Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-13

avenue.
The pocketbook which the policeman
took from the person of the girl who died
at the poor house contained only 60 cents
and the officer turned ii over to the proper
authorities.
\. L. Dow, Rockport, H.; w. j. Cline,
Des Moines, Ia, and F. a Brigham, Kansas
CITY, are registered at the Occidental. They
are prospecting the country with the pur-
pose of investing.
The street cars are now running clear out
10 Mill street Wichita has now more miles
of street railway than any other city IN the
state and within sixty days we will have sew
eral additional miles.
Lawrence avenue bridge viii be finished
next Tuesday, when a considerable portion
Of the western travel will come into the city
on the southern route. The road is good
one and viii be great convenience.
Mesdames, Stewart, Ruggles and King
were soliciting subscriptions to the Grant
monument to be erected at Fl Leavenworth,
Yesterday They found those who were
ready to give for so worthy and patriotic an
object and their receipts were quite large.
"Citizen," who complains of the noise of
the party or demonstration in the Fifth
ward night before last, should have sent us
his name as guaranty of good faith. His
note looks little as if be desired TO make
us the bag holder in racket instigated by
himself.
Mr.. S. G. Babcock, one of kingman's
solid citizens, who was in our city yester-
day found our sanctum long enough Tor
neighborly talk. The rain of night before
last, which was quite abundant in that sec
ton. secures the corn crop of that county,
and the prospects of good fall trade conld
hardly be better.
81 hope in the course of time to convince
nv husband that prohibition really pro-
hibits.r said a certain Wichita lady as she
smashed '73 bottle of handmade sour
mash copper-fired Bourbon whisky over a
trellis post in the back yard and our re-
porter, parles vous, now watches the court
proceedings in divorce cases.
Judge Jewett was seen by reporter yes
terday afternoon, looking for Marshal
Cairns 10 accompany DIR. Mccullough TO
see woman named Mrs. Crawl, who lives
on South Lawrence avenue, and who from
her actions was supposed to be insane IL
was reported that she threw brick-bats at
the windows and raised cain generally.
Mr.. ID. 7. Alexander has strong faith in
the ID. NJ. & A. railroad. He received "A tel
ecram from President J. j. Burns yesterday
asking him 10 come to Belle Plaine to-day
70. the purpose Of bidding on contract.
Mr. Alexander saws he has a promise OF a
contrac: Of sixty miles of the road. lie
goes to Belle Plaine to-day.
DIR. NJ. V. Yancy, of kingnan, was in the
city Yesterday on business. lie said the
supposed murder OF young Crumley has so
aroused public feeling in that community
that the authorities had determined TO strike
from the shoulder and root out all houses OF
i'll repute and all JOINTS. Every disreputable
character known to the authorities will be
forced to skip.
The EAGLE reporters from long expert
ence and judieious judgement always wait
a convenient time for the smoke Of the bat
tie to clear away and the implements OF
warfare to be laid aside before nosing around
after items of carnage. 1t is very seldom,
however that they are found Waiting IN
any other than the head Of the procession
when matters of news are involved.
W. Night, contractor for laying city side
walks. has good deal of trouble and IN
convenience from the fact that when he
goes TO comply with his contracts after the
time has expired for the owners TO build he
sometimes has to reload his material and
leave the work or fight the owner. Not be-
ing shoulder hitter he declined to engage
in a fight with the colored johnson family
who attacked him in full force.
\. Hartle. a contractor, hes been SO &C
lively engaged for few weeks on his build
ings that he had lost somewhat the run OF
things at home. Imagine the JOY of the old
man when he rounded up his hands Satur-
night for the pay roll and went home to re-
ceiye from the lady of the house a nice little
daughter. He forgot 20 say anything about
i, and if the boys hadn't seen him stepping
so high and asked what WAS up he wouidn I
have said a word about IT.
Col. B. II. Campbell returned home yes
terday, having just received 2l,eoo head o.
through cattle on his company's capita
range near the Panhandle. Col. I. say
that the EAGLE was right in its version OF
last winters losses of through cattle in tn
territory, vnd that while an order to vscat'
the Cherokee strip would not materially
harm him il would ruin great number Of
csttlemen who had not yet recovered from
the great losses of last winter The colone
goes 20 Chicago to-day.
College hill is TO be a verify SO far as So
burbsn residences are concerned, II seems
The street railway has been extended to tn
creek nearly and now |. c. Woo'en INFORM;
US that be has made his arrangements Il
bnild a handsome two-story brick residenc
on College bill, the contract price oeins
$500. There is no mistake that the hiii
slightly and pleasant situation and We ma.
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