The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-02

/ bACAE very
| Mrs. A. G. Jobes and her cousin Mis-
| Clark, who have been visiting friends il
Attica for the past two weeks, returne'
last night. They report splendid tim
and that everything in that vicinity is in
| prosperous condition.
Miss Julia Champion, who has been il
this city for the past few months, leave
today for her home at Hartford, Conn
Miss Champion has large real estate inter
ests in this city and county aad makes
regular trips here to look after it.
| Harry Bishop, who has taken charge o
McMahan's patrol has furnished his mel
with new badges, the design of which is q
small star inside of circle. Mr.. Bishop
has had considerable experience in tha
line of business and will probably be sue
cessful in this attempt.
Mr.. A w. Oliver received a dispatch
night before last announcing the death Of
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sampler, at bel
home in Decatur, III. He left by the mex
train to attend the funeral, Mrs. Oliver
having been called to her mothers bee
side some days previous.
Don't forget the social of the Endeavol
society of the First Presbyterian church
to be held at the residence, of Mr., G. E
Potts, 17l5 Fairview, tonight. No admis'
sion fee or charge of any kind. All are
welcome. Come early and be ready 70 GO
home before the cock crows"
Mr.. W. II. Pierce, of 1928 North Topeka,
has returned from three months outing
trip to the mountains near Denver, where
he went for his health. He is much i'm
proved, and thinks his trip has been oil
great benefit to him physically, to say
nothing of the pleasure he has had.
Miss Mabel Watson and her little sister
Marcia who have been visiting their aunt.
Mrs. Julia Richards, and their cousins,
Mrs. G. p Dieteriek and Mrs. w. Casey,
returned to their homes in Newton this
morning, accompanied by their grand
mother, Mrs. j. P. Munger, who has spent
the last seven months in Wichita.
There is pony owned by farmer just
west of town which makes a practice OF
running away every time it is left hitched
70 the buggy. 1t always slips it's bride of
and then runs. A few DAYS ago it got
away in that manner and ran about five
miles, and yesterday it started again and
when last seen twas going west beyond the
bridge at its usual gait. In every case SO
far, no damage has been done to the buggy.
Mr.. David Barnes, one of Grant town.
ships thrifty farmers, was in the city yes
terday, and while here complimented the
EAGLE by visiting it's eyre for a short
time He reports the Grant folk in good
fix and happy. The only Inconvenience
experienced up in that section is in fallow-
ing for fall seeding, the ground being so
dry in places as to make blowing quite
difficult.
Postmaster Jewett informed a reporter
yesterday that the postal department had
made kind Of an inspector out of the
postmaster in all county seats with in
strucCions TO visit every pOStoffice in the
county and PROFOUND certain lot OF ques-
tions furnished by the postmaster general.
Mr.. Jewett says he will: start out in few
days.
Allie Fortner, one of the motoneers on
the North Topeka car line, met with quite
a serious accident few days ago. He
had set the brake on the car and was
STOPPING down for something when the
catch slipped and the brake handle struck
him in the face, cutting an ugly cash. DR.
McAdams sewed up the wound and he got
along very we'll The stitches were re-
moved Yesterday and he will be we'll soon
but is marked TOR always
Professor Holt, of Pittsburg, Kan, is in
the city He is the blind man who has the
invention by which he plays four musical
instruments at once It. is a scheme the
professor has been working on for about
seventeen years and is certainly a strange
looking concerA. The instruments he uses
are two violins, cornet and a bass yiol
and he claims that large per cent of all
the music written can be played by one
who understands the workings of his ma
chine.
The International Railroad circus, whose
tents are pitched at the corner of Fourth
avenue and First streets gave two exhibit
IlODS yesterday. 1Hcg HCTS StcSJco WIFI
only a small audience in the afternoon but
in the evening the tent was comfortably
filled Several who attended were much
surprised at the perform ances, they being
so superior to what one would expect from
outside appearances. They have several
very fine performers. This same show is
billed for this afternoon and evening at
the same place.
George Lindley, one OF the shippers for the
Fort Worth Packing company, who was in
q wreck on the Santa Fe near Willow
Springs several weeks ago, of which men-
ton was made in these columns has re-
ceived several photographs of the wreck
from another party who was on the train
at the time and took several views of the
wreck with kodac The wrecked train
is shown from four different sides and in
every picture several Wichita people may
be recognized. MIR. Lindley informed an
EAGLE representative that there had been
three or four wrecks st this same place
during the past six months.
AMUSEM ENTS.
Katie Emmett and company gave the
second performances of the WAITS of New
York" at the Crawford Grand last even
ing TO large and appreciative audience.
Miss Amy Ames as Biddy McShane scored
A hit. Her irish broguel is rich and her
singing good. Mr. Willard Lee gave a
finished performance oil the character of
Herbert Singleton the smooth william.
George W. Thompson was trnly an IDEAL
saloon keeper il the character of Hans
he has good command of