The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-17
CITY IN BRIEF.


Cecil Harris is back at his old place
IN Cox's candy factory.
Matt Wallis case in the police court
will commence this morning.
The new Methodist church was dedi-
Gated at Valley Center Sunday.
Sam Chambers will have a big sale
al his place between Oatville and Bayn-
vile today.
A ham was taken from in front Of
North Main street grocery store Satur-
day evening.
Marriage license were issued yester-
day 10 ]. s. Burget Of Cheney and Anna
Keefe Of Wichita.
Colonel Clark of OTTAWA was in the
city last night and called on the Eagle
for few minutes.
c. C. Rushing and wife leave this
evening for their Florida home. They
win return in May.
Mrs. Popejoy of Washington Court
House, Ohio. is in the city visiting her
niece, Mrs. Grant Hatfield.
c. H. Smyth returned yesterday
from an extensive hunt on the MissiS-
sippi valley in eastern Arkansas.
H. c. French Of the Mount Hope
Mentor was in the city yesterday on
A very interesting series of revivals
is being conducted at the Friends
| church. All are cordially invited to at
! tend.
w. H. Kelchner has removed his
meat market to IA North Main street,
from its CORNER location near Central
avenue.
Elmer Ref, the well known Wichita
horse rider VINO is preparing to go TO
England to ride, is visiting at Arkan-
/ sas City.
Henry W1a11enstein of the Boston
store is the proud father Of a beautiful
rev daughter, which they say looks
just like her papa.
The treasurers office yesterday re-
ceived over IS 900 from taxes paid in.
! The average paid in for each day Of
| last week was ST, 600.
! The officers of Chief Justice Dale's
! court in Oklahoma were in the city
| Sunday en- route to Woodward, where
court begun yesterday.
Ex-Mayor George W. Reilly Of Caid-
we'll was in the city yesterday. Mr..
| Reilly is now travelling for the Whit
| taker Packing company.
S. w. Haupt, AZ years Of age, died at
his residence yesterday. nine miles
The funeral wdll be held today.
! An injunction was filed yesterday
! against Matt Wall, n. ]. Murphy, Ma
han Bros. William Myer. ct al. in the
| district clerks office by the assistant
| attorney general
Mr. G. w. Hampton died yesterday
morning at his home, nine miles south
! east OF the city. funeral services will
! be held at the country residence at 10
! O'Clock this morning.
Miss Jeckyll Will give a compliment
airy studio reception this afternoon
from to at her studio in the Lewis
| academy. All persons interested are
cordially invited TO be present.
Mrs. Packer left yesterday for Grip
| pie Creek. Colo, where her husband has
| been located in the mining business for
! the past eighteen months. Reports say
! that Al has struck a lead which viii
| make him a wealthy man.
Few persons pass around the corner
of Main and Douglas but are attracted
| TO the unique show case of Israel q Co
| on Douglas. The arrangement and
! placing of the photos is as artistic as
the pictures are handsome.
| Some one stole the lines of Mr.. Grady
! Of South Market street Sunday night
while he and his family were attend
/ ing church. He was equal to the occa-
sion and rode the horse home. guiding
! him by the bride reins, while his fam
| lily rode in the buggy.
Hog cholera is said to be raging to an
/ alarming extent southwest of the city.
! w w. Ayers, ex-district clerk, and d.
| A Wilson have each lost forty head by
/ the disea Sc Other farmers are report
| ed 10 have had severe loss. but the ex-
] 4 ha lee
Everybody who looks at the north
! window in Sid Neff'S store today viii
/ admire the artistic work of Mrs. Neff.
! who has arranged a winter scene that
looks as natural as art can make it. 1t
is very pretty and Mrs. Neff Is receiv-
| ing a great many compliments from
| people who stop TO admire her work.
The rumor that the world will come
TO an end on January 10. 1856. probably
/ originated from the fact that two full
moons occur this month. II is quite
| rare for December. or any other month,
! for that matter. TO have two full moons.
! The only instance before this was : .S95
! years ago, at the coming OF the Savior.
| Some people think that the two full
| moons this month foretoken His second
! coming.
The two sides chosen by Wichita
| Lodge No. -, to secure new members
| reported last night. DR.. NJ. W. Cave
! was captain Of one corps while \. F.
| Goodin comma ndei the five men OF his
company. II was the agreement that
| the side which succeeded in securing
the most members should be furnished
the oysters by the losing side. Trey
each reported twenty-eigh new men,
bers. or fifty-six IN all. and 10 settle
the matter the lodge voted 20 furnish
| the oysters 10 the TWO companies and
I the cadidates.
DR.. johnson is trying TO get the post
Office here 10 adopt the new weather de-
/ partment scheme and that is 20 stamp
each letter with the weather forecast
! II can be done very easily by insertins s
an additional line in the regular lette-
stamp. The stamps used now says
Wichita. Ks, Nov 10; by Adopting
the new stamp Il would say; Wichita
Ks NOV. Is: Weather Indication Cold.
BY the adoption Of this stamp every
body receiving a letter would be warn
ed Of the condition Of the weather fol
the next tewnty-fOur hours
Notwithstanding the cry OF hard
times this Christmas Is looked forwart
10 by the express companies as VeT|
busy one. TIE Wells-F Fargo people have
put three extra men and one extra
wagon % handle the Christmas trade
I ana even now lhey expect % DC Su&ll
PEELED 70 put on more than that. i
{ seems the express companies nave
made Up their minds 20 compete with
Uncle sam in the sending OF Christina.
presents They say they viii charg'
only the postal rate and give the add
tionsl inducemenJ. in order 20 get n:
trade OF sending % the houses 10 sc
the goods and guaranteeing the seadel
| agazns: loss or damage