Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-17

1ails eagle.
MR. MURDOCH & BRoTHER. P,opaetors.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
Regular meeting of Garfield Post this ev-
ening.
Surveyor Bayley is now plating six
acre addition TO West Wichita.
The attendance at the various churches
OF the city Sunday, was unusually large.
Those who are in a position to know say
that the fruit crop this year is going to be
very heavy one.
Wichita is now putting on her pleasant
est smiles, and is a yeritable forest of shade
trees and shrubbery.
Most of the people Of the city enjoyed
the beautiful weather Sunday, either by
drive or promenade.
The Robert NeiT comedy company, num-
bering fourteen persons, put up at the
Douglas Avenue house.
The band with the Robert NefT comedy
company discoursed some very fine music
on the street last evening.
The city treasury was increased yester
day to the extent of S63, fines and costs i'm
posed on three drunks and one gambler.
About 5000 pounds OF liquid freight was
shipped to Newton from this city yesterday,
and it wasn't consigned 10 drug stores,
either.
Lost.-A memoranda DO / containing
Masonic papers belonging 10 ID. ". Til
ford. Reward win be paid by leaving at
Occidental hotel.
And stlll the real estate boom continues.
Last Saturday n. 7. Niederlander sold up
wards OF LOO acres of real estate, and it
was an awfuliy hot day, too.
The following figures win show the re-
ceipis and disbursements AT the county
treasurer's office up to the hour Of closing
business YESTERDAY: Receipts, Sl,S@i.G6.
No disbursements.
A handsome plat showing Eobcrt>on's
new addition 10 Wichita, located on the
corner of Main aud Tenth streets, includ-
ing twcnty-four lots. WAS filed yesterday
with the register of deeds.
Pollock a Pierce new brick will be iin-
shed in a few days, when they viii remove
their stock of groceries into its more COM
modious quarters. The front Of the now
building is now being put in.
Prof. Mcrriett has secnred the services OF
Thomas JefTers, lately connected with
ong's photograph gallery, who win assist
him in outside work-in showing portraits
and taking qrders for the same.
DR.. kuder. who purchased the old frame
building on Main street, formerly occupied
as Il gun shop, yesterday moved 1t TO Iim-
merly's addition, in the southwest part OF
the city, where he viii remodel and repair
1t.
Mr. Sanford Treat, of this office, has in.
troduced a new and very pleasing feature
in coloring the spread eagle bills 80 CON-
mon TO the printing OF Fourth Of july bills,
a. is evidenced by those he printed for
Cheney and Douglass.
There il a sidewalk on the east side of
Emporia avenue, south OF Douglas, which
is in such a miserable condition rs TO need
immediate repairing. Some one will be
hurt thereon at night, and then damage
salt will be the result.
c. T.. Cox, who compiled the last dnec-
tory for this city, will soon be here again
ready to get up another It is greatly
needed, more aow than ever heretofore, as
it is becoming more difficult daily 10 find
out where anybody lives.
We understand there is gentleman
ready to make directory of The city by
numbers, as soon as the council will make
il obligatory for each house to be number
ed. This would give strangers a chance to
find out where cur citizens live.
The dedication services at the nov n.
T.. church at Cartwright were largely at
tended Sunday, Rev. Kelly, ef Winfield,
delivering the discourse. This new house
of worship is very handsome aud conVen-
lent ediice, and is a credit TO the people Of
that locality.
a new asrhaltum sidewalk is being put
down on the south side of Main street,
from English 10 Waterman street. This
will be highly appreciated by the people in
that part Of the city VINO have come near
breaking themselves all TO pieces on the old
wooden one.
4 young laam from the country was
tnrown from his horse on north Main street
yesterday, receiving badly sprained
ankle aud bruises about the head. \ phys
ician rendered the necessary aid, and in 4
few hours he was able TO proceed on his
way homeward.
We understand that the citizens OF Clear
water are taking steps to have their village
incorporated as city of the third-cia's.
and that a petition setting forth the above
facts will soon be circulated in that town
for signatures. after which it viii be pre-
scented TO the district court for action.
Here j. n town. Wichita by name, The
fourth town in the state, and the houses
not numbered The business mea. the
hackmen, draymen, express companios-
everybody demanding that this be done
What has .he city council to say. ltwouid
probably cost each house owner from ten
to twenty-five cents. What's the matter,
anyhow. that the thing can't be ordered:
II is announced that Prof. \. Baldwin,
the proprietor OF the oldest photograph gal
lery in the city. and with whose ine class
of work the people of all this region are ac-
quainted. has taken into partnership as
tergren. the successful st. Louis artist for
some time past engaged with the Rogers
gallery. Baldwin \ ostergren, who are re-
fitting up the old gallery win make a team
that will be hard TO compete with
Now that the ears are running TO King.
man, it is in order to have 4 daily stage line
from that point TO Medicine Lodge. In
this way we can get communication from
Wichita in less than twenty-four hours.
Williams, superintendent Of the line. has
already promised TO put on daily hack,
which will leave kingman rs soon after the
arrival Of the train as the mail can be
made up for Medicine Lodge.-Mcd.cine
Lodge Crossott.