Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-09

"A ditch, that il would seem, ought to be a
underground drain to the river The cit,
has no control further down the avenue thai
lot forty-cne, 400 feet this side of the river
Whist will they do about it,
Mr.. :. ID. Pallet was questioned BY re
porter concerning the outlook in the lum
Der business yesterday. lie said the lumbe
trade was not any behind the same tim
last year, if in fact it WAS not some better
As an item of interest he informed us that
his hard pine lumber came from away dowi
on the gulf at Beaumont, Texas; his whit,
or soft pine, from Wisconsin and Chicago
1t is the opinion of Mr. Pallet that the
building boom will again turn loose wheI
the rainy spring season has given place 10
fine weather.
Hank Heserinan says Robert Dean didn
lose his purp at all. He and Abe Wright
went fishing and used the dog all up fol
bait, leaving noting but the collar After
he was all used up Bob wanted to use Abe:
| horse for fish meat. He hated to give up
the fish were biting so we'll They caught
three fish and put him on a string three feet
long, so Robert said. but what was the use
Of three foot string. The fish club should
| look after them.
Amos; anybody can drum upa good audi
ence on short notice inWichita. \ gentleman
named DIR. Fox. good talker by the way
held large audience nearly all day yester-
| day at the side OF Wichita National bank
Corns and bunions, we believe, was his
theme, and judging from tie int. e: mani
Tested, the cereals must be good crop in
the city.
The ever popular, @Simon's Comedy Com
pany," viii give their grand opening enter
tainment of the season in the opera house on
Monday evening, when tie great moral play
in seven acts, entitled, The Two Orphans, -
will be presented 10 rousiag house. Tick
on sale at the z. O. to-day.
The horse and mule market i. reported
rather quiet, with slightly downward ten
dency for farm and draught stock, Possibly
a decline Of Sl0 per head from early spring
prices. For good drivers and well broke
family horses the demand is brisk at good
prices for fine stock.
Orerseer of the Poor John Stewart says
the poor Of this city don't amount to much,
but scarcely day passes that he has not
something 10 90 with strangers coming in.
\ large number of INDECENT persons have
been sent cas; 10 Their homes and friends
this year.
During the cold rain and slush the other
day, Daisy the buster offered Il grand prize
of p cents If any ne would rake the gut
ter and find his gold ring. At last accounts
an industrious youth not afraid of a dis
agreeable job was hard at the task living in
hopes.
The Kansas Furniture company of this
city shipped a carload of furniture to J.
Laphen to furnish his residence in Anthony
day before yesterday. The day before they
shipped one to Kingman, and the same day
one TO Dodge City. The business Is on the
move.
Farmer Dooli;tle don't agree with DR..
krohn on the personal liberty question. He
says organized society don't gives fellow
half the latitude he ought to have. Farmer
Doohtlc likes plenty of room 10 spread him
self
Billy Johnson, the cattleman, Will ship
one hundred and twenty-five splendid cattle
to-day. They are from Doctor Minturn's
fine farm near Hatfield. At about $50 per
head the herd will be worth near 5000. \
neat little stake for !. poor man.
The enumerators are now out taking the
census of this city. W. +. Green is taking
the Third ward: Sam Majors the Fourth;
James Hurst the Second, and j. ID. Caldwell
the First They take down, also, tie names
of all the old Union soldiers.
We saw on the streets Yesterday an angle
brace 10 bore holes in corners and AZ awk
ward angles for the human frame. 1t is
very new thing and beats the gun, evi-
IDENTIFY, which shoots around the corner.
Fora week past We have had Texas straw
berries in this market, and now they are get
ting quite plenty. 1t was once thought Tex
as could only raise Gain" cotton snd
hadesf but now they raise something better
VII. Gray, erstwhile a saddle nanu.ac-
turer Of this city, but now Of Clearwater,
was yesterday in the city. lie saws the
of biz door i on the outside for
his friends in his new abode.
McGrif. the Blacksmith was engaged in
making very heavy crate for q window in
the new county building for day or 50. If
any rogue ever cuts through tha: grs;e he
Will have i con;rao; for a shor; tine.
In the real estate transfer OF; y. F. Sites
to Vi. E Diitman in our repor: Of Thursday
morning. lot 2 Blk 5. College Hi addition,
the types made the consideration S250 Ii
should have been $50
!. Il. Shelley. manager Of the ossse Cat I
tie Company, vii ship car load Of cattle I
for Chicago. BY the Suuaower road, this .
Prof Sloan Of Kingnan, viii 4
accompany him.
J. T. Campbell X Co, the wholesale cigar
and tobacco men on Douglas avenue. report 4
orders on hand for sixty thousand cigars,
more than they car ill until they receive
another invoice.
Dr. Lee moved his stock OF second hand (.
furniture into his new brick near Atkinson's .
paint shop, on Douglas avenue, yesterday. I
and hi. old stand !, being fitted Up for a
drug store.
The gas works oifice was moved TO t5c
building two doors north Of the wholesale
grocery. on Main street, yesterday. where a
very nice Office will be fitted up.
Judge Glenn had three plain DRINKS yes
erisy who hsd not the whe-exiih - settle
heir bills Judgment suspended pending
consultations f,- O lasr