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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1890
Page
5
A dense column mixes names, addresses, and local notices from a bygone era. It lists residents, visitors, and brief personal items, with scattered references to courts, schools, and community affairs. The text reads like a patchwork of society notes and municipal updates from a small town.
An all round Kansas Board of Trade session discussed grain freight rates and possible temporary reductions. A.J. Carpenter argued for immediate relief to farmers, while broader calls favored diversifying farming and immigration to boost local markets. The talk touched on debt, land ownership, and attracting new farmers to Kansas to stabilize prices.
The Fourth district YMCA committee met at the YMCA with T B Baird E P Murdock and John E Goalter Wichita. They planned two district conferences one at Winfield in March and another at Caldwell in May. They also moved to extend YMCA work to towns now without associations and to organize new visits and conferences.
Secretary Hale Cowley outlines the state immigration bureau plan to boost Kansas growth. Counties should form immigration societies, circulate county papers to the bureau, and coordinate with a statewide book project. Each county shares printing costs, with presidents secretaries treasurers and township assistants to spread influence across the state.
Three suspects arraigned for burglary at RP Murdoch residence after a dawn raid. Officers Sly Ely McNamara Harmon pursued, catching two inside Creighton’s Mosley Ave home. Jewelry recovered. further booty expected today. Mrs Mundock praised for composure during the incident.
A large autumnal service at the First M E church featured Rev O F Milutkan delivering a John 1:1% sermon. The fifth week of special meetings saw many conversions and spiritual growth with Pastor Ek T Sarnt preaching nightly. Services are planned tomorrow morning at 9:30 and tomorrow night at 7:30 with further meetings Tuesday to Thursday.
The annual school of instruction for the 1518 judicial district will be held at the Masonic hall in Wichita during the week starting Monday morning February 10 at 9 oclock. Three sessions daily including morning afternoon and evening, lasting six days. It is urged that the worshipful master or a warder attend on behalf of each lodge to fulfill grand master requirements and support the expenditure for proper instruction. W A L Shaver Sustodian of the work.
The Bishop Hennessy, returning from St Louis after attending a professor’s obsequies, lost his valise at Fort Scott during a car change. The theft cost him his episcopal robes valued at 2150, causing significant inconvenience. In St Louis he borrowed from the Arch-Bishop, who proved much smaller.
A disjointed OCR summary references probate matters, divorces, court cases, and church activities across multiple districts. It notes probate listings, marriage notices, and judge actions, with several church services and community meetings described in fragmentary form.
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