The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-06
Front Johnson of the Hutchinson salt


business with pleasure.
Captain w. F. Morris OF Newton spent
the Fourth in tie city visiting among the
| Sons of Veterans here.
c. II. Irwin, who has been seriously i'll
| for the past two weeks. expects 10 be
| able to be around by Monday.
Tom Fitch is now harder TO fad than
| any man in the city. Candidates for posi-
] tions in the postoffice say so.
f. w. Abel, who was connected with
the Santa Fe railroad IN this city, was
| transferred yesterday to Prescott, Arizona.
H. J. Borman entertained a number of
| his friends on the evening of the Fourth.
An enjoyable and happy time was had
| by all.
I. T. Holman. who has been working in
! Topeka, returned home in time to spend
the Fourth. He intends remaining in
| Wichita.
Miss Ella Il Jones is up from Memphis
to visit her parents and sister. intending
to remain in Wichita until the heated
season Is over.
Miss Gertie Locke, Miss Maud Pratt and
Messrs. Et Allen aud George Chapman
spent the Fourth in Newton. They re-
turned yesterday.
Mrs. George w Bristow left yesterday
for Des Moines, Ia, where she will visit
! friends for three or four weeks. The
| major is sad Looking bachelor.
Reece Craven was marshallcd into the
police station yesterday for not behavin g
himself OH the streets. He was charged
with disturbing the peace.
J. 6. Barns Of Pratt was in the city
yesterday telling his friends that never
before were there such excellent crop pros
poets i'll his part OF the country.
The local Republican politicians are dis
cussing the relative advantages of an early
and late convention. 1t will probably be
called for the middle of August.
The coal oil company say they have
enough goods on hand TO supply the de-
mand for ninety days. There Is no famine
in their yards as was said a few days since.
DIR. Hoffman reports the health of the
city 10 better shape than it has been for a
long time Notwithstanding the late inun-
dation of the lower sections along the
river bank.
Deputy Sheriff Hays points with pride
to the fact that there was not a single dis
turbance at his park Oh July 4. notwith-
standing the large crowd from the city
and country.
Misses Anna Smith, Grace Witten and
Pearl Warren have returned from Cheney
where they went to spend the Fourth.
They are now ready TO attend their duties
at the county normal.
William Fakir was fined So by the police
judge yesterday. The charge against him
was plain drunk. He was another victim
of two much Fourth caught in the wee
hours of the morning OF tue 5th.
Travelling men are complaining of hav-
ing hard time of il at present not only on
account of the uncertainty of the trains
they travel upon, but on the i'm possibility
of getting orders to their customers.
Mrs. H. /. Gordon is very i'll. Yester-
day morning Mr.. Gordon was called from
the office on accou-v of her sickness, and
IL was of such a serious character that he
WAS unable TO leave the house all day.
Ben McLain returned from Denver yes
terday. He FASTENED home especially to
join the oil agitators who left here yester-
day for NeOdesha for the purpose of in
specting the oil business at that place.
DR.. johnson, of the signal service de-
partment, has received fine centenary
illustrated edition of his college paper.
He graduated from the same college that
Chief Justice Fuller and the poet Long
fellow did.
In the report of the tennis tournament in
Yesterdays issue no mention was made of
the result of the play for consolation prize
100 autographed visiting cards offered
by the Western Lithographing company.
This was won by Walter Dyer.
Arthur Sullivan was convicted of assault
in Justice Jones' court Yesterday. Ac-
cordlng TO the testimony he took hold of
one Mrs. Simmons and his intentions were
anything but good. The sentence WAS
fine Of as and the costs of the case.
The many friends of Miss Hattie DEAN,
who for many years was successful
teacher in our city schools. will be glad to
learn OF her recent graduation from Fort
Wayne college. Miss DEAN has recovered
her health ana enters upon position Of
Importance.
Quite an interesting game OF baseball
was played at Riverside park on the
Fourth. The contest was between the
Boston nine and the Silver Hickers. The
game WAS holly contested through nine
innings and was won by the Wichita Bos-
ton club by II score of II to l. There were
some heavy batters present and one man
sent liner very prettily clear over the
race track.
Miss Minnie Luling has painted por-
trait of "Jezeber' which is on exhibition
in Martins art window, aud which is At
tracing great deal of attention and IA
vorabie criticisms from art critics. With
this picture the young artist has made her
debut She has demonstrated art talent
for a girl who has been painting for year.
She shows especial talent with the brush
il the painting of drapery.
Garfield hall was fife scene of brilliant
assembly on the night of the Fourth. The
Colored Baptist church gave IA prize drill
in which fifty young ladies drilled to the
best advantage. Miss Ida Kennedy won
the first prize, gold medal and Miss
Myrtle jackson won the second prize
which was also of gold. The participants
were drilled and trained under Captain j.
X. Thomas.
Dan Murphy was brought to the police
station at 4 a. m. Yesterday, with him was
Pat Mahouey. Dan was charged on the
docket with being drunk aud disturbing
the peace, and Pat was held for iuvestiga-
tion. Dan was cele brating on the Fourth
and in order % make his spirits run up TO
the boiling point had taken enough bump
ers to make him booty. Getting home
aud finding his patient wife waiting he
started to abuse her. The police were tel
ephoned for. When the brutal husband
found that the police were coming he was
not so drunk but that he knew that he had
money on him aud that he would BE-
searched. He gave his money to Pat Ma
loney and Pat was to keep it from the DO
lice but alas for their pretty scheme the
police fell on 10 he racket and brought
Pat along, searched him aud relieved MIN
of $50.
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL.