Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-08

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Personal ANDV ocAL ITEMS OF NEWS.
Regular meeting of the council tomorrow
night.
Grand ratification meeting at the rink to-
morrow evening.
A lot Of Texas horses were brought to
the city yesterday.
Let the ladies turn out to the ratification
meeting at the rink.
Several Of the township assessors received
their salaries yesterday.
Good speakers will address the ratiflca-
ion meeting at the rink tomorrow night.
A change In the time of trains departing
for k.1gman will take place on the railroad
Monday.
Several men were engaged yesterday in
repairing the street railway, ballast;ng the
track, etc.
Passengers who came in on the train from
the north report heavy hail-storm.at New
ton last night.
Seats for the "Leap Year, entertainment
At the opera house Tuesday evening are be-
ing taken fast.
No arrangements have yet been made by
the railroad company for handling freight
west OF Cheney.
Don't forget the complimentary benefit
TO be given to Mrs. {. Russell at the opera
house Tuesday evening.
A fine load of fresh new peas were sold
to our grocerymen yesterday. by the pro-
prietor OF the gardens.
Good wool is worth only from fifteen to
sixteen cents per pound, yet good deal is
being brought to the city.
The skating rink and Presbyterian
church have been very nicely decorated
with flowers for the chiidren's meetings to
day.
During the past two days one gambler
and two women of easy virtue have con-
trbuted to the city treasury, in.the sum OF
$50.
The funeral of the infant child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Barnes took place from the fam
ily residence yesterday morning AT 10
O'Clock
Several new walks are being put down
across Main street. The one in front OF
Robinson Bros. store is laid at their pri.
waite expense.
A large lot of wheat and corn was brought
to the city yesterday by the farmers, all OF
whom report the outlook for n bountiful
harvest extremely encouraging.
The Wichita Turn Nerein society held
very pleasant social ut the opera house
Thursday evening, which was largely en-
joyed by all of the large crowd present.
The appearance of many OF the private
yards about the city has been greatly in
proved by the planting Of shrubbery; notice.
able among these are the handsome bushes
OF DIR. Smith.
G. WILDER, living i've miles west of WITCH.
i,a, yesterday drove TO this city twenty
seven head OF very fine berkshire hogs,
which averaged abou; 275 pounds. lie sold
them at 81 70 per hundred.
The members OF Mr.. Chatfield's sunday
school class. wish US TO kindly thank, for
them, Hiram lmboden, Mrs. Slower and
Mrs. Clifford, for valuable assistance rem
dered them at their festival.
The United States vs.. WIN. johnson and
{. &. Cumbest-a case brought here from
kingman county, in which the defendants
are charged with false swearing, was tried
in the L. :. Court yesterday.
Chas Eagan, the young man who wat
stabbed at the Douglas avenue house las
Thursday night, was worse yesterday. The
attending physician does not seem TO 81
very confident OF hi, recovery.
Wood Rittenhousc, a Cairo, Illinois, cap
italisi who came to the city few days ago
has purchased property on South Marke
street and will soon commence the erection
of six small houses which he proposes u
rent.
The Davis divorce ease still continues
occupy the attention OF the district court
The evidence for the defence was about hal
in yesterday afternoon At o'clock, whe
court adjourned until I O'Clock Monda
afternoon.
The county commissioners adjourned yes
terday afternoon until Monday at 10 o'clocl
at which time they will hear complaint
from the taxpayers of the city of Wichit'
il complaints there be in reference to ovel
assessment.
The city carrier of the DAILY EAGLE, "
f.. Dowdlc, yesterday devoted SEVERAL hour
to putting up paper boxes for subscriber
in the north part Of the city. Parties VII
were thus waited upon will confer fave
by keeping the boxes nailed up.
smith Walker vs.. Jay SchoonOyer, is Il
title of prescription contest brought he
from kingman county, and which was We
ter,iay tried IN the L. :. Land Office. lila
ris & Harris aud Firebaugh appeared 4
the defense, and Judge McClain for u
plaintiff.
J. McAfee and Thos. Glover report tn
the colored people are very well satish'
with the nominations at Chicago, and u
prospects for the republican party getti'
away with the baggage at the Novemb
elections seems TO be Frightening in eve
direction.
The condition OF Mr.. WIN. NJ. Thoma
who was 20 seriously injured by bell
thrown from his buggy some days ago,
vet rather precarious. The attending ph
sicians seem TO think that he may partia
recover, but that he can never be SOU
man again.
IL was rumored on the streets last eve
ing that boy had been drowned in