The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-07
CITY IN BRIEF.

Senator Bentley i. in New Mexico.
Jim Comfy went to Winfield yesterday
Mr.. Silas Brown is in Cheney attend
ing to some personal affairs.
Mr. ]. H. Patka OF Andale was bust
ness visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. ]. E. Allen OF Mount Hope was
shopping in the city yesterday.
William Noel, who works at Swab's
tailor .nop, is sick with pneumonia fever
Motion docket of the district court will
be announced this morning at o'clock
Judge ]. N. Haymaker was in Newton
yesterday attending to some legal busi-
ness.
Mrs. W. e. Hubbs Of Andale was in
the city yesterday attending to some
shopping.
Mr. F. w Bentley is in Chicago, where
he has gone to attend to some legal
business.
The county commissioner met yester-
day in regular monthly session and al
l1wed bills.
A young shoe merchant arrived yes
terday TO live with Al Christman OF
Christman Bros.
Mr.. George Beal left over the Missouri
Pacific last night on a short business
trip to st. Louis.
The funeral Of Mrs. Geo. Rogers occur
red yesterday from the family home on
South Seneca street
Mr.. George H. Howe returned home
Sunday evening after short visit with
relatives In Newton.
There was good skating on the Big
river during the sold snap last week.
from Oak street to Maple.
Mr.. Harry Docum, who has been In
Coffeyville for the past few days, is ex-
pected home this morning.
Mr. Peacock will give shoot in Girls
wold park this afternoon. About twenty
Of the local sportsmen will shoot.
Mr.. George Van Werden. who has been
in Hunnewell for the past few days on
business, is expected home this morn
ing.
y
terday attending to some business mat-
ters for the Rock Island Lumber COM
pany.
Charles King, the train dispatcher, the
disobeyance Of whose orders caused the
Emporia wreck, was the guest Of Charles
Bigeiow Sunday.
Superintendent L. F. Duggan Of the
telephone exchange was in Wellington
yesterday looking after the exchange
and line at that point.
agent of the Santa Fe, left over MS road
Sunday morning for Chicago to attend
to some official business.
Mr.. Albert McVioar. agent for the
Wells-Fargo at Cripple Creek, returned
to his home yesterday after a pleasant
visit here with relatives.
Sheriff Cone returned last night from
Ottawa, bringing with him the thieves
who stole Mr.. H. ]. Hagney's team and
buggy last Sunday week.
Mrs. Lidia A. Donivan yesterday
brought suit in the district court pray
ing that a divorce be granted her from
her husband, Michael Donivan.
Mr.. John Yoest died Sunday at SIS q.
m. The funeral will occur from the resi-
dence, 210 North Fourth avenue, today
at p. m Friends Of the family are in
vited to attend.
H. Burnett and family. whose Wichita
home is at Miss Mary Cooks boarding
house, 157 North Topeka. left for Hous-
ton. Texas, last night, where they will
spend the winter.
Miss Louie Wagner. bookkeeper at the
Western Union Telegraph company, mas
been away from the office for two or
three days on account OF sickness. Clerk
Frank Tssnot is doing double duty.
A L. Mooney, an old soldier VINO has
been trying for some days TO get TO the
State Soldiers home at Leavenworth.
was taken to the Wichita hospital yes
teriay to recover from a spell OF fever.
J. G. Southwick. cashier Of the Bank
OF Besunett, Nebraska, who has been in
tne city a week on his way south for MS
health, leaves over the Rock Island this
morning tcr Texas. He has not been in
Wichita before since 1859.
Two cars ot cedar ties for tire new
street railway arrived over the Frisco
yesterday from northern Michigan. This
- the first installment OF the seventy
cars shipped. the remainder OF wnica Is
expected within the nsxt two weeks.