The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

| L. D. Compton is quite sick.
Chief Walden is in Chicago witt, Mrs.
Walden.
T. w. Bentley is doing business in ST.
Louis this week.
DR.. Buckwalter and family are visit
ing friends at Conway Springs.
Colonel Joseph H. Richards of Fort
| Scott was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. r. C. Parker left last Friday
| fo;. Ann Arbor, Mich, on an extended
visit.
Mrs. Lee Nixon of Tacoma, Wash.
is visiting her brother, DR.. Mathews.
| and also her many friends in this city.
The Monday club will meet at the
home of Mrs. C. H. Brooks, 1907 North
Lawrence avenue, Monday at 2:30 p. m.
Peter Jason and Lottie Morris. both
of Wichita, aged AZ and ~ respectively,
were granted a license to wed yester-
day.
Rev. H. F. Koeneke left Friday for
Bunker's HllI, H., where he was called
to attend the funeral Of his daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Rinkel.
Secretary Caldwell of this city is
delegate to the fifteenth annual con-
vention of the Y. II. G. A. at Leaven-
worth on Oct. 10
Mrs. De Mott and family, Misses May
and Olive and Master John, left We'd
nesday for indianapolis, where they will
make their permanent home.
Mrs. Grafton and children, Wyalma,
Pauline and Master Harold, returned
Yesterday from "a two months visit
among relatives in Ohio and Pennsyi-
vania-
Mrs. P. p. Aherne returns from Kan
sas City this evening, having spent the
past week attending the carnival cele-
bratfons ard visiting relatives and
friends.
Sheriff Smith Of Marion county was in
the city last night on business. He
says that Marion county is going to in
crease its Republican majority largely
this fall.
The president of the Parish Aid chap
ter. ST. Johns church, desires a full
meeting OF the entire Guild at the
church Saturday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
on important business.
Charlie F1eeman was considered the
most popular and best hearted man in
town last night. He gave a grand
opening dl iltN place. VI D0silIESo va
East Douglas avenue.
JOS. Baska was here yesterday from
Mcpherson county and was aStounded
to see a Swede advocating the election
of Bryan on the corner. He says every
Swede in MCPHERSON county is for Nc
kinley.
Gus. V. Wells will leave this morn
ing for Jefferson City, Mo, to give or
ders for another large invoice of goods
for the standard wholesale shoe house
which has met with phenomenal sue
cess since its establishment
Lewis Murray OF the Eagle composing
room departed yesterday for Colorado
Springs as a delegate to the convention
of the International Typogra phical I'M
ion, from Wichita union No. las. Lew
is Will be the best docking printer al the
convention.
4 team belonging to Thomas Grady of
Illinois township became frightened al
the street cars on North Main street
yesterday and ran four blocks before
it was STOPPED. Besides the breaking
of a basket OF eggs and the spilling of
several rolls OF butter no damage was
done.
The local Populists are making the
woody claim that Bryan will carry Ohio;
that all the Republican polls of the
state show Bryan majorities. There is
nothing IN their claims. zimmerman
and Forshay of New York are betting
two to one on Mckinley in Ohio, with
no takers.
MrN. w Corn~pf Goddard is to we'd
Miss Edna Hall. Aaughter of Mr.. Hall.
the merchant who resides al the corner
OF jackson and Tenth streets. today AT
high noon. The happy couple VIII leave
Immediately for their new home near
Goddard. where Mr.. Corn is an ener
getic young aSriculturist.
The Gentlemen's Driving club is pre-
pairing for farewell matinee on Thurs
day next. The names of the horses en-
tered could not be obtained. but rlITior
has Il that they are such We'll known
ones as Judge Arlidon's Era 3, DR..
Richardson's Billy the Twis5er. John
Stout's Maud :. John Surgeons Jim
Corbett, and a fast mare owned by
colored man down at the mile track.
And there may be others. This quarazl-
tees splendid racing and fast time.
T'ilen there WI be Z novelty in the way
Of a pony tretting race And in the 3:l5
trot or pace FOR a fine street blanket
winner takes it all---there will be such
contestants as 3. f. K;es. Dr.. Minick,
w q. Sterberg ard L. z. Murray.
FyerySboiy can afford IS cents for an
afternoon OF such enjoyment as that.