The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-17
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs. G.. F. Hawks of Arkansas City,
is in the city on shopping tour.
Mrs. Fred Buttry is up from Enid
visiting her father and mother, Judge
and Mrs. McCandless.
Miss Clara Warner of ST. Louis will
spend a month in the city visiting
the Misses Helen Carpenter and Mabel
Larimer.
Yesterday George w Bennett re-
ceived a sad message informing him
of the death of his mother at her home
in Kentucky.
Mrs. Ida Decatur has returned from
a pleasant weeks visit with Chicago
relatives. Her two daughters accom-
panied her home.
The ladies of the Emporia Avenue
at the residence of the pastor, 1855
North Fourth avenue, this evening.
Refreshments will be served
Rollo ]. West, the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. West, died at his
home on the West Side at 7:25 last
evening. after a short illness. Notice
of funeral will be given later.
A. c. Jobes was around last evening
setting up the cigars. 1t is a girl AID
weighed nine pounds. Mr.. Jobes says
he thinks girl babies are much sweeter
The horses continue to come to the
state fair grounds for training. Mr..
Steadman of Valley Center brought
down five yesterday that promise to
make flyers. They will be trained for
the fall races.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the First Presby-
terrain church will be entertained a the
home of Mrs. ]. F. Reece No. S0oS East
Douglas avenue today at p. m. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to come
The last recital for the season of the
Wichita Musical club will be given
this afternoon at o'clock at their
rooms in the city building. 1t will be
vocal and instrumental by some of the
best musicians in the city, in charge
of Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Cleaveland.
Mr.. H. H. Gardner. the ElDirado
banker was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Gardner had just returned home from
the east where he has been spending
several months. He says that the fell
lows down there are terribly stirred up
over the west and the demand for silver
Representative W. J. Fitzgerald of
Ford county spent a few hours in the
city attending to some matters of bus
mess yesterday. He says he is in favor
OF the next Republican convention being
held at Wichita and favors a western
man for the next governor of Kansas.
He is enthusiastic over the prospects of
good results of irrigation and believes
il will make western Kansas bloom
like rose. Mr.. Fitzgerald was one of
the level headed. clean cut and strong
men in the house last winter.
Father Begley of Kingman county
was in the city yesterday having come
in to have the Eagle print his new
book When asked about the free sill
Yer sentiment in his county he looked
at things from a religious standpoint
and said: Everybody reads Coins
Financial School and consequently are
himetallists. but, has any one yet fig
ured il out that never within the his
tory of man has il been ascertained
that you can place two or three things
into one. save and except the Blessed
Trinity" He said that everything in
Kingman county is all right and the
farmers Will be able 10 redeem their
pledges.
\ prominent sir knight Of Kansas
says: Il never had better time in
my life than l have had in Wichita at
this Templar meeting. Oh. how tired.
Some sir knight gave these passenger
agents a tip that myself and family
were sure TO attend the Boston con-
clave. and II ever there was a poor
devil talked to death. its surely me.
They are truly orators in their bust
ness. / am sure twenty-five OF them
have given me folders. time cards, dis
cribing the scenery on their respecta-
tive lines. praiSing their road beds.
equipments. eating stations and that
they have the only line TO Boston.
They stick 10 a person worse than the
ieeches used to when I went in swim
ming in the old mill pond in Ohio.
81 notice." said a clereymsn's wife
20 her husband. that il is no longer
fashionable for the minister TO kiss the
bride at the wedding ceremony"
yes" sadly responded the good man.
'.many of the pleasant features con-
nected with the wedding ceremony have
been discarded. and"
Whats that?" demanded his wife,
cninously.
Il meant mean he stsnmered,
"thnt the senseiess custom OF kissing
the bride should have been abolished
long ago."-TammanS Times