The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

NbI IN 9niET'
Miss Mary Carver is visiting in Con-
way Springs.
Miss Mabel Snyder is visiting her cousin
Miss Gall Sutton.
Fifteen from Wichita will go on the
Santa Fe excursion to Los Angeles.
Miss Louie waggoner will go to Con-
way Springs today for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Hewlett will go
east in few days for a months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard ". Moffat re-
turned from their wedding trip on Sun
day.
H. J. Hill of Bentley says the recent
foods cost Wichita about 1000 acres of
corn.
Arthur Pauline, OF the Western Union.
has bought the property at 41s South To-
peka.
Judge Hook yesterday telegraphed Mr..
Sherman that he would open court here
next Thursday.
Wichita class Of students working upon
French to so to Paris has increased from
eleven to sixteen.
Cafe back into the room formerly occu-
pied by the Elite.
D. ]. Bliss, for a long time a resident OF
this city. died yesterday at the Leaven-
worth Soldiers Home
Imported peaches are on the market
now and there won't be any other kind
much in evidence this year.
Miss Mary Lillian of Anthony, Is the
guest Of the Misses Stella and Pansy
Thomas. S56 Riverview avenue.
John Adams returned yesterday from
St Louis, Mo-, where he has been on
legal business for the past week.
John Davidson succeeded J. H. Sims as
cashier of the Welk-Farga Express COM
pany. Mr.. Sims is agent at Oklahoma
City.
The next wedding Of a Wichita promin-
ent young man is to come of about July
II. and the young lady lives at Douglass,
Kan.
The towns of Cheney and Norwich are
vieing with each other as to which Is TO
have the bigger Fourth OF July celebra-
ton.
MrsI Percy Bristow and Miss Josephine
Wallace left yesterday for a visit In Belle
Plaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ray and family left
yesterday for Harper, where they expect
to remain during harvest and attend to a
16O-acre wheat field
Mrs. Ella Grimes and her sister, Miss
Minnie Bliss, left last night for Leaven-
worth to attend the funeral Of their ia
Their, d. ]. Grimes.
Being solicitor for the court Of visitation
has very much improved Judge Myatts
health. At least his health has improved
since he was appointed
The most prominent candidate for coun-
ty commissioner on the fusion ticket is
Mr.. Belden of Valley Center. But Mr..
Sealock will fight for honors.
After the jury in the district court was
discharged yesterday they bought a fine
umbrella and sent it down to Judge Dale's
house as a token OF their esteem.
Mrs. J. H. Williams and son. Forrest,
of 500 North Market street, are spending
the week with Mrs. Williams, parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Z. Taylor of Cheney.
The wheat fields west from Wichita
look decidedly thin, and Deacon Wilson
says there are few fields that will make
as much as fifteen bushels to the acre.
At Kernan's grocery on East Douglas
last night an explosion of gasoline &C.
Cured while they were filling a cigar
lighter. One of the clerks had his hand
badly burned.
Word from the Wichita Elks at Sprin-
field, Mo-, enroute to St. Louis is TO the
effect that George Berman and ]. II.
Burns got off the train to look around at
the Ozark Hills and were left.
The Home Dramatic company. wichita's
c0lored MINISTRIES, went 10 Newton yes
terday, where they gave a performance
last night. 1t is understood they will
travel extensively this summer.
Last Monday night two horses were
Stolen from II. Appleman. near the Mid
land depot. He recovered them Friday
and last night they were stolen again.
The thieves took them right out OF Mr..
Appleman's hands, took them by force.
Sheriff Simmons got on the track of the
men and captured the horses oabut twelve
miles west Of the city.
The case OF WiggIesworth against Clark
was settled by agreement yesterday
without going 10 trial. The plaintiff was
suing the defendant for about s.. 400 which
he alleged was due from a partnership
business. The defendant offered to pay
$50 and the costs Of the suit. and 1t was
settled that way. Judge Dale then dis
charged the jury for the May term