Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
LETTER FROM upALL.
To the Edst0r Of the Dsily Eagle |.

foMs Adttor OF Ae Da5ty Eagle:
have, for year or more, heard Of this
town, but until ! came here had supposed II
but little more thon railroad station. !
am, therefore, very agreeably surprised to
find it lively little town, which shows many
evidences of steady growth and increas-
ing importance. The town is located thir-
then miles north of Winfield, and has ter
ritory of several townships tributary to it.
A station was made here in 70, but no depot
was built and no side track laid until less
thar two years ago. Since then there has
been rapid improvement, and the little
village has now about $50 inhabitants and
has applied for q charter as corporation
This, the northwestern part of Cowley, has
a rich, productive soil, and prosperous farm
ers. The railroad company reports that
during the last year this has been the largest
shipping point between Winfield and Wichi-
ia, one firm alone having shipped about CSC
cars of grain. The first carload of new
corn shipped from Kansas this year was sent
from this place. The grain firms are repre-
scented by Steele 4 Co., Dale 4 Werden, s.
s. Thompson and James Walker. A large
new elevator has recently been built by the
two former hrmE, the other gentleman al
ready having one. The Udsll people want a
mill and no doubt one would be good in
vestment.
i passed a pleasant hour over the history
of this place with Squire VIM. B. Norman,
real estate agent here, who has for thirteen
years been resident of this locality, and
was formerly postmaster and storekeeper at
Red Bud, near here.
Udall is lucky in having bright, newsy
local newspaper of which every citizen may,
and does, fsel proud. Will C. Higgins, the
editor, is practical newspaper man and is
doing good work for the town, and the peo-
pile know it. He will soon move his Office
in new stone block half of the lower story
Of which will be occupied by the Bank
Of Commerce, q new institution under
he management of Mr.. VIM. o. McKinlay.
A very file school house has been built.
The schools are conducted by Prof j. w.
Camp, assisted by Miss Ida Strong.
Rev. J. F. Nesley, of Wichita, pastor of
the Methodist church here, is soliciting
funds for new building this fall. The
Christians, also, are preparing 70 put up a
neat house of their own. The Congrega-
tionalists and Baptists each have beautiful
structures.
There are two hotels; the Commercial
house under the management of Mr.. ID. Bur-
man, and the City hotel recently opened by
S. M. Roberts, formerly sheriff of King
man county. There are number
of merchants; tbs Gray Brothers
Smith & Hildebrand, H. Perrin and Green
& June carrying stocks of general merchan-
disc. and j. r. Station large stock of gro
ceries. The hardware and implement bust
ness is represented by Dale & Merden and
ID. ID. Kellogg. There are two lumber COM
panies, the Jas. II. Bullen & Co.'S yard, and
the Badger State yard, the latter recently
opened with fine new buildings. Martin &
Merden have neat drug store near the
postotiice. A little farther up the street DIR.
H. w. Banta has an Office and store. DIR.
Banta mas q cancer remedy which has been
very successful, he having removed several
from citizens of Wichita and in other parts
of the state. Udall also has good jewelry
store and furniture house, the former
owned by X. .. Norman and the latter by
Robt. Ratliff There is also well stocked
harness shop owned by NJ. Fitzsimmons and
a large stock of clothing and millinery by
P. Voorhics. Besides these large stores
there is wagon shop, meat market, a
barber shop, several carpenters, black
smith and quite number of other business
men connected in some way with the bust
ness of the town, too many for me to men,
lion in my hurry at this time, much as l
might wish to. RALPH.
UDALI, September %, 1884.