The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-03-27

Member Board Of Education ID W. SMITH
4 Dsaial.
nent put in circulation by a certain envion
individual, that Mr.. kohn il going to leav
Wichita, and other similar stories, are with
out foundation. The source from wlicI
they emanatcd is sufficient to render all sucl
stories harmless.
Many improvements to homes are bein,
made throughout the city.
J. N. Carr has about completed neat littl,
residence on Water street near First.
Mrs. Col. jenkins, Miss Clara and Mis-.
Gertie. Of Kansas City, are at the fremont
A good soaking rain il needed Throughout
this section. for the want Of which wheat &,
suffering.
Three frightful runaways at the depot on
Tuesday. One horse had his back broken in
the melee.
Several of our leading citizens, accompa.
MED by c. Wood Davis, left for points east OF
this, on Monday.
Jacob Frank, of PeOtOne. will accept our
thanks for some shade trees Of the tree OF
paradise variety.
Prof. Eereus Baldwin is putting up an AL.
dition to his home on Market street and max
ing other improvements.
Several very interesting and impOrtsnt
communications were unayOidably crowded
out this week by legal matter.
The Commonwealth has published the laws
Of the last session in pamphlet form, which
arc for sale at ifty cents per copy.
The markets are full Of wild geese and
ducks. Our Nimrods and expert wing shots
are enjoying the harvest Of meat. wild fowl
and feathers.
Mr.. A. Berner, OF Wisconsin, u gentleman
Of means and an experienced business man,
IL stopping with his old friend Henry 4.
Stine near III Paso.
The social at the Baptist Church last week
was very successful and enjoyable affair.
Ut auCtiou " - PtOntSOsC Suu SsstNs-
~ an innocent pastime.
Died, March 18th, At go a. M. Fannie.
wife Of J. Blake Russ. Funeral from the
residence Thursday, the 9th. at p m. Ser
vices by Rev. JnO. Kirby.
The old Turner building slipped its moor
ings and moved quietly down Market. Second
and Topeka avenues and east anchor on
Douglas avenue, north side.
Hon. J. NJ. Steele, Of this city, has been
commissioned as staf officer TO the Govern
or, with the rank of Captain. The Governor
could hardly have done neater or mere alp
propriate thing.
Extensive preparations are being made by
the Dancing Association for their masque-
rade ball. which comes OF Friday night. II
will be select in all it, northumberland
some costumes, etc.
M. Lane has one Of the hantisomcst pair
OF roadsters that were ever coupled together
Wichita Charlie and Dick Alley. Charlie
can trot his mile below the thirtics, while
pick-a young green horse--strikes a fifty
gait handsomely.
DIR. Bradford, of Rockford, brought Us
some catalpa trees this week which he grew
in a nursery. They are from two and half
to five feet from the seed. lie has one that
has grown seven feet five inches from the
seed in two years. Richards & Rogers have
them for sale.
Mcssrs. Smith & Heating have stocked up
their mammoth establishment aud are already
selling large bills Of goods, farm implements.
wagons. in fact farm machinery Of every de-
scription. Mr.. VanZandt is still at the helm
with an able corps Of assistants. Read their
new advertisement.
Every business man In this city and along
the proposed line Of the st. Louis 4 Wichita
Railroad, when writing business letters TO
St. Louis, ought to speak Of the road and get
the ST. Louis merchants eyes opened to their
interests in this direction and get them to
talking and working for it.
J. W. Fisher lost the latter part Of last
week a small gold ring, black enamelcd set
ting, with n small white stone in the center.
He will give ten dollars for its return TO him
At the Golden Eagle Clothing store. lie val
ues il very highly, not for its intrinsic value,
but rs gin from his mother.
An old and influential resident Of Waco
township told us the other day that he had
been, for his own information. canvassing
the railroad matter ia that township and that
he found but two men In the whole township
but what favored aiding an independent com
pcting line. There are l40 voters In Waco.
The womxn's Guild Of the Episcopal
Church will meet at 3 O'Clock Thursday af-
ternoon at the residence Of Mrs. Martin Hell
lar on Topeka Avenue. All who are inter-
ested and all who are sympathixers in the
progress of the church and society are most
cordially invited to meet on this occasion.
VIM. J. Englebeck, accompanied by Mr..
Taylor, both from Sandusky. Ohio. spent last
week in our city. being drawn here by the
wonderful stories Of the soil and climate.
These gentlemen are men Of means. and
friends Of Mr.. George Strong. Of the Farmers
4 Merchants Bank. They were delighted
-: with the country and the town.
Died. in this city, on Tuesday morning af-
ter q long and lingering illness. Mrs. Lucy
West, wife Of Robert l.. West. Mrs. West
was most excellent wife and mother. and
though young in years, highly cultured. and
Was possessed Of = most gracious disposition
She was buried in the Wichita cemetery yes
terday.
The new bridge across the Ninnescsh be-
tween here and Harper county .one Of the con-