Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-16

Arkansas CITY needs the delivery sys-
tenn and will have it as soon as the APP
preparation bills are passed.
A Kiowa county rancher claims to
have two hogs that will net 600 pounds
each. They must have lots OF corn out
there.
Ulysses has forwarded to Washington
a petition for the appointment of local
board of pension examiners at that
place.
Gueda Springs Reynolds denominates
1889 as 'sthe great peach year" We
trust Jack Frost viii not impeach the
assertion.
Leoti is making arrangements to Sc
cure $4,000 Touring mill for Wichita
county. and it locks as though they
will succeed.
Medicine Lodge will vote bonds for
water works en- the 30th. Also to take
stock in a mining company to the
amount of $4,000.
Salt is being hauled away in large
quantities from the Anthony Salt works
by farmers who are getting it by the
wagon load.
The Chsistian church of Wellington
has secured Elder g. w. Pearl, formerly
of Mt. Morris, Ills, as their pastor for
the ensuing year.
The Leeds-Peck contest case at Abb
iene has been decided in favor of Peck,
who is declared the duly elected probate
Judge of Dickinson county.
II. B. Graves has sold the controlling
.vfa IS +Ia G,aay1ct,1,-rr ytiyrraS 10 r
ties who will change its politics. Hith-
erto it has been Republican.
A petition is being circulated for sign
ers in Comanche county praying the
commissioners to call an election to vote
bonds for a county poor farm.
Jack rabbits are SO large and ferocious
out in Meade county, in the neighbor-
hood of Fowler City that they are fire.
quenrly mistaken for mountain lions.
Mrs. Patrick Conney, of Greeley coun-
ty, has something to say on the ques-
ton. SIS marriage failure" She re-
Gently gave birth to her fifth pair of
twins.
In Coffeyville county last year there
were $50 marriages, all but four of the
contracting parties being white people.
During the same time there were nine
teen divorces granted.
The case of Landers VS.. Landers. in
volving the title of about $4,000 worth
of cattle in the Indian territory, is at
tracing considerable attention in the
district court at Anthony.
The commissioners of Cowley county
have ordered an election to vote $40, ZOO
in bonds to build new Jail. The present
county prison was condemned by the
grand jury as unfit to be occupied by
human beings.
Oliver Hill, the young farmer of Reno,
Leavenworth county, whose mysterious
greatly alarmed his
friends, has returned home. He had
been taking in the sights in Kansas City.
News.
The Clearwater Sun infers that the
Coldwater daughters have taken advan-
tage of their leap year privileges. and
also that there has been no less than a
dozen weddings during the last week of
the oldyear.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
church in Argonia, which have been
going on nearly six weeks, still continue
and with Increased interest. Up to yes
versions.-Clipper.
Ellsworth county claims to have all
the salt, sugar, meat and bread her peo-
pie will need for the next hundred
years. also wooden goods, coal, build
ing materials and gas. All that is want
ed is a reasonable development of re-
sources.
The Omaha, Dodge City & Southern
railroad company has awarded the con-
truct to build 200 miles of its road to
contractors, and work upon the
to the bridge over the Arkan-
sas river at Dodge City will be COM
menced this week.
There is some talk out in Comanche
of dividing the 2Sth judicial dis
trict. The Coldwater Review, in speak
ing Of the matter, says: Evidently
some kind of legislation is badly needed
or a Judge should be appointed who
can and will attend to the business of
the district.
A sad and fatal accident occurred
Tuesday in the drowning of Mrs. c. Z.
Layman's little five-year-old boy, VINO
fell in a well walled up with three or
four barrels, which was left uncovered
or so that children could remove the
cover and fall ina regular trap,-Nick-
erson ArgOsy.
Still the teams continue to come to
Fowler for loads of supplies every day.
They load up for No Mans Land
Graphic. Yet there is a few jealous
hearted persons and places who cOntin
ually pirate about the injury that Will
result to Kansas from the opening of
the Territory to settlement. Bah!
The Conway Springs Star fatty denies
the report, started it says by some en-
vious or malicious person, to the effect
that the sugar works at that place would
not resume operations the coming sea
SOD. The Star says: ''Our sugar factory
is all night, creamery the same; water
works in best of shape.
After worrying and fretting and blow
ing and swearing over the matter for
several months, locally. Leavenworth is
liable to get her pontoon. Representa-
tive Morrill, has charge OF a bill, now
before congress, TO construct a pontoon
bridge across the Missouri river at Leay-
enworth, Kan, and, it is said, proposes
to push it.
The Methodist church at Dexter, built
several years ago at q cost of about
81 900. has hitherto been use for religious
services, but has remained undedicated
bv reason OF the debt remaining IN
provided for The amount of the debt,
$50, was raised and the church
dedicated last Sunday By DR.. carp, the
pastor.
Here is another text for huge sensa-
ton for the esteemed and ever alert