The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-04-06
A BOARD OF TRADE NETTING.

BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
A meeting Of the city board of trade will
be held this Thursday evening ut u o'clocl
at the council chamber at which every mem
Der Is expected to put In an appearance q!
an important matter touching the city's ma
terial interest will be up for wise, promp,
and energetic action.
Mr. b. Lombard, jr., Of Galesburg, Illinois
president of Kansas State Bank, and James
l.. Lombard, OF Iowa, vice president of thai
institution, and his little son, Master Henry,
arrived in the city last week. These gentle.
men have not changed their minds one whit
touching their original ideas OF the wonder.
full possibilities OF our town and the great
future of this county and of this valley.
Mr.. NJ. W. Grove of Miss Reynolds room.
in the fourth ward school building. has exc
cuted map Of the Eastern world, OF which
he, and his school and teacher, may well be
proud. The map is in colors, finely shaded,
correctly sub-divided by parallel and longi.
tudinal lines, and handsomely framed. The
waters are shaded In Eight blue, and appear
very effective. 1t was work OF great pains.
taking and unusual skill.
Uncle Tommy Lynch owns some eligible
residence lots, which he has been cultiyat.
ing, identifying and ornamenting with trees.
Some OF the trees were replanted over and
again before he got satisfactory results. Be.
lieving that few were practically dead, he
hired a fellow to go up and replace them
with thrifty trees Through stupidity or a
misunderstanding, the man dug up and
threw over the fence thirty-two live naples.
Uncle Tommy's indignation can better be
imagined than described.
John b. Carey, OF Wichita, Kansas, made
this city his headquarters for day or two
this week while buying lumber on the line.
Mr.. Carey buys large quantities of lumber.in
this vicinity Tor his several yards located at
wichita, Wellington, Caldwell, Harper and
Coalville, Kansas. Mr.. C. is an cid dealer
and very pleasant gentleman. Our dealers
always have the latch strings of their Offices
out for such as he.-.Sterens Point (Wis.)
Journal
Wichita, says the Winfield Courant, sis
just now studying the problem Of sidewalks,
aud though stone may be the more expensive
she thinks she will adhere to that material.
Wichita would be pretty good little town
II it were not for its diapidated sidewalks
and about 200 old shanties along the princi-
pal streets" Which, we answer, would be
smart observation but for the fact that our
~ rams IF IN H..
so much more OF \ city.
The district court adjourned SATURDAY
night till June 2,th, at which time an extra
term will be held. Notwithstanding all the |
liquor suits were given the go-by, and Judge |
Torrance rushed business as fast as possible, |
the docket remains not half cleared. Over |
seventy pressing cases yet remain to be dis |
posed of, but under the law the sitting had /
to end. The case of Louis German, who has |
been having the city for broken leg, was |
up again and the jury brought in verdict |
for 81 900 and costs, which verdict the Judge |
set aside as being contrary to the evidence.
He will have another whack at the city next /
term.
y, in treating of spiritual growth, gave great
emphasis TO the fact that good crop depend.
ed as much on wei!-prepared ground as good
seed, upon good hearers as much as upon
good preaching. Itreminded us of preach
er-joke: A minister was being unmerciful-
y criticised by his new charge, who, instead
IF feeling hurt or getting angry, the next
IN nrtain in, l
marked: 81 hear that you say am not much
If preacher; well, know it; and know
hat if l could preach frst-rate / wouldn't
nave been sent here to preach to such a lot
If ignoramuses as you" The church folks
we're struck with new sense of the fitness
If things as regulated by the admirable ma
:hinery Of Methodism for adapting means to
,nds.
A funny fact was developed the other day.
or country as new as this. For years in
crested parties have been endeavoring tn
o have a road laid north from the north end
# Water street along in front of woodman's
and up TO the fair grounds; but for
ome reason the scheme could not be made
o go. In talking the matter over the other
lay. it suddenly dawned upon Henry Vigus'
memory that in an early day, when Sedg-
wick was still attached TO Butler for judicial
purposes. the Legislature passed an act for
State road to this county, and which was
afterwards located on the very line in dis
,ute, and which is now a matter of record in
Butler county, James X. Mead being one OF
he locating commissioners. And thus is
Owed another riddle. Where the road does
actually run after leaving town can only be
by the law aud the record.
Mr.. W. b. Mead has disposed of his entire
business, sold his residence, aud will in
ew days leave for Greenwich. Connecticut,
bout thirty miles out Of New York, where
lie was raised, aud where his father still re-
ides. For nearly thirty years he has been a
esident Of the west. being among the forty
liners Of California, and how he will ever
lecticut, passes our comprehension. Facts
Tor figures offer no solution to such move;
We therefore base it on asthetical sentiment,
'ereft OF sun flowers or pumpkin vines. We
Wish him joy. His residence in this city
vas bought by A. II. Waftzger, of Yelling
on, wLo will settle here, under the impress
ion that Wichita is bound to be the future
ity OF the southwest. in which conclusion
e is emiDcnily correct.
The Kansas State Bank has procured, for
he accommodation of business men aud
Tiers who may desire some safe place where
heir deeds, insurance policies, bonds, tax
eceipts and other valuable papers, may be
ept without fear of fire or loss. These boxes
re for rent for a trifiing sum each year.
hey are SO arranged. by an ingenious sys-
EN- Of double locks, that no one can obtain