Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-18

county is part.
Attention Is called 10 the advertisement
of the W alnut Hill Green Houses in this
issue. This il said TO be a first-class estab-
lishment. and all stock sent out by Mr..
Griffith, viii be satisfactory.
The "Sunfower Route is now open
from Wichita TO Memphis. The last spike
has been driven, ana our grain men. by the
proper effort, can consign direct TO the
head Of ship navigation.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, editor of oar
Heraid, viii lecture on the subject of Wo-
man Suffrage at The Opera House, Sunday
evening, October 2lst Public cordially in
yiicd 20 hear her. Seats free.
MI. John Stevenson, of Brown county,
Ohio, brother-in-law of George kirkpat-
rick, came west after casting his ballot and
before hearing the result He has no fears
for Ohio ia a square party contest.
VIM. kassel, the old pioneer and stand
by jeweler, has just put in a rev eight
thousand pound fire and burglar proof safe
which insures his goods against losses by
two Of the great enemies of mankind.
The rainfall from ten O'Clock Tuesday
morning Till eight O'Clock Wednesday
morning was l-l0 inches. The fall since
the first of January 80 2-lO inches. accord
ing TO Dr. Barnes guage which he watches
very carefully
News of the death of M,s Lucy Nye, a
niece OF Ephraim Nye. of this city. very
beautiful and accomplished young lady,
who was bookkceper in the bank at Mt
Sterling, H., reached the friends in this
city last week.
Charley Eichholtz declines the quesiio H.
able honor Of the what-you-call-it coBven-
tion's nomination for commissioner. Mr.
Eichhollz acted with the Republican pri-
marics, and as an honorable man he don't
propose to siultify himself.
We had pleasant call from Thos. Wes-
tin, of Minnesota, saturday last. who re-
ports that part of the great valley all right
agriculturaly, and so far as lac has been able
TO learn general satisfaction and harmony
of feeling among the Republicans political
ly.
II. q. Burson Is back from his Colorado
mines 10 spend the winter From his looks
we should think that silver mining was a
healthy aud rcmunerative business. Any
how his host of friends are glad to see him
home, including that fine grandcbild up on
rural street.
Charles Moorehouse left for his home in
Morris county on Tuesday last. In him the
community has lost a good. honest and
faithful young man. Charley and his broth
crs own fine herd af cattle which he goes
10 help take care of and we hope he will be-
come a cattle king.
The Calender Ministries will appear for
one night only in our city this Wednesday
evening. This company seldom plays in 30
small place as Wichita, but being en- route
east from California Messrs. Davis Il Open
heimer, by dint of hard work, succeeded in
persuading them TO stop over one night.
Farmer Mead-how does that sound p
ex-banker. ex-merchant and ex-State Sem
tor that's no better-left in our Office six
varieties of corn which he has raised on
his big farm this year. He is one of the
farmers who is making more clean money
annually than any merchant in the town.
We are in receipt OF pamphlet purpori-
ing TO give the salaries of all federal Office
holders in the United States. IL lisa fraud.
So tar as our knowledge goes il don't come
within hundred miles Of the truth in CIV
ing the salary, pay and allowances of sim
gle federal Office holder in the State OF Kan
sas.
The sad news was telegraphed us Mon
day of the death of one of the twins OF
MIR. and Mrs. z. d. Murdoch. at Emporia.
The remains were taken by Mondays train
to EIdorado, his old home, TO be buried be-
side his other loved and lost. The twins
were a little over year old, and very
bright and interesting.
Judge Ayers, OF Fort Scott. one OF the
leading attorneys Of the eastern border Of
Kansas, spent couple OF DAYS in Wichita
last week. lie and Senator Sluss are old
townsmen aud the judge Is very enthusiasts
tic over the idea that the Republicans pro-
pose 10 honor so worthy aud competent a
man with the judicial ermine.
Capt. J. Is. Cary owns lumber yards aud
lumber yards, but he also owns farms and
farms. Like all genuine sons OF Erin. he
prides himself on the style aud size OF the
'.praties" his farms produce. and IL would
MT take many such specimens as he left us
TO avert the worst fsmine that ever visited
the green island Of his forefathers.
Judge Glenn, in trying 10 board NOV
ing train at Eureka some ten days ago, was
thrown violently against the railing of the
car, breaking his collar bone and otherwise
badly wrcnching his shoulder. The Gov
ernor is getting along in life, and such
shake-ups are hard TO bear up against, yet
he IL discharging the duties of his office.
The Little Parlor restaurant is getting up
big reputation among the people for the
choicest meats, fowls and fish 10 be had
anywhere in the country. Black bass,
brook trout, frogs, clans. oysters, all kinds
Of ducks and every variety Of game fur
nished on the shortest notice. The Little
parlor has the run Of select parties OF gen.
tlemen.
Mayor Greiffenstein was of last Thurs
day Tor an autumnal jaunt among his old
friends and acquaintances, the traders, the
chiefs, and heads of tribes and bands in the
Indian Territory, with whom he traded and
dickered for pelts, ponies and profits for SC
many years. The Democratic ticket will be
Mt least one vote shert this fall that we
know of.
Yom Kippur, the great Jewish day Of
atoncmcnt, occurred last Thursday and
was observed by all orthodox Jews every.
where. 1t is the hottest OF Hebrew Holt
days, and the rule il TO let netting in the
way Of food or drink pass the lips for TWEEN
ty-four hours; fasting is, however, les,
general than was formerly the case. Tho
Jewish people generally observed the day
In Wichita in one way and another. IL
the cities the synagogues were crowded
with both Jewe and Gentiles 10 witnesl