The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29

| 10 supply IL Fruits are scarcely handled
at all. AS yet no bananas have come in
| at all. a few oranges, and a good sup
ply of lemons. with a few inferior apples
and some fair peaches complete the list.
The first pound OF coal was carried in a
| few days ago in mans pocket. every
/ thing being wood ond gasoline. The res
taurant cooks from Texas use the wood.
| and all others gasoline.
ality no sensation. for Lawtonians pay
little attention TO fights. a man by the
name OF ". Z. Stone. a land locator, be
came entangled in an alteration with
s. f. Wright OF Grand View, Texas
in which Wright drew long knife and
stabbed Stone in the abdomen. across the
face several times and upon the chest.
The wound in the abdomen is deep cash
wen calculated 10 do mischief Stone IS
not expected to live and Wright is under
arrest, pending the death OF his victim
lie is being held under guard in the
Christian church tent
The streets are becoming very dusty
but there being no sand here, it is not
as bad as il might be. One occurrence
yesterday caused much anger when il
was learned that one water hauler was
getting his supply from the swimming
hole in Cache creek, having been seen
dilin ghis tank there. Afterward the
water was sold to the people for drink
ing purposes at the regular price-two
buckets for five cents or a quarter a bar
rel. Cache creek being the sewage out
let from Fort Sill makes the offense still
worse. There are several cases Of ty-
phoid here, but as yet no deaths and no
new cases have been reported recently.
Yesterday there was a little slip found
in the landofice which is regarded by
some as a case of smuggling a quarter
through so that someone could file on it
later. An injunction was placed upon the
laudofice officials by the law firm Of
Blake s. Blake, who claimed negotiations
were going on to allOt the quarter TO an
Indian girl Ransom Payne discovered a
flaw in the injunction and Mr.. William A.
Nolan of 416 East First street, Wichita,
secured the quarter of land adjoining the
military reservation on the southeast cor
ner. The quarter is said TO be a fine
piece Of land.
The water supply of Lawton is very er-
ratio Up in the center of the townsite
the land is scarcely L feet higher than
the south edge, while the extreme north
ern border of the townsite is scarce
eight feet higher on q gradual slope up
ward 10 the north, yet on any Of this
high ground water so far has not been
struck at all. There is a sufficient sup
ply along the southern border and on
the claim of Wood and on that of Miss
Beal wherever it has been tried. there is
plenty of water. The average depth at
which water is struck is about IS feet
but the bored wells go down from l Oto
% feet farther, to insure ample supply.
There is much talk of q municipal
waterworks system, by which water may
be conducted to the city in a pipe from
the mountains and fed by mountain
streams, which are ample for this pur
pose. The distance would be from nine
to twelve miles and it is asserted that
there is a sufficient fall to run the water
into the city and give an ample pressure
besides. Should this be true, the water
would cost the citizens practically moth
ing. An effort is being made in some
manner TO secure enough of the ample
fund obtained from the sale of lots TO
pipe this water this distance if after a !
and accurate survey is made it .
is found practicable. And at any rate to /
put I'm a waterwOrks plant for the city I
during this fall and winter. This would (
provide work for idle men, who would 1
thereby be enabled to live more comport-
ably through the winter.
Big Fire in New Town.
At O'Clock today a fire broke out in a
livery barn on East c street, completely
destroying it, with several tons Of hay
and load or two of corn. Four horses
perished in the flames, all others being
removed from the barn before the flames
were too near TO make entry impossible.
IN just twenty minutes the fire was over,
all in ashes save the smouldering car
,asses Of the horses adm 9 pile OF hay.
A crowd gathered quickly of course. and
j Colts revolver happening to be in the
barn began TO go off after the fire had
lied down. Every shot the gun could be
seen jumping up in a pile of hot ashes
But few noticed this however and these
few from behind cover for the majority
quickly took themselves out OF the way
If stray bullets. yet in reality did not go
Tar enough to be out Of danger. No one
vas injured.
The barn was the property Of Mr.. A. T.
Hopkins. of Oklahoma City. who esti-
mates his loss at 500. There are no facil-
ties for lighting fire here and viii not be
NTH there can be a waterworks put in.
owing to the light material OF which
he buildings are being constructed, the
langer from FIRE is exceedingly great, and
should fire get started lang the streets
which have been builded up within the
asst two weeks, nothing save drinking
water could be found handy. The FIRE (
vas caused by dropping q lighted cigar
tte. {