The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-15

| around among his telegraph friends.
| II. C. Meeker of the postoffice is at
| Cheney taking his vacation and his
| place is now occupied By Mr.. Higgins.
! Postmaster Fitch is expected home
| from his Colorado trip in few days
| He will then go east on short visit
Michael Stanton OF the. West Side is
| now living on his farm and has as fine
! a corn crop as there is in the country.
| The wheelmen had another street "a
| rade last night but owing to the threat
| ening weather comparatively few were
| out.
CITY Attorney Bird Of Topeka was in
| the city yesterday getting pointers re-
| Iative to the best managed city in the
| state.
Jake Cooper has fine display of
shells and other natural curiosities on
| exhibition a his store on North Main
| street.
A great many people read the article
| on Eugene Deb's efforts to save Clyde
| Mattox in yesterdays Eagle. with in
| terest.
f. G.. Glover and Laura B. Gather.
| both of Wichita, were marrid at the
| court house yesterday by Rev. N E.
| Harmon
Professor Robbins is liable to quit go
/ ing 10 the Y. NJ. c. A. Some enemy Of
| his has cut his wheel tire there several
| times recently.
Jig Tom, a good looking but a very
| suspicious character, was jagged yes
| terday for having a sack OF harness
| that he could not account for.
George Y. Bowen of the opera house
| has returned after a visit with his rel
| atives in Illinois and Indiana. during
which he had very pleasant time
c. B. Wilson and wife and little son
| Clifton are going camping near Seward,
| o. T., for the next four weeks, and eX-
| pect to make the trip overland.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A S. Parks. Miss Maude
/ Parks and Miss Annie Brown have re-
| turned from a months outing in Col
| orado fishing and climbing the old
| Rockies.
! r. Jacks. accompanied by his family.
| are stopping al Gueda Springs. Mr..
| J. has gone for the benefit of rheuma-
tism and will no doubt receive the same
| at the resort.
| bekah Lodge next Friday vening in the
Martinson block promises 10 be the
most entertaining that the citizens of
| the West Side have seen this season.
Judge Wyatt of the probate court has
| gone to his old home in Illinois for a
visit of ten days or two weeks. He has
| not been there for some time and he
considered ii the best way of spending
| his vacation.
| Mrs. Philmlee, who lives on Eagle
/ street, brought a stalk of corn 10 the
! Eagle office fourteen feet high and has
! two ears. the first being nine feet from
| the ground. 1t was raised on Chlsholm
| creek. near Oak street.
nf n
yesterday He says that Harvey coun-
! ty will have the biggest corn crop in
! its history this year. He says there
/ is a prohibition crusade at Newton but
! that il is not working.
Before he unpleasantness set in Cap
| tain John B. Carey had about made up
/ his mind to build I'D the remainder Of
! the block west of his hotel. He had
: offered that if the man who owned the
west corner would build he would build
up the gap.
| Albert Boucher and Miss Cassie Tay-
| lor, both of Augusta, were married yes
| terday by Probate Judge Wyatt at the
! court house before a distinguished
| gathering consisting of all the county
officers. clerks. ianitors, deputy sheriffs
| and abstractors.
! Miss Florence NJ. Smith, daush of
| the pastor of Lincoln stree t PresbyNe-
rian church, left yesterday morning for
| New York. After a brief visit in n c
! western part of the state she will en- er
! Elmira college. taking the classical
| course of studies.
! The case against c. F. Manning in
Judge Hatton's court, in which he was
| charged with setting fire TO the bakery
/ of Cease &c Mirtinson. was brought to
/ close yesteday. Judge HattOn held
! that the evidence was not sufficient "a
/ bind Manning over, and he was dis
/ charged.
The police commissioners failed to
meet at their office yesterday as was
announced. The policemen are a tri-
/ fe uneasy about what they are going
| to do with them All kinds OF reports
| are out. some TO the effect that a clean
! sweep will be made, others that there
! will be no changes.
Uncle Tom Randall Of Mount Hope
says he is in trouble of mind In knC W
| what to do with his corn This year. He
does not propose TO sell it for NJ Ii
cents a bushel and he says ii will fairly
beggar him to buy lumber for addition
| al corn cribe. He will have n crop OF
10000 bushels and maybe 10000.
Black Tom is horse owned by the
Pacific Express company that has not
missed day in nine years. His driver
says he has more sense than some men
/ have and that he knows the time the
/ trains come in as accurately as the
station agent. II his driver Is not in
the seat at the proper time he paws the
ground violently as a warning that il
Is time 10 go.
Major William Ellet. one Of the big
| gest and most successful farmers Of
| south Butler county. accompanied by
! his daughter. was in the city yesterday
shoppoing and looking after some bust
| ness affairs. Major Z. was prominent
candidate before the last Republican
! convention for state treasurer and the
( party would have made no mistake had
il nominated and elected him.
County Commissioner Rev. ~. z
| Harmon will leave for LeavenwOrth TO-
| day. not by any means on a mission
similar 10 that which called that fellow
| from EmDoria thereto see rs dark
side and keep blind 10 its bright side
| On the contrary he is going there 70
! visit the soldiers home and see what ne
| can Go in getting some Of his old COM
rades OF this county into it. He VIII be
absent few days
Just al sunset last evening there were
! some wonderful cloud effects above and
! around Wichita. The low clouds which
| were drifting from the northeast were
/ directly above and were very yellow
! throwing a saTorn glow over the city
! 70 the east and near the horizon deer
blUe storm i.npended. while 10 the
! south boiled heavy bank of green hail
| clouds The sight was beautiful u all
| but one man. Rain-meker George
MATTHEWS ran out. took one look a; tho
! threatening scene. and then rushed
| wildly back and turned the chemicals
! Of.
(Continued)
| And as returning home 70.
4 On my Columbia never slow.
| With brain refreshed by flower and
| blade.