Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-02

in front, giving him the worst Of It No
horse that has any respect for himself would
stand any such treatment.
Mr. Benson, the jeweler, who resides north
of the Union depot, tells of q thieving story
that rather captures the confectionery. A
hen and nineteen chicks were stolen from
his chicken coop. They were white Leg
horns and the eggs had been sent to Mr..
Benson from Illinois. Wonder if they were
sold at second hand store.
The Knights of st. Joseph have every
thing arranged for their Fourth Of July
picnic. The Knights, followed by the
Ladies' sodality, headed by Woods band,
will leave the Catholic church at 9 a. m. and
march through the city. The picnic will be
held in Greifenstein's park and pleasant
time is anticipated.
A dozen bricks from the various yards in
this city are on exhibition in Niederlander's
real estate office. Our brick makers are ex-
perimenting with different clays and making
commendable efforts to improve their brick
and show decided improvement on last
years work. Among those on exhibition
are some very good brick.
The following Fort Scott gentlemen ar
rived in the city last evening via. the Sum
flower road and made the EAGLE pleasant
call: W. NJ Rice, of the Fort Scott Moni-
tor; c. z. Rector and w. ?. McNair, of the
st. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita railroad,
and Messrs Mark Walser and A. Popkess,
capitalists of that city. They are guests at
the Manhattan.
AT the Bayley park yesterday creased
pole 10 feet high was erected for the festiv-
tiles of the Fourth day of July. a purse of
$40 is offered to the man who climbs it and
places a spread eagle on its topmost point.
Something has been said about Baylcy run
ming water up hill, but if he gets man to
run up gseased pole without sliding back
We pass on the water question.
Judge Glenn was the recipient Of a nice
present the other day that is quite useful
addition to his office. 1t is patent letter
and bill file and portfolio file and scrap
book, designed to be a very useful article on
. official desks One of Judge Glenn's ad-
mirers took him to be the best looking gen.
tleman to bestow it on and to introduce it
to the public.
The governor of North Carolina once
made remark to the governor of South
Carolina that became quite famous and was
largely quoted throughout the country.
The purport of that remark implied that the
noble governor was thirsty-he said sit was
long time between drinks" We were
reminded of this remark yesterday by an
observation made by an alderman of the
First ward to an alderman of the Fourth
ward, the implication of which was "wt
have Just INDUCED" The conclusions of
, which are that had the noble governor beer
in Wichita, history would not have recorded
the remark of his excellency, the governor
r Yesterday was day that a young man
: could take his girl out without betrayinc
, his financial standing as ice cream wa
5 clearly out of season. One of the young
b gents of Wichita was out recently when hi
, best girl asked him if he liked ice cream, to
5 which he responded that he did not. Ther
t she asked him if his brother liked ice cream
e he said he did not think he did. Then sh
: asked him if his sister liked ice cream, hi
# said he did not have a sister. Then, after
V pause she asked this nice young man tn
question: "If you had a sister would sh
like ice cream Then this young man SAT-
he didn't have a cent and resolved in hi
own mind that he never would ask his cir
> out for walk unless the thermometer wa:
down to zero. He would have been SAT
yesterday.
Mrs. Lease, of Wichita, addressed a Nc
II line audience yesterday evening in the tow
e hall on the subject, .'Ireland and lrishmen.
/. She was accompanied and introduced b
a Father Kelly The lecture was a source c
pleasure and instruction, and the lecture
III possesses culture and ability. She role