The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
CITY IN BRIEF.

Otto Eckstein left for Topeka last
night.
Irwin Knox OF Salt Lake was in the
city yesterday.
Henry Goldsmith was up from Win
field yesterday.
Frank Oliver left last night for St.
Louis and Chicago.
j. B. Marshall of Dayton, Ohio, was a.
the Carey yesterday.
W. Il. Purcrhaugh of Hutchinson was
ii the city yesterday.
Herman & Hess are painting and dec
Grating the interior Of their store.
Yesterday was pension voucher day az
the county clerks office. and the old vet
Grams were waited upon with patriotic
courtesy.
Judge Glenn has assisted the pen
sioners TO the extent OF sixty-six vouch-
ers- Kansas is an old soldier state and
no mistake
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed Frank Ford assistant county
clerk and Z. H Nudd night Waterman
al the court house.
''Flaty" Ingraham. who was fined S.
yesterday in police court skipped out md
is now supposed to be counting cross
ties near Neodesha
D. o. Williams of this city was elected
delegate 10 the Modern Woodmen's
supreme lodge at his weeks meeting OF
the state camp At Hutchinson.
Mrs. Carmichael received 1900 insur-
ance from Peerless Lodge No. 271 yester-
day on account OF the recent death OF
her husband who was a membsr.
Miss Lille Jackson left last evening
over the Santa Fe for Chicago, being
called ;Asre by the serious illness of her
sister, Mrs. Bessie Crewe, formerly OF
this city.
John Kinsader of the Germania hotel
is the happy father Of twin boys, who ar
rived last evening via the hymeneal dove
route To say that John is happy but
family expresses it.
Mr. B. B. Herndon was all smiles yes
terday Notwithstanding the unpleasant
ather. caused by the arrival OF son
that had come TO his home 10 brighten
up just such disagreeable days.
The Santa Fe put a gang of men to
work yesterday morning TO shovel away
the snow from about the crossings and
took all day in which 10 complete il.
The Knights of Rest gave a smoker
night before last at their lodge room on
North Main street in honor Of Lee Webb
who leaves soon for Chicago to travel for
a tobacco house. The boys report very
pleasant evening.
At a meeting OF the staff of St Fran
els hospital yesterday afternoon. DR.. II.
F.. 1iehen was elected a member OF the
staff. vice DR.. S. Hupp, who has remov
ed to Diver. DR.. Fuller of the West
Side vas also elected a member OF the
staff.
The Kansas National bank has been
one OF the most handsome
calendars to be had any where. They |
were excellent pieces of the art of the |
and the supply not being |
large the number became quickly ex-
hausted.
''Some days must be duh and dreary." !
says Longfellow. But yesterday was
especially dreary TO two fellows who |
swiped a fellows pocketbook and found |
on examination that IL contained only |
clippings. 1t looked fat, but |
disappointment fell the souls of the |
thieves like fiat iron in wash boiler.
Tor the benefit of the prohfbitionists |
and other truly good people, the Eagle /
can state that the only whisky seen in
Wichita since the days Of Rowdy Joe |
was displayed in quart bottle yester- |
lay afternoon. 1t was sixteen years old /
and msde by old man Stone near Bowl |
ng Green, Ky. The man who had the |
vile stuff made narrow escape.
On meeting a farmer on the street yes
terday wallowing along through the
snow, thought to congratulate and en-
the agriculturist over the fact
hat the snow storm would kill all the
worms. grubs, and especially the chincn |
bugs. ''Humph,' exclaimed the farmer.
XIII chinch bugs? When / left home
his morning the praires were covered
With them sailing around over the snow
IN old wheat straws."
Yesterday afternoon three high
school girls inveisled a young man into
paving a visit to a confectioner' estab-
ishment He did so after dong persua-
sion, and fearful though he should es-
ape them they lay in wait outside until
lie emerged from the store, when in reg
ar bandetti style the triple alliance held
lin up and relieved him of his burden
# sweet meats in short order. He came