Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-03
AROUND TOWN.

behring's of our reporter yesterday, as he bat
tied with the snowdrifts, and persued. under
difficulties, the duties OF an item grabber'
around town, he found the business men n:
their pests, and happy in the recollection OF
the past and hopes for the future.
At Ferrelps, the boys were jubilant over
the revenge they had perpetrated on the
weather prophet. Woodwork was sur
rounding the stove and in excellent humor.
From the immence plies of dry goods at w.
WJohnson's the clerks pronounced business
good and prospects better.
The Wichita Wholesale Grocery company
is doing brisk business, and reported two
| DAYS work ahead before the blockade came.
At the Steinhauser Supply company. the
boys were taking advantage of the storm to
| unpack and shelve new goods. Real
estate was the topic under discussion
| at Stsfford's, Uncle John Noble being de-
termined to get up u bigger boom in the
east end. The force at Finlay Ross was re-
crui,ing after big run in fitting out young
housekeepers and furnishing new houses.
The real estate men were chuckling over
the recent sales and putting fresh bait on
their hooks. Robinson & Hotchkins report
a brisk trade in exchanging eastern property
for western land, and good sale OF lots In
Hoover's addition. The office OF Buhneil
4 Morehouse wore its usual busy look. M.
IL. Carver was in excellent good humor
over missing the Frisco train Tuesday
morning and SO escaping being caught in
the blockade. Reese & McBee were pros
ecutinc business with their usual energy.
Terry & Dumout promise something fine
in the way of architectural designs.
The Southwestern business college was
grinding away with its usual hum, and
Prof. Fritch reports a continued increase in
students, three new ones having entered on
Monday.
Foster WAS improving the time by max
ing still finer display of his glass and
queensware.
Fine day." the reporter said to a figure
muified up to the eyes and down to the
heels, as they met in the midst of big
drift.
That's tremendously whatever" was the
lucid reply.
At the hotets the snow-bound guests be-
guiled the time in coming the columns Of
the EAGLE. and relating incidents of big
storms from Maine to the mountains. II
was conceded that the down-easter ''toob
the cake"
Things were being put to rights at the
Kansas Furniture house and the boys get
ting ready for an immense spring trade.
The snow seemed to have depressing eff
feet at Smith & Stover's and they vert
marking down the footwear to correspond
Kassel wore his usual complaisant smile
and evidently enjoyed the rest which the
dull day afforded.
Between the New York store and Nun
sons was the usual rivalry, but in an un
usual way-to see who could kill the mos
time. Allen showed up behind big pill
of shoe boxes, but when he saw it was only
) a reporter. he dropped back.
| "A Tile N.Iilt LOuec tI-t CiCAhs "SAS a.
their places with grim determination t.
catch any trade that might venture out
Hyde's off red rare opportunity for study
: ing the titles OF the books and the painting
, and engravings Oh the walls. Tie profes
sional men INSIDE themselves comfortable
around their office fires, and told stories ant
cracked jokes, regardless of the weather.
; On the whole, yesterday was a dull da,
: for Wichita, but large amount of bushes
was transacted, nevertheless. In any othe
town it would have seemed busy day, par
ticularlv after the snow ceased falling in tn
afternoon, and in the business houses yisite'
and the scores of other enterprising firms il
the city. the days sales were source Of sat
isfac;ion to the proprietors.
The bows at Ferrell's created considerabl
sport yesterday by exposing the feet of tw'
pairs of boots from the snow drift in from
of the store. On board above one pal
was the inscription "In memory Of the au
thor of beautiful Snow" On the tomb
stone of the other was the epitaph, "Thi
man prnphesied a mild winter-good enoug
for him." Douglas avenue also displaye'
Il warning from the top of a fcur-foot SNOW
drift to pedestrians to keep off the grass,
which under the circumstances scenes
, somewhat ironical.
With tive engines to clear the track, AM
two TO pull, the passenger trains on tn
Santa Fe managed to get through on time
but freight WAS at stand still. The For
Scott was blocked east and west, and n
. definite information could be had concern
: ing the trains The express from st. Loui
: was expected in late last night, but it will b
, some time before the road west of this plac
can be opened. The Frisco is entirely aban
: doned. The Wichita & Western morning
1 train left at noon.
The meeting which was called for las
night to organize a bar association wa
showed under. The members OF the ba
who are interested in the organization vii
doubtless call another meeting at an earl
date.
The blockade Yesterday extended to tn
street railway, and although the snow plo'
was kept en- the move back and forth, n
= cars were run.
, The Hesperian literary society met las
night. with Miss Gail Caldwell, at 1886 NOrtl
Topeka avenue.
. The mercury was lowering down abou
, zero last night, and still growing colder.
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