The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-30
WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.

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WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.
Henry Tracy was caught between a
car OF lumber and the tender Of the switch
| engine on the Frisco and crushed to death.
Hazel, the daughter OF Rufus and Ella
Cone, died.
Mrs. ]. F. Johantgen was very i'll at her
home No. 212 North Lawrence avenue.
Company A, K. n. C. here at Wichita
| disbanded. There was some kind of a
per at the time.
Stone walks were put down In front Of
the residence of c. S. Caldwell and Col.
Times on North Topeka avenue.
Harry La Gala, head waiter at the Oc-
cidental, went TO Dennison. Texas TO live.
Mrs. L. L. jackson OF this city died at
her home corner Of Second and Law
renee.
The Young Mems Catholic brotherhood
elected Victor w. Brown president. ]. w.
F. Myer vice president, Mr.. Bannon trea-
surer; William D. sRussel secretary and
Reverend Then chaplain.
It was believed at this time that E. T.
Brown would make confession. Every
body was waiting for 1t. He never made
II.
Miss Minnie T1llford entertained. Her
guests were Miss Kate Hews of Johns
town, Pennsylvania, ! Miss Nellie Leve-
ridge, of Sedalia, Missouri, Miss frankie
Aldendifer, Miss Lulu Andrews. Miss Flor
ence Vincent, Messrs. John Andrews,
Sherman Gates, Frank Adams, Lloyd
Armstrong, Charles Kaufman, Mr.. Sny-
der and John Arbogast.
John Clayton was putting bowling al
ley on East Douglas avenue.
The school board was fixing upon the To-
cation OF the new school buildings.
Douglas v. Donnelly denied that he was
a candidate for coroner, and said that he
never would be.
Miss Nellie Cairns ente.t aimed. Her
guests @ere Eva and Edith Root. Laura,
May and Ora Morris, Ossie Bergman. Ju-
iia Clark. EDNA and Lulu Faulkner, Fred
die Conley. EDNA Cairns. Eddie Hovey.
Clare and Howard Morris.
John A. Conway was given a farewell
previous to his departure for Vicksburg.
L.
II. w. Holt, Edward Vail, Robert OAR
ney, John S. Richardson and F. ". Rich.
Whitaker Packing Plant was to open
August /. w. T. Redmond. the buyer,
had arrived on the scene.
The biggest fire in the history of wich-
tia took place. The Wichita Wholesale
Grocer company and a. Cannon & Co.,
on First and Water streets, burned out.
The Sedgwick County Fair associa ton
elected Geo. w. Clements president. w. ].
Wilson vice president. and John Kelly
secretary.
William johnson. living here and live
stock agent Of the Missouri Pacific, drop
ped dead at his home on Jackson avenue.
The same day the Wichita Wholesale
Grocery was burned on il was doing bust
ness at 20 North Main street.
John A. Wallace celebrated his forty
fifth birthday. HIS guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Walter. Mr.. and Mrs s Dur
kin. Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Freeman. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Hassig. Mr. and Mrs VI. A.
Carvin. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. wllke. Mr. and
Mrs. r. c. DEAN. Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ratclir.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Dutton. Mr.. and Mrs.
D. E. Carlton. Mr.. and Mrs. George HEX
baugh and Mr.. Hossfeld.
Wichita people at Wagon Wheel Gao IN
were Mr.. and Mrs. g e Owen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs
F. NJ Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. II J. Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Smythe. Mr. and Ms.
G. F. West, Mr.. ard Mrs J. II. Black.
Mr.. and Mus. NJ F. Stamfer. Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Matthews. Mrs. Ray Oliver. o.
c. Daisy. Late simpson, z. y. Dodd. Col
onel and Mrs n. NJ MurdOck. SIR. and
Mrs. Charles Smythe-
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol GoldStein gave a lawn
party for Miss Rhea Wilzec. Of Larnsd.
The guests were Lena. Ceica and Minnie
Josepa. lille Steruberg. Netiis Fech-
heimer. Rosa Schlesinger. Ethel. lille
Ray and Belle Drakher. Bella GoidServ.
Joseph Hirsch. Monte Jacks. Lea Baer.
II. BacharOch. Charles Fechhsimer. A.
bert Gross and Adolph Glueck.
Miss Dora wassan was visiting friend. |
In Eureka
Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs E A. Huss. boy.
There was a row over the charge TIA. 1
the water pressure during fires wasn't up /
TO contract
Oklahoma Harry Hills wild wes, show
returned from the east
STANDARD OIL AND EXPANSION.
In the Standard OH tank yards Of this
city there are a number OF tanks. large
and small. one of them extra large. OF
men say that IN hot weather coal oaI ex-
/
big tank when nearly fu.l amounts TO go
gallOns- They say also that cold weather
cOndenses or contracts Ia like proportion
Last winter being an unusually cold w.n-
ter throughout the entire country the
OF OH mas; have been i'm
Inense. which May account fer the raise