The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
TOPICS OF The TOWN.

D. z. Barnes returned home yesterday
from Fort Scott.
John woodson Of Pensacola Kingman
county, was in Wichita yesterday.
There viii be a lawn social at S34 South
Lawrence avenue Saturday evening.
The charter of the Citizens Ice COM
pany has been received by the directors
Miss Mary Rutan will leave next week
for Seattle, where she will spend the
summer.
Miss Agnes Mulhall Of Mulhall. o, T..
is in the city, the guest OF Miss Pearl
Murdoch.
Otto Eckstein returned from the terri
tory yesterday, where he bad been on
legal business.
Mayor D. W. Wilcox Of Newton was IN
the city yesterday attending to some
business matters.
Harry Dedrick has returned from Foct
Scott, where he attended the Knights Of
Pythias state meeting.
from Madison. Ind, are visiting 8. D.
FoutS, on college Hill.
Mrs. 2. S. Kerns of Cleo. O. T.. is In
the city, visiting her daughter, Mrs Ed
Marchant of the West Side.
Chief Clerk Reed. of the railway postal
service. Wichita division, returned yes
terday from a trip to Topeka.
]. v. Beekman, a prominent lawyer Of
Arkansas City, was here yesterday look
ing after some legal business.
Assistant County Attorney James F.
Comfy left last night on a short trip to
Wellington. He will return today.
Mrs. Marc Cossitt of Joplin. No., arriv-
ed In the city yesterday over the Frisco
to visit for several days with relatives
here.
viii be home from Cincinnati about the
list, where he has been attending medical
college
Miss Mary Stotier ieft for her home IN
Emporia yesterday. over ths Santa Fe,
after a pleasant visit with Miss Pearl
Murdoch.
Charley O'Nsfl, formerly of this city,
now residing IN Topeka, is expected in
the city within the next few days 70 visit
with friends.
W. II. Steele Of Raleigh. N. D., arr1v-
ed in the city yesterday and Is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Thomas of North
Fairview avenue
George Adams yesterday drove from
Wellington to Conway Springs. He gays
the wheat fields present the finest scene
he ever laid eyes on.
Misses Alice and Lena Murdoch OF E1
Dorado, who have been visiting Miss
Murdoch for several days. returned to
their home yesterday.
Mrs. c. V. Ferguson left over the Frisco
yesterday for Covington, Indiana, called
there by the serious illness of her father.
Mrs. Ferguson will be gone for at least
a month.
A. ]. Davidson. general superintendent
OF the Frisco, and Carl Gray, division SUI
perintendent, were here for a few hours
yesterday on tour OF inspection. Mr.
Davidson is from St Louis and Mr.. Gray
from Neodesha.
John Braitsch, the shoe man. has Just
arranged two very attractive show win
dows. He has two large French plate
mirrors IN each window, which reflect
the fine footwear in the windows beauti-
fully. The shoes are artistcally arranged
on new fixtures, stands and corner brack-
cts the shoes resting on heavy bevel
plate glass. II is strictly up-to-date and
the first Of the kind ever arranged IN the
city.
The caterer for the banquet Of the High
school alumni. which IS TO be held next
Friday night IN Garfield hail, has granted
the officers till Monday evening % hand
in the number Of plates which are 70 be
furnished. The time al which tickets may
be bought az 75e per plate has been eX-
tended 10 Monday at ?. m. after which
all tickets viii cost 81. These tickets are
on sale at Tanners book store Cold I
smiths book store and at Reese & Co