The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-27

POND CREEK. o. T., March 26.-[Speciall
The TOWNSHIP board Of trustees began
issuing deeds TO lots Saturday. There
was rcsh TO get deeds, and property has
taken decided upward move. Pond
Greek is beginning to assume metropolitan
airs and bears evidence of stability and
prosperity, such IS is possessed by few OF
| the cities in the Cherokee outlet. As the
fact becomes plsiner every day that there
will be no county seat fight the confidence
of our citizens in Pond Creeks future
grows tirmer and more apparent in brick
and iron buildings.
Fifteen handsome structures are now In
course of construction and more are con-
templated.
A neat scheme to consolidate the
two Pond Creeks has just come
to light. Some of the citizens
of the station, Pond Creek, plated
800 acres of ground adjoining the
townsite and then made oveItures TO the
business men of this city to move their
houses and stocks of goods onto the new
townsite, free of charge. and give them
deeds TO the lots in the new addition to the
station town. The people here laughed at
the idea. Pond Greek is good enough for
them.
H f Whitaker, editor of the North
Enid Daily Tribune was in the city Sun
day He had heard of the alleged CONSOLE
dation of the two Pond Creeks and came
up to see IL there WAS any truth in the re-
port. He was greatly surprised to learn
that there was no foundation for il, as he
had published long article In his
paper on the previous Saturday 10 the
effect that the government town entered
into the agreement 10 go in with the other
Pond Greek and try to build town at the
station. He seemed to deeply regret that
he had been imposed upon by some ne
farious liar and induced to publish an
article in his paper that contained not
scintilla of truth in it from beginning to
end. While in the city he voluntarily
swore to An affidavit stating in substance
that on the 25th day of March, 1894 be Wis
tied the towns of Round Pond and Pond
Creek station and investigated the truth of
the statements made in the article above
referred TO, and has ascertalned, learned
and knows that the statement published in
said newspaper is untrue and unQualifiedly
false.
Pond Creek elected city officers last week
at special election and was the first town
in the strip TO go Republican,. The entire
Republican ticket was elected with one
exception-C. 5. Watson, Democrat. was
elected over Nathan Stevens, Republican,
by two votes. The officers elected are as
follows:
Mayor-C. G. Cline.
Clerk-Ad Green.
Treasurer--G. &. Reitz.
Police Judge-C. > Ingersoll.
Attorney-W. II. Taylor.
Assessor-C. :. Shank.
Councilmen-C. A. Brown, ". II. Roy
er, c. b. FRANKIE. j. G. Broadley, George
G lie, j. r. Hendren, ID. ID. Bradley, G. 5.
Watson.
The Republicans polled a larger vote
than the Democrats and Populists COM
bined
w. o. Duncan has been appointed depu-
ty clerk of the district court and United
States commissioner; vice James G. Griffin.
removed. Mr.. Griffin was appointed from
Marion, y. G and incurred the enmity of
the northern Democrats who made fight
on him aud finally caused his
removal. The southern Democrats
are all mad aud are whetting their scalp
ing knives for war. Other removals are
looked for soon.
The wife OF James Perry has gone with
a handsomer man. The gay lothario is n
barber by the name OF Dan Twibell. The
affair created quite stir in the city and
the husband is looking for the wrecker OF
his domestic joy with blood in his eyes
The woman was large and portly and the
warm blood of Sunny Spain aud frivolous
France traversed her veins. She kissed
her husband GOOD bye and started toward
Guthrie with her lover. Twibell is mar
ried man aud has family at Newton,
Kansas.