Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-10

Nm MURDOCH & BROTHER. Propaetom
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS |
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
The following Republican meetings have
been arranged, and will take place on dates
noted. and will be addressed by prominent
Republicans:
Valley Center, Saturday evening, Oct. ii.
Minneha Center, Monday evening, Oct.
18th.
Mt. Hope, Thursday, Oct. 10th.
Northrop school house. Sherman town.
ship, Oct. 18th.
Spring Creek school house, Oct. 18TH.
TB. WALL, Chairman.
A. Il. WRIGHT, Secretary.
The hay market was crowded yesterday.
Go and see the $4,000 wardrobe of Miss
Stanley.
Mr.. Huse is building new stable at his
residence.
The work on the NJ. Z. church is pro-
crossing nicely.
Mr.. Hill is completing four room add
ton to his honse.
A lunch counter has been put in the front
room of the Brunswick.
Mr. Ruggles, by n misstep yesterday, re-
ceived painful sprain of an ankle.
Mr. John Poe and Miss Eva stover, Of
this county, were married yesterday.
DR.. l.. ]. Jones has bought himself a nice
residence on the corner Of River and Third
streets.
The Thermometer Tuesday evening fell
thirty-one degrees, or from eighty-nine to
& @-eght.
lir. c. A. Foster is doing splendid work
ding and raising his lot on River street
near the water works
Some ladies were around Yesterday sole
iting contributions for the Catholic fair that
will take place this month.
Louie .Jorden, the boy who was run over
by wagon on Wednesday, is doing nicely
under the care of DR.. Mccoy
H. Weeks. architect and builder, is erect
ing "a new shop near his old one on Main
street opposite the Occidental.
The Goddard saloonists were in the city
Yesterday and we understood they got their
trouble satisfactorily arranged.
The galvanized-ron cornice is being plac
ed upon the three story block, corner of
Douglas and Topeka avenues.
Mr.. Zeininger is ercavatiug for a cellar on
Market street opposite the City Hotel, where
he will erect bakery and residence.
Secure your tickets at the postofiice for
the musical and artistic entertainment at the
Presbyterian church next Monday night
Mr.. George Rock. ofthe Union meet mar
ket on Main street, began the foundation of
II new residence on Water street yesterday.
Do not fail 10 attend the concert at the
PRESBYTERIAN church Monday evening the
18th inst. Tickets for sale ~ -h, postoiiice.
The frost of the night brought forth yes
terday the smiling corn cob, who offered
himself. n a burnt sacrifice at n dollar a
load.
o. b. Stocker has done big business in
the sale Of mantos, some dozen or more have
been placed IN residences this fall, o. Ii.
will receive new invoice in a few days.
The finishing touches are being put upon
the cracker factory and when the plate glass
front arrives, which will be in about a week, |
il will be ready TO start under full blast.
John 4. Waller, editor Of the Atchison
Recorder, made "a speech ut the A. VI. +. |
church last night. with "a view of agitating |
the subject of collecting an extensive exhibit |
from the STATE of Kansas 10 the Worlds |
Fair AT New Orleans.
1t is said that the work on the Wichita
and Mcpherson railroad will bc started with |
in thirty days, and in consequence property, |
in the towns of Hatfield aud Queen City, |
which are located upon the proposed line. is |
decidedly firm and daily growing irIner.
The one-armed one-legged man arrested |
BY Policeman Brasier, Tuesday night, for
pocket picking near the Santa Fe depot, was
up before Justice Hobbs yesterday, and was
bound ever to court in the sum Of 500. IN |
default of which he was committed TO jail.
Some one sends Us copy of new church |
journal from London, England, named The |
Dawn. We don't know who can be- in Lon
don that knows us. Its motto is, "All Re
lgion has Relation to Life. and the Life Of
Religion is 10 do Good for which reason
we would lik our ncghbor across the street |
10 read it-he is such a splendid hand al
ju tying and blasting.
our reporter saw crowd collected on
Douglas avenue yesterday, and made "A rush
for the spot expecting TO see IL fight. II
Ii proved 10 be blind fiddler who was
singing a song and playing an entirely diff
icrcnt tune on the violin. lie attracted a !
good deal of attention and collected con-
siderable amount Of small change, one man
giving him a hali-dollar.
J. w. Bear. county surveyor. said yester-
day in conversation with our reporter. that
he had been expecting let up in the BUSH
ness of LAYING of additions TO the city. but
he WIS busy every day. Day before yester-
day he had laid on Cages addition of fifty
acres and Mrs. Falkenstines addition of
forty acres north Of the Union depot. Yes
terday he went to 81. Marks to lay of a GEM
eiery.
We are truly glad to see Col. Hartzell on
the street again, or at least, in his carriage
driving ABOUT the street. lie has nau Il long
pull of il and looks not a little cut down. but
the cool fall weather will now give him tone
and health. The trouble was. he had over
worked himself his mind being on stress
day and night for months in connection
with his various enterprises before he finally
gave down.
&. Z. Corn transplantcd house of two
rooms from on Water street near the Fl.
Scott depot 10 near the Globe iron works,
east of the Santa Fe track on Douglas ave
nue.. He used 4 very heavy. wide, four
wheeled vehicle TO which was hi;ched span
of horses and woke of oxen. and they
made remarkable time. as via Main and
Third streets, from one point to the other,
is about II miles. and the actual moving
time was but about five hours.
Every important town in the state seems
infested with foot-pads. robbers and sneak
thieves. a big rock pile and prompt con-
dcmnation to work thereon results in the
town rcsorting to such a remedy. being set
down ON the black list by the tramps who
studiously avoid such places. But Wichita
wouldn't be so hard hearted as TO force a
poor lone tramp and night thief to work for
his bread-not until AFTER the next election
anyhow.