The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-22

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spokes, hurting him quite badly.
The latest scientific discovery is pro
cess for the manufacture of gas for almost
nothing. A prominent citizen wants TO
know what's the matter with making a
test in Wichita?
If the man who was seen pick up Mrs
Packers money at the Sedgwick block
will return it there will not be any ques-
tions asked. If he don't steps Will be tax
en- to recover it as he is known.
II. H. Russell died at his residence. 1916
South Market street, at $50 a. m. March
q, from the dread disease, la grippe. Fun
eral services will be held from the resi-
dence at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The district court will make no further
assignment of jury cases for the January
term for the reason that the time of the
court will be fully occupied after the dis
charge OF the jury with court cases.
Will Eckstein, brother of Otto Eek
stein, Esq. of this city. yesterday morning
left for Washington, d. c., after a three
months visit here. He is employed In the
census Office and chose to spend his vaca-
ton here.
Why don't you build an elevator, hon.
my mill and starch factory? said Il visitor
To a Wichita friend yesterday. "Why
don't you invest some of your surplus in
these things yourselfs" was the quick
rejoinder.
The wrestling match between J. H.
Morgan and H. E. Shaw, which came off
the 10Th, was declared a draw. The boys
will try it again in the near future AS
both are scientific wrestlers it will be a
very interesting scene.
Mrs. Jones, mother of Mr. @. NJ Jones
of our city, died at her home in Ann Arbor,
Mich, on the morning of March II at
about the same hour that MIR. Jones left
here, hoping to see her alive. She had ar
rived at the ripe age OF 81 years.
The city clerk states that II very small
number of persons are registering this
spring. Friday is the last day and unless
you register before that time you can not
vote at the spring election The number
of people registering is belot that of last
year.
Mother Harper the m0tner of Rev.
Harper, who has spent several months
with her son at Tacoma, Wash, will leave
for Indiana on visit 10 her mother, aud
on her way back will come through
Wichita and spend several weeks with
friends here.
Five men were added TO the force of the
Burton Car works yesterday. The COM
pany have many orders to fill and are
pushing the work rapidly. The force has
been increased almost weekly since the
first of the year and the houses at Burton
are rapidly gaining tenants.
The phantom ball which will be given in
the \. O. L. w. hall on North Market
street next Friday night promises to he
grand affair and in the language of Cor
poral John Wallace they will have more
darned fun there for the money than was
ever had in the city this year"
Mr.. E. E. Bleckley, the popular ticket
agent fn~ the Missouri Pacific at this
point, ], # for St. Louis Sunday TO have
his eyes treated by celebrated occulist at
that place. His eyes have been giving
him much trouble of late. and he goes east
with the hope of benefitting them.
Complaint is made that railroad trains
are often run through the city at high
rate of speed. a party who narrowly es-
capped al accident yesterday says the way
to prevent this is 10 enforce the ordinance
against this. He thinks the ordinance
should be something else than ornamental
Yesterday noon the weather appeared so
threatening that the Humane society mott
fed the speakers engaged for the evening
that the meeting would be posi poued. The
directors hope that all the friends Of the
society who were disappointed last night
will attend the meeting aud annual cleo
ton next week, date TO be announced later
y special religious service will be held
tonight at the Oliyet Congregational
church, South Topeka avenue, consisting
OF song service and preaching The ser
mon will be delivered by Rev F. r.
Williams OF the Southwest Kansas " r
conference. 4 cordial invitation Is ex-
tended to all without regard to deaomiua-
tional affiliations.