Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-27

George r. flliey, OF hihRihhn, u lnhinB Ia
the races.
Three plain DRINKS was the dose at the
police court.
Seats are selling rapidly. "Amorita" to-
nigh. at the opera house.
Ike Levi, c. McCurtain and Laramie
Ashman, Kingmsn. are at the Occidental.
Robert Anderson, Judge Kelley and Geo.
W. Stewart of Frat, are guests of the Occi-
dental.
Tonight "Amorita" will be sung at the
opera house, with full cho,uses, soloist, or
chcstra.
Geo. f. Filley, esq, of Kingman, who no
doubt came in TO witness the trot, called
yesterday morning.
DIR. j. NJ. Mause leaves this morning for
his old home in Ohio for visit to his father,
who lie in poor health
Mrs. f. p. Hovey, Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Geo.
Strong and Mrs. Pettinger will be among
the singers at the opsra house tonight.
When you hear the drum these evenings
look out for the Sons of Veterans. They
are getting into good shape for Memorial
day.
Mr.. Hobart, the grain buyer at Miilerton,
was in the city yesterday. He says the
wheat and ost crop down there will be
light.
day at the Manhattan that better time is be-
ing made here than on the eastern race
courses.
Hon. II. ID. Shepard, of Burlingame, a
prominent business man of Central Kansas
and one of her best known men, spent the
day in the city yesterday.
The Occidental is crowded with guests, a
large number being visitors TO the races.
They have filled five pages of their large
register each day this week and are turning
away guests.
Miss Mollie Catchy, of Toronto, dsugh-
ter of Mr.. John GafTeny, general roadmas,er
of the Sunfower, WAS here yesterday visit
ing Mrs. n. s. Woods. She leaves for home
this morning.
In case this is TO be dry year few hun
dred Thousand expended in this county this
coming fall and winter by railroad compan-
les for grading, etc, might not prove an I'm
mixed calamity.
A petition is being circulated around town
asking the board of education to take meas
ures for having vocal music taught in the
public school. 1t is being signed by large
msjority of those to whom it is presented.
The w. g. T. U. of this city has become
an incorporation. and will do n general
library, hotel and school business, not SO
much for the glory there is in it as for the
good and money to be gained.
E. &. Russell, esq, of Burlingame, Usage
county, q prominent lawyer of that section
of Kansas, called at the EAGLE Office yes
terday morning. Mr.. K. was on his way to
Winfield, where matters of q legal nature
were calling him.
IL that counter in front of j. Z. Allen
drug store is to be taken for an indication
the report that Joe is TO open free ice cream,
resort for the benefit of the Sons Of Ease
must be true. Some such scheme will be
necessary if We don't get rain soon.
a. ID. Stryker has finished work on VIII
liam Hellar's building, the front Of which
speaks well for his workmanship, and he is
now pushing things on Billy Pok's build
ing west of the Kansas State kank, Douglas
avenue.
Mr.. Crawford, manager of the opera
house, writes Mr.. Cooper, his local mana
ger, TO tho effect that the Mascot company,
which will be here noxt week, are drawing
immense houses everywhere, and are a fine
company. The prices are low, which helps
to draw.
IL. II. Campbell, &. w. Stewart, Robert
Anderson and James Kelly, all of Pratt,
made us pleasant call last evening. Our
neighbors have also been suffering FOR rain,
the wheat and oats particularly suffering.
All of these gentlemen spent tho night in
the city.
The Star opera company. consisting of
twenty-five singers, which will appear in
FIVE popular light operas in Wichita, are
enjoying overlooking houses a. Topeka. A
number of fine singers have banded together
for atour at popular prices, ranging from
ten TO thi.ty-tive cent?, and they have made
. hit
Anthony Republican: County Commits
sioner j. A. Nelson, of Sedgwick ccuny,
spent yesterday in this city in company
with V. W. Cloud, of Wichita. We were
acquainted with Mr.. Nelson in Illinois be-
foee be immigraied to Sedgwick, and bet
ter man does not exist in the broad State of
Kansas
If rain it doeent soon, the late beautiful
bloom, Of dead real estate boom, will drop
in densest gloom, and there will be moro
vacant room. than the most crazy loon,
that ever met his doom, in an outside addi-
ton tomb, could sell in a thousand yoars,
my dearly beloved boon, and metropolitan.
companions.
w. j. Webster, of Mulvsne, was in the
city yesterday. Mulvane is going to have .
big Fourth Of July celebration, and the
editor Of the EAGLE was complimented with
m invitation to be one of the screamers Of
the occasion, and we are only sorry that it
is impossible for us to be present But
Mulvane will have big day.
But three more days are left IN which to
register. At least one thousand additional
names should go on the books before S.tur-
day night One thousand are good many,
but they ere scattered about and should be
gathered up. Business men were found up
to IS late as yesterday who had not regis
tered.
1t appears from all accounts that people
throughout the county are beginning under
stand the true situation regarding the rail-
road bonds, and there is good reason for BE-