The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-04-01
4 GRAND DRAMATIC SENSATION.

| IN lHursua! evening. April lst. Tue poo
pie Of Wichita are to be honored with Wis.
it from .'wallack's New York Star Combina-
ton which is one Of the very best dramatic
companies on the road. Mr. WaIlack has al
ways given first-class entertainments and has
never before been west Of Topeka. He has a
large and powerful company. The play will
be Divorce" which is not the one given
here by Lord. The Leayenworth Times says
or this play:
''The Shawnee Opera House was the scene
last evening Of one of the best entertain
ments given in the city during the present
season ''Divorce" has been played by ma
ny managers, but none have been 50 success
full. In the engagement OF the people who
will be popular with the public. as Mr.. Wal
lack. who produced the play. His company
is one OF the best travelling as the performance
last night proved. The thea;er was filed by
a critical audience, who pronounced the en-
tertainmcnt good The dramatis persona Is
Of the best talent and tie characters assumed
were so natural as TO cause many old theater-
goers to say. That fellow ought TO be
hung.' or '.Isn't she perfectly lovely.''
W. hot't ~ >tt tHc Olc!d Cfo"utu
when the company appear.
Have any OF our east and northeast side
readers noticed the row of cottonwOods that
surround the farm of IIeary Shuman? Those
trees. We believe. were planted there eight
years ago this spring. The growth would
not hardly be believed il we should give it.
They were placed twelve foot apart. but they
eutertwinc and crowd each other that he
will be compelled 10 take out every other
one Nov marx Us. This man has solved
concerned. The trees now average about
foot over aud from forty to sixty feet high.
and the taking out of every other tree alone
will furnish him all the fuel that he can Use
the balance Of his life lie has grown in the
eight years hundreds of cords of wood, with
oct expense or trouble to speak of. Not onls
has he provided all the wood that he will
need. hu, every other tree left wilt form q
complete wnd-break to his orchards and
home. No farmer in Sedgwick county can
afford to neglect this tree business another
season. View the matter ~ you Will, Sbu-
mans two mile row OF trees is the most val
liable crop he has raised, aud every hour il
will Increase. II The farmers OF thi, valley
ha, the difficulties TO encounter in tree grow
ing that the farmers Of Central and Northern
Kansas meet'with. there might be some ey-
cuse for neglecting 10 put them ont. but al
know that the grow ID OF the soft woods IL
this valley ia r;ipid beyond belief almost.
Give each row 81 cottonwDod-, cataipas or
maj & about the same attcu!Ion that a row
u corn requires. for the first two og three
years. and you have added more value to
Your farm tian by ANYTHING else to say moth
iuc of the money saved afte. a time in the
purchase Of fuel.
The following extrac; from letter from |
Charles >chartncr viii be of interest to many
it. wichita:
FRIEND MUEpoch Mining interests in |
this camp haze generally suffered for The la. |
few weeks, on account of the crca, ..break |
up in the Little Pittsburg stock, which has
fallen IL New York from 29t to dollars per |
hundred. There seems to be GOO reason
for The decline. for the main ore body that |
was in sight last fall. aud which amounted to
nearly S2.1oo.5lp. has been washed out. hut |
the management have great hopes of striking |
other and equally as rich deposits, for only |
one-ten,h o! the ground Of the Consolidation |
has been prospccted There is difference |
OF opinion among experts in regard TO the |
future status OF the stock, but nearly all |
agree that it will improve in price again |
shortly, but perhaps never come TO its fornlel |
value.
In regard to our two prospects. Of which | |
spoke to You in my last. viii say that they
are very favorable. but since my last we have
been delayed by water. which neecssitates
the erection y machinery and pumps, which |
takes time and money. but. nevertheless. we |
are hard at work preparing to combat the
miners worst enemy.
The newsboys this afternoon are crying out |
the news of the sinking and total loss of the |
steamer on board o, which was General
Grant. hope. by all the Powers above. that
that the rumor Is unlounded, and that the
old Hero will return to our soil in safety. tor
neither the counirs nor the Republican par
~ can afford to lose so great and good man
at this important crisis
To re Egtor Of tie kaoie:
sec that items from Minneha are getting
scarce. 50 thought would give you some
news. Everybody seems to be happy in this
locality AT present: nearly ali have done sow
ing oats and some are blowing Tor corn. We
had some hail Friday evening aud some wind.
Mr.. {. w. Eads has been setting out fine
10; Of apple and peach trees. Doctor May
how is out paving visit TO Mr.. Eads. The