The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-14
CITY IN BRIEF

Ex-Postmaster John Ball Of Caldwell
was visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. A. H Webb left for ST. Louis
to spend a week with friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. Colonel whezen OF 200 North En-
poria avenue was reported quite sick
yesterday.
Representative Glenn Of Greeley coun
ty was in the city yesterday en- route
to Topeka.
Harvey Horner of Caldwell was
in the city yesterday on short bust
ness visit.
to call a halt on feeding the poor 10 a
great extent.
There viii be a meeting Of the uni
form rank, K. Of P. tonight and a gen.
eral good time Will be had.
Quite a number of Wichita people are
going down 10 Oatville tomorrow 10
participate in the wolf hunt.
Messrs Rohrbaugh and Eckstein went
to Topeka last night 10 attend The ses-
sion Of the legislature in case one IS
assembled.
The arcs illuminated South Main
street again and the First warders
have cooled off again. No Indignation
meeting was held.
Helen Bush, aged 81, died yesterday
at the family residence twelve miles
northeast of the city. Of typhoid fever
and viii be buried today.
1t is said that Judge Dale will knock
the constituiouality Of the law govern
ing the appointment of police judges in
cities of the first class, into cooked
hat
The county treasurer gave II out cold
yesterday that the personal tax war
rants will be turned over to the sheriff
this week and that extra cost Will be
added.
Miss Katie Crum Of this city will be
married on the 22nd inst, TO Mr.. Harry
L. Wilson of Southern Kentucky. The
wedding will be at $50 o'clock in the
forenoon.
About - o'clock last night what
seemed to be two ghosts were seen flirt-
ing through a room in the Butler block.
Men stood watching the shadOwy be-
ings with exciting interest.
Yesterday for the first time in four
years the court house clock stopped. II
must have been a sign that heaven was
angry because the Republicans were
going out of Office and tuhe Pops going
in.
Charles Emmons, the East Douglas
avenue grocer, swore out a warrant yes
terday against Harry Nichols and Mrs.
Nichols, charging them with stealing a
cady of star tobacco. The trial will
be had before a jury and Will probably
occupy a large portion Of today.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Peacock desire TO
thank their neighbors and friends for
their kind acts and attention during
the Illness of the late Mrs. l.. A. Rose.
Mrs. L. A Rose was an old settler
here. She died Sunday morning of
pneumonia.
The Eagle reporter learned some
thing last night that every woman in
town should know. II you put spoon
in a glass or touch knife to the outside
of it you can pour the hottest kind OF
water into it and II will not break.
Without the metal touching the glass 1t
would crack and break.
D. ]. Wallace, manager Of the Whit
taker Packing Co., was more genial
than ever yesterday and that IS saying
a great deal. To his friends he distrib-
uted cigars of the highest flavor. The
cause of it all was a joyful event at
his house in the shape Of the arrival
of a handsome little ten pound baby
girl.
B. L. Murray yesterday finished
threshing thirty-five acres of corn for
o. 3. Clark. This is a new process for
treating this ceral in this county, but
1t is highly recommended by those who
have tried the plan. BY this means the
fodder is thus broken and makes No.
1 feed. He also had threshed his KAT
fir corn.
The new officers Of Garfield post are:
I. NJ. Minick; Senior Vice
A. ]. Wilt; Junior Vice com
mander, F. Dumont; surgeon, L. J.
Jones; Q. o. D.. W. d. Curtis; o. o. G.,
r. II. Holly; chaplain, Thomas Hess;
II. s. Kramer; quartermast er,
Hank Hiseruran; sargeart, Major J. c.
Kirk; quarter sargeant, B. r. Downing.