Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-10

, bills collected, they jumped their board bill
and left the city, we suppose to catch Gud
II geons in some other place. We are awar
c that many of those who were caught b,
q these fellows, will take up with the mex
: snide affair that comes along, but We though
We would once more show up this kind o
frauds. They probably got away with abou
% $500 for their weeks work.
y THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REUNION
This afternoon the VI. Z. Sunday schoo
will celebrate their thirteenth anniversary a
the new church. Old pastors, old supcrin
tendents and old teachers have been invited
E to be present and join with the old scholars
h in singing the old songs. Few men can ri
n val W. f. Stanley as al entertainer Of young
n people. As a superintendent and conduc.o:
e of a Sunday school, we have never met hi
e equal. That the reunion this afternoon will
e be well worth attending, there is not the
4 least doubt. There are few fairer sights in
4 this world than a multitude of bright-faced
! innocent-eyed children pouring forth the
G JOY of their hearts in simple song.
a reporters ears were yesterday snitten
y
with sharp thwacking sound as he passed
, the corner of Market and Douglas avenue.
Turning sharply he beheld What may be de-
nominated pounding machine \ half
; dozen able bodied Micawbers were amusing
themselves, whilst waiting for something TO
turn up, by pounding the machine with a
,, msul. At each blow the indicator on the
scale denoted the force of the blow in reg
istered pounds. After this We may expect
the jack-machine, to see how hard each
donkey can kick, and then-well, we think
the fool-killer will Just came along and have
harvest.
Our friend Moser, the fruit grower, was
enlightcning lis yesterday upon the deep
things Of pomology. We used 10 think We
were pomologist when wee youngster.
Al! fruit then was sweet from n green per-
simmon TO that Of the preserves We hooked
upon a convenient shaving or spoon when
the cooks back WAS turned. But our pre-
ceptor Of yesterday said that the peaches of
this year were numerousiy twins; even trip
lets, and so on. It appears that the peaches
have a way of growing together as many as
four or i've Of them in knot. This is an
interesting subject. and its cau~,. is not very
well understood as Yet.
1t is said that all the city council and
other city officers including the members of
the board of education have for years been
| in ,- fEa I.r =
law authorizing him to administer the oath
Of Office TO these what becomes Of all the
acts Of the past and of what force and effect
are the ordinances, legality Of bonds, ETC.,
etc? The farce of legalizing an Illegal action
Is but farce, being beyond the legitimate
body. Still We advise tie nervouslr inclin-
ed not to get all broke up over the matter
| Yesterday large drove of 2-year-old
stock cattle went through the city from But
Ter county on their way to Edwards county.
There were enough of these cattle TO block
the entrance to the bridge. And it is aprcpos
here to state that before long policeman TO
regulate the traffic oyer that bridge will be
| necessary or a disaster will occur there that
would pay for policeman for fve or six
years.
a drainage outlet is needed for West
Williams street that will carry the water di-
rectly into the river. At present this drain
age is carried east to Water street, north to
Douglas, and down that avenue to the river
This could all be avoided by cutting the
Williams street ditch about one hundred
| feet ives, to the old river bank. This whole
section is badly flooded every heavy rain
fall.
Yesterday evening a couple of 'toughs'
| and one of the 'frail sisters" amused them
selves throwing choice bits of billingsgate
at each other near the Santa Fe depot.
There were respectable gentlemen and ladies
near rs il was near train time 4 boy of
| about 10 years Of age was also noticed play
ing pranks on the ''soiled dove
We heard of q runaway on South Market
street yesterday evening, but didn't see it
and consequently don't know much about
it. Our informant said a farmers team got
away and ran agains; light wagon with an
occupant, tumbling it over snd spilling the
occupant into a mudhole. No damage 10
person or property is reported.
\. NJ. Denny has got back from Garden
City. He says that Finney county has rs
fine soil rs any par; of Sedgwick, and that
1t is only question of rain for that county
to come to the front If,he history of Kan
sas will do to indicate the future Finney viii
be all OK
Terry & Dumon: showed reporter the
plans of a house to be built for Geo. Harris
on the site of the old homestead on River
street Ii will cost nearly $500. Also one
Of house TOR our friend Thomas Jewell 10
be built on Water stree, near Ex-Msyor
Greifenstein's to cost near same figures
Prof. Black al the opera house tonight
Subject. Comparative religion. or Christian
ity compared with the ancient and modern
religions Of the world" This in all prob
ability will be Prof. Blacks last sermon. and
we doubt not one Of his best All should |
hear him. Admission free.
Another carload Of fine horses has been
received by the Morgan Bros. One OF the /
brothers went 10 o;tumws. Iowa, for this /
stock. The tide will turn esstwardly in
this horse business in year or so. when /.
Kansas gets her fine stock well and nuIner-
ously bred up.
The clergy of town and frieni Is are invited !
TO attend the funeral services OF Rev. /. e. (
Brown, which will take place at Lis late I
residence, No. so9 South Lawrence avenue,
Monday. Msy 1lth, st II o'clock. s. m.
q. a. Lynn. OF she vicinity o; Waco STA
ton. was in the city yesterday. he reports ]
things behind in farming He Says the !
weeds are growing rapidly, and Threaten 70
take the early planted corn.
Crib. the builder is row building a
couple Of one and $ half story houses on the .
corner Of Third and Main stree. FOR we'll
TODD farmer named Tempsnier.
We saw Major DAVIS in the suburbs of
the city yesterday, taking the census and
general statistics; besides he wss assessing /