The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-26
CITY IN BRIEE.


ton in Colorado.
Business is reported picking up at
the Union stock yards.
Miss Nellie Maloney OF Kansas City
Is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. S. K. Adams of Derby was shop
ping in Wichita yesterday.
Professor Blume and Miss Lewelling
lost money on their Mardi Gras ball.
1t is said that there is some elegant
fishing now at the dam north Of town.
Miss dwellings childrens' ball will
be given on Tuesday evening, the 5th.
w. E. Stanley leaves for Newkirk
on Monday morning on legal business.
Mrs. Wallace of Springfield. Mo-, is in
the city visiting her son, X. =. Wallace.
The Thimble club is to be entertained
next Thursday at the Carey by Mrs. 3.
L. Eaton.
Huse Taylor came down from Newton
last night to gather fresh inspiration
from the Peerless Princess.
Ex-Officer John Kirwin is now the
night clerk at the European hotel. It
is hard to keep a good man down.
MFR. and Mrs. A. Graft of Wellington
attended the Aardi gras Friday night
and returned home yesterday morning
Senator Tillman is a new character at
masquerade balls. He was at the Mardi
Gras Friday night with his silved pitch
fork.
j. B. Powers Of Sedgwick was in the
city yesterday on business. He reports
an elegant wheat crop in his neighbor-
hood.
Rev. William II. Lee, formerly cap
tain Of the Salvation Army, but now in
the regular ministry, was in the city
yesterday.
The German Ladies' Independent Aid
society will give a social at Mrs. Geo.
Benefits residence. 421 South Water
street, Tuesday evening, April %.
DR.. Mary f. Phelps of Canon City.
Colo, arrived yesterday morning over
the Missouri Pacific 10 be present at
the funeral OF Mrs. Eva 3. Steffee.
A war on prices IS threatened blythe
bicycle dealers OF Wichita One man
said yesterday that bicycles will drop
down 80 per cent within the next month.
It is thought that the freight offices
of the railroads will be moved up town
again. This will probably be made
necessary on account Of lack OF room at
the depots
General GaLbrsith, attorney general
Of Oklahoma, was in the city yesterday
morning en- route to Woodward. where
he had some important legal business
d perform.
Rev. Charles z. Bradt Of Lincoln, Neb
will preach both morning and evening
st the First Presbyterian church OF this
city. The public are cordially invited
10 hear him.
Ralph DOugherty, formerly OF this
city and a graduate OF the city High
school. is running for county superin-
tendent on the Prohibition ticket in
Tuscarawas county. Ohio.
Mrs. John c, White of this city left
Saturday evening for Colorado Springs
where she will spend the summer. She
will stop in Mcpherson county a few
days with her son Edward.
Israel Bros, sold this week 70 II. Z
Jackson the Steinbauser property On
West Ninth street; also a nice properly
on Paramount 70 Mr.. John Funk. who
has recently purchased a farm near
here.
A. ". Bates and wife of Warwick
county. Indiana. have been visiting
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Bates. %
Mathews0n avenue, and present al the
death and funeral q Mrs. Bates sister.
Mrs Eva Stsnee.
The ice cream social that was % have
been given by the Lilac club On las,
Friday evening az the Centrai church
has been postponed until next Friday
evening. May /. An interesting pro
gram VII be rendered
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Yesterday. He mas secured thirty-seTen
COUNTIES already 70 take hold q The Nc
kinney decorated train enterprise with
him. The other three counties all not
b. hard 20 get The work Of decorating
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grand musical concert under tbe aus-
pics o. the muse committee of Ply
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