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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
SARATOGA SUNSHINE.

EDITOR EAGLE.-Accept a few items
from our thriving little town. We are stu
ated on the north bank Of the Minnesota
river about the center of Pratt county. We
number about FIVE hundred inhabitants,
have six grocery stores, four carrying a
mixed stock of dry goods and groceries, two
hardware stores, two drug stores, all doing a
splendid business. We also have one bank,
the bank of Saratoga, operated by Geo. A.
Lewis & Co., doing an excellent business.
Our newspaper, the Saratoga Sun, ably
managed and edited by Frank Caps and
Morton Abbaugh. The Minnesota mill
company are owning and operating one of
the best mills in southwestern Kansas, hav-
ing daily capacity of about eighty barrels
a day. The mill was rented for term of
five years, taking effect January LIST, 1885,
Messrs. Cooper & Wsldock being the lessees
OF the mill, the business capacity and ener-
| gy of those gentlemen gives the utmost as
surance that success will attend the work
| ings. a good substantial church is ours to
boast of, having services by the United
Brethren, Methodist and Presbyterian de-
nominations. Good schools, well attended
by the children, made full of interest by
competent, faithful teachers, are ours to en-
joy. The following secret orders are estab-
lished here. good membership and in SPLEEN
did working order: Free and accepted Ma
sons, ancient order of United Work, Knights
of Pythias, and the Grand Army of the Re
public.
We can say with some feelings of pride
that few towns in the state of Kansas, con-
sidering the age, can make as fair a showing
of prosperity, of moral elements, of solid in
ducements as we can.
The weather has been extremely cold, the
indicator going down to 16 and IS below
zero, but the saying goes that it is an i'll
wind that blows nobody good, while the
weather was rough on the dutch some OF
our enterprising spirits were harvesting ice,
piling up tons of it, preparing to gladden.
the hearts on the Fourth of July, and to
sooth the burning brow, and quench the
parched tongue. More hereafter. Dox.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
ANOTHER n,o BOON FOR WICHITA.


John Mont, h. F. Hartzell and A. W..
Davis have organised stock company
Of $4,000 paid up cash capital to be known
as the Kansas Wholesale Furniture COM
pany. II Is house that Wichita has long
felt the need of and with the reputation and
trade already established will furnish the
dealers Of Wichita and the entire southwest
with goods as low as Kansas City.
This is q strong corporation and COM
prises the best business talent Of Wichita
These three men while they have never
made any boasts of their capital through
newspapers actually represent over 100000
and while they are young men, have been
the architects of their own fortunes. John
Mofit, president of the new organization,
started in life as school teacher, afterward,
with money borrowed of John K Mulvane,
president of the Topeka bank, opened loan
Office in Topeka, and in one year from the
time of starting sold the office, and after
paving Mulvane had $500 left Then he
embarked with his half brother, w. NJ. Dig
Ion, of Topeka, in the furniture business
This was Just before the grasshopper siege in
Kansas. From sales offurniture and dealing
ing in real estate, became in four years in
dependent. Two years ago he formed CO.
partnership with II. F. Hartzell in the trans
portation and omnibus bushes which Mr..
Hartzell managed while Motif attended his
furniture business. One year ago they sold
the transportation business. Mr.. Mofitt
then, owing to the dull prospects of few
years at Topeka, made arrangements with
his brother and formed second co-partner-
ship with H. +. Hartzell by establishing the
popular Kansas Furniture house at Wichita,
and we can say that their trade has been far
beyond their expectations, and led to the
forming of the above company. II. T. Hart
zell, vice-president and secretary, started in
life as telegraph operator at the age Of
thirteen. He followed this business two
years and then commenced a college
course, paying his way by
teaching school and giving piano
instructions. At the age Of eighteen he
he graduated in the college at Moline, Ill
He then embarked for Kansas and engaged
in the hotel business in Topeka, remaining
in this business until he connected himself
with the omnibus and transportation COM
pany. He remained with this line until COM
ing to Wichita.
A. W. Davis, treasurer of this company,
also started in life as telegraph operator.
He spent a short time in Missouri and Hi
nots, then went west to Wyoming and &C.
cepted position with the Union Pacific r.
R. as agent and operator, remaining FIVE OF
six years. From there he went to Omaha as
operator and assistant in the general freight
office, then to Kansas and bought farm in
Cowley county. Soon firing of this, he en-
gagged in the hotel business in Cherryvale
and Wichita and made one of the most pop
ular and successful hotel men in the state.
The people of Wichita should appreciate
this organization, which will assist in max
ing tine Forest City the metropolis of the
west.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
A CORRECTION.
To the Editor of the Eagle:

To the Editor of the Eagle:
In the course of trial before Judge
Hobbs, in which the legality of note to
which the names of Rev. j. +. Nessley, wife
and sons were signed, l as attorney for the
plaintiff, remarked that / had understood
that Mr.. Nessley held no property in bis
own name, and that his name to the note
was Of no value, or words to that effect
have since learned that was wrongly in
formed in that matter and that Mr.. Nessley
held at that time several pieces of property
in his own name and that his credit and
financial standing were and are good. !
sincerely regret the mistake and am anxious
as far as possible to correct any wrong im-
preston made by my words at that time. l
will further add that nothing appeared on
said trial TO indicate that Rev. Nessley acted
in any other way than conscientisusly and
honestly. CAAs- FIRKBAUGH.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
BOOM IN WHEAT.

The EAGLE has frequently made the pre-
diction that wheat was too cheap, and must
in the near future go higher. However VIC
mnst confess that the rise in the market has
been more rapid than we expected. Wheat
that only twenty days ago was selling .fof
SO to As cents bounced to 50 cents and on
yesterday the mill buyers in the
city took all the good wheat at 60 cents per
bushel. 1t would be reasonable if these
markets should be sustained after such ex-
IRENE fluctuations.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
TRAFFIC, TRADE AND SPECULATION

The tide of prosperity sjust beginning t.
return. Yesterday there were an increased
number of farmers in the city and trade wa:
fair. The tide is setting in slowly however
with not the brightest prospect ahead if We
are 10 depend eolely upon agricultural sup
port. II must be borne in mind that WITCH
its is continually growing and that since th'
building of the Wichita and Western tt
Kingrnan and the extension of the Sunfow
er 20 Clearwater large portion of the pro
duce formerly marketed here is diverted tc
the small towns that have sprung ny
along these roads. The farmer
sell their produce in these towns and buy
their goods there, leaving Wichita minus 1
large volume of trade which we had veal
ago. In view Of these facts it becomes nee
essory for US to look around for something
that will supply the place Of what we have
lost
Several projects have from time to time
been preached. and schemes for securing
manufactures taken up, all of which il
timely and proper, but we imagine we sec
something less subject to panics and de-
pressions, within our reach which can be
secured by proper exertions. We
mean railroad shops and headquarters
The Sunfower road has its headquarters in
Font Scott at present, but does not own 9
building in that city save small depot
Now, that road viii soon be compelled to
build shops and Wichita can easily secure
them, provided the proper steps are taken.
That company are well aware that the grea,
bulk of their trade must come from this city,
il being the chief city on the entire line.
Having secured the shops there would be no
trouble about getting the general Offices
here-this done, the Santa Fe. whose lines
concentrate here, could, with proper ad-
vances, be induced to give us shops-in fact,
il would be greatly TO their interest to do SO
If we had the Fort Scott shops. All these
shops and Offices would furnish us with a
substitute for the agricultural trade we have
lost, and this class of business is less affected
by panics and depression in commercial cir
cles than any other species of manufactures.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
PRESENT TRADE AND PROSPECTS.

Our merchants report collections very
fair and instead of an expected decline in
trade of marked and threatening character
that business really seems 10 be improving
Wheat and corn are moving more strongly
with stifening prices. The amounts checked
out of bank for wheat and corn during the
week are largely in excess of any week since
the markets went fiat. There is hardly any
doubt that everything in and pertaining to
this city will open out most satisfactory a
the spring days draw on. For many rea'
sons, for an enumeration Of which We have
no room in this connection, the EAGLE con.
Adently counts on boom Of large proper.
tons for Wichita and the southwest gener-
ally for the summer Of 1885.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Judge H. G. Ruggles, in writing to the
Wichita Eagle from New Orleans, requests
Kansas people to give certain restaurant
the go by, and then fails to give either name,
number or street Only one restaurant in
all New Orleansi We are certainly thank
full to the Judge for the information'-Wel-
lington Standard. The judge said distinct
ly that il was the Exposition restaurant on
the grounds. which is the only licensed eat
ing house there.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Wichita is to have new legal firm which
though out of old timber in Que respect,
vet which viii be one solid in all respects.
+. b. Jewett and W. S. Morris will compose
the new combination of legal lore and
learned loquacity. Mr. Morris, although
resident of the city less than year, has
made wide and favorable acquaintance.
He is in fact, not only good lawyer and
brilliant speaker, but q conscientious up
right man. Z. B. Jewett, whom everybody
in the county knows from away back, will
of course still continue to be our probate
judge and of course, his partner will only
be barred from taking any cases coming be-
fore his partner. The new firm will open
out right away and the EAGLE extends a
friendly wing.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

In the report Of the cane presentation to
David NJ. Dale, county clerk Ford is made
10 convey a wrong impression simply by a
mistake in punctuation, The words are all
right. but one sentence is cut square in two,
making him say that Dale had been more
attentive 10 his duties the last two years than
in the former two, when he simply said that
his duties had been perplexing and difficult,
especially for the past two years.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
RICH BUTCHERS.

Prof. Shelton, of the Agricultural col.
tege, takes the ground in the Industris.ist
that while -four is sold too high at the pres.
ent prices of wheat, butchers meat is moi
sold too high, and remarks: ave have
seen scores of rich millers in Kansas, but We
have never known rich butcher; but We
have known half dozen butchers to break
up selling meat at the figures complained OF
by the Wichita EAGLE" Prof. Shelton has
certainly not covered wide field in his it,
vestigation of the butchers. Had he ex-
tended his researches to Atchison, he would
have found all the butchers prosperous gen
tlemen, and, furthermore, that no butcher
here has ever "broken up" even when bee
on foot WAS sold at twice the present price
and beef on the counter st the san.e.-Chsm-
pion.
The same here. For good round-bellied
cheerfnl-faced prosperous citizens who never
seem Mt a loss for money and whose monthly
bills stir the inner conscience like breeze
from Dante's lnfenn, commend us 10 the
butchers of Wichita.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

The following attendants of Uncle Sans
court are at the Richey house: o. S. Rarick,
C. p. Purcell and Frank Reed, Arkansas
City; George Mcintyre, Winfield; Z M.
Saunders, Harper; E. Z. Policy, Pan Han
die, Tex.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

As an indication how little some newspa-
per editors really know and how circum-
scribed the limits Of their information, the
Wellington daily Press speaks of the failure
Of the Hull Bros, and of Hecht, as the two
largest houses in their respective lines ID
Wichita. Such iguoronce is more amusing
than aggravating.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

w. S. McClenathan retires from the real
estate firm of Bartholomew & McClenathsn.
Mr.. Geo. Bartholomew takes exclusive con-
troll of the business. and will remain at the
old stand, which he has made so popular as
a real estate exchange.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Id. Westgate, who has been up in
northeastern Iowa for some three weeks, is
at home again. he says the mercury bodied
down to tbirty-fve and thirty-eight right
along, bu; that the sleighing was simply SUI
perb, eight and ten Under buffalo robes in a
big four horse cutter, and all that Well we
should smile
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Wellington Press Commissioner Corzine
went down home last night and returned
this morning. He says that three companies
Of colored soldiers were paid off last night
in Caldwell, and that they made things lively
about the streets and saloons.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

A design for the ceiling Of the new court
room is being exhibited at the postofice by
Mr.. H. H. Bottom. 1t highly artistic and
ornamental and has many splendid points
TO recommend it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

From an item in the Wellington Press, one
would be led to believe that the people of
that town subsist on Wichita factory crack
ers, but we guess Wichita crackers are
about rich enough for their blood.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Fuller & Son, Dc uglas avenue, received
car load Of splendid potatoes from Wiscon-
sin day or two ago. There are three DIFF
ferent varieties and they are as fine as any
we have seen for some time.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

The accounts audited by the county au-
ditcr for the last quarter of the Year just
closed and which represents the total eI-
pense Of the county during that time,
amounts in round numbers to about 5000.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

During the forenoon yesterday the board
of county commissioners were grinding
away at bills, applications, appointments
designations, etc. They made an order re
ouesting DIR. Bliss to remove bis museum Of
rare natural curiosities from the rear of the
county building. There are numerous rare
natural curiosities about here that might bt
caught pretty handy, enough to ill that lo'
from stem TO stern.
On motion, the resignation of Mr.. X. i.
Lawrence as Trustee of Delano township
was accepted and John Mccormick was ap.
pointed his successor. On application of the
sheriff, SOS was granted to clean the closets
of the Jail.
Afternoon-The matter pending between
Mayor Grifinstien and the city relative to
the strip of land on Douglas avenue, near
the bridge, was taken up, and after due con-
sideration OF the whole matter, the commits
missioners accepted the mayors proposition
to give the city strip sixty feet wide for
the street allowance.
This was probably the best thing that
could have been done under all the circum-
stances. The contract for building the ad-
dition to the county building was granted
TO Mr.. Abe Smith.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

1t is necessary to use the pick in places
along the street car tracks. In others pontoon
bridges would be luxury.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Several of our citizens who have been Wis
ting in the east during the holidays, are
about due TO return.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

A large and handsome sign announcing
Money to Loan has been placed upor
the iron railing leading TO the ediflce of w
L. Sloan, Citizens bank building.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Mr.. Burt Jones, formerly of kosaugua,
lows, contemplatcs opening law Office in
this CITY,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Major j. c. Davis was up in our Office
yesterday. He was hurt by the railroad on
he 26th day of December, 1888. He walked
,art way across the Office without his crutch-
e. The past few days has been the first in
Ill that time that he could move without
lis crutches. In that time he has suffered
,lmost untold agonies, but he feels more
.opeful the last few days than at any time
since he was hurt In referring to his i'm
proved appearance be answered it was the
adorable weather and good living. Few
men would have survived such an accident.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Honors like troubles never come singly,
Mr.. Rodolph Hatfield has had another con-
stituent added to his district whose interest
he will not only represent on the floor of the
house this winter, but n constituent whom
he will not only be compelled to supply
with political documents, but bread and
butter for years to come as well. This new
constituent for the present will give his at
tention pretty exclusively to the unchalked
tactical trade which is growing one. He is
of the Republican household Of faith: The
yonng man took up his permanent residence
in the great Arkansas valley only night be-
fore last but seems unusually tickled over
the outlook although he acts as though he
seemed to think that his papa was treating
him somewhat shabby in going off to Tope-
ka the very next day after his advent and
before he had had time to become sufficient
ly acquainted with pater familias to make up
his mind whether the people of this district
had acted wisely in the choice Of their rep
resentative or not. However we congratu-
late both father and mother and wish the
new boy long and unclouded life.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

5. E. Humes has opened an Office in
tho citizens bank block, for the practice O
law
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

DR.. E. Y. Munsell, of our city, has recent
ly associated with himself as partner in the
business, Dr. A. o. Burton.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Mr.. Frank Strauss, who was holding q
position in the postofice of this city a few
months since. and who, it will be remem-
bered, was summoned to Germany in con-
nection with the settlement of some estate
and hereditary titles with which he was con-
nected, is not coming back right away, may
be not at all. he proved so apt and eff
cient thst he was promised his place in the
postofice whenever he should return, pro-
vidsd there was no change in the admins
tration. but it seems he has got better
thing. he has come into some important
Office if the long title which comes on his
letter heads signify anything. We congrat-
ulate Strauss on his good fortune for We
found him bright and intelligent gentle
man
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16
CLEVELAND AND THE WICHITA POST
OFFICE
A Sunday Sermon on Fun for the Boys but
Death to the Poor Toad"


The Democrats all over the country are
now actively at work preparing lists Of "of-
fensive partisans" in Office, the class pro-
scribed by Cleveland's letter. Before the
fourth of March they hope to make out .
case against about every Republican Office
holder in the land. Take Kansas, for in
lance, we doubt if there is Republican
Office holder in the entire state, IL we except
the postmaster at Wichita. but what clear
case could be made out against. As for the
Wichita postmaster no one will pretend for
q moment that he has not been very retiring
and overly careful not to indulge in any ILL
founded reflections on Mr.. Cleveland. either
as to his mental, moral or political quali6ca-
tons. In fact, il any Republican in the
community holds the esteem, confidence and
respect of the Sedgwick county Democracy,
il is the Wichita postmaster. Of course
there may be Republican here and there
who, through envy, jealousy or other per-
sonal feelings, would sign a petition to help
some longing Democrat kick out the long
abused, meek, and much-suffering Wichita
postmaster rather than, like men, vote the
Democratic ticket straight, but when it comes
to Democrats themselves, and their intelligent
wives and their pretty daughters, they would
not only sign petitions to keep their present
postmaster in but would ten to one rather
he should be retained than some old moss
back should get it only to make it a politi-
cal machine. If our highly esteemed and
greatly revered president, that is to be. ever
loses any friends in this ne ok O. woods, he
will do SO only by putting his heavy foot
down on the neck of the poor postmaster at
Wichita, who, if fight ever does come to a
head, which nobody really believes possible,
proposes to appeal TO all the women and
children and all the noble, open, big
hearted men, without regard to party, for
strict construction of the "tenure Of office
act" in bis precious case. That anybody,
except the dozen or so fellows who wants
his place, will take exception to this simple,
Straightforward story and honest confession,
there is not the least probability. II any
considerable number should, through pee-
versity, greed, total depravity or marrow
Democratic contractedness, think for mo-
ment that the above embodies some bald in
accuracies and inconsistencies, let them ask
the postmaster himself, who ought to know
something Of the feelings of the tweuty-odd
thousand people for whom he is so faithful
servant and for whom he entertains so
deep solicitude, a solicitude for their every
best interest, which not only far transcends
the vulgar hunger-for-office Of few fellows
who don't want to work, but which borders
closely upon love that is self-sacriAcing
and consuming.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

The warehouse Of the city mills that
bursted some days ago and spilled some
1900 bushels Of wheat. is being repaired
and will soon be ready TO try the test again.
The cause Of the failure before came from
the light weight and coupling construction
of the iron rod supports. These have been
fashioned differently and made more heavy
and Il is now thought that it will withstand
the pressure of full capacity Of the heavy
and expansive article wheat which it was
built to contain.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Mr.. j. ID. Alexander; the railroad con-
'ractor of this city, is now at Mound City,
Kansas, in charge of contract on the new
road from ST. Louis 10 Emporis.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Mrs. d. Il. Wysnd, of Kneedysville,
Maryland, is in the city visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. F. Reese, on Emporia avenue.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-16

Mr.. David HAYS returned from St Louis
night before last where he had been on BUSH
ness tor several days. From talks with lead
ing business men he found q very general
feeling that the pressure of close times was
well over. There is only one uncertainty
remaining and that is as TO what the policy
of the incoming administration NAV be.