The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-23
CITY IN BRIEF.
/. NJ. Cerr went to Sterling yesterday

A. NJ. Cerr went to Sterling yesterday.
Captain Bailey of Calists. had car Of
hogs at the Union stock yards yesterday.
The Bank of Burton had carload of
hogs shipped into the stock yards yester-
day.
Kennedy and Son are the proprietors OF
r. lumber ward which will open soon at
Hayesville.
The case of the state against Tudors was
postponed in Justice Jones court yester-
day, until Friday.
Mrs. Young. mother of John Young, is
very low and is not expected to recover.
She is over So years of age.
Quite a number of the young people OF
the city participated in hay ride last
night and had "A jolly time.
The Weir City Coal company on Water
street have made many improvements on
their property during the past week.
Newton Garst went out hunting yester-
day and bagged sixty-two frogs. Frog
hunting is a new paStime and there Is no
law against It.
Burglars broke into the Wichita Steam
Dive house, on North Market street, and
stole several suits, pants and shirts. They
gained entrance by opening the front door.
w. c. Nicely pleaded guilty before JUS
tice Tucker yesterday TO the charge oil
beating h;s wife and was punished by be-
Ing fiued $50 aud bslng made pay Sill 80
costs for, prosecution.
Ephriam Long and Fannie c. Miller,
son and daughter of Mary A. Long, thank
their kind friends for the assistance which
they SO kindly rendered them lu the SICK
ness aud death OF their beloved mother.
The Federal court will adjourn tomor-
row to enable Judge Williams TO open bis
own court in Arkansas. He has CON-
pleted the hearing of the Arkansas City
water works case and has it now under adj
risement.
The mare Bessie Curtis. dam Of Patsy
Curtis, 2:1615, owned by c. Y. Curtis of
Abilene, kan, foaled a nice colt by Patch
en Wilkes, $50. on April II, aud has been
shipped to the Jewett farm at Cheney, to
be bred again to the same horse.
The Catholic knights of America enter
tanned their friends at pleasant social
given last night at st. Alloy slus had on the
corner of Second street and Fourth avenue.
Ii was largely attended and the partici-
pants spent a very enjoyable time.
The police have placed their official ban
On the blsckmailing sheet that is pub
lished in Kansas City and which comes
here once a week. Tney will prohibit its
sale henceforth. Several persons are look
ing for the correspondent with guns.
Rev. J. SHERMAN went to Topeka to at
end the district conference of the German
Evangelical Synod of North America. In
consequence there will be no preaching
next Sunday in che German Evangelical
church, but the Sunday school Will take
place rs usual
Mrs. Jennie White of Montezuma, Ind,
the sister of Coroner McColisrer who some
two months ago came TO Kansas for her
health has so far recovered that her hus-
hand and family will move TO this state
Mrs White had to be carried about when
sue first came Yesterday she visited the
Jail in company with the widow of Rev.
McColister.
Judge Williams Of the Federal court
was rendered "A reception a. the Cor
onado club last night by the bust
ness men of the city. 1t WIS a ver'
pleasant affair and was highly appreciated
hy the judge who has added TO his popu
larity every successive term OF court since
he was first called here to supply the benct
of Judge Foster.
When fault was found by our local rain
makers because of the EAGLES criticism:
we made them the proposition that If they
would put their machine 10 work In th'
face of a north or northwest wind and l
high barometer, and produce drop o
rain, the EAGLE would take II all hack
Since Thursday last the conditions named
have existed. and tie Rock lsland ram
makers, Jewell aud ChanniDg, IN Texas
and Hudson, at Phillipsburg in this state
report that they will let up until tn
weather grows warmer.