The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-05-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

OiiI IN 6h1Er.
W. F. Train Of FL Dorado is in town
L. A. Biggar of Hutchinson is in the
city on business.
W. E. Barnhart Of Kansas City is reg
istered in the city.
Andrew Ross Of Clearwater attended
the Doran funeral yesterday.
Mrs. W. P. Bassart of Harrington
was at the Carey yesterday.
Len E. Sutton of salina was doins
business in Wichita yesterday.
Ex-Sheriff Rank Watt OF Ninnescat
township was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Young of Herringson
was Wichita visitor yesterday.
Judge Glenn has sent in thirty-.we
pension applications this month
Miss Jessie Cox is in Los Vegas, n.
NJ, visiting with Mrs. ]. ". Emo.
W. L. Martin, business man OF Win
field. was at the Carey yesterday.
The banks Of the city will be closed
Saturday on account of Decoration day
H. Goldsmith OF Winfield was among
the Wichita visitors yesterday morning.
George Steenrod Of Colwich came in
Doran.
A. II. Vanduzie Of Leavenworth was
doing business with local mill men yes
terday.
J. ]. McManus Of Kansas City was
interviewing the merchants Of this city
yesterday.
DR.. Slutz will deliver the Memorial
address Of Decoration xercises at
Derby Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Yike made her annual do
nation Of roses and flowers TO the Eagle
Office yesterday.
Edwin Gross left for Chicago yester-
Cay, after spending two weeks with his
parents in this city.
District court will adjourn Saturday
for Decoration exercises and all the
county offices will close.
Ed. Hassig, who used to five In W!ch-
ita, and is Tom Yount's father-in-law,
died recently in Kansas City.
Mr.. Nick Murphy Is confined In the
St Francis hospital where he will un-
dergo a surgical operation tomorrow.
The picnic by the students Of the
Commercial college has been
one week on account Of the
rain.
Mrs. Teresa York Of Mount Hope,
whose husband was a soldier in the
Mexican war. was allowed a pension at
asst.
ONCE, Pat Eealey has been called up
IN again to ADJUST neighborly differen-
ces on Fa'rnount over churches. Pat
IS a natural born peacemaker.
False in one. false in ALL" is an
ancient legal maxim. Remember it
% the disadvantage Of any tradesman
Who tries to substitute one article for
another.
Mrs. Bassart and Mrs. Young, two
prominent officers OF the Eastern Star
a; Harrington, were in the city yester-
lay shopping and visiting at the Ma
sonic Home.
That Cuban beggar that has been
working the people OF Wichita got
trunk night before last and $500 in gold
vas found in his pockets. He has
skipped the town.
Yesterday Dan Ryan and Sam Col
ins, who were arrested last spring on
he charge OF stealing a set of harness
near Clearwater were sentenced. Ryan
vas given four months and Collins nine
n the county jail.
JEFF Crouch who was seriously injur-
d in the runaway Wednesday, is get
ing along we'll His scalp was cut open
lcross the frontal. his left arm and leg
we're badly bruised and ne sustained
'ther severe injuries.
The prize library which was Won by
he Irving school az the Hutchinson ju-
,ilee will be on exhibition today in the
window OF the Goldsmith Stationery and
Book Store The library is said 20 be a
cry handsome as well as useful one.
The county commissioners have adver- |
ised for contracts for four bridges. Two |
n the Cowskin. in Sherman township. |
ne over the Cowskin, in Salem town !
nip. and one on the west branch Of |
on the line between Kechi and |
irant.
Mr.. E. 3. Ebbert, who was well known |
ere during the boom, and for four of |
We successive years as man OF con- /
ideraole properly and good business |
ualities. d.eo a 81 Louis last Thurs
ay He had many friends here who |
ill mourn his loss.
V. A. La Fayon, formerly OF the wich-
a FIRE department, left yesterday FOR |
: Louis 20 accep; position with the |
'elson Paint company. The night be-
ore he left quite a number of his friends /
a -hered at the residence % c. II. saw
er. where they enjoyed q farewell ban
ue,
A. c. Carpenter ot Downs. John Ham
ioni % Emporia, and John D. Plpkin |
Cheney. Kansas. all old Mssons. ar
wed a; the Masonic Home the past
eek. TIE Home family Tow numbers
oou, thIrty-five- Tie annual meeting
the board OF directors Eil be held
lns sth.
Yesterday the four fat fishermen
sh Garsi- George Lscke. Jack La5-
I'M and Alderman Danieis--sturned
'om the Waiau, river where they had |
" in -wO days fishing. They telepaon-
last night that they coughi 80
0uais OF FISH WitasGt = coUos they
din ;hesr Imagination
NJ. Redmond. editor OF ths Bu-iing-
n Daily News. was IN the cs,y yes
riay and made tTate-nsl call OF he
agie boys las, night. spending a. hour
50 exchanging some 1eEspzpe- stc-
es- Mr. Redmond has seen nos, q