The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs. H G. Chipchase has gone to
Colorado TO visit her parents, Mrs. and
Cochran.
Mr.. Wash Culbertson has returned
from Belle PLANE where he has been
visiting for fortnight.
s. K. Woodcock of Walton was a Wis
itor N the city yesterday and stated
that the country looks fine up there.
Councilman Mclean has faith in the
future Of Wichita. He bought seventy
five lots on the West Side yesterday.
Judge Babb is cutting a crop of al
falfa which was sowed the middle of
last May. He says it is a good crop.
E T Allen is inconsolable over the
disappearance of his fine Jersey cow,
and life will be a blank until she is
found
Tence Massey is quite sick at the
home Of his mother east of the city.
He has not spoken aword for nearly
two weeks.
Ex-Coal Oil Inspector Arthur Car
penter Of Kansas City and formerly OF
Wichita was in the city yesterday
among his many friends.
George Locke writes home from Lo-
gan. O.. that the people out here actual
ly know nothing about hard times com
pared with the people in the east.
Douglas avenue and Main street had
a Sunday evening appearance last
night during the time of the big meet
ing in progress at the auditorium
There were a number of people on
the Douglas avenue bridge at eleven
O'Clock last night looking for the food
reported coming down the big Arkan-
saS.
Mrs. C. NJ. LaPaz, president of the
Kansas division of the L. 4. s., left
last night via the Rock Island, for
Houston. Tex, to visit friends and rela-
tiVeS.
There will be a lawn social next Wed
nesday evening at Mr.. Dorsey's, corner
of Market and Third streets. 1t will
be given by the G. r. Circle Of the
Kings Daughters.
George X Spencer came in collision
With treacherous banana peel on the
pavement yesterday. with the result
that he is for the time absored in nurs-
ing sprained ankle.
Will Robinson. the successful mer-
chant Of MulVane, was in the city yes
terday on business. Mr.. Robinson has
great faith in Mulvane in particular
and Kansas in general
Billy Smith says he didn't write that
letter to Goveu%r Morrill, about wo-
men of easy virtue setting in their car
riaSes and drinking but said it was in
an alley instead of street
The Wells Fargo & Co. Express are
sending out great quantities Of tona-
toes and muskmellons. The dealers
report the finest tomatoes coming in
this year ever raised in the state.
\ prominent business man said last
night that some of the politicians sign
the preachers petition and then evened
up matters with the other fellows by
Of he 1if \ =
night.
the Douglas avenue bridge last night
onto a sand bar in the river. The cat
cried piteously and a tender hearted
young man waded in and brought pus-
sy ashore.
NJ NJ. Luffer OF Cowley county was
in the city yesterday and denied the re-
port sent out; a few days ago stating
that hot winds prevailed in the county
as a rank fake" without any founda-
ton whatever.
DR.. Miller of New York was in the
city yesterday. he is posted on ma
tional finance but unfortunately he is
n gold bug and advocates his ideas with
an earnestneSs that commands respect
If il does not convince.
Al Nelson of Salem township was in
the city yesterday and says there are
sections in his township where they
need rain and says they have 10 de-
pend on George Matthews to get the
rain just when they need it.
4 prominent miller in the city said
yesterday that the Kansas Millers as
ISOLATION put up wheat cent per hu-
shell in the markets of the country by
sending ont he report that wheat would
be imported into Kansas this year.
The Ladies Aid society of the Cen
trail Christian church VIII give an ice
cream social at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. A. Carvin 1857 North Mar
ket street this evening. Every eody
come and enjoy pleasant evening.
Since the FISH law has gone into ef-
feet prohibiting SEEMING the rivers and
creeks are filled with trot lines and
men are seen coming from the direction
of the Little Arkansas river early III
the morning with nice strings OF hsh.
William Cummings of Butler county
was ia the city yesterday anu says they
have good crops over there ana no pro-
hibition on their hands: Editor Shell
den is the best prohibition fighter we
have in our county. when he Is sober
The small force Of men at work on
North Lawrence avenue and First
street are cleaning out the cutters and
putting the dirt from the cutters IN ne
middle Of the street thereby helping
the appearance of that section OF the
city.
Wichita has taken another boom IN
moving in outside houses and concen-
trating the city. Two houses were GO
ing In on South Main yesterday pc
twe,a Norris and kellogg and one be-
tween Second and Third streets On
Waco avenue
The Junior society Of the First Unit
ed Presbyterian church. the oiceSt
Junior c. E. society in the city, VIII
give an entertainment in the church
this evening 1t will be an "Evenins
with the Junior The admission VIII
be free and after the entertainment the
Juniors will serve ice cream aud cake
on the lawn.