The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-01-06

for seventeen years.
Herman Bliss. of Magill 4 Bliss, the old
dry goods man. takes to the grocery trade as
naturally as duck takes to water.
The sheriff sold number Of pieces OF land
at the courthouse door on Monday. The
crowd was considerable and animated.
Major Davis exhibited the other day sam
pies of native wine-port and claret-manu-
featured by himself which were truely fine.
We learn that DIR. f. b. Allen has pur-
chased the Hartel property, the fine brick
residence on the corner Of IN rkct and Gen.
ter.
The German NJ. 4. Church congregation
watched out the old year and celebrated the
advent Of the new by appropriate and inter-
esting services.
u. =. Alexander has purchased the Charles
Marsh residence on Fourth avenue. The
property was originally owned by Col. Jenk-
ins and is a very desirable one.
q. W. Walters, County Commissioner elect
for the third district, was in the city on
Tuesday. Under the law he will be sworn
in and take his scat next week.
The last Of the series of Hon. ID. b En-
merits communications on New Mexico ap-
pears this week. Everything pertaining to
that old-new country has charm.
Mr.. W. G. West returned. last week from
an eastern trip which took in Washington
City. He says the announcement that he
MAS ,,iacc Sc.l inc uas .ptir. ,n;st,Eo
q. u. Baker, the travelling business agent
Commonwealth, is in the city looking after
the large list of subscribers which that ster-
ling journal steadily maintains at this point
The masquerade ball at the Opera House
New Years eve was very numerously pat
lonizcd and old and young kept up the fes-
tivities and fun until the dawn OF the new
year.
Mr.. Aflleck made us Il pleasant call Mon
day. He is brimfull Of dry humor. Ga sun
day evening he preached TO large congrc-
CATION at the NJ. T.. Church, departing by
Monday evenings train.
We are in receipt of a communication from
Fort Reno. Indian Territory, in which the
writer takes issue with \ on the Oklahoma
question. The article came too late for this
week, but viii appear next.
City Clerk schattner has prepared book
and furnished the city physicians with blanks
preparatory to keeping hereafter n record Of
the deaths Of the city, the causes. ETC., which
Is a very praiseworthy action.
Assistant Superintendent webb returned
home last week accompanied by his bride,
from Oshkosh. Wisconsin, an account of
whose wedding as mentioned by a daily of
that city is published elsewhere.
Wichita's eight hundred children having
enjoyed two weeks fun of holidays in skat-
ing and playing, in getting sick OF too much
goodies and in getting well again. are all
safely pcnued up again under the ever-vgi-
liant eyes of the school marms.
Hon. W. +. Stanley, after being again re-
neutrality-suspicious. by the NJ. +. Sabbath
School, took leave Of the scholars last Sunday
afternoon for the remainder of the winter
His talk WAS very affecting and many eyes
glistcncd with an unwonted moisture. As
sistant Superintendent Hiram lmbodcn will
have charge Of the school during the winter
Mr.. J. T. watson, of Waco, the gentleman
who wrote the letter TO the Secretary OF the
Missouri; Emigration Society, which was re-
published In part in these columns and criti-
ciscd 10 some extent, writes a rejoindcr
which. after looking over, we have decided
not TO publish for more than one reason. Mr.
watson's communication is al his command
LII,
Scott county. Indiana. writes u that he wants
TO come west and that he will give good
bargain 10 anybody who wants To exchange
land located in this section for Scott county
land. He also wants the address of John
McCrae who has been corresponding with
the Clark county Qudlana) Record.
This is 1881. the year Of the general wind.
up according to the gospel of Mother Ship
ton. whose prophecy we print again. The
truth OF the cute verses seems TO he that one
Charles Hendey. Of Brighton. England,
wrote the verses rw years ago. and gave
them start whic.. .5 kept them going. II
is a bugaboo of the thinnest type.
The Farmers a Merchants bank, of this
city, publishes sworn statement Of its con-
dition, which will he found elsewhere. Tha.
IL is n crcditable one. cvincing prosperity
and soundness. none will deny after examin.
ing the figures submitted. The management
of that corporation must prove highly salts
factory to its individual stockholders.
The Masonic ball and social. set for the 81 ST.
promises TO be the finest thing Of the charac-
ter ever enjoyed IN the city. The tickets of
invitation are being printed at this Office. and
the floor programmes win be ornsmenteJ
with gold tsssels and cords TO each Of which
will be attached delicate ivory headed pcn.
Gil.
The Missouri Company heretofore allu,,aa
to aye stu leasing land east of the city with
ariew Of mining for coal. IL is our opiuiou.
oftcn expressed. that there is no coal in Seds
wick county The geological formation of
the county Is against any vein of coal. II
the gentleman above alluded 10 are AS intel
ligent as represented We should guess that
they are after something clse-maybe yalen..
One Lou b. Cake. of Clarin,a. Iowa. got
on The iNeliest and wiitiest political sermon
- probably ever preached. Ed Dorsey our
county clerk used TO go To school with Lon
aud knows him like book At one tim. he
was Baptist preacher. bu, he is At present
lawyer. Ed says Cake is ever buhh,;pc
over with rare humor. We publish the
speech on The mrs, page 1t is appearing in
haii OF The newspapers of the country.
Gen Hazen had SO long been accustomed
to prairie billiards that he raised hoh m.
very first twist he gave the old crank of tho
weather machine. He just eycrlastinv,v
iroze the country up from Maine to Al,sl,
and from the lakes 10 the Gulf \, w,s n.
coolest snap in thirteen years. The ex,reus
Southern cities did not escape and snow fell
on the Cult. In Georgia and Alabama the
thermometer went down to zero and in m.
Northern half OF the Union the mercury
rangei from ten to thirty-two below. All
the rivers are closed.