White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-07-07

The Fourth.
Osr patriotism. combined with busi
nes. led rs to Troy to celebrsts the Fourth
There was more going on. snd more to
be seen there than st sny other plscs with
in reach. Il VAS pretty bet and dusty
ride. (sud We may add sleepy. bat still
ii was the Fourth Of July.
The citizens Of Troy celebrated the day
10 good style. They hsd 6ns vocal and
instrumental music. epirited toasts, and .
pic-nic dinner. The orator Of the day
was Judge N. Prizes. and be ful6lled bis
past Of the programme with. much credit.
What he said. was appropriate and we'll
said; and among its merits Was that Of
brevity. A msn can say oil that is nec-
esssry on such on occasion. to sn audience
sweItering in the MONDAY beat. in twen-
ty or thirty minutes. Price did it.
There Was slses Circus in town-ons
Of those travelling leecheriea. that dc
plete country OF its small change. and
give In return. some very ordinary per-
formances. and very stale. end vulgar
jokes. It was we'll patronised. ss usual.
Persons who buy their dinner on credit.
can always 6nd money to 60 to the Cir
Gus st 2 o'clock.
We had the pleasure Of meeting many
Of the prominent men Of the Coaniy. be
sides those living at Troy-smong whom
wore Messrs. Drenning. .Smallwood.
Harding. Capt. Lsrzslere. Obe. Craig.
and Jndgs Gordon. Of Wathens; DR..
Wood. of Doniphap: and Cspt. Robt
Flickinger. Of Gsary City. who is bound
to live there % long 90 he can zee any.
body else doing 90. Obe. Craig had
himself grsssed up. ready to slide into
the Treasurer's office. He thought b.
should defer. it until Tuesday morning
ont Of respect for the Fourth.
We called in at the Republican Office
end found Bridges there. like an old spi
der in bis web. throwing out his "grip
pers." and rakiDg in the little two dolls
bills. BE had bis hair cut short. snt
clean clothes on. from which We inferred
that he felt call hunk"
We observed Q riff, on the politics
surface. Candidates and their friends or
beginning to talk up the campaign. Th'
friends of Capt. Smsllwood are making
IN earnest effort in his behalf for Secre
tsry of State. Dr.. Wood. Of Doniphsn
is spoken Of for the State Senate. 1t i
generally conceded that the next SENATOR
should be given to portions Of the Coun
~ other than those that have he'd then
for the past several years. Some in
cumbents Of County Offices will be up 70
reelection, and several Of them deserv
it. We understand that the name Of E
j. jenkins will be presented to the Stat
Convention for some position: bot b
said nothing to rs about it himself. 81
though we were IN his room, examinin
q curiosity e. sort Of chemical phenoms
pon) he had there. He has been faith
fol and efficient worker in the Republics
ranks during the past ten years, and b
has many warm friends. Bat We eprssum
the various candidates will make thei
desires known, through the columns Q
the papers; in due time.
We cannot say that We enjoyed th
ride through the hot sun. nor the loss q
rest consequent upon very early sis'
and late return. which almost resulted i
our nodding ourself out Of the Wagon
bnt We srs glad we went. Every tim
We make that trip. We are more impresse
with the necessity for speedy compile
,tion of the railroad. - it surely ought I
be. Then. trip to Troy would be ples'
ant. and the visits Of ths people up thi
way would be frequent. Now. they 6
only when they are forced to it.