The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-21
CITY IN BRIEF.

W. r. Spikenal of Wellington was in
the city yesterday.
DR.. Boyd left last night for pros
pecting tour in Texas.
Mr.. Naftsger of Anthony was a Wis
ftor in the city yesterday.
Miss Usher Carson of Oklahoma
City is in the city visiting Miss Fannie
Haeydon.
Information was received here of the
suspension Of the Commercial bank Of
Kingfisher.
George y. Bowen has quit the Ponca
Indian baseball team and returned
home yesterday.
John and Mrs. McNaughten Of South
Water street are rejoicing over the ar
rival OF baby girl at their home.
Ben Spar, one of the prominent
business men Of Wellington, was in
the city last night visiting A. b. Sykes
The exercises of the High school COM
menceIrent viii not be longer than
usual All numbers are short. Music
by the High school chorus.
Thomas B. PaXon, one of the bright
est railway boys on the main line of
the Santa Fe at Nickerson, was in the
city visiting with engineer Huff
Howard Hettinger, ]. p. Allen and
Charles Lawrence left last night for
Leavenworth. where they will attend
meeting Of the pharmaceutical asso-
citation.
Many OF the knights of Pythias of
Wichita will go TO Hutchinson today
to attend the grand lodge. They want
A c. Jobes for grand master of the
eXchecquer.
Ross Miller writes from st. Louis
that he has engaged with the Internal
tional Wheel company of that place
! do 10 mi
on his wheel, making good time en-
route
Miss Lulu Chaplin of FL Dorado was
in the city yesterday the guest of Miss
Pearl Murdoch. She came over to
order a costume for the graduating
exercises. Miss Chaplin is one of the
bright and winsome young ladies of
IL Dorado.
Policeman John Wallace, speaking of
Rev. Colts bachalaurate sermon de-
iivered last Sunday said it was "a storm
of thought during which the lightnings
Of oratory flashed with great brilliancy
and the coruscations of wisdom blazed
with unremitting splendor."
VIII Ayers, c. T. Ratliff and Roy
Kramer were admitted to the bar yes
terday. Mr. Kramer is the first native
lawyer in Wichita, having been born
within three blocks of the court of
the youngest lawyer. He will be chief
justice yet, that same Roy viii.
The Model barber shop has fitted up
a department for baths-Cold, hot and
Vapor. 1t is provided with porcelain
tubs and the best Of furniture and is
first-clasS and very complete in all its
appointments. The location. 81 East
Douglas, makes it easy of access. espe-
cially to the business portion of the
city.
J. E. Junkin. editor of the Sterling
Bulletin-G Gazette. who was in the city
on business yesterday. spent an hour
at the Eagle office swapping political
pabulum with the editorial force and
another hour in the business depart
ment trying TO worm out the secret
how a daily big enogh for a city of
two hundred thousand can be made to
make both ends meet in Wichita and
at the same time run the Kansas City
dailies out OF its field.
The exercises of the High school COM
mencement VIII begin promptly at 7:3O
Wednesday evening. The auditorium
viii be open at Gas. An admission fee
of 10 cents viii be charged. All viii be
required TO present tickets at the door
Tickets can be secured from the High
school pupils or at the book stores
The tickets remaining unSold WedneS-
day afternoon will be placed on sale at
the box office Wednesday evening.
The very large tinted photos and
crayon pictures on exhibition in the
show window of the Findlay Ross
Furniture emporium on North Main
street are the product Of the art gal
lery of Israel & Co, loo East Douglas
avenue It cannot be said that all
these pictures are by new process.
hut they are certainly of q very high
order OF fine art. Their merits as such
Will at once commend them To all who
appreciate and who may desire fine
pictures: and in addition, Israel & Co.
have placed the prices for them at
about half what they have been held
heretofore. bringing them within easy
reach of all. Mr.. \. u. Johnson, the
artist who produces this superior work
Is enga ged with Israel & Co. for linn
tied time. which latter fact il will be
well to bear in mind.