The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-15

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John Nan was arrested again last nigh
| for disturbing the peace and fined IS.
The electric lights at the tabernacle a.
the camp meeting grounds do not burn JUS
right, which is attributed TO lack of power
AT times the lights are better, when they
will again burn down and turn into rec
glare.
John Kellogg, of the Deering company
on West Douglas avenue, had new buggy
stolen out Of his barn last night The
buggy had never been used He thinks be
has information which will lead TO the
arrest OF the thieves
There was quite stir in postoffice cir
cles last evening over the fact that the
happy home OF Carey Davis was blessed by
the arrival of a little 12pound son. Mr..
Davis is the popular carrier on Main
street north Of Douglas, and IS setting up
| Decent cigars to tie boys.
| Rev. John Kirby preached in EmDoria
! Sunday last. He is expected in this city
! today or tomorrow, but whether he will
! remain over till next Sabbath is not
| known. Robert Torringron, of the Santa
| Fe, who brings US word, said Mr. Kirby
was his old time self, and that his sermon
was simply grand.
/ 1t is requested and desired that all mem
| bers of Hypatia, meet at the corner of
/ Douglas and Topeka avenues, promptly at
2:30 on Thursday afternoon. July 16, where
! all will take conveyances for the picnic TO
be held at Linwood park All members
having carriages are requested to bring
| them along.
The ordinance which was passed by the
council at the last meeting, relative TO
obstructing alleys, By throwing manure
| into them, allows property owners to con-
struct pens 8 feet wide and from II TO Is
feet IN length in the alley adjoining their
property. The object IN this is to keep
the alleys clear. TIE ordinance takes
effect July 25
Arthur Sullivan cut the wheat on his
home place few days since He is now
threshing his crop He has estimated the
yield at twenty bushels per acre. To
his surprise the crop yields twenty-eight
bushels to the acre. While this is a sur
prise TO Arthur one of his neighbour has
some wheat in Sumner county which has
just threshed out forty bushels 10 the
acre.
The board of education in their last
meeting decided not TO attend the council
meeting in body, but continued its old
committee, the members of which were
instructed to use efforts to secure rooms
in the first floor OF the city building. 1t is
generally conceded that the board has no
authority by law, TO appropriate money
for completing the rooms in the city build
ing or for placing an elevator in the build
ing
W. p Cleveland has on exhibition in the
probate court room, some Egyptian lotus
plants which be raised from the seed. The
leaves are quite large, but very delicate
and beautiful. Mr.. Cleveland says that by
next year the leaves viii measure thirty
inches across, and the plant will be full Of
flowers. The flowers of the lotus plant
resemble the water lilies, but are much
larger. 1t is rare plant, and Mr.. Cleve-
land says the culture of the same should
be more encouraged by lovers of flowers.
Steve Balch was in town yesterday. He
usually comes to town with load of
sweet corn, a few crates of berries, and /!
this year he tops out the load with few !
bushels of apricots. His fruit is fine, his /
farm productive and he never kicks on |
the country. While a member of the Al /
lance, Steve is one of the staunchest Re- /
publicans in Sedgwick country. His in !
dustry IN the past has been untiring and /
his reward is now IN the shape of fine /
fruit and good bank account.
Mrs. Travers, wife of the man who shot /
Hartworker evening before last, swore out /
a warrant for Hartworker's arrest last I
night for assaulting both herself and hus- /
baud. She states that Hartworker came /
into the house while they were sitting at /
the table at supper and Immediately be. /
gan to abuse Travers and her, drawing a /
huge knife at them, when Travers got his /
gun and proceeded to ventiIate the dis
turber. The case will come up for hear
ing today. Travers was released yester-
day.
III uOt4Ce appearing IN yesterday
EAGLE and over the name of the Kansas /
Plumbing and Pump company, George 2. (
Glaze, president, a great injustice was
done to the above company. Mr.. \. I.
is no longer manager, his con-
nection having been severed the 10th inst
Mr.. George P. Glaze is still president OF
the company and will retain the same
position in future The mistake was on
the part of the printer and this correction
is made in justice to the Kansas Plumbing
and Pump company, who are still doing
business in connection with the Kansas
Pump company.
Charley Smythe received letter from
i. ". Oliver last evening. The latter
gentleman IS domicled with his family at
Patterns, at Wagon Wheel Gap aud the
Rio Grande is in great shape The bur
hen Of the letter seems TO be two-pound-
rs and three FOUNDERS and willow flies.
le,gamiteS and cool nights. On the eve. L
ing Of the 18th Mr.. Smythe and Judge
Sluss and Oak Davidson, with their fami-
les, and may be others will strike out for
he mouth of Red Mountain branch.
wenty miles above the Gap. where a
amp has been established and cabins
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