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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
A BRAVE ACT.

A large heavy draft team of Mr.. Slosser,
attached to truck, while yesterday at the
Fort Scott depot, became frightened and
ran at a lively gait along Second street to
Main, where they turned south and as they
came tearing along where there were teams
hitched on either side and others filling the
highway everything was ripe for collisions
and disastrous results; when brave colored
man, Isaac Myers, when they had gotten OPP
posite the marble works of Zimmerle and
Adams, ran out and caught up the lines that
were dragging on the ground and though he
was in the air good part of the time, being
raised off his feet by their speed, he manag-
ed to keep from going down, and by jerk
ing and pulling ON the lines and the bits,
which he finally reached, he succeeded in
bringing them to a halt before Ask and
Child's store, with nothing but trifing dam
age to the wagon. 1t was brave and we'll
executed act and one worthy of high com
mendation as most people who attempt to
stop runaways only make them worse by
causing additional fright or by driving them
out of their course in the middle of the road
and being the means of having them collide
with teams and vehicles at the sides ofthe
streets. The clever act was witnessed by a
crowd Of people who were loud in their
praises of Mr.. Myers tact and bravery.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
A DISTINGUISHED CALLER.

We were honored with very pleasant
call yesterday from Captain Nathan A. G..
Smith, of the postnaster-general's depart
ment, Washington, d. C. Captain Smith
has been secretary of Acting Assistant Post
master-General James Mari for fourteen or
fifteen years. Mr.. MARI has held his posi-
ton in that department now nearly forty
years and is an aged gentleman. Mr.. Smith
was in Kansas during the war. A year or
two ago he bought property in Sumner and
Marion counties. This summer he wrote to
us about the purchase of the lot next north
of Snitzler's block, but before his letter d.
recting purchase could reach here, Smith 4
White had purchased it. Mr.. s. says he Of
ten regrets that he had not come to Kansas
fifteen years ago and invested instead of ty-
ing himself up in the department at Wash.
ington. He thinks Wichita is the coming
city, for everybody from here to the Mississ-
ippi river on the railroad lines are talking of
this valley and of Wichita.
The bll-boards all over the city, and ma
ny of the windows of the stores, are docorat-
ed with the posters and pictures of the two
theatre companies that will entertain the
multitudes during fair week. The paper is
handsome, the companies are both well and
favorably known here, both proprietors be-
ing residents of this city, and the crowds of
next week will have abundant opportunity
to enjoy themselves, both at the fair and the
theatre.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
ABDUCTED. MAYBE.

The family Of Mr. Hugh Forner, south OF
the city, are distressed over the unaccounta-
bic disappearance of little girl they had
adopted as their own some nine years ago
she being child of Squire yance's formerly
of Derby. The little girl was about four
teen years of age. il was the day of Sells
circus. The family had come to the show,
and on returning in the evening the girl was
missing, as also were her clothes and two
valises. The most energetic search has
failed to give any clue TO her whereabouts
OF to develop any reasons for her fight
Whether she was abducted, kidnapped or
left on her own accord, they have no idea or
other means Of determining. She was a
bright girl and finely developed for her
app.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
wHIcHIrA's Wholesale TRADE.

The many advantages which our city pos
sesses as "a jobbing point is now attracting n
good deal of attention. During the last two
or three years many of our larger retail firms
have been doing considerable amount of
jobbing, but until the first Of the present
year we had no exclusive wholesale house in
this city; now we have the following firms
engaged exclusively in jobbing and who EN-
ploy travelling statesmen:
L. Hays. leather. saddlery, hardware and
carriage trimmings. Mr.. Hays is one of the
pioneer merchants of Wichita, but did not
engage exclusively in wholessling until the
beginning of the present year. He is now
building large two story brick warehouse
which he will occupy about November LIST.
Mr.. Hays carries about $4,000 worth of
stock.
McComb Bros, wholesale dealers of sad
dlery and harness, began here January LIST,
1884. Their business has been very salts
factory and is steadily increasing. They
carry from $4,000 TO $4,000 worth of
stock and employ two travelling men.
HaIding & Fisher, books, stationery and
wall paper, keep on hand about $4,000 to
$751; 900 stock.
q. G. Matthews, nails, pumps and clothes
wringers, have very heavy stock and are
doing paying trade.
The Wichita Wholesale Grocer company
was Incorporated January IA, 1894, and has
been great success from the start. Their
trade has steadily increased and now they
sell goods in all the towns west and south
west. They employ two travelling statesmen
and carry about $4,000 stock. Their capt.
tai stock being 100000.
W. W. Johnston & Co.. Wholesale d nv
Goods and Notions, are just now openi ng
their immense stock and will be ready for
business in a few days.
John G. Allen, Wholesale Dry Goods,
has portion'of his stock in shape and will
be ready to sell goods to-day.
Judges of the lines of goods being opened
opened by the last two named firms express
the opinion that few heavier houses can be
found west of the Mississippi river.
Besides those named we have several
houses doing considerable jobbing bust
ness, Huse & Charlton, queensware; II.
Hofmaster & Son, boots and shoes; +. Ross,
furniture and carpets. Mr.. Ross carries the
largest stock of furniture west of st. Louis.
We have also three drug houses that do
considerable trade. Also three hardware
house. that sell largely at wholesale Then
we have the following manufacturers and
jobbers: John Herrig, Hoffman & Mellinger
and Shields & Bro, manufacturers and job
bers of cigars. The Wichita Mattress fac
tory and Bedding works and the Wichita
Cracker company. Fuller i Son have
shipped fruit to Kansas City, Lesvenworth
and other eastern points in large quantities
during the present season.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03

Gath says: speaking of Mrs. Blaine to a
gentleman week ago, her husband said:
There is my sheet anchor, there is my
prop And the friend afterwards remarked;
That is thesmost overlooked great woman in
America. Her character is strength. She is
a Puritan, and Washington society she will
not bend TO, giving her attention to her hus-
band, her children and her own mind.
While she would not think of writing for
publication, she can write as striking letter
as her cousin, Gail Hamilton. Mr.. Blaine is
not as orderly as she is; he often trusts his
memory too much and keeps no copies of
his letters. He loses paper sometimes and
gets fidgety. Wait, father she says, per
haps can look il up and she seldom fails
to find it. She knows him thoroughly. and
10 in some respects a stronger character than
be. Her humor and analysis when the day
is done and they gather around the fire are
remarkable
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
wrcHrrA,s FACTORIES.

A casual observer would think, and il is
often remarked, thxt the young giant Wich-
tia, that has had such phenominal growth
and is still striding onward in her irresista-
BILE march Of progress to place among the
large cities of the west, has no manufacture
les. While it is true that her lands, agri-
cultural products and live stock are the
chief sources, as vet, Of her wealth and
while she hopes and expects very soon to
have many more factories established within
her enticing aud advantageous boundaries,
yet canvass of her highways and byways
will reveal quite goodly number of estab-
lishments now under full steam and devoted
TO the interest of the artisan. Below il
"A list Of what could be found during hssty
search, and doubtless fails to give the entire
number.
Diamond mills, Wichita City mills, Elton
Corn mill, Zephyr mill, Hydraulic mill
Farmers and Merchants mill, West Wichita
mill.
ELEVATORS.
j. II. Todd & Co., Jno. Miltner, Sherman
and Eldridge, North Wichita elevator snd
Exton ELEVATOR.
WAGONS AND CARRIAGES
City carriage works, McGriff and Buck
erige's works, McKinsey & Cos. large, Few
works, J. Fulmer's shop, +. Yike's estab.
lishment, j. Taylor's shop, and Klaus and
Cole.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Morris Bros. and Park, wire fence mach
ines. Robt. Mcfarland, foundry and machine
shop, Appleby & Son, planning mill, s. T.
Jones, windows, doors, sash and blinds, A.
Smith, the same as above and stair railing
and mouldings. NJ. Stewart, packing house
Ask and Child, furniture. Wichita bedding
works, Wichita Cooper shop, Stocker snt
Plank, plaster paris center pieces and decor
atoms, kimmerle and Adams, marble works
J. T. Smith. mattress making, p. Getto, pop
and mineral waters. F. Wilke, cracker fac
tory, John Herrig, cigar factory, Phillips
and Garrison. cracker factory, 7. H. Gerry 4
Co, brush and broom factory, NJ. Friedberg
mattress factory, West Side tsllow works
Wichita mattress factory, Groves l. Son
brooms and brushes, Dills and Soderstrom
wire fence, X. p. Ferris, machine shop
Globe iron works
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
WELCOME.

Mr.. c. b. Beeson, of Goddard, accom-
panied by his fair young bride arrived here
last night by the Frisco train. The EAGLE
extends its congratulations. Mr. Beeson was
married last "Wednesday to Miss Nellie
Forkner, daughter of Mr.. X. Z. Forkner, of
Richmond, Indiana. We welcome the fair
daughter of the Quaker City to the happy
Valley. Mr.. Beeson says that there has
been scarcely drop Of rain in that part of
Indiana since the middle of August. The
grass is burned out and the people are feed
ing hay 10 their cattle. Corn in Wayne
county will not average more than twenty
bushels an acre, and in some places there
will be no corn at all.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
PosToFFIcE ROBBED.

The store and postofiice at Mt. Hope was
robbed Saturday night. Mr.. Thomas H.
Randall, the proprietor of the store, who
was in the city yesterday, says but few
stamps were taken, the robbers failing to get
into the safe where he keeps his papers,
moneys and stamps, but they took about
two hundred and twenty-five to two humid
red and fifty dollars worth of valuable and
salesble goods, among which were eight re-
volvers, there breech-loading shot-guns and
a lot of fine cutlerly. He bas couple Of
of men spotted and ia energetically tracing
the matter m
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
TOWNSHIP 90.

l5s--I60 acres raw. smooth, heavy grass land
10 miles south. 1900.
46l--l6O acres, 40 acres improved, smooth sur
face, heavy grass, deep soil, miles south
OF Cheney. 800.
ALSO acres miles from Clearwater eco
AZ. leo acres near Clearwater, highly i'm
proved, good house, barn and outbuildings.
all hedged, - acres In forest and fruit trees.
living water. avery fine place looking OF
into the Ninnescah valley, 6.500.
3ss--l60 acres IL miles from Clearwater, well
improved, good house, orchard, corrals,
creek, hedged. 1900.
a46--loO acres, 20 acres in cultivation, all Min
nescah bottom, miles west OF Clearwater.
sbargain. 600.
3s9--l60 acres, a part under pillow, river bot
tom, lies near SAG and the two can go togeth-
err. 900.
ss5--lGo acres miles south of Cheney. 20 acres
improved. 1900.
its--6i0 acres between Derby and Muivanr all
highly improved, $50 acres in cultivation, 3
houses, barn, stable. granary. - acres In
groves This is in all respects y fine prop
erty; stock water and wells; cheap at the
money. IL. 90.
4l9--345 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 900.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
LEFT.

The Dales were left out, so was Capt. Car
ry, so was Esquire Thomas. They call it
Democratic this year, but the number of
former Republicans whom their party had
no farther use for, who are now hitched up
in the bunker harness it is pretty difficult 10
name the thing. The "grea, grabbing grunt-
ers" might not be an Inappropriate name.
There is Campbell and Dorsey and Sewers
who never voted Democratic ticket within
the certain knowledge of any one in this
county, have about absorbed Marmaduke
and Hendricks SO far as this section is con-
cerned.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
QUARTERLY MEETING.

The fourth and last quarterly meeting of
the A.M.E. church for the conference year Of
l8sS-S4, will be held next Sabbath, Sept.
2Sth. Rev. Hewitt Of the Presbyterian
church, will assist in the services during the
afternoon. Morning services begins at half
past ten. Afternoon services, at which time
the Lords Supper will be administered, will
begin at half past two o'clock, and evening
services at half past seven O'Clock. Every
body is cordially invited.
j. w. TURNER,
pasfar
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
THE OTHER SIDE OF -ouR TROUBLE

TIE EAGLE does not 20 out over the
Wichita 4 Western, nor 10 any of the towns
beyond, nor over the Fort Scott 4 Wichita
southwest, through the mails, but they are
daily carried through and delivered by men
who are paid by this Office to do the work |;
and, any intimation from any quarter that
any mail Of any character is held one minute
at the Wichita postofiice beyond schedule
time, is simply contemplate whine un-
worthy any honest thinking man, and,
bare faced lie. As TO the Wichita
postoffice, the entire allowance, salary and
all, are paid out in expenses and to compe-
tent and worthy clerks who when not found
90 are promptly discharged, and who are
employed and retained without any refer
ence to their party affiliations and whose par
ty predictions are as rule, unknown to
the postmaster. The department is fully
advised of these facts and knows just what
the service is here, and just how inadequate
force is compelled to do the work, the
whole matter having been twice gone over
and fully reported by government officials
within the present quarter and times innu-
merablc almost within the past two years.
If the Beacon has any complaint to make let
them file it with the department, daily if
they desire. and not resort to whipping the
devil around their bsiliwick with periodi-
cal whine about trouble which all daily
papers have 10 meet-the EAGLE
five times as often rs the Beacon for
has twenty-five times as many subscribers
outside Of the city as tina. paper-and above
all stop the thin dodge of trying, through
the columns of your newspaper, to damn
the postmaster with faint praise and the n.y.
pocritical excuse that such postmaster is the
servile and flexible tool of the administration
and the Republican party, through the col
umns of your newspaper And further, as
to that partizan charge, while We are about
it. We will just say that the man who to-day
is the greatest and most powerful factor in
your Sedgwick county Democratic orgsni-
zation. started in public life and won his
favorable public acquaintanceship as an as
sistant to the present postmaster. and the
Beacon because of that fact, and that fact
only, is enjoying patronage amounting to
several hundred dollars year from and
through that man and his Office. Ifyou
want to fight us, as editor of the EAGLE or
as postmaster, either because Of your envy,
chagrin or political madness, fight us like II
man, openly and above board and not under
the guise of long suffering friendship, at
tempting to bring another into disrepute
only that you may gain the sympathy Of
the public under the idea that you are not
| having a air shake
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
Revised List of Our Lands.


s3.--lsO acres miles west on the Cowskin,
l39 acres In cultivation. good house roums.
cellar, cistern, barn, granary and large
cribs, all hedged and crossed and all thor
oughiy trimmed, wind pump and well, good
orchard. grove OF acres. This is in all re-
spects a frst-class 6arm and home, 7, 500
AS --lG0 acres y mile west OF river bridge,
lS acres under excellent cultivation, %
acres ubcer fence, 80 acres In grove. all
choice land, house rooms, barn for IL
horses, wells and pumps and river, acres
In orchard In bearing. This Is first-class,
10, 900
$3.50 acres 8 miles northea- t In cultivation,
200
Cooled acres miles out overlooking the
town, 10 acres in cultivation, good house,
barn and stable, all hedged and crossed, 10
acre pasture, good wells, all kinds Of fruits
In abundance. atown place outside of town.
1000.
a9---3s0 acres on the Cowskin, west, watered
by the creek, good house and barn, well.
hedge, orchard, etc, all under good i'm
provement in all respects, very desirable
place, IL so.
5l5.--l6O acres miles east, 100 acres in cult
walton, good house and barn, hedged, un
falling stock water and well, orchard, 500.
5lo.--l60 acres ~ miles from Goddard, 100
acres In CULTIVATION. house. good cellar,
barn, etc, well and living creek water, or
chard OF $40 trees; a good farm, ZOO.
5s2.--l6oacres miles northwest. all in high
cultivation, good house. barn and large
crib, nothing better. 1900.
526.--i6O acres raw miles from Cheney, 200.
aS.--320 acres miles southwest, Cowskin
land, li5 acres in crop, balance In grass,
house Z rooms, barn stable, crib for 2 900
bushels % acre hog pasture, well and small
orchard; intending crop, IL, 900.
a8 $50 acres ~ miles from the city limits.
house rooms, kitchen and cellar, large
barn anu other outDuildings, heLgeu and
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03

Sam Wood, who was around year or two
since canvassing the state in favor of Green
backs, who, in fact. for some months was the
Acknowledged leading light of that party, is
now running for congress as hArd-money
or Democratic candidate. When a man
once leaves the Republican party he is like
row-boat without a steering paddle, utterly
cranky; but Sam Wood is something worse
than crank.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
wwolesAllxe IN WICHITA.

Mr.. Johnston, Of the Importing and job
bing Dry Goods and Motions House of w
W. Johnston Il Co., now being located and
established in this city made us a call YES
terday afternoon. Mr.. J. is very intelli-
gent gentleman Of wide and comprehensive
views and thoroughly posted as to the job
bling and importers trade of the United
States, in fact Of the world, showing in his
conversation a perfect conversancy with the
grain products of this year not only of the
Uuited States but of India and some of the
states of South America which are bceom-
ing export countries. As to Wichita, her
surroundings and location with reference to
the iobbing points of the west We found that
we could tell him nothing, he having the
milage question of freight rates. facilities for
getting goods 10 surrounding towns, their
probable demand, capacity, etc, all mathe-
matically resolved into ultimates' Mr.. J.
informs us that W. w. Johnston, his father.
and the senior member of the firm. has been
engaged for over thirty years in the jobbing
and importing dry goods business, SO that
the experience of the firm will be of iufinite
value to Wichita in her first wears of devel-
opn,ent as jobbing point. This new who'll
sailing establishment is opening at 2i0 Main
street in room purposely built and fitted
up for their trade. From the information
he gives US We have no hesitancy in saving
to the retail dry goods and notion merchants
of all towns and localities within one humid
red or two hundred miles of Wichita that it
viii pay them to run over and go through
the new wholesale dry goods houses, three
of which are now practically open at this
point, us we are satisfied that such retailers
viii save at least the bulk of their freight
bills and secure exactly the same class of
goods and at the same figures as at Chicago
or St Louis, and more favorable terms and
prices than they can secure nj Kansas CITY.
Blu; the proof of the pudding being in the
bag itself, come and see.
| The annual reunion of the BORDER tier
Brigade" will be held at Baxter Springs
Commancbe county, Kansas, from October
9th To 10th, inclusive. A programme of
competitive drills, brigade inspection and
banner presentations will be given, besides
addresses will be delivered by Senators
ingalls, and Plumb, Hon. John A. Martin
and Others. The music will be furnished by
the famous Modoc glee club, special rates
win be given on railroads and grand time
is expected.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03

There is no longer any doubt that money
has been raised in England among the veal
thy manufacturers to beat James g. Blaine.
The Democrats, of course, pronounce this .
campaign lie, but it has given the Repub-
lican committees in close states, especially in
the cities where there is large floating pop
ulation, no little trouble. OF course Eng
land can afford to pay mighty round sum
to beat Blaine and American protection, but
America ought TO be able to take care of her
own notifies
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03

The Irish Blaine and Logan club of the
First ward of Buffalo has sent congratnla-
tory resolutions to the Irishmen of Maine
for giving 60 per cent of their vote to the
Republican party, which favors equal
rights 10 all men.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03

New York Times: The statement which
Mr.. Blaine makes in his letter to William
Walter Phelps should close all lips upon .
subject which has been introduced and dis
Guessed in this campaign only where manli-
ness was forgotten.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
MuLvANE DorNos.

To the Editor Of the Daily Eagle
Mulvane, like other towns, has some
advantages peculiar to itselfto which hope
to devote q letter at no distant day when
shall have more time than now.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
STOCK RANCHES.

housahds
lands and favorable
in
To
cordial
headquarters
correspondence We ALL
onora
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03

On the horse of mechanic in the grest
Republican procession AT Youngstown, o.,
was to be seen the inscription, ITO the only
senator who voted for every increase and
against every reduction of the tariff Of 1854,
welcome" This is a point in Gen. Logan's
history which the records are said to bear
ont
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
A Petition.
Roses.

A large variety Of choicest roses for sale.
&. a. PARSONS.
io-tf Mosley avenue, north OF First 81
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-17

A MAN had met a girl in lonely
place and forcibly kissed her. She
was terribly indignant, and had him
arrested. She gave an account on the
witness stand of how he gazed at her
intently, and then, suddenly throwing
his arms around her, imprinted kiss
upon her lips. The prisoner made no
defense, and the jury was expected
to promptly convict him of assault.
They returned to the court room.
'The ju-ju jury WV would like to
ask the young lady two questions, u
the foreman said. The Judge CON
sented, and she went ON the stand.
"D-d-did you wear the J-j-jersey that
you've got Oh now:'' eyes, SIR was
the demure reply. "And w-w-was
your hair b-b-banged like that p
Eyes, sir" "Then, your honor, we
acquit the p-p-prisoner on the ground
CT unconventional insanity" -
North Bend Flail.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-17

AND now doth the frisky maiden
improve each shining minute, making
the most of leap year, hoping there's
millions i'll it. The society young
man can now rest from his arduous
duties, as it is to him and not the Ia
dies court must be paid. But there
will be just as many theatre and ball
tickets paid for by the young men as
there ever was. This girl may see
him home according to the etiquette
of the season, but ten to one she will
have to ask him to take her home
afterward- Leap year is all right in
theory, but It is poor in practice after
all.-Peck's Sun.