The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-04-20

dropped dead on the street in Portland, ore
gon, on the 10th instant.
ii. Il. Moser. who used 10 live here, but
whose home is now in Kansas City, is pay
ing hi- brother, NJ. r u visit.
Undertaken Kendle has put up a telepbon,
from his establishment to the cemetery, OF
the Sections residence near by.
The space on Douglas Avenue lately burned
outwill be filed up with brick buildings, 50
we are informed. and right away
The Garnett Plaisdealer thinks Hon. II. C.
sluss. of Wichita, would be suitable gen.
tleman fer the next governor of Kansas
Janauschek PLAYED to a very full and very
fashionable audience Tuesday night. Sew.
eral times the stage received a shower OF
bouquets.
Sheriff Baker, Of Kingman county, came
up Tuesday night for McLain, the forger.
lie had been held here several months by
Sheriff Watt
Too much wind mixed up with the wealth
er OF this spring, far. Such constant
blowing must bring despair to many Kan
sas editors heart.
IT was the aurora boreaIis and was noted
throughout the United States. Nervous peo-
pie were affected, even to fainting, and the
telegraph wires wouldn't work.
The Emporio Presbytery held its annual
session at Wellington last Week of which
ofs eli - 4.
all the more important proceedings.
Mr.. q. d. Baker, the Com mOnrealti's tray-
cling agent and correspondent, came in on
Tuesday mornings tram from the West. He
represents the old standby as booming.
The smart Alecks and travelling bummers
viii take notice that upon repetition OF
their i'll hammered disturbance, they will be
led from the opera house by policeman.
Another alarm Of fire was sounded Tues
day night. The fire was in block of wood
en- buildings near the depot, and was
thought 10 be the work of an incendiary.
The Odd Fellows are making extensive
preparations for grand ball on the 18th.
Their invitations, which are being printed
in the EAGLE job Office, are simply beauti-
full.
Hon. VIM. Ross honors our columns with
apleasant poetical fancy which will be found
worth reading. With each returning year
these magnificent songsters come in in
creased numbers.
\ sister Of Jesse James resides in Wichita.
She is true wife and devoted mother Of a
happy family, and her nearest neighbors do
not even suspicion the fact of her near re-
lationship to the notorious outlaw.
The town OF Anthony and Silver Greek
township, in Harper county, viii vote, May
25d, upon proposition TO aid the Fort Scott
d Wichita road in building an extension from
Wichita. The amount asked Tor in bonds il
$4,000
Mrs. George Ross and her youngest daugh-
tiers were of, Tuesday evening, for Quincy,
Illinois, their old home. This is the fret
trip Mrs. L. hes made TO her home since she
came West. They expect 10 be gone several
weeks, aud we wish them pleasant time.
The Preshytery which held its annual ses
college somewhere in Southern Kansas Til,
best place in all respects. taking into eonsil-
Grafton health. location population aud i'm
portanee for saIch an institution, l. Wichita.
The South Kansas Medical Society. com
prising the ninth and thirteenth Judicial DIS
triets, meets at Augusta the "a day Of May.
The Kansas State Medical Society meets on
the 9Th day Of May al Emporia. A number
Of the regulars Of this city will attend both
meetings.
T. b. Wall esq, has gone TO kingman to
defend McClain. one OF the prominet land
case men who viii be brought before Judge
Peters in that county this term. We under
stand that II. Z. sluss has been retained by
the prosecution. and that he viii also go 10
kingman.
Our board of county commissioners will
have 4 consultation this week with the State
Board Of Equalization and the Board OF Rail-
road Assessors. The meeting was fixed for
yesterday or to-day. Tha; sedgwiek and all
other counties that fulfill the law win be
protected we haven't the least doubt.
Petitions received from the southwestern
townships asking the submission of pTopo-
sition for the construction Of railroad from
Wichita to Anthony were not passed upon
favorably by the board Of commissioners for
the reason Of Indebtedness, SO they were
taken back TO be perfected and strengthened.
Mr.. $. L. Davidson, wife aud daughter
reached home last week after an absence of
several months taken ia travel in Colorado,
Mexico, Arizona. California. and Utah The
most of the winter was spent on the Pacific
coast towns and cities aud at orange groves.
Such trips are desirable, and not only thai,
but lifeiul and healtbful.
The Wichita lodge Of the knights Of Pyth
las, like the other secret orders, seems TO be
fourishing. The lodge now consists Of forty
three members all fully uniformed, each man
with hs helmet aud sword. The lodge will
90 10 Leayenworth where they will compete
for thSusand-dollar prize in drill on the
10th, 17ih and 18th Of May.
The price of hogs aud corn stood last week
st the Hood notch and the trains Of both rail-
roads went of daily loaded. We thought all
the fat hogs of the county had been disposed
OF, but $3.50 per hundred had the effect OF
developing few thousand unexpected head.
And corn at six bits per bushel smaeks too
much Of money to be lett in cribs.
Hon. c. r. Mitchell, of Cowley county,
the owner of Geuda Springs, fast becoming
famous for the wonderful curative properties
of their waters, was IN the city on Saturday.
From the papers we see that extensive i'm
prorements are contemplated at the Springs. /
Close connection l. now made, by hack line
FROM Arkansas City, with the railroad trains. 4
Kassel. the jewelsr, having great faith in
printers ink and always with an sSe TO the /
main chance, had Thousand programs OF
the play rendered by the Janauschek combi- |
nation handsomely printed in the job de-
partneut of this Office. after which they
were delicately periumed and then mailed I
to tbe citizens. Mr.. kasse is deserving OF
the success he is making of his business.