Wichita daily eagle., 1886-02-26

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PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS OF NEWS
j. p Parkhurst, of Goddard, was in town
yesterday.
G. B. Taylor, of Clearwater, was among
the visitors yesterday.
RI. Mcintyre of Springfield. No.. rout
agent for the Adams express company, was
in the city yesterday.
B. E. McGrew and John Pond, two Of
Lincoln townships best farmers, were on
the streets yesterday.
The K. P. band was on the streets yester-
day morning, and received considerable
praise for their fine playing.
Mr.. L. G. Peck, a leading real estate man
Of Hazelton, Barber county, made the EAGLE
apleassnt call yesterday morning.
Messrs. Snively s White sold the Mrs.
Sol Smith property yesterday. They report
the real estate market as being active dur
ing the encsmpment
The Eagle Line brought in yesterday
morning something less than hundred
passengers. They strung out all the way
from the depot to Main street
Captain J. G. Mohler, of Salins, called
when, unfortunately, we happened to be out,
but the receipt of the billet doux left on our
table by him is acknowledged.
Geo. Mcdonald and Herman Hines, con-
nected with the joint in the rear Of Schnitz-
lers pool room are now under arrest, and
the joint is in the custody of the sheriff.
Wichita chapter of Royal Arch Mssons
meets this evening for work in past and NJ.
E. All r. A. N. in good standing cor
daily invited. ID. A. MITCHELL, II. 7.
There was considerable of q calm yester-
day, comparing it with the three previous
days, yet there were q good many of the
visitors and all OF the delegates who re-
msined in town.
Mrs. Mary Z. Cole, the president Of tho
Womsn's Relief corps at Atchison made US
a pleasant call last evening, and who is q
delegate at large to the grand national en-
campment of the Relief corps.
The regular monthly meeting of the W..
N. S. Of the Presbyterian church will be
held in the lecture room of the church this
friday afternoon, at o'clock. A full at
tendance of members is desired.
Frank S. Henry, OF Cleveland, Ohio,
while on his way to California stopped off
at Wichita for a few days, and was SO
pleased with Wichita's greatness that he
has made several investments in real estate.
For Wednesday alone, the Occidental ho-
tel register showed one hundred and twenty
names on its register, and this is q good
pointer, showing what an immense crowd
has visited the city during the encsmpment.
S. Cure, of Wellington, delegate to the
encampment, called 10 say that he never
was treated more handsomely during his
stay, than he was treated here, and that he
only voiced the feeling of all the rest Of the
comrades.
Hon. John j. Woods and his accom-
plished wife, of Wellington, were among
our numerous callers last evening. Both
expressed themselves as being highly pleased
with what they saw, and much Of which
they enjoyed.
1t is more than likely in response to
numerous requests from many Of our lead
ing citizens who were unable to purchase
seats at the productions of "The Mikado,"
that this beautiful opera will be repeated
early next week.
F. n. Ecksrt, travelling salesman for B.
Cohn. of this city, returned recently from
his western trip. lie finds a market for
Wichita cigars as far west as New Mexico,
and says that his sales last trip were much
larger than he had expected.
The flags and bunting stood the shock of
the gale on Wednesday night exceedingly
well, and yesterday morning the decorations
were found to be almost as perfect as when
they were first put up. None Of the arches
or circles were injured in the least by the
wind.
No. 63 is the winning number for the
Abilene boys. The number Of their post is
63, the number of the relief corps at Abilene
is 63, and, strange TO say, the newly elected
commander was assigned, without any pre-
vious arrangement, to room No. 63 al the
Occidental Hotel on his arrival in this city.
o. A. Moser of Emporia, had charge of
the registering at the G. A. r. building.
He published the roster of the Iowa soldiers
residing in Kansas, after the reunion at To-
peka last summer, and of which he has .
supply for sale. at 20 cents per copy post
paid.
Banker Daily, of Mount Hope, informs US
that the clay along the Eagle Line in the
vicinity of AnDale and Mount Hope makes
brick equal to the pressed brick of St Louis
in smoothness, firmness and texture. This
fact is of more importance to Wichita than
appears on first sight
We have been unable to secure the pro-
ceedings of the Woman's Relief corps. The
delegates to the national assembly which
meets at San Francisco, were selected We
believe but their names were not furnished
us go that we could send them out TO the
other dailies of the country over the sssoci-
ated press wires.
Grand Commander c. j. McDivitt, who