The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY IN BRIEF.
Mrs. Charlie returned home last even.
ing from St Louis.
Mrs. Bruce Dixon is reported to bt
quite I'll at her home.
L. C. Slime of ottawa, was a guest
in the city yesterday.
William Fechtler is reported TO be ser
iously sick at his rooms.
Miss Nellie Gibbons OF Kansas City
is visiting friends in Wichita.
Mrs. Nelson of 453 Waco avenue, went
to st. Louis yesterday IN visis.
Captain Dan Porter of Atkinson, was
in the city last night on business.
In the probate court final settlement
of the Houk estate has been made.
A. H BrumIey of Wellington was
registered at the Carey yesterday.
Nearly $4,000 worth of mortgages
have been released during the week.
John D. Moore of Prescott, Arizona,
is in town and stopping at the Carey.
L. D. Hickman of Goddard, was in
town yesterday visiting friends and
trading.
The boys and girls ait Cash Hender-
sons store tell a good rabbit story on
Thald Durfey.
The police headquarters is undergoing
a renovating and when it is completed 1t
viii look like a parlor.
Tom Cooper of Winfield has been at
tached to the Wells-Fargo company Of
this city as a route agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus G. Wells are expect
ed home today from an extended visit
to Jefferson City, Missouri.
D. A Maxwell who was here from
Oklaho ma, visiting dis nro:ner, left yes-
terday for OU-ey, Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Jenkins entertain
ed few Of their friends at their home,
533 North Wabash, last evening.
George Van Werden indicates the first
approach of spring by boil on his nose.
He was sunburnt on a hunting trip.
City Assessor Caldwell and Council
man Robert E. Guthrie are busy with
the enumeration books at the court
house.
The entertainment given last night by
the 4. o. U W. at Garfield hall for the
benefit Of Ben Devore was well at
tended.
Miss Jessie dwellings, Friday even
ing dancing party was well attended
last night and a most delightful time
was spent
Judge Dale and c. H. Luling went out
hunting yesterday. They got no game
although Judge Dale succeeded in
breaking his gun.
Tom Rogers, who has been sick for
about two weeks, was reported much
better yesterday. He will be able to be
in his Office by Monday.
Work will be commenced next Mon
day on the prospect well. Word was re-
ceived yesterday that the tubing would
arrive by Sunday next.
s. B. Amidon became the sole owner
of the NJ. L. Carver property yesterday.
1t is one of the finest residences in the
city and is all paid for, too.
Dick Howard, the one legged oolored
man, has established a horse barber
shop at the Mammoth livery stable. He
has a regular machine and removes hair
with electricity.
The man who beat Andy Richards for
the council at wellington il is said is
never seen only in three places-at his
store, at his home or on his way from
one 10 the other.
c.. IT. Ford, state agent OF the Home
Fire Insurance company. is IN the city
with his wife. They are contemplating
moving .heir place OF residence from
Kansas City 70 Wichita
mo smoking in this room" is a sign
in the police court room which Judge
Wilson has had put up. The room has
been newly rapered and vanished and
the new sign was the next move.
John ledger. John Haughey and
Frank Henderson, all of Wellington,
We're In uhe city last night en- route TO
Kansas City. some on business and
some on pleasure bent They left on
The Missouri Pacific train
A good many of the friends OF Dr.. W.
Nf.nsck seem TO have the impression
that he IS the councilman-elect from
the Fourth ward. The doctor desires
that that notion be dismissed. The
coun Gilman is the other Dr.. Minfok-
J. NJ
stogies are sold FIVE for a nickle at
Newton and only three for nickle in
Wichita. Wichita's demand for better
freight rates is legitimate one. The
stogie consumers Of Wichita are robbed
out Of hundreds Of dollars every year
because of the discrimination
Mrs Eivira L. Edwards. mother OF
Mrs. Thomson, the gToceTymaa. died
yesterday of yellow jSundice. az the
residence Of her Son-3n-lsw, al Il North
Market streex- Mrs. EdwsE11s was y
years of age. The funeral WI occur
this afternoon from The family resi-
denCe.
BlcSs & O'Rouke are constructing a
wagon for Or. Wendell in which he ex-
poets II travel 70 Cripple Creek, which
outstrips anything which has vet been
built on wheels for convenience He
has everything arranged from a pill
tox holder 70 a hammock L : water
.isht and bullet proof.
There WIS a report on the streets yes
te~Fay that Doc Kelley and jim Tapp
had cousumated q con racT for captur-
ing the bicycle ghost which was sen
lately on East Central avenue Doc
called yesterday 70 deny The report and
s. y he would nos be caung1V hunting
that ghost FOR S5o0. He slSo wzsN1esi 20
deny the report thar he, Kelley. had
been connected IN the TepoU-si grave
robbery. Doc says he MOULD not have
a se~sssf--s IN Ms -z-ss-7r- heAf-7 hfS %hs2TE-