The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-06-17
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IS THE COUNTY-A SQCAKE
KANSAS BOY.

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On last Friday morning, accompanied
by Mr.. Kesp, of Michigan, and Aessrs.
Nixon and Parrish, Of this city, We vis-
tied T. place called Kalamazoo, in this
eonufy, located just across the west line
Of Viola township in Erie, on section
Is, town g, four west. Kalamazoo
contains one store, one barn, one pump
and remnants Of an old foundation on
which another store had formerly stood.
The proprietor Of al Mr.. Ebenezer
Wright, . brother Of Frank Wright,
formerly of Wichita,) who died last
January. Mr.. Nixon having been ap-
pointed administrator Of Mr.. Wright's
estate the object Of the visit was 10 take
possession Of it.
We arrived in Kalamazoo after ride
Of some six or seven hours, going
through the townships Of Delano, Wa
CO, Ninnescah and Viola. We found
the store in charge Of Mr.. E. E. Baird,
who had been employed by MIR.
Wright 10 clerk for him short time
before he died, and after Mr.. Wright's
death had been requested by Mrs.
Wright. who lives in Michigan, to run
the store until proper arrangements
could be made to take charge Of it un-
der the law. Sickness in Mrs. Wrights
family and distance delayed the matter
until the present, a period Of six months
and vet during all that time this young
man, without the direction or presence
Of an employer, has conducted this
store containing general stock Of mer-
chandise valued at three or four thous-
and dollars, and Mr.. Wright's business
with tact and fidelity that deserves spe-
cial consideration. Besides keeping up
the stock and keeping it in splendid con-
ton, he had 81, 800 to turn over to the
administrator. Any merchant in Wicll-
ita desiring to run a branch store In
this county or elsewhere, would de well
to secure the services Of Mr.. Baird to
take charge of it, for in attending ia
this matter he has given evidence of his
efficiency and integrity qualifying
him for any business.
This portion of the county was re.
Gently visited by = very severe hal
storm that in many instances totally de.
stroyed entire fields of wheat and dam
aged others as well as fields of corn to
considerable extent. This has beer
exceedingly unfortunate for many far.
mers in this vicinity who having settled
here two, three and four years ago. and
having but little means have had 9
struggle to pay for their farms and
make living. Some of them are Ger
tainly going to have hard time Thu
winter and number Of them will b
unable to procure seed wheat this fal
Some arrangement ought to be made BY
which these farmers in this section who
need it could be helped in this particu
lar, either by having wheat loaned then
for seed, or have it given to them, as il
might DO proper. Do not understand
that they have suggested this, but WI
know that every fall our farmers ant
business men have assisted large mum
Der of people in the counties west o
US, not only in procuring seed wheat
but in other ways, aud it would seen
no more than right that these farmers
living IN our own county and who, hav
ing their entire wheat crop destroyed
should, IL they desire any help in tn
manner l have suggested, first receiv'
the attention of those farmers and bust
ness men who from their prosperity ar
able to give or loan to them as the cas-
may be.
There is no finer country in Kansa
nor any where than this portion o
Sedgwick county, and the farmers liv
ing there are of the best class, intelli
gent and Industrious, and if they ar
able to tide over their present condi
ton of affairs they will in few year
be possessed of fine farms and Sedgwicl
county blessed. with good substantia
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