Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-16
SARATOGA STILL BOOMING.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
The old sdage that truth IL stranger
than fiction, is superb application to
Saratoga.
Notwithstanding that 10 fictitious
story, or pen picture has ever been
written to aid in the building up and
growth of Saratoga, she moves on in
the "even tenor Of her way" and has
grown to be the pride Of Pratt county.
We might write a story Of "Jim,"
the hero of tho picnic party, or OF
"Tom," the red-eysd gladiator Of the
Minnesota valley, and still contribute
no true history to the county or
country.
Saratoga has history.
The first settler Of Pratt county, ".
+. Gibbons, 10 by election mayor Of
the city today.
w. S. Corrie, another old pionee.
of the county, still holds on TO his first
love. and is a justice Of the peace Of
the township, and resident of Sara
toga.
Saratoga's history also records that
while town lots have bean given away
in order to work = boom, men of
judgment have located here, paid q
reasonable price for the property they
own, and are more than satisfied with
their investment.
Saratoga has another and recent
history land we desire all readers Of
the EAGLE to make o note Of this
fact), that the records OF Pratt county
show that the transfer Of and sale Of
town lots in Saratoga thrible discounts
all the sales put together Of all the
towns in Pratt county (Culiison ex-
cspted), and Ne might hI.per q sug-
gestioh here TO parties wish
ing to invest in 3 good
railroad town, that Saratoga, while
making no effort, nor playing
the confidence act will be the very
best town in this section Of the coun-
try, where great returns in very
short time will be realized for all in
yesfments made.
We desire to call the attention Of all
readers of the EAGLE that no contracts
have been lei for grading the exten-
sion Of the Wichita and Western rail-
road west of Saratoga, and why Is it
not reasonable TO suppose that the
terminus will be at Saratoga as long
as 1t was at Kinyman, and especially
when a newer country lays west Of
Saratoga at this date than laid west Of
Kingman 1t the date tho road was
completed to that point.
The improvements going On in
Saratsgs are Of . permanent nature.
A parsonage has just been erected
and the stone are on the ground for
the foundation for the new N. T..
church.
Burton and Christy Love just added
thirty feet to their drug store, max
ing it seventy feet.
Captain dickinson has recently
built an ice cream parler which, for
neatness and taste, would be a credit
to q city of $4,000 population.
J. A. Wallace's Iron-clad Implement
house, under the management of c.
E. Phillips, takes care Of that branch
of trade in this county.
w. Haste hes built on An addition
to his drug store, thereby Increasing
his facilities to accommodate his GUS
TONERS.
The city has arranged to build .
brick building 50xl00 feet, the lower
rooms to be secured as store rooms
and the upper room for hall purposes.
The city council met this week and
appointed the following city officers:
Geo. A. Lewis, treasurer; e. r. Miller,
attorney and clerk, W. W. Walton,
marshal.
In conclusion We desire 10 say that
we took q very pleasant ride this week
with Howard Booth to tho new town
Of Cnllison behind his match span Of
high stepping blacks, and IL any per-
son can ride over tho southwest part
OF Pratt county without saying il is q
rich and beautiful country must be
blind a. TO what it takes to make q
country beaufifui