Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-10-16
ANTHONY.
To the Eii;or of the Eagle.

o the Il .tOr OF lnc fSHie
The city of Anthony is still BOOM
ing The contract j. LET, and opera
ton is commenced on school build
ing worth SlS eco. The erection OF
the building will be pushed as speedi-
ly as possible, a. the necessities of the
city demand it. The design of the
building is such that if completed "a
now designed, (as it no doubt it will
be- will be second 10 no building in
the state. The first intention was to
erect building at an expense of
Sl4 900, but the continual growth and
Importance of the city of Anthony,
clearly suggests to the people and
their Off Representatives that a
larger building is needed, and by an
other year, one still larger will be de-
manded in the west end of town. Mr..
Willis, formerly of Wichita, has been
busy for the last two weeks putting
down cement pavement in front OF
tllc IUel Natichdi Ddih anu M e
Shelly's new brick store on the south
side of Main street, where johnson
brothers have opened a fiuc a store
as any in the southwest, with the fine
| smooth cement pavement, grand and
imposing ediiice of the First National
Bank, and the tasteful display OF john
son Brothers, the south side of Main
street presents beautiful appearances
| The north side of Main street has not
| been neglected Mr.. Willets has the
same cement pavement laid IN front of
the Jennings block, which will this
coming week be occupied by business
firms of various kinds, viz: Drugs,
clothing. dry goods, hardware and
groceries.
The Anthony Land & Loan compa-
ny have fitted up the upper story of
the Jennings building in fine style,
| where they will in the future serve
their patrons with the same decorun
and expediency as they have done
heretofore in their more humble apart.
ments.
The outside world is no, forgetful
of the pluck, push and promise of An
| thony. Two railroads from different
points are now contemplated, a1d
doubtless these two with others will
have their lines extended into Antho.
ny ere another autumn has numbered
in the great cycle Of the ages.
II is an old saying that a bad start
makes good ending. 1t seems 10 be
a true saving with Anthony. IL:
growth, so much desired by its few
| inhabitants, in the first years of its
existence, was slow and steady as the
dews which fall unseen, but of late
wears and especially the last summer
one enterprise after another has come
upon the people unexpected, no use
less talk, no bluster, the success OF the
city is an assured fact and no wind il
necessary to secure permanent and
substantial improvements.
| This has been court week III An
thony, where the temple of justice o
Harper county stands. Over two
hundred cases graced or disgraced the
docket for this term, only a few oil
which will be tried. The fact is APP
parent that our terms of court are toe
short and far between To transact the
| Of mt na1 la
county. The special interest of thi'
term appeared to be centered in tn,
liquor cases against the druggists OF
Anthony. As our learned county
attorney q and his worthy counter
part together with the committee on
prosecution appointed by selected
coterie(D which assembled in the Con
gregationa church, and which i:
backed by the law and order league,
believed they were going to have al
the druggists enjoined from selling in
toxicating liquors. and indeed tenn
porary restraining order was granted
but when the petition for enjoining
came up for argument, there were
only eighteen errors, prima facia, il
the drawing up of the paGers. W.
are not informed whether all errors
were fatal or not, but certainly enough
were fatal to support the petition tc
quash the petition TO enjoin. However
the court gave PERMISSION to amend
and on Monday morning the county
attorney and his worthy counterpart
will make another display of ability(?
OF course gossip in the matter is not
wanting and people are not slow TO ex
press themselves, as did the Scottish
lord, when asked his opinion of King
James, said he, "Ken yoI a John ape:
If have joco by the collar can make
him bite you: il you have him by the
collar you can make him bite me-" j
a. Love, the assistant county attorney