Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-21

Remember the coioreu Masonic pahiue'
at the opera house on st. Johns day.
District court is yet grinding away on
cases, which 10 the general pubic, are o.
little interest.
Ice cream. strawberries and cake. only :,
cents at the Methodist festival at the rinh
next Tuesday evening.
Eight new names were added last montI
to the list of telephone subscribers, no"
making in all eighty-five.
Three plain DRINKS contributed theii
mites as fines and costs, into the Golfers oil
the police court yesterday.
from, is now reaching this city direct
from Lake Superior, by express, 1t taxing
,hout three days to reach here.
Eighteen loads of very fine hogs were
weighed at the West City scales yesterday
Rivers & stewart were the buyers.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton TO the opening of the new ho'n"ei'
opera house at Harper, which is 10 occur Oh
next "Wednesday evening, the 10Th.
The time for paying the last half oil taxes
for the year 1883, minus the penalty eA-
pired yesterday. People now paying taxes
viii he charged five per cent. penalty.
LAYERS o. thoroughbred cattle should not
FORGET the large sale Of fine short-horh cat
lie owned by VIM. Ross, which VIII take
Ok from TUESDAY.
our store windows begin to assume Tue
.nnearance of the Fourth of July, anu se
small hoy is diminishing around for the
necessary collateral to purchase hrscfacA-
ers.
wo learn that the stiles brothers ana
uossm.p have offered to donate ten acres
of ground just east OF the city, upon "n'0"
70 locate and build the Presbyterian
academy. --
Material is already on the ground LOT
,.lanhone line from here to Newton, anu IL
now looks as if this city, Newton ana "e'-
linpton would he connected by telephone
by the first of August.
A delightful stCist B'''-
residence OF Dir. Smith Thursday, IN hohoi
Of Miss PASTOR, who is the guest oil Mise
Ar,,e Smith. The evening was pas'eu
very pleasantly in social intercourse games
music, etc.
The following figures will show the re-
GENTS and disbursements OF the county
treasurer's Office up to the hour OF cios'hS
Yesterday Receipts, s3,3'o.i2 disourse-
ments, $4,000. Yesterday, receipts co.
4I0l7. disbursements, $3.50.
The showers falling the past lew DAYS
have fallen in spots. Within the week thfee
r., ms have fallen in the western portioh Oh
the county and last evening the north part
of the city was fairly deluged, while the
dust was hardly laid in the south part oil
town.
The doctors o: the city are talking oil con-
Meeting their offices and residences WIN
the central telephone office. This is Soou
idea. and one we hope they will carry out
IL would be of great convenience 10 theh-
selves and all those who wished 'heir
services.
BY the catalogue gotten out for the sale
of Hon. VIM. Ross tboroughbreds, we see
that one of the young bulls bears tue euphoh
ious name of "Palingenesis." IL rs useless
10 remark that the man who buys that AMI
NAL will own strain of stock which VIII
become famous.
The Wichita brewery, which was deciaf
ed a nuisance by the district court some
days ago, was closed up Thursday evening
by Sheriff Fisher, who nailed all the DOORS
etc. Should the proprietor again open That
establishment he is liable TO have little
circus on his hands.
What do the city council propose TO 40
about numbering the houses in tins eity
We are approached almost daily on the sub
ject. One business man said last night that
the council, he thought, desired an express
sion from the board of trade. Such plea
is nonsensically veal.
J. Il. Forbes, a leading business man ana
merchant of Anthony, has been appointed
by the TT. Scott a. Wichita management TO
succeed Judge Bayne as right-oi-way agent
and will Immediately enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of the position. lie
was in the city yesterday.
Photographer W. $. Rogers received
dispatch yesterday morning from Douglas,
Thompson a Co., of Chicago, stating that
they had secured for him tirst-ciass opera
tor and retoucher, who will arrive in Wich' |
ita In few days, and will assist Mr.. koS- |
er. at his popular photograph parlors.
young man from the country yesterday |
afternoon stepped out on the edge OF the |
sidewalk on Douglas avenue and taking
quart bottle from his pocket proceeded TO
take an old-fashioned 'horn." lie replaced |
the bottle and started of up the walk max
ing track something like a worm fence.
A very pleasant club party was INDUCED
in at the beautiful home of Mr.. \. W.
Oliver. on the corner of Emporis avenue
and Second street, last evening, 10y the
young married people OF the city. The oc-
casion proved one of much pleasure, the
party not dispensing until quite late hour.
A grand basket picnic and celebration
will be given at Centenn park, five miles
northeast OF Valley Center, in Grant town
ship. on the Fourth Of July, to which gen.
eral invitation is extended. The shade Is
delightful and the seating will he ample.
A variety of entertainments have been
provided Cor.
A rumor was IN circulation on the streets
Yesterday that the Santa fe company would
begin on Monday the construction Of
branch line from Hastead southwest To
Kingman, and that the ground has already
been laid out for town site about sixteen
miles from Halstead. We give this rumor
for what it is worth.
The call for Irvine binGers has never been
so great in this county AS at the present
time, aud the demand is greater than the
supply. Yesterday a firm in this city was
compelled 10 send TO Kansas City for two
which will weigh nearly Loo
pounds each. and have them brought here
by express, so urgent is the need for them.
The toy pistol is again seen upon our =
street. A man or boy wonld stand better
rhow for life with 2s-cslibre ball through
him than from wound made by the poison
ous illumination used in these toy pistols
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