Wichita daily eagle., 1884-07-22

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MN. MURDOCH BROTHER. Ptopue,or.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
Baptist Sunday school pic mic at River
side park Friday. H.t
A large amount of roasting ears Of corn ID
now finding its way to this market.
A handsome new sign is now being paint.
ed on the front windows OF the Valley Gro.
cery on Douglas avenue.
1t took force of seven clerks to wait
upon the customers at Aliens clearance
sale OF boots and shoes Saturday, and they
were kept busy all day.
A little son of Ben. Hermis, VIII livei
near the Globe Iron works, was severely
kicked by mule sunday. Fortunately his
A very fine thoroughbred bird dog
shipped from st. Louis. arrived at Wells
Fargo & Co.'S express Office In this city yes
terday, consigned to w. II. Stowell.
The quarterly meeting at the German
Reformed church Sunday was quite largely
attended, and the sermon delivered by
Elder Reitz is very highly spoken of.
Two drunken meG were run in sunday
by the police, and yesterday on being ar
raigned in the police court, dropped the
usual amount I'm fine and costs-S5 each.
The knights of Labor will give their first
annual Harvest ball at the skating rink in
this city tomorrow evening. Good music
has secured and pleasant time is antici
pated.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Schroll, who lives on Fifth avenue near The
Catholic church, died saturday evening
and was buried at o'clock Sunday after
noon.
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Baptist church, (colored), writes us a pos
tai saying that he will not he responsible
for any of the church debt, which amount,
TO s53O.75.
The Baptist Sabbath school picnic, which
was postponed last week on account Of the
weather, will take place on Friday, OF this
week with the same arrangements as be-
fore.
Two men from kingman were in the city
yesterday inquiring for the "late" l.. W.
Crouch. One Of them desired to see him
S4G0 worth and the other wanted a S9iO
sight of hims
MIR. Edward Vail, of La Porte, Indiana,
whom we mentioned few weeks ago has
purchased three quarter sections of land in
Payne township. He says he will be a res
dent Of Sedgwick before many months.
The engineering corps of the Wichita,
Denver d Mcpherson railroad, will COM
mence to-day to locate thatline from Wichi-
TO Queen City,. As soon rs the location
-
menced by large force of men and teams.
The following figures will show the re-
ceipts and disbursements at the county
ireasurer's Office up TO the hour Of closing
business yesterday: Receipts, s44 46.
Disbursements, s26S.10.
The two-year-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Sparks died Saturday night OF
whooping cough snd measels. The funeral
took place Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
from the residence of its parents, near the
Catholic church.
Sedgwick county takes the lead in every
thing-even to good looking school
ma ans. We never saw a nicer or more
intelligent looking lot of teachers than
those now in attendance at the county in
stitute.
There is strong desire upon the part of
many to have Douglas avenue opened
to the hill Immediately. Five houses
have been contracted for. Mr.. Knight
has the contract for building three Of
them.
Mrs. Irwin, an elderly lady OF about fifty
years, living in the country near Clear
water. died Monday morning from that
dread disease consumption, with which she
had been afflicted Tor years. Her funeral
will take place this afternoon.
All lovers OF sensational court testimony
should make arrangements to be on hand
next week and hear the trial Of the divorce
ease of Wes. Busenbork The evidence
promises to be rich and racy. Front seats
reserved for bald heads and city editors.
The following named persons Joined the
German Reformed NJ. l.. society Sunday,
at their quarterly meeting: Daniel Dick,
OF Clark county, Ind; Louis Stranch, of
Louisville, Ky; Joseph J. loungmeier, of
Nauvoo, ILL.,, and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Holz.
OF Bradford, Ind.
W. Il. Jewett, who came in few DAYS
ago from his farm near Valley Center, says
that crops are looking splendid. He has
three hundred acres in corn, which will
yield fully sixty bushels to the acre. The
same ground last season was in corn and
averaged fifty bushels. This year the stand
is mnch better.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. h.
Gore, who keep a restaurant on Main few
doors south of second street. died Sunday
night at O'Clock, with cholera infantum.
The funeral took place from the restaurant,
where the family live, yesterday afternoon
at o'clocs, Rev. J. ID. Hewitt of the Pres
byterian church conducting the services.
The State of Kansas vs.. Emil Werner is
the title Of case that will be tried before
Justice Thomas to-day. Mrs. Simms, the
complainant, charges Werner with disturb
ing the peace. She rents two rooms from
him In the Werner block on Douglas ave.
nue, and in some manner Werner, so she
alleges. yesterday disturbed her peace and
quiet, with the above results.