The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-06
CITY IN BRIEF.

Miss Esther Nixon left yesterday for
Eureka for visit.
! Motion day in the district court was
postponed yesterday until March Is.
| Ex-Treasurer John Doran is improv-
ing, and will be out in the golden sun
| light tomorrow.
Fishing on Little river is getting good.
The banks were lined Sunday with
| anglers. One man caught eighteen
channel catfish.
Charles Myers, who recently removed
back 20 Wichita from Gaiena, has rent
| ed room at sic East Douglas avenue
ard will handle line Of clothing and
furnishing goods.
j. Ferguson OF Topeka. was in the
city yesterday, guest of George Van
Werden. Mr.. Ferguson was a boomer
in Wichita in the plainly days, and still
holds valuable property here.
Mr. David D. Leahy is improving
steadily from his recent attack of pneu-
monia. and it is thought that he will
soon be able TO attend to his duties at
Guthrie, which, however, will not last
more than week or ten days longer.
The body Of James Hoye, Jr.. arrived
in this city last evening, and will be in
tered today from Undertaken Gili's es-
adjustment. He died at Pueblo. He
was a former school boy of this city.
Ills father was once mayor Of this city.
Hon. w. P. Thompson, formerly leg
islative representative from Sedgwick
county. returned home yesterday from
an extended visit to Topeka. He says
that no man having failed taking the
menagerie in can form any adequate
conception Of what that body is like.
Judge Olinger returned yesterday
from Kansas City, where he had been
taking some dispositions in his case
against the Kansas City Electric Light
and Power company. Mr.. Olinger saw
the remains of Charley Oppenheimer
while there, and he looked as natural as
if in peaceful slumber.
Henry Fellows sends a note to the
Eagle, saying: 'As there is to be quite
a lot of sidewalks built at once in the
city, it is to be hoped that the authori-
ties will see TO it that in the future they
into the gutter instead of holding 1t for
pedestrians to paddle through after ev-
cry rain. as is the case with much of
the sidewalk in this city"
Endocia S. Moffatt will meet ladies Of
the Maccabees, or any ladies so inclined,
to perfect the organization of Hive.
This is purely a ladies. organization. and
deserves the consideration of all ladies
who labor for or in the cause of advanc-
ing woman's interest in business and so
cial ways Show your interest by meet
ing Mrs. Moffatt al the parlors Of Hotel
Carey at 3 p. m. this afternoon.
The deciding game between the bas-
ket ball teams of the city High school
and the Y. NJ. c. A. will take place this
evening in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
This game bids fair to be a very excit-
ing one, each team having won a game
from the other. Reserved seats were
put in yesterday. and every preparation
made to accommodate all those who at
tend The game will be called at
o'clock sharp. An admission fee of 10
cents will be charged which will go TO
the benefit of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Salvation Army had quite an at
tendance last night in their regular
evening parade. The special feature
was full blood Usage Indian in war
attire. He has been converted TO the
Christian faith by these untiring work
ers. He made quite an interesting talk
on Douglas avenue last evening which
was listened to by a large crowd. He
marched in the front rank of the Army
when they were on their way to the
barracks. There was a large numoer
Of people who followed the Army 20
their quarters.
c. P. Fullington has returned from
his ranch and is we'll pleased with the
condition of cattle in the southwest gen.
orally, and his own in particular. He
left last evening for San Antonio, Tex,
TO attend the cattlemen's convention,
which convenes on March Q. There are
about five thousand cattlamen in the
Texas association. of different sizes,
grades and weights, visitors and all,
who generally attend this convention.
Some OF them never come 10 town only
when they attend the convention About
Ave hundred Of them transact the bust
ness of the convention, the balance have
a time. end money flows like water dur
iEg their stay.
Mr.. Robert s. Stewart, now of Gin
cinnati, but formerly well-known
young man OF this city. left last night
over the Frisco for ST. Louis. Indianap-
oils. and then 10 his home in Cincinnati.
after a pleasant visit with old friends
in this city. He likes Cincinnati. OF
course. bu, has never been able 10 en-
tirely eliminate a regret for Wichita.
and this is true, it seems, o everyOne
who has ever been here for any length
OF time.
While here he cook several trips out
into the surrounding country and thinks
that IL has grown more stable and per
manent quite appreciably. and the city
itself looks more metropolitan in its gem
eral appearance.
Mr. Stewart is the son OF Mr.. r G.
Stewart. senior member Of the Stewart
iron works OF Cincinnati. who for some
time conducted a business Of Ike nature
in this city. He. as we'll as his entire
family. are quite well known in this
city and :. Uaa with raz-er ~ +bair