Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-08

ME-. VI. L. IseeO, Ol The AUlShhc iAcCoio,
called last evening.
Mark Oliver left for Matches yesterday, to
bring home his wife and baby.
Mrs. Moser was the fortunate one on the
elegant ladies watch, of which she is justly
proud.
Mrs. NJ. W. Levy is expected home from
Leavenworth today. accompanied by her
mother and niece.
Comrade A. Ratsell wishes to convey his
hearty thanks to his comrades for . very
handsom silver watch.
Miss Anita Jones, of New York, sister of
Ad. n. Jones, is visiting her brother and
bis family in this city.
Mrs. A. W. and Mrs. Frank Oliver LEFT
for Decatur, Illinois. yesterday morning to
visit their parents and friends.
Uncle Johnny Carpenter was down from
Valley Center yesterday and Senator Kelly
was in from his home At Goddard.
DR.. Mccullough has finished Q good
board sidewalk along the Williams street
side of his lot corne- of Market and Williams
streets.
The police docket with one name: John
Dolan' dead drunk, for which the regular
fee in such cases made and provided was set
opposite his name.
Mrs. Col. Woodeock is happy in the pos
session of SO bonnet, present from the
Grand Army boys, and desires to convey
her thanks publicly.
The Manhattan hotel has had to open q
new register A house that can use up
large register IS quickly as the Manhattan
does mus; be doing some business.
Many of the good people of North Lsw-
renee avenue are, to use classic phraze,
making big kick, on the way OF the grad
ing Of the street, north of Oak street.
During the last two days Messrs. G. d.
Green, ot Pit,sburg, Victor VulIen, of Belle
vile, o., and T. b. Clark, OF Clearwater,
have entered the Southwestern Business
College.
Sheriff Hays left last evening for the in
sane asylum at Ossawotomie with John
Linct, who has been judged insane. By the
looks Of things the reporter suspected that
he WIS taking somebody else along, too.
Mr.. w. D. Philips of the Wichita crack
er and confectionery company. who has
been i'll with pneumonia was out Yesterday
for the first time in three weeks, fact his
numerous friends viii read with pleasure
1t was reported on the stree: yesterday
morning that Policeman Snyder mad q
house to rent and in less than ten minutes
aftor one of the other policemen had been
asked seven times if his name was Snyder.
Tia Valley house is being thoroughly
rsnovstsd. cleaned and repsinted through
out and presents new and inviting APP
pesrance. The Office looks very handsome.
The house is vary popular and is doing q
fine business.
A reporter undertook to ascertain the
number of mechanics of all classes and Ia
borers engaged on buildings in this city at
present, but when he had got up to about
1000 he gave up in dispsir and went and
took drink-oi water.
A petition is circulating in the southern
portion of the city TO donate to the Garfield
University ss m ipducsment to get it To-
cated there. Quite . considerable amount
Of money u already signed. aud their
chances to get the Institution Is though. to
be good.
George Finlsy, who is in the city. called
last evening and gave us an opportunity to
clean him out on the old craze that manu-
featuring interests are the principal reliances
for a city's growth rather than that they are
mere auxilisries or accusations inevitably
following commercial growth, specialties
excepted, which are rs often q curse as
blessing.
Col. Hunter and wife, of Zxnesville, Ohio, |
Who came on: to see the Arkansas Valley. |
and more especially the young metropolis, |
made the EAGLE call yesterday with a
letter Of introduction from our friend VIM. |
Kirk. Col. and Mrs. Hunter express them /!
selves as no. only sstonished but delighted |
With Wichita.
Col. l.. c. Baker, superintendent of the |
Western Union telegraph lines, who was in |
this city yesterday, Informs us that he will |
put the Wichita Office on the ground floor |
in. L. 4
appliances for more effective ard sstisfac-
tory service. which viii be greatly appre-
cia;ed by our business men.
Z. W. Waters L Son, hardware merchants
at Derby, whose store was entered last win
ter and lot # knives and razors taken,
came up yesterday in response TO q request
Of our officers end identified lot of that
character of goods which had been found in
Sylvester Anderson, tho colored burglars,
house. Anderson is dandy at his bust
ness.
This particular member of the EAGLE
staff has been made aware that there are
people in this town OF the same name. The
Edith Smith of the police reports is not
Edith Smith who lives with Bernard Long,
and daughter of Mrs. ] r. Smith. who is a
respectable parsonage. of course. nobody
would have thought or suspieioned such
thing, but we are asked to make the cor
recfion and distinction, which we do with
pleasure.
Mr.. William Barnard came down from
Dighton yesterday and will remain in the
city until Monday. He ssys Dighton and
Ness county are hourishing beyond expec-
tation. The Union Pacific road has q rep
resentative down through that country Who
declares that that road will branch out this
summer and will run one line west from
Mcpherson. The Santa Fe has already
run line mp to Dighton.
Lee Taylor vas in terrible FIX last night
1t the G. A. K fair. II seems that Cash
Taylor, editor of the Ssdgwick Pantagraph.
and Arthur. Carpenter, editor Of tho Valley
Center Ne~s, who were At the fair failed to
come around with the bar of wood loaded