The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-12
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs j. C. Dunn of the West Side Ii
quite sick.
Emerson Ward of Pond Creek, spent
Sunday with his family in this city.
Marriage license was issued Yesterday
TO Lon p Denton and Miss Mabel Lawson
both of this city.
Regular meeting of Arson Skinner
Camp No 49, in Garfield hall tonight at
O'Clock sharp.
L. d. Hoitke has recovered from his re-
cent sickness and is able to be at his place
of business again.
Messrs. Dudley;and Cowley of Udall
were in the city yesterday and bought
tickets to Montana
DR. E. A. Whitlock expects to leave for
Denver this evening to attend the semi
centennial Institute of Homeopathy.
GIN. Irwin was able to be out of his
room yesterday for the first time In a
week. His illness was at times considered
critical.
l. NJ. McCracklin, a well Known stock
man of Derby was here yesterday. de
reports that the farmers faces have short
ened perceptibly since the late ample
rain.
Mrs. Ike Hettinger and her mother-in-
law left last night for Reading, Pa, the
former home of Mr.. Hettinger, where they
gravity railroads.
.Silas Preston of the Santa Fe live stock
de, ,artment returned last evening from
Kansas City. He reports fine rains and
waite y standing in the fields between Kan
sas CT y ana this point.
Our florists all suffered more or less from
the bai,'. keutchimcister's loss WAS the
heaviest lind we hear he had no insurance.
Mueller. Culp and Chatfield all suffered
more or less, but We believe they were III
sured.
Steve Balch left by late train last
evening for Kansas City. Steve has a
suit on hand III the circuit court against
Kansas City commission firm. HIS says
shat no proposes 10 have pay Tor those
melons.
J.H. Fem, ticket clerk at the Santa Fe
passenger Office, has accepted position as
ticket clerk at Albuquerque, y. NJ. and
expects TO leave Monday next for his new
duties. His many friends extend him the
hand Of success.
John Bundy, former employe of the
EAGLE office, is making a visit with his
mother in. this city for the summer. de
will return in the fall TO his home ln
Columbus By that time he hopes to re-
cover his health.
NJ w. Levy, on the advice of his
physician. left St. Louis yesterday morn
ing for district among the hills of Ken
lucky, the medicinal qualities OF whose
waters he is assured viii speedily renew
his health and yigor-
G. S. Miller, A. II. Helm, !. p Camp |
bell. B. L. Kies, i. Stratton and r. N.
Sankey left last night for the Pop conven- |
ton a. Topeka, where they intend to cast |
their vote for Dunsmore as nominee for |
congressman-at~large. |
Mrs. Estella Ewing left last evening for |
Arkansas City W here she bEs been engaged |
10 sing in swell musical Entertainment |
at that place; Mrs. Ewing is quite. poDu-
lar among all the musical circles of Kan |
sas and is often the recipient of many in |
yltations and compliments rs singer.
P. ii. Bertram. the well known plumber !
of South Lawrence avenue, was elected a !
delegate to attend the National Plumbers |
,copyentfon by the state association which |
m ct at Leavenworth few days since. Mr..
Bertram will leave for Detroit in few
days where the national convention will
convene.
Dodge Avenue NJ E. church was reded-
1cated Sunday afternoon by Rev. ID. S.
Colt, assisted py the pastors of the other
Methodist churches in the city. The build
ing has seating capacity of about five
hundred. After very fine sermon by
Rev. Colt an Indebtedness of $3.50 was !
raised, alter which the church was ded-
icated.
Children's day was very prettily cele-
DRAFTED at the Reformed church Sunday !
Palms, ferns and rsrest kinds of plants
decorated the fore part of the church.
REGULATIONS, singing and responsive read
3ngs constituted the program, and the |
children were happy as they marched into
the church and filled their Fart in the
program.
Pat Mcdonald, the scge of the cow
skin, was in yesterday from his farm. He
wore winsome smile caused by the copi-
Gus rains on his cornfields. His cheek
was as ruddy as fall pippin. Pat was'a
delegate TO the state convention. He lis
Tened with interest to the speech Of Mrs.
a. Ellen Foster, and say that "she is fine |
speaker, but his wife can beat her baking
batch OF buckwheaJ cakes"
The services at the First NJ E. church. |
Sunday morning proved very impressive, |
One hundred were admitted TO full mem
bership and fifty odd of whom received the
ordinance of baptism. It was the occs-
sion of the exemplification of church work |
and the exp0unding of its doctrines Rev |
Colt declared that the Methodist Episco-
pal church Wac not founded on creed |
Wesley and his coadjutors,infact distinctly |
deserted both form and creed in Withdraw
ing from the Episcopal, all of which was
eloquently recIted by the pastor. Mr..
Colt returned to Baker university vester-
day morning to be present at the nuptials
of a schoolmate. He viii return this week
bringing Mrs. Colt and the family with |
him.