Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-30

To the Editor Of the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Harper is enjoying a quiet but substan-
tial boom which is indeed very encour-
aging.
The surveyors on the Wichita s Trina
dad railroad reached here last Friday, and
every one seems to think that the road is
sure to come if proper encouragement is
given by Harper, which will undoubtedly
be given We feel the need of direct COM
munication with Wichita for several reas-
ons-because she is becoming city Of i'm
portance. railroad center, and our com
mercial interests demand it.
The teachers meeting in your city last
week would have been attended by large
dele CATION of Harper teachers had railroad
connections permitted
The Harper Normal school and Business
college opened On the 10Th inst. with six
instructors, and has been more liber-
ally patronized than was expected. The
attendance reached one hundred the first
week, and is daily increasing, though it
will not be large the first term as the first
circular was not issued until about ten days
before opening, and many students who
have expressed their intention of attending
could not get ready for the first term.
Five of the instructors are from distance,
and experienced in their various lines of
instruction The students are loud in their
praise of the faculty In short, our people
are highly pleased with the institution and
Prof. Ball and his assistants
Chas. L. Davis is to be here this week.
The week after Mrs. Belva Lockwood will
lecture for the benefit Of the City library.
The Catholics give fair the second week
in December-their church has been re-
painted and will be well furnished Dur
ing the holidays there will be a grand ball
given for the benefit Of the library, with
the Wichita orchestra to furnish the music.
Thanksgiving was observed by union
services at the Presbyterian church, fol |
lowed by u dinner given by the Presbyter
ian ladies. In the evening the same ladies
gave supper, the K. Of p a grand ball, |
and the library favored the public with an
and musical entertainment by |
the Lillian Brandon trio Of Wichita
The city water works are giving employ |
ment to large force, and are beginning to
make a show.
The Methodists have just closed a pro
tracted meeting and the Presbyterians be-
gin one this evening. During the Meth
odist meeting upwards Of twenty were l.
ed to the church.
Harper is always healthy, the physicians
say, distressingly healthy at present
Where year ago On ordinance was nee
sssary to keep stable manure from accumu-
atlng about the livery barns in Harper,
low the refuse from every barn in town
las been purchased, we are Informed, at |
'l2 per stable, and the purchasers guaran-
&c to remove it weekly. A little thing
'erhaps, but Indicative CT the class of
ormerS and gardeners about Harper.
The crowded condition of the CITY
chools has rendered the half day system
eccssary in all the lower grades. We be-
eve in this case, with the right kind Of
eachers, the half is better than the whole,
S three hours day is certainly as long as
ny small child can proftably be kept at
tudies at time, but there is considerable
opposition from those who think differ
ntly. Under Prof. a. Gridley, Jr., and
is faithful assistants, our schools are well
onducted and have moved along without
he slightest jar. G..