The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
CITY IN BRIEF.

Jacob Louis Of Kansas City is il
town.
H. A McKeand Of Chicago it at tn
Carey.
Joe Griffith of Kansas City is at tn
Carey.
C. L. Law of ST. Louis Is at tn,
Carey.
W. E. Bennett was over from Chene,
yesterday.
william Laspherer OF Cincinnati Il
at the Carey.
Ed S. Moser Of Chicago is here taking
in the sights.
r Z. Hughes of Omaha paid the city
a visit yesterday.
c. C. Moggard of Kansas City Is dowy
on a business trip.
NJ. S. Ven Dusen and wife of Chicago
are at the Manhattan.
John Herman of the cyclonic city Of
st. Louis is in the city.
H Field of St Louis was seen emb-
ling around town yesterday.
w. S. Manson of Bridgeport, Conn.
was at the Carey yesterday.
George Borders of winans, Kan, was
at the Manhattan yesterday.
Superintendent Dyer writes that he
will return to Wichita about Aug. 1.
Dr. J. c. Wilson and family have re-
turned from two-mon tbs visit in In
diana
The public school library Will be open
from to D. m. each evening from
now on.
A. NJ. Jackson is down from Howard.
Kan. 10 get a fresh political supply.
perhaps.
Hon. Robert G.. Lawrence is buying
UP quite a bunch Of cattle to remove
to his claim In the strip.
Mrs. J. H. Osborne is seriously i'll at
her home on North Fourth avenue, be-
ing threatened with typhoid fever.
Miss Mignonette Sykes has returned
home after spending several days visit
ing at Clearwater and Conway Springs.
Mr.. Samuel Weisel is slowly recover
ing from a severe fllness at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. S. E. Long, S2i
South Water street.
The social which was to have been
given by Queen City Lodge Degree OF
the next regular meeting.
The camp meeting at the Carleton
school grounds on South Lawrence
avenue are said to be growing in inter-
est and will be continued over next
Sunday.
Mrs DR.. St John Will return Friday
from McGregor, Ia, where she has been
during the illness and deaf of her
father, Mr.. NJ. r. Sherman, who died
at an advanced age.
The ladies of the Friends church will
give an ice cream social this evening
at the corner of Ida avenue and Ke!-
logg stree. A good time is assured
and every one is invited.
Mr.. Carl Segehart, a prosperous far
mer of Sumner county, was in the city
last might visiting his neishbor. Mr..
Saunders, who Is sick at the St Francis
hospital with typhoid fever.
The picnic Of Harmony council, No.
l2S, F. A. A. announced for Hyde park
On Wednesday. the 18th. afternoon and
evening mas been postponed for one
week. Members please take notice.
On the ID of September the German
Aid society Will celebrate the
twenty-sixth anniversary of the battle
Of Sedan with picnic here. Prepara-
tons are being made for a grand time.
The street force was all laid off yes
terday on account of the extreme heat
and the further fact that the streets
have become so dry and hard that very
little progress can be made in the work.
NJ. 6 Menderfhall has brought two
suits in the federal court, one against
Frank X. Robinson. and the other
gainst W. c. Robinson. asking for sl6.-
1884 In each case The suits are on
judgments.
Yesterday about noon the Gentle
mems Driving club put out dodgers an
races tonight and true to the
ia bit, clouds at once began TO gather
ntil at night thunder could be plainly
Ieard south OF town
Some OF the people in the city are ad- |
locating placing all the electric and |
telephone wires in the alleys. 1t is |
laimed that having them IN the streets |
lecessitates a constant trimming and |
polling Of shade trees.
There is hotPopuhstic political fgh. |
n the Sixth ward and a called meeting /
yil! he held tonight TO elect a contest |
IFS Gt4NSdliNIl- 1Et lAS-llS IL htltN II
| Peters and anti-Peters contest and /
considerable bad blood has been ensel-
Tered.
Miss Lutie Belle Kerfoot returned /
Monday from an extended visit through
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. She was
accompanied TO Kansas City by her
incle, Geo. =. Blair. of Central City,
'olo-, VINO was returning from a bust
,ess trip 10 Chicago.
Under the plank sidewalk on Douglas
venue between Locust and Ash streets
re some lively colonies OF hornets. They
an easily be found by stamping with
ne feet and pedestrians are advised to
read lightly and avoid an interview
sith the 'Ia1ler Jackets"
In yesterday mornings Eagle NJ T
:. Redfeld was claSSei as being a dele
ate to the Populist convention from
ne Third ward He wishes !, dis
Inctly understood that he - not We.
Populist, but still wishes TO be clsssai
4 the ranks OF the free silver Repub-
cans
The Wichita. kas.. Eagle has issued
pamphlet called the Wichita Fasia
'lashlight," says the Printers Pointe-
Kansas City. L Is composed OF u
ages, containing a number OF half
NE views OF the interior Of ne FACE
flee. and matter appropriate thereto.
. IS a decidedly unique and attractive
advertisement
The weather was intensely hot in the
~ yesterday. Small groups Of men
suid De seen everywhere flaming
enselves with their hats AioSlg il
ie afternoon IL Became warm enooca
stop most Of the political discussions
here was very little or no air moving Z
] afternoon; but when the cooie-
1rth breeze struck Us in the evening. .
e all felt Ike singing oh Kansas ]
nd sweet kansas land :.