The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-17
CITY IN BRIEF,

for Topeka.
L. c. Jackson is back from Chicago for
a few days.
| John Watts of Newton was a guest al
the Carey hotel last night
/ Mr.. "A. r. Jesericn is visiting in the
| city, The guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Childe.
NJ. ciyGc Drake left last evening for
Colorado Springs, where he will accept a
| position.
Judge c. w. Shinn of Eureka was in
the city last night talking with some of
| the city officials.
the city yesterday attending TO some
personal business
Messrs. George A. Bawer, ]. T. Hoff-
| the Carey yesterday.
Senator L. D. Leweliing came down
| from Topeka yesterday morning to spend
| Sunday with his family.
Ralph L. Mlliison returned home last
nigh. from a business trip to e Dorado,
Newton and Hutchinson.
A new name for livery stable has
originated in this city among a certain
few who call them fodder shops
Colonel B. H. Campbell is up from his
ranch &c spend a few days in the city
with his family and 10 look after some
business affairs.
The Wichita Produce company have
offered TO give away 1000 heads of cab
bage to the poor of this city who will call
at their place OF business tomorrow
morning.
Judge S. W. Shattuck, Jr., arrived
nome from Topeka yesterday where he
foa irwin Gil
prene court. He was feeling very hap
py as he had been successful in the case.
Messrs. T. Z. Grimes, A ". Reed, A
r. Hemineer and Captain L. Aker of the
Kansas legislature were in the city last
\ ght the guests Of Mr.. Otto Eckstein.
They are in the city 10 inspect the Gar
field university.
Mr.. Fred Reitz received letter from
j. Ct. kcce of Kansas City telling him of
the death. Saturday night, of his second
son, Enos Rode. The family having lived
here mary years, their many friends viii
receive this news with sadness.
Joseph E. Hoilowen. father of S. D. and
III. ". Holloweil of this city, died at the
residence OF his son at Kokomo, Ind,
yesterday morning, He came TO Wichita
in 1873. and was weighmaster of the East
Douglas avenue city scales during the
this city.
The sun spots which have been men
toned in the Associated Press dispatches
are quite plainly visible at this point.
Two spots were visible yesterday and
viewed through smoked glass the lower
one could be seen to frequently change
its fern.
Miss Lottie Acuff of Ottawa, Kan,
made the Eagle office d call last night,
.
Tor Of College Hill. They were inspecting
the workings of the linotype machines.
Miss Acuff is the matron of the Santa Fee
hospital at Ottawa.
z; c Cook, who was formerly OF Wich-
ita but who is now OF Fort Worth, Tex,
where he is associate editor on the Tex
as Railway News and illustrator, was in
TIE city yesterday visiting his brother,
Robert Cook. lie Will probably remain
several days in the city.
In the dispatches OF yesterday morn
ing may have been noticed an account OF
the death of Minister Willis, Of Hawaii,
and MS funeral services which were con-
Quoted by Rev. Monroe of the Christian
church, of which body Mr.. Willis was
member Mr. Monroe was for several
years pastor of the South Lawrence ave-
nue. Christian church of this city and is
quite well known here.
Miss Katie Wigs, the popular mill;n-
cry trimmer of the Boston Store, leaves
tomorrow for St. Louis to join Mrs. Fell
man, formerly of the wholesale millinery
house of Rosenthal & Co, on a three
weeks trip to New York City. The la
dies go in the interest of their respective
firms to visit the millinery centers of
New York and get the new ideas for
TIE coming spring styles in ladies' head
gear.
Late last night il was learned that the
STANDARD Shoe company Of North Mar
ket street had assigned 10 ]. W. Edwards
OF jefferson City, Mo. The assignment
was made late at night and few particu-
,ars could be learned. This is a branch
OF the Standard Shoe company Of Jeffer-
son City, who have failed also, and this
was the cause of the assignment OF the
local house The firm are manufacturers
who have employed convict labor.
Secretary Stuernagel of the NJ c. A.
returned yesterday from Topeka where
he has been attending the state confer
snce of all the secretaries of the state.
He says that the boys were compelled to |
sleep on billiard tables, on cots in the |
halls of the hotels and almost anywhere
that they could get He reported the |
legislative members as being seen going |
behind screens altogether too frequently. |
but he supposed that they-ah do that to |
their mustaches or necks |
or-or draw their breath. Breath? Oh, /
no, Corks,
Receiver McEntire of the Wichita and |
Western railway was seen last night a |
the hotel Carey with reference 10 the |
killing of Z. c.. Moran, and while he did /
not in any particular admit the liability |
IF the railroad for same, he greatly de- /
oiored the unfortunate accident, and /
said: "God knows how my sympathy |
goes out to the aged parents of young /
Moran. for I know how I would feel I'M
Ter similar circumstances" Moran was
in on the special TO Wichita and |
vas given the best medical skill which
he receiver could procure. His family
lad the comfort of being with him in his
lying hours, as he was conscious TO the
asst.
COMING LOCAL EVENTS
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