The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

c. A. Kiger back east visiting and
buying merchandise.
Miss May Vandervoort of Wellington,
is visiting friends in the city.
Luther Burns went to Anthony yester-
day on business of a legal nature.
The Rochester Brewing company is
building q cold storage room on East
Douglas.
Frank Dyer of Dover. o. T., was on the
streets yesterday with a wagon load
of peanuts.
The excavation is being made for the
new Polk building north of the Occi-
dental hotel.
George Sendlebock whose illness was
reported several days ago is now slow
ly improving.
The intermission today in the public
schools will be but one hour, by order
of the Superintendent of schools.
The officials of the Wichita street
railway company are unanimous in the
opinion that bicycls are a detriment to
business
Hon. James Allison is in Topeka US
ing his influence to secure the estab-
lishment of a branch normal school in
this city.
Harry Hoover was arrested last night
by officer Sutton on a warrant sworn
out by Hattie Long, charged with stat
utory rape.
The Sedgwick County bank officials
report a decided increase in their bust
ness since moving into the old Wichita
National quarters.
The suspended Wichita National
bank has been moved up stairs over its
former location in the front rooms for
merly occupied by Mr.. Niederlander.
Charlie Cochran of Kansas City. has
terminated his visit with his brother,
Cecil, in this city and is making short
visit with his parents in Enid, O. L.
The entire city street force is now
layed off because of the cold weather
The street commissioner says that
| twenty-eight men will probably be put
to work as soon as the frost is out of
the ground.
The masquerade given by the elite Of
the Wichita coiored society at the A. O.
L. W. hall was grand success There
were number of expensive and conf
cal costumes and all seemed TO have a
pleasant time
The Second Regiment Band is great
~ pleased with the uniforms which ar
rived in the city yesterday. The boys
had been expecting them for several
weeks and had about decided that they
would not receive them.
The Kansas News company closed
house to attend Major Coles meeting.
This was the first time the house has
been closed during business hours in
six years, Sunday or week day This
caused c. E. Barwise to remark that
evidence is daily accommodating that the
end OF the world is near at hand.
There was quite a little excitement
on East Douglas yesterday morning.
Some enc had accidentally dropped
a cartridge in the street and a wagon
going over il discharged it The re-
port went out that the explosion was
caused by a pistol and that man had
ben murdered and soon there was quite
a crowd OF people in the vicinity.
The local sports have made arrange
ments for q boxing tournament some
time next week There are already two
entries for the light weight champion
shin of the state Ten entries in all
have been received by the management
One heavy weight four round bout
will be pulled of also middle weight
bout and three light weight bouts
The Rev. John 2. Won Herlich. rector
Of ST Johns church Is at the Bancroft
House corner Twenty-fIrst and Broad
way, New York. where he viii remain
for the next two weeks. Mr.. Won Her
Itch reports great success in his work
in the east Sunday evening last he
preached 10 large audience in St
AIMS church. corner Eighteenth street
and Fifth avenue. He viii very likely
return abont February list 10 his work
in Wichita