Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-14

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all forenoon yesterday in 5earchUt heNA
He interviewed everybody he met for an item,
but they replied that that was reversing the
regular order of things that they espetsdto4
get the news from the papers and not the pa
pers from them. oh! yes; of course that's all
right He invaded every nook and corner,
went To- ther hytflt dfpott, posteaice and
saloons, but all to no purpose. Noon came
and he had not accumulated enough to fill
half colume. 1t was dry picking. Affer
noon he sat, weary and disconsolate, puz-
zling hIss bfahnfor something to fiji his col
umns All at once the idea struck him to in
vnde the regions beyond the great Arkan-
saw. He did not invade it with hostile in
tent, nor for the purpose of hoinesteading or
pre-empting any portion of said territory.
He halted at the end of the bridge to take
his bearings and to dscpyet if there were
any of the hostiies in light Everything was
as silent as a cemetery. The only persons in
sight were few campers down by the river,
and he ventured toward. Passing along the
main ,thoroughfare he saw few of the ma
tives in store and other business houses
but they had no customers. : Z 4
He made way his up to the mill,
which was L running in full blast
Here he met the proprietor
who informed him that last week was the
dullest week be had seenSfor four years, al
though he said hundred or more loads of
grain had passed into the city that day.
A farmer came in with his wagon and he
went to interview him. He was from Hays
vile and said they were were having big
camp meeting out there and that the section
was rapidly filling up with solid farmers.
Seeing lot of teams at work on the "Sun-
flower" railroad he went over and found
that the company has been doing q good
deal of work out there building an extensive
yard, Hauling dirt in with train, WIDEN
ing the embankments clear back to the
bridge. A man informed him that the COM
pany would put in yard there embracing
ten tracks. The depot there is nearly I'm
ished. The telegraph instruments are all
set up and i. will soon be ready for business.
Over to the right of the track large party
of gypsies are camped. Some Of the tribe
of the female persuasion told him that they
could give him all the news, past, present and
future for dollar, but of course reporter
seldom carries so much capital.
Weary and disconsolate he turned his
face towards the city, crossed the bridge and
meandered modify up Douglas Avenue,
arrived at the horse and mule market he
found the street jammed full with horses,
mules, wagons and men Of all ages, and
descriptions. 1t was field day
among the stockmen.
He found that new oak plank crossing
had been laid across Douglas avenue ut the
intersection of Wichita street. There were
six loads of hay at the corner of Water
street. At the City ticket Office he found
one of Atkinson's painters writing very
neat sign on the large plate glass. st
Louis and San Francisco" and Atchison To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad ticket Office"
Here he was told that the information
for the new city directory WAS abont half
gathered.
At the corner of Main street an old chap,
with satchel full of medicine, was harangu-
inga crowd of boys. Main street presented
booming appearance. A great crowd Of
people of all ages, sexes and conditions in
life, rushed along like house atire. Every
one was full of business. The stores were
fnll of people, Lawyers were flying about
with papers in their hands. Delivery wagons
rushed about in every direction filled with
goods There were farmers wagon, street
cars and hacks.
Everything on Main street indicated busy
day. He visited the Board Of Trade and
spent one and half minutes on Change.
He was the only heavy capitalists on
hand.
The bulls and bears had gone out to take
a smile, and Gould, Keen, Vanderbilt and
the rest of the boys were off on bum.
Reporters are rs matter of course a
strictly moral SET, and do not drink only
when they are invited.
He went around to Fritz 6nitzler's and
walked in. There were crowds Of people
around talking and gesticulating, but were
peaceable enough. There were crowds of
men sitting at little tables guzzling beer.
There was another lot back of n picket fence
with sticks in their hands punching a lot Of
little balls around cushioned tables.
He next took turn up stairs to see how
things stood in the police court. His Honor
was out, but he found on the book j. K.
johnson, w. NJ. johnson and John Doe
plain DRINKS, S. each.
Passing east along Douglas avenue again,
he saw great piles of watermelons and fruits
of all kinds, hats. boots, baby carriages and
pitchforks, wagons, buggies and plows. Ar
irving at Smyth's warehouse he heard a
noise; went in and saw a handsome little
corn grinder run by wind wheel. At j.
A. Waliaces implement house he was lost
in labyrinth Of wagons, buggies and ma
chinery of all conceivable kinds.
From Fourth avenue to the Santa Fe
depot lot of sleepy individuals sat about
on chairs and looked tired. He also saw
quite number devourtng intellectual food
from the oklahoma War Chief" That
don't mean Payne, but paper Of that name.
At the corner he saw crowd leaning
against Jake Ekardts saloon, apparently
bent on holding it up