Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-02
NORWICH NOTES
the Editor of the EAGLE


To the Editor of the EAGLE.
We doubt very much if there is an
other town in Kansas, ofits age, that
has such city like appearance as has
Norwich.
About month ago Main street was
graded its entire length of half mile,
and there is now no more perfectly
graded street in the state. Although
it is only little more than four
months ago since the first house was
started in this town, to-day there are
fifiy-six good, substantial buildings
completed and quite number more
are under contract.
The new NJ. f. church is fast nearing
completion. Ii is structure that
would be a credit TO a much older
town. Ii not only shows that the cit
liens of the town and surrounding
country have faith in its future
growth, but il evidences that spirit
OF morality is existing in our midst
that goes far tow ards making this a
desirable place to locate.
The Norwich Bank threw open its
doors for business last Monday week
ago, and since then has been doing a
good business. w. W. Robbins 4 Co.
are proprietors of this institution, w.
W. Robbins having charge of
the business here. Mr. Robbins for.
merly lived in Hartford, Conn, and
has been in the banking business for
years. The institution is backed by
unlimited credit, and we bespeak for
il 4 successful career.
G.. III. Whitman has just built an
addition TO his already large store
building, and in the future will be
better able to accommodate his many
customers. He Is n good, live business
man and deserves his success.
A. Palmer, for several years perma-
nent citizen OF kingman. has bought |
DR.. Young's stock of drugs and medi-
cines, and in the future will make this
his home In him Norwich has gained |
another good citizen.
Thomas Worsley has about COM
pleted his new store room on the cor
ner OF Main street and Second avenue
south. Mr.. Worsley thinks of erect
ing several more buildings in the near
future.
We understand that James Carter,
a brother of our efficient postmaster,
has sold all of his property in Nc
Pherson county, and will arrive here
in few days. We welcome him to the
infant prodigy"
John w. Hopkins will in the future
run the daily hack between this place
and Conway Springs. Everybody
knows that Mr.. Hopkins is just the
man TO make this line boom.
\. w. Davis has withdrawn from
the firm of Sturgis, Jones & Davis,
and in the future the land and loan
business will be carried on by Messrs.
Siurgis & Jones. This is a reliable
firm and they thoroughly understand
their business.
George Willis, l.. A. Judson and
several others from this locality start
ed west about a week ago in quest of ,
land. They expect to be gone about
three weeks.
4 festival and oyster supper was {
given by the ladies of the NJ. +.
C urch, at the new church, on Thanks ,
giving night. The proceeds were for
the benefit of the church, and it was |
quite well attended. IL
Strangers who come TO Norwich !.
are always surprised at the rapid s
growth and busting air of importance G
She assumes for town of her age.
The town site Is always greatly ad-
mired, as il is perfectly situated for
natural drainage. The town is in
the Richest portion of kingman coun-
ty, and people are just finding out
that If has territory enough tributary
TO ii 10 support town of at least
three thousand inhabitants. There is
not a merchant or business man in II
the town to-day who is not doing a
better business than he ever expected y
TO do when he came here. By the
way, Mr.. EAGLE, if you will come d
iown and see the two side tracks that IL
nave been graded the entire length of
he town, you will agree with us that c
he ID, NJ. X A. projectors and the U
own company mean business Isn't it y
TO suppose that company .
which has been able to grade sixty d
niles of railroad. will also be able to o
ay the iron and put on the rolling a
took? u
Were all the companies that have y
,een organized to build roads to y
md from Wichita as solid, and had y
hey as good backing as has the d.. NJ. A
\ A, Wichita would soon be not only a
The metropolis of Southern Kansas. as q,
'he certainly Is to-day but the metrop- 81
Dlis of America. But, alas, most of n
hem are only paper roads that never Z,
nave, nor never will be able to grade r
,ue mile of road. In the meanwhile. T
however, the D., NJ. 4 A. and Nor n
yich continue 10 BOOM More in the a,
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1t would not be very strange in the N
ieXt campaign to see the Leavenworth b