The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-28

Personal Mention.
Mr.. Kennedy aud wife from Michigan. old
acquaintances OF Perry Wilkins arrived in
the Happy Valley few days since.
LIN. Chaplin left for his home in New York
Tuesday morning.
WI Cameron, OF Eldorado, called on us
Monday and reports Eldorado and the Bob
Tail fiourishing.
A. Robson and wife O; South Haven, Sum-
ner county, were in the city Thursday and
Friday, shopping.
The Emma Leland troupe will appear in
this city on the 9Th OF next month. In this
issue viii be found notices from Journals pub !.
lished in cities where they have appeared,
which are certainly very complimentary
There is no doubt about their being first
class company.
NJ. Benjamin Row, from Ekhart county, In
diana, an old neigbbor of j. I. Weaver made
his second visit 10 our valley last week, dur
ing which time be bought two forms throush
Steele a. Levy. Mr.. Row left for home Mon
day morning and will return with his family in
the spring to become permanent.
|
| IL q. Rose, connected with the mail SER
vice in Mississippi, VINO paid Wichita visit
last spring, is back again. He never left his
post Of duty during the terrible days of dark
ness and death. His line OF duty carried him
almos, hourly into Infected towns and district s
and tina; he escaped Seems almost miracle.
Mr. Roses wife has been spending the sum-
mer in our city with Mrs. Lewis and Miss
Sieadn an, and happily escaped The terrible
chances to which her husband was subjected.
| The EAGLE .reeis lis readers with an orig
inal thank giving story this week. from the
pen OF lady residing IN Wichita who has for
several years been 4 contributor 10 various
popular literary papers and magazines OF the
country. 1T is quiet, pretty little love story,
with no blood, no thunder, and but single
cross purpose athwart the "eourse of true
love- IL was written for the youthful,
and would only have proved more interesting
by locating the story and scenes in this valley
instead OF the East. The writer's name is in
| the head OF The story.
John ". Crowel. always brings 'cm. For
some time pas. there has been something
| crooked in the mails between here and An
tEony on the Oxford route. Special Agent
Crowell went down last Friday to look up the
| trouble. Having decided where it was he
pounced his man, who owned up. and Cow
Henry 4. Snyder, a husband and the father
of two children, after an examination before
| United States Commissioner Jones, lies in
durance vile. His bail was placed at 81 900
| which, il he fails 10 raise, he will 60 to the
| Topeka prison. He had opened mails on the
| high prairie aRd riHed and destroyed them.
|
| Mrs. Maggie Earnshaw writes Us from
Sbavneetown, johnson county, that Jennie
Curtis nee Baldwin, died there last week IL
| confinement She was taken sick at ten
O'Clock and died in two hours. Her husband :
| name il Dan Curtis, or that l. the name he
| goes by. Before she died she stated that she
had sister in Wichita in the grocery bust
ness. Mrs Earnshaw writes t1at she is anx .
| iou- 10 hear from Jennie. friends, If she has
any, 10 whom she will furnish all psrlicui r'
as she was with her to the last. Address the
above lady at Ellinwoed. Johnson county,
| Kansas.
A letter received rom Wm. MoCrlcken,
slated Philadelphia, November 2ls., states
that he is unable, OWING 10 poor health and
his low physical condition, TO proceed further
than the above city al present, aud that he
viii return home. He WAS, he writes, under
the necessity OF putting his attorney under
arrest Tor baud and forgery, whose name, a
we make il out. Is Rev. Joseph Forri,ter.
From an EXTENDED account of tue matter in
the Philadelphia Times we fear our friend
McCrack,n has been oulragcously imposed
upon. The Tines. says FORESTER is in jail un-
der heavy bonds.
The Nellie Boyd dramatic company, iil!ng
weeks engagement at Eagle Hall, and ap-
pearing for the first time Monday night. have
completely captured our theatre-going peo-
pie who with great Immunity and enthusiasm
declare that the company comprises the finest
artists that ever visited our place. Tao con-
.ummale and complete representations Of
| Nellie ant tn hass" 5't'ou, support which si'o
/ receives enchaiGs the sympathie- OF the audi
enee, carrying it continailly ID the point OF
! enthusiastic eneores. OF course 81 n com.
pany will be mes, Iiberally paironizsi, BE-
their stay long or short.
TIE editor of the Walnut Valley 7iHses. W ho
with n party ram Eldorado Was out oa Il hunt
last week, and took in the lake up on Mr.
Popo's place. IN ihi. county, says: "Between
shutdown and dark and b fore sun-up the sxt
morning we had some fine shooting. TO NJ
Pope we are rldchted for nights entertain
ment In this connection We might sag That
Mr. Pore owns four hundred acres OF laad,
including The lake, has two hundred acres I'M
der cultivation. with large orchard, tea
acres Of fores, trees, growing nicely, and four
hundred head of fat hogs. His corn will turn
OF eighty bushels 10 the acre
The celebrated Madam Jarley viii exhibit
her wax works at Russell Hall next rhnrsday
night. The old lady. now gray wilh aye, has
spent fortunes aud worn out many agents ia
ramsackiHg the world tor tais superb collection
which is transported from city TO city in u
| specisl ear owned by herself. Children liable
10 SPANS aud neryou. people skouli not be
allowed TO attend. Alter the audience has got
its money back an hundred fold her company
OF star &C ors will present that wonderful an
hear, renling tragedy that first gave her a
worldwide reputation. Religious people
would do well 10 DO up their praying 10 the
afternoon aud attend this wonderful exit
billion.
The Library A>socia,ioa, in makiag is ar
rlnsemeu;s ior literary entertainments dur
| ing the winter, Il seem 30 us, would Il, well
10 organize something Ike regular course
t. consist of trani four TO six or eight enter
tlinmenis with full season tick atl. AT re-
,luccd price, first announcing VIA Is TO be
the speaker and what the character OF lbe en-
tcriaameat. Several agents OF cninens
speakers have written vs. desiring to take ia
Wichita. Blrlct,c. the Burlington Hatsfsgs
man. can he b, re about the last o. January.
Preutiss has rev and spen1iA leisure vhich
i. not only full OF instruction but furuy TO the
last degree His time Is being rapidly en-
gagged Wichita viii want to hear liIa sure.
For some II. spa or aDG .aeT ihe last en.ertain-
meut by the Association was failure. bu.
,has's m siga that WIchi;i viii f,! 70 pa.r1n-
lie entertainments il OF al United n ,rit,
The finest gin book ia existence is liia'.
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