Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-12

nailg eagle.
NM MURDOCH BROTHER. Proprietors
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
Ofcourse you're going to take in the
elephant.
The circus to- day will come in on the TT. |
Scott road.
The Santa Fe bakery will furnish the
show to-day with 115 pounds Of bread.
The case of Emil Werner VS.. Mr.. Sims
will be heard in Justice Hobbs court to-
day.
Hacker & jackson have bought out the
coal yard and interests of fopkess Wake
field.
\. A. English yesterday brought 10 the
city from his ranch 800 head of very fine fat
sheep.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
TOD L. Mounts and Maggie Rutledge, both
of this city.
The Hartzell rifles will meet on next FRI
day evening in wiIlhiie's Office. instead OF
this, Tuesday evening.
John Fitzgerald is fitting up lunch room
in the front of Doc. Kessler's place OF busi'
ness on Douglas avenue.
A large number of the young colorcd
people Of the city INDUCED in social hop
in Eagle Hall last evening.
The boys in the grocery store in Getto's
building were treated to afine shower bath
during the rain storm yesterday.
I'D. Corkill. of Union township. has
lust inished threshing the whea; off SEVEN
teen acres, which averaged forty-two bush
els TO the acre.
W. II. Black yesterday plead guilty to the
charge of assaulting his wife. and was fined
by Justice Hobbs five dollars and cost, az.
gregatipg $3.50.
The A. o. L. W. propose giving social
in their new hall in Fritz Snitzler's new
building, as soon as ii is completed, which
will probably he some time next week.
The PRICES won in the Wichita Art gallery
word contest, were given to the respective
winners last Friday, and were indeed
handsome prizes as well as fine pictures.
A lively runaway occurred on Douglas
avenue yesterday, in which the driver OF
the team was thrown out upon the wagon
stongue and narrowly escaped serious in
jury.
BENJAMIN Bear was up from Clearwater
last night, returning on the 9:i5 train. lie
has purchased the drug business OF Mr..
James Tracy and Benny was up for an eX-
ira drug clerk.
The following figures will show the re-
ceipts and dish easements at the county
treasurer's office up to the hour of closing
business yesterday: Receipts. Sls.4S. Dis
bursements. Sll2.60.
We understand that Charles Morris pro-
poses TO move away what is known as the
Palace saloon building on Main street, and
erect on the lot handsome two-story brick
with forty foot front.
We understand that there is a movement
on foot. among the business men, TO try and
have the managers extend the street rail-
WAY TO other points OF the city than those
at present traversed by the road.
A brass band of fourteen pieces has been
organized at Garden Plain, the town CON-
pany paving for the instruments, which
were ordered from Chicago by Charles
Frank, of this city. The instruments were
received here Saturday. and were very fine
ones.
Mr.. Skinner the elder, is lying quite sick
at the home OF his son, MIR. l.. ID. skinner,
in this city. ON Sunday his physician con-
sidered him seriously if not dangerously
sick, but yesterday evening he was much
better. His trouble is a chronic diarrh~a
contracted during the war.
Pat Mooney and his wife Della, who
were arrested Saturday night for disordcrly
conduct, were tried in the police court yes
terday. The judge fined each one five dol
lars aud cost, but suspended execution I'M
Ill next Saturday, the parties promising to
leave the city 10y that time.
L. 4. Preston exhibited to US yesterday
sample of apples that he gathered from
the orchard of Peter Dillon of Gypsum
townsh ip Sunday. There were two clus-
tiers, on Of seven large apples on piece o {
limb not over four inches long. They were
of some early fall variety, and were as fine
specimens of this fruit as we have seen this
seuson.
Hon. W. 4. Stanley returned from Ohio
Friday night. where he had gone TO see his
mother who was dangerously i'll, as will be
remembered by our readers from former
notice. lie informs us that he left her
quite comfortable, hopeful and happy, but
eptcriains the gravest apprehepsions, as
her difficulty is partisl paralysis. She is
quite aged. being upwards Of sixty-two.
Messrs ]. f. Smith a. Co., formerly OF
New York, have opened up mattress
mandatory and npholstry rooms at IS
Main street, near the wholesale grocer
house. IL is their intention to carry on a
retail and iobbing trade, and as they are
gentlemen thoroughly posted in the details
of their business. they are certain TO meet
with success. They would be pleased to
have the people OF the city call and exam
inc their stock and get acquainted.
The old and intimate friends Of Mr.. l.. =
Ford were greatly astonished Monday
VIXEN on meeting that gentleman on III,
street TO have him pass by without a sign
of recognition, AMI mere at a loss to &C
count for his digniiied and reserved lie
meanor. until they saw where the EAGLE
referred TO him as the Lord" then they
at once knew why il was that his oyercoal
wouldn't make him respectable sized
vest.
We hear of farmer in Walnut TOWNSHIP
who fell of 4 stalk OF corn. last week. ant
broke his leg. He was climbing up TO Sc,
IL The corn was getting hard.
When we picked up the paper in whicl
that was printed. VIC thought il must b'
Marsh Murdoch; but il turned out to be tn.
Augusta Gazette.-Leavenworth Times.
Marsh Murdoch has no kind of sympath,
for the unfortunate man. He should hav'
learned n trick or two from his brothe
farmers in this county who use goo,
lad