The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-06-24


Tilden man. There is no installing that fac
and If Uncle Sammy is nominated and elect
ed, Kos will carry the patronage OF thi
county in his vest pocket.
Our cattle and hog merchants are delightc,
with the treatment received at the hands o
the st. Louis & Wichita Railroad Company
The care and rapidity with which they han
die their stock is remarkable.
Our notice Of the Ratification meeting and
report of the eloquent speeches on that occs
sion sold large numbers OF extra copies. II
was impossible to supply the demand 80 that
the speakers could not secure n single extra.
The Arkansas Valley Fair Association Of
fer for the most concise and correct report
OF the exhibit at their next fair twenty dol
lars for the best, ten for the second best, and
five for the third. This is open to the world
This city will donate sufficient amount oi
ground for wooden mills, starch factory. 4
sugar mandatory, and paper mill better
point for the location of the above named in.
dustrics cannot be found in the United
States.
The city enumerators will meet at the Office
Of the county clerk, on Monday the asth, to
correct their lists. All persons interested,
and those who have not been enumerated
will please be present, either in person or by
proxy.
II. X. Haughey, Of northwest Ohio, q sub.
scsiber of long standing for the EAGLE paid
n ,,l.as ,,t ,.u saturl.v ms. a.,
our city three years ago and notes u very
marked change in the city aud valley since
then.
Commissioner j. B. York says his wheat
harvest proved surprise 10 him. He says he
has rs fine wheat as he ever saw, and that q
the acre, aud that his brother John has some
that will turn of equally well.
L G. Erment, and old wichitaian and
correspondent OF this paper formerly, arrived
from New Mexico this week, bringing with
him two thousand six hundred sheep. lie
reports that the grass is dead in Colorado
and that lac lost one hundred sheep in the
drive.
Miss June Lawson, accompanied by heI
mother and Judge Bross, old acquaintance,
the city Saturday. Miss Lawson, who is en-
gagged in the Nickerson schools the ensuing
year, was proving up clam in kingman.
Capt Cary has got home again from Min.
nesota. He has large lumber interest in
the north country and the high waters which
occurred there recently hoated away several
thousand of his logs, but he finally succeed
cd in securing them with a car load Of log
chains.
The Monitor oil cook stove which has only
been introduced IN this city for very short
time is rapidly gaining favor with housewives
so easily manipulated aud not accompanied
with any danger from explosion. Mrs. Mel
lie Caster is agent for this stove and she war.
rants satisfaction.
We were shown n specimen Saturday last
of peaches known rs moons early seeding
peach of which We gave an account last
June. We presume this is perhaps earliest
variety of peaches known they are \ very
large. finely favored and ripcn from the first
TO the 18th of June.
An effort is being put forth for . good
time on the ith. and nj present the prospects
are that we will have q good day, At least We
hope so. The EAGLE proposition that the
city make u time and invite all our country
friends 10 join US Is the best, and not very ex'
not been fully determined.
Mrs. Col. Milton Stewart, accompanied by
her boy. left last Wednesday evening for Po
10. Illinois, her girihood's home. She will
remain during the heated term. In the
meantime the Colonel will have leisure "a
work up the soldiers reunion which now
promises TO DO the biggest thing Of the kind
ever attempted in the State.
Rev. Shelton, who for two or three week.
has been nightly preaching to large and iu'
telligcnt audiences at Russell Hall, Is said "a
be man Of more than ordinary gifts as q
s. baker and theologian. He favored US with
Vi the other afternoon and We found him
eawake and progressive in his ideas.
'.Bilr' Hackney received the nomination Of
utaie Senator Of Cowley County last Satur
day. good thing for him perhaps, but Ger
tain'y a wise thing for Cowley county. Hack.
ney can unquestionably accomplish more ia
the Legislative capacity. and better look after
the interests Of that county in the Legislature
than any man it boasts. however anobjecuon.
able others might be ~ citizens or prominent
rs officials.
In another column will be found the adver
tiscment of = acob Bissantx, late ofthc firm OF
Bissantz 4 Butter. Mr.. Bissantx is one o,
the oldest citizens Of this place, and has beer
constantly in business for number Of year
and his extensive acquaintance among th,
1 farmers and business men Of this valley as
sures him liberal patronage. He remaini
at the old stand where he will keep hardware
tinware, iron, and stoves in an endless vari