The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-05
CITY IN BRIEF.

| IereQ at the 6dIcg HOlcl.
]. NJ. Morris of Marion county was
yesterday on legal business.
John V. Moffit of Ell Reno was among
| the visitors in the city yesterday.
John Shaw of Kingman was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.
John Adams is visiting Chicago where
| he has some business to transact.
Miss Mary Mills of wellington attend
ed the opera house last night with
! Wichita friends.
Roy Hoffman, assistant United States
district attorney for Oklahoma IS here
on legal business.
AL. A1usselman who has been physi-
cal director of the Y. NJ. c. a. has re-
signed that position.
II was reported yesterday again that
J. W. Pittinger Of Attica township had
taken a turn for the worse.
Miss Belle Hirsh will give an informal
entertainment this evening for friends
from Cleveland and Lawrence.
Mrs. J. NJ. Berry had the misfortune
Of losing her pocketbook yesterday,
containing some valuable papers.
The Rock Island train going south
last night was late owing 80 heavy
snow between here and St Joseph.
The Edwards estate is causing ex-
element among the local heirs again.
There are three Of them in Wichita.
County Clerk A NJ Denny tells some
mighty interesting stories Of the recent
visit of the A. o. u. W. to Leavenworth.
w. z. Stanley returned home from
Newkirk last night where he has been
engaged in trying an important law
suit.
The Welles Circle OF Kings Daugh-
tiers will meet Thursday at 315 with
the Misses Shryer, 1889 North Law
renee avenue.
Harvey Nelson OF Pond Creek is in
town. He says there is no necessity for
seeking aid for the people of Grant
county this year.
There IS a great deal of speculation
about the organization of the county
convention today. A scrap on the selec-
ton Of a temporary chairman is ex-
pected.
The ladies of st. PauPs NJ E. church
will give a supper Friday evening,
March 6, at the home of Mrs. Z. H.
Anawalt, 11O9 North Topeka avenue.
Everyone invited.
Mr.. A. c. Singleton who has had
charge of the Singer agency in this city
has been transferred to Fort Scott,
where he occupies a similar position.
Mr.. Singleton is first class citizen and
his departure is a matter of regret.
Mr.. Bert McCausland manager of
the Wells-Fargo company favored this
office yesterday with a tabulated state
ment of the metal products of the west,
which is highly entertaining to stud
ents of the mineral wealth of this
country.
The damage case of ]. T. TueT1 against
Dr. Robert Burns of Valley Center was
on trial in the district court yesterday.
Tuell sued the doctor for malpractice in
sitting a dislocated arm and asks $4,000
damages. The case is being tried be-
fore a jury.
We announce with pleasure that Mr..
Robert Dennis, formerly connected
with the Democrat, who has been for
some time in the employ of the Santa
Fe at Ration, New Mexico. is now To-
Gated at Wichita, with a handsome in
crease of salary.
An electric wire broke near the Ca
rey last night leaving all of the hotel
except the office in complete darkness
the collapse of the wire made things
extremely dangerous for nearly an
hour before it was fixed.
Officer Haines discovered a crate Of
wooden butter dishes IN an alley last
night and the owners can have the same
by calling at the police station. The
outside Of the crate is marked WIN
field Grocery" and II is thought that
they were taken from a car.
There is quite a newspaper change in
Newton. Mr.. KurtZ has sold the Kan
san to J. C. Nicholson, J. c. Mack and
Phil Knowelton. The Herald has been
discontinued altogether and the Kansan
gets H. L. Taylor Of this city to sue
coed Phil Knowelton at the city desk.
One of the features of the parade
yesterday was the music furnished by
the Second Regiment band, which pro-
voked considera BILE comment. 1t is
without doubt the foremost military
band in the state and deserves much
more encoura cement than 1t receives
Mr. o. D. Sumption returned from
Kansas City where he was until Sat
urday employed nj a wholesale dry
goods house. He will continue the bus
mess of his father, CIV Sumption, who
died last month. His home will be
open to his friends at SIS South Law
renee avenue.
County Commissioner Webb has de-
velOped into poet of more than or
binary ability. The Eagle reporter
could not find him yesterday to set in
judgment on his illusions but the boys
in the county clerks Office say that
his parody on Sweet Violets is finer
poetry than Homer ever wrote in his
day and a little better than Virgil.
In the current number of the New
Woman's Magazine, delightfully."- eX-
ecuted and artistically illustrated pc
riodical, issued from New York City,
a pretty domestic story from the pen
of Zoe Anderson Norris, of this city is
given. Il is a romance of studio life,
full Of high lights and interesting sit
uations ending in a pleasing denou-
ment.
W. y. n. Bird inspector for the United
States live stock bureau for Southern
Kansas, has received notice that the
quarantine line for Arkansas, Olllaho-
ma and Texas has been placed where
il was in 1895. This will be good
news for the cattleraisers of Oklahoma
and viii be a great benefit to the Wich-
tia market. as the new quarantine line
vas a great hardship for them.
Fred McStellar mad a preliminary ex-
amina ton before Justice Walker yes
terday on the charge Of ibastardy, pre-
ferred by Edith Wilson. He was sent
10 the county jail in default of $500 bond
There is good reason to believe that
Mostellar Will make a reparation by
wedding the girl who is but eighteen
years of age. though her relatives as
well as his are opposed 10 marriage.
W. W. Walter city marshal OF Che
ney brought ]. Phillips 10 the county
jail yesterday. Mr.. Phillips was con-
victed before the police judge Of Che