Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-02

THE WITCH
Mr.. Huston, the city weighmasser has
! moved into town.
Mr. Brown, the grain dealer, who stored
in the Exton elevator before the fire, now
holds forth at Todd's elevator.
Yesterday was bill day." the collectors
were out in force. and it is reported that
some few creditors asked an extension Of
r time.
Farmer Doolittle SAYS he is doing little
now in the grain business, but thinks when
the Russian war begins whest will begin 20
rush in.
". c. Newcomb sold fine Norman colt
yesterday TO gentleman from Grant town
ship for $1,000. How ia that for Sedgwick
county stock.
We are assured that the big Standard Oil
company has perfected arrangements to
make Wichita distributing point. The
oil will be shipped here in tanks.
Mr.. Hill, one Of the substantial farmers Of
Rockford township, returned f.om New
Orleans yesterday morning. lie expressed
himself well pleased with the big circus.
Yesterday the street force were engaged
in blowing up aud carting away the dirt on
Waco street North Of Central avenue. The
dirt is removed TO low places in other local.
tiles.
Now we'll have light if the gas don't fail.
All the globes of the street lamps were taken
out and cleaned and new burners put on
yesterday. Pa: Hesly ought 10 have stick
Of candy.
Five new buildings were begun in Msrch's
addition yesterday. Mr. March is building
two on South Main street below the Wichi-
Ia and Western, and the others are on
South Water street.
Capt. Smyth and Commissioner Stone
still continue active operations on the
streets. Yesterday they we're filling the bad
places al the edges of street cro.sings with
rock. That's good.
John c. Struble returned from the fsr wet
yesterday. He bought some land in Mead
county and entered a timber claim in Sew
ard. He takes good deal Of stock in the
new town Of Touzalin.
:
Judging by the way quartette Of local
capitalists were riding about and looking at
things yesterday We judge there is something
in the wind that may develop into some
| thing soon. This is not sell.
| Mcssrs. Temple and johnson shipped
sixteen carloads of excellent cattle TO Kansas
City yesterday. They were the product Of
Sedgwick county. and in the language Of
the son of Erin, regular purties."
A few noble redskins, dressed in Father
Hubbard coats and cowboy hats, with elk
skin scalps suspended at their belts, and
snide jewelry stores on their ears, passed |
south on the Santa Fe train yesterday morn |
ing.
II. L. Hill had one carload Of fine mules |
just in from the east yesterday, and expects |
another carload to-day. Mr.. Hill informs |
us that the demand fer good horses and |
mules is very good in this market. Espec- |
tally is this the case with well trained family |
horses.
Oar townsman. Mr.. j. c. Williams. re-
ceircd Il letter Yesterday from Mr.. W.
teligcEc,. of the death, Oh the 2fh nit. of |
Mrs. A.nsden, sister of Mr.. W. Il. VIII
ianls. This makes four Of that family taken
to their last homes within the pas, eight
months.
George Harri. to john Fisher: How
much ice do you want at the j'i! this sum
mer." 80, what. the uso II ic'. We cant
have any beer, and have cooler t. keep
the boarders in; guess doa'. wait any"
"Tbev are u-ing lots of beer for scientific
purposes now" said Mr. Harris, and .'.he
scientific part OF it il, how to gct i, ON the
sly."
The problem 80 long in doubt, VIZ: The
number of beans in the glass jar AZ Huff s
restaurant was solved yesterday morning
by counting the contents, which PANIED out
1867. Mr.. John McCaffrey won the prize,
his guess being 1868, coming within four
beans of the actual number, which was
good guessing. The gue-scs varied rom 800
to l,GoGOo0.
Yesterday was All unusually bright and
busy dav ia the city. The genial rays of n
MAY sun and cloudless sky infused new
if9 into everybody and trade was brisk,
while vegetation sprang up so YOU could
see it coming. The ladies were out in force
to air their new spring boanets and other
dainty articles Of feminine attire, so that al
together the day was pleasan. one.
There i a rumor afloat that the contrsc-
of a protective organization and that they
will ask the city to pass an ordnance taxing
them 1928 per annum each and SIS each for
all the hands they work, the contractors
pay ing the whole amount. This would re-
suit very well financially for the city but the
working mechanics don't take to it very
kindly.
The following should dispel all doubts as
10 the adaptation Of Sedgwick county soil
for tame grasses: Mr.. ). II. Hess, 4 farmer
living out on the Cowskin, sowed timothy
on piece of land on hi. place a year ago
and the yield was two tons per acre which
he sold for from sl2 to Sli per ton. Twen-
ty-four or twenty-five dollars per acre pays
well for a crop that requires SO little labor
as hay.
The moon of empire is still on tramp
westward. YESTERDAY nine wagon loads OF
of emigran,s and an old woman enthroned
upon an antediluvian mule, all from New
ton county, No, passed through the city
enroute to Colorado. This is an evidence
that Missourians don't read. else they would
not 90 TO Colorado while there are millions
Of acres of fine arabic lands waiting 10 be
tickled with hoe, 10 laugh with a harvest
in the vigorous state of Kansas.