The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-25

, Widows are decidedly the most intefesttn
creatures IN the world aud the one to-nigh
: will be no exception. Everybody il talktn
) Of going and We suppose everybody vii
spend their thanksgiving evening At the eu
tertainment.
o NJ Hei.ley, Of Cleveland, Ohio, frien'
Of .. H. Bentley. ESQ.,. was 10 the city oI
Monnay. Mr.. H. il connected with BIZ
barbrd wire mandatory. He had been run
, ming around over Kansas aud Nebrssks hunt
ing . good country for sheep, and he sal,
that Southern Kansas, in his judgment, Lex
: all other sections in desirableness.
The census-taker was At least three month
: too early. within the week past comes tn,
/ news Of expanding families and John Ar
mour, WIN. Matthewson and Chas. B. Pops
gre rexdy for congratulations, Ill first babies
The last In the list makes Captain Noser
j. grandpa.
A man by the name Of A. u. Henry. 3 cat
tie man from Texas, was decoyed to thu
: woods near Emporia last week by two met
and foully murdered for his money. No clue
. yet 10 the murderers further than = de-
scription Of their persons.
Miss Susie Barnes, who has been one o.
Vic its's most popular young ladiea Tor foul
or i've years past was married ON the 18th
Inst, In santa Fe, New Mexico, where heI
parents reside, To Mr.. John Watt, cashier oil
the Second National Rank Of Santa Fe. They
passed Newton on Friday. en- route east on
their bridal tour.
"Any good shooting around your farm!''
asked the hunter ola farmer. '.splendid, y
replied the agriculturist, ''there's . drive.
well man in the back yard. book sgent In
the house, candidate out in the barn, and
two tramps down in the stock.yard. Climb
over the fence, young man, load both barrels,
and sail in. l.
The Occidental Hotel at Wichita, under
the management OF Messrs. Davis + Forey.
has opened up in frst-class style, and 10 one
OF the best hotels i'm the state. and IL unques-
tionabiy the best ho:se in Wichita. Mr..
Davis and his wife are much esteemed by
our people and we should in consequence
patronize the Occidental.-W Winfield koaitor.
The Arkansas City 7Ia.rl<r has this to say /:
1--WE understand that Mr.. l.. c. Wood,
formerly Of this city, but now OF Wichita,
has secured from the Government the con.
tract for removing rnags from the Arkansas
river between Wichita and Fort Gibson.
lie is building boat at Wichita, and expects
to be in Arkansas City about the first or Sec
ond week in December. II our friend can
crown his labors with success, we msy look
for revival Of the navigation scheme"
Hon. NJ. NJ. Murdock has returned from
his eastern trip and drops back into harness
much benefited by the short vacation. The
Wichita EAGLE Il one OF the soundest jour
| nals west Of the Mississippi river.--AstAony
Republican.
W. T. Jcwett has purchased about 5000
head Of sheep for himself and his neighbors,
Lampkin, Bradshaw. and Campbell, in the
vicinity Of Dodge City. This last lot will
make an addition Of over ten thousand head
OF sheep In Sedgwick county's folds this fall.
Col. woodcock OF the Post-ofiice bookstore
has just got In from New York new Hav-
ana filled cigar called the "POst-Ofice Favor
ite." manufactured especially Tor the Post.
Office trade. to smoke while waiting for the
mails etc, which for excellence Of flavor
beats any iye-cent cigar manufactured.
Try them. The Fo>t-Ofice force are under
obligations for . box and endorse them
unanimously as the best weed in the market.
Al business mcetin: which was held by
the old settlers In the city ON Saturday, for
the election Of officers, they decided to
amend the by laws regarding the election Of
officers, to read, 1.-The officers Of the society
shall be elected on the day Ct their annual
reunion Of each year. The following named
gentlemen were chosen to fill vacancy until
nual reunion takes place. President, William