Wichita eagle., 1886-10-10

success.
The play is almost without plot, and th
!" interest is kept up by the amusing incident
and adventures that befall two fat men VIII
y bear striking resemblance to each other.
SETTLED.
The insurance companies in which Hessrs
Larimer and Stinson held policies have mad
K a satisfactory adjustment of the losses re
- sulting from the fire.
i. The store room is now being reitted ant
n arranged for the display of their new stool
of goods. which they hope soon to open t.
the inspection of the public.
Commencing Wednesday, 18th, they viii
n offer for sale in the new Stackman building
( on Main street great bargains in all kinds o.
:, dry goods.
They invite attention to their advertise
:, ment on the second page.
We find some of cur people inclined to IA
= vor union depot. A union depot is a con
veDient arrangement and saves some annoy
!, ance, but we question their advisability
Wichita has now some twenty-eight coming
, and going trains, is in fact the railway cen
ter Of the state, with at least half dozen
more to be added within year, and a union
depot would prove lively center. But a
union depot while giving an idea Of the
amount of travel pertaining to city.
affords no opportunity for travellers to see a
city. The transfers, hacks, street cars and
busses, which a half dozen stations demand
for the handling of passengers, add largely
tot Il,<,1 e.. OF e
senger stations now and will have two more
within a year. To handle the passenger bus
mess number of hacks busses and street
cars are employed and the number will in
crease unless a union depot is decided upon
10 the Editor of the Eagle
The pioneer woman OF the equal suffrage
cause will hold convention in this city.
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Elizabeth Lisle Saxon Mrs. Colby and other
REPRESENTATIVE woman will speak on the 1iv-
ing issues of the day. They are devoting
| their time, their strength, their fine elo-
! quence, their noble womanhool TO the up
lifting and upbuilding of humanity in the
emancipation of their sex from social and
political bondage, and they should be encour-
aged by the presence and the sympathy and
hearty co-oDoration of all who wish to see
wrong doing abated and goodness, sobriety,
truth and virtue made paramount. Turn
out everybody to hear and welcome these
noble woman
The following students entered the Busi-
ness college during the past week: Eldon
Watkins, Kngman; F. B. Clark, Cleveland,
Ohio; r. B. Baker, Bonneville, Ind Charley
Kohn, Leavenworth; James Ril ey and Mary
Riley, Jefferson, Ohio; Percy Glace. Macon,
Mo-; G. A. Bright, c. l.. Kennedy, John
Herburger, c. G. Lilly, Loritta Quinel,
Leonard Quinell, Milo QuineIl, VIM. Snitz-
ler, w. Storm, H. Francis, of Wichita.
The trade of the city yesterday was very
heavy, especially in the retail lines several
establishments reporting sales from $500 to
Sl,05O each Surrounding cities were largely |
represented by purchasers and shoppers in
the dry goods, millinery, clothing and notion |
lines The jobbers in groceries, hardware |
and furniture lines were reasonably busy |
Altogether it was more than an ordinary |
busy day with our trade circles.
6Mr. Bells lectures are not of the musty or
der, and are not only instructive but at the |
same time amusing. He has the happy fac
ulty Of giving his audience concert and lee
trlre both at the same time. The beauty of |
all is his enunciation is clear and distinct,
whether he be speaking or singing. 1t is to
be hoped that he will favor us again-Ocon-
omowoc (Wis.) Independent.
Tom Mcnamara has been quite frequent
witness in criminal cases of late. First, the
counterfeiters' case at Topeka; then, the case
against Vogel and Bowen, who broke into
katzs store, and, yesterday, against Charles
the alleged robber Of Roster
The last three were all Toms arrest.
Some of those interested in the new street
railway company say that they will run
a north and south line east of the Santa Fe
track, provided they are allowed the privi-
lege of running anywhere. That large dis
to strike them favorable
As an item of information to the Wichita {
friends, We will state that when the Wichita I
EAGLE man hooked n four and a hall pound
bass for the first time, it took two men to
keep him in the boat.-El Dorado Repubii-
can. i
But the EAGLE man, all the same, landed
the four and half FOUNDER safely in the
boat. /
\ greater number Of new and heavy bust |
ies5 firms will open out in Wichita within :
he next thirty days than have opened out in '
my city in the state for the entire year. To |
7erify this just notice the signs posted in
ront of the many new rooms now being fia-
shed
Mr.. Petrie, who is member of the Two c
Johns company, and who played so accept
IDLY last night is brother of Mrs Jennie P !
Merchant, of Peocone. this county. Maggie ,
Elsie, another bright, noticeabiy bright per u
orner is Mr. Petrie's wife. il
The HeSperian society will meet st the lee
ure room of the Presbyterian church Mon
lay evening to organize for the winters
work. All who wish to join the society for
literary work viii please be present at :
80 p m.
Mrs A Sayler, who is visiting in Paris, +
canada, writes to her son in this city that it
las been showing up there for some days. 9
md as a result of the cold weather She will q
tart for the sunny cline of Wichita in a :
hort time. :