Wichita eagle., 1888-04-07
SCOTT CITY SCOOPS.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
A good deal of interest was shown in
the city election Monday. The citizens
ticket, composed of F. 4. Long fol-
mayor; S. 7. Burgess, Frank Ii. Miller
j. I. Smith, L. G. Senseman and Chas
Clark, for councilmen, We're elected ovel
the peoples ticket" composed of S. p
Kane for mayor, and B. ID. Gillespie, S
| W. Case, j. w. BouIdin, E. B. Seeds and
| George Coulter for councilmen. I. A.
I@nkens was elected police judge, being
on both tickets. The peoples ticket was
/ Nominated under the direction of the W.
c. L. Z. The women came out to vote
in great shape and their votes were
divided about equally between the two
tickets.
The irrigating canal that leaves the
Arkansas river at Lamar, Col, is now
within ten miles of the western line of
Scott county, and will be finished by
May l. 1t enters the southwestern part
of the county near Painter City. From
that point lateral will be extended
about six miles north, thus irrigating
about ten miles of the southwestern
part Of the county. The farmers there
expect to more than double their yield
of crop by irrigation.
A company has been formed for sink
ing shaft and mining the gold found in
northern Scott county near Pence City.
The people~up there are considerably
excited and have great faith in the
ind. The metal is found among the
sand and gravel and rock about sixty
feet below the surface. The find is in
the vicinity of Beaver creek. The
country there seems to have been an old
river bed ages ago and the metal among
the sand and gravel has been washed
down from other regions and deposited
just as IN the Placer mines of California
The best deposits are found on the top of
stratum of impervious clay which
seems to have held the particles of metal
as they We're washed down through the
gravel. We don't know anything about
the stuff, but an assayer pronounces it
gold
Two German Canadian families have
lately settled In southern Scott county,
and bought square mile of land. Seven
other families from Canada are expected
to settle on this land
G. G. Adams, of Terry. manager of the
Scott City Broom factory. expects to
move to Scott next week and begin work
on the factory. The necessary amount
OF the $4,000 stock has already been
paid in and everything is ready for bust
ness.
A. A. Benton will soon have his fine
brick business house completed. The
work on Z. E. Nichols new store build
ing is also nearly done.
The Alpha Dramatic club of Scott CITY |
rendered Ames' Turn of the Tide" at |
Cases opera house little more than a |
week ago. Last Friday evening sixteen |
young ladies of the Scott City high |
school rendered the drama, 'Rebeccas |
Triumph" 1t was given for the benefit
IF the public school library. On last
Tuesday evening the Scott City Library
and Debating society gave public enter
ainment. On April 81 the Painter City
dramatic club render the drama of East
lynn at the opera house. These, with
he many socials and hops, are the way
We drive dull care away from out here.
The Commercial hotel has again
changed hands, Mr.. CHM of Fedonia.
'uying out Mr.. Reid, the former proprie-
or.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Israel. formerly of
Wichita, are now on an extended visit to
hat city.
Farmers have been planting corn for a
week past and an immense acreage will
'e put in.
Rev. Henry c. Dyer Of Garden City. is
ere organize a congregation of the
Episcopal church. The new Cumber-
and Presbyterian church will soon be
eady for occupancy. a.