The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-26
CITY IN BkIEE.


in the city yesterday.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Robinson of Towanda was
in the city yesterday.
w. F. Henley OF Nickerson was at the
Manhattan last night.
D. z. Case of Lyons was in the city
yesterday on business.
Otto Eckstein was in Oklahoma yes
terday on legal business.
Mrs. n. NJ DuBoise is entertaining
her brother, H. Sewell, Of Illinois.
Attorney General Galbraith of Okla
homa was in town few hours Sun
day.
County Clerk Denny and his force are
busily engaged on the township asses
sors books.
The funeral of Miss Jennie Christie
pher was held yesterday and was large
ly attended.
The Normal Alumni association will
give a reception tonight at the home OF
MIR. Sankey.
Mr.. Caldwell OF Kentucky is in the
city looking after the details of the ele-
vator proposition.
Quite a number of Wichita musicians
go TO Hutchinson today to attend the
state jubilee to be held at that place.
Mr.. Blee, we'll known bank examin-
er who travels all over the country, was
in the city last night, the guest of Major
Ewing.
Miss Eva Tyson, aged 40 years. died
at Denver, May H. The remains ar
rived here Sunday. The funeral was al
ond "a in
terment at Derby.
The monthly Holiness meeting will be
held this afternoon beginning at o'clock
at the United Brethren church on South
Washington avenue. Services will al
so be held this evening.
A P. Heminger Of Santa Fe. Haskell
county, came In yesterday to attend the
federal court as juror. He reports
crop prospects in the far west very en-
coura aging, though beginning to need
rain.
Mrs. Catherine Sence, Mrs. Mandy
Sence, Mrs. Mary z. Nelson, all OF
Young America and arrived yesterday
morning on a visit to Mrs. S. Dunkin,
419 South Lawrence avenue and other
friends in this county.
Walter Blake, one of Wichita's prom
Using young men, left yesterday for To-
peka, where he has secured a lucrative
position on one of Topeka'S papers.
Walt has a host OF friends who will be
exceedingly sorry 10 hear of his depart
ure.
state Labor Commissioner Bird was
in the ci V last a.sE; n t.e interest
OF mis- ordinance which he wants the
,,asI 20 rir7r
$500 upon employment agencies. The
council failed to meet and his trip wac
in vain.
T. L. Boynton, Esq, of Kingfisher,
who is visiting the city. and IS the guest
of Mr.. Frank Levan. called on the Eagle
yesterday. He is on his way 10 Iowa
to visit friends. Mr.. 3 is much pleased
with our city, giving It as his opinion
that everything would soon be coming
our way.
The case OF Oscar Felix VS.. the San
ia Fe is on trial in the district court
today. A six-year Old boy OF Felix's
had his leg cut OF by a train Te said
the company is guardian OF the boy and
received pay for the damages TO him.
Now he sues 10 recover for the loss OF
the boys services 10 him by reason OF
his injuries.
Rev C. b. Howard OF Topeka. presl-
dent OF the Kansas conference OF Wesly-
al Methodist church, and general man
ager OF the Rescue Home for Kansas,
called yesterday. He IS contemplating
taking up his residence in this city "a
his headquarters and Is now here in
connection with the Florence Crlttsl-
den movement for the Magdsle1e-
The banquet OF the Normal Alumni
association viii Re given at the homo Of
Mr.. Sankey corner Of Lawrence avenue
and Pine street. this evening The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: President. Helen NJ
Aherne; vice president. Anna Zeinin-
ger: secretary. Lulu Andrews. treasur-
e., Anna Stanton: historian. Mary a
BarHise
Colonel Huffman was 81 his Office yes
terday telling Of tie crop prospects n
had seen or his trip last week be said
Ia Rice and Barton counties i tae
finest wheat he ever ssx. and u II dos
not turn out twenty-five or thirty bush
els an acre the farmers xii . tssap-
pointed The oats "a those counties I
; simply i1mense. Farmers % Barton !
county used 70 raise gTee; crops % I.
broom corn. but Il has become 80 cheap
that they have cult raising X