Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-19
THE RAMBLER
Gets Rounded Up Himself and Then
Rounds Up the West Side and
the Garfield University.
Around the Campus Martius-Broad
Streets Being Graded-Street
Railway Project.
Two New Bridges and Other important
Works Engaging the Attention
of Inter ested Parties.

had a tough time of il yesterday and II
things continue to boom in the same direc-
ton for any great length of time guess III
HE me away to the mountains for my
| health, for no matter how it may be with
others it's getting uncomfortable for me.
No sooner had seated myself in the
Office after breakfast to smoke and consider
| what should write for the amusement OF
| waiting universe, than two military looking
gentlemen rushed in with perspiration and
angry scowls chacing each other over the
rugged landscape of their countenances.
The foremost one had the air OF a
Prussian soldier with courageous lines IN
the plat of his face, with no nose
to speak of, of an electric light hue. The
other carried something in mis- right hand
| which for some reason he kept well behind
him. The military gentleman kept bis right
hand in his coat pocket, and in his left he
held the EAGLE with his thumb pointing to
a paragraph referring to new drug store.
His first remark was, "Look here! you wrote
that. amt it, l couldn't deny the charge,
nor get to the door, and hadn't much time,
for the man who held his hand behind his
back drew forth well balanced whip, and
he of the electric nose drew q number OF
we'll selected brick bats out OF
his coat pocket and the war
bepan. Rather than discuss the
question without previous preparation, l
bol,ed the convention and flew away to a
SPOT where would have my time to myself.
So tina. drug store item did not yield In pay
ing quantities, but as my two friends are APP
parently satisfied with the returns, 1 have
determined to lie. the matter drop.
In thu afternoon heard that delegation
of those who wanted to be delegates to the
state convention desired to zee me, but
Capt. F. G. Smyth came to my rescue and
took me on a tour Of inspection over
Junction addition and the site OF the Gar
field university. After crossing the big river,
which is now at pretty high stage
the first thing that engaged our
attention was r. NJ. Gardner's new hotel
which is nearing completion and which Will,
when completed, be a very respectable
building and well arranged for hotel. AS
we drove through the Fifth ward l could
not but wonder at the progress Of that part
of town since it was taken into the city as q
ward Just about one year ago. linen Tue
population was 26s, now it is upwards OF
loo. Where can such progress DO beaten!
Numbers of very handsome dwellings line
the Streets and many good brick and frame
business houses have been built. Verify,
Wichita is great city; but that side
IS really in the initial stage of progress, rs
anyone who will take the trouble to calcu-
late what ia to occur there within the year
| will readily see. The building Of fine resi-
| dences over there has not vet begun. Men
who have the means to build hne houses
have bought lots in the Junction acdiuon
| and they intend TO build. L had no idea OF
the vast amount of work done and being
done in that Junction addition. This is not
intended AS n puff for that addition, for i
| believe it is all sold. Every street and alley
in the addition is well graded and the
| names printed on posts on each
| corner. Douglas avenue is graded, all but
enc or two blocks, for the street car line
clear out TO the site of the Garfield uri'er-
sity, and a number of teams and men are at
work finishing the grade.
Captain Smyth has number Of teams
| and men at work grading broad avenue
leading up to the front of the Garfield uni
versity. Some of those who predicted that
there would be no college built there for
wears to come, and probably not at sill, may
sheer at the mention of an avenue leading
| up to the college door, but they needn't
snecr.
We met Rev. Hendryx out there, and
he informed us that men Will
| be put to work next week excavating for
the foundation and that as soon as stone can
be brought from Towsnda they will put
forty or fifty men and masons to work on 1t,
90 that it will not be long until it will be
more than a college in name. II is situated
Just by the Fort Scott Y, SO that there will
be no hauling of the stone from the railroad.
The cite is q very fine one and all the talk
of sandy foundation that has been in
dulged in is all stuff and the site is higher
than this side of the river.
A company, consisting of NJ. w. Levy,
n. f. Niederlander, f. e. Smyth, A. w.
Oliver and Kos Harris have been organized
TO build q street car line from the corner Of
Douglas avenue and Main street out to the
Catholic Sisters seminary and around to
tho very door of the Garfield university,
also on several cross streets on that side.
They intend to ask the county commission
ers for the privilege to build a bridge across
the river from the corner of Main street and
Douglas avenue, and as broad as the present
wagon bridge, on the north side of that
structure.
They also intend building another bridge
over the river on the avenue that leads up
TO the university, which will come out op-
posite Lincoln avenue. Thus it will be seen
tina, wonders will be accomplished, and for
that matter, wonders have been accom-
plished already.
Rev. j. ID. Hewett WAS out there driving
with his new colt, accompanied by Hon. X.
Z. Lawrence. There were quite a number
riding on, there snd already the place is
attracting considerable attention.
WAGON WORKS REJECTED