The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23
WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.

On January p, 1888, George Locke of
the Wichita Shoe Parlor. left for Califor-
MIA to look after his mining interests
there.
Captain Couch, in an interview in the
Eagle. said he thought the Oklahoma
country would soon be opened.
In the Catholic fair there was a lively
contest over tho popularity of Joseph
Koehler and John Fahey. The man who
was voted the most popular was to get
a horse and buggy.
A stage carpenter. c. S. King, of Chi
cago, was completing the work on the
stage of the Crawford Grand.
The Unity club was voting on the ten
most popular books. Ivanhoe stood first
with LES Miserables' second.
The parties given for the week were
those by Mrs. ]. D. Hutchings of College
Hill. Burr Thomas of North Lawrence
avenue. the Shakespearana at the home
Of A. L. Crawford. progressive euchre
party by Mr. and Mrs. NJ P. Cranston.
the o. B. ]. clubs party al Mrs. J. ].
Robinson's. and party by Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Myers.
NJ w. Levy, n. F. Niederlander and
George ". Clement were in Washington
working before congress for the opening
of Oklahoma
r. c. Noble. a citizen of Shelbyville.
Illinois. gave his personal check for 500
TO the Ladies Benevolent Home Of Wich-
tia
Miss Fife Cave at Garfield supported
by local company was giving a comedy
called THE Honeymoon.
A very popular school teacher. Henry
Edwards, who had moved here from In
diana three years before, died.
w ]. Wilson & Co. dry goods firm
which had moved TO Wichita year be-
fore. announced that their business was
constantly increasing. The boom had
gone down in Wichita and everybody
was boosting things for all they were
worth.
A street railway extension was being
placed westward on William street 20
the Crawford Opera House.
A great Bobbie Burns banquet took
place at the Carey hotel. Il was a very
swell affair. Those who took part on
| the program were James Anderson, John
| Davidson. William Anderson. y. J. Wal
! Il. y.
! Stanley. VIII Bracken. 3. z. Hun. Kos
Harris. J. T. Hanning. Lon Holding. Fred
Bentley. DR. W A Jordan. II. I Pearce.
". NJ Mathewson. Frank Dale. ". 5. Cor
/ bett. Ton! Lynch, John Stewart, II. ".
| Lewis. The Reverend Charles Adams
was down or the program with these
/ gentlemen. but grew afraid and backed
| out sending his regrets
Mr.. Z L. T. Mackenzie. then with the
| Beacon, later OF the Mirror. was married
| 70 Miss SalIie Mutthsrsbough u PhEa-
delphia- AZ present they are living in
London. England.
Little Item from tire Eagle: 'On =
/ Oklahoma" was the cry On the streets
! Yesterday Others said: Better wait
boys. TIL Uncle sam has given the word -
A Ellis. a landscape gardener of Ksene
! New Hampshire. had just moved 70 ioEa
| He wrote a communication 20 the Ezgis
] telling the people that as they were con
structing a new jail he wanted % tel
them about a new rotary jan which hst
list been patented He said ira, Craw
louisville. Indiana. and Burlington. Yer
mont, were both Pgtting IN rotarteS ar
advised Wichita 70 Go 50. Tais Il ~
| first mention OF the rotary n the county
sss which has been mentioned 50 uaznl
/ thousand times in the Eagle since
o. 2. stocker ard II. L Pearce hat
pulled cut for Washington IN order Z
help the opening OF okIsho-aa along
Paul Jones and VIII Smith had pur
| chased the Barnes drug store on Eas
| Douglas avenue
L Dyer received from frie1d Il
RoS.an a 5-uonths-osd rnssfi1 pup-
colonel J. r Shields % Carthage. 10.