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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1887
Page
2
A jumble of notes covers gas well pressure in Findley Ohio, a Topeka Journal critique of Wichita and Sedgwick county demographics, political fraud disputes in Louisville and Owensboro, Southern industrial growth, railroad accidents in Arkansas, labor and immigration trends, and miscellaneous local anecdotes.
Storm Friday evening struck the Edsborne residence a half mile north of town causing slight damage. Chris Moher, about twenty, was knocked down but will recover. Hutchinson was arrested for wife beating but discharged when the wife did not testify. He fled with furniture and children toward Winfield. A train now runs daily between Witsehty and Augusta. Miss Mollie Copenberger elopes with Millard Dull from Conway Springs, later married in Wellington then hosted a reception at J. Dull’s between Belle Plaine and town. The Parsons council appropriates funds for a new brick building and Missouri Pacific advertising project. The New York Star’s graft fund grows slowly as citizens donate. Rock Island depot at Pratt nears completion amid public events and a likely Pratt population surge. The First National Bank project will be among the state’s finest, with plans tied to local growth. The corner stone of the new Methodist Episcopal church in Kingman is laid with Rev. J. D. Bodkin presiding. The North Topeka Mall projection claims Topeka can host 100,000 people within five years.
Northern Kansas farmers plant turnips for cattle feed this winter while Kingman county reports over 300 tons of bream corn this season. Ellsworth begins a $5000 Masons temple as Gray county reports 5000 residents and 26000 under cultivation. Lawrence seeks a state soldiers reunion at Bismarck grove and Abilene plans a $150000 national bank backed by Vermont and Maine funds. City expenses are estimated at 0202007 with Topeka hosting a state sale September 19 to 64 offering 20000 in premiums including 1000 for best general display.
A garbled access summary notes many local items including church counts in Lawrence and Contridge, a building valuation, street lighting and electric digits, and a garden city works standpipe reaching four feet amid incoherent OCR text.
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