The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
CITY IN BRIEF

Mr.. A z. Neal Of the Eagle is in To-
peka reporting the legislature.
Levi Roach of IowavilIe. Kan. and one
of McKinley's postmasters. was in the
city yesterday.
There will be lecture this evening at
the Second Baptist church (colored), with
lantern views of Cuba and the war.
F. W. Bentley returned last evening
from wisconsin, where he has been for
two neeks at the death bed and burial of
his father.
Mrs. Kate A Cook of 23s Mathewson
avenue leaves today for Pittsburg. Kan,
to spend the holidays with her daughter.
Mrs. Kern.
The couny commissioners rebated taxes
on the United Brethren church property,
on Washington avenue in Hyde's addition.
1t was an erroneous assessment.
Andy Richards. of the Wellington Mail,
was in the city a short time last night
and met Governor Stanley at the Carey.
He was on his way TO Topeka TO witness
the Populistic scramble there this week.
The funeral of ex-State Senator Cong
don at Sedgwick yesterday was one of the
largest ever witnessed at that pace. Mr.
Congdon was widely known and de-
servedly popular in the town Of Sedgwfck
and in Harvey county.
Sarah Abbie Austin, the 11-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Austin.
died at their home. 334 Dodge avenue, on
the West Side, on the 18th, Of membranous
Group, and was buried from the house yes
terday at in the afternoon.
Sam Armour had to spend last night in
Wichita. He had business in the city and
worked to close to train time. He missed
his train and had to wait till today. Mr..
Armour is postmaster at Bentley and is an
active Republican in North Eag.e
Friday evening the jar of beans will be
opened at the Carey hotel and the beans
counted. The jar and beans are the guess
ing contest of the ladies of the Wichita
hospital. The contest has grown quite
lively the last few days and the result is
expected 20 be close.
J. V. Colville. county superintendent. is
in the city from his work of country vista
ton of schools. He says the roads have
been bad, but he has not missed day
since he DISCOVERED he was reelected till
this week, and then on account of the
hardship on his horse in travelling.
There will be a gold medal shoot at Girls
void park Thursday, commencing at 100
p m. This will be repeated every wetk.
On tomorrow the program will be varied
by having Christmas turkey shoot. Mr..
/. S. Peacock's shoots have been hereto
fore so fair as to give general satisfaction
and will continue to be a medium of m
teresting sport.
John r. Charlesworth of Dallas, Tex,
came up Monday night to spend the holi-
days with his family. Mrs. Charlesworth
and children have been here some time
visiting her mother, Mrs. c. F. Martin.
Mr.. Charlesworth is now a successful at
torney at Dallas. When the war broke out
between the United States and Spain he
organized a volunteer company ana was
elected captain.
Mr.. Fred Dold, assistant manager of
the local branch of the Jacob Dold Pack
ing company. left last night for Buffalo,
n Y, where he goes to attend the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the con-
Germ. He viii attend 20 all business inter
ests connected with the firm, and will In
cidentally minsle business with pleasure
stopping on the way back at the leading
cities of the west. The directory meeting
will occur on the 18th of the month.