The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-24

9S'iiI0 -Lue true tHdt the testimony or
science 10 immortality is a stammering
testimony. Still most of her words point
to future life as a strong probability.
WICHITA TEN YEARS AGO.
At this stage of the paving question II
was announced that Main street was to
be paved with Fl. Collins sandstone from
Lewis to Park. This raised a howl.
E. P. Ford wrote a poem for the Ea-
gle entitled: "An Outing in the Sierra
Madre"
The Chicago and Alton was talking Of
building on 10 Wichita It never did. 1t
would have solved many a rate problem,
if it had
Charles Bennett returned from New
Birmingham, Texas. He reported that the
Wichita contingent there was doing well.
On September 10, 1885, ]. w. Hahn &, Co.
purchased the first load of that years
corn.
Governor Hovey of Indiana visited
Wichita with his staff, consisting of
General Pope. Colonel Jessop, Colonel
Jack, Major OIiphant, Major Wilkinson,
Major Bond and Major Roberts. The re-
ception committee of Wichita citizens
was composed Of ]. R. HaIlowelI, o. H.
Bentley, George l. Douglass, Emmett
Callahan, P. A. Rohrbaugh, A. IT. Car
penter, Fred Bentley. W. K. Carlisle,
John D. Hutchings. w. A. Thomas. Ed
ward Vail, A N. Wassam, R NJ Pratt.
L. F. Sherwood, DR.. Oldham, w S. Cor
bett, NJ. NJ. Murdoch, ]. P. Allen, R. E.
Lawrence, William Mathewson, B. H.
Campbell, ]. o. Davidson, n. T. Nieder-
lander, George w Larimer, P. V. Hea-
ley. J. NJ. Allen, George L. Pratt, C. H
Blackwelder, NJ. W. Levy. A. w. Oliver
G. W. Clement, George Rouse. Sr., H
W. Lewis, L. D. Skinner, C. A Walker,
o. Martinson. C. r. Miller, W. NJ. Behr-
ing, A. A Hyde.
The Getto-M cC1ung Shoe company OF
Wichita presented Mrs. Lyman u Hum
phrey, the wife of the then governor of
Kansas, with a pair of shoes made by
them.
= he Eagle said: Wichita will soon be
able 10 boast of the only Quaker univer-
sity in the world" 1t is not known
what was referred to-
The postmaster at Manchester, C. c.
Ludlum, was notified that the name had
bsen changed to Minneha.
David Lemons. who murdered Sergeant
Weber was sentenced here by Judge
Foster to be hanged by the neck until he
was dead.
Miss Nora Payne gave a BIZ thday par
ty to her friends at her homo on College
Hill.
The Eagle said: when Wichita wakes
up she is awake all over. And just now
she Is awake on the paving question"
The following pupils of Lewis Academy
secured horses and took equestrian exer-
else: Misses Elsie Woodman, Margie
Dean. Gertie Jackson, Dovie Robinson.
Certie Laucke, Bessie Dagner, vallie
Old. Nettie Harris. Genevra Jocelyn;
Messrs. Mont Hauowen. Hence Laucke.
Walter Dyer, Tom Harris. Cecil Harris,
Fred Ross and Fritz Lewis.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Lyd-
don. a girl
Hypatia held the opening meeting Of
the season. Papers were read by Mrs.
Priddy. Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Hendryx.
Married. at Macon, Missouri. Mr.. James
Allison and Mrs. 5. ". Foster.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Sullivan,
a boy
The Shakespeare society was busy on
The Tempest"
The announcement was made of the
coming marriage Of Mr. Charles Cham
pion and Miss Artie Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smythe entertain
ed. Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Black, Mr..
and Mrs. G. ". Knorr Mr. and Mrs. a.
W. Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs NJ ". Levy. Mr..
and Mrs. II knight, M and M>< 2.
Knight, Mr.. and Mrs W A Thomas,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Majors. Mr. and Mrs
Ray Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sher-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. L. y. Skinner. Mr..
and Mrs O. T. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. r
W. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. II. W Merrill
Nj and Mrs. Charles owen. Mr.. and Mrs
I. ". West. Mr.. and Mrs A H FabriQue
Mr. and Mrs. Oldham. Mr.. and Mrs F. G.
Smythe. Mr.. and Mrs. L T. Even Mrs.
FUrlong. Mr.. and Mrs. r p Murdoch.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J HolIinger. Mr.. and Mrs
T. I Humble M. and Mrs L Luckel.
Mr., and Mrs. Finlay Ross. Mr.. and Mrs.
.. Ross. Mr.. and Mrs ". Dulaney. M
and Mrs. r Guthrie. Mr. and Mrs. Jen-
nings, Mr.. and Mrs Z. Hatton. NJ. and
Mrs. ". P. Shields Mr.. and Mrs r e
hartman. Mr.. and NTrs ". =. Little, NJ.
and Mrs. !. Houston. M and Mrs. Geo.
Mr.. and MIS-. Matthews. N-.
and Mrs. Cosdeu Mr.. and Mrs, c. !. Van
ness. Mrs p. Smith Hr. and Mrs. leo
VaiI. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyle. NJ and
Mrs Il. T Kramer. Mr.. and Mrs W s
Corbett. Mr.. and Mrs. .. II. Bentley. Mr.
and Mrs Howard Case. Mrs. Josie stan
lev. Mr. and Ms, {. c. Fyirley NJ. ard
Mrs. 7. H Lynch. Mr.. and Mrs. R 2
Coleman; Misses Mead. Lynch, kanaea,
Murdoch. Baldwin. Skinner, Mcknight.
Fabrique. Hi. McGee. Sappeufeld, Ne
Vicar. Smyth. Pratt and Caldwell and
AIessrs. Davis Bleckley. Joe Carey.
Charles Carey. H L. Pierce. ( Phillips.
Van lyle. Curtis. 3. 3, Cgshman. Fred
Baldwin. Bunnie Mead. Grant Woodunaa.
L r. Hettingcr. Q. De Ions, Sion Huh
and Mr. Peck
Mayor Clement appointed the follow
ing delegates 10 deep water convention
at Topeka: ". 5 Corbst, NJ NJ Mur-
deck. G I. Douglas. o. H Bentley. A
W. Oliver and 7. I. Wilson