The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-17
WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.

On April 10 the steam was turned on in
! the Burton car works. Superintendent
| Wider telegraphed Historically to head
quarters at Boston: send blue prints
| for horse cars"
J. D. Hutchings, who had just returned
from Salt Lake City. said the boom had
fattened out there
The Young Mans Republican club was
discussing this terrible question: Would
a repeal of the internal tax on whisky and
tobacco benefit the wage earner7"
W. NJ Polk died. His funeral was large
II attended by Old settlers.
Assessor F1avius Green reported that
much to his surprise, the city had in
creased largely in population during the
year.
Mr. Harry West and Miss Lena Oliver
we're married at the Presbyterian church.
J. D. Hewitt officiated. Mrs. Bunnell
played the wedding march. Charles Mill
er was groomsman and Miss Stella Rus
sell was bridesmaid. The ushers were
George Clement. Bunnie Mead. George
Lewis and Frank Russell
Thorton Sargent and Bruce Keenan,
formed law partnership under the name
of Keenan, & Sargent.
The mayor and city councllmen visited
the water pumping station, looked il over
and accepted il.
Tickets for the Booth anG Barrett enter
tainment were placed on sale. People
stood in line in order to get good seats.
~ restaurant which got into the papers
d good deal was called the Idlevild. 1t
was located on North Main street.
one OF the events of the week was the
completion OF the Santa Re railroad 20
Chicago.
Il was stated that q well-known physi-
clan OF this e.,y was to be married short
" 70 a wealthy widow OF 81. Louis. The
names were not g7ve-.
Mrs. George Gray hsd al elocUtion class
sno Il gave al entertainments. Those TAX
inz part were Made. BAY. Matte Crosson.
Ira Pierce. Maggie Englsh, Emma Ksob-
Ter, Eth.l Bearss. Artaur Eyans. Kate
English, Blanche Fecaheinaer. Alonzo
Philips. Mira Goldberg, Mabel Pierce.
Maud English.
Il D. Hslse--na1 moved rto-his new
residence n Riverside addition
Tho College Hiu Methodist Episcopal
church was organized DR.. p. W. Phil
lips was -. pastor.
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