Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-15
PERSONAL MENTION.


WIN. Campbell came in yesterda from
Clearwater.
j. A. Smith, OF Strong City, was 10
Wichita yesterday.
Geo. E. Gray, Of Udall. registered at
the fremont yesterday.
&C. Z. Burroughs, OF Decatur, Illinois,
is guest of the Occidental.
-Chas. Swelser, OF Richmond, Indiana,
| is registered at the Occidental.
"A. W. Sweet, of Cheney, transacted
business in this city yesterday.
y. w. Laughlin and wife, ofMt. Pales-
tine, Illinois, are stopping in the city.
MIR. NJ. Rosenfeld and wife and Mrs. d.
Brunswick, of Wellington, are at the Occi-
dental.
Capt. Meridith. Of Anthony, is In the city
on business connected with the U. S. land
| Office.
Miss Ida Sales arrived in Wichita from
Topeka and is stopping with Mrs. +. john
ston, on Douglas avenue.
Ii. ID. webster came GOWN from SaIh-
toga yesterday. We are pleased to hear
from him Of the prosperity of that town.
Milo b. Kellogg came in from KiDgman
yesterday evening and could hardly get up
street from having to stop and shake hands
SO often.
| &C. Ii. Crawford, of New York City, a
gentleman who has Travelled extensively in
Europe of late, is taking in the wonders Of
the Arkansas valley.
Mrs. L. Wilkinson, wife of the Santa
Fe yardmaster, returned last evening from
two weeks' visit with her mother and
other relatives in and around Newton.
Mr.. Pickam is building two handsome
dwelling houses on Lawrence avenue two
blocks south of Douglas avenue, one Of
which is nearly completed and has been
rented for $50 per month.
Mr.. A. II. Naftzger, of sedgwick city
was in Wichita yesterday, and spent part
of the day in DIR. Smiths dental rooms. He
says that things are looking very fine
| around his town, and that the place lie in a
healthy condition.
q. Campbell, of Parsons, formerly con-
nected with the Wichita railroad, has pur-
chased one or two lots in Mortified upon
which he will erect a store building, and
engage in the hardware business. He is a
live young man and we wish him success.
Mrs. Meeker and daughters, who have
been visiting for sometime with Mrs. Hat.
field in this city, returned yesterday to
| their home In Oskaloosa, Kansas. Mrs. NJ
| il the mother of Mrs. Chatfield, and of
course the visit was a very pleasant one in
| all respects.
-Thos. Hobart, an old hotel man from
Colorado, is IN the city, and will engage in
| the restaurant business In Mr.. Balch's new
room on Douglas avenue, as soon as 1t is
completed. He is in hopes that large ho-
tel will soon be erected here, and if it is, he
stands ready and anxious to lease 1t at q
fair rental.
John Shields, formerly OF Stitesville,
Ind, but who has been in this city during
tie summer, departed for his former home
n few days ago, where he went for his
family, whom he will bring here to live.
About two hours after reaching home his
| wife presented him with handsome little
| boy, who, were it twenty-one years hence,
would cast a vote for Blaine and Logan.
Mr.. Foley, editor Of the kingman Courier
who attended the great political gathering
ut Salina and was on his road home, stop
| ped over for a few hours yesterday. He
| said the meeting was wonderful one, as
great aud as enthusiastic in every particu-
lar as the dispatches claimed. 1t looked as
| ii half of northwestern Kansas had gathered
there to endorse the state and national
tickets.
MIR. 5. b. Cleaver. OF Wapello, Iowa, 8
handsome man, and Gep. " Deetz, Of the
Stal Match company, Of PHI adelphia, called
in company yesterday. These gentlemen
said they were attracted to this country by
| tho representations of the EAGLE. and they
had curiosity to look over the establish
ment that issued it. Both are very intelli-
gent business men aud would prove an ac.
QUESTION to any city.
james NJ. Harper. a gent enan from the
western Kansas, on the lookout for a good
bank location, has decided to establish him.
self in that business at Mortified, and with
this end in view has purchased several lots
in that town and will at once begin the
erection of Il bank building. MIR. Harper is
an enterprising business man and v ill UNI
doubleday make success of the venture.
MIR. A. S. Munson. the enterprising and
genial Main street dry goods merchant. re-
turned from the east by Wednesday nights
train, but he did not bring stock of goods
as had been expected. his business east be-
ing of an entirely different nature. He
will go east again in about one week, and
il is intimated that this time he will bring
back a fine line Of dry goods as well as-oh,
well. no matter-the EAGLE ready with
its congratulations.
-Messrs. John Walton, William Draper
and J. G. Walton, commissioners of Doug
las county, and Paul r. Brooks, treasurer,
and sheriff Carmihe. of the same county,
arrived in our city yesterday evening.
These gentlemen are here for the purpose Of
examining the Sedgwick county Jail. Mr..
J. c. Walton served four years in the army
in the same company with the business
manager Of the EAGLE, and they had not
seen each other for twenty years. Paul Il.
Brooks and tie editor of this paper are old
acquaintance from away back in the days
OF Jim Lane. OF course these gentlemen,
all OF them, were welcomed to the magical
wonders of Americas Nile.
MIR. C. A. Walker, assistant cashier o +
the Wichita National bank. returned We'd
nesday evening from three weeks pleas
ure trip up north. He was accompanied
on his journey by his wife and child. and
while gone visited st. Paul. Minneapolis,
Duluth, Bismarck, Mandan aud other
points in the north and northwest. Mrs.
Walker came part way home with him,
then she and her child proceeded to Cleve-
land, Ohio. where they will visit for "A few
weeks. Mr.. Walker is delighted with his
trip, which We are pleased to say did him n
great deal OF physical good. He says that
crops are, AS a general thing, looking well.
and everybody seemed TO be prospecting.
He heard politics discussed but very little
81 the many pleasure resorts he visited.
Bismarck and Fargo. Dakota, are enjoying
great boom. The Union Pacific railroad
are building very line iron bridge across
the Missouri river opposite Mandan. which
will cost half million dollars. The