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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1889
Page
5
The item catalogues business notices, marriage announcements, elections in multiple townships, and social events including a Kansas Missouri women’s club meeting. It lists residents visiting and leaving, a chestnut social at the Fit ME church, a marriage in Millestan Kan, and a large election return report with township tallies. The Social Science Club annual meeting is highlighted with a full four session program and guest speakers.
Members of Hypatia and guests from Kanst3 and western Missouri gather in Wichita for the ninth annual Hypatia meeting. Notable attendees include Mrs Noble Prentiss and Mrs George Huernses. Objects of the club are to promote education and social science discussion among women, with papers by Mrs A Brown and others. Flower show at 2 North Main continues with indians and locals viewing.
Last night at 8 30 the West side Fire Department fought a blaze at the West Douing Livery Barn near the bridge. The structure burned quickly, hay and feed within feeding the flames. Three horses were lost and several mascines damaged. few horses and cattle were saved. The fire origin was traced to a match lit for sleeping occupants. The barn owner was Mire Glen Baltimore, leased to Mr Webb Neal. Insurance details were not learned. Also announced were Lutheran Ladies Society meeting at 2 pm at Mrs Barted home and regular lodge meetings tonight at Castle Hall and other locations.
A shaky rain delay gives way to a Browns and St Louis clash at Clippers Park. Pitching by Maloney and Crooks’s fielding pace, with runs from Latham, King, Tebeau and others, mark a rough, suspenseful contest halted as darkness nears and teams head toward Denver.
A long run of free programs at Kisiperis avenue church drew intense audience interest last night. The event opened with prayer and featured student recitations, solos, and a whole program by Abbie protection and Miss Lula Covall impressing with their readings. The audience reacted warmly to Mrs J. W. Micruer and Miss Lotte Platter, while Prof Campin and Miss Seaman with the orchestra provided musical highlights. The crowd left buoyant, praising the performers and the overall success of the evening.
School board members travel to Chicago St Louis Columbus and New York to study heating and ventilation options. Smead Co offers to cover expenses but one member opposes company-paid travel. The trip aims to compare various systems and return in ten days. Separately Newton Payne is acquitted after being charged with abandoning a colored infant found on Oak Street.
Last evening the Shakspeare Society held a profitable reading directed by G W Collies. Papers by Cleaveland on Shakespeare's Women sparked discussion. Andrews reported on fixtures and Cymbeline as a king of Helton. Miss Andrews joined, Mc Sargeant elected vice president. Next meeting will cover the fourth act of Cymbeline.
The report outlines a busy entertainment scene with The Indies of the St. Jolie telecast and an Open Night at Crawford Grand featuring Mie Hindley in After Tape. It notes praise for staging, comedy, and performances, with mention of Mr Wood's Mashering and Hindley's upcoming appearances, plus a New York Sun reference and a November jury report from a local court.
The readable lines describe a long narrative involving a named figure, a rite or journey, and an event with a crowd or gathering. Mentions of a large tale, a month timeframe, and a bail outcome hint at a dramatic incident or retelling, though the passage remains largely obscured and uncertain.
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