Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-26

hack yesterday from ST. LOUIS.
S. A. Merriman, special agent 81. Pau
Insurance company, is in the city.
ia. Hollinger, of Caldwell, was in the
city Yesterday en- route to Topeka-
MR.. NJ. Sloan, wife and children have
returned from visit to Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Il. Miller is home from his hall
trip to Englewood. He went only as far as
Dodge City.
Next Monday night the regular meeting
for the election Of officers of the A. o. U.
W, will take place.
The editor of the EAGLE, NJ. w. Levy,
A. W. Oliver and n. F. Niederlsnder left
fer Topeka last evening.
The funeral oe Mr. Simon's child will
take place at 10 o'clock this morning from
he Douglas Avenue hotel.
A farmer of this county said yesterday
that he expected his oats 10 average seventy
bushels per acre. That's not so bad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dale are home from
their mountain trip in good health and
spirits, having enjoyed their tour very much.
DIR. Eager, member OF the state boaed of
pharmacy, called on the EAGLE Yesterday.
The board will finish their work on Satur-
day.
G. w Frye, the painter, fell of the Can
ming factory day before yesterday and sus-
tanned painful strain of the music of his
left leg.
We have received an invitation to be
present at the seventh monthly recital of A.
w. Sickner's music class, at his studio the
2eth inst
See notice Of city clerk to the electors of
the Fifth ward. The sooner the registra-
ton is completed the sooner the election
viii be ordered.
The wholesale cigar and tobacco house of
J. t. Campbell & Co. have just. received
consignment of clear Havanas from Key
West. They are fine weed.
Gloom surrounds the dwelling of Mr.. J.
A. Simon, occasioned by the death of their
infant child, whose spirit departed from its
tenement of clay Yesterday morning.
7. J. Shelton is preaching to the yahoos,
sand-lappcrs and clay-eaters of Southern
Missouri and Arkansas and writing puffs of
bis wonderful doings TO the Globe-Demo-
GRAFT
Mr.. George Sullivan says that one farmer
in his ncighborhood starts to-day to harvest
an eighty acre piece OF wheat that is esti-
mated to average twenty-five bushels per
acre.
Mrs. Zimmerly and family will leave for
San Francisco next Saturday for couple of
months visit, accompanied by Miss Lilly
Sellers. They will visit Mr.. Zimmerlys
relatives.
As independence day approaches, fire
crackers and miniature sky rockets are
plentiful in the store windows and the small
boy is happy, while the sight brings up
fond recolleciions in the minds of old boys.
). F. Stafford started east this morning
via, the Fl Scott road. He intends visiting
his old home at Auburn, \, Y, and viii
take in quite n1mber of the eastern cities
before returning. He expects to be away
til about July 18th.
A report got out somehow yesterday that
the Ninnestah bridge on the Fort Scott road
has gone away. We are authorized to state
that the bridge is all right and regular trains
passing II it. Nearly all these reports |
conc ing this bridge were all nonsense.
w. II. Grattan received letter from John !
Kennedy, last evening, from Elmdale. where |
be is running an extra gang on the railroad.
He says he made a trip through clear to the
Colorado line, but WAS not smitten with the
country, sold his team and wagon and |
tackled railroadng again. He is just dying
10 see the EAGLE, and wants to get back |
numbers so as TO learn what is going on in
Wichita
A stool Of wheat WAS sent to this Office |
yesterday from the farm of c. F. Coleman,
which stands up TO a mans chin and which
is estimated, so the party said who delivered
it, to 90 close on TO thirty bushels to the
acre. Mr.. Coleman has one hundred and
four acres of this wheat which at even
twenty-five bushels would yield him, gross,
two thousand six hundred bushels. We
tear the yield is overestimated.
DIED-At , a. m, June a, at the resi-
denoe of her parents, on East Douglas
avenue. Cora, daughter Of W. J. and NJ J.
Cox. Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence on Thursday morning, the
18th, at 10 O'Clock. The friends of the fami-
ly are invited TO attend.
l.. Richt & Sons have traded their heavy
stock Of dry goods to Mr.. Boyd for real
estoie and are going out Of business. Mum
sons have bought the goods of Boyd and
are preparing TO create sensation by selling
81 worth Of goods for 30 cents. The Mum
sons will do ii if they say SO.
The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church and congregation will give lawn
social on Friday evening next at the resi-
dence of the Misses Brown, on Market street
Refreshments and music will be provided.
Shaw's orchestra. will furnish the music,
and c. J.. Kioos, Of the Nickle Plate, the
ice cream. Come ana bring your friends.
Mr.. John Jones, who left this county last
spring and settled on the Cana river, was in
town yesterday. He SAYS he lost thirteen
head of cattle by the recent floods. The
water came pouring down the Cana and
spread over the bottoms 10 the depth of ten
feet, causing great loss of stock and crops.
Mr. VIM. Rudd, of Bonneville, received
over the Frisco line, all the way from
France, 6ne Norman stallion. Mr.. Rudd
can be congratulated on the safe arrival of
his horse, which viii help to improve the
stock Of this section. The value Of this i'm
portation is $1,000.
10 the Editor of the Eagle II
Please admit this card 10 appesr in your
morning issue. Elder j. NJ. Mitchell, of
Nashville, Tenn, general Evangelist, will
preach at the Second Baptist church of this
city on Thursday and Friday nights, 25th
and 2Gth instant. We cordially invite all !.
friends of religion to come out and hear
him and learn for yourself
j. H. LAWS, Pastor.
The animal that attracted SO much atten- !
ton on the streets yesterday afternoon is s
the property of II. l.. Doty, is ten weeks old !
and weighs three hundred and fifty pounds.
He was sired by Robert Lawrence an i'm
ported Angus, his mother roam paje
shor-horn. The young animal is what we 7
call beauty, and if be belonged to us we }
would be as proud of him as Mr.. Defy, who
refused $4,000 for him.
Elder Carroll NJ. Hoddy, late pastor o
Nirogna. Wis, is travelling through Kansas ]