Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-09

| L hO i0tC 5hoW AAil W as thC NAV iCct
ever known in this section. South of
here, in the territory, it was eighteen
inches on the level, and the cattle in
terest is said to have suffered consider
able loss. The anticipation of a bright
spring opening for trade and building
will no doubt be fully realized. Grad
ing has already commenced on the new
road from Arkansas City to this point
and early in May is the time for Its
completion to this city. Owing to the
improved prospects for the town real
estate hos become quite active, and
last week over fifty lots for business
and resident purposes changed own
ership. The improvements in the
building line already in view are q
two-story business block with fifty feet
frontage, and located on the corner of
Fifth and Sixth streets. The material
used in its construction will be Sumner
county stone, which is considered q
superior article for the purpose. In
addition to the above, Mr.. F. C..
Brown. leading merchant of this
city, has just purchased the two lots
on Main street where the
old city hotel used to stand
before its destruction by fire last
summer. and it is expected he will
also put up handsome business house
on this location early in the spring.
Other important improvements are
also contemplated and no doubt set in
motion at an early date.
Last evening citizens meeting was
held at the opera house to determine
the question of water works for the
town. After a lively discussion of the
matter vote showed large ma
jority in favor of the plan. and the
city council was then authorized to
make contract with the water COM
pany as soon as possible. Mr.. Ad. n.
Jones, of Wichita, and one of the firm
of Herman & Jones, the contractors
is now here, and the writer was in
formed by him that the work would
begin in about three weeks. This will
also benefit the town, as the company
will give employment to large num-
Der of hands.
During the recent cold weather the
young people organized themselves
into benevolent society for the pur-
pose of helping those who were in
need of food and fuel. The success of
those entrusted in this praiseworthy
object has been very marked indeed,
and the entertainments, which consist
ed of social dances and other amuse-
ments, have been we'll attended, leav-
ing in the hands of the projectors
enough of the needful to provide for
all the wants of those who were suf-
fering, The EAGLES correspondent
called on Mr.. Beeson, the newly ap-
pointed postmaster, and found him
snugly housed in his new and elegant
quarters, across the street from his old |
stand. The citizens of Caldwell have
certainly secured in Mr.. B. postmas-
ter who, in point of zeal and enter
prise. overtops anything we have ever
met in all our travels. The improve
ments made by himself cost in round |
figures twenty-five hundred dollars,
and are really magnificent, besides
being worthy of a study to those in
the same business. Every detail
for dispatching, receiving and dis
tributing the mails has been attended
to with the most remarkable energy,
and with also q perfect knowledge of
the requirements of a model Office. In
a conversation with Mr.. Beeson he
informed US that he attended
the postmasters' convention held
at Great Bend last month, and of
which he had the honor of icing vice
and Mrs. H. p. Bair, of
Great Bend, the president. He was
also selected as delegate to the con-
vention to be held at Chicago the 18th
of this month.
While in Great Bend he visited the
Office of the Barton County Democrat,
and formed US that he was much sur
prised to find all the printers of that
establishment, foreman included. to be
of the African race; it struck us, also,
Is being little out OF tine wcy of do
ing the thing. III L.