The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-29

with the brethren of that denomination in
this city last week. MIR. NJ. is very clever.
genial eeRtleman and made many friends
Geo. Matthews has out blazing sign an
nouncing TO Il sick world that be has genuine
blue glass for sale. II is equally effective in
cases of the jim-jams. jealousy sr puppy-ove.
and a perfect sovereign tor sympathetic head
aches that arise from too large soul
Miss Maria II. Mann, a heroine OF the late
war, neice of The late Horace Mann, and for
the last two years employed in the Ladies'
Department OF the Centennial Exhibition. is
in the city. She Is en- route for the Pacific
coast and will visit Southern Kansas, Colsra-
do, Salt Lake City and Nevada.
A heavy hail storm passed over a belt OF
country sorth OF here last Friday. In such
favorable spots within the path of the storm
where the hoppers had Matched out they
were all, collectively and individually, incon-
tinen,ly ''mashed'-buried head and tail in
the yielding EARTH
The ladies' committee of the Library Asso-
citation who had charge of the late entertain
ment desire to return their thanks to the Off
GERS and members OF the Qui Vire Club for
their highly entertaining and timely assist
ance, also to Hon. J. Il. Mead for handsome
boquet from his greenhouse, which brought
ten dollars.
r. A. Hall, OF Fl Paso, well known and
successful school teacher OF our county closed
his school at antelope few days since, which
he had successfully conducted for six months.
All the winter be rode each day distance of
seven miles to aud from his labors which
shows a spirit worthy of emulation. He viii
teach the same school for the spring term.
Mr.. Ferrell, the telegraph operator for
Wichita, has received inst ructions modifying
the fees for the transmission OF money by tel
sgraph from this point. No message order.
whatever the distance, shall exceed SO 80 plus
one per cent on the amount TRANSMITTED. The
one per cent holds good on short distances,
but the fee Is proporsonately reduced.
Mr.. John c. Rob-. from Cadiz. Wisconsin.
an old reader of the EAGLE, arrived last week
in one OF the enigrant excursion parties. He
called 10 see Us and said that while the coun-
try might not be everything the EAGLE had
represented If in the past five years, still he
found it so excellent that lie Immediately
purchased geodly portion of it upon which
he will settle within the next six or eight
months.
Now comes the genilemsnly, generous and
enterprising proprietor OF that leading and
extraordinarily popular establishment, the
"Golden Eagle" clothing house--anything
that has an Eagle-eOnnection OF course is good
comes that pleasant gentleman witt fine,
glossy, fashionable tile for We editors head
regular slick, shiny stove-pipe. One is al
ways safe in trading with generous mar, and
his stock Of silk hats eolpses any ever brought
to the city.
Looking in upon .Bissantz & Butler the 9TH
er day, at their store in Germania Block, we
found both busy, and their establishment fun
OF customers, as their shelves and even the
sidewalk walk were full of goods. These gen
tlemen have not only steadily, but rapidly adj
vanced TO a large and lucrative trade. Fair
dealing and strict attention TO business are
the principal reasons assigned for their
success.
VIC "'e "ut""ii~Su ~ say tn~t 'h- NHaS'
Schattner is not candidate for Mayor Of the
city or any other Office at the coming spring
election. Though strongly urged by many
friends 10 make the race, and far which mark
of confidence and good will he feels much
graifed stl he deems his determination the |
wiser course aud the best for all interests
concerned
Dagner's old frame building on Main str eet. |
near the corner Of Douglas avenue, is being |
torn away to give place to substantial and
permsnent business house, The new build |
ing will be thirty five feet front by six,y-ive |
feet deep. two stories high and will be built |
OF Coiby's artificial stone, the manufacture of
which we have heretofore noticed Heller & |
Larabee manufacture this stone and have the |