Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. Il. Moore, OF Hutchis0n, was ID tne
city yesterday.
u. H. Janus, OF lola, is stopping At the
Occidental.
20, B. Stocker will leave for Winfield to-
day on business.
e. J. harrington, Of Kansas City, paid
Wichita visit yesterday.
-Llew L. Abbot has accepted position
In Coverdale's clothing house.
Willie Russell contemplates going to
Boston shortly for the purpose Of visiting
friends.
Mr.. A. PopkeSs, Of the Fl. Scott and
Wichita road. ia in the city, in the interest
Of that corporation.
Geo. Steeurod returned to his ranch
yesterday, wearing emile that was about
mile and halflong.
Mr.. G. Beason, one Of Goddard's shin
ing business men, was in the city yester-
day and made the EAGLE cali.
Mr.. Singer, ex-sheriG OF Delaware
county, Indiana, is in the city, and viii
locate here II he can find good opening.
IT. w. Coverdale, the clothier, has gone
east for goods and will return soon with .
large and fine stock Of fall and winter APP
p arel.
IF. L. Tillinghast came in from Clear
water yesterday. He said that there were
hundreds Of people ont to the harvest home
festival.
ID. L. Smith, general superintendent Of
the United Telephone company. will leave
for Wellington to-day In the interest Of that
company.
e. w. Weston came up from yelling
ton yesterday. He says that business ID
quite brisk in his city, but politics mighty
sight brisker.
Hon. A. B. Campbell, OF the State
Temperance Union, and Mr. Chas. Hatton
in company, made us . short but pleasant
call last evening.
j. A. Grimes, Of Gypsum township, has
bought house on South Topeka avenue,
and will move here to become permanent
resident, next week.
WIN. Richie and wife, and James Nye
and daughter, Of Decatur, ILL.,, arrived At
the Occidental yesterday, and will spend
several days in this city.
WIN. Hayes, Of Hsyesville, was on the
streets yesterday, to learn the latest politi-
cal news, and Of course, he got 1t fresh,
reliable, and in large doses.
H. M. Shanks, Of Memphis. Tenn. ar
rived in Wichita yesterday. He visits the
west with view OF locating, and is very
favorably impressed with Wichita.
Mr.. FOrney, Of Goar township, Sum-
ner county, was up to market his wheat
yesterday In this city. He thinks his town
ship will have fine corn crop this fall.
IS. W. Stewart. of Brooklyn, N. Y, fs
registered at the fremont. According to
his view. Blaine aud Logan will carry the
city aud state Of New York by handsome
majorities.
Mrs. DR.. Smith has gone to ''Old Ken
tuck" to visit her mother, and the doctor IL
going to Wisconsin in company with some
friends who will meet him in Chicago. to
hunt and fish.
John Bridewell, Of Clearwater, was In
the city yesterday. He says that his town
is growing very rapidly, and that several
very fine buildings are now in course Of
construction.
DIR. Wilson, OF Muncip, Ind, who ar
rived in Wichita u few days ago, is sur.
prised to find such fine country as Sedg-
wick county, and says that our corn and
peaches are the finest he ever saw.
H. A. Kring, Of South Bend, Ind. is In
the city prospecting. He is greatly I'M
pressed with the wonderful resources Of
the great Arkansas valley. aud will prob
ably purchase a farm before returning to
the Ho0sier state.
The many friends in this city Of Mrs.
p. L. Butcher will be pleased to learn that
she Is now at her old home in Ladoga,
Ind, and 10 in good health and enjoying
herself. She will not return to Wichita
70. several weeks.
Frank Evans came up from Wellington
yesterday. He says that Sumner county is
going to have splendid fair this season,
and we hope she will. One thing is Ger.
tain, and that is that Southwestern Kansas
can beat the world this year on agricultural
products.
Prof. Merriett and wife will depart to.
day for TT. Scott, where they expect to re-
main for some time. While in this city the
professor has made many friends, and has
proved himself first-class artist, as the
numerous products OF his brush and easel
abundantly testify. His portraits Of sever
al Of the prominent people Of the city are
very fine and true to life. The EAGLE
wishes him success in his new field.
--Supt. G. B. Keplinger returned Monday
from u business trip through the south
made in the interest of J. b. McElpatrick
& Sons, architects Of st. Louis. He secured
the contract for an opera house At San An.
tonic, Texas, and favorable prospects for
one at Memphis. He is now remodeling
the Pope's opera house ut st. Louis to the
amount Of 100000. Mr.. K, whose family
10 now in the city, contemplates establish.
ing an Office here and making this place his
IT. B. Wall returned Tuesday evening
from brief visit to his old home In Toledo.
H., where he had = very pleaeant time
shaking hands with old friends. He also
paid = business visit to st. Louis. Wall
says that Illinois will give Oglesby, the re-
publican nominee for governor OF that
state. fully $4,000 majority. notwithstand.
ing Carter Harrison is making q desperate
light for the place. Blaine and Logan will
carry the sucker state by large majorities.
Crops are pinched some on account of the
dry weather, and are not looking near 40
we'll IS they are here, and farmers are Bit
terly complaining OF b ard times.
Col. Jesse Harper, Of Danville, ILL.,, will
speak at the skating rink In this city, on
Friday afternoon and evening. in the in
.erests OF the greenbsck, labor and reform
party.
The telegraph line from Newton to this
,ity was completed Tuesday, and the gang
Of men putting ltup. some twenty in num- |
Der, departed for the main line OF the Santa |
Fe yesterday. This now gives Wichita |
.wo telegraph wires 10 the east.
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