The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-02
CITY IN BKIEF.

CalQWell.
Hiram Goldberg is taking in Kansas
City this week.
Cigarette smoking has been prohib-
tied in justice Jones court.
Miss Daisy Small of Anness is in the
city visiting with relatives.
The Missouri Pacifis is building a No.
l bridge across the Big Arkansas.
Miss Nellie Woods of Medford, o. T.,
is visiting friends in the city.
Sam Timmons is doing newspaper
work down at Oklahoma City.
Mrs. J. A Freeman, who died of con-
sumption, was buried yesterday.
Mrs. Hawley is quite i'll with plurisy
at her home on South Water street.
The Wichita Poultry association held
meeting last night in the City building
II. L. Smith of Freeport, Harper coun-
ty, was in town yesterday on business.
Both the Santa Fe and the Rock Is
land surrendered their ticket Offices yes
terday.
VIII Reeves, now Of Chicago, is spend
ing few days in the city. He likes
Wichita better than Chicago.
Colonel and Mrs. Murdoch went TO
Emporia last night to visit Rev.
Thomas Murdoch, who is very sick.
Mr. F. NJ. Piatt of Douglass was in
the city yesterday an called last night
to the the Eagles typesetting machines.
An effort is being made looking to the
completion of the building on the cor
ner of Douglas avenue and Market
street.
Miss Ada Akin, one of Wichitas pref
ty girls, is visiting friends at FL Reno,
where she is getting a good deal Of social
attention.
The Missouri Pacific ticket Office did
a splendid business yesterday and prov
ed that the road was wise in retaining
their uptown office.
The petition for the relesae Of Ander-
son Gray was signed by almost every
citizen of Wichita who had a chance
to sign the document.
Wendell Mclaughlin has returned
from Anthony, where he spent several
days taking testimony in the prelimin-
airy hearing Of the case Of the state VS..
Maddox and Clark.
The young peoples Easter sale will
begin this afternoon at H H. He1ting
ers store, 2l6 East Douglas avenue
Come and look over the fine assortment
of fancy work, Easter novelties and
candies.
A cage of California Red Bats at
tracted a great deal of attention in the
corridor of the city building yesterday.
They were April fool brick bats OF
course. Many students Of natural his
tory bit at them.
Mr.. Harry fuller has been Frustrated
for week with a severe attack of pneu-
monia and his family feel somewhat
alarmed, but with CAREFUL nursing they
hope to save lis life, and his legion Of
friends sincerely hope they may.
A we'll known gentleman, writing TO
the Eagle, says: Seeing we are hav-
ing an unusual number Of fires, OF late,
the alleged result of coal oil and gaso-
line explosions, is ii impertinent to in
quire where is our oil inspector at? "
Deacon Wilson, the county commits
sioner. was asked to marry a couple
yesterday, but declined the honor. The
name is not given 10 him from any
connection with the church, but from
! a corn transaction several years ago.
Tomorrow is Good Friday and the
German Evangelical congregation will
observe this g1ealest day Of the old
church by having service at the church
on South Market street at 10 a. m Rev.
J. SilhermJnn preaching and admins
tSr10g tnS nOlN cS1nuulOu-
Three applications for organizers
came to the O.M.B. grand lodge yester-
| day. Mr.. Smith says there is on aston
ishing revival of the resubmiSsion SEN
| timent recently. Every organizer now
! in the field report extraordinary ac-
| cessions to the ranks OF those who de-
! sire to overthrow prohibition.
! Mrs. Allen of 924 North Lawrence ave
nue.. reported at the police station yes
/ terday the loss of her two little girls.
! The mother was almost frantic with
! Erief and many perSOLs assisted her IN
| her search. About o'clock the chill
| dren we're found and the lady, mother
| like, readily forgave them for the trou-
| BILE they had caused.
! Ora Mckinney of the Rock Island
| book store received a telegram from his
wife last night who is now in Cincin-
natl, where she had gone to attend the
! funeral of her mother, that her brother.
| who lives at St Louis and who had
| come 10 Cincinnati to attend the
| funeral, was taken suddenly sick and
| died yesterday. Mrs Mckinney Will
| remain until after the funeral Of her
/ brother.
| Willie Cole and Johnny Stewart are
| bows who ran away from their. homes
I
gram was received here yesterday ask
! ing about them and they were located
! by the police. The boys have q grand
father here and they have been taken
70 him and viii remain with him for the
| time being. Their folks in Kansas Clty
! have been notified OF the safe arrival 81
| the lads and everything IS tranquil
| again.
Arthur Rose. a young man residing IN
the Schuyler block. on the West Side,
| while standing on the back porch watch
ing some children play below leaned
| against the banister which gave way
and he VAS thrown 70 the ground be-
low. falling a distance Of 20 feet BY
| the fall his eft arm was disloca1ed and
his head badly injured. Dr.. Fuller was
| called aud dressed the wounds. He
| was in a precarious condition last night
II is feared he sustained serious in
juries Internally.
TIE regular meeting Of Queen City
lodge No. 20. Degree or Honor. VIII oc-
cur this evening The occasion VIII be
one OF more than ordinary interest as
the new ritual Will be exeInplfied- Three
new goats have been secured at great
/ expense and this Will give eclat 10 n.
| exenlntificaTion- Divided skirts WI
be worn by the sisters when riding tia
| goats. instead Of boomers. This ques
ton gave rise TO a heated discussion
| and boomers were favored. but the
! grand CHIEF decided in favor OF the biful
| Gated garment Physicians VIII be IN
| attendance in case the goats prove in