Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-28
HIGHLAND CEMETERY.
Beau flying the Abode of the Dead

Go where you will in this city you will
find Improvements going on, new houses
and barns being built, old houses being re-
paired and reftted, new fences and side
walks being built and lawns and grounds
bea Gifted, all of which bears evidence OF
the prosperity of our people. This season,
too, the desire for Establishment has ex-
tended TO the home of the dead. More i'm
provements have been made and more re-
fined touches of ornamentation added to
Highland cemetery this season than in any
three previous yearr.
Through the courtesy Of W. W. Dill,
who is at present having his lot fixed up in
beautiful shape, an EAGLE reporter enjoyed
q ride TO the cemetery yesterday
morning, and was pleased TO note the sub
stantial improvement and artistic touches of
of ornamentation thst..have been added since
his last visit, on Memorial day. The ceme-
terry is fast becoming one Of the most beau
tiful in the state and contains many fine cost
" monuments. Speaking of monuments;
there is a beautiful elevated spot right in the
center OF the cemetery that would be a mag
nifcent site for Grant monument, and the
idea Of having one in this city has q strong
hold on large number of our people, many
of whom have expressed their willingness to
donate from S. to 500 for that purpose,
who see no reason who they should give q
cent for one in Leavenworth. Very few of
our people have occasion to visit Lesven-
worth except those who go TO the peniten-
tiery, and on an occasion of that kind they
are not apt to be very enthusiastic in
the matter Of monuments. Enough
could be obtained in this city in
very short time TO pay for a very nice
monument necessarily not grand nor i'm
posing, but one nevertheless..tha would be a
memorial TO Grant and an ornament to our
fine cemetery.
Major E. r. Powell, w. w. Dill, w. A.
Richey and o. c. Daisy have conceived a
new idea for putting their lots in splendid
shape and the work is now going on. For
neatness and cheapness the plan cannot
help recommending itself to all who see it
and viii probably be pretty generally adopt
ed, and if it does will add greatly TO the
beauty of the cemetery.
An iron fence with posts three feet high
the lot, the posts being embedded
in Portland cement curbstone foot high
and six inches thick, all around the lot be-
ing basement for the fence. Outside the
curb, and all around the lot is & cement
sidewalk about three feet wide. |
At the entrance Is one or two
steps, according to taste, upon which the
name is stamped in gold letters. The side
walk about the lot is an excellent arrange
nent, making it convenient in all sorts of
weather 70 20 around it without being wet |
~ grass or being in mud. Mr.. G. w. Sump-
ion who is o contractor of cement side
walks, floors, cisterns, &c, with an Office at
he corner Of Pine street and Fourth avenue,
md who has built nearly all the cement
idewalks in the city, is doing the work and
s receiving contracts every day or two, and
'robably will until ali the principal lots in
he cemetery are fixed up in like manner.
lie has four Of these contracts on hand Just
low. This style Of fitting up cemetery lots
J worthy Of everybody's consideration. The
ost, including the iron fence is only 500.
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