Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-08

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MA MURDOCH & BROTHER, Propnetors.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
There are now eleven persons confined in
the county Jail.
Gas service is being put in at the Kansas
National building.
Water service was put in at Thos.
Lynch's dry goods store yesterday.
Reuben II. Roys yesterday filed his bond
ms notary public with the clerk of the
district court.
Everybody that can should make arrange.
ments 10 90 TO FL Dorado with the excur.
sion on the 10th.
All those who received first communion
a. the Catholic churce last week were con
frlned by the Bishop Sunday.
These are dry hot times with the prevail
ing winds in the wrong direction. Dom
holler drouth, for we haven't.
Flora's examination was postponed again
1t will now take place al nine O'Clock Thu
morning in Justice Hobbs court
C.C.Rhodes, representing the Burlington
Nowa) Insurance company, started out two
new teams from this city yesterday.
The A class of the Baptist Sunday schoo
are making every arrangement for a pleas
ant time at their social Wednesday even
ing.
District court convened at the usual houl
Yesterday. The day was consumed In
hearing the case of c. X. Miller VS.. Bank
Booher.
The board of county commissioners Inc
In regular session yesterday. The most o.
the day was consumed in the consideration
of road cases.
W. C. Ba.tow sends Us down by the hand
of Mr. katz a twig or limb bearing cius
ter of apples numbering twenty-one. Bas-
tow takes the cake.
straw. indicate which way the wind j,
blowing Yesterday three government H.
eenses. for selling liquor, were taken Out
10y parties of this city.
The following figures will show the re-
ccipts and disbursements at the county
troasurer's office up to the hour of closing
business yesterday: Receipts. sl55.os; dis
bursements, S5i9. SO.
Greeley Crawford was arrested at Doug
las on the Fourth and brought 10 this city
and placed in Jail, charged with stealing
cattle. lie will have a hearing before JUS
tice Hobbs Wednesday.
Rev. T.. w. Woodrow will preach at Rus
sell hall next sunday evening, July 10, at
O'Clock. subject: Liberty and Law
campaign sermon without partisan bearing.
/ cordial welcome j. extended to all.
;. W. Sawyer, representing the Thomp-
son & Walkup lumber company of Chicago,
has established lumber yard at Clear.
water. He now has nine ears Of lumber in
that city: seven of which have been I'M
loaded.
ii. ID. Heisermann and Jesse ASK head
a party now numbering twenty-five, who
will attend the G.. A. X. eDcampment at
Minneapolis. They Will take the st. Joe
& Council Bluffs route and will return by
the river
The old building at No. II Douglas av-
enue was removed yesterday from Robert
Blacks lots and taken in the direction OF
north Main street. 1t will be placed upon
lot north of the Occidental and used for 4
carpenter shop.
Root Bros transfer team ran away on
east Douglas avenue yesterday afternoon.
splling the wagon wheels with which the
transfer wagon was loaded, all along the
street. The horses were caught near J. A.
Walluce's Implement house The damage
done was slight.
T.. j. Anderson, of Topeka, who il con-
nected with the q. A. r., telegraphs Gar
field post that unless its members 20 over
the route to Minneapolis that has been ar
ranged fer them, they can in future expect
no reduction in railroad fares. Wonder IL
some one amt talking Tor pass.
our notice of ". II. SCOTS pension was
wrong in a small particular or two. lie
was member Of company al" Sth lndi-
ana, As stated, but his pension, which is -
per month, dates back, or commenced TO
run. from the 9th of December, 1852, or
nearly twenty-five years, and the arrear-
ages amount TO II ,032.
Immediately preceding the confirmation
services at the Catholic church Sunday
morning was Peters mass in ID which WAS
rendered by the choir in most excellent
manner. The choir is now composed of
the following fine musicians: Organist,
Chas. Waite; bass, Ferdinand Scbmitt;
tenor, Allen Clark: alto. Miss Mary Meisin-
ger; sopranos, Mrs. +. Schmitt and Miss
Lizzie Kelly.
Yesterday afternoon while A. j. Jewett,
who drives Frooman a Peckhsm's delivery
wagon, WAS in the neighborhood OF W. {.
Woodlands residence, the horse took fright
and ran of. The wagon collided with fine
petrified stone. valued at $500, in front of
Mr. Woodman's residence, breaking II in
two, and throwing the driver out upon the
ground. badly tearing his clothes and
slightly bruising him. The animal was
caught before it did further damage.
Thos. Show. of Morris, Ill.,, an old
friend of II. W kendlc, arrived in Wichita
yesterday. MIR. Show is engaged In selling
musical Instruments. and quite naturally
called At Mr. kende's store, though he was
not aware that his old friend, whom he had
not seen for many years. was running H.
lie and Mr.. kendle sat down and talked
together about half an hour before they
discovered each others identity. or
course the surprise on each side was very
pleasant one.
The sacrament Of confirmation was adj
minstercd AT the Catholic church Sunday
morning at 1899 O'Clock by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Fink. There were forty children confirm
ed and about about twenty adults, six Of
whom were converts. This is u most beau
tirui service. and occurs in this part of the
diocese but once in two years. Ii consists
in amounting the forehead Of each person