The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-13
The aa1ieha 1ailu EAGLE Tuesday gornns august

Uncle Tom Randall OF Greedy town.
ship. and ex-county commissioners. was
in the city yesterday and says the
people in his section are satisfied this
year.
r. NJ. Maxwell, wife and daughter re-
turned today. Mr.. Maxwell was in
New York on business and Mrs. Max
we'll and her daughter visited in In
diana.
W. T. Jewett says he found out how
Chicago people get rich. He went into
heightened saloon and says they
charged him eight-five cents for two
drinks.
The county commissioners called on
Chief Massey and asked him TO arrest
all parties found viola ting the law by
driving faster than a walk over county
bridges.
The Mount Hope Blues crossed bats
with the Maize team Saturday. Mt.
Hone won by a score of to 8. Maize
was reinforced by several players from
Jamesburg.
The big river is falling rapidly and
has now arrived at a stage where
rise in the little river will not be so
likely to cause an overflow in the north
part Of the city.
Commissioner Burch says that there
are few fields of corn in Union town.
ship that was injured by hot winds
and will no. make over twenty-five
bushels per acre.
County Treasurer Doran yesterday
sent the National bank Of The Repub-
lie of New York receipt for S44. 49S. so
for coupons detached from bonds OF
Sedgwick county.
The best corn in Sedgwick county is
said to be north of Wichita and Just
ice Jones says they had two rains up
there that he is satisfied is due TO Geo.
Matthews experiments.
J. D. Caldwell is way ahead with his
city directory, and he VIII soon have
il ready for the press. He says il will
be the finest and most accurate city
directory ever issued in Wichita
by all means let us have good roads
for the farmer, for the merchant, for
the wheelmen, for the pedestrians. for
everybody" W. w. Pierce is agent for
the Columbia. 403 East Douglas avenue.
Coroner McAllister comes to the
court house every morning with his
horse covered with mud TO his sides.
This indicates that il has rained on
that new farm Mack bought west OF
| the water works.
The county commissioners keep the
new court house insured. and some of
| the tax payers in the county treasur-
ers office yesterday wanted Ed Dorsey
to tell them how anybody could burn il
down. Ed gave il up.
| Miss Mabel Stacey is visiting her
brother, Mr.. A. G. Stacey of the Bea-
con. Miss Stacey. who is very bright
and intelligent young lady. will be in
| the city week or more. the guest or
DR.. and Mrs. E. =. Allen.
Miss Della Nicely returned last even
| ing from her western trip. She visit
ed Los Angeles, Pasadena, Albuquer-
| que and many other points of interest.
She is much improved in health and
! reports a very enjoyable time.
The Reformed church will hold their
annual Sunday school picnic in Lin
wood park on Wednesday. There will
be conveyances at the church at a.
m. Wednesday. All those who wish 10
attend will meet there a. that time.
The Ida Rebekah lodge will give an
ice cream social next Friday evening
in the Martinson block, West Side.
There will be recitation besides a fine
musical program. the colored quartet
being engaged for the occasion. a
small admission fee will be charged at
the door.
The Whiteman combination will APP
pear at the auditorium until the end
of their engagement. Tonight's must
cal program will be diversified with in
strumental music. Professor w. claims
that when it come to piano perform
ance that he has the Paderweski of his
race. 1t will be we'll worth hearing.
There IS no question about that.
Almost every one has felt the thrill,
which a sudden rush through the air
in a swing. will send through the veins.
but not every one could put the sensa-
ton into such poetry as this 4-year-old
baby. Little Hooper TOler'S grand
mother was swinging him out under
| the shades of the box elders. As he
| felt the cool morning air in his face. in
| his swift flight through the air. he said:
/ 'Oh oh. 1t just makes my little heart
! laugh"
Colonel Tom Richardson of Texas
and Kansas was in the city Sunday
night enroute to Topeka as represen-
| tative of Galveston interests at the
| coming meeting of business men at the
| state capital Tom is looking well, is
/ as active and energetic as usual and re-
ports the fact that he has the finest
J baby girl in Texas TO cheer him through
| life and inspire him in its efforts. He is
| booming Texas not only with facile
| pen but with an eloquent tongue and
one hearing him talk could not fail 10
| think that heaven itself is located in
| the Lone Star state.
W. L. Stanley was in the county
! clerks office yesterday and having all
| his work for the day done. he COM
menced to entertain an Eagle reporter
| and a few other men and gentlemen
| with few selection from Shakespeare.
| Mr.. Stanley is a mighty fine Shakes
pearean scholar and a natural born
! tragedian. When ne his audience rivit-
| ed to the very ground and he was top
| ping out fine climax County Com
missioner Harmon came running out OF
| his private room shouting Il command
| the peace: l command the peacer' He
| thought Mr.. Stanley was having fight
| with somebody.
THEY WILL MEET HERE.