The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-09-14
THE n. E. LECTURE COURSE.

The Methodist society are really entitled
TO praise for their successful effort in organ
izng tue lecture course ior each winter.
at prices Ear below The ordinary popular
price" Lectures that would cost dollar
per capita at the Opera House have been
furnished the four past winters at ihrty-
three cents, by the Methodist society. Be-
sides FOR popular lecture course no more
| pleasant auditorium can be found in the
state. Mr.. -. +. Stanley informs Us that
the course for the coming winter has been
arranged for. 1t is the finest yet attempted.
and will consist OF three entertainments,
the first ia October, by Anna Morgan. the
second in November by senator ingalls,. who
viii give his grand address pronounced on
Garfield al Williams college: and the bird
some time during the winter. by Tank kee
| Everybody should secure 4 season ticket.
which will be offered by canyassers in a few
days. at one dollar Either one Of the en-
tertainments will be WORTH more than the
money asked for all.
Commissioners Steenrod aud Walter were
considering the bridge question yesterday
An eastern bridge builder had examined the
abutments aud iron piers and pronounced
them solid and uniniured. aud ). X sawyer.
with necessary help. was making a further
examination yesterday There Is no doubt
| about the stability of the present abutmeuts
IL the piers should be found sufficient to hold
aud sustain the hundred-feet spans there
would be a great saving. The piers are east
iron resting on ribbed east iron bases. which
in turn rest on OAK plank seatiBgs which. are
bolted TO a system Of heavy piles driven be-
low the bed Of the river.
Col. stewart, one OF the officers Of the old
fair association, informs Us that after making
up their accounts and paying all their premi-
ums and prizes in full, the society had money
enough clear to discharge forty per cent. of
the associations floating Indebtedness. TAX
ing the statement a. true. aud there is no
reason 30 doubt il, if the new association had
closed with the proposition which they en-
tertained for consolidation. the entire toat-
ing indebtedness would have been discharged
and big fair would have been the result
next year Col. :. says the old fair will pub
lish full statement OF it, affairs as soon as
he returns from Topeka.
We congratulate the board ON the ro-em-
ployment Jf Miss Josie Reynolds. who be-
comes he head of the second ward building.
The transfer is not reished in the third and
fourth wards, but the parents Of the second
ward are TO be congratulated. Mis-, Josie
Reynolds is The peer in scholastic attain
ments and IN her educational methods. Of
any teacher, professor or superintendent
who in the past have held positions in con-
nection with our public schools. aud her
loss would have proved grave mistake.
The Winfield Couri@ says ichta makes
terrible kick over losing the glucose works.
The trouble with the Courier is il don know
what il is talking about, now. but il will
know more about glucose in three months
than Is desirable. Wichita is not Kicking
Our people simply told the sugar men that
We didn't want any thing more 10 do with
them or their large talk until they come for
ward with some guaranty of their ability to
perform. If Winfield gets factory She viii
not only build il with her own money but
pay lot of adventures for the privilege.
Mr.. Lloyd Ferril, local superintendent of
our telegraph Office is, eonstruciivelv. in
Jail for refusing TO produce copies of err
tain kilograms transmitted few weeks
since. SO far as the papers are concerned
be is languishing in barred dungeon. but
actually he is flying around as usual. The
case viii come up before Judge Torrance in
chambers in . few days.