Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-12

nents.
While few special invitations have beer
issued for the Old Settlers ball, the commit
tee desire to state that all respectable people
are cordially invited.
The county coroner was called to Derby
yesterday to hold an inquest on the bod,
of Geo. l.. Hill, who came TO his death b.
an overdose Of morphine.
Under the influence of the gentle zepher
and the genial rays Of old Sol yesterday
business revived greatly and several loads o
corn and wheat were in the market.
The editor Of this pape:, in writing up TIN
Pearl of Savoy, did not speak Of Mrs. Hun
a an "amateur artist" We wrote ''ama
teur performance" which ii is, and nothing
else.
The attention Of the merchants of tn,
southwest is called to the advertisement cur
ed meat establishment. Save money anC
time by purchasing near home. Send 70
quotations.
The Wichita EAGLE will please take no
tice that Belle Plaine boasts of man, Mr.
Mat Jones, who measures full 8 feet u inch
es in height-a regular Kansas production
Daily Press.
The Winfield Daily News, an evening pa
per, reaches our table from Winfield. 1t i
five column folio, no dispatches, but
filled with local matters, local news evident,
being lis mission.
J. J. jackson, one Of Wichita's live grain
dealers, was in town to-day and gave us
pleasant call, renewing his subscription I,
the Press. Mrs. J. did not come down. OWN.
to the cold weather.-W Wellington Press.
The Beacon attempts adefense Of one Fur
longs balderdash, appearing in its columns
which defense consists wholly Of Il TRADE il
which there is not one single word that ever
tends to relieve or make good tho assertion,
of its correspondent.
News mas been received mot by telephone
that the chief engineer of the telephone Of.
ice came near being blown up yesterday il
a restaurant down town. The dynamite
was put into cigar which was presented to
him. He was alive at last accounts.
DIR. W. II. Bsughman and wife of Argon-
ia are in the city. We believe the DIR. built
the first house that was erected in the town
only about two wears since and now .Argonia
is town of no small Importance. two rail
roads and growing rapidly.
Mr. Cole late of the Ladies Californs
band, and Mr. James, late of the Nefr com
pany, will assist the "Steinway Hail. orchcs-
ira tonight at the Opera House. The pro
gramme Of music will be good one and
ably directed by Mr. Ion Arnold
Died. e diptheria, in this city on the
sth inst, Jimmy, infant son of {. VI. and K
L. Bishop. aged two years and sixteen DAYS
:" bud two lovely for earth, i Is trans.
planted to blossom in the garden Of the
Lord. Be comforted mourncrs, We may see
him again
The reception committee composed o;
Mrs. Mckim. Mrs. Newcomb, Mrs. Judge
Campbell. Mrs. f. Z. Hovev, Mrs. Young,
Mrs. y. Baldwin, Mrs. VIII Glenn. Mrs. H.
g. Toler and Mrs. W. p. Shields, will see
that everyone who attends the valentine
party, Friday eve, goes away well satisfied.
Major Davis informs us that the Little
river is blocked with running ice FOR two
miles above the upper bridge. He doesn't
think the bridge Is in danger although a
good volume Of water is coming down. In
all the eleven wears he has lived there Major
D. saws he never saw the ice blocked a; his
home before.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. IL. Horner. of Caldwell.
and Miss Sadie York. OF this city, left on the
o'clock train last evening for trip to New
Orleans. They 20 via Topeka and Kansas
City, and make several short stops en- route.
They will do The Worlds Fair and return in
about thirty days. The EAGLE wishes them
a safe and very pleasant trip.
T. H. BatSon. who has for some time been
prospecting in the city. decided 10 locate
here and recently went to ST. Louis TO meet
his family from the old home IN Kentucky.
They Yesterday arrived here and have taken
a home on Topeka avenue for permanent
residence. Mr.. Ratson Is a gentleman Of
means and integrity and is a mos; worthy
snd welcome acquisition TO the city.
Following the refusal Of the city author
tiles to accede to the request Of the EAGLE,
70 permit homeless men 10 occupy the coun-
Gil chamber during the fearful cold weather,
many private citizens are daily feeding from
one TO three men regularly. An inquiry
made by d. b. Allen yesterday developed
the fact that as many as thirty-five of these
meu had spent some Of the colder nights to-
rether in the shed used TO dry and heat sand
over near the Fl Scot; depot
Mr.. y. Wilson. of Attica, called YES
,erday. when he informed us tha; ii WAS all
a mistake about his having any glandered
horses. He WAS one of the gentlemen who
desired the presence of the state vetinary
surpeou TO determine the character Of the
disease in the neighborhcod. lie further
i,f,-,pas us that neither Mr.. Williamson
nor NJ. whi:by had any diseased stock and
tina, about sill the fear of trouble h,c clssp-
peazed.