The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTERS
CITY IN BRIEF

. Chas. Mosbacher is confined to hi:
home by sickness.
Mrs. S. H. Littlefield of Nevada. Mo.
3 visiting friends in the city.
The old time-dreaded la CRIME Is be.
coming prevalent in this vicinity
H W. Crandall of St. Paul, Mimi. Is
sers.
FRED A Sewers of this city has been
made clerk Of the ways and means COM
nittee Of the Kansas senate
a new dancing school will be started
s.~Sedgwick Music hall Thursday even
ng with Miss Sadie Joseph in charge.
Miss Lizzie Lemon of this county will
!. be assistant document clerk during the
winters session Of the state legislature.
Judge Dale yesterday ordered surveyor
jackson and ex-Surveyor Kessier to
make a survey and establish certain cor
ners Of lands In Viola township.
The Unity club Will hold its first
meeting since the holidays next Friday
evening. The place will be announced
later. AT this meeting of the club the
projection Moot congress will be parma-
nently organized.
Mr.. Ralph Dunbar, formerly Of Ticl-
1ta, OBLIGATED at the pipe organ at last
week Jones-Scanlon society wedding at
Kansas City His rendition of the sew
eral wedding marches that were used
was highly praised by the Kansas CITY
press. '
Mr.. c. H. Buerhaus died at his home
nine miles northwest of the CITY. Satur.
ddy afternoon, at the age of "a years
funeral services will be held at the
Jamesburg church this afternoon at 3
clock Friends of the family are in
vited.
oscar Allen, who has been for some
time a substitute mall clerk with head
quarters IN this city, has received reg
uiar run from Kansas City to yelling
ton and left for Kansas City Yesterday.
he has a great many friends here and
tney VIII be glad to learn of his promo
ton.
Harvey Blue of Waco township. re-
Gently killed four coyotes in one day. He
was mounted on a fleet horse and car
fieo a repeating shotgun. which did the
work. Tom Payton, Of the same neigh
oorhood, assisted by his dog, ran a wolf
Gown and Srappled with it, and Tom cut
the VOLTS throat with knife.
W. E. Stanley and James Allison of
this city will be judges on thought and
composition at the annual oratorical |
contest at the Southwestern Kansas col |
cur January 90 and the winner will rep
resent that college at the state oratorical |
contest TO be held in Topeka next month |
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Griffin and |
SOD Of Maquokeia, Iowa, are visiting |
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. |
Knox. Mr.. Griffin says that when he |
left Iowa over two weeks ago the snow |
was nearly two feet deep. They are very |
much pleased with Wichita and Kansas
climate
Mrs. Louise Grove of Chicago, Is the
guest this week Of Mrs. NJ. A. Davidson
at her home on Paramount. Mrs. Grove
was formerly of Wichita and has many
friends here. After her visit with Mrs
Davidson and family, Mrs. Grove will
spend several weeks visiting friends in
Texas and will then return to her home
at Chicago.
Ben Simons, Wichitan, has returned
from Carona, Mexico, where he has held
position for nine months in large
flour mill Mexican ague caused his re-
turn He says he was glad when he
crossed the Kansas line and viewed the
farm houses. but does not regret the
trip. For extra work he received Sc per
hour, during a rush.
Wichita and Sedgwick county will be
represented by a delegation of eleven |
at this weeks convention of silver clubs
at Topeka. Most Of the delegates are
now in Topeka Those who are in the
Sedgwick county delegation are: P. V.
Healy, G. W. c. Jones. I. P. Campbell,
H. ]. Tuller, Mr.. McClain, P. z. White,
Thos. RutIedge, H. 1. Merrill. L. D.
Lewelling. ]. G. Mccoy and ]. W. Volt.
Governor Morrill, pardoned Robert Ma
ioney few days ago. Maloney was sent
up from Wichita for twenty-one years
In 1889. for alleged attempted rape on a
little girl at the stock yards. The popu-
lace were going TO lynch him and TO es-
cape the mob he pleaded guilty in the
court at o'clock p. m. was taken to
Kechi by Sheriff Hays and gotten to
the pen. Otto Eckstein.. knowing that
was on a maudlin drunk,
sought Governor Morrill, last Friday. |
and hence the pardon.
AT Redlands. California. Sabbath or
two ago most beautiful and costly
Baptist church. just completed, was .
formally opened and dedicated 10 the
of God with w. F. Harper,
formerly OF Wichita, as its pastor. Some
one sends the editor of the Eagle a pict-
ure OF the church, which is represented ,
as q building of steepies. towers. gables :
and arches. and ii is called the New Cen
trail Baptist church. Mr.. Harper's ;
many old friends here will be pleased to
hear and know Of his progress in his
ofty calling.