Wichita daily eagle., 1885-06-13

Yesterday:
Alice T. Winants TO Flora ii Bentley,
a parcel of land 80 # front, Waco
str ---.-S lboD
y + Niederlander to w II Williams,
lots 30 and -, Senaca str......--..... 200
VIM ii Dean TO 90 Brown, interest
in los and 103, Main str............
} \ Berseide to Markus Lies, seqr
..-..-..-.......-.-.-..-....... 800
Chas s Shultz to John Brown, 20
acres off S side of hf or and
hf e or, l2-26-1w.................... 400
Thos Schafers to Jno Schafers, hf
eqr, 13-27-3w........ ..........-.... 1000
FL Paso Town company to Adam
Elaser, lots A., 40, SO and s., Mar
ket -.--------------.---. 10
Joseph Coffey to 7 Y Healy, Sc Or l3-
2s-4w ..---.---...-... 300
New potatoes are quite plentiful at the
stores just now.
Cherries are in abundance at IL cents per
quart at the stores.
L. 5. Commissioner J. F. Sherman is still
absent in New York
For some inexplicable reason almost
everybody imagined it was hot yesterday.
Work was begun on the advertising wind
mill at the east end OF the bridge yesterday.
The South Main Street railway WAS COM
pleted as far us Kos Harris residence yestcr-
day.
Only two prisoners are in Jail at this
place held by the United States district
court.
Lots OF new mown hay is to be seen in
this city just now, and it is good hay wealth
er, too.
John Exton is having lis sidewalks in
front of his residence graveled and other
wise improved.
The cantata OF "Queen Eva" will be the
attraction at the opera house on the even
ing of the Eth.
a number of horses and mules passed
throug the streets yesterday from Missouri,
some of which were very good animals.
Mr.. C. o. Page, of the Madison Canning
Factory Co, arrived from the west Thurs
day. en- route To his home in Madison, In
diana.
Information of a reliable character is had
that new and costly residences are going up
soon on Topeka avenue, between Oak and
Eleventh streets.
II. u. Heiserman and Z. r. Ford were
wcndin their way in the direction Of fish
pond yesterday, and following the bent of
Isaac Walton cast line for the nibbling
trout and perch. The former turned out to
be buffalo and the latter eat.
While everybody was hot yesterday, a
man who was hauling sand to Fritz Snit-
zlcr's building, got unusually hot. Two
teams drove against his wagon and he just
got red hot, threatened arrest and other
summary punishment.
j. L. Mead is removing an old land mark
from his residence property, which will be
missed by the old residents of Wichita. He
is seyering the old cotton wood trees from
the soil, the largest trees in the city. effect
ing change that is quite striking.
J. a Seloyer, the watchman at the city
mills, emphatically denies the story told by
some of the boys in that neighborhood,
that he WAS afraid to go TO the mill the night
Billy Mcbride played his ventrilequisi
trick. He says he went as soon as he could
leave his things at the mill.
Active preparations are being made in the
interest of the Wichita base ball club. Capt.
John b. Carey and Charley openheimer,
president of the Wichitas, were out at
Csrey's park yesterday and laid out the
base bali grounds. \ matched game will
be PLAYED on the grounds next Wednesday
between the Towanda club and the Wich-
itas.
The heat WAS so intense yesterday tha. II
blstered the rails on the Fort Scott road SO
that the freight d G here At 9 r. m. did no,
arrive until y. m, nevertheless Ed. Dorsey
had a big nigger at work at his foundation
who moved an acre and half of dirt with
ont sweating drop. He did not move ar
inch more than an acre and half, though
Plans are working to establish a school a'
College Hill, notwithstanding the failure OF
the Meihodists TO locate their college here
New efforts are being made 10 establish 4
school that will in every way compensate
for the loss of the Methodist college and
worthy Of the city of Wichita The move
ment viii be begun at once and with unity
that will secure success.
\ very reliable and prominent citizen OF
Wichita said to reporter of the EAGLE
yesterday: "A gentleman, or supposed gen
tleman. showed respectable merchant IN
this CITY five KEYS to five different club and
fish pond rooms in this city the other day
This man was graduate of a Methodist col
lege. Now hope Winfield will turn out q
different class of students or | shall think
this city has not lost much taking the afore-
said gentleman as specimen.
A man named Smell, who has been tc
work Tor Mr. oliver Cor some time and who
boarded at the Richey house, was missing
all day Yesterday and fears are entertained
that he has committed suicide. because he
told the clerk the night before that he
uuessed he would kill himself No notice
was taken of the remark at the time, but as
he was not seen all day suspicion was
aroused, but nothing hss transpired to
throw sny light on the matter
South side Is on a boom on account oi
sundry improvement, of which are the
building of the new bridge, street railway
and new school house, all within the last
sixty days. Additional street improvements
are ali that is necessary 10 make this portion
of the city most desirable and pleasant
part Of the city. There isnow much inquiry
in this direction for lots, an it is said during
the summer considerable improvements will
be accomplished
At the county building yesterday mule
team hitched TO wasonlosd of brick, be-
came panic stricken at some unusual objec;
and started to get up runaway on Their
own account. They made the wagon rattle
and the brick fly along their course through
the street for distance of about 800 yards.
They made most noisy runaway snc
brought everybody TO the street. The driver
held 20 the reins and finally succeeded IN
bringing them tc attention after saving