Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-06

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sub-irrigation theory was bogus that he
crosse d the Arkansas river up about Hutch
inson wearing a pair of slippers without
wetting his feet That forever confirmed
Marsh Murdock's theories. And the very
next Congress that met made a large ap-
preparation to improve the river MD.
Kennedy, of the firm OF Brown d Kennedy,
Mulyane, has sold his interest in the grain
business to Clay Helbert. Messrs Kennedy
a. Dryden are going to manufacture brick.
...... Hugh Miller, Of Gore township, Sum.
ner county, was hauling his corn to Wichi-
Ia last week ~ Oklahoma Dave Payne is
buying grain in Wichita go Mr. Shockey
says Gypsum township won't go Democratic
next year all the same go. Last week a
gentleman took his seat Ut the dinner table
at the fremont, and after a few minutes
his wife came in, wearing one OF those new
style bonnets that project over the face like
a porch, and took her place beside him.
He surveyed that bonnet for about a min
ute and cooly remarked: IL guess you
will be able to keep your nose out of other
folks business now.' The boiled potato
that glanced from the top of his head, sep
arated in mary pieces 800. The water
works company are laying pipes to the
Wichita Elevator and the Zephyr Mills. ..
Mr.. Barry, of Rockford township, has bought
Major Bakers property and will soon be a
resident OF the Forest City ..... Wheat was
sold on the Wichita market. last week, that
was raised west of Wellington, in Sumner
county. The buyers here are not pooled.
Il will tell you what l should like to
see This county have better court house,
the streets Of this city better lighted, that
railroad built from'the gulf to Wichita and
the next legislature OF this State pass law
something like the following: BE it enact
ed that any election Tor any county, city,
township or school district in this State, for
the purpose of voting bonds shall be held
at the office of the county treasurer, and
shall be conducted as follows: The county
treasurer shall procure suitable book, and
every citizen residing within the jurisdic-
ton of the territory for which it is propos-
ed to issue the bonds shall be entitled to
vote by having his name written in the
recorded opposite his name. Each citizen
shall be entitled to one vote, and in addi-
ton one vote for each one hundred dollars
worth of taxable property owned by him
in the territory upon which it is proposed
to issue the bonds. Aud be it further en-
acted, that any nonresident or corporation
owning taxable property in said territory
shall be entitled to the property vote. If
the majority of the votes cast shall be for
the bonds, and the majority Of the citizens
voting shall vote for the bonds they may be
issued. And be it further enacted that
when any bonds are issued under this act
and any citizen, nonresident person or cor
poration sqall shueal at paying his taxes,
they shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished as follows: The sheriff
and county commissioners shall take such
citizen, nonresident person or corporation
by the hands and heels and bump him yiO-
lenty against the court house. Signed, d.
Il. Anthony, next governor; Joe Waters,
secretary of State. :. There were over four
hundred wagon loads of corn sold ON the
streets OF Wichita last Saturday. ...Dea-
con Smith is candidy of the opinion that
prohibition will eventually promote the
cause OF true temperance. He thinks the
trouble now is that our officials do not
properly regard the Importance of their Of
fetal oaths. There are good many people
who think the deacon's head is about level.
For my part am in favor OF avery temper
ate enforcement of the law, as well as a
temperate Use Of liquors Spence Wade
took Miss Bailey, the young lady charged
with murder, to Topeka last week. =. A
few days since We saw a St. Louis man
strutting in the sitting room of one OF our
large hotels. He said the people OF the
East and some people down in Georgia
want a protective tariff because it makes
money for them. A mere question Of dol
lars and cents, sir but should like to
know how it makes a cent for you fellows
out here in Kansas. He was answered by
silence that was terrible. -. Coroner
Nugent says parties in Wisconsin are writ
ing to him to ascertain what per cent of this
years wheat crop is still in tho hands of
our farmers. We told Nugent to say forty
per cent. 49,. j. l.. Dyer thinks the next
president will be old 'Cump" Sherman or
Arthur. He says one thing is certain and
sure, the next president will not be DEM
ocrat Benton & Eldridge butchered
last month 147 head Of cattle, 90 head of
hogs and IS head OF sheep IT. b. Wall
says ali right will tell you what think
about politics and then you can publish ii
in FLOATING Eagle-Down," and call my at
tention to it whenever it suits you. oh,
yes yes. Now, he says, suppose 1 should
make a prediction about the future and
never n word of it comes true, and then i
should deny ever telling you such thing,
would you stick to it that did. We said
OF course not, we would blame it on the
compositor-a mistake of the printer.
The fire started in the block next to the de.
pot, on Douglas avenue, last Thursday
night at midnight, was the work Of some
one who is probably mean enough TO burn
up every business in town that does moi
suit him, but has not sense enough to
know how to fire house -. Mr.. Coleman
the chief engineer in charge of the building
OF the new railroad west, has an ONCE jus,
| of Douglas avenue en- Emporia, and during
the day there is constant stream Of HUI
manity passing along Douglas avenue, AND
about every third man will ask where Cole
man is. Every railroad man, every MAI
who ever expects to help build railroad
or help run train, or geta meal or night
lodging on the strength Of going 10 work II
the morning wants to zee Coleman. Every
man who has an idea that this new road
will open up a new country West whert
there is chance for speculation must ses
Coleman at all hazards. Every man WHIT
wants to know how far west they are goins
to build, and every man that wants Il
know what quarter section the road vii
cross in township % up to township 400 Il
bound to see Coleman. And finally thu
man who forgets what he came to town fo
will look around in bewildered way AND
ask where's Coleman. ....J. u. Humphre!
went to Eureka Springs this week 70 visi
his sister, Mrs. b. A.Langston. ..A Kan
sas City drummer remarked the othe
night that the reason there IL mot % nucl
wind in this country - there used = b
was on account Of there being so man,
wind mills put up. He said the wind niil
used up the surplus wind. d.
70. o. 2.
At the meeting Friday night the fellow