Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-25
MEASLEY LAWNS.

gentleman tackled reporter yesterj "
about the lawn question. He was uncon-
plimentsry enough to say that Wichita for
unkept lawns has no equal this side Of the
Atlantic. In the course of his criticism he
made himself the author of the following:
"Some of the people here use enough wa
ter on their lawns TO very much relieve the
state of Kansas in this impending drouth.
They water it almost every evening for the
fun Of it; in fact, it has become sort Of
second nature, if not first, but the idea of
cutting the rank grass and making things
look tasty has never matured into habit"
81 do not By any means accuse all of be-
ing SO careless, for there are come as beauti-
full laws here rs in any city l ever was in.
Some l know of are real handles and are
always kept neat and nice; but Just pass
along any street or avenue you please and
by the side of one beautiful will be one
tina. locks as messley and shaggy as brier
field. The appearance would indicate tina;
nobody WAS at home, nor had there been
these many weeks past.
If you will stop awhile and watch care
fully you will be likely to see the vegetation
agitated in some locality of the lawn and
you may then put it down MS fact that
somebody is circulating there"
''If our people would all pay more atten-
ton to such things cur city would TO the
strangers who daily inspect it, present q
much more attractive appearance. Most of
our spectators express themselves as being
favorsbly impressed but have heard many
speak of the looseness and roughnsss and
extreme shaggyness, if you please, that is so
painfully extant in some sections.
This defect OF course detracts from the
value of the property. And by way of par
enthesis let me give you q pointer; if by
some means these fellows who don't see that
their lawns have grown out of sight could
be made tell how much deprecated the
property is in value when in such q condi-
tion, by tomorrow night everything would
be smack smoothe and the whole city would
be putting on airs at q fearful rate. As long
As corner lots keep acting the part of Q
magnet in the financial world it will be diff
cult to direct the attention to things perhaps
more important but on which so much public
attention is not lavished. The 90 thought
little things will come in on the second
round when corner lots have wasted part
of their magnetism. The above is part of
vb~t e loft .f,ar tho oxclat;ya. .nd ;ar>,&
ives were strained out and some other Of the
needless removed. Having spent some of
his surplus energy on the above he subject
ed himself to more thoughtful expressions.
Now tina; the old postmaster who after SO
many years of high handed sway over de-
fenceless people has been bounced q change
is coming gradually over affairs around the
Wichita postofiice. We are pleased to note
thst the late appointee has an eye to cleanli-
ness. A pos;office is not necessarily hog
pen. That coat of white wash will be
greatly admired and praised by members of
of the democratic party generally. A change
of postmaster and n change Of the complex
ion of the walls are good Is far as they go
but change of about seven or eight
clerks would be hsiled with especial delight.
G. W. Bartholomew and bride reached
home Sunday evening, thus concluding
their bridal tour. Friend B. says the Pa
cifc coast as the Pacific coast does well
enough and that he found Gonteroy and
one or two other points pleasant places for
tourists, but tina. he would regret 10 be COM
PEELED to give up his Wichits home for any
locality in California which be visited.
They spent week at Los Angeles and about
the same length of time in San francisco.
J. F. Humphrey 4 Son, who have been
among our most prominent and reliable real
estate firms and whose business, while in
creasing very rapidly, has never failed to |
give their customers satisfaction, have some |
thing TO say in our advertising columns to |
those desiring 10 make inv estments or to |
those who desire to SELL
DR.. IRE. d. d., president Of the Mon
mouth Illinois colleges, called in company |
with l. p. Campbell Eeq., last evening. The |
doctor said he came out 70 Sc what the /
chance was to put some money in the COM !
ing city Of the southwest and vs have no |
doubt that be viii find opportunities to make |
= fortune.
1t is not generally known that the
county commissioners Of Ssdgwick county,
have made . new voting precinct for tho
north half of Valley Center township, loca-
ling the polling place on Stsphsnson's Cd /
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