The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-03
CITY IN BRIEF

| The rainfall last night was about three
! fourths of an inch.
DR.. George Evans is quite sick at his
rooms, over 126 North Main street.
! J. G. Williams has returned from a bust
ness trip through the eastern cities.
Professor BeaI wiH give his closing
dance tomorrow evening at his academy.
Mrs. Charles McAdams of independence,
Kan, is the guest of DIR. and Mrs. Nc
Adams of 400 North Waco.
Miss Vera Ladd of Oklahoma City was
| the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Jordan,
Jr., 1017 East First street, while on her
way TO st. Joseph, No, yesterday.
Sheriff Simmons was over to Butler
county yesterday to subpoena some wit
neases in the Shores case, which is set
for trial in the district court Thursday
Mr.. Joseph Rechif of Ponca City, O. T.,
and Miss Magdeline Schmander of Med
ford, o. T., were married at the residence
of Rev. H. Z. Thayer. Alb Waco avenue
Monday.
The county commissioners have appoint
ed Ex-Governor Lewelling to represent
Sedgwick county as a delegate to the
Transmississippi congress to be held here
the last of May.
Mr.. Coffin of Joplin, No, will arrive in
the city this morning to take the place of
Mr.. Hickman as city ticket agent of the
Frisco. Mr.. Hickman recently went to
the Missouri Pacific.
Mrs Martha Buck of Decatur, IT,, Is
very dangerously sick at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. c. PeniweI. 1877 South
Topeka avenue. Mrs. George L. Moore of
Ais North Emporia avenue is also a daugh-
ter of Mrs Buck.
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen st. George. who
have been serving a sentence IN the county
jail for appropriating some goods that did
not belong to them, were yesterday ordered
released from the county jail, their SEN
fences having expired.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Patterson have re-
turned from Alva and Harper, where Mr.
Patterson has been checking up the county
treasurers' books. Mr.. Patterson has an
other contract at Enid ana two CT three
waiting for him in Kansas.
A large gang of tramps was reported
headed this way yesterday and Chief OF
Police Jones said he would put on an extra
Gus barnacles appeared. The late trains
last night failed to bring them in.
Little Marie Tyler, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Tyler, has been selected as
the best letter writer in Cleveland school,
and her letters VIII be sent to Paris,
France. where they Will be answered ny
some little pupil in the schools there.
The hard winds OF the past few days
have damaged a great deal OF wheat by
blowing it out Of the ground, where the
ground was very dry. County Commits
sioner Wilson said yesterday that he had
noticed several fields in which the wheat
was blown out - badly that it VIII not be
worth anything
Just at the beginning OF warm wea ther
when clothes are not so much Of q neces-
sity as formerly. some Qesciferous thief
entered the room Of William Shriver. cook
at rhe Occidental. and stole his clothes
They were afterwards found tied Up IN q
bundle down BY the Missouri Pacific track.
but 50 far the thsef has not been apQ-e-
hendad-
Mrs Ash Means : something Of < detect
i've. and yesterday her GbiEsy along - :
line resulted n recovering q fire dian5r3
ring ~,,sch was st34en from ksr hoZns.
1sl2 Elm street. When she missed re r,u=
Mrs N ans rem aru1ers7 thai a E4n= q
movers were camged mar the Maple Street
bridge. she wen- direct = j1sl and lviJh
threats Of invoking he Law, shs made
hem disEo-ge ne stolen property. Mrs
Means was then kind enough % lei Jas
matter drop and ne campers moved o.