The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-29
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY In BtSlEE.
Officer Lew Aspey's babe Is quite
sick.
Mrs. c. R. Tracy is visiting friends at
Carthage, Mo.
c. E. benson Of Attica stopped at the
Carey yesterday.
Ralph Dunbar is home from st. Joe.
Mo-, for the holidays.
Governor-elect Leedy was in the city
a very short time last night.
Fenton B. Clark has accepted a posi-
ton with the Missouri Pacific railroad.
Dr. ST. John went to Topeka last night
to attend a meeting of the state board
Of health.
Guilford Dudley and George c. Pritch-
ard Of Topeka were Sunday visitors at
the Carey.
Jack Miller, Lawrence business man,
was in town yesterday, and registered at
the Manhattan.
Miss Grace Davidson is visiting this
week at the home of her sister, Mrs. H.
n. Helm, Of Burton.
The city council met last night in reg
ular session, but no quorum being pres
ent no business was done.
c. H. Epoch and wife of South Water
street are rejoicing over the arrival OF
fine baby girl at their home.
Frank Craig was up from South Nc
Alester, l. T., yesterday preparing TO
move permanently to that place.
]. H. Meeker. of Conway Springs, who
travels for well-known Atchison house,
was at the Manhattan yesterday.
A. NJ. Denny has returned from ILL.,
nois, where he went to visit his boy who.
he reports, is improving in health.
James Bourgette and his wife are over
from Bradfords Mill in Butler county,
visiting friends during the holidays.
Special Pension Examiner B. McCardle
of Hutchinson is visiting Henry HUT
man of this city during the holidays.
G. A. Talbert, well-known hardware
merchant at Conway Springs, spent yes
terday in the city on business deal.
L. E. Murray, who was down from
Topeka to spend Christmas. returned to
the state capital again Sunday morning.
Roy Kramer will attend the session
of the legislature at Topeka this winter.
He will formally make his debut in poll
tics.
c. B. Maxwell, of Topeka, and F. D.
Wilson. of Kansas City, were railway
officials who registered at the Carey yes
terday.
DR.. W. B. Slutz viii deliver lecture
this evening at the First NJ. E church.
Subject: Jerusalem and Its Envior-
ments."
Mrs. Fred Gross and son are here from
Kansas City to attend the wedding of
her cousin, Miss Jennie Triplett, to Mr..
Edgar WEIGH.
]. Elmer Reese. of this city. was visi-
tor in Winfield last week. He returned
yesterday in order to attend the Knights
OF Rest ball, which occurs on the 30th.
Mr.. G. T. Black, who has been absent
from the city for sometime, will return
today. and will preach tonight. Wednes-
day and Thursday nights at the South
Lawrence Avenue Christian church.
Mr.. George ]. Hartman. superintend-
ent of the Southwestern division of the
Santa Fe, was presented with a fine 80
degree Masonic ring as Christmas pres
enet from the clerical force in his office.
1t is beauty.
The Santa Fe yesterday morning re-
ceived an elegant chair car TO be used
by teachers for state convention at To-
peka tomorrow. The Wichita teachers
will be joined here by teachers from
Wellington, Winfield and Arkansas City.
L. H. Seaver, representative-electf from
Ellsworth county. was in the city yester-
day and visited the Eagle with o. II.
Bentley. Mr.. Sewer is one Of the best
respected men in his county and will be
man Of influence in the next legisla-
ture.
DR.. ]. n. Shuts was visited Sunday
by Attorney General-elect Lawrence
Boyle. OF Fort Scott. Boyle is a sports
man and hence the doctor is his friend.
Quail" or bass are pass words that
viii always carry man 10 the friend
ship of the councilman from the Second
ward.
Q. j. Meyer. OF the carpet department
in Henderson's, did not get in any of his
artistic work in window decoration this
Christmas. He captured the prize OF
SIS, which was offered last year for the
finest window. He is an artist in this
line, and his work was missed. He had
all he could attend to,h0wever, n his
department.
Mr.. ". L. Hutchinson. who settled In
Lyon county, in 1857, where he has re-
sided ever since, IS visiting Wichita Il
Is his first visit since The days when he
was down here in the early sixties buffalo
hunting, and, OF course, he is surprised
a. the marked changes Mr.. H. is a
great educational man, and he Is strong
" in favor OF holding, or establishing.
another state normal school at this
point.
Our old veteran soldier friend. J. y.
Ross. "old Buck" was up yesterday.
making his annual call Thirty-two
years ago today he was laying IN The
trenches at Corinth. Provisions were
shore and meat not on the menu. The
only chance for rashe- or hash VS.
that afforded by an cd cow, which had
died IN the sh-oes Of pariurition and was
cut up in steaks. boils. broiis and roasts,
ct SIC per pound. But odd Buck Is
as youthful OF spirit. as hopeful and as
patriotic now as he vas th,rty-swo years
ago at Corinth. and counts On living
many good years 10 come.