Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-13
kINCMAN.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
We have an August sunshine. The zeph- |
yr breezes fan us softly, and if magnolias do |
not bloom, the leaves, still green. still wave
gently meath the midnight mellow moon
light. Old Jack Frost is tardy visitor this
fall in this part of Sunny Kansas.
And although we are all astir here at
kingman, the grand old EAGLE, proud
| emblem of earth's fairest and proudest
birds, never seems disposed of late TO stretch
a wing TO bear the inter esting facts to
waiting and anxious world.
At no time in the history OF our city have
we witnessed so much animation, rush and
rustic in every branch OF bushes as at the
present time. The Babcock Hardware Co.
has moved into its magnificent brick block.
And we learn that Mr.. j. j. Strickland will
soon occupy with his immense stock Of dry
goods another room of this fine building.
II is reported, also, that the postoftice will
soon be moved to an adjoining room of the
same block.
ID. b. Cook & Co. have sold out their in
terest in the fine brick block that is now
being rapidly pushed forward at the corner
of Main and Sherman streets to Mr.. Bush
| and we learn that the lower story will be ap-
propriated to business rooms, while the Sec
| ond and third are to be constructed with n
| view to hotel purposes. This is to be the
peerless hotel of the west, and that it will be
| kept in u manner becoming the msgnifcence
of the structure, no further evidence is
needed than knowledge Of Mr.. Bush, the
owner and builder.
Mr.. John Drummond has sold bis stock
os groceries to one Mr.. Brobst, of this city.
Mr. ID. began business Eere only two years
ago last spring with about 500, and after
keeping out $500, his stock at the sale in
voiced ut S4,s00, We understand that Mr..
ID has no debts-not dollar. He has not
only q fine residence here but other valuable
city property and fine farm near King
man, and instead of riding the old diiapo-
dated dun pony that he did when be first
came to Kansas, when he herded Mr.. Litch-
fields sheep in Reno county for SIS per
month, he now drives $500 horse and rides
in sos phaeton. Mr.. D., when he
quit the herd of Mr.. L., traded the old dun
for cheap suit of clothing-he could get
no other to make himself presentable to APP
appear ut Rolf Bros. in H., where he offered
his services as clerk in their dry goods store
for the sum of $40 per month, and when
they offered him S35 per month Mr.. ID. was
,nsulted; got mad, came to X. and bor-
rowed few carpenters tools and pushed
the plane until he pushed out 500, with
which he at once went into business, and
with what results we have described, and
| which We would not have taken the pains to
do, only TO show the world, where the
proud EAGLE soars, how miserably men
fail at Kingmcn, in bleeding Kansas.
Uncle John, as he is Familiarity called, has
retired from business with everything heart
could wish, except woman. And as for
this he must content himself to wander
adown life's dark vale all alone, and if the
readers of the EAGLE wish to know the rea-
son for this, send for his pho;o-and the Sc
| cret is out.
Dr. Burns, vice president of the
d. NJ & a. railroad and John
| L. Jones, cashier of the Bank of
Kingman, have purchased $40 acres of land
on the projected line of the ID. Ma a. Rail
road, sixteen miles northwest of kingman
| in Reno county. A town company has been
organized and the site will be surveyed and
plated and new town started at once.
A neat and substantial church house,
built by the United Brethren, was dedicated
here on last Sabbath by Bishop Kesshart.
The Bishop preaching able sermons both
| morning and evening.
A new PORK packing house is being built
by W. l.. Brown & Co., in West kingmsn.
Also a new feed and sale stable on Main
street in North kingman; also another in
South kingman. and one on Main street in
Old Kingman, and the fourth on Avenue b
West
DIR. Burkets fine brick block on Main
stree. is nearing completion.
Our hotels are crowded TO overlooking
every night
An election was held for voting bonds
to the Texas & Panhandle Railroad here
on the 10Th inst. which gave handsome
majority in favor Of the bonds. At the
same date an election WAS 10 have been been
held in Grove township, Reno county
to vote bonds TO the ID. NJ. X A.
Railroad. Tursn is a young town of
much promise in this tcwnhip- The ID. NJ.
i A r. have surveyed their railroad 10 this
town. 100 scres have been surveyed and
plotted. of which the railroad company have
81 per cent. The country which is unsur-
passed for beauty and excellence has been
settled some nine years, and the farmers are
well TO do And it is far out at sea from
rival towns. snd the railroad. company have
declared their intentions to make this place
the end Of = divisi, n and intend putting up
a round house. Offers, etc. Thus the great
west is filing up, and towns and villsges are
multiplying. Meantime kingmsn nestled
in the rich Alluvial valley, stretching out on
either side thy placid waters Of the famous
Ninnescah, lowering in the msgesty snd
Crsndeure of her youthful vigor, stands I'M
surpassed and unequslled, the pesT OF all her
| -;rsls s B.