The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-26
KINGMAN BRIEFS.

KINGMAN, Kan, Aug 25.-[SpeciaLl-A
Mr.. King, who owns and cultlvates "A
farm some four miles east of this city, one
day last week sold 100 acres OF corn in the
field to Mr.. Summers for the sum OF
81. 100 cash. Mr.. Summers is one of the
leading stock raisers Of kingman county,
and he claims to have secured bargain
in this deal, while Mr.. King feels we'll sat-
isfied with his end of the deal; and well he
may, as this 81 100 represents the profits of
his individual labor for the short time OF
three months, his own being all the labor
expended in its cultivation. This IS not
the only evidence Kingman county can
produce to show that farming pays. While
it would be foolish 10 claim that every
quarter section of land in this county
would yield such returns as the above, 1T
Is well established fact that large per
cent OF Kingman county farmers who
give the attention TO their crops MIR. hlng
does to his are prospering equally as well
as he. Still, Kingman county furnishes
homes to a number of persons who are con-
tinually howliug that the farmers are
growing poorer. every year.
Every report brought to the city by the
men engaged in running threshlng ma
chimes in Kingman county this year lm-
proves on the former. Your correspond
enG interviewed parties who have been
running two different machines In differ
ent parts of the county, and each one re-
ports that he has run but very little grain
through his machine so far which yielded
less than sixteen bushels to the acre. Even
in sections where, during harvest, the
farmers themselves estimated their crop
at from ten to fifteen bushels to the acre
the average runs up to eighteen ana
twenty bushels The average with these
two machines since starting inland they
have been threshing 900 bushels day for
the past four weeks-has run to twenty
one and one-half bushels to the acre.
A. G. Tredick, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank, was called by telegram, Mon
day evening last, to Washington City TO
the bedside of his wife. who. it is believed
is near deaths door. Mrs. Tredlck has
been with friends in and near the capital
city for the past four months, during all OF
which time she has been seriously ILL.,
p. J. Conkling, vice-president of the
Farmers and Drovers bank of this city, has
closed oUt the principal part of his prop
erty interests in Kingman, and, with his
family, has taken up his residence in ST.
Louis, Mo-, where he is engaged in busi-
ness outside of banking
Robinson Bros, dry goods merchants of
this city, have closed their doors and are
now invoicing stock preparatory to remOv-
al to Carthage, Mo. The Robinson Bros.
have been engaged in business in this city
for the past six years, during all of which
time they have been favored with a liberal
patronage, but as they do not desire to run
other than an exclusively dry goods stock
they believe that "a larger city will be a
better point for them.
A special passed south on the Hutchin-
son and Southern road Tuesday afternoon
carrying the officers OF the road and their
families on an inspection tour. The word
is given out that this road is to be COM
pleted on south through the territory at
an early date.
]. w Rush and wife, from near Chand-
Ter, O. T., are visiting with friends in this
city and county this week. Mr.. Rush held
the Office of register of deeds in this county
for four years, his term of Office expiring
last January. Ike has a host of friends in
this county, who rejoice at the snccess he
claims to be meeting with in his new
home
Dr. Haskius' wife and children are visit
ing with Mcpherson county friends this
week.
The Smith-Long rally held at Waterloo
today was complete success in every re-
spect. Notwithstanding that this is q
very busy time with the farmers, therC
were fully. one thousand persons on tine
ground. For nearly three hours the speak.
ers held their audience, while they made
some very effective points against the op
position. kingman Republicans are fully
alive 10 the work before them in thi.
campaign and will give Il winning repor
i'll November.
The Republican speaking advertised a
the old opera house iii this city for Tues
day night was seriously interferred will
by the heavy rain storms that set in abou
b O'Clock In the evening and continued nj
toS o clock. The Republicans were perfectly
willing, however, TO exchange one of thel
meetings Tor a good rainfall belisvins
that the rain mace full as many votes fo
the party as Judge Martins or any othe
mans speech would have done
We have about four old soldiers in thi
city who have fallen Ia with the teaching
of the calamityites 10 the extent that the
claim TO believe that Jerry Simpson woul,
have met with personal violence had b
responded 10 the call 10 speak 10 the oil
soldiers az the reunion last week. Ii hard
ly looks reasonable TO believe that men w h
underwent the trials sud privatioDs ever
good soldier did TO preserve the honor c
his government whould sacrifice hi
personal honor in an effort to preven
another citizen from exercising the righ
of free speech. Out with such bosh a
thatl
Uncle Bobby Moscript, from nea
Spiyey, has got as far as this city on his r,
turn from the Wichita reunion. He n
ports business prospering in his part of th
country. aud says that the Repub!ica
party Is making healthy gains in Chica:
kia aud Rochester townships.
Two years ago Simpson carried kius
man county by some COO majority. Til
year he will lack just few votes OF carry
iug the county. Mark this prediction.