Wichita eagle., 1889-06-30


two weeks that when one makes his APP
streets to shake hands with him and in
quire 'how's crops?"
Judge Wallis father is a successful far
mer in Butler county. He plants his corn
in the month of March and has raised a
crop every year since he came to Kansas
Mr.. Wall says if we have rains in July
everybody will have good corn. but that
he will have crop whether it rains in
July or not.
Cornelius Pitman Gays some parties
from Wichita set wire nets in the Arkan-
sas river opposite Derby. and then threw
small dynamite bombs into the river and
scared the fish all into the nets. He says
the parties shipped about thousand dol
lars worth of fish from Derby since the
first of May.
An old settler remarked in my hearing
that the great abundance of forest trees in
Wichita would yet make this an unhealthy
city. He said the trees caused too much
moisture; that he had gone through the
city after midnight and had noticed that
is disagreeably damp, cold and unhealthy.
II. w. Balch, of Waco township, saws
that this year the farmers planted north
ern seed and he is satisfied there will be
400 car loads of potatoes to be shipped
from the section Of country Immediately
around Wichita Now just think of all
southern Kansas in the same fix. If any
body wants any potatoes just let them send
in their orders.
When Kansas turns out to surprise the
world with an immense crop she gener-
ely does it all along the line. The wheat
and oats crop this year in southern Kansas
excels anything heretofore known even in
this land famous for its prolific abundance.
And now comes potato crop that causes
our farmers to ask, "What are we going
to do with our potatoes" just think of
1t; potatoes selling in Wichita for 25 to So
cents per bushel before the first day OF
July.
County Attorney Morris-"The people of
Kansas are the most energetic and proud
people have ever seen. They live better
and wear better clothes than any other
people | have ever seen. That is the rea-
son that predict the merchants in this
state will have a great trade this fall and
all the towns of Kansas will be lively. We
have crop OF all kinds of grain this year
by any other section. If you
don't think Wichita will be lively next
fall just wait and see."
In the early history of Kansas her people
were noted for their bravery in advocating
principle. They were even willing to fight
for their convictions. Judge Campbell
told me yesterday that Kansas of late
years is getting to be state of isms and
the great majority of her people a set of
followers. He says there are
now fewer people in Kansas who will bold
ly advocate their honest convictions ON
living ISSUES regardless of fear or favor
than in any other state of the union.
l learn that the city council is going to
enact an ordinance prohibiting any bands
parading on the streets of Wichita with
out first obtaining q permit of the mayor.
This is done TO keep the Salvation Army
off the streets. For my part am in favor
Of keeping everything off the business
streets connected with the great CONNER
cial interests of this city, so that few
people may use them for driving parks.
1t is an old saying, Put
Oeggar on horseback, and he will ride to
hell. p" l have always noticed that if he
ioes not do it he will clear the track or
ride down every footman on the road
A. J. Brown, of Keechi township, says
le rented three acres of ground on his
farm last year to be planted in potatoes.
The man who rented it planted the pota-
.oes very late and muched the ground
lightly with straw. The potatoes did not
10 much good and the man refused to dig
hem, and now Mr.. Brown says he has the
inest crop of volunteer potatoes on that
ground he ever saw. He went out one
lay last week and dug fourteen large fine
potatoes out of one hill. / have been ac-
luainted with Mr.. Brown for many years,
md do not hesitate to say that his word in
matter of that kind is just as perfectly
eliable as any other grain buyer.
Albert Hess, of the Wichita Wholesale
Grocery company: lone of our men has
,een sick and l took his route on the
Wichita & Western railroad this week, |
md just want to tell you that the coun-
ry out there is one magnificent garden. |
never saw such crops and live stock. |
The people of the towns are anxious to |
rade with Wichita. Goddard, Garden |
Plains, Kingman, Cheney, Green's |
'urg and Pratt are all live |
owns. There are very few people |
n Wichita who have any real idea of the |
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long the w. g. w. railroad. l was de- |
GIFTED while at Pratt to hear the people |
alking of the Importance Of the salt in |
crest in southern Kansas. They seemed |
o think it important to them that Wich- |
"a be made a distributing point for all the |
alt of southern Kansas. My faith in |
Wichita is renewed and made stronger |
very time l take trip to the country west |
here"
Col S. E. enthusiastically says 'tbe |
may be wrong in their |
lethods but some of them at least are |
ncere and are actuated by good iuten-
ions" Certainly, so was old Caiphos the
Ugh priest, and so were the Scribes and
'harisees of those days who sent out
spoilers" after Jesus seeking TO betray
Iim." They said He was "a glutton and
line bibbler." There was in fact great
of opinion between Him and
hem. His opinion Of the scribes aud
harisees is matter of record and is not
t all flattering. So they prohibited Him
cry effeotually as they imagined-bnt
ainly as has since appeared-all Of which
roves the truth of the proverb. The road
, hell is paved with good intentions.
Prohibition" is constantly used by its
ivocates as the equivalent of temper