Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-08


A splendid line Of valentines are upon ex-
hibition al Harding * Fishers store.
A.E-Dodge has opened grocery store in
his last room in the Un:on block. 9
j. s. Hickson won a set Of very fine wal
nut bedroom furniture night before last.
A wooden awning has been erected at the
two rooms Of \. L. Dodge, Union block,
Mr.. Burnett, of the Alamo house. Pratt,
Kansas, made the EAGLE pleasant call yes
terday.
Farmer DoIittle says thai single dyspep-
tic could eat all Of the corn that is being
brought to town at present.
Valentine day Is the next one to cause a
rifle on the sea Of life, and then comes the
anniversary OF yeraci,y and the hatchet.
The "Famous clothing store we're out
yesterday drumming up trade with a brass
band The Famous leads but never follows.
Mr.. c. T. Salisbury, who has been con
fined to his bed most Of the time during the
last six weeks, WIS able 10 sit up Yesterday.
The paper for the Chas. l.. Davis calvin
Joslyn" company is up, and this renowned
and popular company viii appear in this
city on the Eth inst, a week from next
Tuesday.
The auction sales Of stool, at the Wichita
stock yards and at UiI x Gorlon's horse
aud mule market were wei attended ytster-
day, and several head Of horses. mules and
wagons were disposed Of.
Married. at the residence of II. ". Ken
dali on south Narkc: street, 81; S p. m, last
evening, by Or. d, ". Phillips, Mr.. Wm.
4. Francis Of this city, and Mis- Mary Paul,
recently Of Lafayette, Indiana.
A nephew from Windsor, No. IS visiting
at the residence of Mr.. @. d. Draper. Mr..
ID. says his nephew Is very much impressed
with Wichita and that be SAYS the mud i
not near As bad here ss in his town
Julia Hunt will be assisted by Mrs. DR..
Mccoy "a vocal pupil Of Mrs. Hunts in Il
Duet at the Catholic church tonight. Upon
this occasion She VIII sing the contraIto
part of Holy Mother Guide his footsteps"
giving Mrs. Mccoy the soprano.
The "Wichi,a Paving and Roofing comps-
N.Y. is new firm just organized for the use
asphsltum in the way that the name would
indicate. J. :. Rizor * Co constitute the
brain power and artistic skill of the concern.
and should make il popular and successful.
The front of the office of the Wichita
Land and Loan Co has been niceiy paint
ed, and is being ar;jstically lettered- When
this is completed and the internal arrange
ments are perfected, this reliable and popu-
lar company will have a suite Of cosy and
most inviting quarters
The committee for condeming property
for-he extension Of streets were at work OF
Second street yesterday, condeIaing the
right Of way for the extension Of Second
street from River street west to the Arkansas
river. Owing TO the absence Of Mr.. Nieder-
lander the committee adjourned.
The step-daughicr Of Slayter. the colored
man. who raised SO great domestic racket
last fall by skipping ont to Fort Scott with
this girl, added dead Niger IA lbs weight
to the ccmctary population yesterday. This
is the pair about whom Sheriff Fisher wrote
a humorous article in the EAGLE.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ II. Rudolph. shipping
clerk and shipping clerkcss Of the Santa Fc.
left last evening for Derby &c spend sun
day. Mr.. K. stole march on the rest of
the boys and got married, the exact date
cannot be uscertained. but anyway we wish
him success in his new undertaking. and
hope he will learn to stay at home hereafter.
Deputy sheriff Ellis brother-iu-law Of!
W. B. Hutchinson. who Is in the city, made
us call yesterday. Mr.. Ellis said he was
in the habit Of thinking that Leavenworth
was the great city of the state, but his trip
10 Wichita p..s him to thinking that Leay-
enworth WAS no; the only big town in Kan
sas.
Day before yeste-l ny a man suggested 70
Cash Henderson. of the New York store. that
it WAS high ;i,ne.to take those fine fursoui o:
that show case q; the side Of the store and
FIJI ii with some Of his beautiful summer
goods. Yesterday he changed his mind and
said the fars hooked comfortable yet
The ice is jus, going out of the Arkansas.
and is PLAYING havoc among the bridges.
Night before last one span Of the under
structure Of the Derby wagon bridge across
the Arkansas was carried SWAY. and the
Santa Fe BRIDE over the Arkansas near
Belle Paine, MAS damaged 50 tha: the north
bound train was detained one hour and a
half
Street Commissioner Nicely informed our
reporter yesterday that he SAW the item in
the EAGLE relative to the sidewalk on the
cas-, side of Water street between Second
and Third street, but as il requires new
walk he has no power 70 act in the matter
without orders from the council When
any patching up Is needed he will act
A great medicine man, with two bowling |
deryishes OF the darkcy persuasion held |
forth to an amused audience on the corner |
Of Douglas avenue and Market street yester- |
dav. The medicine was sure cure for |
headache. too;hache and corns. Warranted |
to raise the dead, poison rats, cure the CLAN
Sers and the itch and clean the consciences
of criminal lawyers l