The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-16
CITY in BRIEF.

! The average so-called social IL any
thing but that.
John K Brown Of Canadian, Tex, Is in
| the city on business.
The calico ball given at Garfield hall
last night was well attended.
John o. Mealey, q prominent farmer
of Waco township was in town yester-
day.
| Charley Luling has severed his connec-
ton with the Office Of clerk Of the district
court.
L. r. Delaney and Charlie Beck went
| to Guthrie yesterday on business and for
a visit
| Ralph Mfllison will return today from
an extended business trip in the Indian
Nations.
G. W. C. Jones resumed the practice Of
law yesterday and started in with a di-
vorce case.
A man generally tries to get rid Of his
faults by saying that other people are
just as bad.
Ed. S. MaGill Of North Topeka avenue
has returned from an extended businetss
trip to Chicago.
Holy Thursday was celebrated with
great pomp and solernnity at the Pro-
Cathedral yesterday.
Hon. E. W. Phillips Of Mulvane. for
merly of this county. was here yesterday
greeting his old friends.
Frank Smith. one of the managers Of
the Mcmahon circus. returned yesterday
from a business visit to Kansas City.
Q. Hackney. wellington's postmast-
er and the father OF Representative
Hackney, was in the city last night
John P. Jones, formerly of Sumner
county, but now resident OF Junction
City, was Wichita visitor yesterday.
Miss Eva Hawley. stenographer of the
court of appeals. was unable to be at her
office yesterday on account Of sickness.
Mr. Snyder, of the firm of Lewis &
Snyder. OF Oklahoma City was in town
yesterday on legal business. Mr.. Snyder
Isaac Slower OF Goddard died yesterday
morning OF a paralytic stroke. He was
a prominent farmer and a trustee of mis-
township.
josiah Smyser OF Wichita Heights was
making trades with the wholesale men
yesterday securing new stock for his
suburban store.
W. D. Wilkinson, postmaster at Elm
wood and editor of the Advocate. was in
town yesterday swapping yarns with
Henry Huffman.
The police department was notified
Yesterday OF safe-blowing and robbery
al Lauham. Butler county, IN which the
plunderers got $500.
DR.. C. W. Bennett. the medicine man.
was fined SO in police court and allowed
10 leave town in preference to paying il
He has probably departed from the city.
Word comes from Chickasas that Geo.
Lafiain. an old-time Wichita freighter,
was killed there day before yesterday
while making al effort 70 brand wild
pony.
e. E. Goodyear. formerly regent OF the
agricultural college. thinks the action Of
the board in disposing Of the major por-
ton Of the faculty for political reasons a
great mistake.
The ladies OF the Reform church are
having an Easter sale q all kinds OF
Easter novelties AZ Martins are sore.
l55 North Man street Some pretty and
useful articles can be found there.
Judge Cade OF Anthony vas in town
yesterday OF legal business He says |
Senator Titus IS gilt edge N Harper
county and MS word IS a. good as his !
bond there. Judge CaGe IS a brother .:
Hoe. Cash Cads % Oklahoma
Major Levi Ferguson 81 Wellington
was in the city yesterday OF legal ousi- |
ness He vas elected probate Judge n |
1894 and was reaom,nsied last year. but j