The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

The Cooking Club viii meet Thursday.
March 18th, with Mrs Ben Garland.
Mr. Edward Scott. representing the
Texas Farmer of Fort Worth. Texas, is
in the city.
Mrs. Sarah Shaw will entertain the
ladies of the G. A. R. Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock.
Mrs. Hannah Titten Of Cheney is Wis
iting her daughters, Mrs. Harry Sutton
and Mrs John Anderson.
Mrs. A. ]. Musselman and Mrs. ]. W.
Musselman are spending Sunday at
Sedgwick City with relatives.
Mr.. William Rely Hatch of New York
City will sing THE Palms this morning
at ST. Johns Episcopal church.
Mrs. F. A. Gackenbach yesterday re-
ceived the sad intelligence Of the death
of her sister at Reimersburg, Pa.
Mrs. John F. Won Herrlich of Kansas
City is in the city visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs William Hossfeldt.
Miss Marie Horner went down to Cald-
well Friday evening to visit with the
Misses Keeling until Sunday evening.
John Bryan is completing the erection
of handsome new cottage on South
Market which he viii occupy as a home.
The barn of John E. Diehl, Waco, Kan
sas, burned with its contents, consisting
of hay and grain Friday, about $3.50 p. m
District Clerk Arnett went TO Emporfa
this morning to visit his daughter, ka-
tie, who is a student at the state nor
NAL.
Hon. Vint P Martin. ex-representative
fnar n trS wit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Martin, 1702
Waco avenue.
Mrs. W. E. Bailey will entertain the
members of the o. E. S. at her home on
Tuesday afternoon from to in honor
of the grand matron.
. The U. c. T. held meeting last night
and elected officers for the next year:
Vandiver, S. c.; George, J. C.; Anderson,
secretary; Taylor, conductor; Kinnaird,
sentinel; Cook, P. C.
f. NJ Jaques has bought the entire
stock of furniture of Jacques, Rec Co.
and will put in full line of new and up
to-date goods and will continue the bust
ness at $50 North Main.
In Wednesdays Eagle in referring TO
Mrs. Masons paper before the w. r. c.;
Mrs. Mason was referred to as president
of the W r c. Mrs. Mason is a past
president. Mrs. Little is now president
Mrs Helena S. Mason left yesterday in
response to telegram from Kansas City
to attend the bedside of her daughter.
Mrs. Gertrude NJ Ellis. Later intelli-
gence received announces the death OF
Mrs. Ellis.
Farmer Bruins, the worlds champion
wrestler, who is to give an exhibition at
the opera house Thursday night, is one
of the most interesting men who ever
came to Wichita. He is a natural
philosopher.
Frank Farris, who has been visiting in
Jefferson, o. T., for two months, has re-
turned with the regulation Oklahoma
bronze and jolly and viii begin at once
with his brother in the operation Of the
Farris bottling and soda works.
Word reached the city yesterday that
last Sunday the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bourgette of Butler county was
gladdened by the arrival Of a baby girl,
weighing nine and a half pounds. The
baby has already been voted by the
whole neighborhood as the prettiest
liveliest, cutest little darling ever born,
and the father. Jim. is by all odds the
most irrepressibly happy man on earth.
Recently in the drug store Of Dockum
& Higginson, a young society lady said |
she could wear g large red chest protec- |
tor on Main street and Douglas and never /
finch. Several CT her friends who were /
present dared her to do So and wagered |
her several boxes Of candy that shell
would do no such thing. The candy she |
so wagered aggregated good many dol |
lars and her friends were quietly en-
Toying the prospect of sweetmeats 10 !
come, when yesterday the young lady /
hung one of the chest protectors around /
her neck and walked down Main street /
and Douglas avenue. The attention she /
was prodigious, but she stood /
the ordeal and won Of candy a bushel, |
more or less.
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