The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-11

| warehouses, and bottling works in sue
cessful operation.
I kinghsher City has a creamery, which
has been in operation two years.
The poultry industry furnished shipments
to the amount of $50, 900 in 1898 from King
! fisher City.
The Kingisher nursery. with home-raised
| stock. has 5000 trees ready for spring de-
/ livery.
! Kingfsher City ships the highest grade
of live stock of any point in the territory.
It does not handle range stock
Kingfsher City has no appreciable death
rate; few die
Since Kingisher City was founded. April
%, 1889 only three business failures have
! occurred-one bank and two mercantile
firms Every man who adhered to bust
ness has conquered success.
kingfisher county contains 900 square
miles 56S, 900 acres, all of which except 100
acres Of fractional pieces, have been taken
up by settlers. The county is well watered,
and has ample timber for domestic use.
There is but very small amount of waste
land in the county.
Kingfisher county is traversed from
north to south through its center by the
Rock Island railroad, whose management
has been as liberal as that of any other
railroad in the western country.
Kingfisher City has three newspapers
each with a plant of it's own, including job
offices. They are: The Free Press Rep).
The Times DEM, The Reformer (Pop)
Kingfisher City has the Kingfsher col
lege, which has been built up by the gen.
crosby Of home people, at a cost of SIS, 600.
1t now has eighty-flve students and stands
at the head of the educational institutions
of the territory
The public schools of Kingfisher City
will bear comparison with those of any
other city of its size in the Union. This
district has just completed and now utilizes
a brick structure, costing $4,000. It en-
ploys thirteen teachers. 1t has $50 children
of school age and an enrolment of 400
Kingfsher City has eight church build
ings, owned and occupied by their re-
spective congregations.
Kingffsher City has organizations of all
the leading fraternal and benevolent So
cieties and all are in prosperous condition.
Kingfisher City has six hotels and nu-
merous restaurants.
Masonic hall and other places for use of
public meetings.
Kingfsher City has two Touring mills
with a capacity of 200 barrels per day.
Kingfsher City has one cigar and tobac-
CO factory.
Kingfsher City has two cotton gins.
Kingisher City has six agricultural i'm
PIGMENT houses. whose aggregate sales in
1895 were 1885,, 600
Kingfsher City's four lumber yards ag-
gregated sales of lumber in 1898 of 1924. OOO
The eight principal mercantile houses of
Kingfisher City sold in 1898 1891, 900 worth
of goods
Kfngfsher City has in addition nine ex-
elusive grocery stores, three exclusive dry
goods and clothing stores, five general
assortment stores, two exclusive clothing
stores, one exclusive boot and shoe store.
three exclusive hardware stores, three drug
stores, two furniture and undertaking
stores, three millinery stores,o one merchant
tailor, two book and stationery stores, two
galleries, three meat markets,
eight real estate and loan agencies. four
insurance agencies, two novelty machine
shops, six blacksmith and wagon shops. |
two brick manufactures, four contracting
and building firms. five livery stables, four
feed stores, ten feed, sale and wagon yards |
and one produce and commission house
Kingfsher City coal dealers sold in 1898 |
265 carloads. The country furnishes an |
abundance of fuel which is largely used |
for domestic purposes.
Kingfisher City's elevation is 1,056 feet
Kingfsher City is the biggest little CITY |
in America and will not be ten years old |
until April % 1899
Kingfsher City has Commercial club |
whose president is W. H. Mead and whose |
is ]. NJ. Mcconnell. TO whom all |
should he addraSsad