The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21

Sabbath school picnicked at Alamo yester
day. A pleasant time is reported.
]. ?. Moore, the efficient assistant post
master, with H. L. Jackson, Esq, left yes
terday for Conway Springs. on business.
Mark A Charles, the 4year-son of J. G
Charles of the West Side, died night be
fore last and was inferred yesterday after
noon.
Miss Birdie Andrews left over the Mis-
souri, Pacific yesterday afternoon for
pleasure trip to st. Joe, where she will re
main some time visiting friends.
All members of the Eagle band are re
| quested to be at the Monarch billiard par
| Tor this evening at o'clock, sharp, fol-
| parade. By order of j. II. Hobbs, director
The fire boys are busily engaged in max
| ing preparations to receive Chief Walden
in propar shape, who arrives on this after.
Moons Santa Fe train. The Eagle band
will turn out.
From Greenland's Icy Mountains come
the news of grand cool time at the tab
ernacle this evening. A whole cargo O.
ice cream and lemonade has been ordered
by the ladies in charge of the social
Everybody invited.
The Alliance people met in Schnitzler':
hall again last night and continued the de
bate on the national banking system
Nothing was transacted of political
significance, and the attendance was not
large.
The Seaforth club gave dance at River
side park last evening, Before the hour
for dancing arrived, boating was INDUCED
in and merry songs were waited by the
light breeZes across the moonlit stream.
A very pleasant evening was passed. The
electric line ran special cars.
Mr.. Oak Davidson and family, Hon. W.
f. Stanley and Mr.. o. L. Davidson re-
turned yesterday from Colorado. While
away they visited Antelope Sprin gs
Wagon Wheel Gap and other resorts.
They report a pleasant time The Wichita
home in few days.
The German Luthern church people
gave Sunday school picnic at Stackman' S
grove yesterday. A large number of chill
dren accompanied by their parents were
present, and the day passed but too
amusements. A nice lunch was one of
the features of the occasion.
The electric railway company of this
city will shortly put electric headlights on
fhaip ba ~ ~
incandescent light and strong reflector,
enclosed on the sides. They throw a very
brilliant light. These lights will be affixed
on the top of the cars and will be first
tried on the new vestibule cars.
A crowd of society young ladies, chaper-
oned by Mrs. Dunbar, were out to River
side park yesterday for a picnic. They
were well supplied with hammocks
swings, etc. and bountiful lunch was
served The company consisted of Misses
Eva and Monta Dunbar. Cora McAllister,
Lulu Parker, Lucy Hinkle and Murray.
All report an excellent time.
The local lodge of Knights of Reciproc-
ity held meeting last evening and elected
delegates to attend the state meeting of
the Republican league at Topeka on Au-
gust 26. The order has already a large
membership here and initiated twenty
members last night. The following mem
bers were elected delegates: Gen. Murrey
Myers, o. H. Bentley, John D. Davis and
Z. e. Enoch.
Mr.. 4. r. Elliott, contractor of Well
ington, who is well known in the city, left
for Salt Lake City few weeks ago.
Word was received from him yesterday
that he had gotten the contract for build
ing a city building and tie county court
house at Salt Lake City, having been the
lowest bidder. His bid was 1855, 900, which
is 100000 lower than his competitors Of
fered to do the work for.
A brakeman named Crawford was caught
between an engine and coach at the
Santa Fe yards yesterday afternoon. The
IAN is brakeman on the Wichita and
Western road. His injuries are very ser
ious, having had his right arm fractured
and his collar bone broken. A surgeon at
tended to the man, and from last accounts
he is resting as easy as can be expected
under the circumstances.
Orrln Herrln, Esq, or Goddard, well
known young business man of Attica
township, was in town yesterday. Mr..
Herrin runs large livery stable at God
dard, and does some farming He knows
every man. woman and child for miles
around and can call them by their first
names, and is. from this fact, often en-
gagged by candidates to take them over the
country. He says he will advertise the
great fair of this city.
a number of Wichita people have left
within the past week for pleasure trips TO
Europe. A party of Wichita people con-
sisting of Mrs Susannah Kindseder and her
two children, Joseph Helton, Paul DEF
tenbach, Peter Orth, Barbera Joox, Joseph
Albert, Nicholas Martin, Henry Beerman,
set sail yesterday on board of the steamer
of the Red Star line, at New
York, and go direct TO Antwerp. Most of
the party visit in south Germany, while
Mr.. Beerman goes 70 Westphalia in the
northern part of that country.
Mr.. F. F. Ogston, who again assumes |
he local management of the Crawford |
opera house, arrived in the city last even |