The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-01
CITY IN BRIEF.

The charity ball will be held on Fri
day evening.
George Thies. Jr., of Ashland, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. F. D. FoutZ of Ponca City, o. T.,
was a guest Of the Carey yesterday.
Earnest Harris made a prospective
business trip to Goddard yesterday
P. A Rohrbaugh made a political adj
dress in Rockford township last night
DR.. Hoffman is attending to the prac-
tice of DR.. Oldham during the doctors
absence.
W. H. HerIbig and wife will leave
this morning on trip to Chicago and
other eastern points.
Fred r. Shuman and Miss Carrie E.
Jones, both of Wichita, were granted
license to wed yesterday.
Mrs S. Glwowsky and daughter Jen-
ME will leave tonight for an extended
visit to New York City.
Miss E. NJ. Turner of Colfax. Wash,
and Mrs. E. R. Turner OF Kfngman, were
in the city last night, guests at the
Hotel Carey.
Mrs. Rebecca Tilden secured a divorce
in the district court from her husband,
Dr. Tilden. The petition alleged aban-
doment and cruelty.
Frank NJ Doster, candidate for chief
justice ON the Demo-Pop ticket, was in
the city yesterday, and took the Mis-
souri, Pacific for Hutchinson last night.
New freight rates go into effect on all
the railroads today. being an advance
of cents over the recent rates, but they
are still cents less than when the war
began in July.
Doc Kelley was forced to postpone
mis- lecture on the comets last night I'M
til the arrival of some blackboard Illus
trations which he had sent for to exem-
pity the truth of his philosophy.
Rev N. z. Harmon united in marriage
yesterday John Faber and Miss Mary
V. Kuah. The day previous he perform
ed the marriage ceremony of Charles
T. Hill and Miss Mary E Osborn
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller OF 1904
North Main street are the happy parents
OF fine baby boy who tips the beam at
the ten-pound notch He IS their first
and their legion of friends congratulat be
them on such an excellent start IN life.
May he go 10 the White House.
]. ". Dobson was in the city last
Bend to attend the Simpson-Long de-
bate. He was with Them at Harper
Tuesday and said thy had the largest
meeting ever held in that county-over
6 200 persons were present and as there
was no hal to accommodate them they
spoke out doors
Judge Peters Of Newton was in the
city last night enroute TO Winfield on
"a lt1rc IN -
enter the campaign and viii be assign
ed TO the Sixth district He would IKE
to be here when the four generals ar
rive as he fought with two OF them or.
as he expresses ii himself. he fought
init Siegel and ran nit Howard.
County Commit ssioners Harmon and
Wilson visited the poor farm yesterday
and came back delighted with every
thing connected with the management
and singing the praise of George w.
Noyes and his wife who are in charge.
The fruit was all saved There Is 50
acres OF corn that viii yield 50 bushei.
to the acre; the hogs and cattle are all
IN splendid condition and the commits |
sioners say that everything about the
house and farm IS as neat as a pm
BY an oversight the splendid showing |
made by Mooreis Iron Works was not |
included IN the write-up OF the EXHIBITS |
at The state fair. The stove display made /
by this enterprdstng firm wes not only |
one which was greatly admired by all. /
oH II was one which VIII be Ike bread |
cast upon the waters: 1t VII return a /
hundred fold. This firm Is doing not |
Dnly splendid business. but each week
hey are spreading out and covering
new territory. The stores OF Moore{
Bros. are Ike gold dollars: they are the
standard 4