The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-14

Miss Esther McNaugbten has gone TO
Conway Springs where she will, visit and
spend part of her vacation.
Miss Nora Blades of Denver, Col, is
visiting with her mother and Mr.. James
W. Blades of PIG Ellis avenue.
Bert Pottinger, who is working for
James Haston. the cattlenan Of Sterling,
Is in the city visiting his mother.
Miss Alice McNaughten has returned
home from pleasant visit with her sister,
Mrs. McHugh at Conway Springs.
The Horace E. Burt company has re-
moved their offices from 216 North Main
street to rooms in the sedgwick building.
Emmett Wolfe of Arkansas City spent a
few days Of this week visiting his friend,
D. c. Simmons. returning home last night.
DR.. W. D. McGiL. returned medical mis-
sionary from Corea, will deliver an address
at the First NJ. E. church Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. William Reed and daughters, Be--
sic and Florence, went to Kingman yes
terday to attend the marriage of Miss
Jean Grosvenor.
Mr.. Carl Reese Of Elmer, Kan. returned
home last evening after visiting relatives
in the city for few days, the guest Of
". W. Dorsey and family.
James n Paden, a member Of the Army
hospital corps passed through the city
yesterday on his way home to Cofeyville.
He was discharged at San Francisco.
Miss Myrtle Maude Dorsey is spending
the vacation season at Hutchinson visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Johnson. She vii. be absent several weeks.
Mrs Clifford Darratt. wife of the cash
Ter at the offices of Paugh & Co., stock
yards exchange is quite sick with the
measles at her home, North Enporia ave-
nue..
The annual banquet Of the Chautauqua
Alumni association of this city takes place
this evening at Sedgwick hall These oc-
casions are of great interest to the par
Elephants
Miss Julia Walden, who had to resign her
position at Shaw's music store on account
Of her eyes failing her, is reported SO much
better that she will soon be able to resume
her work.
Sheriff Simmons returned yesterday
morning from Perry, o. T., bringing back
with him Allen Mcpherson, who is charg-
ed with stealing a shotgun from Mrs.
Steadman.
Miss Mary Olsen, who has completed
the work preparatory to entering the high
school next year. will spend her vacation
with her parents, on the ranch at Null
Iinville, Kan.
Several persons from this city left for
Kingman last evening TO attend the we'd
ding of Miss Jean Grosvenor to Lieutenant
Barron, both very prominent young peo-
pie Of Kingman.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies' So
ciety of the First Methodist church will
be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at
the church Important business. Let all
the ladies come.
Miss Corinne Curtis, who is quite well
known here, stopped over yesterday on
her way from Portland, Ore. to her home
a Peabody. She has been teaching music
in Portland for two years.
George Knorr, formerly of this city but
now engaged in the mercantile business al
Hazelton. was in the city yesterday visit
ing his son, who is employed at the Wich-
tia Wholesale Grocery company.
Sheriff Simmons received cards yester-
day with reference to stolen horses at
Arkansas City and Wellington. Thus it
will be noticed that all of the thefts are
not committed in and about Wichita, but
there are plenty.
Indiana avenue Is being opened Dom
First street to Douglas avenue. This was
one of the streets running north and
south in Matthewsons addition which did
not reach Douglas. It's opening is con-
sidered great Improvement in that por-
ton of the city.
In speaking Of the reported acetylene
gas explosion at the keystone hotel night
before last, J. a. Duncan SAID yesterday
that it was not an explosion, but a sim
pie ignition of the gas in the generator
when the cap had been taken off, due to
the indiscreet striking Of a match at The
mouth of the generator.
A transcript of the case of Peter Kauf-
man against the Wichita and Western
Railway company was filed in the district
court yesterday. The case was brought
from Kingman county Mr.. kaufman is
suing the company for damages for the
killing of some horses and a slight injury
which he received by being struck by a
train.