White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-06
State News.
DONIPHAN COUNTY

DONIPHAN COUNTY.
From the Doniphan Democrat Of Saturday WI
copy the following items:
| We are informed through reliable source that
| two or three families living north Of town art
afflicted with the dreaded disease of small pox
This is a very disrgreeabe and dangerous time OF
the year to have any disease, mnch less the small
1 Pox, aiid we advise all to use every prccautlOn
| to guard against the contagion.
SEVERAL papers have been .. .gasfnSp latel,
about their tall wheat. il. ODriscOll, Esq.
showed a sample last week that measured fiy,
feet and two inches length of head five inches
total, stalk and head, five feet and seven inches
HOw's that for high!
SEvERENCE is improveing faster than any otliel
town on tho Denver road. We sadly in want
| of depot. suppose there is more stock shipped
| from here than any other point the railroad
YOu would be surprised to see the amount OF
freight received here. All our merchants are do
ing lively business.
THE wish for an abundant harvest is fully re.
allied. Crops more than any enc expected
do think that Doniphan county beats the world
| in raising wheat. There will be very heavy
crop of corn, also of potatoes, rye and barley.
HORSE SToLEN.-Iast Monday night horse
was stolen from Mr. Stubs, of this place. He had
turned the horse out abaut 10 O'Clock Mt ni,-ht
with clog on his foot, and it is supposed that q
scamp who had laid around Stubhs' saloon good
part of the day took him. He also broke into the
saloon and took a saddle therefrom. Mr.. Stubs
offers reward of S75 for the horse and thief
Troy Republican
WE learn that another case or two of small pox
has broke ont i'll the west part of this county.
One is that of man who, ever since the first
case Of small pOX i'll this county, knew he had
that disease every time his head ached. He was
not always to he fooled in his belief, and SO his
opinion is at last found correct-IiOy Republican.
The amount of school bonds and coupons re-
ned I,y fIa cfr
year was 400.
THE Wathena Reporter, of the 9th, has the fol-
lowing items:
A DROVE of one hundred head of fine, fat cattle
passed through town this morning, their way
to Chicago. We have no means of knowing the
number of cattle that have passed through this
city this spring. but we should judge that it would
not fall short Of ten Thousand head; and they
were all native cattle-rased in a few counties Of
Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska.
ESQ. ABBEY brought to our office some as fine,
ripe apples as we have ever seen. They We're of
the "YellOw Harvest" variety. Mr.. Abbey has
one of the finest orchards in the Missouri River
bottom, where it has been said that fruit would
not grow. These apples prove otherwise.
GREEN corn is beginning to appear. 1t is about
a week later than last year.
BLACKDERRIEs are selling at 10 cents a quart
There is enormous yield Of this fruit this year.
BRONN COUNTY.
WE are intlcbtetl to the Eiawatha Dispatch of
the Isl inst. for the following items:
WE understand that one evening this week,
while practicing npon the horizontal bar, little
boy of Mr.. Russell's fell and broke his arm.
WE learn that one of the parties who was bitten
by a mad wolf out west of here, and went to DIR.
Bishop, at st. Joseph, has since died with hydro
phobia, after two days of intense suffering.
few days ago female citizen of town,
desiring to shuttle off this mortal coil and to quit
this wicked world of sorrow, pain and woe, and
try the realities of the other beyond, where tits
said the storms of this life reach not, and the
shades of evening do not gather, procured and
swallowed about two Irresponsible at arsenic.
doctor was called, and a series of emetics and
antidOtes administered, which proved effective
in restoring her to her friends.
JEWELL COUNTY.
One year ago last April, Jewell county was on
ly known to contain but six actual settlers. At
the present time her population is estimated ut
{, 200, and the cry is, .stili they come"
Jewell county is the first county west of Re-
public and is about sixty-twO miles west of the
present terminus of the Central Branch Road.
From the ConcorIlia (ClOud County, Empire We
CLEAN the following items in reference to this
beautiful and fertile county, one OF the richest
and hest in Northwestern Kansas:
'The first stone house ever built in Jewell
county. was erected by Mulf0rd WinsOr, near
Jewell City, in May, 1871.
The first stock of goods ever taken to Jewell
county, was opened at Fort Jewell by Jas. A..
Scarborough on the S0th day of June, 1870. There
are now three stores in Jewell City, and some
three or four other small stores in the county.
The first permanent settlement made on Buffa-
10 creek was commenced by A. J. Davis, ESQ.,,
(now Sheriff Of the county, in October, 1869. 1t
has now become place Of considerable note, and
is known far and wide as Davis ranch
The first white child born in Jewell county saw
the light on the oath day of August, 1870. 1t
was a male child, born on Scarbroughs claim,
four miles northwest OfJewell City, and was very
appropriately named Jewell Rittenhoase. The
town company unanimously voted young Jewell
n corner lot.
The first prairie broke aloven the forks of Buf-
falO creek, was broken by James A. Scarborough,
now District and County Clerk, on the 10th of
May, 1870. On the same day the Indians made a
raid ON the Solomon, and killed three men who
were engaged in building mill ut the mouth of
Limestone. The settlers on Buffalo creek then
built and moved into Fort Jewell the present
site Of Jewell City, whcrc they. renaaiped until
the 4th day Of July, 1870, when the Hisiixns
I'd, and peace and tranquility was restored TO the
county"
MISCELLANEOUS. =
T,,v f,lr.la Eu.o;ye SAYS. Five white mon dis