Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-14

is being nicely painted.
A carpenter shop i, being erected on the
corner Of Main and English.
Georre Rock Is building a residence on
Water between Third and Centre streets.
A. w. Sickner, the music teacher, re-
ceived a very ine upright piano Yesterday.
Jake Eckert Is LAYING nice new plank
walk in front Of his building near the Doug |
has avenue depo'.
An oak sidewalk is being laid cross First
at Water and another across Water at the
junction with First street.
Wells Bros have sold their restaurant ON
West Douglas avenue. The new proprietor
viii take possession on the 10th inst.
An oak walk has Just been laid across
Mater a, the junction, with Williams, and
one on the same street At the corner Of Eng
li>h.
Fifty dozen eggs at clip Is the way the
fremont orders evidently ham and eggs are
10 be served to the hearts content at tins
popular house
Ms Matthews. companion 10 the elocu-
zionist and personalor, Mrs Helen Potter,
Is III the city, stopping at the house OF Mrs
Neris Baldwin.
The SunGower route adyertises that il will
carry passengers 10 and from the great
political meeting herr tomorrow, round trip,
for one and one-tbird fare.
The Republican central committee has
procured special rates from III Dorado and
all points between there ana this city at Il
fare for round trip tickets
Mr.. /. A. Newcomer, of Council Grove,
shipped to-day eleven head Of Shorthorn
cattle purchased nj the sale of {. ;. Eich-
holtz, 10 his farm in Morris county.
The county surveyor has been engaged by
the street railway company to make two
preliminary surveys with a view Of extend
ing the lines Of road. The lines viii be run
to-day.
Sol Smith Russell As Tom Dlloway' is
inimitable The Deakin sen So and
and 50 viii the patrons of the opera house
when they see Sol in "Fd%ewood Folks" this
evening.
Mr.. Russell is 10 be seen in the popular
play of "Edgewood Folks" whic' I'm aqde
a genuine success. and is films IT, i,fge-,
theatres wherever presented.
Sol smith Russell Is man of genius, and
has struck new idea that suits the Ameri-
can taste His play is highly amusing. NOR
al. and altog5tcr a new and good work.
Don't forget that the date Is this evening.
Tho man with the lung tester was yester-
DAY upon the corner inviting frail humanity
to nGate himself bulge out his eyes and
cause his gill 10 hook like a turkey gobbler's :,
>iX times for i've cants-cheap at half that
Rev. w. f. Harmon. who is in Wichita
to spend the winter on account Of his health
which was shattered in the arfv, in COM
pany with Mr. Ricg. and both from Hi
nois, made "a, Il pleasant cali yesterday ai-
ternoon.
William :. Hiuckley. who was soldier
under Kit Carson and who wa, in Wichita
for some little time year or two after il was
laid out, but who has for several wears been
in the employ OF the Missouri Pacific rail
road. spent yesterday IN the city.
T. Aae Ritter II III boily kGgle;
do not want any iacl,-leg mechanics to
be claiming credit for work they never did.
The Wichita water works company did the
plumbing for the llealy building
Yours, b. g. EGGLEsToN.
The family of \. J. Baker, II carpenter
who resides on Moth Market street, have
been sorely afflicted of late. First Mrs. Ba-
kcr was taken down with typhoid malaria,
soon after Mr.. i. fell off scaflold and broke
Il 1 t.,ls. n
is yet in low state.
The town Of Mortified, in Sumner coun-
~, where the noted springs are, on the line
of the extension Of THE Fort Scott Il Wichita
road, has been changed to Conway Springs,
and a paper has been started there by G. VI.
Magill, named the Star Mr. Magll made
us call yesterday, and SAYS the town is
growing.
All lovers Of refined and wholesome come
DIV are assured OF rich treat in the forth
coming engagement ofthe famous comedian,
Sol Smith Russell. This artist is SO favora-
bly, known 10 our citizens that the simple
announcement of his coming viii prove sut-
iiclent to crowd the theatre.
\ man named Wm Lindsay, who had
been stopping at the Wichita house on
Douglas avenue about ten DAYS, skipped the
town some time Saturday night or early
Sunday morning, leaving the proprietor &c
mourn his sudden departure. Not so much
Oh account of any great amount of love iol
the fellow as far n his beard bill of 81 81
which he forgot 10 settle in his haste to leave
the city, which probably did not agree with
his health.
4. 1 /, 1. 4 11.,,.-
the opera house this evening. Leap wear j.
drawing near toa close and the ladies are 90
ing to improve the few weeks that are left bN
commencing at once. and will, il is said. taxi,
the boys tonight to enjoy treat with tho
ihimiiable artist Sol. Smith Russell. Blessed
i "A community with such ladies as grace
our CITY. and thrice blessed are the gentle
men who have such generous aud entertain
ing friends.
Through misunderstanding il Was saic
in our Sunday paper that kilieen and Stock
niger had done the plumbing and gas fitting
in the llealey block, along with Others. Yes
ierdav the supt. OF the water works stated
that this was 3 mistake and that the watel
works company did this work. The mis-
take was the reporters, n the first named
firm only claim 10 have done the gas fitting
which is located in the Hcalcy building. tn,
water company doing the balance of the
work.
About II p. N. saturday night a burglar
attempted to enter the house of Mr.. W. a
Mounts. corner FIRST street and Mead avenue
Miss Mounts had company IN the evening
and was just about 10 retire when she heard
somebody trying 10 raise the window. Al
first she thought 1t MAS her father. but soor
found cut her mistake and called her father
The burglar. hearing the noise quickly r.
tired. dropping his hat inside the room. n
lac had got about half his body inside tn,
room before the alarm was given. The fell
low had the boldnrss 70 return ard fish out
hi, hat with which he escaped before Mr.
Mounts could get near enougd to catch
him.
MIR. u. j. Block, hotel man Of many
wears experience, aud nj present the propri-
etor Of the Hotel Palace, Springfield. H.
is in our city for the purpose of looking the
Black building over. Mr.. Block come,
highly recommended IN letters abou; which
there can be no question and there Is no ones
ton that be j. = Ne. ! hotel man. In this
connection we desire 10 say again what ",
have SO often said before. and that Is. Wich-
i,a needs and must have first class hotel
hotel planned and built exclusively for d
hotel from th, ground up, costing from
thirty to fifty thousand dollars. Such d
hotel would pay-pay now, and we believe
pay for All time TO come.
The cracker factory was running in full
blast yesterday, hut only about half of the
machinery was IN use. The machinery