Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-13

Daily Eagle.
NM MURDOCH BROTHER. Prophe.ors
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
Business is Stacking up in the justices
courts.
The latest attraction in our windows are
the Pearl of Savoy hangers.
Two plain DRINKS constituted the list at
the poliee court yesterday.
No one can afford TO have a friend whose
talk makes him tired. Life is too short
The track of the st. Louis, IT. Scott *
Wichita railroad was laid ia Argona yes
terday.
Our cigar makers seem TO take consider
able interest in the Spanish commercial
treaty.
A little nonsense now and then is relished
BY the best of men. Our winter pot got
loose last night.
RENDER the special meeting of the ladies
relief corps G. a. II. at the court room at ,
O'Clock this afternoon.
Justice Hobbs was puzzling his brain yes
terlay trying to satisfy himself as to the as
sassnation OF that mule of Roberts.
Good morning Argonia, brace up! You
now have direct railroad communication
with the boss city Of Kansas. Shake.
The sweet strains of the Pearl of Savoy
chorus rang out from the opera house last
night as late as II o'clock This looks like
work
Rev. Mr. Price, the pastor of the NJ. i.
church at Wellington, who is on his way to
ElDorado, made the EAGLE brief call last
evening.
Mrs. VIM. Marshall. Of Topeka. is visiting
Mrs. Keller, the wife of Mr.. H., the Santa
Fe and Frisco railroad agent, aud who Is
Mrs. Marshairs eldest daughter.
DR.. Baily gave free lecture TO large
audience near the Wichita National bank
Yesterday. He is specialist in veterinary
surgery and appeared to be good one
Gen. Hazcn, the weather man at Washing
ton. probably became afraid that Cleveland
would bounce him the first man if he did not
send better weather. lie did yesterday.
Rev. Alex. Thompson will lecture at the
court house tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock. Subject, Conversion" Those
having greater regard for truth than for ism
are especially invited. VI.
There is quite an interest awakened m the
forthcoming play to be produced December
18th and 18th. We have heard from those
who know, that it is admirably east, and
is being conducted in a thorough systematic
manner.
Mr.. ID. Kindred is smoking the finest pipe
in town, and is corrcspondingly happy. He
made the selection from the large stock Of
meerschaums recently received by W. H.
Hoffman, the greater part OF which m
voice has already been sold.
Special meeting of the Ladies Relief corps
G. A. r. No. 40. VIII meet at the court
room at $50 this afternoon to perfect ar
rangements for the entertainment to he
given BY the G. \. L.
MIS- NJ. c. TopD. Pres.
Mrs. :. Z. Mitchell, Sccy.
Mr.. y. X. Baker, business manager of the
Commonwealth, who had been down to
Caldwell, spent an hour with us yesterday
morning while waiting for train tor Hutch
inson. Mr.. B. had never been in Wichita
before and we were sorry that the weather
was such as to render getting about almost
impossible.
About 3 Yesterday morning as the cas-,
bound freight train was passing over the
switch Just south of the depot, car loaded
with wool left the track and was drawn
about hundred feet over the ties, tearing
the gravel up considerably. At took all
forenoon to get il on the track again. No
damage was done.
Several railles are booked for the near flu
ture, the drawings being set to take place on
or about Christmas. \ music box is to be
sacrificed by Fuller Il Warden, one by Miss
Alice Sommcrs. and $50 meerschaum pipe
by W. H. Hoffman. The numbers are being
taken rapidly. aud the lucky man will be
developed soon.
TIE young ladies will hold a pie social at
the W. @. T. L.. reading room. in Reese
building. Monday December 10Th. Pies of
all kinds will be on the bill of fare, also
milk and coffee. Papers Will be read on
many interesting subjects. and a short time
allowed in the discussion of the same. All
are cordially invited to be present.
DR. Ray. of Wichita, father-in-law Of Bill
Edwards who sho. John Wilson, is now in
the city, having come here for the purpose
of bailing Edwards out of jail provided he
was admitted TO bail. Edwards preliminary
hearing was set for to-day, but owing 10 the
county attorneys time being taken up with
other cases il was postponed, bat will likely
occur soon. His regular trial-if he is
bound over, and he probably will be-will
not be reached this term.-Wellington
Press.
The wreck on the Sunflower night before
last was near Batesville, small town be-
tween Toronto and Yates Center. The first
section of the freight stopped for some pur-
pose, and before they could get away, the
second section ran into il. The passenger
due here at Q: 40 p. m. did not reach here
until II O'Clock Y esterday morning. She
started back again Immediately, the freight
or supply train taking the passenger II Con-
way Springs.
The Kansas Republicans are generous
with their editors, and appreciate their labors.
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