The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-25
CITY IN BkIEF.
Mrs. Eva steffe is reported to be quite

| CITY IN BRlEf.
Mrs. Eva Steffe is reported to be quite
| i'll.
The o. NJ B. club held an import
! ant meeting at their hall last night
| c. V. WEIGH, the merchant prince of
Maize, was in the city yesterday on
| business.
There will be an>adjourned meeting
| of the Commercial club tonight TO
which all shippers are invited.
The registration books will be open
for the accommodation of lady voters at
the Office of the fire marshal today.
D. J. Wallace Of the Whitaker Pack
| ing plant, began drilling a well on his
farm north of the city. He expects to
find coal or oil within few days.
Mrs. Colonel Bryant left yesterday
for Woodward. o. T, where she will
spend several days visiting friends.
While there she will sing in the Catholic
choir.
Mr.. Don Sebastian OF Chicago, son
| of John Sebastian, general passenger
| agent of the Rock Island, is N the city
visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. r. Z. Torrington.
Jerry Today, an old time Wichita boy
| of Tacoma, Wash, is in the city shak-
! ing hands with his many friends. He
| is on his way back to Indiana, where
| he will visit his relatives.
c. II. Andrews of Wichita Lodge No.
| % A. o. L. W., has been appointed
| chairman of the committee on grew
ances and appeals of the grand lodge
/ by Grand Master Workman Wallace.
Regular communication of Albert
| Pike Lodge No. 303 A. F. and A. NJ,
! Wednesday evening, March %, at 1880.
Work in the second degree. Visitors
welcome.
Yesterday Mrs. Ed. Whitlock, whose
| husband belonged TO Peerless Lodge No.
| 271 A o. u. W., received a check for
| s., 900, the same being the insurance on
| the life of her husband who died three
weeks ago.
Mr.. Nash of Illinois will arrive in a
| few days and will decide what steps
| will be taken with reference to the oil
/ found on his farm last week. Until
| his arrival the men refuse to give out
| any information as to the depth or
| quantity of oil found.
George r. Parham has purchased the
drug store and business of ]. ]. Thomp-
| son, at the corner of Douglas and
| Fourth avenues, and will continue the
| business there. Mr.. Parham is a Wich-
ita-raised young man and enjoys the
confidence of the community, as a citi-
zen and competent business man and
| pharmacist.
The wheelmen will give at noon today
a cornwall parade every wheel in line
will be decorated and wheelmen cos
| tuned. Ladies will vie with the men to
| Guido them in originality. All wheel
men invited. No one allowed in the
| parade unless representing some char
acter and their wheels decorated. All
must be at bicycle headquarters at u
O'Clock sharp.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
| will get out pretty Easter souvenir Of
the Saturday Mirror and they are try
| ing hard to excel the number gotten
| out about a year ago by Hypatia- They
are working very industriously in all
departments of the paper and it is pre-
dicted that il will be a very artistic
number and very creditable to the ladies
of the church.
Mr.. Lynch, a very pleasant and en-
terprising young gentleman of Cincin-
natl, o., arrived in the city yesterday
to join the staff OF McMahon's circus.
He will be in front of the show during
the season making the newspaper men
happy with advertising matter and
comps. Mr.. Lynch is all right and the
boys Of the press along his route can
bank on him that he will do the square
thing.
A H Foust OF the banking company
of T. II. Foust & Co., in company with
his wife, are visiting southwest Kan
81. 4 Ia Co NJ
Mrs J. G. Williams, in this city. Mr..
Foust expressed establishment at the
character of our city and is delighted
with his visit. From here he goes to
Sumner county for few days. Mr..
FOust is interested in Kansas lands and
is here on a tour OF inspection
The Y. P. s. c. E. OF the United Pres
byterian church, corner of First and
Ohio, Will give a box social this even
ing. The following program will be rem
dered: Anthem, choir: recitation. Miss
Nellie Wood; vocal solo. Miss Mamie
Thompson; song, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee. Mr.. and Mrs. Friend; vocal solo,
Professor Leeke; recitation, Miss Phil
lips; mandolin solo, Professor Babize;
recitation. Miss Kate Murphy; piano
solo, Miss Jennie Holt; closing prayer,
Rev. J. a. Lawrence. Everybody come
and bring your friends.
Yesterday Roy Kramer was appoint
ed receiver Of the Crawford Grand opera
house by Judge Dale in a suit OF fore
closure decided by the court holding Mr..
Daisy and Mr.. Healy parties 10 the
mortgage in favor Of Mr.. Wilbur. There
was also a judgment rendered for So. 900
When Mr.. Daisy and Mr.. Healy drew
out OF the opera house three years ago
Mr.. Crawford assumed the inde btedness
and Il was supposed al the time that
Mr.. Healy and Mr.. Daisy were released
from the obligations OF the mortgage
but the court held otherwise.
Mrs. VI. c. Jackson. of 81 North Main
street. entertained a large number az
friends last evening. who surprised her
in honor OF her twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary. A very pleasant time was
enjoyed by all present Vocal and IN
strumsntaI music as well as various
games were the order az the evening
Mrs. Jackson also received a large num-
bs- OF beautiful presents consisting
mostly OF table silverware. by which
SIZE viii no doubt long remember this
occasion. The following i a LIST OF
those present as near as could b of-
tanned: Sfr. and Mrs. Dr.. o. J. Taylor,
NJ. and Mrs. 4. II. Carr. a.. and Mrs
Tucker. Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Rutherford
Mrs Kelley. Mrs. Hubbard, iSses Alta
Daniels. Lizzie OFT. Alta Reamer. Gym
thi2 Hal. Ella Gle. Lulu Munson. Is
tella Thomas. Effe Gle. Lulu McDoE.
celia DumOnt. Eula Rutherford. Messrs
". q Bilb=Tt, Arthur Mayors. Charles
Williams. Jess ROTOR. CT g NOrdmzrk
and SIr Powell At Il O'Clock refresh
ments were served. after which al de-
parted wishing The family another
twenty-five years Of prosperity and
happiness.