The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-27
City ~ BRIEF.

Fred Wermewetch aud wife OF Caldwell
are in the city.
N L. Conwell of the Topeka Journal
was IN the city last evening.
Camp meeting of the AIethodsts will
commence at Riverside park in August.
Hon. James Lawrence and daughter OF
Wellington visited iii the city yesterday.
The Emmerson Stars were defeated yes
terday by the Crescents, the score being
"A TO 10.
National Live Stock Sanitary Commits
s:oner Keeling of Caldwell was in the city
yesterday.
The Misses Jessie and Ella Pierce of
Appleton, Wis, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
y. 5. Parks.
J. T. Shoeman of Spivey has accepted a
position with the Rock Island Grocery on
East Douglas
w. A. Rice of Chicago is here visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Henry Comley OF North
Waco avenue.
A S Parks has rented the Baisley prop
srty at al North Topeka avenue anu VIII
move III July 1st.
J. p Wheeler and wife are the happy
parents of bouncing boy presented TO
them by DR.. Fordyce
Mrs. \. Barnum aud daughter of New
NJ. Fechheimer, South Water street.
Mrs. \. Baldwin will leave for Sioux
City. Iowa. on Thursday where she will
visit he , daughter and son in-law and her
sou Charles.
BY agreement of Messrs. Stanley and
O'Bryan the further hearing of the Her
ron contempt case has been postponed till
Saturday night.
The total rainfall in Wichita for the
present month up TO Monday WAS $40
iuches, which is greater than any full
monthly precipitation on record.
Lee Blakemor and Ross Miller left for
Fl. Madison yesterday. They make the
journey on their wheels and are eXcellentIy
prepared for a long journey.
There will be social given at the resi-
dence of Miss Stacia Thompson. $50 South
Market street uncer the auspices Of the
y. =. ). c. f. o: the Reformed church. \
good social time is expected.
Phelix Duncan has suspicion. His
face is conseq ueDtly his fortune but his
tad fortune. He is charged with lettering
and is being held In jail for Investigation.
What will come from the investigation
will be seen today.
A l. Hirsch made his maiden speech
before a jury in the district court yesteT-
day and Judge Reed aud some of the old
lawyers ISNSlltI 10 IL anu PRONOUNCED IL
well put together and clearly presented.
They all recalled their maiden jury
speeches and told stories about them.
Electrician White is at Arkansas City
this week putting in shape everything
electrical connected with the Fifth avenue
hotel. Il Is a large and delicate lo1 and
he was summoned Ihither by Sherburne
Morse. h. t., who lately put iu the first
electric light plant in the strip Al Ponca
City.
Oscar McClung was escorted to the po-
lice station upon bicycle. He was
brought from over the river aud had to
put up his watch as bond for his appear
anee. He WAS charged with riding a oicy-
Gle on the side walk. HIS trial will be to-
dav.
''Yap," a man who works for the Bryant
fruit store, while looking over a bunch of
bananas found young boa constructor be-
tween two and three feet long hid among
the tropical fruit y pair Of plnchers were
procured AMI the Suaks landed in fruit
l.r Since the serpent has been found iJ
i hard 10 get men TO unload fruit cars be
cause of their fear.
IL now turns out that it was not Jim
Cofey who engaged In a ti>tical contest
with a more powerful citizen the other
lay, but a brother of his who resembles
him very much. Jim proves beyond a
doubt that he Is LIVING at peace with the
entire world and that by strict attention
10 business he l. doing so well that Jealous
rivals for trade are irving 70 detame him.