The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-09-21

light from Valley cruter north.
Major DuRniGs has gone To- Colorado 10 lie
ahssni three weeks. His business will take
him 10 Denver. l.-advi:le aud the Gunnison.
Prof Sherwin will furnish his new Sunday
>,,hooI song book. Heart aud Voice. for
rae use OF our county Sunday school con-
veniion.
Captain ous and his company OF Wichita
boys gni away With the second premium Of
tered ~ Topeka for the best drilled militia
company.
wm. Mailhrwson yoi in from his mining
Claims in COLORADO la~i week and will not re.
tara before ,riiag lie ha- cninyed splendid
hsalii all >lImmer.
n Barney SuiIii rriarned from Tuesday
from Geuda spring. Ar-. 4. j. Granger is
qai;e sick aud her husband aud Mrs.. Hiram
imboden have gone down.
Among the Thahs premiums taken by Sedg-
wick county ~ r"prka Ben Bear took the
ir-t on Corhia, But Ben Is always taking
premiums ~i,a his fine chickens.
THE balance OF the list o. awards made bv
Ihc farmers isir. will appear next week in
"inding special p, emium, aud detail ed re-
port made up by Chas. Echholiz.
Chas. i. Dunne. proprietor of health
resort in Builer county, about eleven miles
el>i of Mu,ane. known n Providence we!l,
died al the EAGLE office on Friday last
The wind storm of Monday night blew
dawn new business house nj III Iaso built
10y Mr.. Walters who. il viii be remembered.
purchased the Zinmer'ly stock of hardware.
rhe rain OF Monday night. though accom-
panied by terrible blow, was nevertheless
most welcome. Farmers who have their
ground in readiness can now sow their
wheat.
Mr.. {. {. Furley and child have been
down 10 Providence well, for two or three
weeks. These wells, situated in southern
Butler, are getting up good reputation for
health and cures.
The santa fe Railroad started Ito coaches
loaded with an average number Of ninety
people TO the coach, inside of four hours.
In all the thousands transported not single
accident j. reported.
incle Jacob Pope tells III that owing to
ihe condition Of his old army wound and ae-
grayated cough, he viii he compelled to again
return TO Sloan springs where he viii re-
main Tie entire winter.
The Topeka papers haven't got through
talking about the wonderful success of the
state fair. II they had done more talking
while the fair WAS in progress their readers
gorilG have been better satisfied.
-myih 4 sons new building borders on
the splendid while ii j. the most capacious
business house west Of Kansas City, being
5axl40 feet. both stories being Of equal ca
i.asiiy. or IA. 600 square feet Of floor.
Geo. r. Harris IL nearly always spreading.
hut la-t week he bought out Henry schwei-
fcT's entire business except his ice and his
farm. Henry has got big lot OF cattle which
scill require his undivided attention.
MIR. whitney Dibtle. of Bloomington, H.
linois. who was out here four years ago, is
paying Perry Wilkin and family another Wis
il. The SIMEON Of last week well nigh
weakened bis admiration for the country.
one OF the city,, handsomest aud most ac-
rompli-hed Young ladies, and an artist by.
the way. has just finished a painting, the
subject her home, giving il TWO goo Goals of
paint. adding much 10 its general appear
anee.
The boys have about all got home from the
state fair. ana are now reading up accounts
OF its success in the Topeka pspers. The
Beacon band was the last 10 put III APP
Pearanee. sdns fasses. sosS uniforms. aud
nearly strapped.
seven eases agnInsi saloon men were made
az Iast Saturday and returns made FOR the
district court whici, conyenes next Tuesday.
Previous 10 SATURDAY. the county attorney
informs n four complaints were flied. max
ing eleven cases Ia all.
The Frisco train was TWO hour, late Mon
day night. bringing no mails \ collision
ssccnrred in tunnel sixteen miles this side
al st. Louis. in which the ears took Gre, aud
with grea, difficulty the mails and lives Of
passengers were SAVED
The Wichita people quietly submit to and
lAfItblLf ABt mus filrtF tbtti
hy so-calied professional. of any city of like
Size IN the State. We have enc OF the finest
opera houses ia the state, yet nine out Of ten
Of THE entertainments are impositions.
colored boy working in the cook-roOm
% The fremont House was arrested and
jailed Tuesday evening for robbery. Ii is
said that for long time the money drawer
Of the Office has been regularly robbed. and
i trap was set with the result above stated.
Mr.. John NJ. Steele. of this city. one Of the
stawart 306 who stood by Grant first, last
and sil the time in the Chicago convention.
received copy of the medal, much talked
Of year or two ago. memento of the
event. II il gold and silver bronze and
yery fine.
Mr.. THONGS Fmlong, brother Of J. T.,
has returned TO bis home east greatly inn
proved. he thinks. in his health. IL was
thought when he first came here. Il few
months ago. that he could live only for
short time, buf he Went away greatly en-
eouraged.
There WAS shooting scrape the other
morning. in this city. in which il is said
suddenly returned husband, flying CON-
mercial traveller and a much-atl wife fig
ured, but we have no particulars, further
than that there were no wounds other than
those of honor and feelings.
Miss Anna Hendrick. an accomplished ed
ueator daughter Of l.. w. Hendrick, of Rus
sellville, Kentucky, reached this city on the
18th inst and PROMISES 10 east her lot with
the good people Of this county. She will re-
main for some days at the residence of WIN.
Haden. of Lincoln township.
Adyices well founded continue TO point 10
the Chicago a. Alton as the real backing OF
The ST. Louis. Fort Scott 4 Wichita. Gentle
men claiming TO Know, and In position to
understand, say the Chicago a Alton compa-
nv are now the real owners OF the road, and
this fact will soon be made public.