The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-14
CITY IN BRIEF.

Lodge No. 90. I. 0. o. F.. will meet
tonight to confer the first degree.
over sixty old settlers called yester-
day and Joined the Old Timers associa-
ton.
Bruce Keenan, IS back from Cripple
Creek and i stelling what he saw while
there.
Hon. W. ]. Fitzgerald Of Dodge City,
was in the city yesterday attending the
funeral Of ]. H. Phillips.
Ed Dorsey of the county treasurer's
office was taken seriously sick yester-
day with an attack Of the grip.
The social that was TO have been given
by the l. A. S. No. 46 at Mrs. Little's
this evening, has been Indefinitely post
pOned.
The performance Of the operatta
Hunt the Thimble. or Little Nells Sur
prise Party" is postponed until further
notice.
DR.. Winters left this city yesterday
morning for Wheeling, w. Va, with
view to making it his home for a while
at least.
TrainmaSter George Hawkes. and
wife of Arkansas City We're in town yes
terday the guest of Superintendent and
Mrs. Hartman.
Mrs. John A. Logan. colored. is an
evangelist who has come 10 Wichita
and will conduct a series of Union revi-
val meetings with the colored churches
of this city.
A telephone message was received at
the Eagle office last night requesting
that the friends of Fred Sweet would
not call for a day or two as it would
be impossible to admit them before that
time.
A. Beffel of this city has invented
leather tire for bicycles. 1t looks az
if it might be a very valuable thing if
it will stand the weather changes. The
pneumatic tire is put inside the leather
''Shoe."
The remains of the late J. n Phillips
were laid to rest yesterday. Rev. Vail
of the Unitarian church delivered a
very eloquent and touching address
over the remains in the church. The
services were largely attended.
Last night the wheelmen reorganized
their club with Charles Sharp presi-
dent, Gerald Volk, vice president Hal
Mccoy, secretary, Bob Mccain, treas
urer and John Crib captain. About
$50 was subscribed TO build track for
the association.
MT. Amos Bowman Of Marietta, Pa,
arrived here last evening from Omaha,
Neb While here he is the guest of
his brothers, Sam and Joe. He leaves
the city Friday evening for his home,
well pleased with his western trip, and
especially this city.
John Davis and J. z. Conley returned
yesterday informing from Garden Plain
where they had been engaged the day
previous IN trying A. +. Weliber, charg-
ed with assault upon Jake Grubber. who
he hit on the side OF the head with a
gun. The trial was by jury and the
defendant was found guilty and fined
So and costs.
MIR. Stanley received a vase Of fiow-
ers yesterday from some unknown adj
mirers IN recognition, no doubt. of his
ATTITUDE as chairman of the committee
that prosecuted Assistant Attorney
General Campbell. The tag attached
TO the flowers said: Refused 10 sign
This was in allusion to the fact that
Mr.. Stanley refused TO sign the journal
entry Of acquittal.
Ben Mccormick was brought down
from Grant township yesterday, charg-
ed with disturbing the peace of his nei-
ghbors. He became quite boisterous
and when the constable arrived at the
jail he only had a small piece OF the
commitment remaining He was plac-
ed IN Jail and Will have trial next
Wednesday. Many OF his friends holds
that he had become temporarily lnsane
John Michall was yesterday brought
before United States Commissioner
Sherman. charged with using the mails
fraudulently and FOR the purpose OF
blackmailIng. The government was not
ready for trial, but the defendant. by his
attorneys, Adams & Adams. concluded
10 waive preliminary examination, and
the defendant was bound over TO the
March term OF the f-deral- court in the
sum OF $500. He gave pond and was re-
leased last night from custody.
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