The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-03-09

March came in like avery tame little sheep,
and accordingly must go out like ramping
lion, tearing up the gravel and roaring furi-
ously, but IL wont.
Z wv. Walker, Sedgwiek county's first
sheriff, is located at Rapid City, in the Black
Hills. He sends us a copy Of the .Iourna, of
that city, wide-awake paper.
NJ. kohn & CO. propose some wonderful
wonderful things in two-column advertise
ment this week. The ''old reliable" is max
ing things lively on the corner.
Miss Ella Fuller started yesterday morning
for a visit TO Bloomington. Her sweet, full
voice viii be missed at the NJ L. Church,
but we wish her happy holiday.
Mr.. George W Cain, editor of the Peters
burg (Ill.) OJs0rsr, spent two or three days
in. Wichita last week. He was going down
to Sumner county 10 visit relatives.
The county commissioners were yesterday
approving official bonds and closing up the
matters OF bonded indebtedness and differ
enees between Harvey and sedgwiek
The NJ. E. church, coiored, is enclosed al
= cost of $3.50. II viii take 500 more to
finish it. a great many of our citizens have
not yet contributed, now your help is need
ed.
Mr.. j. +. York was attacked last week
with paralysis Of the neck, and for two or
three days was utterly unable to swallow
foeo or even drink. he is reported much
better.
o. {. Daisy has sunk twelve drive wells,
the pipes of which all connect with his new
vacuum and stenm-eondensing pump. The
volume OF water that the engine i capable
of throwing Is astonishing. The street
sprinklers will start up Immediately.
Gen. Gleason, chief engineer OF the Fort
Scott & Wichita road. writes to friend in
this city that be has found splendid line
through the Flint Hills. OF easy grade and
light cuts, by far the best route yet surl eyed
through that rough section Of the State.
Mr.. Fred Sewers has associated himself
with George s. Freeman in the real-estate.
insurance and loauing business. The new
firm viii give especial attention To insurance
and to making favorable loans on real estate.
Their office Is over Herrington's book store.
The citizens Of Valley Center and vicinity
will have tie privilege Of hearing Prof. Cop
ley at the 6. 5. Institute on Friday night.
To say this is 10 say that on that occasion
the Valley Center school house will be filed
for Prof Copley is one of the finest educators
In the State.
Mr.. Parker s. Smith has sold out his bust
ness and property 10 Caldwell. The confine-
meBt was telling on his health. lie is at
present stopping VITA his isther-in-law, Mr..
yanNess, hut has about concluded to accept
a proposition. from a weIl-kn0wn wholesale
house, to travel.
sores Yes. everybody is sore this morn
ing who attended the performance last night.
from laughing over the comica eecenfriciiies
OF the Duprez 4 Benedict Ministries. II was
fun from beginning 10 end, instersperscd
With tine vocal and instrumental music
Otfdwa RcPu1'iean.
D. b. Emmert has accepted the secretary
ship OF the board of trade. The salary al
lowed is one merely nominal. $50 month.
but Mr.. Emmert will of course continue his
real estate business and is willing to help all
be can this promising organization Of Aibu-
querque.--iJaq1~gus Daily Rerie~.
On Tuesday evening, February 25th, friends
and neighbors Of John Mccormick, Of Deis-
no. learning that il was his 40th birthday,as-
sembled at one of his neighbor's residence
and marched in a body to his pleasant home.
af 20 i'm
The evening was spen, very pleasantly
A library associations has been Incorporate
ed under the laws Of the state by citizens OF
Alton township, which, avery Trustworthy
move. The library we hear has already up
wards Of an hundred volumes with which to
start and we hope the scheme may prove self
sustaining and popular as il must prove pro-
itable.
The sermon Of Rev. j. ID. Hewitt, al the
Presbyterian Church last Sabbath. is spoken
of by many as a very able and oomprehen-
siye discourse. Many declare it one of the
very finest diseourses ever delivered in the
city. synopsis was offered Ne too late for
publication this week, but will be published
next, if furnished.
Jacks menagcrie contains three bears, or
did. two of them large bears aud one a small
cinpamon or brown bear about hail grown
which was as fat as hog aud as playful as
kitten. One day last week bruin slipped his
collar and went into the store, where he was
rounded up, but IN attempting TO re-coliar
him he was choked TO death.
Commodore w. c. Woodman returned
from New York and Philadelphia after a
three or four weeks absence on business. lie
had, while ia New York, through the friend
ship OF Cyrus W. Field. very interesting
interview with the railroad king, Jay Gould,
whose wonderful methods for dsposing OF
business lie very pleasantly describes.
The people OF Kansas are not compelled to
20 sailing about the weird spending their
money in search OF climate. They have
plenty oil climate at home also an abundance
ofweather. What's the use in rampaging
around over tropical mountains on the hunt
OF ''winter, spring and summer, ali in sim
gle day. when you can have all these inside
of half an hour at home, where you can sit
on the back porch this time Of year and fan
yourself violently TO keep from smCthering
with the heat aud within ten minutes be
towering over the stove Lowling for your
overcoat ana thicker socks. Oh, bles sed Kan