Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-01
LOIS or TROUBLE.

Pratt Center is In Pratt county, county
and city with which Wichita will ere long
be united by rail, or at least we hope 20
county, also, by the name Of Saratoga, which
Is on q line more or less direct from Wichi-
Ia to Pratt Center. That these facts are
known to a majority Of our readers who
take II for granted, it is said that the feel
ing existing between these towns Is some
what tinctured with what might be de-
nominated spirit of rivalry not altogether
rec of sharpness. That Is none OF your
business or ours. That Pratt is bound to
be q great county, and that she will boast
one or two good towns in the near future,
is nevertheless a. certain as the majority OF
western probabilities, and nothing is NOR
absolutely certain to come to pass than
western probability. ii we except the pro-
phesies OF the Bible and the de-
feat Of the Democratic party. Now the
DAILY MORNING EAGLE, the only full
hedged, some time since dispatched one Of
its enissaries out into the territory encom-
pa ssed by the lines Of Pratt with instruc-
lions to take every subscriber offering. and
not to fail to tell the readers OF the great
Happy Valley Daily oil about the towns,
settlements and improvements by him
noted, to the end that the minds Of ouI
readers hereabouts might be disabused Of
| the idea that the jumping.oG place OF this
mundane sphere was the west line
of Kingman county. Now comes
ts.I nf I'm
that rippes up in Republican convention
when prohibition resolution Is lutrOduc-
ed, the kind of fun which has the effect OF
drawing out the features OF our ordinarily
good humored face to length that would
dwarf the elongated countenance of Bar
num- s.sacred elephants so realsrticly depict
ed in the illustrated advertisement Of
the only pure ivory soap.
Our long winded and long legged
travelling correspondent got there. There
is no doubt on that head ms generous list
of subscribers fully attests,-sot there in
part, but not altogether or all over. ss it
| WERE Saratoga he saw, he writ up, but he
didn't conquer. The conquering business
was on the other side, at least We should
| Judge 20 from column and half
In the Pratt Center Press Of last
week, containing an introductory expia-
nation two rather. personal letters and an
editorial devoted to him who In sorrow
pens these few lines. The EAGLE traveller
flew high, but high enough to take in only
| Saratoga, when he came down to tell the
world of his adventures. To this kind OF
partiality Hon 7. +. Simpson, SECRETARY Of
the Pratt County Town Company, most
vigorously protests As does the editor Of
the Press. We don't know where that
correspondent is now, but we kindly
warn him to keep awap from Pratt Center
ifhe has any desire TO live long enough to
vote for Blaine
! In conclusion We eau only say that regu-
lar correspondents, travelling correspond
ents and occas ional correspondents are de-
lightiul nuisances when 1t comes to getting
the responsible editor into trouble and
other people by the ears. This paper nor
any one connected with II has the least feel
ing against man. woman, child or town
company in Pratt county. Our sole idea
SO far as it's readers and patrons are con-
cerned is to build up, in the shortest time
possible, paper which shall be a true and
creditable representative daily for the Sec
tion OF the state Of witch Wichita is the
natural center. We have no interest nor
will We take any interest in any rivalries,
nor the side Of any one OF these rs against
any other. While it is slmos: impossible
for the average local correspondent to say
something for his own town without dis
paraging some others, We nevertheless will
guard these matters NJ closely rs
possible. So far rs Pratt Center Ia
concerned we can only say that as soon as
possible. We shall have our travelling agent
visit that place aud write up it advantages
In fair and truthful manner, without re-
Election on the interests of any other local
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