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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
OUR WICHITA CHILDREN.

To the Editor of the Daily Eagle:
| Mr.. EDIToR:-In your last Weekly EAGLE
you said some very nice things about the
thought when reading them, yes, yes, it is
true, all of ii. We thought SO, and but were
impressed with this thought, "What will
they be twenty years hences"
To the fathers and mothers and friends of
those children, we wish TO address few
words These children are now bright and
virtuous; they are innocent and happy; they
are household joys, loved and loving, and as
the EAGLE says, very beautiful too.
Can they remain SO is what should concern
all. How best to keep them SO ought to be
the leading question with all. All parents
and those having the care of those dear,
beautiful children should remember that all
the home influences, with that of the Sab
bath School, can be all lost on the streets of
Wichita. Yes, lost. 1t is on the streets of
our towns and cities, where those who use
tobacco and intoxicating liquors, generally
learn to do IL. Some Of them learn to steal,
so as TO get the means to buy them. Those
beautiful children, Mr.. Editor, that you have
said so many beautiful things about, are sur
rounded by dangerous influences. That Of
the soloons and the saloon influence, are un-
mistaksbly bad surroundings for these dear
children, and they are all more or less in
danger of being contaminated by them.
1t is not necessary for us here TO show all
that the saloon does to deep up the vile
places of Wichita; all know what they are
doing; how they destroy and degrade hui
man society by cursing it with all manner of
wickedness. Then, Mr.. Editor, does not the
safety and usefulness Of those dear Children
demand that you and all of us should do
by all honorable means all that we can, TO
pass such laws in Kansas as will remove the
saloons from Wichita, to wipe them out and
rid the city of Wichita and the State of
Kansas of their damning Influences.
We believe that duty to self-duty to
these "beautiful children" duty to society,
State and nation and duty to God, all de-
u,and that the laws be enforced SO as to re-
move the damning influence of the saloons
from Kansas. Fathers, mothers and all
friends of the children, keep an eye on
them; keep them close by you, know where
they are and who they are with. Remem-
Der that they are human, that they are not
endowed with feeling or faculties different
from those that have been tempted and dis
troyed BY the vile influences that surrounded
them. And with one voice and one pur-
pose eff heart let us demand that the laws of
this our great state of Kansas be enforced.
If this is done, then We may safely hope that
those dear beautiful childen twenty years
hence, will be useful and happy members of
society, an honor to themselves, their pa
rents and friends, their country and to God.
NJ. J. SHINN.
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TOWNSHIP go.

45S--l60 acres raw, smooth, heavy grass land
10 miles south. 1000
i6i--l60 acres, 40 acres improved, smooth sur
face, heavy grass, deep soil, s miles south
of Cheney. 900.
Hl--S0 acres miles from Clearwater. GOO
4l4--l60 acres near Clearwater, highly i'm
proved, good house, barn and outbuildings,
all hedged, 80 acres In forest and fruit trees
living water, avery fine place looking or
into the Minnesota valley. $3.50.
.ss--I60 acres Y miles from Clearwater, well
improved. good house, orchard, eorrals,
creek, hedged. 4.U00.
3i6--I60 acres, 90 acres in cultivation, all Min
nescah bottom, miles west OF Clearwater,
abargain. l,61.
339--I60 acres, part under plow, river bot
tom, lies near SAG and the two can 90 togeth-
er. 500.
325--l6O acres miles south Of Cheney. 20 acres
improved. 1900.
4is--6i0 acres between Derby and Mnlvane all
highly improved, $50 acres in cultivation, 3
houses, barn. stable, granary, 20 acres in
groves This is in all respects line prop
erty; stock water and wells; cheap it the
money. 10 go.
1885 acres one mile from Derby, all first
and second bottom, watered by Spring
creek, 40 acres in timber, good house and
other buildings, very choice place In all
respects desirable. II 600.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Polecnt College is the name of a
school near Sparta. Ga.
Colonel Clark f. Carr will make
four speeches in Ohio this week.
Christine Nillson made her first
appearance in Paris twenty years ago.
General Hancock will attend the re-
union of Mexican veterans al st. Louis
on Oct 8.
A religious paper published al To-
peka, Kan. has the lurid aud sound
ing title of Fire and Hammer,
Spain Is the greatest lead producing
country in the world. America mas
the second place for this product.
Nearly $4,000 square miles of the
United States territory are now own
cd by foreign syndicates and capital
lists.
Enterprising sporting men of Lead
house for ladies in the carbonate
camp.
Alex Sullivan will make Republican
speeches this week at Cincinnati, Ham,
iltOn, Dayton Springfield, and Zanes-
vile.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich and VIM.
Winter, the well known dramatic critic,
were born the same day in October,
1886.
The Hon. T.. NJ. Clay, lately return
ed to the Republican fold, made his
last speech this campaign at Warren,
Ohio, yesterday.
General Logan spoke Yesterday at
Warren, Ohio, the scene of the meet
ing between Grant, COnkling, Logan,
and Cameron four years ago.
Maine is doing her full part in the
Ohio campaign. BOutelle, Frye, Hall,
and Reed will each make speech
every day this week in the State.
The Philadelphia Call celebrated its
first birthday last week. 1t is bright
and promising child, and merits the
phenomenal success it has attained
The increase in the population of
Paris since 1876 has been 25l ,l22. The
total population is now 1888, 1928. In
1876 the total was ! 1888 BOG.
An air-tight lifeboat was recently
sent safely through the Niagara whirl
pool, but was totally wrecked before
reaching Queenstown, several miles
pelow the falls.
Joseph Bunker, the Cincinnati Fire
Marshal, died in that city last Monday
from the effects of being thrown from |
his wagon while going to fire.
The police of New York are soon to
be placed under electric surveillance. |
They should have magnetic motors |
attached to their persons to accelerate
Hugo Bart 4, Hamburg clerk, has
just complied the longest bicycle
Journey on record. In ten weeks and |
five day, he covered 1850 German
miles, Including several long stretches
across mountain ranges.
In Vermont drinking men use l!tho-
graphic prescriptions for cocktails.
They read as follows: "R.-Spir. fru-
menii, "a. oz.-Ext. aDgos. IL r.--Syr.
simp. IL fl. o." They are put up by
who charge from 20 TO so
cents a prescription.
The game of chess is the oldest game
known. II was invented oyer 5000
years ago In India. 1t reached China
and came through Persia to Europe.
Before the fifteenth century there
we're fifteen writers on chess, of whom
seven were Asiatic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

DIR. Croskey, who sold his residence yester-
day for school purposes, is going to leave us
we are sorry TO announce. Within q couple
of weeks he will go to Philadelphia where
he will spend several months in the city
hospitals, after which he will with his fam
ily remove to the Pacific coast. He expects
to make San Francisco his future home and
surgery q speciality. DR.. Croskey, had built
up splendid practice in this city and sur
rounding country and had also established a
reputation for being very successful in dlfa-
cult surgery.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

We are in receipt of a communication,
ten pages in length, closely written, on the
female suffrage question. Our columns are
awfully crowded now and life is SO short
But, providence permitting, we hope to
grind her through before the campaign is
Is over-still 1t would have just been the
racket for the last DAYS Of November.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
BIG INJuN ME.

The little band Of Cheyennes that are in
town attract almost as much attention as
circus parade, and when they appear on the
streets il is the signal for shower Of boys
to surround and follow them, and goodly
number Of the older people..cf both sexes to
stop and look with curiosity and wonder
and this in Wichita, has. Why, in the east
the people think that Kansas is overrun with
the Terrn-cot.a man, and that they are almost
rs thick as flies around milk pan in August,
put crowd Of these children of the forest
attract but little. if any more, attention
here than in our city Their camp, near
ihe residence of Mayor Grifiinstein. has been
lie scene Of numerous daily visits from our
c.tizens. and the phases of life there present
ri are food for the curious and study for the
philosopher. Their village consists of COW
cred wagon and two small tents, which pre-
ant an untasty and rather unclean appear
SAGE, and in these and on blankets upon the
Ground, they sit, and lounge, and while away
the hours until il is time to feed, which APP
pears to be their chief occupation, though
hen the reporter was a guest, the great
inogul of the gang, big Back" was trying
3. rife which he had just had repaired, Lit
tie Back was making a bow, Blue Brooches
was holding down stool, one woman
was carrying wood. another water and one
-,arting fire; girl was attempting TO put
"a baby TO sleep by carrying it upon her back
held in place by blanket, In this she was
s,,ceessful coming back from her walk with
the pappoose asleep, its head looping upon
one side. The two boys gave fine exhibit
ion of archery practice, their shooting at
long range-the target being nickel fast
ened in the top Of a split stick, being won
derful for its accuracy. These boys also
demonstrated their tact and skin and knowl- |
edge of things civilized by moulding from
mud the figures of animals and men that |
were really meritorious. What queer life |
and what strange people sitting in ignor-
anee and darkness with scarce
ly any knowledge of the
uanumbered and wonderful events that have
transpired in the ages that are gone in the
history of this great and busy world. How
infinitely are we blessed who have the priv
ileges ofthat greatest of all institutions, cd
ucation. With this we hsve but to present
TO the mirrcr of our minds the events of the
dead ages as they are. Cleaned from the sa-
cred pages ofthe preserved records and they
are enacted over again for our benefit and
our satisfaction, and we who care to do so
can have the years and events of the world
from the beginning down till to-day pass in
review before US as panorama, or fash its
myriad of events before us as an open page,
while these poor creatures have no knowl-
edge of who have lived or what has been
done in the thousands of years that are gone;
their present is their all, and even that,
though IT may be acceptable to them, looks
TO the AVERAGE mind very much like an aim
less and vain existence, though it is to be
hoped that is, more than that 10 ,
them and that soon, the won
drous light may be given to them. /
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
STOCK RANCHES.


To all visitors those seeking
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

Will the Arkansas Valley corn liar please
stand up. We have in our office three
ears of white corn raised by Dan Cupp, this
season on his farm on the Whitewater, in
Towanda township, this (Butler) county,
gathered week before the weighing and
which pulled the scales at five pounds and
and one ounce. The largert ear is thirteen
and a half inches. Have you got anything
In the Arkansas Valley to beat thisf As
the boys say, it is in order for you to put up
or shut up. We pause for repiy.-El
Dorado Republican.
There is no necessity for any pause on
either side. You are referred TO the back
files of the EAGLE. In our early history as
corn growing county, we were In the
habit of Dragging on such corn as you
mention, but it ia SO common now-every-
body raises that kind in Sedgwick.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10

We are very anxious TO build up Wichita
as quickly as possible, but we do not believe
there is any necessity of violating the Sum
day law TO do so. A number of men worked
all day Sunday on a building on North To-
peka avenue, very much to the annoyance Of
several neighbors whose feelings was out
ragged and who brought complaints TO this
oGice. They did not know, il seems, how TO
stop it. There is plain statute covering the
case and complaint before proper officer
would be followed by fine and costs.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
Revised List of Our Lands.

4s3.--l6O acres miles west on the Cowskin,
1870 acres in cultivation, good house roums,
cellar, cistern, barn, granAry and large
cribs, all hedged and crossed and all thor
oughly trimmed, wind pump and well, good
orchard, grove OF ] acres. This is In all re-
spects a first-class 6arm and home, Z, 500
ASS LEO acres y mile west of river bridge
l35 acres under excellent cultivation, rs
acres under fence, 30 acres in grove. all
choice land, house rooms, barn for IL
horses, 3 wells and pumps and river, 3 acres
in orchard In bearing. This is flrst-cla-s
10 600
5O2--90 acres miles nOrthea- I'm cultivation
505.--l20 acres miles out overlooking the
town, 20 acres in cultivation, good house
barn and stable, all hedged end crossed. 10
acre pasture, good wells, all kinds of fruits
in abundance, atown place outside of town,
1000.
s09.--3ee acres on the Cowskin, west, watered
by the creek, good house and barn, well
hedge, orchard, ETC., all under good i'm
proyement In all respects, very desirable
place, IL 800.
5l5.--I6o acres miles east, 100 acres in Guilt
walton, good house and barn, hedged un
failing stock water and well, orchard, 500.
5ls.--l6n acres AZ miles from Goddard, 100
acres in cultivation. house. good cellar,
barn, etc well and living creek water, or
chard OF so trees; good farm, 5000.
522.--lt0acres 4 miles northwest, all in high
cultivation, good house, barn and large
crib, nothing better, 1900.
.I-o'--loo aCres raw mlesIron Cneney, ,2U.
$3.50 acres miles southwest, Cowskin
land, 10 acres in crop, balance in grass,
house 4 rooms, barn stable, crib for =, 900
bushels, % acre hog pasture, well and small
orchard; intending crop. 5000.
$50. --32O acres ~ miles from the city limits,
house 4 rooms, kitchen and cellar, large
barn and other outbuildings, hedged and
crossed, living water and orchard, 10, 900.
a5l LEO acres X miles north Of Cheney, 90
acres in crops, good house, = wells and fine
orchard, $500
SOS. -3eo acres miles west, hoase, wind mill,
all under fence, 20 acres in crops, Cowskin
slope, 5000
hi9.-l60B miles west, 4, 900.
The following Is list of generally choice and
wel-improved lands
100 acres miles out, improved, 5000.
100 acres s1s miles from Goddard. improved,
$50 acres miles from Goddard, improved,
300.
l6o acres miles northwest, improved, 8, 500.
100 acres ) miles northwest, improved, Il, zoe.
l60 acres miles northwest, improved, go.
l6O acres4 miles northwest Of Garden Plain !,
800
100 acres miles west of city, $50.
$40 acres miles from Garden Plain, IL 600
$50 acres mile from Derby, watered, 600
leo acres miles south, 600
100 acres near station TT s. Il W. X. X
1000.
l60 acres near station Fit s. Il W. X. r.,
3,410.
l60 acres miles northwest, 1900.
so and 81 LIZA acres IL miles east, good
houses, barns and all necessary outbuild-
cottonwood groves, several good wells and
stream of living water. This Is one Of the
best and most finely improved places in the
country 1t csn be sold in n body or 10
blocks. Terms very reasonable, and made
known for all or any part on application.
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The County Superintendent.


ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP, Oct 3.
/ find that some people have no idea Of
wha. ID fair or manly the moment that they
hesr of politics. Now cannot see any rea-
son why we cannot be as honorable in poll
tics as in anything else. These ideas were
brought 10 my mind by hearing some con-
,arso,;o, IN Wichita NV some in regard 10
:, $3.50 - -. .u,.-;n,onaa..
the question VI 'ne ooun'' e'p', "'e',uen''
and the reason given for opposing HAM
mond. 1t was simply the fact that some
f.;l.d N ce, certificates at the examination.
- - = .. :, .,o ar, sroh . oon,.nn,i
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
DIRECTOR
CATHARINE RUSSELL.

For full particulars inquire at Conservatory
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-05
The Case of Ryan.

Governor Crosby has pardOned
James Ryan. a convict in the penl-
Tertiary at Deer Lodge. The pardon
was granted because upon preseuts-
ton of certain facts the Governor
wa@ cOnvin ed the nan was innocent
"f the crime FIR which he was con-
virt.d. The Governor did perfectly
right In granting the pardon.
In referring to Rvan's conviction,
the Nes0 North West says: I'm this
case it appears that Ryan Is inl,o-
cent. OF Ut l-rst there are gray ,
doubts of his guilt. He waS one of q
party engaged In constructing the
new telegraph line from Ogden some
two OF three years ago. A MelrOse
he became lntoxic tied. He was
running with another work.
nan named Cullen. Ryan final
ly wandered of to q re.taurant to
get something to eat. Cullen went
away. burglarized y house, returned
and gave Ryan some ut the plumber,
which the latter tried to pawn for
whisky. They were arrested with
the piunder Ia Ryan's possession.
Both were convicted and sentenced
to five years Ill the penite"tiary.
When the sentence was pronounced
in court, Cullen then said Ryan was
innocent If the robbery, but tni al.
though heard by Mr.. F"rbls, was
taken only rs the usual disposition If
criminal to shield another. CIR
cumstauces, it seems, confirme it
Ryan always protested iunocence,
and has been u ~ exceptionally we'll
behaved prisoner. Cullen some time
since ESCAPED. 1t appears the officers
of the circumstances pre-
the facts tn the Governor, nd
that thereupon he promptly par
him. Ryan has gone to
Butte"
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PhOsa Nc Allister.

The Phosa McAllister combination
will appear in this city next Monday
evening. The company Is highly
spoken Of by Eastern Journals and
Miss McAllister has woa the favor
able CRITICISMS of the press wherever
she has appeared. The Cleveland
Leader speaking Of her performance
OF Leah says: miss McAllister as
Leah leaves nothing to BE- desire |, but
dlls every situation with a soul that
depicts the realism Of q tempest
tossed and stormy heart free from
the creaking rant that so often
betrays the weakness of stars unable
to stand the strain upon them in
sue roles. In the last scene Of the
fourth act when she appears before
the church 10 which her former
lover is being married, and from
which he emerges and at last falls
senseless at her feet In receiving her
curse, she painted the pic
ture of heart buff ,ting amid surg
ing pillows Of love, rem,rse, despair
and bate, SO forcibly that at the close
IF the fourth act she was enthusi-
called before the curtain, an
by the way. that has not been
awarded any actress on this stage for
q year in our recollection.
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rectly opposite Conkling. He talked
with Mrs. Conkling all through the
dinner, but not one look, even, passed
between him and Conklipg. The
person who gave this dinner must
have had peculiar ideas about maxi
Ing up q list of guests. But, after all,
under the circumstances, the failure
Of these two gentlemen to speak to
eack other reached the limits of the
grotesque. It's not necessary, for
these men to ever meet and be friends
again. That is, of course, Impossible.
But there is no reason why they
should not acknowledge each others
presence when brought in close con-
fact. MI. Blaine's friends say that
he has always been wi ling to speak
IT he could have any assurance that
Conkling would meet him half way,
"a he teaches no importance to the
social chasm which is supposed to
yawn between them. A number of
meddlesOme bodies have tried at var
iOus times to make themselves con-
spicuous by bringing these two gen.
tlemen together. Tue probability Is
that they will never speak now, be-
cause they have IN the past been
brought into contact with each other
under circums ances where, If recon
Citation was not possible, it never
would be.
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Election Of Officers.

At a meeting of the mem.
hers Of the Butte. Miners
Union, held at their hall last even
lug, (Narch 4thj, the following of.
icers were elected for the ensuing
six months:
P~resident-P. F. Boland.
Vice-P ces,dent-Alex Under Pearce.
Recording AMI Financia! Secretary
Thomas Miller.
Treasurer-E. J. II iris.
Warden-James H. Hall.
COuductor-W. w. Adams.
Tru>tees-P. J. Harrington, w. W.
Adams, E J. Harris, John McGrath,
Thomas Doyle.
Finance c 'mmittee Joseph Me-
Gugan. James Trathan, J. NJ.
O'Leary.
The efficiency and popularity of Mr..
Boland as the n residing OIL ;er of the
Union, Is attested by the fact that
this Is the third time he has been
elected to the position. making, at
the expiration of his present term of
office, eighteen months of continuous
service in the Presidents chair.
W. are pleased to state the Union
is IN q %flourishlng condition both
financially and in membership, large
additions being weekly made in the
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From the Daily Of Tuesday.
a Large Loan,

Whatever others may think Of the
from the following which We lind in
!ne Helena Independent of the LIST
inst., that Mi. Cruise still has un-
bounded faith in the permanance and
richness Of the property:
mi. Th0n as Cruise yesterday
made a loan of $50, 600 to the Mon
tsua Company Limited, for one
year at eight per cent. per annum,
taking q mortgage for that amount
upon the company's property. This
IL the largest loan ever made by u
private Individual in the Territory.
This money 70 intended to be used
for the exclusive purpose of addl e
thirty more stamps to the twenty
now being put up in the new mill at
M~arysville, thus giving the company
sixty stamps in all. We under
stand that this money could have
ben readily raised In London by
selling stock now in the company's
treasu ry for working capital,
and which is at par IN the
London market. But it il believed
that the stock will be worth
. 3 premium III q low u4OAlIuS
and TO prevent the necessity for its
sale at this time, Mr.. Cruise, who has
Unlimited faith in the Drum Lum-
mon mine, volunteered to furnish the
money for completing the works thus
enabling the company to retain its
stock in The treasury. The offer was
accepted by the company, and the
money was paid over yesterday
through the Merchants National
Bank. 1t is believed that tbs lower
tunnel will strike the lead within the
next two weeks, and if 1t proves As
good a. the lead ab)ve, which Is con.
fidently expected. the stock of the
company will he worth 3 premium of
three or four hundred per cent. Such
q result will demonstrate the wisdom
Of borrowing money aud retaining
the unsoId stock in the treasury of
the company.