Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-12

To IN, Editor of IN. Daifu Es,,l.-


Goddard is waking up and is ENJOYING
regular boom. Buildings are going up in
all directions. William Lyman is erecting
handsome residence in the northeast part of
town, twenty-eight by thirty feet, frame, two
stories. Mr.. Fruits business cottage will
be beauty when completed-roomy, COM
modious and pleasant. Mr.. Pruitt has our
idea in building house. 1t should be
made for comfort as well as looks. c. B.
Beeson's dwelling is nearing completion and
will add greatly to the appearance of that
part of the city. The good wife, when she
comes to the home for the. first time, will
feel a new joy and pride swell her heart as
she notes the well arranged parlor and bed
rooms, the large and airy kitchen and the
neat, comfortably appointed bath room.
Joseph Knofflocks large residence is re-
ceiving its finishing touchea The family
will soon have a reunion.
Work will at once begin on the large
brick grocery house of Nolan Bros, when
the stone arrives. All other materials are
ready and on the ground.
Goddard has made sure and steady
growth, and will advance more rapidly now
than ever. Situated in the best township
(Attica) in the county, surrounded by the
finest country in the state, possessing advan-
tages that few enjoy. We see no reason why
advancement should not naturally follow.
Her streets are thronged with teams hauling
corn. wheat, oats, hogs, etc. All our livery
stables are busy. We noticed yesterday
morning that the stable of Laweller l.
Sheppard was completely surrounded
with from wagons and teams, and around
McCriff g stable was like appearance.
There is not better shipping point on the
Wichita & Western railway than Goddard,
and no town on the line has so much corn
and wheat in the country around about.
Attica township is noted for her abundan
crops.
There are some things that Attica needs
and some that she don't want. We need an
enterprising man, with some capital, to put
UP a good custom mill in connection with
an elevator There is money in it. Let any
man come here, look the field over carefully,
and if he means business we are sure he will
stay.
We also need good boot and shoe max
er. He can do well in that line.
We do not want any more saloons, and it
is the voice of all good citizens that we ex-
ert every effort to get rid of the one that We
have.
Politically we are moving along smoothly
with strong undcr-current for John A.
Martin and our fellow citizen, Hon. John |
Kelley. There are some who may not sup |
port Martin, but there is scarcely a man
who win not vote for John.
Mr.. g. Arbuckle was in our city on We'd
nesday last and gave a concert that night
Everybody seemed to enjoy the privilege of
hearing him. We would say to him, come
again. The Sword of Bunker Hill" and
"Nellie Gray" touched some chords in our
hearts that have not ceased to vibrate yet
The Methodist church has recently pur-
chased very fine chapel organ, a Wilcox
d White. They are delighted with its tone.
Its compass and power are unsurpassed by
any organ of like grade.
In the article of LAST Tuesdays daily
headed "Harvest-home festival" we noticed
that the writer failed to mention who took
the first and second premiums on bread. 1t
was an objectionable oversight ss the
bread would have graced the tooth of the
Queen of England. We had the pleasure
Of eating portion of both loaves, so we
are capable of bearing testimony. Miss
Eta Slower, of Wichita, aged fifteen years,
we learn, bore away the first prize--a pair
of five dollar shoes, as first premium on best
loaf of bread; Mrs. Laura Wells took the
second premium.