The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
CITY IN BRIEF.

Henry Dixon, an inmate Of the poor
| farm. Is dead.
| Henry Huffman Is In Marion county
ON legal business.
John Goodyear is entertaining his lit
tie grandson from Nickerson.
Miss Jennie Parkinson of this city is
visiting relatives at EldOrado.
Col. Willard Of Sterling was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.
Father Conway went to Winfield last
night on VISIT. He will return to-
day.
Several hundred new volumes will
soon be added to the public school Ii
brary.
Mis- Mary Stanton has returned to
Chicago, after pleasant visit with her
parents.
Commissioner Webb brought some
fine samples of ore back from Colorado
with him
Mrs. S. A. Dilday Of Graysville. Ill,
IS In the city visiting the family Of
P. B. Dilday.
Miss Wilkie seft yesterday for Fall
River, Kan, where she Will spend the
winter teaching.
Judge Green Of Guthrie, Oklahoma.
was in the city yesterday. returning
from the mountains.
Charles G. Edwards and Ida A. Sim
ison, both Of this city, were granted
license to wed yesterday.
Mrs Frank Foltz OF Newton was shop
ping in Wichita yesterday. While here
she visited the Masonic Home.
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tiers will meet this afternoon at AIS
Topeka avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. Emerson and their pop
ular daughter, Caro-. were visiting IN
the city yesterday and returned home
on the evening train.
Conductor George Flanders OF the
main line of the Santa Fe is now reliev-
ing Conductor Wright OF the Wichita
& Western for few weeks
The vested choir Of St Johns church
will not meet for rehearsal this even
ing, as heretofore announced. The next
meeting VIII be one week from to-
day.
Six hundred thrillion green-w1nged
bugs committed suicide around the elec-
trfc light globes at the Eagle Office last
night 1t was the greatest bug night
ever observed In Wichita
Mrs. CheSney, the matron OF the Ma
sonic Home, is a most pleasing lady and
a busy matron, IL the long rows OF can
ned fruit IN the cellar Is any indication
OF industry, aud every woman, at least,
viii admit that they are
Mr.. Frank Reynolds has resigned
his position with the Wichita Whole
sale Grocery Company and has accepted
a more lucrative one with the Weir
City and Western Coat company's store
at Pittsourg. Kan. where they operate
their mines.
Thes treet cars ran ten-mtnute ser
vice 10 the Turner'S hall last night
Robert LaTTence's original Kansas
home has been converted into a hen
house for the Masonic Home Il Is
an humble locking structure compared
with the fine mansion 200 fst in front
OF -
Mr.. u. B. Hereford bought through
Freeman & Lawrence the George Ma
tor residence. eo5 y. Topeka avenue.
and IS now moving into II Mr.. Here
ford travels for NJ D. Wells * Co.'S
epoe end shoe house OF Chicago, and
thinks that Wichita IS the beSt city IN
the west, and that property Is cheaper
here than IN any city Of MS gre.
Wednesday evening q merry crowd
spent several delightful hours attend
ing a picnic at L.nwood park The
young ladies' who enjoyed this occasion
were: CoCia Evans. vngse Erich. Bes-
sse Bruner, Ida Ba<wise. and the gen
te-nen were William Fleming. Charles.
James and George Gamer. Clyde Max
well. Charles H;gzEsoH. james Vincent
and Ernest Gum
Mrs. Eszabeth Waters Soesou,
mother OF Mrs. Wa-Sn. died al the oo-ne
OF M and Mrs.. Warren. les North
Fourth avenue She leaves BESIDES Mrs..
Warren Two sons, one Il Chicago elad
one in Mcpherson. Kan Sic was borr.
a New York. April -. 1879 Her ~
mains VIII be taken east tcr ints-snAr--
McPher>on. Kan. Lawrence. Kan. CHI
cage. Ms. and Bombay. " = papers
please copy.