The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-08

Williams, at 60 East Central avenue. a
nine pound boy.
G. F. Wallace, well known travelling
man of Chicago, is here visiting DR.. Q.
! G, Houghland for a few days.
| Miss Helen Merry and brother Kent
furnished music for cake walk at Hays
| vile Thursday evening.
Master orIie Gleason left last evening
| for Newton, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Rosskam for few days.
A W. Reynolds Will leave next Tuesday
with crowd Of Wichita people for visit
to the zinc fields Of Arkansas.
Mrs. Nellie D. Wilbur has changed her
residence from S15 South Topeka avenue.
to $50 South Lawrence avenue.
Mr.. Frank Curran. young fnan from
Cleo Springs, o. T, called on the Eagle
yesterday in company with Ed Marchant.
Laura A, wife of P. K Oleson died at
their home yesterday afternoon. Funeral
services viii be held at the residence.
No. 1912 Forest avenue, this afternoon at
2 .. m.
Mr.. J. W. Brown, committeeman, an
nounces the Populist primaries for the
Fourth ward will be held Monday even
ing at the corner Of Walnut and Chicago
avenues, West Side.
o. c. Daisy and P. L. Arnett returned
yesterday from Joplin, No, where they
have been on business. Mr.. Daisy owns
interests in some very promising mining
properties in that section.
Paul Murray returned last night from
Burton, where he went Friday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Murray's mother.
Mrs. VIM. Hyde, who died Friday. Mrs.
Hyde was 81 years OF age.
May B. Daniels has sued her husband,
Charles V. Daniels, for divorce, alleging
that he abandoned her and failed to pro
vide for her for the past six years. They
were married in this county in 1892.
Charley Luling was surprised yesterday
morning to find his home well covered
with broken eggs. The story is out that
the relatives of the ducks he slaughtered
at Cairo the other day did the work.
]. P. Deter has brought ejectment pro
ceedings in the district court against
Sam Arnidon and Mrs. Amidon to get
possession Of lots 164 and 166 North Main
street, which he says they are unlaw-
fully holding.
w. C. C. crossed bats with Friends
university Saturday evening in a match
game. The score was 10 to in the Com
mercial colleges favor. The w. c. c. Is
champion Of Wichita so far and looking
Ger more games.
The Second street bridge across Little
river, which has been condemned by the
county commissioners, is still used a
great deal with liability Of accident at
any time. Yesterday a farmer was driv-
went through the flooring and came near
breaking its leg.
The board of health has completed its
report and it will be presented to the
city council Monday night. The report is
in excellent shape and is said to be the
most complete, the closest IN detail of
any report submitted to the council The
present board has held its appointment
without change for three years and has
been able to get its work down to a sys-
tenn.
j. D. Steele, the colored man who took |
i'll 50 suddenly and mysteriously Tues |
dition in his shanty on South Mosley |
avenue, died yesterday afternoon at the |
Wichita hospital. 1t is said that from |
the time he was found until he died none |
bf the physicians could see just what the |
ailment was or the cause Of it. He suf-
fered very much, and for four days never
shut his eyes, never even when he died
The illness is considered a mystery.
Death Of Mrs. M. A. Rogers.
On the last day of March In this city,
Mrs. N. A. Rogers died and when she
went away the world lost one Of its
sweet mothers and sweet grandmothers,
one Of those souls whose loving hearts
has enriched the world for all who dwelt
near her, who has frightened the very
by her presence and touched all
that is irksome and hard and unintel-
igble in this life with the magic of her
gentle motherly heart. She was born
away back in 1920, when the nation was
young. at Cornish. New Hampshire. She
was a New England mother. a Kansas
Many years ago she moved J
10 Illinois, where 2 years ago her hus- :
band died. Later she moved to Wichita
Will hcA SON. II. j. Rogers. she was !
an active member of the Plymouth Con- ;
5regational church. Her mission was !
Ter home, and in the long course OF her
ife wherever that home happened to be
she made 1t heaven for the children. She
owed children and loving them under
stood them. No one could bake a babv's |
AXE as she could bake it, no one could
smooth the pillow for fevered little
,heek as she could smooth it: no one !
Gould enter into the joys and sorrows and
he fnexplicahle moods Of young life as
the could, Frightening Joy with quicken
ID appreciation, alleviating sorrow with
ender sympathy. All loved her. loved /
Ter bright. sweet spirit SUCH a one as
'he. it was. who first made the way
weary soul call heaven his home for her
'oice was a lullaby all her years, life
caress.
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