Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-30
kiNGMAN-
KINGMAN, June %, 1885


To the Editor OF the EAGLE.
The votes cast on Saturday for an
additional 81 900 school bond to finish
The brick school building was unani-
cd, there being only 2sI votes out of a
possible vote of 700 10 500 in the town
ship. There i no question about the
need u: a school building. and that as
quickly and "a cheapIy As il would be
possible to build GOOD and subs,an-
tial building. ] am not prepared 10
say that there i, anv job in the build
ing. but the material used and the
Wor kman hip would indicate there is
something wrong and should be in
veSIigalcd before the additional 1900
j. paid oaI: and besides there is no
guarantee that the $1,000 viii COM
plctC the building. and the tax payers
are just aS liable t. be called upon for
$1,000 more as they were for
the present sum. Where is the head,
aud who can point la the tail: The
result will he " hen completed an I'M
safe and dangerous building for school
purposes.
The EAGLE WAS the first to awaken
the people "f Kingnan of the doings
of The Wichita 4 Western railroad in
leasing lots belonging 10 the city, for
a lumber yard, Main and Sherman
streets, only few knew il before the
EAGLE arrived, and soon thereafter
every iooN WI up IN arms, and the
all rmen were b seigcd on every
hand, and that augu-t .dy lost no
time in a>certaining their power in
putting The machinery in motion. The
results are well known. On
last saturday night, at reg
ular meeting of the council,
strong and rcsolutc resolutions were
passed plcdging themselves to hold
the railroad company To the strict let
ter. aud the meaning of the verbal
contract between themselves and Mr.
Lake for the company. The title rests
absolutely in the city at the present
time
There is no longer any doubt about
the building of the Denver, Memphis
and Atlantic railroad to this point, if
there ever was. The bonds have been
sold and the construction work will
begin at once. There are now some
fifty men on the ground Al the present
time. and after the Fourth of july
as large force a. can be
raised viii be put upon the
grading and the road will AT an early
day be completed TO the city of King
man.
Harvest is in full blast and the
weather is propilious and many fields
of wheat are much better than was
supposed The oat harvest will fol-
low the wheat and that crop is simply
immense. corn never looked better,
and there can be no doubt but what
kinYman county will rank this wear
a. one OF the banner counties of the |
great state of Kansas. In making |
these statements il is not what this |
county can IL ~ some future time |
but what She is and has done |
this very year. Those looking for in |
yeStmenls and homes should bear in |
mind this county. There viii soon be |
railroad compei!'ion here for the re-
criving OF supplies and the transport
ing OF gram. Besides being great |
grain-producing county. she is by far |
tine b.st stock county in the state |
Her pure spring water everywhere, !
Hiram Stout and family and Mrs. J.
e. Foley returned home last week
fran Miami county, Indiana. Mr.
Stout says there arc people enough in
that one county that would come TO
knguan if they could only sell ont,
10 double the popu alton
W. ". Wolf, of Maud. is in town
and says he wants the people TO know
aud understand thai The town of
Maud W he here when the railroad
com $. aud that the town so-called