Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-17
LAND CONTEST

A very important trial of a land contest
case is going on at the land Office in this
city, the style of which is, the United States
in relation to James Cummins and Willie
L. Jackson. Some fifteen or sixteen wit
nesses have been examined on both sides of
the case and is the second time that it has
been before this tribunal, once in contest
of entry and now contest to set aside an
entry, OF what is claimed to be fraudulent
entry. The evidence shows that Miss Will
lie Jackson entered on land in November,
1883, situated near Anthony and within the
time prescribed by law made necessary inn
provements and got her first papers in Sep
TENDER 1884. james Cummins entered on
the land in January 1884, and contested the
entry in September but failed, and the
young lady got her certificate. Soon after
he commenced his action to set aside the
entry on grounds of failure to comply with
the law. Miss jackson has three sisters,
two of whom are engaged with her in the
millinery business at Anthony, and the costs
of the contest which she bears is very large,
having at this time nine witnesses here on
expense. She has shown pluck and de-
termination in the matter that has been very
commendable and however the case is de-
cided will have the sympathy of all who
have become acquainted with the case.
Attorneys Lauck for the plaintiff and
0'Brien for defendant.
THE WINDY WONDER OF THE WEST.
The windy wonder of the west is COM
posed Of a half dozen or SO towns located in
three counties and two states, at the mouth
of the Kaw river, and known as Kansas
City, town or combination of towns that
have about reached the summit of their
glory, which has been largely made up of
brag and blow, and of fortuitous circum-
stances. We had thought that the place or
places would go forward in the same Won
derful windy way for two or three years yet
or until Kansas, as state, should have
swelled out in population and wealth to the
proportions which she is not only capable
but which are inevitable, when her own
cities, having secured all the.ljnes of trans
portation that can be utilized, would take
care of her trade and productions of her
own soil, but, there are many evidences, now
seen by observant men, which indicate that
Kansas will reach that importance sooner
than expected, and that, consequently, the
windy wonder of the west will cease TO wax
only to wane. Probably no combination
ever made the frantic efforts nov being put
forth by the one at the Kaw's mouth, to
keep its wind. 1t not only crops out in its
papers but in talks of three hundred
thousand dollar board Of trade building
and other extravagancies too numerous TO
mention. Any man who will concede that
Kansas City has gotten all she has and is
from Kansas must logically conclnde, then,
that she has all she will ever get, unless the
cities of Atchison, Leavenworth, Topeka,
Emporia, Fort Scott and. Wichita and the
people of the state at large prove recreant
TO their own trusts. We did not start in to
point out, nor elaborate, but railroads are
the sole secret of Kansas City's past domin-
ancy over this state. That source of SUI
premacy, must, inevitably, now soon slip
from her grasp if Kansas people are but
true TO themselves. If any one should an
swer: "But there is her location" we reply, |
its potency is myth,a windy winder wonder
fully worked but henceforth weak and
worthless. We need only cite Minneapolis
and st. Paul, within stones throw of each |
other, three times as great as Kansas City
Today.
For Kansas people, Kansas Taxpayers,
Kansas corporations, the watchword win be,
lway with the windy wonder which wonder
July wins by wringing wealth where she
never wrought.
WHAT OUR READERS KNOW.