Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-10
A GOOD. SHOWING.

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The board appointed to assist the probate
judge in examining the county treasurer's
funds and books consumed two entire days
Of this week in the work. When the &C.
counts were all gone over, footed up and
brought forward, it was found that the ag-
gregated amount in the hands of the treas
urer was upwards Of $4,000. The boys
eyes looked little enlarged, but Colonel
Woodcock passed over the keys to the vault
and safe and told them to verify their work
by counting the cash. The entire amount
to the last dollar and the last cent was there
safe and sure enough.
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Mrs. N. Mccormick, who lives just across
the river, and whose husband is one OF our
most prosperous farmers, and whose home
is one Of the happiest of this happy valley,
came in the other day and said she believed
Nick would never get around TO pay for the
EAGLE il she didn't urge him up, and as she
| was tired of that she had resolved to take
| care Of the matter hereafter herself, where
upon she paid up all arrearages.and in adj
| vance. Ii it were not for the appreciative
women of many OF the homes of this valley
the EAGLE would have good many sub.
scribers long ways behind on the books !;
but, where we know man is blessed with
a good sensible wife we always just send
the bird right along, knowing that the head
of the house will be brought to time sooner
and more efectually than by any dun OF
ours.
Mrs. Charlotte Ann Hacker, mother of W.
G. Hacker, Of this city, died at the resi-
dence OF her son on Monday evening, April
The remains were buried from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Hacker on Tuesday at p. m.
The deceased, with her husband were liv-
ing at their home in the Ohio Valley, when
the late flood came and surrounded their
home by water, the lower floor being COW
cred. Mr.. Hacker went on and brought
both aged parents to his home in this city
about six weeks ago, but the cold con-
tracted by his mother proved fatal. She
has gone to Der rest after a long and useful
life, life of so many good deeds as not on
ly to warrant the promise of rest but full
crown of glory.
Mr.. J. ID. Caldwell's resignation on Mon
day, as teacher of the eighth grade, created
some little excitement among the scholars
and some comment among the teachers.
He seems to have been successful teacher.
He informed us that he resigned at this
time simply from the fact that he was
offered a position in which he could make
more than double the money he was re-
ceiving as public school teacher, which at
best only gives eight or nine months work
in the year. That being the case be simply
was true to himself in securing the new
position, even though it inconverienced
Others for a time. He couldn't have con-
tinued TO the end of the term and saved the
other place, and no one should find fault.
The months OF March and April are
usually dry in Kansas our April showers
being June showers, but this spring we
have averaged a rain every week since Feb
ruary. While the spring has been back
ward the wheat never looked finer, and
thousands Of acres Of oats are up nicely. 1t
has rained for five Sundays past more or
less. The sprinkle of last Sunday was fol-
lowed by a cold norther in the evening
which resulted in freeze Sunday night.
pect for peaches, apricots, pears. apples and
small fruits was unusually promising. but
what the result of Sunday nights freeze
may have been is not known.
Capt. Fred. Smyth is putting down three
hundred feet OF sidewalk of the Fl. Scott
blue tagging stone. The stone is undoubt-
eddy among the finest ever quarried. 1t is
hard, perfectly smooth and level and aver
ages about two inches and half in thick
ness. No tagging ever shipped to this
town can compare with the Fl. Scott flag
ging. That gentleman is also preparing to
build two houses, one for rent and the
other a neat residence for his son. The lat |
ter will occupy the corner of Waco street
and Central avenue, which is pleasant
location.
The annual meeting of the Arkansas VAL
ley Agricultural Society was held on Tues
day for the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year:
John Mccormick, president.
Ii. c. Boyle, vice president.
u. A. Mitchell, secretary.
II. E. Lawrence, treasurer.
Murray Myers, general superintendent.
N. Stewart, assistant superintendent.
Directors-A. Dodge, r. j. Razey, t. ID.
Fouts, Joseph Thurman, A. Z. johnson,
John Kelly, W. Ii. Ransom, C. S. Eichholtz
and G.. j.. Blood.
The first meeting of the new board will
be held on Saturday, April 18th, at 2 O'Clock
p. m, at the Office OF ID. A. Mitchell.
The delightful news reached this city last
week from Wellington, that a bright boy
baby, man child, had made his appear
ance in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom.
Williamson. If this hadn't been a strictly
prohibition town we don't know what
would have happened among the many
friends of the father and mother Of this
most welcome heir, for they had reached
that time of life when such blessing can
not be measured in words or congratula-
tions-oniy met and measured by the full
ness of grateful hearts.
80, what passions then,
What melting sentiments of kindly care
On the new parents seize"
Mrs. l.. ID. Gum has left our city, at least
for the present. She purchased, some time
since, number of lots in Wellington upon
which she has been building houses to rent,
having now eight, and she leaves Wichita
more closely after her property. She still
retains her property here aud says she
would have built her houses in Wichita in
preference to Wellington only that the price
at which lots are held does not permit of so
profitable an investment.
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