The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-03
Up THF LITTLE VALLEY.
GRANT TOWNSHIP, Jan. ., 1881.

GRAET TOWNSHIP, Jan. %, 1851.
| To the Editor Of tie Eagle:
Our township caucus came OF to-day, and
resulted in the nomination Of good men
throughout for the various township Offices.
Z. L. Carnahan, present incumbent, was
unanimously renominated for the ofhce oil
Trustee, rs was also William Slocnm for
Clerk.
J. c. Hyde, who always keeps the best Of
! stock Of all kinds, aud don't care who knows
It, called my attention to-day to some Poland
and China pigs, which he was marketing and
which were really the finest representatives
OF the hog family that have seen for some
time. Two of the largest weighed one thou
sand pounds.
y. q. Jacobs has put up quantity OF ice,
which believe, and most earnestly hope,
means succession Of ice cream suppers to
be given by himself and estimabIe wife dur
ing the coming summer months.
Two Farmers Alliance societies have re-
Gently been organized In Grant township,
and = meeting called at the Grant school
house, for Thursday night, February ID. for
the purpose of organizing another at that
place.
A four months term OF school, taught At
the Sherman school house. District No. 10s,
closed on the 2lst inst. The scholars gener-
ally have made n rapid advancement and
manifest great attachment for Miss Pris-
ella Wodenden, the most excellent teacher.
Grant township has eight school houses in
which good schools are taught frOm six to
nine months Of each year. The total number
Of scholars enrolled in the township are two
hundred and eighty two. At present no lit
tie excitement and commotion exist alike
with both saint and sinner, in the Park
school district, owing to recent refusal ON
the part Of the school board 10 allow a:furth-
or use Of their school house, for religious
services by the U. r. Church, Of that neigh
borhood. learn tina. steps have recently
been taken which 1t is hoped win result in =
satisfactory adjustment OF the existing I'M
pleasantness. sincerely hope that pesee
aud harmony will soon again reign supreme
In the Park school district. and its unfort,i-
nate inhabitants permitted to have the gos-
pei preached to them In its primitive purity
and simplicity. As in addition the school
board. I might mention the names Of some
others a. living in that vicinity. all Of which
pei laborers.
and no doubt himself believes that our town
ship Trustee, or so0e other person OF per- |
sons, other than the proper ones. are nj fault |
for the existence II that ancient and tliiapi- |
dated bridge in n. x. W. road district. In |
justice to our Trustee and for the further in |
Formation and sstisfactioa Of al concerned, |
| would say that the Trustee long sisee made |!
y Sedgwiek City to furnish q sa1eient |
Amoast Of bridge plank, to repair III the |
bridges and culverts il the township. and |
further, the diferest road everseess, iselsd- /
ing the one in II. X. VS. di.sFict, uere daily /
nosi6ed Of the same by the Trussec, aad re-
auested to get aud use the s0ouss neeAed |
'or repairs in their respective districts. An |
lilspidsted bridge can nos be hsd. sad /
,ould hase been bad st any tilse within TIE /
,ast six or eight nOstAs BY H. X. w., resd
,serseer. caliisg for it and giving bis reeeips
o. the amount received. I would also say
y way Of partial explanation 70 n x. VS.
uery - TO Why his taxes were higher this
ear ,Aan usual. that the County Csanis-
Isoers, when they met last 70 esaalise the
ssss4.enss Of the di6srent tswnships- know
N that Grant was NE as.s township In the
ounty, raised the assessment 81 . the issd ,
! the township ffsy per eent. per acfs shove
= snsessneuts Of former years.