The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-13
CITY MARKETS.

h Col. NJ. Stewart received from Sisson Bros
t tie extensive hcg breeders OF Galesbure
$ Illinois. last week, four magnificent sprin
$ pigs, for which he paid the sum OF sl22 Ii
i. also received a young boar from Duiieid
1 Shellabarger a Co, Of Sommeryilie. Ohio
a for which he paid So. The editor of tn
r Stock JOu nal. who saw TIE pigs, writes him
e congratulatory letter Colonel ;. says h
e will also raise some pigs o! his own herd tili
4 season of which he will not be ashamed.
Mr.. Abe Saith has been awarded the con
tract for building Mr.. Wallace Woodlnan'
new residence on the reserve at the inter
section OF Lawrence and Oak streets in til,
northern suburb of the city. The new
house is To lie a fine and imposing affair o
two high stories, iIh l., projections, etc
The grounds are nicely improved aud iinel,
shaded, and the contemplated Improvement
when finished will constitute another at
traction for that section of the city.
The Occidental Hotel of this city has been
so completely remodelled and refurnished by
its present propTietors tina. now but two ho-
tel, in the State surpass it in elegance ano
comfort. The ground floor rooms, billiard
hail, reading rooms and office, are delight.
. ful places, and a. for the second and third
floors. new carpets and plenty OF fresh paint
have added the highest decree OF comfort
The tables are furnished with the best the
land affords, which i, well cooked and clean.
ly and tas,efaliy served.
Charley Kent, well known in this city as :,
young man of dne abilities. al one time
night clerk in the Wichita postoilice, bu;
whose brilliant prospects were ruined by
women and wbiskey. killed man by the
name OF Thomas Bennett in Leadyiile last
week. Charley. who had been living with Il
beautiful woman. whom he called his wife,
and 10 whom, the papers say. lie was married,
came home from prospecting tour to find
Bennett had supplanted him. He shot his
rival in the lett brcais. from which he ex-
pired in Il few minutes
Mr.. George Ross aud family returned from
Quincy last Saturday, where Mrs. Il. had
been on "A visit of several weeks duration
among old friends. Although Quincy was
for maay years Mr. Ross home, he said that
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its worst form. To see farmers buying era
dies and wsding ankle deep in water to cut
their wheat was no. very encouraging to
man who buys wheat by the carload from
| individual farmers. Ross says Quincy is, of
course, a nice place, but lacks the lie and
the get-up-and-get OF Wichita.
John Brunton after threshing all day last
Saturday for Reaser, attempted to run lis
steamer across private bridge which spans
tie Chisholm near Reascr's house, when the
bridge gave way, precipitating the engine
with Mr.. Brunton and engineer Wood TO the
creek below. The steamer stood on its end
in the water and mud, and it took a large
force all day Sunday to eXtrieate il. Mr. b.
had his lett arm badly scaldcd, and Wood
was jammed some but not seriously. But
for the fact that they had broken their tow
chain. the thresher would have been attached
and both men killed.
our contemporary the Beacon has this com
plimentary thing to say Of The style and
character OF the work done at this Office:
"rhe EAGLE book bindery has bound three
volumes of the BeaeoB. Each volume con-
tains the files OF our paper for three years.
The work is substantial and satisfactory. and
will we think, prove durable. Harry Moore
the head man ia charge of the bindry, is a
GrSi-cIass workman, formerly of Lawrence.
The Murdocks have furnished him with the
best machinery, and with the right kind Of
stock he taurus out work that there is no dis
count on. The large blank books made for
county purposes, will bear inspection and |
comparison, with any done in the state
W. b. Smith returned Saturday after |
six-week's absence in Illinois and Iowa |
looking better than we ever saw him. lie |
spent several weeks at various localities |
whole draws gloomy picture Of the con-
dition Of the crops. especially Of corn, which |
he thinks will sc1rce make hall 4 crop, thou
sands of acres being implanted and thou
sands o: acres unavoidable on account Of the
continued wet. Even where good stands
have been secured The weeds are disputing |
the ascendancy. Much the same trouble eX-
lists in Iowa, and. upon the whole be thinks
our farmers might as wei make up their
minus lbdl corn WIZ De corn IOT anCtncF
year. A sight Of this valley. Mr.. Smith says,
is enough TO. gladden. anybody's eyes.
signor CampaDari Is still in tie city, as is
bis wife. He belongs to class OF artists
who are only heard at great musical centers,
and by the purse-proud and the cultured
who are so fortunate as TO live at such cen
ters. We have large number Of people.
both Old and young. fine if not critical APP
probation OF the higher order of music.
The concert given by the signor week or
so ago was not of the character that our peo-
pie most desire TO hear. Nothing short of a
whole evening devoted to purely instni-
mental music, with perhaps song or two,
will satisfy them. Especially do they desire
4 full exposition Of the violin in solos and
luets; to hear ii in all its compass of yaria-
ions and moduatioBs and possibilities,
such as would be expected Of Campanari in
he music halls of Boston or New York
such an evening would prove instructive
md satisfactory. and we suggest that his
friends arrange for an evening OF that kind
If music. Such a treat may only he enjoyed
,nce in lifetime, and the chance should not
,e allowed to escape.