The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-28
TOPICS OF THE TOWN.

! The a. G. Mueller undertaking estab-
/ lishment have some OF the prettiest
/ plants in the city in their window.
The May term of the district court viii
/ convene on the sixth day of next month.
The jury viii not be in for several days
1 later.
Fred DOld is now driving one Of the
horses to q single rig instead of double.
Their fine style attracts attention on
the streets.
The Knights Of the Protected Ark viii
move its headquarters to Topeka the
first half of May. The order claims a
membership OF SEQ.
Marriage licenses were issued out OF
the probate court yesterday to Bernard
Otte, Of Ost, Reno county, and Miss Lena
M LUeken, OF Lanham, Nebraska
The city clerk has received the deed for
the ground necessary for the opening
of First street. east of Lynwood avenue,
and the street is now legally opened
In the detainer case of J. r Mead
against J. II. Cole. which occupied the
city courts for several days Judge Har-
/ vey decided in favor OF the defendant.
C0hn and Wamenstein have bought
another lot adjoining their property on
/ North Topeka avenue, which gives them
200 feet on which several fine houses will
be built.
The friends Of Green, who was sent to
the penitentiary from this county, for
ago, are going 20 make an effort TO Sc
cure a pardon for him.
Charles Payne put the swan and Wild
ducks back in the lake at Riverside park
yesterday. The park commissioners
have the piping on the ground to put the
fountain in the center of the lake.
City Attorney Helm had his salary
raised and has bought a new hat The
boys at the City building congratulate
him and they all tried the hat on their
heoa6s. 1t was too small for Fire Chief
Walden.
The force at the Kansas National bank
had extra work yesterday on account of
Clerk Roland Smith and Messenger WIN
Clark being laid off with the grip.
Cashier Elsberry Martin was trying to
iii two OF three positions at the same
time.
City Clerk Amos Mccain viii go out
Of Office on the 18th day OF May and
then turn his attention to farming and
the study of the law; principally the lat
ter. He has bought a house and three
acres Of ground on Frisco Heights and
moved there yesterday.
Samuel Mcpherson, who recently sold
his farm near Oatville, yesterday dis
posed OF his farming implements and
stock at public sale with the intention
Of moving to OIlahoma, but now he says
he don't know about it. He does not
like TO leave Kansas when it comes to
show down.
The city clerk has received 200 new
dog tax tags, and the dog catcher viii
be appointed at the next meeting Of the
city council, and then will come trouble
for the poor dogs that are so unfortunate
as TO be owned by some fellow who has
not q spare dollar TO pay dog tax, and
many children viii suffer grief on ac-
count of the dog catcher getting a worth
less cur.
It is claimed that Mr.. AIundivello VIII
commence as craftsman in the city engi-
neers office tomorrow and that ne is go
ing to make a new plat of all the streets
and alleys in the city showing the width
of streets and alleys and the width of
parks along the streets. At present peo-
pie have trouble in finding out just how
far in the street TO park and the result
is z lack of uniformity.