The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-12
CITY IN BRIEF
Charles Iuling is in Topeka.

Rev. D. H. Switzer of Winfield IS visit
merly.
F r. Rice Of Fort Scott was IN the city
yesterday, making the usual round with
his customers.
Prof. 0. L. Lennon of Ness City, county
superintendent of schools for Ness county,
was in the city yesterday.
Since the elegant re-equipment of Gar
field hall, the Saturday night dances are
becoming more popular than ever.
Major w L. Brown of Kingman was in
the cit yyesterday. He says he isn't dab
bling with anything now but his news
paper.
Joe Musselman, of Musselman Bros BIZ
cycle house, has recovered from spell of
Illness sufficiently to be able to attend to
business at the store.
H. C. NJ Keefer died Tuesday morning
at 2:90. Funeral services will be held at
the home, No 212O North Water street, at
2:3O p. m. Wednesday.
George Pulls, whose restaurant near the
Sheetz building burned down some weeks
ago, has started up in the room formely
occuHed by Miller & Hull
Miss Grace Witten of Cheney is visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Harry Sutton and Mrs
John Anderson. Miss Witten coed a sue
cessful term of school north of Cheney
last week.
j. R. H King has received notice of al
Iowance of the following pensions: Orig
inal, James w. Short, SIS; increase, S.
Lloyd, from Sc to SO; B. H. Downing,
from s13 to SIT.
John Clayton returned from duck hunt
south of the city yesterday, but he will
ask DR.. Johnson to bolster up weather
indications to some sort of reliable esti-
mate before he goes again.
Now that the Wichita druggists have
hauled out their soda fountains and are
pasting them up there is no longer any
doubt tina tspring has issued at home
cards, whether they date from today or
not.
Mr.. C. L. Ferris, of the Dold Packing
company, is slowly recovering from a Sc
we're attack of typhoid pneumonia, after
serious relapse His many friends will
be pleased to know he will soon be sit
ting up.
The popular and pleasant little lady,
Miss Bertha Livingstone, who has for
several months been stenographer for the
Fletcher-Floyd candy factory, has resign
ed and will leave for her home in Abb
lene Kan, today.
Dick Frank, at Herman & Hess cloth
ing house, is getting to be quite trick
rider. He is putting in the evenings at
practice and will probobly be on the pro-
gram for the August L. A W. meet Mr..
Franks '1ong suit is in the new tricks
which he does.
fine, blue-eyed young gentleman has
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. R.
Braitsch, 21S South Lawrence avenue,
where he will permanently reside. The
proud and happy parents welcomed the
little guest with delight. He tipped the
beam at eight pounds.
DOC" Root says he is mighty glad that
he lives in America. for no matter how
completely a man is licked politically he
can still hold the office of constable. Mr..
Root is something of a philosopher after
defeat, but he acknowledges along with
Clay Kens.er, that he can't tell thing
about how elections will go in Wichita.
Thos Cherry has been appointed as a
special member to increase the number
and efficiency of the Episcopal choir, and
is theoretically at work along that line.
It is intended to have one of the best
choirs in southern Kansas. The chorus
will consist Of forty voices and in the
choir will be trained especially n chorus
work.
Clarence Sousely, who is one OF the best
floor managers in any dry goods house in
Kansas, does things that are new and
original. An intimate friend Of his volun-
teers the information that Mr.. Sousely mas
saved every necktie he ever wore. and
now has $3.50, which furnishes a history
OF all the changes in styles for the last
seven or eight years