Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-11
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To the Editor OF the Eagle:

To the Editor OF the Eagle:
The solid evidences of the growtl
of this beautiful city, the capital OF
kingman county, will be seen by the
following list Of improvements already
in sight this spring.
The most important and prominent
is first, large starch factory, with q
capacity of grinding 1000 bushels OF
corn per day, and will give employ.
ment to between forty aud fifty men.
Fifty thousand dollars has been sub
scribed and paid in for this enterprise,
/ and IL is understood that work will
begin ut once, rs the plans have all
been prepared.
Captain Keyt, an experienced starch
maker, from Madison, Ind, will have
charge of the works.
In the line of new buildings, the
following gentlemen will each build a
substantial twO-story brick for bust
ness purposes: Frank Tull, furniture
dealer this city; 1. Honinstinc, Wich-
ita; l.. Pratt, Newton; Frank Frazier,
kingman; Marce!lus Childs, kingman;
John Cragun, county clerk, kingman;
In. Howard, Kingman; John Deemer,
Girard, Kan.
Besides these, Messrs. Mannamy &
McCamant are building an extensive
planning mill.
The two brick yards will also turn
out 100000 of brick 10 be used this
season.
OF fine residences, f. b. Wier, son
of Senator Wier, of Indiana, is putting
up a $1,000 house on North Spruce
street, which will be daisy when COM
pleted, and the Hon. Frank Gillett is
also building another to cost the same
amount. Altogether there are about
seventy-five buildings in process of
erection, which is double the number
of last year at this date.
The south side, heretofore neglect
ed, is now Looming to beat every
thing aud property has advanced 100
per cent above last years prices.
In point of railroads. King oman city
and the county bids fair 10 be ex-
tremely fortunate, and it is believed
that by fall three roads, and perhaps
four, will be in operation i'm the coun-
ty. The kingmsn, Pratt and Western
is now pushing west with all possible
speed, and as an evidence that it is in
tended for through route the man.
agement has recently altered their
lines TO sixteenth grade, the highest
known in the country. The first in
tention was to make il fifty-two feet
grade.
The boys are saying that Mr.. Geo.
Farrer has recently been appointed
for the Laclede ho-
tel, TO supply that house with all the
wild game the boarders can get away
with. It's huge job and it remains to
be seen whether he can fill the bill, As
many of the boarders of that famous
house are notable tor the quantity of
bach they can consume.
The management Of the Bail house
has recently been assured by the
owner, Mr.. IL. l.. Bail,
and under his care il will DO Q first
class hotel in every respect. The
bankers life and trust company, =
home institution has just been started
here with Aattering prospects for
success. The officers arc all leading
business men Of kingman, Is the fol
lowing list will show: Geo. f. FIliey.
Chas. Hickman, ex-county
clerk, vice. president; J. =. Jones, cash
Ter Of the bank Of kingman. treasurer;
A. ID. Temple, secretary. This article
would not be complete did We not call
attention to the two drug firms of DIR.
Beckes and the Esrom Bros, Is in
their new quarters they make . dis
play that is metropolitan in every
res pect.
DR.. Buckets new store is eighty
feet deep, and Is fitted up in thu most
improved and elegant style. He has
Also Just added fine 81 900 fountain,
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TO draw all the stray nickles in the city
into the Doctors money drawer. The
Easom Bros. have storeroom equally
as handsome, aud crowded from front
to rear with an immense stock of every.
thing in the drug line, including oils, /
paints, glass and wall paper.
RusTLHR.