The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

Kansas City, Mo.
Lem Max of Kansas City was in town
yesterday on business.
o. E. Shoemaker was grant ted a drug
gist's permit yesterday
w. Buck Of ST. Louis was doing bust
ness in the city yesterday.
William G. Wright of Sterling was
visitor in the city yesterday
Clarence Fulton of Cincinnati, Ohio.
is here to spend the holidays.
Charles Youle of Saybrook, Ills, is
among the visitors in the city.
Clair Krakaw has returned from
Evanston to visit during Xmas.
Alfred Harrison of Furley is STOP
ping at the Carey for few days.
George Strong of Peoria, Ills, was in
the city yesterday on a brief visit
A. T. Goyer of st. Louis was among
the guests at the Carey last night.
Frank J. Weston of Hutchinson was
doing business in the city yesterday
Charles Wagner of Peoria, Ills, was
among the guests in the city yesterday.
W. e. Woods of Fort Scott was in the
city yesterday enroute from Oklahoma.
Charlie Freeman went to Cheney last
night to organize lodge Of A. o. U. W.
The Rev. John F. Won Herrlich will
lecture for the Ladies' Guild of Trinity
church, Kiowa, this evening.
Mr.. James w Emo sold a complete set
Of household goods yesterday to Mrs.
Z. Light of Woodward, o. T.
There will be a social this evening in
the First Presbyterian church parlors-
given by the Ladies Aid society.
The Santa Fe ticket office will soon
occupy the old State National bank
building. 1t is being fitted up for that
purpose.
Mrs. Henry B. Wilson's mother, Mrs.
Barnes of New Foundland, died sud-
denly today at her residence on North
Lawrence avenue.
There will be a turkey shooting match
Friday afternoon at the corner of Hill
side and Lincoln street, formerly known
as Harry Hills farm.
Mt Olivet Commandry Knights
T'emplar Of this city will hold a meet
ing tonight for the purpose of passing
on several applications.
Stewart Fortman filed his final set
Element as administrator Of the Fort
man estate yesterday which will be
passed on by the court on December
18th.
Steffen has opened in his new Bon
Ton palace, LAG North Main street, a
superb stock Of Christmas candies and
general confectionery. 1t is a perfect
love Of store.
Yesterday the first snow of the win
ter put in its appearance, but it was a
very weak effort. 1t is pretty hard for
old BoreaS to get the biller of Wichita's
Italian climate.
Judge Reed has gone to Blooming
ton, Illinois, to spend Christmas with
his children who are there with their
He will be home and in
court on Dec. 2Sth.
The program is out for the fifth an
nual exhibition of the Wichita Fanciers'
of poultry and pet stock to
be held in Wichita, Kan. from January
to IL, inolusively. Thee Heives win
be judge of the show.
If 1.-THE old woman who lived in a
shoe" should call at carp & Wicker
Shaws, ON North Main street, she would
find a new one, large enough to give the !
kids all the room they want. It's the |
biggest shoe you ever saw.
Mrs. George J. Hartman returned !
Yesterday from Iowa, where she was on |
L sad mission, that of attending the /
funeral of her niece, Mrs. DR.. Burt, |
who visited her last year and who will |
be remembered we'll by many of the /.
society ladies Of the city.
The clerk of the district court has (
figured out the cost OF juries during the /
May term when there were no liquor
and during the September /
term when there were liquor proSecu- |
tons. May term sos; September term |
$3.50 These figures cover juries only.
Dan Jones as administrator Of the /
estate Of William Reed, who was killed /
by the cars at Grand Junction, Colo, |
flied a petition yesterday in the probat e |
court asking that an order be made to !
sell the land of the estate. The hear
ng of the petition was set for Deem
Der 80.
Captain II. A Bishop, who has been
n business in FL Reno, has sold out ]
ind returned to Great Bend. The cap
ain says he will let some one having a
lesire for English gore have his old /
sword, and will trade il to them for a
srutch, and they can go to war all they
want 10.
The Frisco train that was due here
1T 4:30 yesterday afternoon did not ar
i've nutil after ! o'clock this morning.
The train from the west last night was
discontinued as is also the one from the
east this morning. The trouble is
,aused by floods in the eastern part of
the state
Miss Leon Murphy was her father,
IIr. JOINT S Murphy, happy surprise
~ her arrival at his home, 1904 South
tmpoTia avenue, yesterday morning.
Tor eight years past Miss Leon has re
ided in Chicago. but thought to spend
he Christmas holidays with her father
md grandparents would be pleasant
diversion from the usual trend of every
lay life. Miss Leon is a very handsome
md vivacious young lady.
The claim of A J. Nichols against
he estate of II. II. Leonard was on
rial all day yesterday before the pro-
pate court. Judge Myatt withheld his
decision in the case. Nichols claimed /
hat he had received bill Of sale of the
goods of II. II. Leonard. The adj
acknowledged that the bill
# sale was given by the deceased. but
'laims that ii had been paid off and the
Pill OF sale should have been Cancelled.
Last night The boys in the Wells-Far-
70 express Office, directly east OF the
eagle building, were busy decora ting
he interior OF their cosy and hand
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