Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-20
ANTHONY ACTUALITlES.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle
ANTHONY, Feb. 16, 1885.
That new judicial district. composed OF
Sumner, Harper, Barber and Comanche
counties, will be formed during the present
session of the legislature is now so generally
believed that applicants for the judgeship
are becoming numerous. w. K. kirkpatrick;
w. S. Cade and r. B. Shepard are the Har-
per county candidates for the appointment.
That fellow who wanted to start saloon
in Anthony has not been heard of since the
night OF his interview with the city council.
He soon learned that he was not wanted here
Since prohibition became the law OF the
state no saloon has been tolerated in An
| thony, and moreover none will be tolerated.
Our four drug stores can supply all intoxi-
cants that are needed for "mediciEal or me-
chanical purposes" and should the demand
grow beyond their ability to supply, Harper
is "only ten miles away"
The amount of improving to be done in
Anthony this year is simply immense. Fiji
cen two-story brick business buildings,
25 feet by 100 to lao feet, large number of
residences, and $4,000 school house are
already among the certainties. Among the
many new enterprises may be mentioned
carriage shop from Charlottesville. Indiana,
and a new Republican paper with power
press. Work will be commenced en- the
former, and the latter will be grinding with
in the next sixty days, go am reliably in
formed.
Who will get the postofice! That is the
question. Postmaster Lindsay's conn ission
will not expire till near the close of Cleve-
lands term of Office. Civil service rules
would say, let him alone; but what are civil
service rules to hungry Democrat. The
election is over, ITO the victor belong the
spoils,' and Mr.. L. was probably .offen-
sively partisan" during the late campaign,
j. e. he voted the Republican ticket. j. ID.
Elgan, j. B. Forbes and c. V. Alexander
are the applicants, and they will bring strong
pressure to bear on the powers that are to
be In favor of change.
The teachers Of Harper county have sus-
tanned a county association for nearly three |
years. Their meetings are held the frst |
Saturday of each month. The February |
meeting was held at Anthony last Saturday. |
There were about forty teachers and large |
number of patrons from different parts of
the county in attendance in the evening.
Prot. Saunders, president of the Fort Scott
normal gave an excellent lectures plea for
higher education-which was well received.
The next meeting will be held the first Sat-
urday in March at Harper. An excellent
programme has been arranged and a good
time is expected. Prof Garfield, of the
state university at Lawrence, will lecture in
The evening No county in the state takes
deeper interest in education, and no county
has made more rapid progress in educational
matters than Harper county has since its or
Eanization. The new county superintend-
snt, ]. Z. Hutchison; has enetred on his
work with an enthusiasm worthy of his po-
,ition.
Our church people have read with deep
interest your accounts Of the revival in your
,ity. Very interesting meetings have boen
aeld in Anthony the last six weeks, but
nothing like 3 general awakening has re-