The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
CITY IN BRIEE.

| Rev. Won Herrlich was in kiowa yes
terday.
W. G. Nelly of Leavenworth was in
town yesterday on official business.
Miss Ethel Sweeney of Cheney is in
the city the guest of Miss Ida Dennis.
Matt Wall has appealed his case TO
| the district court fFom the police court.
Mrs. Griffin. wife of the former chan
cellor Of Garfield university, will leave
| in a few days to join her husband in
| Ohio.
Yesterday tine county commissioners
began cutting down the counfy's eX-
penses by shutting off the daily supply
of Zee.
Mr. Meyer in Cash Henderson's car
| pet department is a candidate for that
prize for the most artistically dressed
window.
Major Chapman of Moline is in the
city visiting his brother, J. B. Chap
man, and his nieces, Mrs. Farmer, and
Mrs. Wilson of the West Side.
An interesting meeting Of the State
Fair association will be held today al
the SecretaTy's office, at which officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
Charles Irwin returned yesterday
from Lawrence, Kan, where he attend
ed the meeting of the state board of
| horticulture. He succeeded in having
his paper made the official organ of the
state society.
Mrs. T. ]. Wallace, residing twelve
miles east of the city, died yesterday
of apoplexy. She was SO years of age
and highly respected by all. The fun
real will be held today and the body
buried at Andover.
j. B. Blakemore, buyer for the Whit
taker Packing company, purchased,
yesterday, Henry Schweiter's white
faced cattle said to be the finest bunch
of heiferS that have crossed the scales
at the stock yards for a long time.
a prominent lady of this city walked
deliberately up to the scavenger box
on the corner Of First and Main yester-
| day and mailed a letter in il. The
scavenger will find himself with a fine
Christmas card when he opens that box
L. e. Wise, alias c. P Christy, was
placed in the county Jail yesterday on
commitment issued by United States
Commissioner W. II. s. Brand Of Dodge
City. The crime alleged against the
man in the commitment was fer send
ing obscene matter through the mails.
Mr.. ]. H. Vreeland of the Globe re-
turned yesterday from a weeks trip to
Nebraska. One week was quite enough
for him, away from Sunny Southern
Kansas. Nebraska presents a dreary
appearance-nO rain nor snow for
weeks leaves the crop outlook for anoth
er season depressingly discouraging.
Chas. Freeman, Capt John w.
Shields and D. A. McNicOls returned
yesterday from Cheney where the visit
81 lp-7rr oil,
thirty-five members. @. p. Williams is
master workman and ]. A. Wallace is
secretary. Past Master VIM. NJ. Park
inson was elected a delegate 10 the
grand lodge.
Billy McAdamS was at the Carey last
night. He represents a Cincinnati
firm and in speaking of Kansas people
getting there" said: kansas enter
prise is exemplified at Saratoga in
Pratt county. There is family in that
school district who occupy the school
house as a residence. The old man
and his two sons constitute the school
board. A daughter teaches the school
for $35 a month. Two younger chill
dren constitute the school popula ton.
a careful examination fails to reveal
any moss on their backs"
For those interested in machinery
there will be a most interesting exhibit
ton at the FAIRIES machine shops on
South Washington avenue between 4
and o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Truck of Caldwell. an old Rock Island
engineer. has patented a stationary
engine whose distinctive difference from
other engines is its occillating piston.
The model, a most beautiful piece OF
mechanism, weighs only fifty pounds.
and occupies a space of seventeen
inches. He starts il for the first time.
Mr.. Truck vii gladly exhibit the work
ings of this little poem of power and
motion 10 all who call.
At the Plymouth Congregational
church Sunday morning the following
program VIII be rendered by a quartette
composed Of Miss Ellsworth and Mrs.
Z. G. Robertson, sopranos; Miss NJ
Larimer. alto; Mr.. r. @. Smith. tenor,
and &. II. SesmaGs. bass:
Manager Of Bethlehem. Ravens
Hark. Hark, My Soul. Shelley
For offertory Mr.. Smyth viii sing the
Birthday of King. by Ne.dEnger.