The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-24

] 1tbinG before wheat harvest which We nov
: predict will be equal to that Of three year
: ago, which will be followed by more than Al
! average corn crop.
ollfuAIY.
To family circle saddened by many grief
the decease of Mr.. Henry Doniemyre, at hi
fathers residence on February 18th, bring
fresh sorrow to the family and friends il
Union township. The deceased was takeI
i'll about the first Of July last Every efIor
/ was put forth for relief aud in October las
! was sent to the mountains, but that sure and
fatal disease, consumption, was fast doing I'll
work. He returned, one month before hii
decs ase, to his fathers residence, where ht
expired ON Thursday morning. The de-
ceased was q years Of age, and brilliant
and useful young man, son Of Mr.. Noah Dol.
femyre. of Union township, and . brothel
Of F. N. Dofhemyre now Representative
from the 93d district.
'.Brainard's Musical World'' has entered
upon the eighteenth year of its existance
and is well known rs the best musical mag
l
csntains sixteen pages Of the latest and most
popular Sheet Music. You can obtain a
specimen copy Of the ''Musical World'' by
sending 10 cents to the publishers, s. Brain
ards Sons, Chicago, Illinois.
Wellington has sent committee to inter-
view Mr.. Talmagc, of st. Louis, IN regard to
locating the junction Of the two Gould roads,
the one from Parsons and the other from Le-
Roy at that place Wiafeld Noaitor.
The junction Of these two Roads will be
near Medicine Lodge, Barbour County
Eldorado Times.
DIR. DeLew, after the delivery of fine dis.
cours, last Sabbath, into which he had
thrown more than ordinary energy, and just
while he was in the act Of pronouncing an
| impressive bencliction, fell back in a verti-
go or unconscious state. He was immedi-
| atcly removed to his residence, near by,
where he soon recovered.
The Wichita postofiice is standing in pref
ty strong with the heads of the new admin.
istration. On last Thursday John Fisher, its
mailing clerk. and Roscoe Conkling were
munching ham sandwiches with the new
Pr side't in an upper room in the farm house
at Mentor, SO says Cleveland daily paper.
A minister of this city declared last Sab
bath that the sin Of intemperance is but
mote as compared to sin that Is now ram.
pant among the women of America. The
reverend gentleman might add that the wo-
men who bore legislatures and essay stump
oratory are the champions OF anti .mother.
hood.
The last heard of the snag boat, the crew
were laying of new towns at several pro-
posed landings in which the people along the
river are taking great interest. The farmers
at every new landing provide rich enter
tanment free of cost to the crew.
The Wichita EAGLE folks have just added
to their establishment q complete bindery
outfit, and tell us th,t they intend furnish
ing all kinds OF binding at Topeka prices.
We are truly glad to hear that our friends
have found it necessary to make this addi-
ton to their business. 1t is a mark of pros
rerty not enjoyed by many of the newspa-
pers of the State. But then the EAGLE al
ways did manage to scream louder and fly
higher than any Of her competitors. The
offices of the EAGLE aud the Winfield 7eie-
gram are the two best equipped Offices in the
State Of Kansas, and We are proud to say it.
= Weltingtonian.
II the bonds to the Kansas Arizona and
Pacific Road in Liberty township carry, and |
the railroad is not built, the company will |
pay election expenses. A bond to that effect |
has been given.-Tates Center Neus.
When the Gould company agrees to foot
the bill II the bonds carry and the road is
not built. it begins to look like they intend
to build the road
Judge VIM. spriggs, of Garnet, and Hon.
Eiihu Coffin, Of lie Roy, were in town Tues |
day and the evidences of their work may be /
seen in the notice OF election for railroad |
bonds in Liberty township yates Center |
Nsws.
The work spoken Of above consists in the |
submission Of the Liberty township, Wood
son county, proposition for 10000; election |
to he on the 18th day of March.
Prof. n. Baldwin can catch the little folks |
now. He is prepared TO take pictures by the |
geletin plate process, which il practically i'm |
Five seconds of time secures |
Il fully deyelopei picture, and baby or child |
has to he very restless that can't be caught |
by this process He took some very sharply |
dclineated scenes the other day after the ice |
storm. As an artist, Prof. Baldwin has few |
equals in this or in any other country.
Heretofore Wichita has had no mail over |
the Santa Fe road from Saturday morning |
till Monday morning. Several business men !
in order to get the State papers for Sunday |
reading made up pony purse to have the |
mail brought down from Newton by private |
Hearing Of the matter the post. |
master laid the trouble before Gen. Man.
chester who promptly ordered that train |
be sent down on Saturday nights after the |
arrival of the eastern and western trains on |
the main line mt Newton. The government |
pays the railroad for carrying six mails per |
week to this point. but We are now getting |
twelve. for which our people, especially the |
business men. arc very thankful to the Santa |
Fee management.
PRosLIx PROPOSED.
To the Editor The Eagie