The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

through the city last night accompanied
by his wife and son on his way 10 Mar
shalitoWn, Ia, where he will visit witt
relatives for several weeks.
On last Tuesday evening the following
officers of Sunfiower Lodge No. Sc, A. f
& A NJ, were elected and installed: NJ
w. Cave, w. NJ; J. c. Dunn. S. W.; c
A. Latham, J. w; j. H. Taylor, treas.
urer; Fl. A. Hill, secretary; Harvey Colt
man. s. D.: George c. Smith. J. D.; Vim
Ledgerwood, S. S.; = Dennis, ]. S.. Tho.
mas T. Dempsey. T.
There is an immense trough in front
Of the Boston store that is causing more
questions to be asked than anything else
in town. 1t is filled with water and It's
purpose is to have man of war OF
some other species of boat sail in il this
forenoon. 1t is not at all improbable
that before morning It will be more
fitted for skating rink.
The Providence Journal, speakin g
about the Atlas for which Mrs. J. L.
Hill is agent, has the following to say
This publication contains a wealth OF
geographical and statistical matter sell
dom collected in any work. The atlas is
in every respect as complete and up tO
date as a work of its character can be
having the latest maps and the best
available infornna ton about ali coun-
tries
Last Evening Chief Of Police Frank
Burt presented a turkey to every police
man on the force and il was sight to
see the boys as they went home swing
ing q gobbler by the legs. They were
none OF your puny turkeys, but great
big fine fat fellows. just the kind that
Will build up the nerve and muscle OF
a yaO1tsevoor n that he ic
willing to tackle a giant and land him
il the city prison.
Deputy United States Marshal Thomp-
son came down yesterday from Hutclin-
son with a bunch of young counterfeit
ters who have been operating in the
neighborhood of that city for some time
past. Their work was rather coarse, and
their plan was to simply make a plaster
of paris mold Of dollar and to cast the
counterfeit in this mold 1t was, of
course, easily detected and the capture
Of the young fellows was only a matter
Of time.
The Sunday school festival Of ST.
Johns Episcopal church will take
place this evening in the large
basement of the church. corner
Of Third stree and Topeka ave-
nue.. A great novelty in the way of a
be presented. Santa Claus will be on
hand, to entertain the little ones. The
festivities will begin at 7:30 p. m. sharp.
The church services Christmas day will
be: Holy communion at 7:45a. m, and
short Christmas services at 1880 a. m.
All cordially invited to be present.
The Ladies Unitarian society. with
others from the organization of Free
thinkers. are now working on the Christ
mas tree for poor children al Council
hall. on South Water street, where ap-
propriate exercises will b. given on
Christmas eve. All the children present
on that evening will receive a bag of
candy and nuts, but the gifts on tine tree
are for these outside these societies, the
children Of peop'e whom the aid society
has helped. The ladies have been disap-
pointed in not being able to use Library
hall. as pre- Ously announced. and de-
sire ali friends, and children who have
received invita- tons, 10 take no-ice of the