Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-04
TRIP TO KINGMAN ON THE DAISY
TRAIN

The Wichita and Western commenced
running on q new time card yesterday, leav-
ing the city at l0a. IN. Superintendent
Hill celebrated the occasion of putting on
the Daisy train, BY inviting the city council
and q number of business men and their
wives to take ride to Kingman and return.
The party consisted of Mayor Aldrich.
Councilmen Allen and wife, DR.. McAdams,
Stone, Richey, Smytb, Judge Glenn and
wife and Messrs Levy, wife and Miss Pittin-
ger, Colonel Lewis and wifi. Colonel Smith,
W. F. Green, F. w. Oliver. Al. Clark, K G.
Israel, T. c. Nash, Capt. White, A. Hess,
G. w. Brown, OF Cheney Journal. An
extra coach was provided for the party
who took possession, and were soon roll
ing away over the prairie, passing Goddard,
Garden Plain, Murdoch, arriving at King
man where delegation Of citizens were in
waiting, who conveyed the party to the
Laciede House where an elegant dinner was
prepared and IN waiting. After dinner car
riages were furnished and the party was
driven about the city until time for de-
parture arrived.
The courtesies shown to the party were not
only profuse, but genuine, and were fully ap-
preciated by the members of the party, who
hold themselves in readiness to return the
compliment whenever the opportunity Of.
| fers. They were not only pleased with the
entertainment, but were agreeably surprised
at the immensely of the city. 1t has. and is
growing very rapidly. A number of i'm
posing business houses are being built
while they already possess several as fine
| business blocks as can be found in the state
The city has dash about it indicative OF
success-being located in one Of the best
agricultural counties in the southwest, and
| commands large trade from the west
Through the courtesy Of Supt Hill oul
party was augmented in numbers by the
following business and professional men OF
kingman:
Hon. +. E. Gillett, representative; r. +
Bolles, county attorney; John A. Cragun
register of deeds; \. S. Arnold, county
treasurer; 1. w. Rush, county commission
er; William Green, probate judge; Capt. L
c. Olmond, DIR. W. n. Horn, Geo. d. Far.
rar, j. c. Foley, editor Courier; b. S. Hutch.
| ms, editor Leader; b. T. Frazier. council
man; G. ID. Hutchins, Geo. w. Craycroft
Geo. Hebillis, r. L. McKinstry, II. H
Graves. w. L. Brown, DR.. d. d. Fife, II. G.
McComsnt, w. 3. Nicholson, II. Billings
N. Silver. L. a. McMannery, Geo. Keys
d. II. Kinsey, j. w. Alton, Jas. F. Smyth
II. w. Sawyer.
The party arrived home without skip OIL
break, and on nearing the great metropo
lis an informal meeting was held, with
Councilman Joe Allen in the chair, F. w
| Oliver, secretary; when the following reso
lutions were offered, read and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we extend to Superin.
| tendent Hill, our thanks for his kind invita-
ton which we SO gladly accepted, and we
congratulate him on the successful manage
ment of the best equipped railroad in the
state, and also to Auditor Waltes for The
| many courtesies shown TO the party, also to
Conductor Woods for favors.
Resolved, That we return our thanks t,
the citizens Of our sister city, for the uni
! form kindness which was extended to u
| during our short visit TO their city.
The writer and wife arc under obligation
to b. s. Hutchins, editor of the Leader, Tor {
pleasant hours drive