The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-09
CITY IN BRIEF.

! Harry Keiser has gone TO Geuda
Springs for a weeks outing.
/ The cool drinks men reaped a har-
vest Of nickles during the past week.
Judge Mckay of Harper county was
in the city yesterday for few hours.
Miss Dick Kindred is lying very low
at her home in the Thompson block on
South Market street.
Miss Grace Davidson departed yester-
day morning for a months visit with
friends in Pueblo. Colo.
Miss Fife Wood left Wednesday night
for a visit with relatives in Fairbury
and other points IN Nebraska.
The Peoples party primaries viii be
held Monday. The Democratic prima-
ries will be held at the same time.
Mrs. Weeks and her daughter Elsie
have returned from Nickerson where
they have been visiting Mrs. Charles
Goodyear.
The Central Baptist church have gran
ted their pastor, Rev. l.. A. Hall. a va
cation to be taken at his option in Aug
ust or September.
Mrs. Al Biting and children are at
Manitou enjoying the waters of the
springs and the cool breezeS from the
icy mountain submits.
Harry Dockum has gone to his home
at Jetmore where he will remain a
month previous to going to the state
university to finish is education.
The Sanford family left Thursday
evening for Sedalia, Mo-, The Sanford
Family orchestra will play at Mr.. Fri
Zell's grand opening next Wednesday
night.
Mrs. DR.. Purdue and daughter Leila
and Miss Maggie Garwood, left for
Manitau yesterday for months So
journ in the mountains.
Chief of Police Frank Burt has an at
tack of malaria that threatens TO be
very severe. He will go to Colorado
Springs in hopes of giving it a stand
off there
H. f. Patterson left last night for
Topeka. to participate in the preliminary
doings of the state convention. He is
one of the delegates from this county
and is for Sam Peters for governor.
The German Ladies Independent Aid
society will meet at the home of Mrs.
VIII Polk on the Goth of August in
stead of the 18th. Every member is re-
quested TO be present on account of the
lawn social.
Hon. Otto Eckstein has moved his
law office from the Gandolfo building
on North Main street 10 III South Main
street where he has fixed up a handsome
suite of rooms with all the modern i'm
provements of law Office.
Mr.. Henry Wallenstein Of the Boston
store has returned from the eastern
markets after purchasing an immense
stock OF goods for the fall trade. Mr.
Cohn left last night for other markets
for different class of goods.
F. II. Thwing of Guthrie. Is here on
business He says the hot winds are
injuring cotton in the territory very Sc
riously Florence Fuller has returned
from a six weeks visit with friends in
Greenwood, Elk and Chautauqua coun-
ties.
At a meeting of the Wichita Grape
Growers association yesterday l. y.
Dean was selected to attend to the ship
ments at Denver. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday at which time
everybody who desires to send some
goods in the next consignment must be
present TO give in the amount they in
tend to ship.
One OF the finest and handsomest
pieces of fine art placed on exhibition
in Wichita for a long time Is now ex-
nosed in one of the show windows of
Martins Art store. II is an oil painting
the handiwork of Mrs. 5. G. Neff. The
text is landscape scene, embracing
road through a woods copse,
with rustic bridge across stream in
the foreground. The ideal is no more
creditafole to the artists genius than is
the blending of shade. and colors and
tints. The piece in its rich gilt frame.
bespeaks talent for fine art OF high
order
The Misses Edithia and BeUah Cow
den and Bessie Peachy gave most de-
iighful picnic at Hyde park Thursday
evening. The evening was spent with
games, lunch and conversation AT a
late hour the crowd departed. Those IN
attendance included the Misses Stella
Parrot, Katie Rice Laura Newell, Mary !
and Oracle McCol;ister, Bessie Peachy, |
Edithia and Buelah Cowden, Zelda Hib- |
belts and Susie Parsell and Messrs. |
Charley McCollster. Elmer Mcdonald, |
Fred and Jesse Stout. Grant Long, FL !
mer Williams, Herbert F3e. Bum Ser |
vice and VERNE Woods.