The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-18
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY TN bHIEr.
Misses Downing and Bamberger went to
Newton yesterday.
Lieutenant Belts says he would like to
go to the Philippines.
Yesterday was voted by every one the
finest day in the year
The last of the decorations Of the street
fair have disappeared.
Santa Claus letters have already be-
gun to arrive at the postofice.
]. F. Stanley of Mt. Hope, is in the
city for a few days buying cattle.
Harry DERRICK is in Kansas City as the
guest of his friend, DR.. J. o. Miner.
H. H. Brown of Monet, trainmaster of
the Frisco, was in the city yesterday.
The weather is so fine that people call
at the coal offices to josh the coal men.
Austin Neal is representing the Eagle
at the statehood convention at Oklahoma
City.
Everybody is Disguised over the Leon
ides and will never be induced to look
again.
Mr.. Fred Youngs address for the next
ICH UdyS Will De dripping Springs, AeCHI
Hill, L T.
NJ. A. Low, of the Rock Island, passes
through town on his way to the territory
for hunt.
Hydraulic avenue is being graded and
put in fine shape from Douglas avenue to
Harry street.
A. c. Jobes says that everywhere he
goes people talk to him about Wichita
and its revival.
Chauncey Humphrey, it is reported, has
been promoted to captain in the Philip
pines. for gallantry.
Mrs. F. c. Hunt and little son of Nc
Pherson, are visiting with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. H E. Pyle.
Fred Harsen brought back but one
wound from Luzon, small scar across
the fore finger, caused by a Mauser bull
let
An old house on the corner of fremont
avenue and English street was yesterday
condemned by the fire marshal and torn
down
Mr.. A. Morsman of Morsman, Innes &
Co., returned home yesterday from a trip
through the eastern markets purchasing
holiday goods.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents at Udall, November Is, Mr.. o. T.
Mark and Miss Lila Dale, Rev. w. r.
Smith officiated.
The Terrell building, in which Innes &
Co.'S store was located, has been torn
down to the first story to prepare for the
new construction.
A. C. Jobes has returned from trip
over the southern lines of the Santa Fe
system. While away he visited the fam
Gus Pecos valley.
Mayor Ross yesterday drove over the
city and made a personal inspection of
sidewalks and crossings in the central
portion of the city.
Sheriff Simmons is at Beloit, Kan,
where he went to deliver Allie Mackey
over to the Industrial School. He will
return by way of Lansing.
Mrs Harry Hammond of Toledo, o..
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Ross, and relatives in the city and will
remain until after Thanksgiving.
'Riohard Carver' Is now the big-selling
book in Wichita. David Harum" has
subsidized. The new, book is pronounced
Car-vel, with the accent on the last syl-
liable.
Mrs. Louis A. Brown lost her pocket
book yesterday on Douglas avenue con-
tanning sum of money and a pair of |
spectacles, together with her card and |
address.
The new bridge over the Arkansas river |
from Seneca street on the West Side to /
the park is completed, the approaches |
made and the street leading thereto is
now a fine drive.
A gasoline stove exploded in the rear end !
OF Camien's tailor shop yesterday evening,
causing some excitement. The fire de-
partment reached the scene after the fire
had been extinguished.
Rock Island train No. 3, due from Kan
sas City at "a m, will arrive at 6:45
Sunday and thereafter. IT viii leave Kan
sas City at II D. m. instead of 10, as here
tofore This is a great shortening OF time
and gives one an hour longer in Kansas
City. The new time schedule goes into
effect Sunday.