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New-York tribune., 1886-02-12

NEW ORR. Thursday, Feb. H. 1896
The following sales held at the Excaange and Auction
Room to-day
BV 4. H. Muller d Son.
| 3.srOry house with lot No ljl West .6th-st, ms, 49, o
800 10 II OF 6thave lot lj.5N.N3 VI HeOry. S9OUO
Bg RI hdId Z arm d 20
3story building with lot, No IA Princc-st "a, az 80
II Of Grcene-st lot 2ox 81 Jere ran ham lf'1ou
l 4 and j-stOry buildings and 3stOry factory with
lois ll5 II PIinCcst. " =. sol IS OF -. ono
25x95 each. same Ouycr. 4oSOO
houses with lots. ,lSs To ',2ul ttave. between
6 IN and 7tth sts, adjOune TO Feb -.
] Sstory linz with lot No .ijS West 32d-st eOi
9th-ave. adjourned q Feb l..
By A. u. EcrcE-I # >On.
| 3story house with ot o5t Tompkns st, near
Rlvnston ST. adjourned to Feb Is.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
'j'O TIE STOCkHOLDER OF THE WA
l BASH. ST LOUIS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY CON.



The dated July lj. Il 3 he the tenrra
aud at-ia bOudhO drrs and the under.
ntcd therein PuTCl Com ittee, provides
aftr The purchase ~ the property O the ablsh -
iu-ntc me ton Oi Company STOCK Ol such
company my De cred by sand tOmuce on such con-
Git nd limitation, dine otherwise a. teV may
IA. - shareholders Of the abash company
.pnnung cir present hOldng~ nent
the erred stock Of per share. and the common
stO'k uf 20 share.
Aucpa ng pur, htse Of the perty and he
l. ton Of tle tho Pu chtsng com u tlct no" iuNie
stO,khod the " aba,h 81 LOUIS and Pacific ki
ompany subscribe to the new sock upon the follow
terms. viz.
pom sign ng the b oks at the office
the tee No. $50 roadway ork. riOck holders
surrender their ctrti Gates re I'VE therr'Or CO
of the pugcasn tOmmit Ting the cr To
mum shares Of pIe erred or common STOCK o
for cash PAY snch OK aud bonds or
Leg e aud delivered, and the terms OF
said Ger Ihcate- COmDllrd vita
PtNnrHts viii D. due a. tOlOws
Ou pre'crteI = ok ~ per share, April 10. 1886.
q ~ 4 per sh re MAY 10. ~.
n p e. erred =. ~ yer sh lrs. June 10. SO.
On L Z - r snare. April 10 l71b.
sto T. per sha -, Nay 10 l7S'.
ON common STOCK. 3 per hare, une 10. i u.
Interest April 10Th must be uad all nstalmcntS.
but ID, of nstA mruts may De paid IN advance
IEc ccrt.catcs the Pur, nsing Committee VIII be eN'
cha for The stock NJ the Ompauy. share tlr share
Dcbct Bonds o the tompany VIII bt
rIy The amount cash PAID soon 10 the stock and
10 applied accord @ The agreement OF July
H. j upOn the MOUNTS Di or te putc 80 Ot the prop
etty.
conditions or before ApfiLI ~ 1885, VIII IO
folt al rght Ia he 'amc
JAMES I JOY.
I II. BEARD
New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
GYICKFORD ROUTE TO NEWPORT, r. |

Leave Grand central DepOt as fouows:
A. a. m, arriving IN New port at z: b y. m.
AT I'D. M, arriving in Sewport 81 $50 y. IN.
(Drawing.room cars attached to both trains)
tnORE SuU
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
COSTUME EMPORIUM.

One of rhe most complete establishments in
tn city is that of the Vredenourgh Costume
Enporium in the Robinson & Miller build
in on North Main. Mr. Vredenburgh and
h.s force of hands are working night aud day
IL BON costumes for balls to be given on New
Years The costumes are all OF superior
cla<s, and exhibit the most careful study Of
pa : aud modern styles of dresses "a well as
artistic workmanship. He has IN his estao-
lis !ment over so suits, including masks and
d minoes of all kinds, costumes OF knights
kings. clowns, jockeys and Of ail nationalities
O. people He is at present engaged upon
some strIkinglv beautiful suits to be worn ey
per .ons assuming the characters of Duae oi
G on .ester, Faust, Knight of the l6sh cen
tury, Harriet Joan d Arc and many others
Trse costumes will be worn at the Sons OF
Herman ma>k ball New Years night; upon he
same night he will also furnish costumes to
balls ct Stafford and kingman.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
COUNCIL MEETING.
Forty Miles Of Streets Graded In the
Last Eight Months.
The Real Estate Agents Invited 90 Heip Pay
for the Streets They Wear oIt-No Aetion
In City Park Matter.

City council met last night at council
chamber. Mayor Aldrich being absent
Chairman Alien assumed the duties OF his
position There were present Healy, Carey,
Richey, Stone. Chivington, Brown, Kenyon
and Hoff.
There had been an attempt yesterday
morning at meeting but majority was
not present, whereupon it was decided TO
hold meeting last evening. The word soon
passed around and many of the citizens were
of the city were present
The minutes of the proceeding meeting D :
ing read Mr.. Carey stated that there was
mistakes both in the minutes and III the puo-
Ecation made of the meeting The mistake
referred was concerning the hight at tne
corner Of Waterman street and Lawrence
avenue. The difference between the clerk
and Mr. Carey was discussed for some time
ard the latter insisted that there should be
more care in the official report OF the pro-
ceedings. The matter was finally settled by
the clerk agreeing to correct the mistakes.
On motion of Richey the rules were sus-
pended and the council proceeded to act on
bills. Some of them were referred TO the
place from whence they came. The follow
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
FIREl FIRE!

The wichita Creamery amt Contents Entirely
Dcstroyed-A small Blaze on North Water.
One Of the most disastrous fires that has
happened in the city for some time took
place yesterday afternoon and resulted in
the destruction of the Wichita Creamery
with its contents.
This structure was frame, a story and
half in height. It was situated on the east
bank of Little River near the Water Works,
was owned and the creamery operated by
Eli and Eph Hoffman under the firm name
of Hoffman Brothers.
Is is not known definitely how the building
took fire; but is supposed ts have caught IN
some way from the engine. MeSsrs.
Eli and Eph Hoffman left the cream
cry about 2:30 and came up to the
bank; about O'Clock on of the gentlemen
skating on the river noticed smoke issuing
from the cupola on the top of the building,
and ran over to enquire of Mrs. Hooker, q
lady living near, if such was not unusual
She told him it was, and Immediately gave
the alarm of fire. The department., as soon
as the alarm reached them, hurried to the
scene of the conflagration. The hose were
frozen, and the pressure was, 1t Is said, not
sufficient to force the water through upon
the flames. The hose was disjointed. and fin
ally, after the building was almost destroyed,
tbs water was turned upon the burning ruins.
Il is doubtful, however, il they could have
given much assistance had everything been
f.,r. ha olar
given until the roof was ablaze,
and the structure being built OF
light wood, burnt very rapidly when once
under gooi headway.
Near by on the soush side of the creamy
was a small, one-story house, owned by Mr.
Cald we'll aud occupied by David Brant and
family. This house was saved, although the
north side was badly blackeDed by the
smoke The furniture and contents were all
removed very hurridly and, OF course, III
the excitemens became more or less scattered
and lost.
Besides the loss Of the building and ma
chinery 1900 pounds OF butter which was
packed ready for shipment to Denver, wa
| consumed.
The loss was at the lowest figures placed by
the proprietors at slO,0O>: the building and
machinery at s., SO; the butter was already
! sold at Denver for 81 cents q pound
The building was insured through
Goodfrey & Belcher in the Phoenl1
Insurance Co, of Brooklyn, for S2,Oo0, th'
| fixtures in the same company for S5OO. Int
butter was insured just week ago IN tn
State INSURANCE Co., of DesAoines, Iowa
for s3, 600.
The proprietors informed an EAGLES re
porter yesterday that they expect to reouli'
Immediately and to have tho creamery II
operation at an early date.
| ANOTHER
Fire was discovered yesterday mornin,
about O'Clock az 2:H North Water street
| The fire department answered to the alarm
but could give no assistance on account o
the frozen condition of their hose Ih
blaze was however, put out without muc
damage resulting.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
THIRD FROORS.

The elegant new Clements building on
North Main is being rapidly occupied; the
first floor is already being fitted up for store
rooms, the second for oiiicrs, and the third
has been arranged IN suites and will be rent
g as lodging rooms These are large aDd
well lighted. and fitted up most elegantly,
and are placed uutier the management OF Mr.
and Mrs. c. H. Parent, who also have charge
o. the pleasant rooms on the thiri ho)r oi
tn. Robiusou & Miller building across the
street. These excellent people have a
thorough untiers andiug of the wants OF
loigers, and Will give their undivided stsen-
ton TO the roouIs under their care.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
THINK OF rnr PooR CHILDREN.

Many have responded 70 the appeal from
tn. s. Johns Sunday school and rector for
assistance for the poor children Of the city
The desire Is to do what can be done TO have
,harn warmer for th. winter All should
take this opportunity to help the poor htiie
ones. Account will be given through tie
papers OF ali that Is donated Our merchants
say that their holiday trade L-s been I'M
meme. They have tnade money. How bet
ter cao they show their thankfulness than by
beluiug Gods poors Sent To rrciory. - n.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
WATER COSPANT.

Ths water company Is delayed IN laying its
mains by having 10 ''f's Several car loads
Of mains arrived weeks ago, but they cannet
be used for some time, The company Is wait
ing expecting to be able to commence work
in 3 few weeks. Mains have been dlstribut-
ed on South Topeka and Rock Island ave-
nues.
The company reports very little damage so
far from cold weather.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Influenced by selfish motives which grew out
of the fact that "swamp additions" are being
offered for sale The ''high water mark"
clause might cause panic in that region,
and hence the big round unexpected mo"
An ordinance was submitted making
Waterman street, in Griffinstein's third ad
dition seventy feet wide. It was referred to
the councimen OF the first ward
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
LARGE ~AfE.

iir. William kas>ei reports large sales in
jewelry in the last few weeks The trsde
was mere tnan twice as good Is it was last
Year One thing particularly noticeable was
the nigh grade Of jeTelry that me- with a
ready ssie The holiday trade so far foo.s
uD - over $4,000 in the higher class OF
iaveIry. The beautifsl showing Of diamonds
that few weeks ago attsscted So much st
ts1tion has been perceptibly decreased, but
Il ere are still soIne valuable stones in the
case.
Nr h.ssoli thanks his patrons fo- their
extensive buying sad wishes tnsrn happy
New Year.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
THR ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD,

4 telegram waS received last evening by a
gentleman in this city, from Lerado, stating
that the survey crs OF the Rock Island rail-
road had surveyed the final route through
the town, and that the city was in blazs OF
excitement all day, cannon firing, flags fly
ing, etc. and the festivities concluded with
grand bah at the Hammen house, which
was attended by several hundred guests.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
GsppDA RD.

The l. o O. F. Will give social bail At
Lylsiaa's s opera house a. Goddsr1, @e~
Y.ar's eve. December 81 iS56. All f1sTnhers
OF subordinate encaEnPulenss and f,s''e< sn
de- .res lodges in Wichita are cordially u
WED 10 attend tie soclsi hall aEd sUIps-
TURNER.
W L. CaRPEzTEs,
(.rusul.t:ee.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
rrx.RAt. NOTICE..

Funeral ssrvie-s-s os Ao.ea Allen. sou al Mr.
Asi Mrs. J & Alien, viii be bed n izAs
family residence 20 y. Topeka avssus a. :
D IA. THURSDAY Frseuds OF i,le family IL
xY-.-,3 -1 fsz x,re-sue
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mrs. J. F. Lauck and daughter will receive
at the corner of Fairview avenue and Thlr-
tsnth street, assisted by Ms. l.. I. Even,
Mrs. W. =. Grant, Mis-. l. {. Luchel, AlsS
Monica Freye, Miss Bertha Eeiderjander and
Mis- Hattie Drawer, OF LeavenwortE, from
800 to . D.. Ia.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
xEETISG OF pInAoroE-.

The directors OF rae Granite ho'oF-9 GO n
many viii hold rrs-.sny tstaT- SICK saf'
ae;e.,, 70 st the r.larufacsory gong fzss bern
..ts4-ritsesd, Ia. s; Is d~ssssi so have so92'
s.. SO working eafaaal The Tneetins '"oAy
will prosahly result n Increasing the "cff'
Ing capital
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mrs. J H. Black will receive at her home,
500 South Lawrence avenue, from O'Clock
till S, assisted by Mrs. Harry Smithson. and
Misses Emma McClees, Lena Oliver, Minnie
Skinner, Hattie Hays and Sara Berkman OF
Indiana Pennsylvania.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mrs. 4. w. Davis, assisted by Mrs. Il. i.
HartZ,ll. Miss Helen He s, Miss Lillian
Hamhul and MISS Alice Sui;es viii receive
at h,ra;artments, Elliot block, 224 Douglas
avenue, between the hours of ) ana p. III.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Miss Mead, assisted by Miss FsbriqUe,
MIS- Iohnslone Hiss Eleanor Jobnstone and
Miss Gum, OF Cleveland, Ohio. from 200 to
$50. at I, sidencs of J. Z. Eead, 3O7 East
Central avenus.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mr.. E. a Smith, commercial agent Of the
Missouri Pacific, will return next Saturday
from q visit TO Columbus. q.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mrs Thomas Glover Will keep open house
704 North Market street, assisted 10y Mrs.
VIM. Grey, Mrs Barker, Miss c. Hilbert,
Miss $ Neely, Miss L. Ro~leS, Miss Maggie
Jones. Hours from ? p. m, TO d ?. m.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Miss Carrie Fisher, assisted by Miss MoSce
Baldwin. Miss ArIic Earle, Miss Bertha
Nieo,l lander Ms Mary hiller, Miss Maud
Srruble, and Miss Ginue Wakefield, of Fl
Scott, will receive at No 1888 n. Wichita
street, between the hours ot2:30 and O'Clock
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Miss Ruggles, assisted by Mrs. Murray,
Mrs. Wood, Miss Emma McGee, Miss Carrie
McGee, Miss ida Struble, Mss Erwin, viii
receive at No 81 South Topeka avenue
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
OPEN HOUSES.

Mrs. I. Fl. Todd, assisted by tho following
Ladies. will receive on New Years day from
5 to 9 p. m at her residence. 357 North
Fourth avenue: Ms George G. Strong.
Mrs. Frank ShearmaD, Mrs. A. Kramer,
Mrs. w. = Corbett Mrs Josie Stanley, Miss
Lulu McCate, Miss Alta Ordway, Miss
Woodbury., Miss Annie Mckinley.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mrs. O. l. Ketchum and daughter, May,
will receive at their home S2f North Empo-
ria avenue, from 2 till q p. III.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Prof s Haskell, of Aurora, Ill, spent
yesterday in our city in company with MI
ChaS Foulks, The general claim agent of the
Santa Fe
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

The members OF the w. C. I. .. will re-
ceive from , to g. assisted by their friends,
No 220 Douglas ave.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mrs. ]. d. Houston will receive at her res
idence No 73l North Topeka avenue, from
3ro 9 p. M, assisted by Misses Lima " ood-
bury. Dele Baynum, julia Clark, Clara
Lynch.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mr.. Samuel Cock, arcbitect, of Winfield,
and MessrS Smith s Smith, brothers who
own the large stone quarry n Winfield,
called Yesterday. These gentlem6n were
here for the purpose of 'ea ing or buying
grounds for a large stone yard
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

H.ya Jacob s:o&ler and wife, oe ErEporia-
.-r,,,-a in tia CITY night before i2ss. Mr..
S.o..sr returning hone yesterday.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Chas V. King, superintendent for Alexan-
Ger s. Nelson, the contractors on the Aui-
vane extepslon OF the Santa Fe railroad, is
autographed at the Manhattan hotel
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

DR.. John Brady, president of the Lerado
town company, is at the Manhattan hotel.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

MIR. Hogat, OF De Pau1, Indiana, is in this
civ on prospecting tour.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

The Ladies' Auxiliary, assisted by the la
dies from the various churches. will receive
from 7to9p m at the y NJ Q. A. rooms.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Mr.. G. O. Merriman, of Manchester,
Michigan, is in the city.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Ed rad6ux, Colone. Maddux's nineteen
year old boy, we see by the &easie County
Press. has opened cut business fer himself at
Mead Center lie calls lis place the "Wich-
ita Meat Market which is a mascot that In
snres hin, success. His market is filed with
game from the Territory and the Press says
his shop is the pink OF neatress.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

s. S. Garton, lumber dealer OF Conway
Springs. is stopping in the city this week,
contracting for brick huil,;lng on the west
side, 50zl00. two story pressed brick front,
plate glass The lower story VIII be used for
business. and the upper story win be fitted
n, for Offices
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

Gen. Lew Wallace is lecturing TO delighted
audiences in the East, also giving readings
from that wonderful book, Ben Eur.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

ElDorado Republican: We have 4 private
note fl ON John RI. Steele, formerly OF Wich-
ita. but POW resident OF Washington Ter
ritoly lie says they are having fine wealth
er, aud the roses are III bloom. Il ittlo far
ther west Is always claimed TO be the hest
place on earth
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

The wichita Creamery ami Contents Entirely
Dcstroyed-A small Blaze on North Water.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30

r RCTURE COURSE.
The W. C. T c. season tickets viii be on sale az
the Union Ticket Office. Pr 81 o. No extra charge
FOR reserved seats Single ticket &c and $l.E
Gea. Wallace, J.nuary lS.
DR.. Hedey, February !:
To be followed By the Alpine Choir and lyroiese
(OmDauy.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-30
ANOTHER.

Fire was discovered yesterday morning
about O'Clock az 2,H North Water street
The fire department answered to the alarm
but could give no assistance on account Oh
the frozen condition Of their hose. he
blaze was however, put out without much
damage resulting.
The midland journal., 1886-01-29
TRAINING IN HOUsEWIFERY.

1t is the practice in Germany to send
every young girl, after she has finished
her school education and before she is
'out" to learn housekeeping. The girl
goes direc. from school into family cor
responding to her station i'll life Those
who are rich go where they pay highly
and are i'll Il good family. so that they
are enabled to live we'll aud have good
cooking and great variety No one is
taken into one of these establishments
for less than year, SO that every month
O new branch is learned one month the
preserving of fruit i'll season the next,
laying-in of apples and vegetables for
the Winter use, preserving of eggs and
butter, etc. These girls are taught
everything, from washing up dishes,
sweeping and polishing the floors. clear
starching and ironing, busting and
cleaning ornaments, cooking, and laying
the table, waiting, polishing the silver
and glass, to decorating the tabe with
howt Is and fruit. Great is the ambition
of the pupil to hear that her taste and
management are the best Combined
with these duties are those of keeping
the household linen in repair and learn
ing plain sewing. Thus the young girl
gets experience in household affairs.
The midland journal., 1886-01-29

There were no such things as ma nu-
factured stockings in the days of stately
Lady Macbeth. A strip of cloth or any
woolen stuff, was wrapped tightly
around the feet, and up to the knees.
and held securely in place by strings or
straps, laced like our modern shoe
strings. Actors of generation ago al
ways wore such leggings when person
ating Macbeth. A remnant of these
old-fashioned, improved stockings may
be observed upon the feet of newly
arrived Cinnamon. The first manufac-
tured stockings of the ancients we're of
coarse material and exceedingly clumsy
fabrication. The first silk stockings
known in England were knitted by Il
"fair ladye" of the court of Queen
Elizabeth for her royal majesty, who
was so delighted with their softness and
6exibility that she kept the donor Mt
work, knitting silk stockings, as long as
the august legs needed worldly cover.
ing.
The midland journal., 1886-01-29
THE MINE MULE.

One of the most amusing and at the
same time most pitiful sights to be seen
about the coal mines says correspon-
dent writing from Nanticoke, is the
descent of q mule to the depths below.
The shaft is, say, 600 feet Deep and
yawns at ones feet like a spot of ink on
the ground A car, lowered and raised
by o perpendicular wire cable, shoots
up and down with breathless velocity.
On the car is fastened narrow stall,
with iron bars, which can be fastened
across the entrance By various methods
the unfortunate mule is brought as far
as the mouth of the shaft, but when he
sees the car he knows what it means.
That mule fully realizes that if he walks
aboard he will never see daylight again,
and will have to work in the dark, as
only mine mule must. So he kicks.
Argument is useless. persuasion falls on
deaf ears He kicks with vigor and
precision that means business His
heels are battery thnt would terrify
even the fatalistic valor ofrafollower of
the Mahdi.
But a long beam is brought and one
end put against one of the uprights at
the side of the shaft. At the other end
four men push, bringing the beam like
lever against the mules fianks. Now
the beasts backbone curves until his
head is next his tail, and his four feet
planted firmly together, seem riveted to
the ground. The beam is q decided
failure. though two men are, at the
same time, tugging at a halter. But
there is another resource. Even mule
resistance can be overcome by steam
power. A rope is fastened around
the mules neck and looped around
those vicious hind legs Then steam
windlass is slowly turned and the
unlucly beast is dragged on the car.
The iron bars are put up bell rings,
and the car drops downward, while o
last melancholy bray floats up from the
black hole. There is one mule under
Wilkesbarre that has spent twenty-one
years of useful life hauling coal in the
dark. Tile miners are proud of him,
and he has twice" been hoisted to the
Surface to walk proudly in the miners
parades. Mules do not, as has been
often said, go blind in the mines, but
when they are brought out bandage
must be tied over their eyes for several
days.
The midland journal., 1886-01-29
Humanity.

Wrinlsled and gray. tattered and torn.
Battered and tossed by the piiless scorn
Under the frost bitten pauper sod
Bury him deep, leave him to God.
Erect no stone above his breast
His names unknown-no matter the rest
Rustic your satins caress your down;
Knecl at your mathis in snowy gown;
Turn to the newborn sun your face
Remember this morn you gave no place
Beneath your roof to shelter his head.
You need not now the old mans dead
Hurry him home DER the stony pave,
Tumble him into the paupers grave.
Only battered old hulk, whom strife
Had battered to death on the sea OF life.
All, me 4! his sails were once as bright
As those that welcome your young eyes sight !:
And the waters that laved his vessels brow
With gold are paved as yours are now /:
And the sunny skies before his eyes
Were filled with the blisses OF paradise.
But his sails were rent, battered and torn
BY the pitiless touch OF human scorn.
The flowers that wilt OH your milk-white breast
win give you tonight no rest, no rest;
No rest as you whirl in the giddy dance,
For thorn as keen as the probe Of a lance
Will pierce the conscience within your heart.
Bid bliss, sweet Joy and peace depart
For the flowers they sprung from the hand OF
God,
And sucked their sap from the self-same sod
That covers the man you turned away
Fran your roof and flreside circle to-day.
The midland journal., 1886-01-29

And then some ono Sc spoke. It
was the tlocsor.
WHO fired the shot?" he asked,
with sudden sternncs.
And Gertrude smiled.
"Accilent!' she 9aspcd. and fell
back i'll my arms, dead.