Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-30


has done in the city. Thepicture is a strik-
ing likeness, giving the life-expression of
Of the subject without fault.
Farmer Doolittle fires back at the Mn.
nescah protectionist this week. As TO the
weight Of his missile or the accuracy of his
aim we leave il to our readers to determine.
As TO the sage Of the Minnesota, il he i'm
AGNES he has been hit or hurt We will be
sure to hear from him again.
Mr.. f. Phillips, whose place is just adj
joining the fair grounds north Of the city,
brings us u seeding peach raised on his
place which for size, fragrance and deep
rich color is seldom excelled. He will
name and propagate the new variety. 1t
measured ten inches in circumference.
Henry Ward Beecher, who is on his way
from the Pacific coast to Brooklyn, has con-
sented, after much boring, to stop off at
Emporia aud deliver that people a lecture,
and now the readers of the Emporia pa
pers will be given 4 rest on steamboat"
excursions an Janauschek, we sincerely
hope.
Hon. Allen b. Lemon, editor of the New
ton Republicaa, who was in the city Tues
day, says the Republicans of Harvey are
going to not only maintain their organiza-
tion, but elect their ticket this fall dispite
all opposition of whatever name or charac-
ter. That is the kind of news which as.
sures.
Let all be sure and assemble at Eagle Hall
on Saturday, September LIST. j. n. will
bear all for this cause. J. n. thus says in
postal from Chicago: eff l am honored
with crowd on Saturday, September LIST,
in Eagle Hall, in Wichita, | will lift the veil
and reason all force away. Ii the people
are not ready to assemble, I'll see them
later"
Mr.. j. A. Nelson, who. while acting as
condemning commissioner, was taken SO
suddenly and seriously i'll, is not yet able
TO resume the work, and Judge Harris has
appointed Commissioner Steenrod to act in
his place. The many friends of Mr.. Nelson
throughout the county will be glad to hear
that he is now considered out of danger.
He had close call.
Mr.. N. Fennell, who bought the Higgin-
bothan place north of the city, has two
hundred acres of corn which he says will
yield twelve to fourteen thousand bushels. |
Mr.. F. is n practical farmer and so far as
his observations go the EAGLES estimated
yield of the corn crop..of this county, is not
too large. He would not sell his place for |
twice what he paid for it.
w. c. WOOdman, the pioneer banker Of
Wichita, was in the city on Saturday last, |
looking at the Sumner county marble used |
in the construction Of the buildings of Joe |
Smith and DIR. S. Mann, to see If it would 1
not be good material for the construction |
Of the fine building for banking purposes |
he expects to erect. The commodore is q |
man Of wealth, and will erect fine edifice.
- Weltingsonian.
From field containing four and three
Fights acres, which belongs to Mr.. Books
between the rivers, G. Z. kirkpatrick |
threshed three hundred and fifty bushels of
red oats, machine measure. BY weight
AZ pounds TO the bushel-there was one
hundred and five bushels to the acre.
Marion Edwards and J. Ii. Furnish both
stand ready to testify to the correctness of
the above statement.
Judge w. +. Campbell left with his fam
lily for Carthage, Missouri, his future home,
last Sunday morning. Carthage is a grow
ing town of enterprising people, the best
,., sI..s
Springfield, but our Kansas man will hold
his own. We commend Judge C. to the
bar and people OF that city as gentleman
whom they will delight to know, and whom
they cannot fail to respect.
That was sbrewd remark made by May
or Greiffenstein the other day In reply to a
gentleman who was dwelling upon the idea
that the saloon proprietors composed the
liberal elements Of the city, when he said
at is not the owners of saloons but the pa
irons of saloons who compose the liberal
element, for you will find the saloon own
ers as illiberal in one direction as are the
extreme prohibitionists in the other.r
A week or two since we were asked to
give the very latest touch in house paint
ing-the esthetic extreme. We did not an
swer the query for the reason that we
thought nobody would ever assimilate such
an extreme, but as Col. Stewart has shown
the requisite nerve, We give what is consid-
cred the highest perfection for color of a
wooden cottage Roof, lake red; body of
house, chrome or bright yellow; castings,
ebony black; sash. carmine; other trim
black or red, or both alternated.
A Mr.. st. Clair, OF Wheeling, Virginia,
medicines, was in our city on
Monday and Tuesday with view of estab-
fishing such an enterprise at this point. He
expressed himself as well pleased with the
outlook, unhesitatingiy declaring Wichita
70 be the best point for such an investment
,f any town he had visited in the West. A
personal friend Of Mr.. st. c., living here,
'ays he don't doubt the early establishment
II large medical and drug depot by him at
his point.
The cottage OF Mrs. Rynearson, n widow
ady, situated on Fifth avenue, was discoy-
'red to be on fire Tuesday afternoon. The
building was very dry and burned like u
Undertook. and being situated over u half
nile from the engine-house, was pretty well
burned out on the inside before the fire.
company could get to the place. After the
lose was turned on it was not to exceed two
minutes before the flames were under con-
rol, and but.a few minutes more until 1t .
vas all out. The fire company need little
lrilling, but did very well.
Mr.. q. W. Hacker returned last week /
rom the Gunnison, Colorado, coal fields,