Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-28
IaIL fEarMsRs AND FLOATING Down.
With which an Old Correspondent PIumes the
Readers Of the Eaaie.

w. q. Nelson, one Of the regular Jurors
at the present term of court, says that while
the jury was out celebrating ON q whisky
case one of the jurors had bottle Of the
stuff in his pocket. Sheriff Fisher sends
people postal-card giving notice of per
sonal-property tax due, and tells them where
to find him and save costs. That Is nice
arrangement for those who are behind-hand
with their taxes; but If John takes too
much interest in the welfare of the dear
people he will not make fortune out of the
sheriff's office. "Cottonwood' Davis says
that the theory Of climatic changes in this
country, and Of other grasses travelling west
and crowding out the buffalo grass, never
existed in fact-only in newspapers. Mrs.
Joseph Newton, Of Sumner county, one of
the old settlers there, was visiting in this
city last week The Democratic mind is
inclined toward c. f. Derby for the next
representative in the legislature from this
district. Judge Bayne, of Harper county,
says that during tho war when a Democrat
it was Immediately proposed to hang him;
but that now man who speaks in favor OF
il is considered q crank. The judge fears
for the safety of Plumb From all over
the State of Kansas comes q wall of dissat-
isfaction against the action of the railroad
commissioners. The first alarm of this false
move was sounded through the columns of
the EAGLE. Even before the rock was tax
en- from the quarry and began to assume 4
circular shape knew the old COW would
eat the grindstone. Mr.. Beal, OF the roller
mills at Arkansas City, was in the city last
week. He thinks that with their water
power at that place they can buy wheat at
Wichita and ship flour back here as cheap
as our mills can make it. Mr.. Beal thinks
he has the best mill in southern Kansas.
told him to wait until our water mill starts
up with its new roller system . Miss King,
the teacher in district 1872, attended the old
settlers meeting. Miss King is one of our
most successful teachers, and the old settlers
on Spring creek in 1878 who remember Mr..
Kings little girl love to hear OF her sue
cess. j. McBee, of Rockford, says the
wheat in his part OF the county has been
destroyed by the Hessian fy-at least. that
is what he thinks. He says Mr.. Quinnell
will plow under eighty acres of wheat and
plant corn :. Mr.. Williams. of Atchison,
the notion man, drives the finest team seen
on our streets . DIR. f. b. Allen says this
cold weather in February indicates another
good crop year for Kansas =. Col. Russell,
Of Union, thinks the next nominee of the
Republicans for representative from the
western district OF this county will be either
John Kelley or f. N. Dofllemyre. He says
that prohibition will be the issue, in spite
of the national contest The immense
side-tracks extending from the union depot
north of this city to the Kingman road on
loaded with grain, coal, lumber, household
goods, and every variety Of merchandise
In his lecture at Kansas City, Mo-, Robert
G. Ingersoll condensed his religious teach
ings of lifetime into few words-''Is
there God? do not know" What In
gersoll has said of liberty, of patriotism,
of the rights Of man, will be remembered
when his mistakes of Moses" and his de-
nunciations of Christianity are buried I'M
the rubbish of the ages D.. Mr.. II. c. Jewett,
of Buffalo, New York, the man who bought
a large tract of land in the western part Of
this county for stock ranch, has left with
Niederander some pictures Of his thorough
bred horses. MIR. Shockey, Of Gypsum
township, says the Pleasant Ridge Sunday
school will soon commence its summer cam
paign. He is prohibitionist, but thinks
agitation of the subject is do
ing much harm by getting into the churches
and Sunday schools and neighborhoods,
discussions where there should be
union and good fellowship. =. j. Ii. Whit
ney has the Greanleaf farm, of 60 acres, one
mile west of the big bridge, for which he
paid $4,000 The verdict OF the jury in |
the Kriebel case is considered victory for
Stanley and Wall. They convinced the COM
as well as the jury, that Joel krie- |
was not guilty of murder -. Charlie Car
penter says wheat is all right in Union, and
that farmers are getting ready to plant a
large acreage of corn. ID.