The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-19
CITY IN BRIEE.
Mrs. II. B. Lepplemann Of Augusta

Mrs. NJ. b. Lepplemann Oh Augusta,
Kan, is visiting Mrs. Edwards.
Judge E. C. Ellis OF Hutchinson re-
| turned last evening after spending a
| few days in a law suit before Judge
Dale.
Miss Lille Sites and her grandmoth-
er Catherine Sites, left yesterday for
an extended visit TO relatives in ST.
Louis.
| c. B. Wilson IS enjoying a visit from
| his old friend Major Chapman, who Is
/ in the city attending the grand lodge OF
! Masons.
The police are looking for Hank Hell
serman. They want him 10 tell Ben
Downing another story while the gang
! of tramps on hand make their escape,
The Carey hotel has a great boom
! and Mr.. Eaton is equal to the occasion.
/ He has accommodated more people
than have ever been at the popular no.
, tel.
Hon. Harry Bone Of Clark county,
/ was among the Masons yesterday.
Harry is a great young man and knows
how 10 make hay while the sun is shin
! ing.
For the remainder Of the week the
/ Central Baptist church will continue TO
feed the hungry for the purpose of rails
ing funds 10 aid them in securing place
OF worship.
Judge George Clark of the appellate
/ court Of the northern division of Kan
sas is attending the grand lodge. Judge
Clark is a Pop but George is man
for ali that.
The police have arrested L. Dawdy,
who is charged with stealing the BIZ
cycle Of L. C. Hickman. They claim
they have a sure case against the man
who will have a trial Thursday before
justice Jones.
A F. Billiard of Kansas City. agent
of the North British Insurance COM
pany, was in the city yesterday look
ing the landscape over. He had just
adjusted a loss at Wellington and stop
ped to adjust his license business here.
Work at the we'll progressed nicely
yesterday and the drill was in the the
neighborhood OF 1000 feet from the sur
face at O'Clock. There was report
that oil had been found in large quanti-
ties, but the report was found TO be
false.
4 certain man, who is said to force
his little children upon the streets 10
peddle popcorn, and threaten to punish
the children if they do not continue to
violate the ordinance, has been report
ed to the Humane society and will pro-
baby be made to pay dear for his cruel
ty.
The police last night arrested c. NJ.
Petticorn on a telegram from Belle
PLANE charging him with stealing a
| horse near that place. Petticorn
brought a horse to Wichita and sold it
and was having a high time when the
officers came down upon him. Sumner
county officers will be up today 10 take
the man back.
At ST. Johns church Ash wednes-
day services viii take place this morn
ing to 10 O'Clock. Short Htany service
with brief address on 1.-The Meaning
and Object of the Lentent Season" At
ternoon service at o'clock. All men,
bers and attendants earnestly request
ed TO be present. The general guild
will meet at 2:30 p. m, and all ladies in
terested in the church are cordially in
yited.
Mr.. Boylan a sterling hearted citi-
zen of this county, who is now serving
on the jury Of the district court called
on the Eagle last night with his friend
Farmer Doolittle, to see the modern
. improved machinery of a newspaper.
Mr.. Boylan, while a man advanced in
years is strictly up to date in all OF
, the affairs of life and he thinks the
!; Mergenthaler machine is one of the
greatest pieces of mechanism he has
ever seen.
The ladies of the Central Baptist
church are feeding the Masons and
others by the hundreds this week al
236 North Main street. They are en-
J deavoring to raise money for their
, church and all of the ladies have Joined
in the undertaking. They not only
furnish regular meals but oysters in
every style, and have the handsomest
ladies as walters and the choicest mu-
sic to inspire the soul and with plenty
TO eat, all who enter that port come
out cheered and well fed.
The fourth annual hard times ball
was given last night at Zeinniger hall
on Market street, and was we'll attend
ed. The costumes worn while plain
were charming and novel The mas
queraders completely disguised them
, selves so that it was extremely doubt
!. full whether three persons In the hall
were recognized by their acquaintan-
ces prior to their unmasking. 1t was
success from every conceivable
standpoint and redounded to the credit
of those having the mana gement of the
ball.
''It has come at last" says the Arkan-
sas City Traveller. Yesterday even
ing the drill in that Wichita we'll tap
ped some kind OF a place at a depth of
] 900 feet from which came steam and
sulphurous flames. We expected an
outcome of this kind before, but II Is
here now. There is no question in our
mind what has happened. They have
tapped hades at last up there. We
thought it was closer to Wichita than
] 900 feet, we advise them 10 close VI
the hole al once. There is enough hades
loose up there as il is
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.