidental at a
cost of some ten thousand dollars. q. \.
Byers, wholesale and retail dealer in hard
ware aud stoves. yOi the contract for iir.
nishing the stoves 'or all tie rooms. kitchen
furniture. rar-c,. coli urns. silver ware,
cutlery. spoon. etc.. he NJ hougit ia ol.en
competition With ST. Lnni> and Chicago
hrusrs. We pas-.'l III e. ;abi>hircGt Tues
day rycninc while HEY were engage. in tn
packing tae silver ware. II loo'cd mere
like fine jeweiry tore thrn n hardware -
tahiishment. tir counters. show ,.a>eS and
extra room on The shelves inst giisiencd with
butter dishes. sugars. cr-amers. syrup
stands. large and hapd-one casters. dozens
OF each kind bearing The brand. o. The best
manufactures IN the couitry. and We n"tcd
particularly two silver ice pitchers. mounted
on heavy bases. with elegantly carved stan
dards two feet or more in height, upon
which the pitchers hang on pivots. aud up
on either side four silver gobets hang. while
on the base below the handles sets a slop
bowl, al heavily engraved work and very
handsome. They are for the parors. They
also have large six gallon coffee urn with
burners beneath aud glass indicators on the
sides. The range is a mammoth atair. cost
ing six hundred dollars complete. Mr.. BY
ers Is 10 be congratulated in the taste dis
played in fitting out this. we might say, new
house. and Wichita can congratulate herself
in having n hotel with such fine aud elegant
appointments.
Wichita wants twenty five thousa nd.dol.
lar packing house.
The Anthony Repp1iicaa comes to our Ia
BILE this week with new dress and its ap-
pearance mechanically is changed very much.
Its editorials are sound and its locals are
newsy. The following we clip from its col
umns of October 10th:
The Santa Fee railroad company intend TO
build their Wellington 4 Western branch
into Anthony. Officers Of the company high
in authority have so stated within the past
few day.. That the track already laid is not
beng taken up Is evidence that they mean
what they say. There are only eighteen
miles Of track to lay to reach Anthony. and
W utu uioNt W NIu u WI DC put uDWH
in hurry. Citizens Of Anthony. be Of good
cheer. Hold on 10 what you have, and keep
a stiff upper lip. for time will surely bring
Us relief. We have too many substantial i'm
provements, and too much enterprise here to
be left laying ont Of doors long.
W. s. Forrey. the popular Wichita land
lord. was in town on Thursday. He will
soon open the Occidental Hotel, which is to
be first-class in every particular and Mr.. r.
has made the Douglas Avenue Hotel \ popu-
lar resort. and will still conduct it. but the
Occidental is to be m lie the leading hotel
The Jay Gould road, branch Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. is now vigorously pushed west
through this section: the Pan Handle coun-
try and the Salt Plains being objective points
Anthony is ON the direction.
George W. Maffet start>cd to visit his
sister in Wichita and meet other relatives
from the East who expect 10 spend sunday
there. aud who are ON their way to Colora. |
do and New Mexico.
John Exton. the Wichita cx-coal man. is
now baling and shipping hay to Colorado
and New Mexico markets.