Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-03
kIOWA KITES.
Nrw KrowA. Kas., March 90.

NEW KIowA, Kas., March 90.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
With the sunshine Kalona again send
you few items from our thriving town.
N. F. Frazier, Of the Bank of FL Dorado
has invested in 500 lot and will shorl,
proceed TO erect . two-story brick business
house.
Mrs. Dr. Turity, Of Wichita, invested in
some $50 per acre land adjoining town las,
week.
The real estate business is keeping pace
with sill other lines, the transfers of property
in New Kiows and the suburbs aggregstine
$4,000. OF this amount Holmes & Flynn
sold $4,000 worth in the form of section
to N. Moulter, of Knox county, Illinois,
who will at once put it under the pillow.
The Bank Of New Kiows opened last Fri.
day, and the deposits for the first day ran
over $4,000 Mr.. Ellis, the cashier, is a
very obliging gentleman and is welcomed
back BY his many old friends with whom be
punched cows" years ago
We have at last appointed a marshal in
the person Of Mr.. O'Shee, who has proven
himself worthy Of tho confidence of the
citizens.
While at Medicine Lodge some time ago,
your correspondent met the newly ap-
pointed Judge who was being talked to and
congratulated BY all his old-time friends.
The second story Of our $4,000 hotel Is
being rapidly closed up and it in connec-
ton with the three others now in operation,
will supply all the demand for the expected
rush.
The saloons have followed the example of
the comfy seat and closed. The new law
is considered too much for them.
Riley Robinson, of San Angela, COL, is
the latest legal addition. He appears to DO
= thoroughly posted practitioner and will
shortly have n good practice.
J. W. Cookson has taken partner in with
him in the drug business, the rev acquisi-
ton being DR.. McAlrath, Of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Work is rapidly progressing on the rail-
road, which is bound to reach here by July.
Considerable dissatisfaction is manifested in
the Wichita land district east of here, yer
the carelessness Of Dick Walkers clerks
who, in sending out township plots, omit
very frequently to make mention that GER
tain lands which have been proven up
months ago are taken, hence claim jumping
is in order. 1t is a lucky thing for the land
Office magnates that they send out their
faulty documents from Wichita, otherwise a
little large. practice would be INDUCED in.
Now that the cold wave is gone cattle men
are being pestered by hide buyers. Ed Al
len. of Wichita, keeps the boys in laughter
by recounting yarns.
A new brick yard is about 20 open with
MIR. Allison, of Lyons, as manager.
Three lumber yards are now kept very
busy. but three other companies have al
ready secured lots, and by June lst wo will
have at least six goodlumber yards.
One of COUGHS Oklahoma boomers struck
the town Sunday. After talking up his
scheme he imbibed too freely in tanglefoot
and settled s. hotel bill by rendering
fve-cen piece to the proprietor and inform
ing him he was broke. 1t is needless to.say
he WAS fired.
DR.. Robert Hit, of Chicago, is erecting a
fine 24x60 building, which he proposes to
occupy for drug store.
Farming has begun, and as kalona is
Of a granger, we will close for the
present. KALoNA.