The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-16
CITY In BEIEF.

MISS hOIlIe fSOeS VIII te6Ne thursday
for visit to Quincy, Illinois.
Miss Sadie Kaufman gave party in
honor of Miss Wilson of Chicago.
Miss Ida Joseph has gone on a visit
to SedaAa, No. and Des Moines, Iowa.
Mary E. Walton secured a divorce
yesterday from her husband, Louis A.
Walton.
Mrs. Douglas I. Hobbs of Trinidad,
Col, is visiting her brother Ransom
H. Brown.
Yesterday Duckey l.. Marshall OBJ
tanned a divorce from her husband, l..
Z. Marshall.
Hypatia holds her tenth annual meet
ing at the board of trade rooms this
evening, Oct. 16.
Charley Carey and DR.. McClees start
ed yesterday on a hunting expedition Of
a weeks duration.
The Wichita Wheelmen will give a
twenty-five mile road race, il is said,
on Thanksgiving day.
Rev. Dugal Mccormick and wife of
Belle PLANE were in the city yesterday
on shopping expedition.
Miss Mile Hays entertained in her
usual charming manner Monday night
in honor of Miss Wilson of Chicago.
Mrs. Henrietta Wilson of Chicago,
who has been the guest of Miss Sadie
Kaufman, left yesterday for Denver.
Harry Cottman, the young merchant
prince of the West Side, leaves today
for a general tour throughout Texas.
The barn of George Norman was
burned at an early hour this morning,
located just north of the fair grounds.
Degrees were conferred last night up
on several new members at the meeting
of the Ivy Leaf lodge of Eastern Stars.
PEARSON Sims and wife leave today for
Indiana and Ohio where they will spend
four weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
The police commissioned at meet
ing yesterday relieved George E. Harris
from duty as a police officer at Lin
wood park.
Judge Wall is back from Kansas City
and says that he met the boom a that
place and predicts its arrival at Wich-
tia before many moons.
H A Royse, brother of Sheriff
RoySe, was yesterday sworn in as dep
uty sheriff in the place made vacant by
the resignation of Charley Burrows.
Reece Craven was fined $40 in the
police court yesterday for his disturb
ance of the peace of his wife and his
subsequent action when attempted to
be arrested.
Short services and address this, Wed
neSday, evening at 1870 at st. Johns
church. Subject: 1.-The Episcopal
Church and It's Usages." All cordially
invited ITO be present.
The case Of Charles Shuftz, which
has been pending in the police court for
several days, to answer the charge of
az nj md
was continued until Monday.
The parents of Utah Alexander, who
figured as witnesses in the case against
the Day brothers and also in the Rob-
erts case, have applied to Probate
Judge Myatt to have the girl sent to
reform school for girls al Beloit.
County Commissioner Webb visited
the state imbecile asylum at Winfield
Monday for the purpose of looking af-
ter the interests of Sedgwick county
inmates of this institution. This coun-
ty has five children in this place.
The Parish Aid chapter of ST. Johns
Episcopal church will meet this after
noon at the residence Of Mrs. Edward
Vail. All the members of the chap
ter and any others who may wish to
join are requested to present.
Rev. J. w. Crouch of Ness City was
III w lCiIIld ySSlcf udS, the quest VI MS
old friend Rev. n. f. Harmon. The
reverend gentleman was on his way TO
Clearwater, where an examination of
young ministers will be held for the Sec
ond year.
John L. Werdman of Galesburg, Ill,
has removed his family to Wichita.
He is the proprietary of large string
of trotting and pacing horses and will
use the state track of the state fair as
ISOLATION for training purposes the COM
ing winter.
The work on the prospect well was
not begun yesterday as contemplated
on account of the failure of the rope to
arrive, and a man was sent to Alva,
o. T., to get a rope belonging to Mr..
Austin and work will be begun as soon
as he returns with the rope.
Uncle John Speer. the well known
Kansas pioneer, is visiting his son Will,
in the city and called at the Eagle of
remeniscent mood. during which he
told many interesting stories of early
life. Mr.. Speer looks hale and hearty
his FIVE and seventy
years.
William Rogers was the name enter
ed upon the police register yesterday
by Lead Pencil Charley" who had be-
come filled upon white Line" TO such |
an extent that il in.terfered with his
comInCtion. He has history equal to
that OF many of the heroes of the dime |
novels. He is said TO have visited |
every town and city in the United !
States.
An exciting runaway occurred last |
evening on Market street. A horse |
came dashilg down the street and ran
on the pavement, which was crowded
with pedestrians at the time, causing = |
general stampede. Some country boy
in a wagon gave an unearthly yell that |
stopped that horse instantly. This yell |
did the work and the street was soon
filled with people inqusring the cause |
of the alarm That boy is equal to any |
fire alarm that can be secured.
r A Neeley has concluded that ne |
IS the proper person TO be elected coro- !
ner Of this county and will today file |
his petition in the Office OF the county
clerk as a candidate for the office He /
says he has been q resident OF this coun- /
~ since its organization and he feels /
positively assured that he is the only /
one of the four candidates now in the 1
field that possess the necessary avoriu- /
poise and muscle necessary for the /
office.
G.. D. Austin OF Bridgwater, Mass.
writes 10 Secretary Hewey OF the state .
fair that he expects to make Wichita
his future home and viii bring his en-
tire string OF horses here for training
purposes. He already has one OF his
horses here n the charge Of Mr.. Hard
man. WHO speaks in the highest terms
Of the Wichita track for training pur-
poses. When the Deresnt season is |