The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-26
ODDS AND ENDS.

John Horton. who was stabbed night De-
fore last in a North Main street crap"
JOINT is doing nicely aud his physician
says he Will get well. Art Gates, the man
who did the stabbiug. has not beer cap
tured.
Over 5000 was-coIlected in fines yester-
day in the police court from misceiiane-
Gus assortment of criminals.
The infant child of A. l. Cofey OF
South Washington avenue, which died
night before last, was buried yesterday.
The funeral of Bion Sumption will be
held this afternoon from the Lincoln
Street Presbyterian church.
The Midnight Alarm" company showed
at the Crawford Grand last night to
small house. but not too small, consider
ing the professional ability of the actors.
Among the teachers at the association
meeting yesterday was Mrs. NJ. NJ Carson
of Wellington. one OF the most talented
ladies in the state. Two years ago she
was Offered the nomination tor Superin-
tendent of public instruction from the
Alliance and refused it. This year she
accepted the nomination from the Repub-
licans and was defeated.
A gentleman who came up from Well
ington last night reported local sensation
there One of the men who Was to play
bali there Thursday failed to show mp
when the game was called and his place
had to be supplied by another. When in
qniry was made as to the cause Of his
absence it was learned that he had desert
ed his wife the night before and had gone
to the worlds fair with another woman.
His name is Hinley and until recently he
was policeman.
1t is now defnately settled that Wichita
is to get the Offices of warden of the peni-
Tertiary, supreme court commissioner,
governors private secretary and railroad
commissioner, from Mr.. Lewelling. Rufe
Cone lie going to be warden, Judge Babb,
supreme court commissioner, aud Pat
Healy railroad commissioner. Who is to
be private secretary is still in doubt.
This information was given to an EAGLE
reporter yesterday privately in the pres
ence of about dozen witnesses.
Mike Cook is about the only Democrat
or populist in the city who is not asking
for an office, aud yet it is very probable
that there is not worthier, Democrat in
town than that same Mike Cook. 1t is
quite refreshing to see a Democrat who
has no appetite for a nice, fat, lucious
Office Now is the time for some enter
prising dime museum man to come along
and get a genuine novelty.
Harry Gordon, city attorney, states that
the case OF Mrs. Moore against the city
will be taken to the supreme court. where
he is satisfied the verdict rendered n few
days ago in the district court will be
reversed.
Ali Haliows academy has moved large
building on its grounds to bs used as
dining hall so as to reduce the present
crowded condition of the academy proper
and to afford more room for work.
A farmer named Jacobs. living in Stohr-
Vile township, Harper county, was in the
city yesterday looking for his daughter
who ran away from home Wednesday.
She took the Frisco train at Bluff City
and went to Caldwell where she bought a
Rock Island ticket for Wichita. A dill
boarding houses. etc, but she could not
be found. A girl answering her descrip-
ton went to Hutchinson yesterday morn
ing and the father went there last night
to renew the search.
A fire broke ont in building near Lin
wood park yesterday and was badly dam
aged 1t was outside the water limits.
The fire caught from q burning pile OF
debris in the yard. The few De;ghbors in
taar end of the city formed themselves
into bucket brigade aud did good SER
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