The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-22

| District court adjourned yesterday at
noon on account of there being a lack
| of business. 1t will convene again
| tomorrow.
Mrs. Harvey Horner Of Caldwell is
| in the city visiting her sister Miss
Sadie York. Mr.. Horner will be in
town today.
Sheriff Cone yesterday arrested Clint
Smith On a telegram from the sheriff
of Lyf county. Smith is accused
of burglary at Emporia.
Robert Darragh, Gamiliarly known as
Bob leaves on the $40 Missouri Pa
ciic train this evening for Denver, Col,
where his parents reside.
r. c. Gallup of Hutchinson came trot
ting into the probate court yesterday
| where he secured a license to marry
Miss Nora Manning of Wichita.
Andrew ]. Russell and Miss Maude
| Norris, both of Maize, were authorized
by the probate court TO be united in
| the holy bonds of natrimony yesterday
Hr. E. W. Hill who has an important
civil engineering position with the Ok
lahoma and ST. Louis railway, is in the
city visiting Mrs. Hill and their little
boy.
|
Fifth ward by the opposition S. G. Bah
cock was nominated for the city council
land DR.. Cave for member of the school
board.
There will be another attempt made
4 soon to finish the auditorium. This
time the effort will be in the right di-
rection and some good results are ex-
| pected.
Revival meetings at the Central Bap-
fist church continue with increased in
terest. Rev. w. S. Cook will
preach today and the meetings will
continue all week.
James K. Kirkpatrick of Clearwater
and Miss Blanche Steppleberger of
| Goddard were authorized to sail to-
gether down life's stream in the barque
OF wedlock yesterday by the probate
court.
Miss Marie Baker of South Emporia
avenue returned to New York via the
Rock Island Friday evening. She will
be absent a month, visiting friends and
relatives in the New York City, Buffa-
. 10 and Rochester.
Usual services at the Central Christ
ian church-Elder Elmer 2. Wiley, VINO
was elected pastor at a meeting Of the
official board, will take charge of the
pulpit today. His subject this morning
will be, ''The Church
The Ohio cultivator seems TO be a
leader among the farmers. The Van
Zandt Implement company took orders
for seventeen of these cultfvators in
three days last week, all from one
township in Sedgwick county.
John wels, of 70S South Topeka ave-
nue., was attacked with heart trouble
last night and it looked for while as II
he was going to die. A little schnops
was administered and Mr.. Weis was
resting easy when the reporter called
at 9 o'clock.
Susie Smith asked for divorce IN the
district court yesterday from her hus-
! band, Charley Smith. She alleges that
he slapped her II the face several times
and in several other ways treated her
badly. They have one child and Mrs.
Smith asks for her custody.
Mrs. Herbert Francis Cnee Verde Gar
riscn) left Tuesday last for Cripple
Creek, Col, where she will join her hus-
band, who has been there for the past
qwo months. Many friends Of the
couple in this city join IN wishing them
great prosperity in their new home.
Mr.. Frank Kinsler entertained the
following at whist on Thursday even
ing. Luncheon was served: Misses
Cora Ford. Stella Worrell, Carrie
Kensler, Stella Brown and Dollie Ford,
and Messrs. George Lynch, James
Emans, VIII Ford, Ed Worrell and
Frank Hite.
Ed Dorsey has returned from Calves
ton, Texas, very much improved In
health. He was absent several weeks
| hi oh Of
especially Of the shipping facilities and
the oysters of the Gulf. Ed was at the
court house yesterday for the fist time
in six weeks.
Things are beginning to warm up po-
litically and yesterday was the best day
at the city clerks office for voters to
register There will be three tickets
/ in the field in each of the wards and the
various candidates are urging their
| friends to see that they are in position
to vote and as a consequence there will
be a rush TO register this week. The
registration books close on Friday ev-
ening at p. m.
DR.. Pratt wishes 10 say In answer &c
the Commoners statement Qast issue,
that he was not endorsed for vice preSi.
dent at thelate Populist convention held
in this city, that he asked for no such
endorsement and is content to let Mr.
Kies edit himself and his gang in thai
highly respectable compilation called
the Commoner''-becauSe il isnt-ht
hopes for their, the Commoner and It:
gang's-evolution from partisanship u
patriotism in some future age.
Friday evening Mt Olivet Command
cry No IL, K. T., held their annual in
spection and election and installed tn;
following officers: Thomas II. Griffith
Jr., En-. Com; Chas. W. Biting
Genl'mo; I. H Hettinger, Capt. GeAnl
, Chas. NJ Jones, Prelate; w. NJ. Ana
walt, S. w; w. A Reed, j. w; Fred }
Cossitt. recorder; John NJ. Moore, treas
urer; Milton H. Rudolph, Std. Br.; Thos
!. CT. Fitch, Swd. Br.; VIM. II. Herbig
warden; Nicholas Steffin, LIST Cd; S. r
. Oliver, I'd Cd; c. NJ. Benton, Sd Cd; 4
Dumont, sentinel.
Ex-City Marshal James Cairns ha:
been appointed TO the police force. Few
men are better equipped for police duty
few men anywhere in the west more
, thoroughly posted on crooks. thieve:
and other dangerous characters He ]:
born detective. While he is one Of
the quietest men in the world he is &
very ferritt for wide-awake alertness
He was city marshal during Grieffen'
STEMS administration. as also those OF
]. p. Allen and Ben Aldrich. There :
no question OF the kind of officer he vii
make. Everybody knows that he viii
not only prove active but faithful
Miss Lydia English. daughter Of
Mrs. y. a. English, was married a.
| Jacksonville. Illinois. on March 10. C
Mr.. Joseph Daniels of that city. Mis-: