Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-16

Hay sold yesterday from s8to SD per
ton, in bulk.
Harry Hill has been at home confined by
sickness since Thursday.
Two dive ducks paid their respects and
$50 to the police judge yesterday.
Mr.. l. r. Reed, from Kane county, Hi
nois, brother-in-law ofDr. Yost, made US
a call yesterday. He desires TO purchase
land for his Sons.
Alderman Smyth, chairman Of the street
improvement committee, carries pocket
memorandum. upon which he Is entering
the places requiring repairs.
IA Boyle, Of the Poland China Hog
Breeding firm, Of Steward & Boyle West
Douglas avenue, leaves to-day via the Frisco
for a visit to relatives in Fairfield, Illinois.
Thee is a great inconvenience experience
ed by tail men in walking under punches Of
boots and shoes hung over the sidewalks;
also from low hung signs across the side
walks.
John ID. Davis, attorney-at-law, Is new
sign which SWING out on Eagle Block rooms
located over the Wichita National. HIS
professional card sill be seen elsewhere in
the EAGLE.
\ gentleman had wagon fixed in a
blacksmith and wagon shop yesterday, and
drew it up toa painters shop to have it
painted, when some saeall-thief, on mischief
bent, took the burr-tap of the spindle and
and carried il of.
There Is now being constructed a wooden
sewer on the east side Of Waco street, along
side of Doc Blacks property. This will be
great boneiit to the travelling public on
that street a there has been an ugly mud
hole there for some time.
1t may be the s,rangcst Of news to hear it,
but farmer in the city yesterday, just as
the lowering clouds were threatening US
with deluge, said that shower would not
hurt anything rs the last few days Of drying
wind had made the top quite dry.
The wife of VIM. Il. Lowry. who died
from :he effects Of child birth, was buried
yesterday afternoon. She was in her TWEEN
ty-nineth year and leaves four children with
no relative in this state save the disconsolate
father, the youngest being a baby bat four
days old
Mr. Ford, our genial county CLERK, who |
had such a narrow escape from the fire at |
Larned when the hotel burned; it is now in
timatel, had heavy insurance on that |
Cheap John uecltic and second hand paper |
collar which he lost in the fire. The Looks |
little suspicious.
Prof Blacl, Will preach at the Christian 1
church this e,cning. Subject, The Means
Of Grace lie viii also preach at the same
place Sunday morning and evening. Sub |
jet for morning discourse, Christian Per-
fec,ion.~ In She evening he viii present
''our Distinctive Plea"
\. J. Dean. Of ChatauqUa county, New |
York, is in Wichita looking around. lie
declares that lie Is more than paid the cost
Of his trip by the sight presented in this
beautiful city and VALLEY, and that after |
looking over Nebraska and Northeastern
Kansas he would have lost the benefit Of his
trip if he had failed to come here.
Considerable wheat came into the city |
yesterday. 1t brought from zoe TO 81 per |
bushel This makes the farmers smile pleas |
antly as they ingcr the ducats and comment |
pleasantly upon the EAGLES editorials, last
fall and winter, advising them to hold on TO |
THAR wheat when il was going for the beg
CARLY price Of Sec per bushel- There GER
tainly is a larg, margin Of profit between
Soc and 81 per bu,hcl.
proprietor Of livery barn ia the city
employed a youth to work in his barn and
after months service he discharged him.
The mcanness Of the youth may be esti- |
mated by the fact that he sEcakcd into the
barn and mutilaled set of harness belong |
ING TO customer \ detective is now
watching the tracks OF the youngster and
his two equally guilty brothers, and they |
will be oyertaky,l on other matters soon if |
they are not very careful. Their names are
only withheld to insure justice.
Following such severe winter every
body predicted an early and favorable
spring. bu; we guess everybody must admit
that it is very backward one. Some CLAIM
that the valley farmers are twenty days |
behind Cloudy. cool days have been the
rule for a month. /, seems almost imposSi-
bic for the sun to shine straight through for
a single day. Grasses are ilourishing as is :he
wheat plant, but corn is making but feeble
showing, much Of II not Yet planted.
Street Commissioner Stone, backed 10y
the chairman ct the committee on streets
and alleys. We suppose. Is doing some very
good work and work which will count We
are not informed As 10 the resources of the
city for this class Of work, nor how long II
can be kept up, but two OF three months
would witness some very marked changes.
The matter of ditch opening and cleaning
becomes a very simple and inexpensive pro-
ceeding under Mr.. Stones supervision. and |
all the principle bitches in town need prompt
attention.