Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-13
PRATT rRATTLINGs.

PRATT CESrKR, Feb. G.
To the Editor of the Daily Eagle:
My first letter having found favor in the
eyes of the "old man" of the EAGLE, en-
courages further effort in the same direction.
The city grows and Aourishes under the
reviving influences of this inspiring weather
like the "gourd vine Of Jonah" mentioned
somewhere in the good book, and the coun-
try is daily receiving accessions to its popu-
lstion so that the country about the head
waters Of the sparkling Minnesota presents
u marked contrast from its appearance n
year ago, where on the present site Of our
iourshing city nothing was to be seen but
the wild prairie dog digging his hole un-
scared" and the rank "bufialo chip slumber-
ing in the breeze" and the only animated
object to be seen on the wide horizon was
the gaunt form of Sheriff Nichol with his
"little old wagon and span of poor ponies
gathering the sparse crop of buffalo bones
for the Hutchinson market, and carefully
placing the head bones with horns pointing
downward, to be filled with sand and water
| which freezing therein much enhanced the
weight of the produce. And doing all this
as measure of retributive justice on ac-
count of the cussedness of those Hutchinson
fellows in the fraudulent Organization Of
Pratt county. Verify, Nick thou art q
.'cuter" and "with all thy faults we love thee
STILL"
The musical din of the hammer and saw,
busily piled on many new building and,
better yet, on many new sidewalks, ordered
by the city council, now awakens the echo
all over the city, whilst busy trade keeps all
our merchants steadily employed and the
goods-box whittier whittleth not any more.
Our township election passed off quietly,
fair vote was cast and sterling good men
were elected. Among them, James Kelly,
of the Press, for justice of the peace, q
Hrstrate SELECTION, for "Jim" will do credit
to himself and his decisions will weather
the shocks of time and stand the brunt Of
error and appeal.
Much real estate is changing hands both
in town and country and thus early in the
season gives promise of lively business when
the winter breaks.
A new bank with heavy capital, two new
and commodious churches, large and
handsome school building and calaboose
for the evil disposed are the enterprises Of &
public nature now on the tapis in the city.
Our Building and Loan association ha.
perfected its organization and elected it
officers and will very soon open its books fol
subscriptions. The gentlemen composing
the company are well known and reliable
and the association will no doubt be ben
eft to our city.
The bar of Pratt county has received al
addition of two desirable members recently
in the persons of Charles II. Apt, ESQ.,, o.
Columbus, Ohio, and Alvin Campbell, Esq,
of Charlottesville, lad. Both Of these gen
tlemen come well recommended, are pleasant
and afable, and are heartily welcome to oui
midst.
The darling hope of our hearts, and which
We cherish as no other hope was ever cher
ished, and which we turn over and fondle il
our minds every day and every hour, an(
which buovs US in our waking moments and
cheers us in our dreams, is the hope that tn
| Wichita and Western railroad will be ex
tended on 10 our city the coming spring, ant
put US in direct communication with Wichi
ta and the outside world in general. Will
this hope once realized there is nothing NOR
to be asked, Mr.. Editor, the cup OF our hap
piness and prosperity would be full, and VI
would be full, too full for utterance. WI
trust that the EAGLE will now and again re-
mind the railroad people that there is ricl
and rapidly growing region out west anxious
ly awaiting the breathing of the "iron horse
to infuse into it the active influences Of
teeming population and mighty develop
ment of agricultural riches, and there is bu
little doubt that the carrying trade Of thi
section would prove a paying Investment fo
railroad right now. c. H. Z