Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08

in the city Monday evening.
Rev. d. Kelly came up to the civ Mond,
evening, and returned Tuesday evening
)Tt. The Misses Wood, teachers in the eli,
schools, are off for their home in Ne
u York.
Lyman opera house, at Goddard will b
IL opened by ball or about the 4th {
~ June.
Mr., Dr. G. A. Mcclure, of Kewanee Illinois
\, is In the city and contemplates ocatin
nj. with us.
Great embroidery sale TO commence ,
Dor lnnes Ross on Friday. bonanza ia
. the ladies.
80 J. +. Goggin, attorney -at.law of Anthem
was up to the city Thursday and gave us
pleasant call
W. A. feager, postmaster at Augusta,
NJ, guest OF III. w. Kendle called on the z,
GLE yesterday
ATT --
RSE, ). c. Finney, of Mansfield Ohio, an oil
acquaintance OF NJ. l.. Carver is in the cit
.>,, and will buy him farm
,Ank Uncle Tommy Lynch has returned iron
his trip TO his old home in Ireland and re
asE, ports an exceedingly pleasant time
An, Miss Jackson will hold her second art re
,,r,~a ception at her studio week from to-day
nildn. The publicis cordially invited to attend.
dsu Messrs. Taylor Pike, the members o
the new firm at Garden Plain, are gettn.
IKE, ready for large business.
D9 Rev. T. w. Woodrow pJniversalisn wi;
preach at Russell Hail Sunday, May 18th. a
SEI 1850 O'Clock p. m. Publc cordially invited
IRE The congregation Of the NJ E. Church
VIII meet in the rink next SUNDAY
SEv morning at 1880 for public services All
Nee are invited.
Mr. Higgins, brother-in-aw of r. St Den
. mis-, in whose company he was looked
-, through the EAGLE printing establishment
nh the other morning.
. DR. Medley found on the road few days
since, about three miles west Of Wichita. a
MY good orercoat which the owner can have by
. calling at John Reese's livery stable
my The fire alarm Monday night was given
- "a for fire at Gribi's residence corner Water
and First Streets but the flames were ey.
. hngufshed before any damage done.
The statement % the condition of the
Kansas National will be found in this issue
IAN The friends and officers OF this popular in
sa stitution will note with pleasure its rapilly
ID increasing business.
The governor has offered reward of $500
AN for the and conviction OF the fepd
go who set fire to the church, which, in addi-
rd7 uon TO the $500 offered by the trustees of
the church will make 500
- The Saratoga Sun is the name OF a new
- weekly paper published by Krebs e. Lewis
och Saratoga is situated in about the center of
lar Pratt county on the proposed line of the
'ay Wichita e. Western railroad.
W. Dill aud Doc Kesser have both
. been released on a wit of habeas corpus
'os issued by the supreme court. The cause Of
their confinement will be heard by this
In he fima
Ma give bonds for their appearance.
The New Orleans excursionists are all
en- back home having had good time in the
Crescent City, and pleasant trip going and
coming. Mrs. Col Woodeock, who has
been in very delicate health for some time
is came home improved very greatly
: The wife of w. A. Daley, of Mount Hope,
who has been III for long time, quietly and
= gently breathed her last Sunday night
~ ~ week. The gentle mother and loving wife
has gone 10 farer shores leaving behind her
Borrowing husband and #, little children
1, Mr.. Chas. steenrod who has been attend
ing school in Wichita, a son OF Commission.
er steenrod and who was very popular
, among the young people of our city, has &C.
y cepted position in the abstract Office of
e Mr.. McBee. Charley is the making of n
s good business man.
e The statement of the condition of the
Wichita National bank published by us
last week, and in pursuance of an order |
n from the comptroller Of the United States |
q treasury, attracted good deal of attention. /
1t would seem that that institution was ney- |
er going to stop growing and expanding. |
The item Of individual deposits is simply |
wonderful, being 1925, 1907, its total assets |
alost half million of dollars
Class No. 5, in the NJ. E. Sunday school
which was organized by J. C Rutan, and |
embraces large number OF christian young |
men IN our city, met Monday evening and
resolved TO take of their weekly wages all
they could save over and above their living |
expenses, and place it subject to the order |
of the church trustees until the church is !
rebuilt. Such devotion 10 a cause is sell
dom met WITH and will meet with hearty
commentator from all good people every.
: where.
We don't know Of any happier than
4 Prof. Haoek. The schools are all closed /
and he finds himself with about 800 less
children bis hands, the greater por-
ton OF whom have made satisfactory prog
, Tess the last year-at least il seems the fig
! ures Of the late examinations show a large
per cent entitled to promotion. We have
learned enc thing in the past few weeks and
il is 10 Prot. HIS credit and that is he il al
most universally popular with the scholars,
nine out of ten regretting that be has deter
mined TO quit school work. With many
others, the EAGLE wishes him prosperity
aud happiness for all the future.
STATE OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE \
DEPARTMENT, TOPEKA, May 3, 1884. / |,
f. +. Ford. County CLERK, Hsehia:
DEAR sIR-Iour letter Of May 3d. con-
tanning copy of resolution adopted by your
board requesting TO offer reward for
the arrest and conviction of the persons
who set fire to the NJ. f. Church in the city
of Wichita, etc, is at hand. / will offer a
reward of S20O for the arrest and conyic-
tion of the guilty parties. l cannot offer
reward of $500 that is the highest amount
:. that be offered and is only offered in
eases OF murder. The legislature appro-
PIRATES only g, 900 for the purpose of Offer ,
ing rewards, and you that from the