The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
IS TWAS THEN.
CORRESPONDING SqGibs Taken From an Old
Eagle Of ls96-Hzppenings, SIX
teen Years Ago.

| Henry Sluss was crazy last Monday
/ crazy as loon. He had just returned
/ from the district court az Wellington,
when we discovered him on the back part
Of his lot trying a doueie sommersault
over the woodshed. The only reply We
could get out of him was, It's a boy! it's
boy" [Clarence.l
| Last Wednesday evening there were
I four social parties at many different
homes in this city. Miss Bell West Mrs.
l. B Bunuelll. Miss JUsie Pittinger Mrs.
; J. 81. MCCALL, Miss Dell Baldwin Mrs.
Blackburn and Miss Susie Barnes each
entertained her young friends and asso-
ciates.
! ". z Stanley is improving his uptown
property. Our readers can guess at the
rest. STANLEY was bachelor.l
J. B. Carey shipped two carloads of hogs
this week, one car of which averaged 415
pounds TO the head.
Colonel " Stewart killed Poland
CHINA pig yesterday that weighed COZ
pounds when dressed.
1t takes so long for the mail to come
from Medicine Lodge 10 Wichita, that the
mules used and which start out as colts,
arrive here very old and often lame and
blind.
George Ross has purchased the Pink
Fouts property. north OF the city. Corner
OF Oak and Topeka.l
Mr. H Imboden and his new bride start
ed for Illinois this week. 70 be gone some
time.
Big fish, weighing from thirty-fve to
one hundred pounds each, are daily hauled
out Of the Big Arkansas at the foot Of
Douglas avenue.
fear the worst. girls.
The editor Of this paper. tricked out in
sky-blue, brasss-buttoued, swallow-tailed
coat. red vest and yellow unmentionables,
took his departure for the Centennial on
Tuesday morning He viii represent the
vegetable productions of the Happy Val
ley' at Philadelphia, and, if walking is
good, viii return in about two months.
Little Freddy Baldwin, while out pic
nickiag got badly poisoned with ivy.
From the 1st TO the 18th day Of June,
the following Wichitaians were registered
at the Kansas Exposition building, Phila-
delphis: Sol. H. Cohn. Sias Preston,
John FoIkenstien. W. 5. jenkins. Clara
Jenkins, Gertie jenkins, c. J. Black. C.
H. Robinson, F. Lewis jr., ". c. Wood
man. Mark Oliver and Frank Oliver
J. H Alley has bought nice phaeton
and can be seen pleasant evenings with his
family taking his comfort By way of a
ride.
NJ ". Levy caught prairie dog on the
corner of Main and Douglas yesterday.
George Litzenburg GARNER DooIittle),
the sage OF Dog creek and our valuable
correspondent, was in town yesterday.
Captain Bslderston is around securing
names for the Hayes and Wheeler club.
James l. Dyer has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Wichita land Office.
Councilman A. W. Oliver left Tuesday
for the west.
Topeka Blade: "Miss Leo V. Sage,
dashing young damsel from Wichita has
opened a cigar store at 2451 Kansas
avenue. Leo catches the eyes of the
members of the legislature as they pass
and repass il.
If the dirty, lousy Indians who hang
about the residences when the men are all
children, don't quit it, they will be driven
out of town.
The only soda water fountain west of
the Missouri river can be seen n active
operation at FuIler's ice cream parlors on
Main street.
Douglas avenue is being plowed, not for
planting, but for grading.
4 ~ foot snake cravlei into the kitchen
of Jimmy Mooney, last Friday night and
swallowed FIVE canary birds, taking the
last one.
The city dads have raised the license of
the beer and concert garden. This queer
little hexagonal yellow honse is still stand
ing on the east and west alley between
Main street and Water street
Colonel II. c. St. Clair, our state senator
made Us brief call. Monday.
The old "Rowdy Joe Dance House." the
scene OF many dark crime and many
startling murder is being moved away.