The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-05
CITY IN BKIEE.

CITY IN BRIEF
Judge s. S. Ashbaugh of Kingman
was in the city yesterday on legal bust
ness.
Benjamin F. Root is spending a few
days in the city. the guest of w. B.
Smith and family.
The Lewis Academy Alumni will give
a reception Friday evening at the home
of Miss Elvie Walker.
Syl Dixon is having his train decor
ated at Oatville. It will not be brought
10 Wichita until Monday morning.
Professor Blume. it is said, contem-
plates moving TO Cripple Greek, where
higher musical talent is demanded.
DR.. Hoffman has returned from Penn
sylvania, where he was called some
weeks ago by the sickness Of his mother.
The Office of the clerk OF the appellate
court has been supplied with a new and
very handsome typewriter-a machine.
The county commissioners have or
dered awnings for the sunset side of the
court house. They were put up yester-
day.
The friends of Charles Ferguson will
he glad TO hear that he is able TO return
to work, after his recent attack of the
grip.
J. H. Mccall returned yesterday from
Topeka and was feeling good over his
success in getting the Masonic home at
Wichita.
The Ceramic art reception by Miss
Kaufman and her pupils, to be held
three days, opened last night and was
a great success.
The mandamus case of Miss Sue
Campbell against the board of examin-
ers and the county superintendent has
been continued until June Is.
Some fine rain clouds started in on the
north last night, but they scattered and
disappeared, and Wichita did not get
them A little rain would not hurt now.
Matt Busch of Union township was in
the city yesterday making kick in
favor of lowering the assessment of his
township. He says it is too high COM
pared with other townships.
Bond Bros circus is now in Wash
linton, and at Spokane Falls their tent.
were inadequate to contain the crowds
Billy Campbell is acting as treasurer
during the illness of Carl Allen.
Business at the court house has not
been so dull in many day. All the Of
ficers whose emoluments are based
on fees say they are not making enough
to keep up the running expenses.
Hon. NJ B. Light OF Winfield, chair
man of the finance committee Of the
grand lodge OF Kansas A. o. u. w,
stopped off in the city, enroute, yester-
Il, Z, .le1 L
ing with friends.
Ben Downing filed his resignation with
the county commissioners as custodian
of the court house, TO which position he
was appointed some time since. and the
board yesterday appointed ]. S. Shep-
herd TO the position.
The Wichita Commercial college viii
hold their annual picnic at LinwOod
park, Friday afternoon. All old stud
ents are requested to be at the Y. NJ c.
A building at 1 o'clock, where free
transportation to the grounds will be
furnished by the college.
Oscar Felix is in trouble again. This
time he appeared at the police station
with his head bleeding and said that S.
H. Williams had beat him over the
head with washbOard. Williams al
leges that Felix assaulted him and that
he only defended himself.
Roy Kramer has a great deal of luck
for young man. He came home from
Topeka yesterday after being admitted
to the bar Of the supreme court and
upon his arrival he found a 800 Windsor
wheel, for having guessed closest in q
chewing gum advertising scheme.
Judge Altman was over from Ell
Dorado yesterday making in his rounds
a brief but pleasant call on the Eagle.
Judge Aikman is a great believer in
alfalfa for Kansas. There is no ques-
ton of its marked success in Butler
county where several of the finest and
largest fields of that clover in the state
are to be found
Pat Mckinley. one Of the biggest ship
pers that comes TO the stock yards, was
in the city yesterday and called at the
Eagle office to say that he was with the
Eagle in it's fight for the people of this
country. the people Of Armenia and the
patriots of Cuba Pat believes in lib
erty all over this world and next TO the
Irish World ne thinks the Eagle is the
greatest liberty loving paper in Amer
ica.
queen NlIN lOOSc DcSESC Oi t1tuuI
elected the following offfceds last night:
Emma F. Bull, c. of H; Minnie Saur.
l. of H; frankie A French, G OF c.;
Mary A Moore, recorder; Helen Ford
ham, financier; Christina Braitsch. re-
ceiver: Gertrude Donneli. S. T.; Ella
Root, l. w; Frank II. French, o. W.
Drs. Kirkwood. Cave and Terrill. medi-
cal examiners. J. T. DOnnel and Fred
Bull, trustees.
Eliza J. Sampson, by her attorneys,
Stanley & Vermiilion, has filed in the
district court her petition asking for a
decree of enforcement from her lius-
band. John G.. Sampson. The petition
says she was married 10 the defendant
September %. 1869; that he has been
abusive and insofent toward her; that
he has used bad language and called
her vile and obscene names; that he has
refused 10 provide for her; that he de-
ris,i her medicine when she was sick,
and food when she was well; that on
February 5. 1896. he told her he would
never do anything more for her; that he
then took UP companionShip and asso-
citation with other women and abandon
ed her to the charity of the public and
friends: that he owns a frame house. a
wagon and six lots on the West Side.
an of the value OF $3.50. which she asks
- -, restrained from selling and Judge