Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-13

Mr.. A. ID. Kloos has added TO his coniec-
tionery a very fine soda fountain, where he
proposes dealing out the cooling beverage
10 his numerous customers.
The unfortunate girl spoken OF in the
EAGLE recently, was yesterday removed 10
the poor house. She will probably he sent
10 the home of the friendiess at LeaHeh-
worth.
Mr.. Robert Barnard was married yester.
Jay TO Miss Pearl Sackett at the home OF
the bride fifteen miles west OF this city, so
we are informed. but our Informant could
give no particulars.
Ed. Rylc, the gentleman commissioner
notary public by his honor Gov. u. W.
Click. lives at Goddard and not at Beile
plaine. rs the EAGLE had il in day before
yesterdays edition.
Cal. sharpnack, Frank Moon and DR.
Tucker. of Derby, were in the city to-day
They report all crop prospects very good.
DIR. Tucker says they want an agricultural
implement store in Derby.
The Houck Brothers are penning up
grindstones. etc, in the back part oil their
business lot. Amos says its no use their
100 feet ., story business house will have to
20 up another story or two.
The boat race between Miss Aspey and
Miss Richardson at the park yesterday
afternoon was quite largely attended ana
was very exciting. The race was won by
Miss Aspey By boats length.
The address of Mrs. Helen Gouger night
before last 8, the rink was well attended
and received with every mark of approba-
baton. Mrs. q. is trim of figure, clear cut
features, and persuasive in language.
The tap OF the bell at seven O'Clock, which
announces that the business houses viii
close. is the signal for eleven men in the
EAGLE Office TO commence their iabors,
which gives the city its morning paper
Yesterday morning VIM. Carlton stuck Il
pocket-book containing two hundred ana
fifty dollars in his hip pocket and rode from
Douglas avenue up Fourth avenue to FIRST
street and returned, when the pockct-pook
was missing, and has not yet been found.
MIR. VIM. Green and wife and Miss Minnie
Baldwin, all of Kingman City, came IN on
Yesterday evenings train and honored the
EAGLE establishment with their presence
after the lights for TIE night had been
turned on. They expressed themselves a.
well pleased.
The new street lamps, lighted for the ilrst
time last night, were very bright ana at
tractiye. All about the intersection OF the
avenue and Main street the light was par
ticularly strong. The quality oil the gas
furnished seems to be number one, very
white and steady.
Railroad surveyors have been at work
within the past week southwest OF Harper
city and between Kingman and Medicine
Lodge. The four or six OF the great
counties of the southwest Will he better
provided with railway facilities Than any
other portion of the state.
MIR. Jas. Hanley left for st. Louis to see
and visit his many friends, but more par
ticularly to purchase material for the me
signs he has TO paint. Mr.. Haniey Is a
Young man of fine attachments in his pro-
fession, the decorative art, and is tue en-
ploy OF Mr.. Chas. Whey.
A lady drove in front of Ratlitf X Cones
grocery store yesterday and left coop OF
spring chickens in the wagon standing IN
the broilng hot sun. When she returned
some little time after the chickens were
broiled sure enough, but two being alive,
and they were gasping for breath.
The new business house TO be erected on
the corner o. Douglas and Topeka avenues,
it is said, will be one hundred feet square
and three stories high. number OF build
ings on Douglas avenue will have TO be
heightened by at least another story, for
the ground Is too valuable for occupation
by two-story buildings.
The reason the daily was 4 little late yes
terday morning is explained by the fact
that Just rs the last pages had been put 10
press the night pressman forgot to remove
a heavy pocket knife from the face Of the
form where he had laid il few moments
before. OF course the damage was consid-
cradle and also the delay.
II asserted. but for its reliability we
cannot youch. that the propositions which
were voted in Harper county TO aid in the
construction of the FIT Scott Wichita
railway, will be allowed 10 lapse and that
new propositions involving more stock or
greater amounts for each township VIII be
submitted and voted upon.
The picture frames of Prof. Merrett which
were forwarded after him by express, met
with a smashup somewhere, and he re-
ceived a sorry lot of broken gilt aud high
priced kindling wood. OF course it is a
disappointment, as he expected 10 exhibit
some OF his work to the public in the
frames. However. he has ordered a new
lot.
The new residence of Thos. Lynch, on
the coruer OF Fourth and Central avenues,
is rapidly approaching completion. IL is a
palatial affair, being one OF the largest
homes yet erected in the city. And we
DON know VINO Is more ehtitieu 10 peas
ant, roomy suburban home than Uncle
Tommy, who has lived for at least eight
wears on a business street.
A. l.. Lyman was in from Goddard yester-
day. The Lyman opera house is finished.
and provided with the proper scenery and
fine drop curtain. The house is well seat
ed and the Offices furnished in good style.
This new place Of amusement will be OPEN
ed ON the night of the a5th by the Flyers
Sisters combination. From others We learn
that the Lyman opera house would be an
ornament TO any city three times the size
Of Godd ard.
Oar city editor, MIR. Stone, who hadn't
been very we'll for several days and who
had In truth exerted himself too much, was
taken suddenly i'll yesterday morning lust