Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
DERBY DoIN0s.
DERBY, Kas., April %

DEhbf, Mas, aprH -r'
To the Editor OF tho Daily Eagle.
No difference how much the winds blow
or the rains fall, thereby casting heavy
gloom over the farming community visiting
some localities with devastation and even
loss Of life ETC., they still continue to marry
md are given in marriage. In addition to
the gratifying nuptials last Wednesday nj
the residence of :hc brides mother, Mrs.
Rife,th present popular and efficient teacher
in charge of the Derby school. between Mr..
Eli Groves, of Wichita, and the beautiful
and yivscious Mics Lena Rife, Of Derby.
We are startled BY kindred revelation
nf Deacon Chamberlain Of this vicinity, who
il no less rich in honors than ripe in years.
being in d-licste health, after exhsusting the
whole catalogue ofpaternal no-trums and
medicnted bogus, he sought last fall the
bslmy mir Of the orange groves in Flor
ida and there found the sweetest and most
ff.ctive panacea for all mankind's ailments
in the person Of the accomplished and Hne
looking Miss French with whom it seems he
WAS acquainted in the long. long ago. away
back in the old granite state. Much happi-
ness and a long and prosperous life to you and
yours. Uncle Joseph. Well, T. J. McCasky
leading contractor commences this morn
ing the erection of a handsome little resi-
dence on Buckner street. west of the rail-
road track near the Presbyterian parsonage,
for Mrs. Corwine. Still We come. Mr..
Editor please wake up those surveyors and
send them down here We are getting furious
about that mill, etc. Our persevering
friend Cook will be prepared to greet them
joyfully any day after tomorrow night. No
changes of importance recently except the
purchase of the store room formerly owned
by Ward & Butts, by the present occupant,
Mr.. II. B. Ransom, who We arc informed
contemplates soon opening out q nice stock
Of dry goods in conjunction with his present
grocery. Go it Melvin, nothing like it.
Well, nobody died or got drunk sinee last
we wrote. Yours in haste, (H.)
Yesterday evening an EAGLE reporter,
while smelling sbou. for news, stumbled
onto long list of particulars Of decid-
edly sensational affair in which one or two
well known parties are con serned. At least
one prominent lawyer and medcs. man
are concerned in it. Just now We deem il
prudent not to launch the the thunderbolt
but in day or two probably we will LET the
cat out and divulge all the facts. When
that tins comes there will be soma s9uirm-
ing.
Mr.. G. A. Lyons, farmer living out on
the Cowskin, near Waco station, says that
he has ten acres Of corn up two inches high
de says the rains have interrupted the farm
ers considerably this spring in "Drouthy
Kansas but that with change of behavior
IN the part of the now capricious elements
they will soon recover. With the exception
# blackberries sll of the fruits, large anc
small. Mr.. Lyons ssys promise large yield
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1t is said the owner Of the property on the
northeast corner of Douglas and Topeka
avenues, opposite the east side Of the Man
haitian hotel block, contemplates buildin,
An elegant brick block on the premises il
the near future. The building will CORE
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