The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-14
CITY IN BRIEF

| j. NJ. Allen is now in charge Of the
stock OF goods OF Payne & Ferriter.
The station known as Calista on the
Wichita and Western road was aban-
doned yesterday.
Miss dwellings academy was well
attended last night by the members OF
her dancing class.
Judge Reeds boom for chief justice
or the supreme court is unanimous
about the court house.
The Boston store has the home of
! Santa Claus in front and genuine live
St Nicholas living in il.
a great deal of stock is being shipped
just now from western Oklahoma and
| the Panhandle OF Texas
The c. w F. VI society held its reg
ular monthly meeting yesterday at the
Central Christian church.
The sires owned at the Jewett farm
and their daughters have produced al
performers in go or better.
". c. Beck of Kingman has conclud-
ed 20 make Wichita his home and will
go to housekeeping in a day or two.
Many of the delegates 10 the meeting
Of representa- lives of cities OF the first
class will arrive in town tomorrow
night.
Rev. Beach Of the ST Paul NJ. E
| church Will go 10 Pratt today where he
/ Will preach the dedicatory sermon OF
the new church.
| The officials at the county jail deny
the Tumor on the streets yesterday that
| Marion Williamson had attempted TO
| escape from the Jail.
| Engineer Huff of the Wichita and
! Western had the misfortune 10 sprain
a foot while getting off his engine. He
| is laid up for repairs for a week or ten
! days.
| John Sponsler Of Hutchinson was in
| the city esterday. He is buying ear
corn 10 hold and he thinks il is safer
| than sinking his money in gold min
| ing boom.
Queen City lodge Degree Of Honor
gave very pleasant dancing party last
night. Some thirty couples We're pres
ent and the affair was pronounced
great success.
Barney Dixon who was found dead
in bed at Topeka in hotel last Wed
nesday. died of heart disease. That
is what the coroner's jury found in its
Investigations.
violation of the prohibftory law. lit
is alleged by the assistant attorney gen
eral that he maintained and operated
joint on West Douglas avenue.
C. Frank Bell. aged four weeks. died
yesterday morning at the residence of
his parents on West Eighteenth street
OF cholera infantum. The funeral Will
be held today at p. m, Rev. Funk Of
floating.
Jake Harmon is now on the police
force. Nearly all of the men who wiel-
ded the baton under the Humphrey
administration are now on. 1t is said
that Detective SuttonS official head is
about 10 drop.
The revival meeting at the First NJ.
z. church last night was we'll attended
and the services were extremely inter-
esting from a spiritual standpoint
There viii be no preaching services to-
night, but on Sabbath special meetings
Will be held.
The Mulvane Record says: When
Logan goes to Wichita with a four
horse load of rabbits. ne will halt in
front of the Eagle Office where all the
editors are invited to be present and |
take their choice. The next poorest |
people in the city will be served sec
ond.
J. B. Chandler sent away eight head |
of horses yesterday. Mr.. L. Clark /
took them to St Joseph. Mr.. Chandler |
still retains seven head which he viii /
keep in training for next seasons cam |
paign. Wichita has more good trot- |
ters and PAGERS than any other town in
Kansas.
1t is to be hoped that the council |
committee on moving and changing the
position Of poles will not overlook the
two poles, one electric light and the
ather telephone, on the alley between
Douglas avenue and the government
building. II is a wonder that they were
ever allowed to be placed there
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Phillips. editor Of the Burns
Citizen and Miss Maude Fike. daughter
Of Pastor Fike. were married day be-
fore yesterday by the Rev. Ella Thorpe
OF this city. The happy couple who are
well and favorably known 10 a large
circle Of friends were the recipients OF
many pretty and useful presents.
The Horse World SAYS: A Wichita
firm has contracted to supply the Mex
lean government with 600 cavalry hors-
es. 1t is stipulated that the horses
shall be geldings OF between 1000 and
! 100 pounds weight. well broken 10 sad
die, and that they shall be delivered
by Dec. 18th. The price agreed upon
is $50 per head.
Robert Flynn Of Viola township was
arrested yesterday by Constable Tom
Voss upon a warrant charging him with
disposing Of mortgaged property. He
was brought in last night and gave
a bond OF 500 TO appear for trial Friday
the 10Th inst. before Justice Jones. j. |
Human made the affidavit upon which
the man was arrested.
A great event Is going 10 take place |
soon in the winter quaUters OF McMa-
hans circus at the Gilbert plow works.
About the middle OF January Sedg- |
wick county can feel proUnd over her
first native born camel. II is probable
that no camel was ever born in this |
,ounty heretofore. al least there is moth
ne 70 show that fact In any Of the
prehistoric specimens taken from the
gas well
The state board Of charities let their
contracts for supplies this week and
among the Wichita merchants interest ,
Il and whose bids were accepted are
Johnston, Larimer & Co. wholesale !
i-y goods house. and Farnum & Co.
wholesale spice. coffee and tea dealers.
Nhe line OF goods accepted by the board
: not yet known 70 Johnston. LaTimer
( Co. as fun particulars OF the contract
ire not yet known.
Officers elected by Wichita Chapter
70. 50 r a ". a. their meeting last ev-
ming 20 serve the ensuing year were:
:. H Mccall. NJ E II. P; VI \. Carvin.
: X: II. l. Gordon e. s: ". 6. Cor