Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. McMilIen came up from Wellington
yesterday.
"A. ID. Wheeler, Of Garden Plain, was
in the city yesterday.
j. II. Scott, Of Chicago. Is at the Tre-
mont, as is also n. J. Campbell, OF st.
Louis
H. l.. Strohn, q rising young attorney
Of Kingmsn, was in the city on bust ness
yesterday.
&C. b. Kilmer, right Of way man Of the
Santa Fe company, came down from To-
peka yesterday.
Capt. c. G. Epperson, of the Yelling
tonian, was in the city yesterday on bust
ness, and spent an hour with the EAGLE.
r. r.. Coleman came In last evening from
st. Louis, where he has been for several
days on business connected with the rail.
road.
Mr.. W. Kennedy arrived in this city yes
ter from Topeka on business connected
with the colored band. He will return to
the capital to-day.
&C. ID. Piank's father and mother. who
have been visiting their son in this city for
the past three weeks. departed yesterday
for their home in Decatur, Ill.
Miss Nettie p. Taylor, who has been
visiting with Mrs. G.. G. Strong, re-
turned yesterday to her home in st. Louis.
She will stop short time with friends in
Atchison.
Mr.. Bartholomew, the real estate agent
who has been making q tour OF north and
northwest Kansas, and whose letters have
appeared from time to time in these col
umps, returned to Wichita last evening.
d. 5. Wall, of Andover, was in the
city yesterday, and says the prospect for
good corn crop was never better than at
this time. He is confident that corn in
his locality will make sixty bushels to the
acre.
j. Ii. kalfe, OF Tiffin, o., and W. X.
Lacy, of Waverly, ILL.,, came in on the
Frisco last night. They are men of means
and are looking for farms. Mr.. Kalfe says
he offered $4,000 for a half section near
Independence, this state.
Prof. W. NJ. Jay, who has been con-
Quoting class in the institute for the past
two weeks. will leave for his home in Well
ington to-day. While in this city the pro-
fessor made many warm friends and gained
the respect of all as an efficient educator.
Mr.. p. $. Niederlander, a prominent
merchant of Sandusky, Ohio, and brother
Of our enterprising real estate dealer, n.
F., is now in the city, the guest of the lat.
ter. Ii is the purpose Of Mr.. p. 5. TO buy
property, engage In business, and remove
his family to this city for permanent loca-
ton.
DIR. Rentz, who was called to Anthony
to attend James Horton. who ran lead PEN
Gil into his hand, an account Of which APP
peared in the EAGLE, returned home yes.
terday. lie says that Horizons hand and
arm are very badly swoolen up TO thu ell
bow, but he has hopes Of curing him with
out having TO amputate thit member.
Robert Rodgers, living near Sedgwick
City and former resident Of this county
has lately returned from two years stay
in merry old England, thoroughly disgust
ed with that country, and more firm than
ever in the belief that Sedgwick county is |
the Eden OF the world. He says that man
has to pay as much for the rental Of farm |
for one year in England, and for tithes, ETC.,
as would buy good farm in Kansas.
Prof. Campbell, the gentleman recently |
elected superintendent Of the public
schools, has arrived in the city. Mr.. Camp
bell is graduate OF the OHIO University at
Delaware, and has had years OF experience
rs superintendent OF city schools He
has been anxious to get west and become
identified with a wide-awake progressive
and therefore resigned the SUI
perintendeucy o. one city and refused that
Of another to come to Wichita. So far as a
lively situation is concerned, we opine
Prof. Campbell will find no cause to com
plain of Wichita. lie desires aud expects
10 make our city schools models, and not
only the board, but every parent, should
resolve TO hold up his hands in the work.