The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-07
CITY IN BRIEF.

| CAME IN last night from business tour
| south
Policeman Smith of the West Side beat
is i'll and is being relieved by Officer SAILS
bury.
Senator o. H. Bentley left last evening
for Topeka on business before the su-
| preme court.
Earl Blake has bought the Miller place
at 137 South Topeka avenue and will make
that his home.
NJ. c. Campbell, president of the state
board of sanitary livestock inspection,
came in last night from Topeka:
John Nelson and D. a. Barnes, railway
postal clerks, have been transferred from
the Missouri Pacific to the Rock Island.
Secretary Coburn's annual report shows
the wheat yield of Sedgwick county for
1899 to be 1,l59,00O bushels and the corn
| 1903 900
| Mrs. viii ]. Wilsey and little son of
| Gordon. are in the city visiting, the
| guests of Mrs. L. R. Cole, 257 New York
! avenue.
The school entertainment to be given in
Garfield hall, mentioned in yesterdays
Eagle, is December %, instead of Deem
Der %, as printed.
A young lady residing on North Topeka
avenue wraps tissue paper around pill
before taking it, in order to destroy the
taste Of the pill.
Mr.. William Ledgerwood, the popular
Missouri Pacific employee, has been trans
ferred to FL Dorado and moved his fam
lily to that place yesterday.
Fordis Whitmore, a minor, wants the
and a petition to this effect was filed in
the district court yesterday.
The body of Mrs Clark, wife Of A C.
Clark, manager of the Guthrie creamery.
was brought here yesterday for burial.
Mrs. Clark died in Guthrie Tuesday.
Mrs John H Ash received a telegram
late Tuesday night announcing the death
of her only sister, Mrs. Wilson Scott at
Spokane Wash, on the evening OF that
day.
Mrs. Catherine Lewis Of this city was
elected state regent of the Daughters Of
the Revolution by the meeting of the Off
GERS Of the organization at Topeka Tues
day.
Mr.. c. r. Hunter Of Newton, has en-
tered the business college here, and while
in the city will make his home with the
family of Rev. ]. A. Lawrence, Wabash
avenue.
Mrs. Dora Moore, who was so severely
injured in a laundry mangle last week, is
still at st. Francis hospital, with the arm
in bad shape, but doing as well as could
be expected.
DR.. H. Buckwalter returned from To-
peka yesterday, where he had been in at
tendance upon a called meeting of repre-
sentatives from all the Royal Arcanum
lodges in the state.
Wichita lodge, No. ISL. K. P, will give
a smoker, regular house-warming and
jolly good time at their hall tonight, and
every K. of P. in the city is expected to
be there and enjoy himself.
The park commissioners have offered
a reward of $40 for the apprehension of
the thief who took one of the cannon
balls from the park a few weeks ago. So
far no trace Of the fellow has been found.
DR.. c. F. McElrath and family. who
recently sold his interest in the Nam
moth stables, left yesterday for his home
near Enid. o. T. They drove through,
taking a bunch of horses with them.
Mrs. Annie Edmisson has returned from
a two weeks visit with friends in Wood
ward and other towns in Oklahoma. She
will leave in a few days for St. Louis I
where she will make her home in the
future.
Bud letters, for whom a warrant was
sworn out, charging him with assaulting !
Ensign Lewis ct the Salvation Army hall (
on Thanksgiving night, is reported to have (
skipped the town. The police are unable /
to locate him.
George Butler, whd was thought to have
been mortally wounded by Al Glaman in
a cutting scrape on South Fourth avenue
a few days ago, is said to be in fair
way of recovery. despite the seriousness .
occas stoned.
George Wilson, the man who was in the
Wichita hospital suffering from a con
cussion of the brain received in an alter
cation in front Of Eckert's place several
days ago, has so far recovered as to be
removed to his home at Bentley, and 1t
i sthought he will soon be well.
What is supposed TO be the fire from
a cigar started in an upholstered chair in
Earle Taylor's room in the Fletcher block
yesterday morning ana the smoke had
nearly suffocated Taylor before it was
discovered. There was considerable ex-
element about the building on account Of
it.
Robert Christman of Ashland IS minus
bran new overcoat on account OF for
getfulness. He came to the city yester-
day on the Englewood train and left the
coach without his overcoat, which ne had
just purchased at Col3water the day be
fore He reported the matter TO the
police.
Mr. Harry Comfy and family are NOV
ing into their fine residence. just com
pleted on North Lawrence avenue. while
the workmen are putting o nthe finishing
touches Of fancy decoration work. It is
one OF the finest homes in the city There
have been about i've residences completed
on North Lawrence avenue this year
which viii average a cost OF Ss.o9 eaca-
The board Of directors q the Wichita
wish TO thank teachers and
school children who 50 generously con
tr.buted % the Thanksgiving donation
B5th IN qla8tity'and quality X exceeded
the always generous donations % former
years. and It viii materially add 70 The
resources for the winter. The money do 4
nation from the seventh grade WEBSTER
school was greatly appreciated n
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