Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-10-17
GARDEN PLAIN.
To the Editor OF the Eagle:

To the Editor OF the Eagle:
Your correspondent owes an apollo
gy. perhaps, TO the EAGLE as well as
TO the many readers of the same. at
this place, for his neglect in not an
pearing oitencr with his notes from
Garden Plain, but as this is year
noted for its reforms(0, We crave the
indulgence Of all, until we have an OPP
portunity of being wrought upon in
such way as to make us more zeal
Gus in the future in the way of trans
uniting TO your lively paper the items
of interest as they transpire in the
town and region round about.
Our business men all seem 10 be well
satisfied with their trade, and are lay
ing in fall supply of goods of all
kinds. in anticipation of heavy fall
trade.
Messrs Iiymer 4 Mcclure, who
have heretofore made a specially Of
dry goods and clothing, have remod-
cled the interior Of their store and
have put in full stock of groceries.
Their neighbors. Messrs. Goodwin Il
Peters. who have heretofore dealt ex-
clusively i'll groceries, determining
not 10 be outdone, have laid in a full
supply of dry goods, boots and shoes.
Henry Morrison, who has SO long
managed the business of MIR. 4. Thorn
as, at this place, has decided 10 man
age his own store, which he is now
erecting and which will be stocked
with full line of staple AMI fancy
groceries. Mr.. Thomas has removed
his stock of dry goods and groceries
to Mt. Hope.
Mcssrs Chadwick & Strong. our
new druggists, have moved into the
building formally occupied by Mr.
Thomas, and are as busy a. bees re-
arranging their stock of drugs.
The public school building, the con-
tract for which was awarded 10 John
Kiefner, ST.. is rapidly nearing com
pletion, aud adds much TO the appear
ance of the town.
Mr.. Isaac Rafliff having had his
losses on his flour mill. which was de-
stroyed by fire some time since, adj
justed by the several Insurance com
panies, left yesterday for his old home
at Arno. Indiana, accompanied by his
family and that of his son-in-Iaw, Mr..
W. Cosner. Ii is not known whether
we shall nave a new mill soon or
not but that il has been shown that is
a good location for mill, il is proba-
bic that we shall. We hope our bust
ness men will take the matter in hand
at once.
The Ninnescah Baptist association
convened here on the LIST inst. Moses
Parker, of Clearwater, was elected
permanent chairman, and w. III. San
.iusky, secretary and treasurer. Re
ports from the different churches and
Sunday schools were read by the diff
fercnt pastors and messengers, all
showing a marked Improvement i'll
church and kindred labors, II was
stated by the church-going peo-
pie that this was one of the
most satisfactory meetings of
the kind ever been held in
this portion of the state
Among the ministers present, we
noticed the following: W. w. Dor
man, Garden Plain; a. ID. Axion,
Danville: J NJ Via, Arkansas City;
J. B. Carroll. W. +. Harper, Wichita;
w. Parker, Moses Parker, Clearwater;
d. T.. Row, W. L. Ray, Cheney; J. T.
Cummings, Garden Plain; &. Tilberry,
J. III. Long, South Haven; J. X. Ed
wards, Anthony; w. T. johnson, Gar
den Plain; W. W Durham, Yelling
ton; G.. n. Drury, Clearwater; i. II.
Wells, Augusta: J. NJ Wood, Harper:
and others whose names we could not
get.
Our school board have secured the
services of Mr. c. r. Welch. as prin
cipal of our ,choo! the coming year.
Mr. WEIGH comes 10 Us highly recon-
mendei and 10 doubt will bc able TO
sustain the reputation lie has already
made as an educator, a, any rate we
wish him success.
Mr. James Odcll is AT work in the
Swaziland school. Miss Bell Roseu-
Netiic Rosenberg at the Casad
school lGi:OTUs.