The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-08
CITY IN BRIEF.

Rev. Updike and vile left the city yes
terday for Fort Wayne.
Miss Sallie Hurst of Newton was visiting
IN the city durin. the week.
Mr.. NJ C. Campbell and family returned
returned from Ashland yesterday.
Miss Ora Brown of Stiiesville, Ind. is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs L. V. Critchfeld
Mrs Ed S. Smith left the city last night
for Denver where she intends 10 visit her
sister.
Charles Lease. Jr. left here last night
for Topeka, where he will join his mother,
Mary Ellen Lease.
Hypatia holds lis regular monthly bust
ness meeting Monday afternood al 3
o'clock. Addie Miuer.
L. NJ. Beers is a happy man and Mrs.
Beers is doing finely. 1t is girl baby and
weighs seven pounds.
Otto Weiss during 1898 distributed from
Wichita 1913 car loads OF -four. His trade
so TAR this year exceeds that of last.
J. c. Thomson of the Aetna mills of
Wellington, was in the city Satur lay Wis
iting his brother, a. D, of South Topeka.
Mrs. w. 2. Hall o: 10 Lulu avenue has
returned from d very pleasant visit with
her sister anu other relatives at Pawnee
Rock, Kan.
H. g. Vanderbeck, representing the J.
NJ. Emerson Sous Brotherhood Wine COM
pany is in the city making his semi
annual visit.
Misses Lena Kramer and Bell Gleason
of Humboldt are here visiting their sister
and aunt Mrs. Gleason of 2t3 North
Market street.
Tie Metropole anex was broken into
night before last and robbed OF money,
cigars and other valuaoles. The thief
made his entrances through south win
dow.
Mrs. George H. Lloyd will start for
Waukesha, Wis, tomorrow morning to
spend the summer, hoping TO regain her
health by the use of Waukeska celebrated
mineral water.
The item in yesterday mornings paper
should have read Lester McWilliams in
stead of Lester Williams. The latter was
i'll no way connected with the charges
against the former.
Nearly one inch and quarter of rain
fell yesterday. It was considered the best
rain of the season on account OF the grad
aal manner in which IL fell. every drop of
it being absorbed by the soil.
Judge J. NJ. Billingslea and wife, who
have been the guests of their daughter
Mrs. r. Nichols of 1906 North Lawrence
avenue for several weeks. left yesterday
over the Santa lie for Peoria, Ill.
r. c. aud w. A Stewart, OF the Stewart
Iron works, with their fimiliea will leave
this morning for a visit to their old home
in Kentucky. May good luck 20 with
them is the wish OF their numerous
friends.
The case of the state against Arthur
Sullivan was appealed to the district court
from Justice Jones' court. Sullivan is
charged with assaulting woman, of
which charge he was found guilty in the
lower court.
Someone signing himself "a Citizen
that Is ii poor way, by the way, In which
to address Il pHper-complains OF poud of
standing water at the foot of Riverside
avenue which "A Citizen" mt least thinks
ought to be looked after by the authorities.
A party composed Of Misses Nav Dunn,
Gertie Mccullough, Hibarger. Lola Max
well, SIllie Hurst, Kate Little, Lille
Stiles, ana Professor Miles, Frank Dunn,
Charles Lee, J. y. Powell and Mr. and
Mrs. Bert fuller, spent Wednesday pic
uicing at Haysviie.
Missionary ladies from Massachusetts,
Will conduct grove meeting at 3 O'clock
this evening at Thirteenth street and
Jackson avenue. Their names are Mary
II. Winslow and Josephine Lawson, and
they are out for God aud not for money.
Brigaiier General Seers of Lawrence
was in the city last night inspecting the
local military companies. General Seers
Is youn, man who has grown mp at
Lawrence, aud he is not only a very genial
and bright gentleman but is reputed to be
Que of the best military men in the state.
In the case of the state against Matte
Stafford, Ed Stafford. ;. Patterson and
Kate McCurdy an appeal was made TO che
district court from Justice Jones' court.
This is what Is known as the Derby case.
The defendants Were charged with disturb
ing the peace and were convicted and fined.
They took exceptions, however, to the de-
cision OF the jury and have taken their
trouble before the district court.
During yesterdays rain a piece OF the
manufactured rock which forms the base
of the columns which ornament 2l3 y forth
Main street. fell from near the top OF the
building 10 the pavement. The piece Was
split off by the rain getting in "A crevise
and swelling the matter nat nad accumu-
lated there thus forming a wedge ! he
stone went through the awning OF the
Kendall undertaking estab isnment just
missing Mr. Kendall, who Was out IN front
OF his place Of business.
LLOYD Garrison Shaeffsr. the little gem
tlemdu who took the second prize 1t the
pabN snow al RIVERSIDE para, Ctiitl AT lBe
EAGLE Office last night 10 present his com
pliments and see the machinery 4 great
metropolitan religions daily. He IS
bright and beautiful! little child aud 10 is
no wonder he TOOK the prize lie J. the
adopted child Of Mrs F. l. ShaefTer who
is very proud o. him and who Intends to
give him thorough education and make
him a. bright AMI beautIiu. n manhood
as he i ia b4byhood. She intends TO per
sonaiIy supsr.nt-nd bis eiuc-tioa aad 10
one : better able 10 do -. Re IS 10 be
congratulated upon failing under suca
guardianship.