The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-17
CITY IN BHIEE.

There viii be meeting OF the commit
tee of "40'' this afternoon at o'clock
sharp. Every member is expected TO b
present
Mr.. Charles G. Cohn returned yester-
day from the east where he made the
largest purchases ever made for store
in Kansas. The Boston will be in 1t at
once.
Miss Grace Hoff has been fighting a
rretty severe case of la grippe with
| other compiled tons for the past week at
her home at sos South Topeka avenue.
DIR. Furley has moved his office from
North Main street to 112 East Douglas
! avenue, opposite the Eagle office. DR..
Furley in taking his new office added
to it some very fine surgical apparatus.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Weeks whose sick
| ness was recorded in these columns
| heretofore grew so Ill Sunday that she
/ had TO be taken to the Wichita hospit-
al. where with trained attendance and
better care, she will more rapidly re-
| cover.
| A. J. Russell Of Portland, Ore, is in
| the city visiting his brother, Constable
Russell, of Judge Glenn's court. He
saws that the Wichita boys at Portland
are all doing well especially the Farmer
| brothers, but that they all claim Wien
| ita as their home.
Mr.. G. L. Moore returned the latter
part of last week from Chatham, ILL.,,
where he was called TO the deathbed OF
! his father. Mr.. MoOre'S brother, w. ID.
! is detained in st. Louis this week on
| account Of an engagement with
specialist who is giving him treatment.
The 4-months-old granddaughter OF
! Andrew Mendenhall died very suddenly
on Sunday from something like Group.
The case was particularly sad one by
the father being absent at the time and
could not be reached by either wire or
letter. The funeral will be held today.
Mrs Mary NJ. Hills. wife Of Lafay-
cite Hills, died at their home in this
city on Sunday morning OF heart trout
BILE and dropsy, after many weary
months Of disease OF mind and body.
For two years or more her mental con-
dition has been abnormal, at times
strange and distressing. She came TO
this city early in the eighty'S bright
bride. Mr. Hills was for a long time
money order clerk in the postof1ice, very
faithful. and a wonderful correct &C
countant. She was Al years old. He
will take her remains TO her girlhood
home at Greensburg, Ind, where they
will be buried. After short services at
the home conducted by Rev. Sims the
late train was taken for the east last
night.
, O. C Daisy desires the statement
/. made that the trouble between himself
and the Chinaman on South Lawrence
avenue was over a dispute with refer
ence to a sprinkling bill, and that he
had no knowledge with reference 70 an
.. opium den being conducted al the
place. That he. Daisy, had called 70
collect a bill when the Chinaman as
saulted him with a knife IN his hand
. which was taken away from the Chi
: naman by his wife. That the beating
was brought about altogether by SELF
: defense and he thinks the Chinama I
: was crazy at the time. His thum
. which was badly bitten, he has been
forced to have doctored 10 remove the
4, poison. That he, Daisy, was perfect
" surprised when the Chinaman made
the assault on him.
There will be an important meeting
this evening Of all the old settlers a
the room Of II. W. Kendle. The asso
citation is chartered under the kansas
: laws and a full board Of directors mus
! be elected by the members and not ap
, pointed II IS also desired that tn
> committee appointed for the reunion i
= / February, 1895, should be on hand an.
: make a full report. There Is also sons
/ property which was decided 10 the ass0
citation by the Wichita Savings banI
Z in place Of the money belonging 70 n
association al the time OF the banl
; failure and some disposition should b
made Of the property. The meeting
, I will be By far the most important an
: / business-like meeting ever held, an
: President Rochelle desires that ever.
4 old settler should be in attendance.
4 4 re2orter for the Eagle was caIe'
: into the gallery OF '. / Hayc-aft, tn
B. young man who has just become Pro
\ prsetor OF the photograph gallery o,
= the corner OF Main and Douglas av
= enUe. HIS display IS one which shoul'
: be Seea By every lover Of the beautiful
His Work IS there % show for Itself
/ while the Object from which TIE view
and p;ctures are made are taken from
q real life in Wichita Aside from thi
ha has CHOICE specimens from al n
= leading artists by which the finish o
= his work can be judged when compare.
= with that OF the leaders % the photo
: s-ranhic. profession. Scores Of views o
: landscapes and mountain scenery adO-l
= the pariors. but those taken from Wich
:. ia and rs suburbs are pronounced n
. / most attractive. Professor Ezycrz az
Z Is q thorough Wichita boy and y nj
1 skill has sprung into prominence within
: a few months as al arts: CO Ii com
{ n0a talents.