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ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTERS CITY IN BRIEF. Mr. and Mrs. A. Niele are now residing at 132 W. 126th street, New York City. Mrs. H. E. Pyle is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hunt, at McPherson. Mr. Temple Houston, of Woodward, 0. T., was in the city yesterday enroute to Kansas City. A letter from A. Viele states that his postoffice address is 155th avenue, New York City, which is the Methodist book concern. Miss Snyder of Sedgwick City has been spendidg several days in Wichita end has resumed her vocal studies with Mrs. Walden Miss Lola Graham, formerly principal of the Irving school, has been elected to a position in the schools of Whittier, California. Another Harrison Telephone Exchange has gone out of business at Topeka. That is what they expected to put in here. Blakeman Bros. had a blue catfish hanging before their store yesterday which weighed 61½ pounds dressed and 115 pounds before being dressed. S. S. Leonard of Edmond, Ok., was up the past week taking in the consistory. Mr. Leonard says the country is looking fine and promises a big crop of wheat. There will be given to the poor children on Thanksgiving day, November 26, a free dinner at the Salvation Army hall, 205 North Main street. All are cordially invited. Marriage license was issued yesterday to Alexander Kirkpatrick and Miss Rosina K. Patterson, both of this city. They will be married today at the First M. E. church. Rev. J. W. Pruin of Dodge Avenue M. E. church will speak to men this Lord's day afternoon at 4 o'clock, in Y. M. C. A. auditorium. Bible study in the parlors at 3 o'clock. The proprietor of the Femous clothIng store has promised the news boys end bootblacks a fine Thanksgiving dinnor next Thursday, and the boys have already had their apetites on the grindstone for the occasion. Father Tihen left town yesterday for Guthrie, to represent Bishop Hennessy at the celebration of Bishop Murschair's silver jubilee. He will return this evening, SO as to be on time for the opening of the Catholic fair. Charles H. Lease leaves this morning for an extended trip east. He will visit St. Louis, Washington, New York, Philadelphia and interior points in Pennsytvanio near his mother's old home. He will return during the holidays. Dr. Trough, of Woodward, Ok., chairman of the Democratic committee of his county, was in the city yesterday. The doctor is a pleasant gentleman. He spent a few days here thirty years ago, when Wichita was an Indian camp. Unitarian Society holds services on Sunday morning in Music hall, Sedgwick block, at 11 o'clock. W. G. Todd. pastor. Subject for today: "The New England Thanksgiving Day and its National Significance. Sunday school at 12:30. All are invited. The employes of Wells-Fargo and Co.'s express will give a ball at Garfield hall Wednesday evening, November 25th, to which all are invited to attend. It is under the management of Guy Reynolds and promises to be one of the nicest "hops" of the season. A runaway occurred yesterday afternoon on North Main street, in which a horse attached to a buggy ran a short distance and ran the vehicle into a hack, which was standing at the curb. The buggy was overturned, spilling the contents out upon the street, but it was soon righted and no one was injured. Mr. Otto Eckstein is in receipt of numerous letters from friends all over the state expressing regret at his defeat and pledging him their support if he wants anything from the incoming national adminisration. Many of them have suggested to him the office of assistant United States district attorney. Mr. C. M. Gay of Winfield, who took the Scittish Rite degrees in this city last week, was the victim of a pleasant surprise at the banquet Thursday night. His friends at Winfield bought him a $75 ring, sent it up to Past Grand Master McCall who, in an eloquent address, presented it, amid the applause of the banquitters. H. W. Lewis has been appointed receiver for some property claimed by the old Citizens' bank, an institution which voluntarily went out of business a few years ago at which time all the depositors were paid in full. There was some property left, principally real estate, which, at the present time has only a nominal value. Mrs. D. W. Ford died November 20. The funeral will be held Monday at 10 a. m. at her late residence, 243 North Mosley avenue. She leaves five children and a husband to mourn her loss, three daughters and two sons. D. W. Ford is a member of Garfield post, and he extends an inviation to all old soldiers and all auxileries to the G. A. R. to be present. Wichita people generally are not aware that there is a writer eight miles south of the city whose stories are al-
