The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

The Western Union messenger boy
have new caps.
There was a slight fire scare at tn,
! Keystone hotel yesterday.
NJ. P. Crutcher Of the sedgwick Panta
graph was in the city yesterday.
Miss Alice Goldberg will play violin
solo at the First Methodist Sunday school
today.
John Martin returned yesterday from a
two weeks visit with his daughter at
Winfield.
Mrs. J. NJ. HUFF, who has been very III
for some time, was removed to the st.
Francis hospital yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Barley returned yes
terday from a two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in McComb, III.
Mr.. Ressigue. once division superintend-
ent of the Santa Fe at Wichita, is to be
made general manager of that system.
Sheriff Simmons left last night for the
Ossawatomie asylum in charge of Miss
Kate Wood and Mrs. Edna Iizer
Sprague.
At the Catholic fair the contest for the
ring was won by Miss Alice Murphy
Miss Murphy received 3,217 votes, Miss
Gertrude Mcclellan 3,lO0
Miss Billingsley Of Lisbon, Ohio. arrived
in the city last evening to spend the
winter with her brother, S. S. BnIingsley,
1887, North Topeka avenue.
Earl Blake returned yesterday from
professional trip to Guthrie. While there
he took the necessary steps to enable the
American Annuity association to legally
transact business in the territory.
Mrs E. J. Smoke of Paramount avenue
is diligently searching for a box of valu-
ables belonging to her deceased daughter.
She thinks the box was taken from the
house recently. and would ask no ques-
tons if it were returned.
DR.. Taylor reports the arrival Of two
young men yesterday who came to live
permanently, one of them with Mr.. and
Mrs. WIN White 237 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and the other with Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Murphy North Topeka avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Calvert and son
Charles of Indiana dropped into Wichita
unannounced last night for a few days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs Park Massey.
Mrs. Calvert IS a sister OF Mrs. Massey.
It is not often officer Massey is surprised.
but this time he was taken off his feet
completely.
The following was handed in yesterday
for publication; Several members Of
the futile memorial library wish 10 know
why the trustees elected October 1. have
never met; said trustees being Mrs. G.
Charlton, L. W. Clapp I. Bone, Drs. R.
Matthews and Pratt. What has become
of the lbrary?"
Severance & KnOrr, croorietOrs of the
Palace Stables. have recently added to
their fine light livery stock several fine
coupes. They are very light running and
swell rigs, carrying only two passen-
gers, and are handsome. Severance &
knorr viii drive fine roadsters to them
and use them for private calls parties
weddings. etc
Charles MosbaCher and Rufus Cone are
back from the territory where they hunt
ei. One day Charles was tired and sat
down on a log. Two deer sped by and
Charles downei them with rocks and had
several lett in his hands after he had
fe.ed the deer with his unerring aim.
TIE local huntsmen are all from Mis-
souri,.
In an alteration between George VII |
son and Harry Parse. in front of Eckert's |
eating house yesterday afternoon. Wilson |
was knocked down ana injured very Sc /
verely, He was taken to the city jail /
ana afterwards removed to the Wichita /
hospital Al 70 o'clock last night he was
sJil unconscious. and his injury may
prove more serious than was at ars.
thought Wilson lives at Bent.y. He
was intoxicated.