Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-09

but the man who had n fine horse badly tori
on one last week don't think So
The EAGLE acknowledges the receipt Of 6
complimentary invitation and ticket from J,
u. and T. p. Ragsdale to the opening OF
their Hew opera house At Newton, which oc-
ours this evening. IL il said 20 be a very
fine ediiice.
A man with satchel in his hand narrow.
~ escaped being run over by the train yes.
terday morning.as it was pulling out from
the Douglas avenue depot. He made rush
to get aboard End slipped, but caught on the
railing and KEEP: himself up.
Ice in the river and seet on the ground
aud right smart breeze from the north
made a kind of Lspland appearance yes
terdsy that dispelled from the minds of our
citizens the Topeka avenue ditch grievance
and reminded one of approaching winter.
Messrs. Seaycr and Foster of Omaha, have
come to Wichita 10 open a grain brokers'
office in connection with the Chicago board
of trade They will bulletin the Chicago,
Baltimore and ST. Louis markets every five
minutes. They are men of experience in
that line.
The Broom Brigade was pretty thing.
but the Fan Drill is II novelty in the nipple
m"nis or war. When our society young
ladies learn the power of a fan in the zap
pealing autter," the "invtation futter" &C.,
our young men will surrender or be forced
to desert the fed nj once.
Ex-.Judge Campbell and Hon. J. L. Dyer,
ex-United States receiver formed copart-
nership for the practice of their profession,
which Is a Bit Of news that will tumble some
people all into heap. OF the strong teams
growing ont of the new order of things, this
will be one Of the strongest
y. +. Niederlander began to put pic
lures, maps and other fixtures into his new
office in the Noble building yesterday and in
a few days his force will occupy it. This
will be by far the finest real estate office in
the cty. Just think of ia room 25x75
feet all fitted up with desks, pictures, maps,
etc, of the finest sort.
Amusement seekers are reminded that
they often pay seventy-dve cents and one
dollar to foreign companies and are not any
better entertained ;Ean they will be ut An
Evening Of Nonsense, by home talent, at the
opera house next Friday eve. December IL.
Tickets on sale al the usual place at Swent-
zell & Douglas.
Al n Jones, late agent of the Fort Scott
road, his uncle, Francis Herman, formerly
president of the same line, and now piesi-
dent and general manager of the St. Louis,
Kansas City * Colorado railroad company,
and J. 4. Jones, have formed copariner-
ship for the purpose of building water and
gas work in Kansas and other western states.
O. c. Daisy arrived home from the Indian
Territory nigh, before last, bringing with
him fifteen very fne specimens of dead deer.
Daisy says Ell De Long and the other boys
who accompanied him. and who are part
ners in the chase remain there still plugging
the poor s;sgg with lead. They played
cards to see who should come home with
the game, and it fell to Daisy's lot and he is
here.
Father Casey is using wonderful e,ertions
to get the basement Of his new church
ready for the great fair, which he is prepsr-
ing to give, and which promises to be q
great success. Just before coming 70 this
city he concluded grand fair in olathe,
which is said TO have been very interesting.
He proposes 10 institute many novel features
in the coming fair. In a few days COM
mittees will be appointed 10 wait on those
who are willing 10 donate articles for the
benef; Of the fair.
The two young Pawnee Indians who are
in town are very fair specimens of the noble
red skin. Their hair, which is as black as
the ravens wing Is as long as womsn's but
they hide il inside their clothes. They possess
the characteristic Indian cunning by sssum-
ing Ignorance oft English language when
they are asked anything shout themselves
or their business, but when asked if they
would smoke cigar they understand as well
as any body. Lo. the poor Indian whose
untutored mind, etc.
A grocery wagon belonging to the Wichi-
10 grocery ran away yesterday afternoon
from South Water street The horse, with
out bride, ran up Water street, cas-, on
Douglas to Main, then up that street, scat
terinc oil cans, groceries and boxes in his
track. The ground, frozen and sleetec,
rendered i; too slippery for him to make
extra time, bu, under the circumstances be
did well, and struggled on with that degree
of perseverance worthy Of better cause.