Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-10

Judge Jewett Joined in wedlock yesterday
Mr.. L. NJ. Purcell and Miss Johanna Super,
both of Summer county.
Mr.. Charles Lawrence is confined at his
home in consequence Of being poisoned in
r. T. Lawrence's pasture.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lease, accompanied by Miss
Kelly, a sister of Father Kelly, of VIM
field, made the EAGLE pleasant call yes
terdsy.
Mr.. VIII Cavsnnaugh, assistant secretary
of state, came down from the capitol yester-
day, making us call in the afternoon. He
says everything at the capitol is quiet
A beautiful banner for the Odd Fellows
lodge of Belle Plaine was finished at c. r
vineyis shop yesterday. Joe Henley is the
artist and the work speaks well for his ar
tistic skill.
Ed. hartman, agent for Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s express and American Express Co. at
Leavenworth, with his wife, is visiting his
iulutT. d. W. Ear Ahhiis Ahthh Va viz oeAN
Express Co. Of our city.
The Wichita postofiice returns TO the gov
ernment for the quarter ending day before
yesterday the sum Of S6,05e.7S. There are
very few institutions in this town making
more money than Uncle Sans p. o.
The citizens in the extrepe south part of
town complain that the water in the mains
is allowed to remain SO long that it becomes
unfit for use. there not being enough people
down there 10 use II fast enough. Why not
let Il run of.
Mr.. \. A. English brings US in speci-
men OF Australian grass, which was grown
from seed sent to Geo. Ltzenburg and Col.
Sharpnack. II resembles orchard grass and
is evidently tender and it may be .valua-
bic pasture grass
The Standard, Warrensburg, Mo-, says E.
II. Bullinger. of this city, is visiting his
uncle in that place. That paper says
Wichita is one of the best cities in the west,
from which profound remark we infer that
its editor carries a horizontal Uranium on
his shoulders.
The Arkansas river Wednesday was at its
highest water line of this year, it fell about
one foot when it commenced TO rise very
rapidly and stands now at little above
Yesterday evening it rose six inches in two
hours, and the prospects sre that if it con-
tinues to rise the steamboat at our sister city
will float on the fourth of July.
Died, July 2, Amelia Myrtle, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Rock, aged
four months and eighteen days.
This precious gem SO sweet and fair
To cheer our hearts was given,
Now taken from our loving care
To its spirit home in heaven.
MRS. j. N. B.
A very large bug was discovered under
chip in the Fifth ward yesterday. 1t was a
full grown tramp who had excavated hole
in large pile Of shingles and ensconsed
himself therein, where he had accumulated
q considerable amount of household plum
der, chickens, eggs, etc. A committee of
investigation showed him up.
II. W. Kendel received dispatch last
evening to prepare a coffin for the body of
boy seven years old who was killed at
Rosslia, Butler county, while attending to a
horsepower pump belonging to tank of
the Fl Scott road. 1t is supposed that he
was thrown down by the tumbling shaft,
which broke his neck.
W. Shafer expressed two wolves from
Bayneville to Lexington, McLain county,
ILL.,, yesterday. They were of the gray
species and were of five young whelps
caught by two bows last week near the first
named town. If anyone can tell what these
animals are needed for in Illinois, unless it
be TO kill sheep, let him rise and explain.
Mr.. ]. J. Burns. of Relle Plaine, vice
president and general agent of the ID. NJ. g.
A. railway, writes US that the above railroad
is a sure thing, and that the present reports
as TO early and active work are true. The
only fault we have TO find with his letter is
an allusion TO the Winfield college. OF
course we think that institution is dead
open and shut
Mrs.. Frank Blackman remembers the
EAGLE with two boxes of splendid black
berries, picked from their splendid fruit
farm on East Douglas avenue. The note
accompanying the fruit says that two hun
dred quarts were picked yesterday from the
vines The Blackman place is growing more
valuable daily. The amount of strawberries
picked from the place this year was aston
shing.
VIM. Freeman was fined 800 for selling
intoxicants by Judge Thomas Tuesday. He
paid the fine and S26 costs TO the Judge,
who paid it to the officers, Judge Balderston
and Constable Cone, which appeared TO sur
prise Mr.. Freeman. When he went out on
the street he said: THAT is the d-d-t set
of robbers ever saw. They divided up the
money right before my eyes" The county
hbsoincs hor is haau, oho sose tnn. WIG AeAs
time be knocks off any costs in whisky
case he will be out of his mind. He bad let
Freeman of with Sl2.59 of his costs.
Mr.. Noble, who is about to begin work
on the foundation of his new block, at the
northeast corner Of Douglas avenue and
Nam street, began making preparations for
moving back the old frames yesterday, TO |
make room for the new building. When |
that and DR.. Furley's building are finished
that junction, with the Manhattan on one
corner; Ndble's block on another and Fur
ley's on another will show up in fine shape. |
If a brick is built on the other corner, in |
stead of the old mill it would be the hand |
soonest corner in the city.
From his beautiful home place on West |
Central avenue, Mr.. w. B. Mead brought |
to our Office a couple of quarts of the finest
and most supurb rasberries we ever saw, as
TO both size vnd favor. There were three
varieties, the Gregg, black berry resemb-
ling for firmness and size the true black
berry, and Red Antwerp, and the Turner, q i
purplish red berry covered with delicate
white frosting. Mr.. Mead himself &C
knowledges that he never saw 50 large and
perfect berries Of the kind or varieties. His
vines are loaded. The glass dish containing
the treat was garnished with boqust of
branches containing the berries IN their
various stages of ripening.
Mr. Cox, who compiled the only satisfac-
tory city directory ever made of Wichita,