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

Mr.. w l. Carlton of Purcell, is visiting
his brother in this city.
Mr.. B. F. Glauer is up from Medicine
Lodge and reports il very dry there.
Rev. Updyke lectured at the Central
church OF Christ last evening to fair aud
fence.
Elsie Benscheidt was the child who took
the first baby prize at Riverside park on
July 4.
The citizens of Fairmount school dis
trict will vote tonight on a location for a
school building.
Tue colored young men of the city ara
talking about organizing an independents
military company.
Miss Jennie Currie of Medicine Lodge,
who has been visiting Mrs. ;. L. Lane, left
for home yesterday.
The people of Mulvane are to get a
bridge across the Big Arkansas river,
from Sumner county.
Information was received last night by
the coroner that Thomas Woodman was
not dead. AS reported.
Dr. and Mrs. Noble are rejoicing over
the arrival of Il son at their home of the
regulation size and weight.
The Colored Kid band assembled in
front of the court house last evening and
Kirk Smith was brought in by the po-
lice yesterday He was charged with
being drunk and disturbing the peace.
Landlord Ben Royse of the city jail, is
entertaining a lady guest from FL Dorado
who is in trouble with the law. She will
be kept here until the next term of court.
A warrant was issued from Justice Kee-
mans court yesterday. 1t was for Henry
Fleming, and the charge was that he had
stolen gold watch from George Robin
son.
A middle aged man named William
Meyers was arrested yesterday for indie
cency. His CONDUCT caused excitement in
The neighborhood. Bedford Wood cap
tured him aud he will be compelled to an
aver today.
Miss Lucie Stuckey, who has been visit
Ing relatives and friends for three months
in Arkansas, Illinois and St. Louis, re-
turned to her home fully convinced that
Kansas is the best state to live in, and
Wichita in particular.
Another runaway took place on the
corner of Douglas and Lawrence avenues.
Payne Sc Andrews delivery horse scared
n he street car, run away and collided
with two express wagons. The horse was
somewhat cut about the breast.
Ed Wallis little daughter. Cornelia, slip
PSu anu lcii 10 Tue SluSNdlh yesterday ana
cut a cash in her chsek. The doctor was
called and had TO put several stitches in
the wound. lt WAS not a dangerous but
extremely painful accident.
Mr.. f. T. Allen aud Mr.. Dixon came
back from Neodesha yesterday with their
lungs full of the vapors that shoot ont OF
the bosom OF the United States in that re-
gion. Mr.. Allen, who has had great deal
Of experience with gas wells, says the Kan
sgs wells are tip top.
Charles Martin and Amos Burns, the
bicyclsts who won various races at Riv-
rrside on the Fourth. received their prizes
yesterday. Mr.. Martin received a gold
watch. a silver cup and bicycle tire. Mr.
Burns received a suit OF clothes, a scarf
pin and a term at the Business college.
George Matthews is back home. He
says that he produced an immense ram
north of Harper and west of Sedgwick,
that this town owes him $50 for chemicals
already expended, which he would like
paid, when he will on little farther AS
sistance, go TO work this morning on an
other big rain for this locality.
Neff's military band of eighteen pieces
gave delightful concert last evening at
the corner of Oak street and Lawrence
avenue which was highly appreciated by
hundreds of citizens. At the close OF the
program Mrs NJ J. Carver presented the
band with beautiful bouquet for which
the band bevs return their sincere thanks.
These concerts are given weekly and the
band boys are striving 20 make them a
pleasure Tor al during the summer even
ines