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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29
SILVER WEDDING

A party of thirty relatives and friends of
81. w. Lawrence gathered at his residence
night before last, the occasion being the
fortieth anniversary of the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence. The guests spent a
very pleasant evening, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence for the time being were, in imsgin-
alton, the gay groom and bride of forty
years ago. They received the same round
Of congratulations and their memories re-
verted to the bright day Of their union.
They received large number of appro-
pirate and very handsome gifts. A good
supper was spreed and an evening of gen.
uine pleasure spent by all present.
The guests on departing expressed a hope
that their friends would live TO enjoy many
returns of the occasion, in which wish the
EAGLE heartily Joins.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29
ANOTHER WRESTLING MATCH.

! Greek George yesterday deposited $50 for
felt, at Schniizler's. TO meet any match that
may be made, either under rules of the
Greco-Roman or catch-as -catch-can. Two
parties stand ready, SO they say, to meet
the Creek, but as money talks, there can be
nothing said until they comply with the
preliminaries in substantial manner. A
rumor was on foot yesterday that some
champion from the east was ready TO come
here to try and down him, and still another
that there was an unknown in the city who
aspired to meet the irrepressible Greek.
Still another report states that Professor
Will Willie has been rusticating in the
country on raw NEST and bullock's blood
and would appear IN time to roll the cham
pion in the dust.
Now comes Jack Connor and accepts the
challenge Of Greek George, and puts up his
$50 forfeit. He came from Illinois to meet
his man, and says he will down him. He
also brings with him man who will give
Ed Smith, the Birmingham boy, turn with
the gloves If he can make the match. The
sports are congregating in this city for a
seasons sport.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29
EIEIH WARD.

Business is said to be looking up in the
Fifth ward, and a considerable amount OF
produce is being sold there daily. Robert
Graves and George Schott and number Of
others are buying corn, prices about %
cents per bushel.
Chicago avenue is sadly in need OF side
walks, and considerable part of the street
is without them.
A new secondhand store has been started
in that ward, and business houses are con-
stantly springing up.
Seaman, the Fifth ward real estate man,
has been very busy during the week, and
has made seventeen sales of lots ranging
from two to three, in all about 100 lots.
Lawrence's fourth addition is one of the
new additions that will soon be put in the
market
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29

The Grand opera house was crowded yes
terday afternoon, by an audience attracted
by Mrs. Mary A Livermore, the first lee
turer in the Unity Club course. Long be-
fore the doors were opened crowd assem-
bled on the sidewalk, blocking it up. At
half-past two the theatre Was already crowd
ed, and the psssage-ways blocked by those
waiting their turn for tickets. Her manner
and figure are stately, yet free from stiffness,
and she is so thoroughly st home on the
lecture platform thst her ease of manner
wins ready reception for her arguments
and quick response to her hrmor or her
pathos. The lecture related to marriage
and the rights Of married women, and occu-
pied two hours in the delivery. There was
a wealth Of illustration in the discussion of
her subject, but there could not well be any
addition to that force of conviction with
which she delivers her words.-Cincinnati
Commercial.
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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The following resolutions were passed
Friday night by the Southwestern Teach.
ers' association just before adjourning:
Resolved, That We, having heard with
pleasure of the meeting of the National
Teachers association at Topeka, in July
1886, and recognizing the great value it will
be to us as teachers 10 attend this meet
ing, do earnestly request the state board OF
education TO Instruct cur county superin-
| tendents to arrange TO hold their county
normal Institutes at such time, that teach
ers shall be free for two weeks on and after
July 10. in order that they may attend the
national association.
In vote Of thanks for fayors and courte-
sizes extended them while here the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That the thanks of this associa-
ton be extended to Revs. Harper and Hew-
lit, DR.. G. J. Williams and Hon. L. Dwight
Thatcher for their kind assistance which has
made our meeting SO pleasant and profit
able.
To Profs. Sickner and Moore, and to the
ladies and gentlemen who assisted them ia
furnishing us such excellent music.
To Mr.. Shaw for his courtesy in furnish
ing US piano and such pleasing music by
his orchestra:
To Prof. Pence and his Juvenile Uni.n
Choral Band for their sweet singing and for
showing us what u little training will do for
pupils in this neglected branch.
Resolved. further, that we esteem the
Western School Journal worthy the support,
Of all teachers and school officers.
Resolved, further, that we urge upon all
teachers the importance Of attending the
State Teachers association to be held in To-
peka during tie HOLIDAYS.
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POLICE COURT.

Hugh AcLAuchlin, . plain drunk. VI,
hit g and costs for tarrying long 1t the
beer. he paid the amount and departed
with repentans soul.
A. Ailliron, plain drunk, showed up ia
the police court yesterday, and for cause "a
assessed s. and costs, in default Of which he
was committed.
Mike Mooney, drunk and disorderly, va,
fined IS and costs, but having no money
was fred from the city bodily.
Owen Raglan and Robert Western, two
moneyless fellows. were fined $40 each for
vagrancY. They were permitted to leave the
city.
John Stewart, not the county superin-
tendent of the poor, but that other fellow.
was struck for s. and having no money va.
committed.
]. J. Connolly, for an assault and battery
on one J. NJ Law on Thanksgiving day.
was fined SIS and costs. He appealed bis
case to the district court, for which he was
required to file bond OF $50.
j. N. Law, who carries a tin roof received
from ]. j. Cannelly, was charged with va
grancy, but no case was made out and be
WAS discharged.
The police court will net during the
present month about $500 in fines. The last
few days have been quite dull in this court.
This court is an index of the monetary con-
dition ofthe city, and when money is plen-
tiful the police court shows up good bust
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29
GOLDEN WEDDING

1t will be remembered that an item ap-
peared in these columns on the morning Of
the oath, to the effect that six carriage loads
of people left this city the night previous fol
Grandpa Morgan's residence in the coun-
try. The occasion was the fity-fourth ami
verssry of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgsn's wedding,
and the party WAS complete surprise. The
old gentleman wrote the lines below the
next day, and considering that the writer is
upwards of IS years old. it is not bad:
SURPRISE.
1t was on the twenty-third night in Novem-
Der.
AS l do very well remember,
As l swoke from peaceful slumber
l heard the voice of quite number.
listened awhile whilst there lay,
But thought it not We; break of day,
When soon | heard so plain and clear,
Some charming music very near.
80 up got without delay.
But never stopped to sing or pray;
so out | went, and to nv surprise
saw there many bright sparkling eyes.
As music pealed forth from organ and
fiddle,
They all went round high-dddle-diddle.
looked awhile, and soon | saw
rhe company was all from grand Wichita.
will speak u word now IN the company s
praise,
As never saw a nicer in all of my days.
There was one among them l heard called
Wise,
SO hope they may give us another sur
prise. GRANDPA MORGAN.
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HIMSELF w,1HIx HIMSELF.

No doubt our readers think thst we can
afford to be generous. And SO we can. But
1t has been dull day for news, and as our
esteemed contemporary persists in shower
ing upon Us bis compliments. for the nonce
we turn artist and touch up the dear Cap
tain's portrait Like the jaundiced contents
Of a green-scummed pond turned into a
pure, running waters, are the oozings of his
sweet. bilious nature. he sits down by him
self, and shrinking himself within himself,
pours out his acrimonious blessings and
manevoient benedictions which fall like the
gentle cholera microbe upon home or indi-
vidual, ss i: may happen. And then, this
dear friend is wiser than anybody-than
everybody. He is a philosopher, you will
remember. In fact, he knows too much to
live, but don't know enough to die. There
is nothing he reminds US of SO much as the
disconnected hind parts of mule. Kicking
is his forte and his religion. He KICKS at
everybody and everything. He not only kicks
at the EAGLE, but against every public-spirit-
ed man who endorses this paper. He kicks
at the preachers and at the churches, at the
public schools and against the very govern
ment under which he lives. It is a wonder
that he don't kick himself. He, no
doubt, would kick his "other SELF" but he
hadn't any TO kick: Why an inscrutable
providence should ever have afflicted an I'M
offending people with such cold sodden
lump Of unselfishness, passes our un-
derstanding. 1t is as big q conumdrum as
why the devil was let 20 unchanged for
thousand years. There is no reason In it.
The sweetest side of his nature can truly be
compared to cup Of bitter, black coffee
into which chunk of salt as big as goose
egg has been dropped. 1t would look and
smell all right, but it would effectually in
vert the stomach of a mud-tuItle
To put an easy quietus upon his further
complaints, let us say to this dear old belly
acher that if he will convince any three
men in this town that he has ever secured a
railroad or anything else; then vii we bind
ourself to knowledge that he did it all.
Or, if he will assume the 81, 400, our share
of the bond given for the right of way-and
which We or our heirs will have to pay if
the city don't-in order to get the Santa Fe
to change the route of the Kingman road
the very last road built-from Sedgwick City
to Wichita, then will We gladly give him all
the glory for oil the roads secured in the
past. and for all that we hope for in the
future. Not only that, but if he will pay
the Sl,4OO. we will agree that all the hun
dreds and thousands ofpeople who claim that
the EAGLE brought them to this country,
are simply liars, and that the truth only is
to be found in our highly esteemed and
over-generous contemporary.
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REPORT FOR THE HOME.

This evening finds US, the inmates of the
home, with thankful hearts, first to our
Heavenly Father, also TO the kind and SYM
pathetic citizens, one and all, who have re-
membered Us in our need and have come to
our aid Sc grandly, we return our thanks
hoping they may live TO enjoy many Thanks
giving dinners also to the churches for
their donations of money to Mrs. Hewitt for
trying to interest the people. Please make
a little speech in our behalf every oppor-
tunity you have, Mr.. Hewitt; as some of the
inmates said when they saw so many tur-
keys coming in for our Thanksgiving dinner,
"Must be mighty good folks in these north
ern states, most as good as Tennessee folks.
Donations: Miss McKighan, Mrs. Hess,
Mrs. c. Campbell, Miss Maud Campbell,
Miss Gay Campbell, Mira. John Martin, Miss
Stewart, one invalid chair; Mrs. J. W. Clay
ton, one turkey; Mrs. Frank Williams,
turkey and groceries; Mrs. Helen Feese, one
turkey; Mrs. William Taylor, Peckhsm &
Hellar, fruit; Mrs. II. Gavin and Mrs
Talman, Mrs. George Harris, Cozine &
HUFF, nice lot of groceries; Miss Parsons,
one book. Visitors, Is; calls, Il.
Mas. RoUsH, Manager
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The coxINo METROPOLIS.
Hon 9. webb, v;ce-Presddsnt Of the
st Louis Board Of Trade, Tells His
Opinion Of Wichita and Her
Future Prospects,.

Hon. S. W. Cobb, vice-p.e.ident of the
st. Louis board Of trade. 10 in the city at
present on business. A representative of
the EAGLE met Mr.. Cobb, yesterday, at the
law Office of Hatton & Ruggles. Replying
to question as to his opinion of our city
and her future prospects, Mr. Cobb said:
"The growth of your city is phenomenal
and has few parallels in any country, and,
aside from its surprising growth, the sub
stantisl character of your buildings, the
number of your fine residences, with their
beautiful lawns and grounds,is most remark
able. 1 was here three years ago and show
ed my confidence in the future your city,
by securing an interest here. and desire q
still greater interest now. l have been here
since at intervals of about six months, and at
each visit l am astonished at what has been
accomplished in the interval. You have q
trade here all your own and you only need
the houses to do it. One Of our st. Louis
houses, the S;einhauser Supply company,
is here already and Is q large concern, with
plenty backing; more will soon come from
the same city. There is no reason way you
should not supply the trade of SOUTH
western Kansas, and you can sell them
goods cheaper than either Kansas City or
St. Louis, taking freight, time and expense
into the account. The railroads may say
they won't give carload rates, but if you
have eight or ten cars of freight and you
go to the general freight agent he will fix
you out. Your city is the natural supply
center for all this trade and you only need
enough good houses in every line to furnish
the goods. There can be no doubt that
Wichita is the coming commercial city of
Kansas. Her position as sush will injure
Kansas City, but will help, rather than in
jure, ST. Louis.
l admire the pluck and dash Of the
EAGLE. 1t is doing good WORK for your
city and it never lets up. Your editor has
a wonderfully clear conception of the si:ua-
ton and makes the most of it. If he will
guard the sanitary condition of the city as
he does her business interests, all will be
well. He is certainly q man Of wonderful
pluck and energy and is potent factor in
the development Of the city,"
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THE STEWART CONCERT COMPANY.


The Presbyterian church was well filled
last night to hear the vocal and musical
performances Of the popular Stewart Con-
cert company. The company is made up
entirely of colored musicians and vocal
artists Of fair ability, with voices SO melodi-
Gus that the lover of the ar, is Immediately
charmed. No people on earth have such
natural richness as the race these artists are
the representatives, and las; night the
church resounded with the clear and melo-
dious scales thsi delighted all who heard.
"Way down on the Swanee River" was sung
with pathos seldom rendered on the stage
and with that talent that would accord the
fair artists credit before the mos, cultured
audience.
Melodies and qusrtet.s were presented
with much credit. and were received with
marked approval BY delighted assem-
blaze
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PROOF OF THE PUDDING.

A few days since correspondent of this
paper announced that vein of coal had
been struck at Mulvane in driving well.
Mr.. Il. @. Helbert, of that town, brought to
this Office, yesterday morning, chunk Of
combined slate, Ignite and coal, about six
inches square, which came from that well.
The coal was Of fine quality, hard and shiny.
like the Canon City coal, much harder than
the ordinary bituminous measures of this
state. Mr.. II. was in the city for the pur-
pose of finding drill. A company has
been organized at Mulvane and several hun
dred dollars raised, and it is proposed to go
deeper down. While we have no doubt
that this section is outside of all coal meas
ures, there might be found basin or deposi.
which would pay for working.
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A CARD.

The ladies Of the Microcosm wish to re-
turn their thanks to all those who assisted
them in dressing their dolls and furnishing
their booth for the bazar. We would men,
ton that lines & Ross furnished the brides
costume, not only the material, but the
making of it. Also Hovey & jackson fur
nished the antique costume of one Of the
brides maids. and T. II. Lynch white
Swiss costume for another brides maid.
They would return thanks to Larimer &
Stinson, Kansas Furniture House, Finlsy
Ross, Rhodes & Combs and A. A. Hyde for
favors rendered.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29
CHURCH CHIMES.

First u. E.-Prof. Yates, the blind
preacher, will occupy the pulpi: this ever
ing. Subject, allow to use your eyes, or
am my brothers keeper" Prot. Yates is
an able and eloquent speaker and all are in
vited TO come and hesr him. Regular SER
vices to-day, 1920 q. N. and $50 p. m.
Preaching by the pastor. Sunday school.
$50 p. m. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
A. u. E.-A. E. jackson, pastor. Ser
vices at IL a. IA. and at 7:30 p. m. Sabbath
school at $50 p. m. Elder Green, of Great
Bend, will preach at 7:S0 p. m. Prayer
meeting at 80 Wednesday. Glass meeting
at 7:30 p. IN. Friday. Our seats are free to
all.
South Wichita Methodist-The regular
services of the Methodist church, South
Wichita, will be held this evening at the
First ward school house at p. m. Rev. J..
S. Nessly viii fill the pulpit, the pastor, Rev.
j. ID. Wood, being detained in a meeting at
Settler, where, up to date, there have been
forty additions to the church, and nearly as
many conventions. This is meeting Of un-
usual power and influence 10 this neighbor-
hood. and is likely TO continue for quite a
while.
First Baptist Church-The pastor, Rev.
W. F. Harper, will preach at II q. m. and
7:90 p. m. Sunday school a. go p. m.
Everybody welcome.
Plymououth Congregational-Sunday
school at $50 a. m. in First ward school
building. The regular preaching services
at the rink at II &. N. and 1:30 p. m.
Presbyterian-Churchc corner Of Lawrence
and First. Sunday school at e:30; preach
ing at II and 7:30; young peoples meeting
at GEO p. m. All church people and those
of no church are welcome to our services.
Friends-There will be Friends meeting
tomorrow morning as usual, over Wood
mans bank. on Main street, at II o'clock.
Sabbath school at the same place at 10
o'clock.
Y. NJ. c. A meeting for young men
will be held at their rooms over the Bank of
Wichita, at p. m. A. ID. Phelps will have
charge of the meeting, and the subject will
be Light" 1t is requested that all who
viii can, bring copy of the Gospel hymns.
A cordial invitation is extended to all young
men in the city, strangers or not.
Christian-Us uual services at the church.
Preaching at II a. m; also in the evening at
$50 p. IN. Sunday school at 9:45 q. m.
Meeting of the Young Peoples Christian
association at p. M; also Monday evening
at $50 p. IN.
Caiholic-The usual services will be held
in the Catholic church to-day.
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THE CORNER GROCERY. -
A, the opera house Tuesday. Dec. /.

a; the opera house Tuesday, Dec. lst-
Dan Sully's three-aci comedy. the Cor
uer Grocery, was presented AZ the Masonic
Temple Theater last night to at excellent
audience. Il was such an audience a. one
rsrely sees in Louisville on Monday night
The play is certainly funny, and il KEEP, the
audience laughing. The bad. forgetiuI boy
is the life of the play. He PLAYS pranks on
everybody he mee;s-his father. mother,
brother, his brothers sweetheart, the police
man. and, above all, on the grocerymsn. He
is never out of mischief, and his inventive
genius keeps the community he lives in very
busy. The bad boy steals, lies. gets whip
ped, sosks bis fathers hes, ha, in the water
butt, soaps the doorstep and Yearly break.
the old mans neck, arrests the policeman,
keeps every body in state of falling down.
and finally unesrths the villain and makes
everybody happy.-Louiiville Courier-Jour-
nsi
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DISTRICT COURT.

In the case OF Koening VS.. Hill,proprietor
of the Gas works, the jury returned YER
dict of $50 damage for the plaintiff.
The case pending before jury-Beebe &
Bros. VS.. the Wichita & Western Railroad
company, the jury was discharged until
Monday.
The case of Charles Zenneyer vs.. E. N.
Packer, a suit involving boundry lines Of
lots on Market street, was up for trial yes
terday before special Judge Campbell.
Judge Sluss heard, Yesterday, q motion
in the case of Irwin VS.. Fort Scot; Railroad
company, for a new trial. The judgment
sought to be SGT aside is for Sl0,0 900; q con-
sidarahla sun,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29

Hon. Dwigh; rhAcher in hi. school land
statistics, Va. either misquo;ed By the re-
porter in the roper; OF his address 20 the
Teachers Association Friday night. or else
he was wrong in his reckoaings. Tie xrea
OF the state Is So IS coo Sc-e<, and the oris-
inal appropriation fer school purposes WIS
oae-sixieea;h par: o., making bu; s-ess, oo
acres, when he vzs reported As sccrediing
TIE school lSrds 20 consis; Of =, 900 600
scres- And his assertion ;ha: the state ongh:
to have eAved :, coz, go CT thai, nus: have
bsen alp % tie Mid o.;o lasys: eguU
than ~ intended
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29

One Of the large: and fines; audiences tha;
ever welcomed public speaker in this city,
assembled s, the tabernacle last evening. 70
enjoy the lecture of Mrs Mary a. Liver
more. on The Boy Of today" Every sea;
in tie building was occupied, and every oc-
cupan, seemed pleased with the earnest.
practical discourse Of The evening. Aside
from her Acknowledged intellectual powers,
Ms. Livermore possesses ali the rare quail
ties Of successful speaker, snd during the
course OF her interesting lecture she vss re-
rea,edly interrupted By applause
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BARNEY McAULEY

Next Wednesday and Thursday nights,
December ID and 3rd, the well known CON-
edian, Barney McAuley, will appear at the
opera house in Uncle Dan'l or "a messen-
ger from Jarvis section" OF this play the
New York Herald says:
Uncle Dsn'l, or "a messenger from jar
Wis section" continues TO make merriment
and tears at the Standard thester, and has
proved 10 be one of the most popular PLAYS
vet produced at this house. Mr.. McAuley
is a consummate actor, inasmuch as in his
acting he concesls his art
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MARRIED.

DR.. o. Reilly, of Springfield. No. and
Miss Bell Brandon, daughter Of DR.. Bran
don. of this city: were married at the Cs;ho-
lie church in this city. 4: o'clock yesterday
morning, Rev. NJ. J. Casey officiating.
The church Was deliberately and tasteful
" decorated for the occasion. and consid-
cradle number of the brides friends and
others witnessed the ceremony. The happy
pair le.t for the east on the morning train.
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There is this consolation and that is, the
fellows who don't get the public building
won't have the money to pay. As many
as sir crowds are bound to get left
and the fellows who win are as liable to get
left as bad as ANYBODY.
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A CARD Or THANKS

The parents and brother OF Sanford Sal
mon wish to express their deep gratitude
for, and willing services rendered by sc
qusintances, neighbors and friends, toward
the alienation of his suffering and their sor-
row, during their very severe affection.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-29

One business house Of this city intends to
put in electric lights on their own hook to
show how it works. They say electric light
serves to bring about more general use Of
gas. 1t may serve to reduce the price, but
the more general use serves TO more than
balance the reduction.