The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-04
CITY IN BRIEF.


weeks trip in the territory.
Mrs. without is spending a few days at
the Holiness camp-meeting at Andover.
A D. Murlin, city editor of the Well
ington Mail, was here yesterday on bust
ness.
Mr. ana Mrs. A. F. Starr are attend
ing the Holiness camp meeting at An
dover.
Miss Mary Thomson was an interested
visitor in the Eagle composing rooms
last night.
Mr.. Hiram 8. Humphrey of Postville.
Iowa is here visiting with his sisters, Mrs.
Hall and Mrs. Kee.
Miss Given Dickey who had many
friends in Wichita died in Chicago Of
diphtheria last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allison and Mrs.
Bass left last evening for q two weeks
outing in Colorado.
Misses Flossie and Dottie Benedict of
Emporia, are the guests OF the Misses
Morris of SS7 Sherman avenue.
Rev. John Utz and wife Of Frederick,
Me-, are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Thompson. at 225 S. Dodge avenue.
Mrs. Rosa Foster, wife of Captain Fos-
ter. $40 South Water street. who has been
very sick for several days Is improving.
General Freight Agent Franks of the
Frisco is at Sylvan Lake. Mich, attend
ing a meeting of general freight agents
OF the Frisco.
Mrs. George Murphy and children are
enjoying a pleasant visit with relatives
and friends at Davenport, Iowa. They
will be absent for several days.
Mrs. Theo. G. Parham 3n4 South Market
street, has returned from her two months
visit among friends and relatives OF Dali
las, ILL.,, and Burlington and Des Moines,
Iowa.
Miss Mary Baird left last night to re-
sumo her work as a teacher in the Chey-
enne Agency Indian school. South Da-
kota, after a months vacation at her
home in this city.
Mr.. f. II. Mccormick. editor OF the
Daily Town Talk of Alexandria, La. is
visiting his mother. Mrs. J. Z. McCOr-
mick. He thinks Kansas has the finest
corn crop he has ever seen anywhere.
]. T. Donnell Of the Singer and Donnell
Furniture House, left last evening for
ST. Louis to visit his parents and rela-
tives. his daughter Laura accompanied
him and they will he absent several weeks
Shipments OF apples from Wichita has
commenced. The Fruit Growers associa-
ton will handle about one hundred and
fifty carloads. The greater part OF them
will go into northern states and to Mime
apolis. MINI.
c. f. Goodyear. deputy clerk of the dis
trict court is spending the week at
Geuda Springs. He has, gone down to
practice drinking mineral water and will
fiounce around in the holes which Fritz
Schnitzler left in the bathing pools.
Mrs. ]. Robertson of Weir City. who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. f. F.
Cation, GO South Emporia avenue. FOR
the past three weeks. left last night to
visit friends and relatives in Augusta for
a few days. after which she will return
home
Charlie Burrows, who Is a guard az the
federal penitentiary. is home visiting his
Jessie. a present made by one Of the
prisoners there. ]; Is box the size OF a
small trunk inlaid with sixty different
kinds Of wood. all done By hand. Il is a
beautiful piece OF work and Jessie prizes
it very highly.
The trial in which Rebecca Citing SUES
Joseph Strickland FOR possession II some
town property. was going on al a late
hour yesterday afternoon in the city
court and was quite hard fought case
Mr. Strickland is fighting her proposition
on the grounds that he Is entitled 20 pos
session on n previous contract OF sale :
w Shattack represents Mrs. Citing and
A E Helms the defendant.
Mr. J. w. McNeaI. . prominent banker
OF Guthrie. o. II aad brother, OF Tom
McNsal Of the Topeka Mail AMI Breeze.
was in the city = shsrt time yesterday
while On his way from Colorsssa, where
he has been looking after some valuable
mining interests. He caiied az slIe pro-
hate court once ro- cAzt with his old
friend. Judge McCanfess.- whom he knew
when they lived neIghbors AZ Medicine
Lodge Mr. McNeal expresses grea. faith
In okishOzna and tho capital city Of Guth-
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