The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-12
CITY IN BRIEF.

| John Chain went 10 ElDor2Qo yeSter-
| day to attend the funeral Of Elmer Rob-
| inSOn.
3. W Pickett and Miss Rhoda Sum
mers OF Oklahoma City were licensed
to wed yesterday.
! Miss Else Shuttle one of the popular
| girls at the telephone exchange, is now
in Kansas City where she has secured
/ a nice position.
The Parish Aid Chapter of ST. Johns
| church will meet this afternoon at 2:30
/ sharp. All the members of the chapter
! requested TO be present Important
| business.
| Mr.. J. J. Mcnamara has returned
| from his business trip in New York,
and the patrons of this honestly estab-
| lished house will soon see many new
| things to command their attention.
| Annie B. Tracey. girl of % was adj
| judged insane in the probate court yes
| terday by jury consisting of p. d. ST.
! John. W. p. Cleveland. Z. J. Brooks c.
| +. Bell. j. F. Hart and II. w. Stewart
Miss Tracey is a resident of Wichita
and epilepsy is the cause Of her insani-
/ ty.
| A a recent meeting of the directors of
! the Claremore Coal company in this city
an office was established in Wichita and
II. Nichols made president. j. r. Hurst
| of Claremore, vice president, Whitney
/ Tucker treasurer. Z. c. Dickson secre-
tary, f. S. Fees assistant secretary. and
| John Witheriy superintendent.
Thornton Sargent returned yesterday
| from months visit with his family
| who are Spending the summer in Ohio
| He spent the time very pleasantly
while away, yet is gratified 10 be back
! in Wichita. From the standpoint of
agriculture. Mr.. S. says no state he has
! been in is lin it, with Kansas.
! Lord High Commissioner Lieurance
was the laughing stock of the town
! again yesterday. He drove down town
| in his ricTity buggy and hitched his
| team Some wag hung a bottle of beer
under il and for an hour Lieurance
drove around the streets with every
body guying him, the reason for
which he was not aware. Finally he
| couldn't stand il any longer, got out to
! make an examination and pretty near
fell dead when he found that bottle of
beer swinging 10 his vehicle.
Mr.. ]. II. Voth of the Van Zandt In
plement and Hardware company. and
Miss Alberto Shepley of Hutchinson,
were united III marriage at the brides
| house in that place last Sunday morn
ing by Rev. Hall of the NJ. f. church
| there. The newly welded couple at
once came to Wichita and will take resi-
dence on North Market street this week.
Many of Jake's friends in the city have
smoked to his good health and his eSti-
mable brides good health, while wish
| ing that they may live long and pros
per-
Mr.: Ruben Jones Of Pot5ville. Pa.
brother of our fellow townsman Dam
iel Jones, called yesterday in company
with his brother and Rev. Griffith, the
latter being an old time friend and
classmate of Mr. Jones' son. Mr.
Jones is taking couple Of weeks off
| from business for a rest. He has been
in the Pottsville Miners bank for TWEEN
ty-nine years, in all of which time he
lost but wo days. He said having often
seen the Eagle he desired to get ac-
quainted with its head, so made very
pleasant call.
The Central Grain company composed
of the well known citizens of Wichita.
Messrs. a. T Carpenter and \. T. Ro-
chelle, has just opened office for the
transaction OF a general grain and COM
mission business. in the Fletcher block
on North Main street. AS the name of
the company indicates they will buy
and sell ali kinds of grain and mill pro-
duets, on their own account and on or
ders. The mem bers OF the firm need no
Introduction in this community-their
personal reputation for integrity and
competency in business is proverbial.
The Paramount college opened We'd
nesday mornig very favOrably- Nearly
/ forty students were present Many
more are expected. Two, one from Mis-
souri, and one from New York. were de-
tanned at Neodesha by flooded rivers.
, Professor Roulet was caught in rhe
same way and did not reach Wichita
till nearly noon The Ladies Library
association had meteing at the house
Of Professor Isely Tuesday and decided
10 undertake 70 finish on at once base
ment room in the college building espe-
cially for the library. The collection OF
a good general library Will now be
pushed energetically.