Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-22

A number of threshing machines were
taken to the country yesterday.
Butler 4 Fisher yesterday sold two fine
acre lots In their addition to Wichita.
The harvest this year will be the largest
ever known in the history of the county.
Rev. Harper will deliver special sermon
to the young people at the Baptist church
tonight.
Don't forget the festival by the young
ladies' of the NJ. +. church at the rink Tues
day night.
Several wagons loaded with emigrants
passed through the city yesterday on their
way south.
The two principal thorougbfares of the
CITY presented the livcliest possible appear
ance throughout the day yesterday.
ou,te n number OF farmers have COM
meuced to cut their wheat, and they ind II
is yielding even more than they anticipated.
II is estimated that during the past three
wears property in Wichita has increased In
value fully 1000 per cent, and farm lands
600 per cent.
I'm. and L. n. Taylor have rented the
Central house. They are gentlemen OF eX-
perience in the business and propose to keep
a first-class establishment.
The improvements made in this city for
the past year are by far the most extensive
and OIL Il
much more substantial nature.
The EAGLE has printed colored Fourth
of July posters for five towns of the south
west this week The old bird is evidently
going to receive lively shaking up.
Don't forget the festival TO be given by
the Young ladies at the Presbyterian church
Tomorrow evening. A good time and
plenty of ice cream, ETC., is promised.
Geo. &. Strong met with very bad and
paiuful accident yesterday. While handling
new sickle bar, by some mishap, the ehus
OF his two middle fingers were cut on.
The following figures will show the re-
CENTS and disbursements at the county
treasurer's office up TO the hour oil closing
business yesterday: Receipts, S3,''s.oe.
Disbursements, S322.6o.
The fire department was out last evening
practicinr on Douglas avenue. Some other
place should be chosen. Several persons
were drerched and made quite angry, anu
we don't blame them for making complaint.
This mornings edition OF the EAGLE Is
not such as will be ordinarily offered Tor
Sunday. While the matter is probably I'M
objectionable il is not of the character that
will be ordinarily offered for Sunday read
ing.
Tba ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give an ice cream and strawberry les
tiyal at the church Monday evening. Ihey
extend general invitotion TO the public,
and promise all who shall attend pleasant
evening.
IL is hoped that the city council at their
meeting tomorrow evening, will take some
action in regard to numbering the touses
of the city We are quite sure if they did
SO the measure would meet with almost
universal favor.
Mr.. A. Nj. Denny, of the new town oil
Hatfield, i'm Union township, on section IL,
called Yesterday evening. The plat of the
new town was fled on Friday with the
county clerk, and bafore night twenty-seyen
lots were sold.
Charlie Thompson was down in the In
dian Territory last week and reports that
there are great many settlers along the
Chikaskia. He went down that stream
about twenty five miles and found settlers
ehe entire distance.
Farmers tell us that wheat, in Sedgwick
county this year. will average from thirty
to forty bushels per acre. Oats will aver
age about sixty, though there are many
fields that will reach nearly one hundre ed
bushels to the acre.
The four horses belonging to Thos. Park,
living eighteen miles northeast Of the city,
and which are badly affected with the
CHAMBERS, will be killed to-day, in accord
ance with the order of State Veterinary
Surgeon Holcombe.
Tuesday evening the young ladies of the
Methodist church will give strawberry
aud ice-cream festival at the rink. Lemon
ade will be dispensed by "Rebecca at the
Well" Those who attend can count on
having good time.
DIR. Ii. Smith and wife. who live about
two and hall miles east of the city, were
at the fremont yesterday. little over
one year ago DIR. Smith bought his present
farm-l2O acres-paying for the same 81 zoo.
Yesterday he refused $4,000 for it.
What would We say of the farmer who
ships his tsmber to Chicago to be convert,
ed into stove wood and returned for home
consumption This is just what we are do
ing with much OF the raw material which
1--WE have in great abundance, and from
which many Of our staples are manufae-
tured.
X. +. Lawrence has received seven head
Of very tne thoroughbred Polled Angus
cattle from Leonard Bros. of Mt. Leonard,
Mo. We are glad to see that our stockmen
TO better grade of cattle, hogs and sheep,
which in the end are by far the most profit
able to raise.
During the past week several workmen
have been busy in repairing and changing
things around In the Presbyterian church.
The seats have been rearranged, new book
racks added, aud the chairs numbered.
The interior OF the room presents a much
pleassnter appearance, and is in every way
more convenient.
Great preparations have been made 10y
the young ladies OF the Presbyterian church
and their ice cream social tomorrow night
promises To be very enjoyable affair. Ey-
erybody invited, including old bachelors
and dudes, who will be charged only the
regular price for the dan,es prepared bv
the rairest of hands.
Mr.. Taylor, the editor of the Sedgwick
Paragraph, who was in the city yesterday.
had heard nothing of the rumor that the
Santa Fe had determined TO put in criss-
cross cutoff from Halstead southwest
Railroads are not built for nothing be-
sides it costs something to operate them
after they are finished and furnished.
Samples OF new wheat brought into this
city yesterday. one by Henry A. Jones Of
Greenwich, and one left at this Office by j.