Wichita eagle., 1886-09-28

contributed more than any other influence
to the growth of the new west, is well rep
resented here. The Lance by j. F. Ward,
the Standard by C. S. Triplet, and the
Democrat by Miss Kate Skidmore, are ably
conducted.
The following is partial list of the bus
mess now of the city:
G. C. Hardesty, attorney and real estate
agent.
Beckett & Gould, attorneys, real estate
agents and abstractors.
Ganby Bros, real estate and loan agents.
Garland, Deming & Moore, real estate,
law and abstracts.
G.. II. Shank, druggist
S. w. Mccall, druggist.
Dick Jenness furniture.
T Genness real estate and president of
state town company.
r. w. Pelham, cashier OF the Wichita
county bank.
Norris Spriggs, attorney at law.
Roberts IL Anderson, flour and feed.
Jerry Ncterer, real estate.
A. c. johnson, lumber merchant.
AL Boorey, lumber merchant.
M. S. Gates. general merchandise.
Nj. NJ. Kerfolt, general merchandise.
Richardson & Co., groceries.
Richardson Bros, confectloneries.
Samuel COcayne, groceries.
E. c. Thomas, druggist.
L. NJ. Perkins, billiards.
Fawcett & Rain, livery.
f. M. Lewis, real estate.
Webb s. Patton, druggist.
Blackburn& & Alphin, groceries.
James r. Beckett, attorney.
The principal hotel in the city is the
Commercial, of which C. H. Borders is
proprietor. He understands his business
and never fails to satisfy his patrons
Leoti is reached via Garden City over
the famous cannon ball stage line owned
and operated by D. r. Green, OF Kingmon.
Every Kansan knows Green and no one
who has travelled in the west needs to be
told that the line is thoroughly equipped
and has every facility for insuring the COM
fort and quick transit of his passengers.
Mr.. Burgess at Garden City, local manager,
is genial and accommodating gentleman,
who understands the stage business. Stage
lines also reach here from Hartland on the
A.. T. S. F. railroad and Wallace ON the
K. P road, giving good facilities for reach
ing the outside world.
While Leoti's distance from the railroads
being about fifty miles north OF the A.,
T. & S. F. and the same distance south OF
the K. P.-while operating as temporary
inconvenience, will be the means OF secur-
ing railroad lines at an early day on ac-
count of the large territory they will have
from which to draw their trade. The roads
first expected here are the Wichita s. Col,
orado and the Denver & Memphis road OF
the Missouri Pacific system, and the A., L.
& S. F., branches Of which are
now being extended from. Great Bend
and Larned in this direction. There is
reasonable assurance of the early con-
struction of north and south road.
While it is a fact that the territory
surrounding Scott has been settled princi'
pally within the last year and there are
none but sod crops, the amount in cultiva-
ton is considerable, and the yield almost
surpasses belief. Corn planted late in the
season and put in with a hatchet yielding
thirty to forty bushels to the acre, millet
narrowed in on the sod turning out three
tons to the acre, sorghum growing SO
thick and tall that small patch will yield
enough feed to winter herd of stock, and
pumpkins so big that they can't be carried
to the barn. All of which will be demon
strated to the incredulous at the South
western Kansas fair, to he held in Garden
City.
Is this not glorious enough for one short