The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-27

MIR. Leandro CainlpanaTI. the Nohuiss,
played Spohr's Concerto IN A and Saint
Saen's .sRomance in CO with such genuine
artistic elegance and purity of tone as to
surprise even those ardent admirers OF his
finished style who have known him as one
OF the greatest of our violin rirtao@.-Bos-
ton Tarei,r, Nor. II, 1881.
The second edition of Noble Prentis'
"Southern Letters is well nigh exhausted,
and it will not be reprinted. The few cop
les left are in his hands and those who desire
COPY for their libraries would do well to
remit him fifty cents soon. Ii is agreat COM
piimcnt TO tire work that il should have so
soon run through second edition, and the
book will be understandable in a few weeks.
Mr. j. A. Miller lays upon our table the
finest peaches that we have seen this year
and which We're grown upon his place adj
journing the city. One peach named Troth's
Early, adelightful fruit in taste and smell,
| weighed seven ounces and measured nine
and one half inches around. Mr.. Miller who
| is very successful fruit grower and well
posted as TO varieties says, the Troti rs Early
| is superior peach for this valley, and from
! the specimen left with us we think he is cor
rect.
Rev. T. W Woodrow (Uniyersalist) will
preach in the school house at Valley Centre.
next Friday. Saturday and Sunday evenings,
July 2sth, 29th aud 30th, at the usual hours
Tor service. Weather permitting. basket
meeting will be he held Sunday morning and
afternoon at grove on Mr.. Hudson's place,
one and one-half miles south Of Valley Gen.
tire. Subject OF discourse at II O'Clock II. M:
Endless punishment of heather origin"
A cordial invitation to all to attend these
meetings.
Three National Bankers, from Illinois,
namely: NJ r. Burrell. T. +. Earl and J. Z.
| Luce, spent day or two in our city last
week We were invited to call upon the
| gentlemen and tell them of the advantages
of Wichita. Oar answer was il they were
| business men aud couldn't see that Wichita
was the liyiest town in the state, then We
| didn't want them. A real business man
| once here and with no interest, fancied or
| real in any other town in Kansas will not be
long in determining that fact. Our answer
| covered the whole business.
Mr.. W. q. Taylor, OF Cleveland, is in the
city. lie is largely interested in our city and
| and county, and he says the emigration from
| Ohio to this county this fall will be large,
| putting his estimate at $50 families. Mr..
| Concklin, who has written Us several letters,
| is doing splendid work. says Mr. Taylor
| Conklin writes Us this week from Paines-
| vile, ohio, where he says he is kept contin-
ualy talking to the people about Kansas.
| lie writes that there will undoubtedly be a
| big emigration from Ohio to this valley this
fail His letter dated the 18th says wheat is
uncut aud corn very poor.
The following letter. printed with pen, IN
| a childish hand, was dropped into the post
| office last week, directed rs follows
Hand it 10 Sanity Claus
Before he goes to supper"
Knowing the little one, of course it was
handed to Santa Claus who promised us the
matter should not be forgotten. The follow
| ing was the contents of the letter: ''Dear
Sanity Claus ! want wax Doll cant wait
| till Christmas want it next Monday or Mon
day after next | want a pretty Doll with
Yellow Hair already dressed and Blue Eyes
| and want cry on it. This is from Bertha