The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-03
CITY IN BRIEF.


short visit with friends in Furley.
Mrs J. J. Andrews of lola, Kansas,
was shopping in the city yesterday.
Captain Burgess came in yesterday af-
teInoon from short visit in Augusta.
Mr. B. J. Sheridan Of Paola was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs Chas Smith left yesterday morn
ing on short pleasure trip to Chicago.
Judge S. r. Peters was in the city yes
terday attending to some legal matters.
Mr.. NJ A Shoemaker of Attica, Kan
sas. was in the city yesterday and while
here was the guest of the Manhattan
hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mahaney are the
proud possessors of a fine young man
who came night before last to grace
their household.
Captain Lamport, one of Winfield's
prominent citizens, was in the city yes
terday for a short time the guest Of
Mr.. A. S. Parks.
John Weigand, of Mt. Sterling, ILL.,,
reached the city Wednesday evening to
visit with his brother-in-law, P. V.
Healy, for a few days.
DR.. Martindale returned last evening
from Philadelphia where he has been
some three weeks or more attending the
Methodist missionary meeting.
Mrs. A. c. Akin OF North Topeka ave-
nue. returned yesterday from Augusta,
where she has been visiting for the past
week with her daughter, Mrs Wilbur.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Df5bins of Cheney
were in the city yesterday for few
hours. They left over the Missouri Pa
cific on visit 20 South Hampton, Eng
land.
Mr.. John Volts. receiver of one of the
defunot national banks of Newton, was
in the city yesterday attending to some
matters in connection with the bank of
which he is the receiver.
The funeral services Of Mrs ZeIms
CuFoertson of Perry, o. T, daughter of
Mrs. Mary NJ. Sites of Maize. Kansas,
will take place at Dunbar's undertaking
parlors today at 1880 p. m.
Ex-United States Marshal E. D. Nix
was in the city yesterday for a few
hours enroute from Guthrie to his new
home in Joplin, Mo-, where ne will en-
bark in the wholesale grocery business.
Mr.. Ed. Austin. assistant train dis
patcher Of the Santa Fe at Wellington,
came in yesterday afternoon from a
business trip to Englevood. He Will
leave this morning for MS home in We'll
lington.
Mr.. Silas Brown left yesterday morn
ing for Bainvile where he will be the
guest Of Mr.. Charles Fay. A big RABBIT
hunt Will be n order today which all
the neighbors of that part of the coun-
try will Join.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Oliver left over the
Santa Fe yesterday morning for Kansas
City where they will remain for the
winter. M. Scott Rusk. MIR. divers
partner in the lumber business, with his
wife viii come 10 Wichita for the win
ter.
Mr.. ". II. Robinson. superintendent
Of the Pullman Palace Car company
with headquartern in Kansas City. re-
turned 10 mis- home last evening over
the Santa Fe. Mr.. Robinson made a
number Of fast friends during his brief
stay here by his geniality and courtesy.
Mr.. l. s. Troupe formerly OF this city
and now hailing from Kansas City. was
here yesterday for few hours. Mr..
Troupe is now Pullman conductor and
- running from Kansas City 10 Little
Rock. Arkansas. He said that his
brother. Mr.. Will Troupe, who used to
manage the Wichita Stationery com
pany, hsd a fan the middle Of last sum-
ner and hurt his knee cap so badly that
since then ne has been laid up at his
home in Indiana ana has, during tie in
term, abandoned the road
New York. Dec. Large shipment.
OF arms and specie have recently been
sent from this port to the republic OF
Colombia The Atlas line steamer Aleae
carried on her last two trips 81 cases of
specie and quantity OF arms TIE pres
identi2l election in the republic OF Co.
lombia viii take place on December
In view o. the runors OF threatened
trouble on this occasion il is expected
that the Colombia government is nstiny
arrangements TO cope with a possible
revolution.
WHILE there Is nothin. particularly SOU
Jul aoclt cock aprons and dish towels, no
Somap ever had enough Of them