Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
OUR SCOTT BUDGET.
SCOTT CITY, KAN, Feb. %.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
An interesting case of the unfaithful-
ness of man and the faithfulness of his
dog occurred at Zenobia, just north OF
Scott City, few days ago. The store OF
A. B. Cochran, postmaster at that place,
was entered during the night and $50 In
cash, besides some other things, were
carried off. The entrance had been
made through the window and the exit
through the door. In the morning a dog
was found waiting patiently at the Win
dow for its unworthy master. who had
escaped through the door unnoticed by
it. From this evidence the thief was at
once collared. He is known by the
name of Arkansas" and now rests in
Jail.
Mr.. A. A. Benton. of Ohio. has bought
a lot on Main street. and this week be-
gan the erection of large brick business
house. 1t is to be completed by April l.,
and will be occupied by the Scott CITY
Mercantile company.
Mr.. \. Clark. of Harper county, has
moved his family to Scott City, and this
week opened farm implement store on
Main street
j. ". Baldock has opened hardware
store in the building formerly occupied
by Israel Bros.
Mr.. Gergons. of Newton, has bought
Will c. Moores Red Front shoe store and
has already taken charge.
The Grand Central hotel has been re-
painted and calsomined and everything
looks as neat as new pin.
Geo. f. Little, formerly proprietor or
the Commercial hotel, has bought the
Oyster Bay restaurant and will open
first class eating house.
A festival was given at Cases hall
Monday evening by the Cumberland
Presbyterians, and good time was had
both socially and financially. The pro-
ceeds 90 toward finishing and furnishing
their new brick church. This church
will soon be ready for occupancy and
will be one of the finest in western Kan
sas.
The Scott City Social club gives fancy
dress ball at Cases hall next Wednesday
night. This club has held regular meet
ings every Wednesday evening for the
past three months and has been grand
success.
1t is reported that large brick build
ing is to be erected this spring on
the northeast corner of Main street and
DeGeer avenue by DR.. d. F. Hall. Also
that work will before long be begun on
the 100000 hotel.
The board of trade is now correspond
ing with firm in regard to the location
of a broom factury in Scott City, and
offers have been received, and that we
will have the factory is almost certain.
c.. G.. Coutant. of Garden City, one of
the pioneers of western kOnsas journal
ism. was in Scott this week, and was ac-
companied by Mrs. Coutant.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Israel and Henry
Israel, of Wichita, are visiting Mr. X. G.
Israel, of this city.
Report comes from Michigan township
in the northern part of Scott county. that
coal has been discovered at another
place in the canon along one of the
streams. Wouldn't it be jolly it Scott
county would yet furnish fuel for west
ern Kansas!
We have had two fine rains here in
the past week. and the ground is in ex-
cellent condition for farming
Every farmer is busy blowing. You
can't hire.a man anywhere 10 pillow be-
cause everyone is blowing for himself. |
was at Modoc in the western part of
Scott county last Friday, and farmer
there estimated that 5000 acres would be
planted in crops in the nelghborhOod
around the town. And similar industry
is seen all over the county.
A large number of strangers are in
the city this Geek on business and pros
pecting for locations Everybody is
feeling well and looking forward to a
prosperous year.
Mr.. J. Q. 4. Newsom, one of SCOTS
representative citizens, has secured a
number of patents on improved farm
machinery. His latest are spiral rotary
plows, of two patterns. for either horse
or engine power and for plowing either
sod or land that has been broken.
Mr. Joe Newsom has purchased
Coulter Il Baldock's hardware store on
North Main street.
Geo. W. Fox has been elected manager
of the $4,000 steam laundry that was
completed some weeks ago, and the ma
chinery will soon be put in and be run
niEg.
There is scarcely school district in
the county that Is not building a new
sc hool house. We venture the assertion
that no county in the state will build
more school houses during the year 1883
than Scott. a.