Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-29

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al, part of re Or 1922 e, being one
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' Healy to Mary Allen. lots III
and ll9, Lawrence ave, Lees add to
WICHITA 6Ut
j - Davidson TO Geo W Walters, lots
Ito 20 inclusive, Market st,English's
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Peter Ge,to is now in the wholesale cigar
trade
III. W Pray will call at A. \. Ora
hams Office he will hear from his bounty
claim.
Prof. Frank Atkins, superintendent of the
Newton city schools, made The EAGLE Office
a call Yesterday.
According to our weather prophet the
rainbow last evening IS an indication that
the thaw will continue
Major Powell is distributing broken rock
at various points along the street railway for
the purpose OF rnacadamizing the road bed
Hon. X. +. Lawrence viii 20 east in few
days for the purpose Of being present when
his brother Reuben graduates at Princeton.
There will be meeting Of the circuit of
fairs delegates at the Occidental hotel at
80 O'Clock, on the evening of June 4th.
Hugh Former has built an addition to
his residence on South Emporia avenue,
and is painting and otherwise improving his
place.
Mrs. Ada Embry, a teacher in the First
ward school, viii visit her mother in Michi-
gan, and also take trip 10 Niagara Falls,
next week.
Mr.. Bayless, of the Emporia Avenue Liv-
cry stables, sold his farm in Greeley town
ship yesterday for four thousand five hun
dred dollars.
Chisholm creek had its bacl, up yesterday
and spread it, muddy waters out 50 that
the catfish were roofing up Horace Carpen-
tes's potatoes.
Mrs. Bidwell and Miss Grace, her dauch- !
ter. are going to Meade county next week !
Miss Grace says she is going 10 take home |
stead and grow up with the country.
VIII Hays, in speaking of wheat prospects |
and milling, yesterday said that as he had |
lost three mil-dams from high water in
three months, he hadn't much to say and
coui't see as he could be much worse of.
The Woman's Relief Corps will meet this
afternoon at oclocE, at Odd Fellows hall,
TO perfect arrangements for decoration ccre-
monies. MIS- N. c. ToDD, President,
Mrs. :. +. MITCHELL, Secretary.
Col. l.. y. Woodcock informs us that the
committee on transportation TO Portland to
this state has been called 10 meet ut Topeka,
June 1t, to determine what action shall be
taken in relation TO attending the national
encampment.
The Judge, LAWYERS, plaintiff and defend
ants in the Blaise-Drenkle suit might as well
drop IT. The EAGLE reporter has invest-
gated 1t, given his decision, and fixed every
thing except the costs.-Beacon.
This court, lawyer, plaintiff and defend
ant is public bene.actor and don't want
any costs. The whole performance was
free.
Mr.. VIII Glenn and his estimable wife
were off last evening for their cattle ranch
on the CHA in the wilds Of Arizona. Ex-
pressed regrets have not been few but there
are as many sincere desires that the venture
may prove prosperous and profitable one.
Mrs. &. viii Toe much missed bv IA large cir
Gle of friends and especially by the ladies of
the Christian society.
Iii, honor, W. W. Walton, the mayor of
Clay Center, sends Us an invitation TO be
present at the public inspection and tests by
the Clay Center water works. which viii be
on the 9th Of june. The works are the
Holly system and cost $4,000. Clay Cen
ter Is one of the coming towns Of the state
more like Wichita than any other town in
Northern Kansas, and she has no doubt
magnificent water system. ;
Rev. Mrs. J. ID. Hewitt received a dispatch
night before last announcing the death of
her father, Mr.. Sias Wood, at his home in
Kingston, New York. His demise was sud
den and unexpected. Rev. Hewitt had been
making arrangements to attend the COM
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Princeton, New Jersey, and the sad news
above will probably hurry him up.
\ number of the representatives of the
great railway lines reaching the Atlantic and
their western connections have been in the ;
city 10 consult Col Stewart and other Off
GERS Of the Kansas Department of &. 4. Il.
with reference 10 to the Portland trip in I,
June. Some of the routes are very,fne and =
entcing, making accommodating stops at
Niagara and White mountains and return
ing by different routes. Ii will be- deter
mined in in few days what Kansas people !,
can depend upon.
Yesterday rs J. \. Miller was loading
eobbs in his wagon his team became fright
ened and made short turn, upsetting the !,
wagon, making an ugly cut on one hand,
ana otherwise hruising himself pretty Sc =
verely. The team ran up the alley at a
frightful rate, taking with them two wheels
of the wagon In turning the corner at the 81
Catholic church, one of the horses was
thrown TO the ground and brought TO a !,
stop. Some men near by caught them, and
took them loose from the wagon The II
horses were only slightly hurt.
The idea of a newspaper, with any local
pride blowing about native Strawberries 3 :
inches in circumference That's what the
EAGLE did this morning, when here upon
our table is some freshly picked specimens /
from W. r. Stanley's garden that measure 4,
A. inches in circumference. Come again.
neishbor.-Beacon.
The Beacon is often embracing the crpor-
tunrty Of telling the people that the EAGLE
ever stretches its estimates Of the produc-
tions of this valley and the doinc> of this
town. Now we don't deny that strawberry
story but simply call the attention of the pub !;
lie to the fact tina. that paper unblushingly ;,
saws that j; has a strawberry measuring 81 >,
inches in circumference. OF course its >,
true
We see by the proceedings of the city 5,
council that petition has been presented "
asking the purchase Of steam fire engines.
We should like TO enquire what the city is
paying four thousand dollars year 10 the VI