The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-28
TOPICS OF THE TOWN

G. W. KanaveI Of Sedgwiek, was guest
at the Carey yesterday.
The Wichita Commercial college base
bal team will cross bats with the Friends
university team Saturday. April %. at
the university athletic grounds.
Colonel II. c. Toler will leave for Chi
cago in a few days for the purpose Of
securing the engagement Of the famous
race horse 10 Patchen. as an additional
attraction for the Wichita State Fair this
year.
The following Kansans were registered
at the Occidental yesterday: William H.
Fountain. FL Dorado; r. P. Wilsoy. Hal
stead; W. NJ Mcconnell Newton; E. F.
Benchheld. Anthony: T. A Russell. Bel
mont
Mr.. G. E. Lehman, of the firm Of Len
man & Higginson, VIII leave with his
family next month for an extended trip to
England. Scotland. Wa-es. France, Ger
many. Switzerland and Italy. which Will
occupy most of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Smith Of Eureka.
Kan. are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
B. Wall. Mrs. Smith IS an artist Of con-
siderable celebrity and many OF her pic
lures are in this city. She recently did
some very creditable work in Chicago.
The funeral of the late Benjamin Cooper
will take place from the American Nolun-
teer hall on South Emporia avenue at 5
p. m. today. Comrade Cooper was mem
Der of company of 137th Illinois infantry.
All old soldiers invited to be present.
G. F. Beire of Chicago was in the city
yesterday and stopped at the Occidental.
He is interested in the creamery business,
and it is understood he came here TO
| figure on doing some extensive remodeling
on one of the creameries and may posi-
bly, put in new one after he examines
! the field.
d. A. Wilson was yesterday appointed
| guardian for Mrs. Lusetta Austin, who
was adjudged insane in the probate court
| a few days ago. BY the appointment OF
| Mr.. Wilson. Judge Haymaker has taken
the case out of the hands of children who
seemed antagonistic to the son whom they
| had tried TO have adjudged insane with
| the mother.
D. Bowes, general western passenger
agent with headquarters at st. Louis L.
| D. Cooper, travelling passenger agent with
headquarters at Kansas City, both of the
! Chicago and Alton road; also II. c. Shields
| travelling passenger agent of the Wabakh,
| with headquarters at Kansas Civ, were
in the city as guests of the several local
| passenger agents yesterday.
! The three Mt. Hope burglars who a few
| nights ago broke in the door of the store
| of J. D. Bolton, appeared before Judge
| Hook of the city court, yesterday and
| pleaded not guilty. The names of the
! men are NJ. NJ. McCune, Harry Miller and
| James Donovan. The trial was continued
until next Monday and they were re-
! turned to Jail, having failed to furnish
bond in the sum OF $500 each.
H c. Acuh, formerly a wel-knowr
merchant of FL Reno, is stopping at the
! Occidental, having just returned from q
pleasure trip to California. with a view tC
investing out there. He was dissatisfied
with the business outlook there and ha.
| returned to seek a new location in thi.
section of the country. He may decid,
to locate in Wichita. Mrs. Acun stoppe,
over in Colorado to visit while on the re
| turn home