Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-09

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NM MURDOCH & BROTHER, Proptie,oHs.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
The following Republican meetings have
been arranged, and will take place on dates
noted. and will be addressed by prominent
Republicans:
Valley Center, Saturday evening, Oct. ii.
Minneha Center, Monday evening, Oct.
18th.
Mt. Hope, Thursday, Oct 10th.
Northrop school house, Sherman town.
ship, Oct. 18th.
Spring Creek school house, Oct 18th.
T. b. WALL. Chairman.
A. B. WRIGHT, Secretary.
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The Kingiiiar train was one hour late
last night.
Clifford at the opera house tomorrow
evening.
Straw hats, like 30 bonds, have been
called in.
Secure your tickets for the Edwin Clifford
entertainments.
Tickets for peril now on sale at the
postofiice news room.
Constance Stanley, the prime Wichita
favorite, in "Peril" Tomorrow night.
Three brilliant stars and sterling com
pany at the opera house tomorrow night.
There were thirtv-three cars of merchan-
disc and lumber unloaded at the Santa fe
freight depot Monday.
There was lost on Sunday night gro
GERS salesman's book marked III. w. Love
land. Please return to this office.
People were busy putting up their stoves
Yesterday and preparing for the northers
that may be expected in the near future.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church are
requested to meet in the lecture room of the
church tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
important business.
There will be meeting of the Woman's
Guild at the residence of Mrs. Bond, Thurs
day, Oct. 9th \ full attendance is re-
quested. By order of the President.
The drawing for the prize Domestic sew
ing machine came off AT the City Music
Store as stated in yesterday mornings EA-
GLE. and Mrs L. Newton, living four and
one-half miles northwest of Wichita, was
the lucky one.
Mr. NJ +. Morgan brought in some sweet
potaties Yesterday, which were but another
evidence Of the capabilities of the soil of this
soil. One of them weighed three and one
half pounds and another was two feet and
eight inches long. These were sweet pota-
toes and not red yams.
In the state case of Horner, charged with
assauting one Hazen with knife, John X.
Parsons. the leading attorney in the case,
demonstrated his ability as a lawyer to be of
a high order. The attorneys of the court
themselves admit that he handled the diff
cult case in a mastery manner.
To the Editor oft4s Daily Eagle.
DEAR SIR: \ vote taken on a Frisco
train in Missouri today, before reaching
Pierce city, gave;
cleveland ...'..'-...------.-i
II. John
Yours very truly,
ii. l.. JACKSON.
From the temperature of the nights
breath as il reaches us through a broken
pane in our sanctum window at the hour
when Yesterday dies and to-day is born, we
are led to conclude that Jack Frost will in
the morning lay his icy fingers upon carth's
delightful robe of green leaving us naught
but the memory of the summers glory and
the reflection that thusward tends all.
T. II. Wall. Esq, the chairman of the Re
publican county central committee returned
irow Newton Yesterday where. the night
before, he had addressed large and earnest
gathering of Harvey county Republicans.
Our sister county, Mr.. Wall reports, is in
splendid shape politically, and will lay out
the Democrats and mugwumps most beautl-
fully.
NJ f. Morgan. of Waco. made thirty
eight entries at the late fair of productions
from his farm, consisting of forty-seven va
rieties, on which he received thirty-onc pre-
miums. That was simply wonderful ex-
hibit 10 make from one farm. Waco town
shin took the premium for the best display
from any one township.
Morrison * Copeland, furniture dealers Of
Hutchinson, Kansas, sent a notice TO the
EAGLE advertising their business for sale,
and said at the bottom enquire of Moiiitt X
Hartzell, Wichita. Kansas. In consequence
of which Motlitt Il Hartzell had about
twenty-five men wanting to buy them out
to-day They did not know the reason until
looking at the EAGLE they found the above
notice.
MANSFIELD, o., oct. 6, 81.
DEAR EAGLE: Nothing preventing we
hope TO start for the Forrest City" last of
this week, you can just put my bird over
my fence on Market street until otherwise
ordered. Hurrah for Blaine and Logan.
You can just mark Ohio down for $1,000 to
10000 majority for the Republicans next
Tuesday. Yours, NJ. L. CARVER.
The sad news reached the city yesterday
OF the death of Mrs. James Pickins, who
died at her home seven miles northwest of
the city. Yesterday morning of typhoid
fever. The funeral will take place from the
house rs Mr.. Kendall, the undertaken, m
forms us Mrs. Pickins was the light of her
home. which is left sad and dcsoatc which
no words can tighten, but the many friends
of Mr.. fickins sympathize with him IN the
great bereavement of his life.
A large number of citizens assembled ri
the residence of Thomas and Eunice Ne
Campbell to pay their last respects to -
faithful pair who were not even separated in
death. The discourse of Row. w. +. Harper
was touching and appropriate. at the end of
which all that remained visible of the man
and wife. of the father and mother. were
borne away to the knoll that overlooks the
scene of the last years of their lives.
Prof Thee. Price and wife have
consented 10 give one of their artistic and
musical entertainments at the Presbyterian
church next Monday night. Price is a Won
dertul impersonator, in which accomplish
ment he has grown rapidly towards perfec-
ton. Mrs. Price is a singer whose powers
cali out acknowledgements of excellence
wherever she appears. The entertainment
next Monday evening at the Presbyterian
church should not be forgotten by any who