The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-11
IN Towns About
Arkansas City.
From the Daily Traveller

FROM the Daily Traveller
The judicial convention met at Wei
Hngton today. Colonel S. E. Fink o
Winfield was chosen chairmanof the con
vention. The first fifteen ballots stood
Dey IA, Swarts Z, Troupe Z, Buckmanl
The sixteenth ballot was as follows
Dey IA, Swarts g. Troupe 6. Buchanan!
vote and one OF Troupe's going 4
Swarts. Swarts was nominated on The
twenty-fourth ballot, he receiving IF
teen votes. The nomination was made
unanimous. c. L. Swarls was born a
Abingdon, Illinois, in 1853, and was edu.
Gated at Heading college. In 1869 hi:
father, Rev. B. c. Swarts. moved e
Kansas. locating in this county. "Cal,
as he is universally known, taught school,
for about four years and read law with
his brother-in-law. Hon. c. R. Mitchell
who resides at Geuda Springs. Mr..
Swarts was admitted 70 practice about
twenty years ago. He he'd the office OF
county attorney for two consecutive
terms and could have been elected the
third. II is conceded by the bar tina;
there is no man in the county better
qualified for the position Of judge than
Mr.. Swarts. His papers and opinions al
ways stand the test Of careful analysis.
While he is a Republican, as an Off
cial ne will know no politics. friend or
foe. His verdicts will be founded upon
the law and the evidence. TIE Repub-
licans have made a good selection.
The Kansas and Southeastern is the
name Of the proposed road to Parker, o.
T. II is TO start either at Ashton or
Hunneywel, and be built almost direct
ly south TO Parker. The road will be
less than sixteen and a half miles in
length and will pass through the best
farming country in Kay county. The
projectors figure that the moving Of the
crops raised this year in the Chikaskia
valley will pay for building the road.
Two weeks ago c. F. Leech, Of this city,
made the preliminary survey and then
he Immediately made the permanent sur
vey The road bed is nearly .tvel and the
grading can be made al a very small ex-
pense. The bridge work will not cost
much, and on the whole this road can be
built very cheaply. The survey was
made under the old charter Of the Okla
h0ma Central, which was also a Parker
scheme some time ago. The new char
ter for the Kansas and Southeastern will
be issued in few days. Noah Hardy,
one OF the principal men in the proposed
road, Is in the city and is very enthusi
astic over the new line. Mr.. Hardy is
also one Of the principa, owners of the
Parker town site, Charlie McCleland, the
Cherokee. having told out. He was in
the city IN the interest Of the new road
today. He says there is no blow being
made abolut the proposed line. but IL is
sure TO be built. He is getting the right
Of way now and has seven miles guaran-
teed. He thinks ne can get the right OF
way for the entire line without any trou-
BILE. The hackers of the Kansas and
Southeastern are the operators Of the
Anthony branch, and the road when
built will be operated from this city and
used as a feeder to the present line.
Dwight Braman. the receiver Of the ST.
Louis Kansas and Southwestern, Is be-
ing represented by Co.onel Francis Eaton
who / sthe general manager of the An
thony branch. II looks 10 us that Par
ker has good chance 10 secure a road if
she can live up to her agreement Mr.. |
Hardy says the people are very anxious
for a road Besides the big wheat crop
in his section, there will be a big yield of
corn, especially in the valleys. The ear
ly corn was injured some and will not
yield 50 heavy as the late corn on ac-
count OF a shortage in rain about a |
month ago. Parker is not much of a |
town; in fact. about al, there is OF ii is |
the townsite. but its owners seem to have |
plenty Of enterprise and push. Parker |
Is located in beautiful valley. The |
CAikaska river runs through the center |
Of the townsite. The townsite OF Black |
well joins Parker on the west. Black
well is also trying to secure a road ana
IS chances are good. 1t is possible that
Two roads may tap that section in a short
Tine.