The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-17
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; Stories OF the Street !

lhouSnI LhaI good one VIII attract 4sVOl
outsiders
The Santa Fe people have new
scheme. If they have perishable goods
on hand, they run the car into the
round-house over night TO keep the goods
from freezing
A horse belonging to Mr.. z. Chance,
which was supposed to be stolen, has
been found in another part of the city.
It may have been ridden away and then
turned loose.
Marriage locense wire granted yester-
day to Guy Wilson and Lilly Stuckey
both Of this city and Ed B. Raymond, OF
St Louis and Myrtle Moore of La
Junta, Colorado.
Sheriff Daniels, Of Winfield, was a
Wichita visitor yesterday. He says blood
hounds are fakes and that using them
is a waste of money. He has had expert
ence with them.
The fire department threw water at
Newton yesterday in exactly one hour
after call came to Wichita for them.
The twenty-six mile trip was made in
exactly 30 minutes.
The pIasterers Of the city are now
using agatite almost exclusively. 1t dries
three days earlier than lime plaster, and
makes harder surface. It is a penny a
yard more expensive.
The hole punched through the arm-pit
of Cleopatra at the bath, by Mrs. Ma
ton the day of her first demonstration
in Wichita, has been stitched up, and she
looks as well as ever.
Yesterday a young man at the Union
depot dropped on the brick pavement so
suddenly that many thought he suffered
a stroke of apoplexy. He was simply
drunk and his legs gave way.
Interest in prize-fghting is declining in
Wichita. Not more than $50 telephone in
quiries were made of the Eagle office for
the result Friday night. They usually
have run to double that amount.
war in sugar prices in Wichita was
due last Monday, but it hasn't materi-
allied yet. 1t was given out that dur
ing the week people would be getting
twenty-five pounds for a dollar.
The Rohrbaugh Dry Goods company,
purchasers of the cash Henderson stock,
viii open their clearing sale Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock. Their announce
ment is on another page of this issue.
Mrs. Henry SchnitzIer will go to Topeka
Monday, as a delegate from Columbia
lodge, o. D. H. s.. to the grand lodge,
which convenes at that place Tuesday.
George Steinrod, of Colwich, was in
town yesterday and he was feeling good
over the prosperous condition of his
Mr.. Steinrod is one Of those
jolly souls that good times always agree
with.
If nothing untoward prevents, the brute
sleuths. the blood hounds, viii be given a
further trial on the west side from near
Maple street bridge about 2:3o this after
noon. The victim will be selected at the
ringside.
The West Side was greatly amused
few days ago to see a woman driving a
pig home. She had q string around its
neck and was persuading it along with a
switch. It is said the pig belonged to
Mr.. Fred Cline.
There are no new developments in the
sity mills property. It was limited that
AHahan Brothers would bring suit against
he owners for a warranty deed, but no
move has yet been made in that direc-
on.
G. A. Lyon yesterday sold to Nellie
2othwell his fine property on North Mar
zet street just above Third street for 81
O0 1t is located on the west side of the
street and comprises two lots numebr
So and 167.
Mrs. F. II. Tenney and little daughter,
Gina, who have been visiting Mrs
Denney's father, Captain ". T Duryea's,
or some seven weeks, returned to their
home st. Paul, Minnesota, yesterday,
,ver the Rock Island.
George X Spencer says that within five
ears a man can look from the observ-
tory of the Eagle office and see fifty |
between the corner of Main |
nd Douglas and the Carey hotel. He |
avs they viii be selling from $50 to |
$50
Councilman Luling says he thought he |
new every man in town till yesterday |
lie and Billy Pierce walked two blocks 1
o ascertain how many pedestrians they /
would know among those whom they
night meet To their surprise they knew
ut one man.
reat prosperity of the town, bought a
inter overcoat that cost him only s4.5o
lie says he has quit buying expensive
vercoats until his memory is good
nough to remember where he leaves
hem in the spring.
Fred Israel thinks that attention ought
, be called 10 the fact that the hole
outh OF the Douglas avenue bridge from
-hich Swartz Brothers are taking sand,
about fifteen feet deep. Boys should
eep away from it, 1t viii be dangerous
uring tho skating season.
Superintendent Tice is fond of cute
lings in literature. He has a little book
{ in his office entitled, ~ Message for
arcia." and he is fond of reading it 10
nployes who show an inclination to
lirk their duties or to so at them in a
way. II usually has a good
feet.
\ very old man and a very old woman
ere at the Santa Fe depot yesterday and
It for nearly three hours in the same !
at, arm-in-arm- Tho old man was
Try fond OF his old woman, and vice !
.rsa They would make fine picture. |
pecially as Doth Of them had very
nevolent faces.
on the stone sidewalk. near the Eagle
flee, are two kuot-iike nobs that do not
ear as easily as the balance OF the sur
sc. Hubert Child says they were tracks
ade on the stone during its formative
ocess by some prehistoric animal. His
sight made the substance more com
1T. and hence harder. and that Is the
ason the spots Go not wear out Ike the
lance OF the stone. Hubert IS a
ssoner.
H. J. ostrander. Of 81 y. st. Francis
enue. underwent quite q surEical on