The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-27
CITY IN BkIEE.

Judge and Mrs. Dale now occupy
their own home on Waco avenue.
Colonial Loomis, SO well known in this
city, IS talked Of for mayor OF Win
field
The Western Union has supplied the
Office In this city with a brand new
wire ca BILE
Ed Marchant IS improving nicely and
will be able TO be on his feet agani in
a few days
A Wilson Of the West Side has his
outfit nearly ready to start east to give
his wonderful shooting exhibits.
John Massey Of Perry was among the
| visitors ar the Carey yesterday. He
says the gold near his town is all right
Charlie Eatton Is in the Western
| part Of the state organizing O NJ 3.
lodges and is meeting with wonderful
| success.
c. w. Davis was at the Carey hotel
yesterday on business. He and Colonel
Jncyln had a long talk on economic
questions.
A special meeting Of St Elmo Lodge
Of Perfection was held last night and
! the degrees were conferred on a number
of candidates.
| Mrs. Laura Holtschneider who has a
great many friends IN this city. VIII be
in town today, a guest at the home Of
Mrs N Baldwin
Dan Smith Of Mulvane was IN town
yesterday looking for a stolen horse.
He found no trace of him and returned
| home sick at heart.
A legitimate Uncle Toms Cabin IS
! coming TO Wichita. It will be played
| according to the book with only one
/ Topsy and one Marks.
There was report in circulation last
night that Governor morrill, would ap-
point q man 10 I'll the vacancy caused
1y the resignation Of Mr.. Keck today.
T J. Rogers is confined to his home
with what threatens to be a severe
spell Of sickness. His office during his
absence IS in charge of Miss Irma Ash
A lodge Of the American Protective
associate was organized at Mt Hope
night before last Several Of the
members from this city attended and
assisted.
Colonel Tom Potter Of Peabody was in
! the city yesterday He is a candidate
for governor and will make an effort
for the nomination in the Republican
cOnven ton.
The street car company have put on
an extra West Side car during the con-
/ ference. There are lots Of Christians on
| the West Side and the street car COM
pany know it
! Assistant City Engineer Jackman
gave up the trials and tribulations in
! cident 10 the progress of the well long
! enough to take a recuperative and bus
! mess trip to Oklahoma.
| Robert Schaar. who died Of the grip
! at Norwich, VIII be buried from Ken
! dallS undertaking establishment at 2
/ o'clock today. His body was brought
/ in yesterday by his mother and father
/ who live one mile east of Paramount
! The City Clerks are as busy as bees
J not only having the registration in
! their hands but preparing the annual
! reports of each department which must
! be presented to the council in April
! Mr.. McNair has been employed to as
/ siSt them during the rush of business.
! Another big crowd attended the bicy-
Gle show last night and it goes without
saying that they were we'll pleased.
! There was a splendid program present
! ed and the living pictures We're eSpec-
tally catchy and attractive. The show
/ VIII be continued over today with an
entire change Of program.
You can't get me to register" said a
| handsome black eyed West Side girl 10
! the city clerk yesterday. while waiting
/ in the Office while her mother was going
/ through the ordeal Of telling her age 10
! the registration clerk by the way,
! said the girl, who is that handsome
/ fellow sitting on the table near the
/ Eagle reporter why. that's Ben
! Mclean who is running for the coun-
! ell in your ward" said the city clerk.
! Il guess I'll register said the young
! lady. Ben Mclean is now an advocat e
/ OF complete female suffrage.
A young woman registered in the
/ city clerks Office yesterday and reg
/ istered, giving her age as q Soon af-
/ forwards the young woman's mother
/ came in and being ignorant Of the fact
/ that her daughter has just regLst tered.
/ gave her age as Is. The city clerk :
( eyes stuck out at the idea OF a twenty
! six year old woman having twenty
! one year cid daughter You say YOUR
/ age i -" said the city clerk. That
/ - what I said sir said the lady with
/ a frown that froze the city clerk. What
! could he do2 What could any man
/ Go under the ciCcums ,ances but 10 keep
/ q ciyl tongue IN his mouth. u: beats
! all what strange things happen in Kan
/ SaS' said the ci;y clerk. y expect
! every moment" said he 10 a reporter
| for the Eagle 10 see some woman who
| Is younger than her own daughter"
| Editor Wells Of the Caldwell Advance.
! was in the city yesterday attending
/ the Methodist conference and he spared
| q few minutes while collection was
/ being taken Up. 10 visit the Eagle Office.
/ II i not very often that editors Of Dem
| ocrSrc papers attend conference-re-
/ Lglous confeVences-but Mr.. Wells Is
! che of the rare exceptions There Is
/ something - inconsistent about he as
/ ISOLATION of Democracy and Methodism
! thai when q Democrat visits a confer
! eCce one finds another ideal shattered
! dll - pieces However. there is 4 Won
/ ceTful saving grace n the teachings OF
/ Me;hodisn and this accounts for the
/ participation 81 the Democratic editor
in the work u the conference. L Cald-
vel keeps on progressing towards heav-
en- x need surprise 10 one il sam Wood
son IS found working n a conference
some day.