The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-03-29

| TIE oats are up 10 many Aslds and an
locking well.
4 Our new water works system ought 4
materially reduce our insurance rates.
Mr.. James Smith, formerly . manufac
turer Of brooms in this city, died last wecl
at SLOAN, Ohio.
John Davidson Is putting up very tasty
fence about the property lately purchased
by him Of Judge Campbell.
Tha Wichita cracker factory il supplying
the market with highly satisfactory arti.
Gle Of all kinds Of crackers.
CIV. Ryns, adjusting agent Of the SAINTS
Fe, spent Saturday In the city looking afteI
some claims against that road.
The cow and heifer sale Of w. Z. STANLEY
has been postponed until April 4th on &C.
count OF the heavy rain Of last Saturday.
J. II. Alley is having his residence on
Lawrence avenue reprinted. 1t 10 one Of
the largest and most convenient homes In
the city.
Mr.. F.. d. Mum and wife have returned
from Ohio and taken possession Of one Of
their houses and will remain during the
summer.
The monthly union Temperance meeting,
at the N. y. church Sunday night. was live
", earnest and well attended rs they n.
ways are.
A. N. Karr, OF Mt. Sterling, Illinois, pur'
chased finely improved farm on the MIN
nescah last week which he will make his
future home.
| Mr.. A. W. Thomas was called home last
week from Santa Fe on the account Of the
illness OF his youngest child, which is now
out Of danger.
The amount of fines and collections by
the police judge for trial now figures up
%, 4s2 or nearly three times ss much as In
any year previous.
The Baptist church, Of Clearwater, will
be dedicated Sunday, April 9Th. Rev. Har.
per, Of this city, will preach the dedication
sermon at eleven m.
| A Cottonwood tree. in this county but
four years old, stands fifty feet high. The
rapid growth of all woods in this valley is a
matter ofastonishment.
| Rev. Brooks, secretary Of the last confer.
ence and who is having the minutes print
ell at THE EAGLE office, spent Monday
with us reading proofs.
The services OF Easter sunday, at the
Episcopal and Catholic churches were very
interesting and largely attended in spite Of
the rain. mud and gloom.
We suppose Sedgwick county is doomed
to two agricultural fairs this year, for We
see that the officers of both associations are
already making preparations.
The Arkansas Valley Fair Association
purchased new fair grounds on Monday OF
Enoch Dodge. The grounds are situated
on the west side of the river.
| II. II. Richards was in the city on Tnes-
day. His family will return to this city,
and before long We hope TO welcome Henry
back to our business circles.
Rev. Hewitt, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church, has been sorely afflicted with an
affection of the throat for some weeks past,
which has told on his general health.
The total taxation value Of the property
OF Sedgwick county rs returned by assessors
for last year, was $3.50, Jas, Of which the
city of Wichita represents one fifth.
Mr.. NJ. w. Levy, cashier Of the Wichita
National Bank, became suddenly indispos.
ed last week and was forced to be absent
two or three days from his business, but he
is around again and all right.
With the great boom and rush of immi.
grafton and new business firms, comes
Larimer 4 Stinson with an elegant stock OF
dry goods, notions, etc.. opened up in fem.
pie block. In an other column they speak.
VIM. Heisley, Esq, OF Cleveland, Ohio,
who was here last summer, has sold his
farm adjoining the Garfield place at Mentor
for sl5, 900 and he writes o. H. Bentley,
Esq, OF this city that he is bound for Witch.
tia.
Judge Little's four hundred merino ewes
have done splendidly during the lambing
season. He informs us that the per cent of
loss not being worth naming. But for the
last two cold rains he would not have lost
any.
Rev. MIR. Harper completes his first year
next Sunday as pastor of the Baptist church
in this city. His success and usefulness
have been marked and his congregation
honor and love him,as all who know respect
him.
The Biting Brothers are extending their
business room back to the alley, which
will give them salesroom one hundred
and MY feet deep. The extension will be
made particular attractive and will have
front on Market street.
The board Of condcmning commissioners,
appointed to appraise the right Of way for
the St. Louis, Fort Scott Wichita Rail-
way, which is to reach this city by the LIST
Of July under its contract, have been at
work for week past
Rev. J. W. Anderson, the new minister in
charge OF the East Wichita circuit and who
has taken up his residence at the parsonage
on Emporia avenue, made our Office pleas.
ant call on Monday. He is a wide-awaks
and pleasant gentleman.
Rev. Kelly, pastor of the N. Z. church OF
this city. attended three OF the four confer.
ences held in this state this spring. Al
though shot to pieces nearly twenty years
ago in the army he Is as full Of life and &C.
tivity as the average young man OF twenty.
five.
Fox l. Askew's large and valuable flock
of thorough bred Spanish and American
merinos went through the winter without
loss, and the lambs being dropped are live
ly rs crickets. David Fox 10 one OF the
best and most experienced shepherds In the
west.
Some Of the state papers have been blow
ing about . Kansas ear Of corn containing
twenty-eight rows, That's good corn but
J n. Steele, . land agent in this city, has Al
ear OF corn in his Office, raised by Zarah
McCtung, OF this county, which contains
thirty rows Of grains.
Thirteen hundred and forty yoters regis
= Al
which takes place next Tuesday, which