The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-14

Mr.. Lehman, the greatest fur dealer in the
world, was in the city this week. He was me-
goiiating with Hays Brothers for furs, etc.
G. r. Hargls will start for Galveston, Texas,
this week to be absent about three weeks.
DIR. c. c. Furley is absent in Topeka this
week.
DIP. Alexander has gone to Texas to help
build thirty miles OF railroad,
Miss Fuller, of sedgwick City, is spending
a week with Miss May Deming at the Ire
mont House.
Sol Kohn has gone to st. Louis, Kansas
City, Topeka ard other cities of lesser note
to be away ten days or more.
DIR. kirkpatrick, OF st. Louis, brother of
our fellow townsman, W. r., Esq.,, called on
us Monday. For the benefit OF the girls we
will say that the doctor is good looking and
single.
w. Il. Stevenson, of Milan, Sumner county,
was in the city Friday accompanied by his
estimable wife.
C. c. Wheeler, an old settler, hsa gone to
hQDuiuy ANeh lOih, Win WIG W
awhile.
Sheriff Iii w Conner and Marshal Tom
Fleming, OF the city of ino drug stores EN-
poria), spent Saturday last IN Wichita. They
give it up on the city question. They thought
they never saw SO many people in their lives
before in one day, and they were both at the
Centennial on Pennsylvania day.
Brother J. c. Post, OF Hutchinson, is in the
city. Dir. Post has many friends in Wichita.
Robert McCabe, of Topeka, is visiting rela-
tivcs aud friends in the city.
Will Cochran paid US visit Monday. lie
is travelling for new grocery firm in Kansas
City, Cochran, Carroll & Beckman, the heav-
iest and strongest grocery firm IN the West
j. G. Walker, who owns farm near
Jamesburg and resided on it while, but got
tired of Kansas and went to Ohio on a visit,
staying about two years, returned last week
TO his former love. The change in the vicini
ty OF his farm has been SO great with i'm
proyements that on arriving there he could
not go to his old home. and after wandering
around for some time was compelled TO in
quire where his farm was.
Seven little bits of d ogs were holding some
kind of consultation down on Lawrence
avenue, near the Presbyterian church, yes
terday morning. The convocatisn was re-
markedly homogeneous in in Its makeup, SO
much so that we couldn't help smiling at the
general average OF each little body. the ear
nestness OF each little face and the emphatic
wiggle Of each little curly .tail. Just then
came bounding down the avenue big jack
cotton-tail, who, in Difference TO the yelping
chorus set up, or the imminent danger of q
formidable charge, scooted into hole under
the sidewalk, followed by the Whole pack in
single file. Emerging at another hole some
fifty feet distant, the rabbit turned :hs next
corner, only TO fall into the jaws Of big dog, |
who was leisurely jogging along, with no
thought Of such wlnd-fall. The last dog of |
our convention was just going in at the hole |
where the rabbit disappeared. as the first dog |
was coming out OF the hole from which the |
game escaped. Nothing WAS palmer to the |
first dog than that the last dog was hot on the |
trail, SO he followed him. SO with each SD b.
sequent emerging dog. When We left the lit
tie fellows had completed the circle and we're |
getting warmed up to the work, averaging |
three dogs under the walk, one Coming out, |
another going in and two on dead run be-
tween holes, little dreaming that the game
had been gobbled. There must be moral /
TO this tale: SO goss the whole world, the |
business men, the politicians, the pleasure-
seekers, and We might add the newspapers,
all kicking up dust and tearing along like
mad just after the one ahead, while some
lucky dog picks up the fortune here, the hon.
or there, the leadership IN another place,
leaving the great human train to wear out in
a iruitless chase after itself