Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30

O'Clock and 4 o'clock p m, Saturday, Ma
S0th, 1885, for the proper observance
Decoration Day.
Done a; Wichita, Kansas, this 29th pay
May, A. ID. 1885, b. W. ALDRIcH,
Attest Mayor.
FRED ScHATrSEE, City Clerk.
The city schools closed Wednesday fc
the year.
The Little Arkansas fell about two fee
the past Is hours.
Mr.. 5. : Miller left last evening 70
Dodge City, thence for his ranch.
Hon. Rudolph Hatfield will deliver til
memorial address at Cheney to-day.
p Redman. of Columbus, Ind, arrive
yesterday with bis family for permaner
residence.
Niederlander's corps Of land agents wer
flying around with customers yesterday at
lively rate
II. L. Hill, proprietor of the horse an
mule market, says business in his line Is yer.
dull just now.
DIR. J. J. Stoner leaves this evening 70
Michigan to bring his family here for perm
aHent residence.
Mr. Pray, Of the Commercial hotel, adde,
an improvement in the way Of a partition
between the oftica and dining room.
Trade was lively at Neider!ander's rea
estate Office yesterday. Leye Hamilton say:
Squire Martin was on the war path.
Grandma Meagher returned from Tocoma
Washington Territory, by way of San
Francisco, arriving home yesterday.
The county offices will be open until
1890 a. m. to-day after which no bushes:
will be done. 50 Says the county clerk.
The little spirit Of wind day before yester-
day tore several branches from the shade
trees on the vast side of the fremont sotel
J. F. BrlIew, Of Mulvane, with Mrs Bel
lew and the babies, were IN the city ycster-
day visiting :. e. Farnsworth, who was a
former resident Of that live town.
The new front door to the upstairs en-
trance of the Manhattan hotel, that was
hung yesterday takes the cake from any
thing in that line to be seen in town.
". L. johnson will move into his new
residence on South Lawrence avenue Mr.
Haun, Of the Zephyr mills will occnpy Mr.
.Johnson's present residence on North av-
cnuc.
Members Of the Woman's Relief Corps
will assemble At the headquarters on Market
street at 1870 p. m, for the purpose of at
tending decoration services in a body at the
opera house.
Our numerous admirers of horse flesh
have a fine opportunity just now to feast
their eyes on fine horses as there are a large
number Of fine steppcrs and runners in the
city at present ready for the races
We saw some Arkansas and Kansas straw
berries side by side yesterday and the differ
ence in the size and quality of the berries lie
far greater than the difference in the names
of the states, the Kansas fruit being ahead.
The EAGLES fire protection article of yes
terday stirred up that question and ii was the
topic Of discussion among the people and
among members Of the council also. 1t
won't do any harm to turn the subject over
fully
The piscatorial expedition that went out
to the Flint Hills TO ish-a queer place to
fsh-rcturned home yesterday. but as we
were not remembered, We suppose they met
with the usual luck in catching colds, rheu-
ma;ism and the shakes.
Supt. Miller of the TT. Scott and Wichita
Railroad spent the day in the city yesterday
The new portion Of the road has had some
strong tests by the late heavy rains but
trip over the road shows the entire line TO be
in very good condition.
The attention Of the school board is called
to the general get up Of DIR. Blaise's com
munication. which We publish this morning,
and which is fac smile of the original
Perhaps the board could induce him to ac-
cept the job of superintendent.
Wichita claims that as that town is the
largest it can furnish more pupils. and
there is entitled to the Methodist college
We presume they claim the Reformatorv
penitentiary on the same grounds.-El Do
RADIO Republican.
Eminently correct again, YOU must be
graduate Of a guessing school.
John Reeves. of-Minneha township. saws
the prospect for crop of corn in that |
township is not lsttering, that many farm
crs have planted the second time and that |!
the excessive wet weather has 80 injured the |
late planting that some of them will have to |
plant the third time.
All persons having flowers, wreaths and
other floral tributes for decoration Of SOL
dier>' graves. will please send them to the
post room on Main street, Russell halll this
where committee will be in at
tendance to receive them, please send early.
BY order of the Committee.
Thos. Robinson was in the city Yesterday
selecting some suits for the c. \ L. boys at
Mulvane. Mr. Robinson is the owner of a
large dry goods house at Mulvanc. but he
WAS unable to supply the demand for this
class of trade without coming to the ''furture
great 10 replcnish his stock
Uncle Johnny Carpenter was down from
he Center Yesterday, Mrs. Carpenter fol-
owing in the evening. They viii spend the
lay in the city and attend the decoration
exercises. Mr.. Pope, the canning factory
nan. has been viewing the situation AT Val
ey Center. That would be an excellent
point for sUch an enterprise.
DR.. Tebo Is erecting a nice little house on
south EmpoG5a avenue, which for nea;ness
md convience viii compare favorably with
nything in that part ofthc city. This house
las five rooms and two p5rches. The work
,eing done by George Pultz Is fine and
hows that workmen understand their bust
hess.
The sixth Monthly Pupils Recital was
.iven yesterday afternoon before an invited
udienee at \. W. Sickner's music room.