The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTERS
CITY IN BRIEF.


n. E. Steele came down last night
from the Safe University.
Miss Lulu Shepherd will conduct a
summer class at the Webster.
Miss Mamie Mccoy. will conduct a
class at the Webster building this sum-
naer.
Otto Weiss left yesterday for a weeks
trip through southwestern Kansas and
Oklahoma
Mrs H. c. Glenn Of Kiowa is in the
city visiting Miss Lola Maxwell. They
were schoolmates.
John L. G. Carney, who has been sick
during the past two weeks, shows slight
Improvement, but is still quite sick.
L. D. Dolman Of Topeka, Of the Rock
Island law department, was here on bu-
siness last evening for his company.
C. A. Windie, editor of the Fair Dealer
Of Ottawa, Ill, is visiting his brother, J..
L. Wlndle OF North Topeka avenue.
Mrs. Emma Port, chairman OF the
house committee Of the Masonic Home,
twas down from BeIoit yesterday on a
visit.
W. B. Throckmorton is making very
slightly additions and improvements TO
his handsome home on North Topeka
avenue.
Mrs. VIII Bartrim has returned to her
home in Neodesha after pleasant four
weeks visit with friends and relatives in
this city.
There is now in the banks OF this city
q quarter Of million more dollars than
there was in the corresponding month
last year.
H C. Shields, travelling passenger
agent for the Wabash road, with head
quarters in Kansas City, was in town
yesterday.
A sick Odd Fellow, a stranger in the
city, would be pleased TO see member
Of the relief committee al 1865 North To-
peka avenue.
Mr.. Joe Winton Of the Guthrie State
Capital was in the city last night return
ing from Beaver county, where he had
been on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Woodburn desire
TO return their sincere thanks TO all those
who assisted them during the sickness
and death Of their baby Bruce.
Everett Bachtel recently graduated at
the Wichita Business college and ac-
cepted a position as bookkeeper at the
Dold Packing house in this city.
Ex-Sheriff VIM. Hays Of Haysville
was here yesterday. Mr.. Hays is now
carrying on his fine farm at Haysville
and reports all crop prospects as being
very good.
T. r. Hart, a prominent farmer OF
Grant township, was here yesterday
Mr.. Hart is an exclusive farmer, and
says that the prospects for the farmers
were never better in his locality.
Mary E Maxwell, mother of Fireman
D. H Maxwell, died suddenly about Il
o'clock last night. Mrs. Maxwell had
been suffering with dropsy for about
two years. Funeral viii occur Monday
E. S. Magill, formely OF the grocery
firm of Magill e. Bliss, who for the pas
eight years has been travelling for q
wholesale shoe house, has bought tbs
Baker grocery, 52S East Douglas avenue
Mr.. MagiIl is an old timer in Wichita
and an experienced grocer.
Mr.. H. D. Rogers, prominent farmel
living about nine miles south of this city
over in Waco township, was in the city
and spent an hour with his brother-in-
law, Mr.. A.Thomas Cherry, who is law
student with Bentley & Hatfield, Mr.
Rogers met with an accident last week
spraining mis- ankle, and is unable IL
work at present.
Many of the property owners on To-
peka avenue. north of Oak street, have
put in new cement sidewalks this spring
Messrs. w. r. Hewey and Pearce have
just completed new cement walks. New
and permanent sidewalks have been or.
dered along large portion Of Topeka
avenue. Many of the residents are
painting their houses and there is g
general air OF thrift and newness along
a large portion of this popular thorough.
fare.
A W. Oliver has returned from ST
Louis. He says that there were great
many Kansas business men there this
week attending the Ely-Walker fire sale
of which Morton Woolman, formerly Of
this city, is manager. Among the Kan
sans at the sale We're: Cash Henderson
Wichita, Kan; Crosby Brothers. Tope-
ka. Kan; Isaac Wright. Columbus
Kan: Kemper & Paxton, Topeka, Kan.
c. Samuel, Great Bend, Kan; J. Boch
Neodesha, Kan; Schlanger & Bros, Wier
City, Kan; Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co.,
Topeka, Kan.
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