Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-03

in the country reveal the fact that
corn and potatoes are doing well.
Oats looks fine and there is now and
then field of fine wheat, but this is
| an exception.
This has been very favorable spring
for sod breaking and thousands of
| acres have been turned over this
spring: on the whole our farmers are
cheerful and happy, and the hundreds
of new settlers that came III last fall
and early this spring arc delighted
with this country. None want to
leave but are writing to their friends
back iii "Shakerdom'' to come TO
to Kansas.
Our fruit trees are mostly young
and small and loaded with fruit. Mr..
Leach says he will have one hundred
bushels of strawberries.
Geo. +. Filley has got his bill posters
for the horse races TO come off June
II, y and l3, upon the streets last
| Saturday, and the hundreds of farm
crs signify their intention to attend
| the first meeting of the kind IN King
| man county. The secretary, Mr.. Fill
| ley, i authority for saying that there
are eigbty-Onc entries of horses up TO
date That Kingman will be alive
| with lovers of fine horses there is no
| doubt. Aside from the enjoyment t he
s., 900 offered III purses is sufficient to
induce those Of a speculative and
| financial turn OF mind to attend.
Word comes from Mr.. Burns, vice.
president of the d., NJ. X y. railroad, ,
that the contract had been let 10
Fitzgerald Il Maloney. and that work
would soon be begun; that the com
mlssioners had been selected and adj
verii-ed for the condemnation for
right of way up TO this county, and
that he himself would be here this
week to appoint commissioners for
the same purpose for this county.
Five weeks notice has Ia be given by
publication before the commissioners
can act
Negotiations are still going on
for the erection of the big hotel and
parties from distance who are ill.,
teresting themselves, are expected
here this week.
III. l.. Bal X Son, prOprietors of
the Ball house, gave last Sunday what
might be called their opening dinner.
The guests were served with fine
printed bill of fare, and the French
cook from Africa more than spread
himself, with unpronouncable names
to the average scholar. but suffice to
say that everybody got some, even if
they had used the words ''givc me
some of that" The ices were fine.
the cream, delicious, and the fruits
perfnmed the dining room not unlike
a ship from the Bcrinuia-. The tray
cling public was well represented and
OF The town people may be mentioned
Prof. Sloan, j. G. Faley. the author
of the late unpleasantnes-, Judge
Green, w. a. Kelly and wife, viii
Fossett and wife, f. c. Leon and 9th
ers. As the latter gentleman was an
invited guest, he made no inquiry
about what financial arrangements
had been made BY his host. He was
satisfied with his ill and hoped the
same kind of treatment will be re-
pcated. The Bail house is one at the
first-class houses OF the town.
Mr.. f. f Bean is spreading his
breezes all over the local columns of
the Courier. He might do worse.
There is not a Sheeney in any line
OF business in kingman, but the col
ored people are getting as thick a.
flies around Il country school house
DIR. Myers aud Eson Bros soda
fountains are kept busy these hot
days, aud Charlie aud Tom are in
constant demand.
Mrs. T.. BollOns, OF Dayton, Ohio,
purchased a store and lot on Main
street of Billy Childs and paid 81
600; also "A house and five lots near
Mr.. j. +. Jones for $1,000. Judge l..
Hank, OF Hutchinson, bought quar-
ter section for 81 900. DIR. Chas. H.
Miller bought four acres on the south
side in llouk's addition for $500 The
two land sales were made by f. G.
Cole x Go. Real estate is bccomin"
lively in kin@man and will increase a
road LEON.