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


destined for California, imagine that here ia 90
short time would lie densely populated country,
diversified by towns, villages, and highly imprcv-
ed farms, orchards and vinysris. As We sake
compare the appearance Of the country then with
what it 10 now, we are amazed at the change time
has wrought. They . warrant band OF kickapoo
Indians, Of whom old Watbens was the chief,
resided In bark lodges near the present site Of
Snively & Hedges mill, and roamed over the
prairies between this place and kennekuk, forty
miles distant. Wathena kept "tOll-bridge,' y
which spanned Peters creek near the place where
the upper bridge now stands, and his children,
of whom he possessed enough to form half o
dozen families, would on the approach of a trav-
eler, rush out in batalons and regiments, yelling
"two bits" "two bits" until they received the
amount, or a curse or two for their racket, when
they would disperse and await the arrival Of an-
other customer. short time previous 70 that
year, the only white man in this vicinity was Mr.
B. Harding, who resided about half mile above
St. Joseph street, and whose quarter section Of
land that he entered, now comprises a portion
of Wathena. Mr.. Harding removed here in 1850,
previous to the opening Of the territory Of Kansas
to migrants, aud is the oldest settler in this
section of theftate. The eye had an unObstructed
view of miles Of country, and not habtatiOn
visible; no evidences of civilization; nothing but
a vast expanse Of verdant, growing grass, grace
fully swayng to and fro in the gentle winds, re-
minding one ofthe undnlating waves of the ocean.
NJ. III n.o,I
soon afterwards erected small one on claim
near the town site. Both of them are still stand
ing small log shanties, and as viewed i'm these
progressive days, would not be regarded as very
cOmmotlious or elegant residences. Soon after
wards Henderson Smallwood o. Hulan, A. Lar
zelere and many others took claims,' or "squat-
ted" on n quarter-section zach, and commenced
to improve them. Many of the "old settlers
have passed to the other shore, and still more
have nearly attained ii e allotted three and
ten, and will soon leave us, and in short time
be remembered only by those to whom they
were near and dear.
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COUPLE OF hELsMMe 1oserse s..i sas 's ~.
ing twoo tne anc'en' P.,'ica, al: y. IN ..e
p'ueer u"es ono 10 'ns "" Ms ,,;,h as ,a
nor.n ~ m eiic Vi Ina.S":"|oes .ss =: - So, '..h.sa5
,ne nls' MOUSE oa,; "a !" wa. as t,. ,.r,
Syst "~ ro,vng ,,o;nt for q Yaniee and Boriler Rnf
fam f;rbt The rennI,l;can marty oucbt To mr.
t". I. ~ IL ostha ct .rmao, o,,o;nst slave
rv Trne there was mo hattie Inf Sharps rifles
and al, The of small war WERE there
III. other r.Ic ia a two aud. n half story bonse
two J,ors this s;,le tba loy.r story be;nc brick
h;.h Iott.r u.,s Lr;It ,nder the cr;y;ual bouse
s;na. .ia str..t ,,s ,,r.,iaJ Tn tb. aft; of that
hn',so .s n,,,.r,ad ,h. t;rs, Jamocrat;c narty Of
Wons.s Thar ,rara rs.I .ot;onnJ no ssct;o,nI
- -, 80 ,Iara Tt,, ,r.n, in ell f,r th.
Ia, ia ,...; -. w: on,ma,d tb.t ;,st;
t''.;",, t tia . ,r.r;z,,;on as wnrth~ of their
h;.ha.. ~ h.,orS Ta..ranna T.;L.n.
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The Girard Press leearns that, last Saturday
night, four wagon loads of men, supposed to con-
tain twenty-five or thirty, came over from Usage
Mission to Grant township. Crawford county, and
went to the residence of William Desney and
asked for nm. HIS wife told these people rhat
1t was too late to see MN upon business. iney
then demanded admlttance to the honse, which
she refused, 'wherenpon they broke down the
door and entered, while Desfey jumped OUT Oh
the window and fled over the praries, four or
five volleys from revOlvers urging MN on IN his
flight. They then went to work win ropes 10
tear down the house. Mrs Desney, being alarmed
and running ont on the prairies was insenslble
for two or three hours from MT. III the mean-
time their mouse was oeniohsneaT.ors ITO u9"n oy
tnis s,oo from Neosho eounS. ine me- iu s,e" ,
OUT Ti aneighoorh"oa quarrei-.hs .,.ea .na' w no-
ever h'eo upon ciai'i WIS 'he p'Sses''''
The Burlingame Chronicle OF this week reports
disgracefll affair at Usage City, brief account
of which is about as follows: Mrs Chas Rath of
that city gave party to some OF her friends.
During the evening the party was disturbed by
the presence of Chas. Botine, Gus. Rodine, A.
Dockery, Levi Richardson, VIM. Patterson and
Others, who insisted on running the evenings
enferfanment to snit themselves. ms was Tn-
!ec.e" 70 ps ss''i'e -, 'he Seut'e.n :, WY
nI lnnnes. :o' VI n, .i anu '" nn;,'. .h'
were '",c,oiy eJec'eu Irolh ,he h""se. Dsi,ns .ne
le.ee ne l:.s was klockeu uoTn am. an. pea Hc
~" .nT .!., nsau ga VIII ',~ne ;" ~ .na' .nn.n s
carrying away WIN .nem 'nelr woe,,le". ., Mar
rah.s were issuei ior she arIs. vi ,ne par1s, u.'
IA anu 95 e Ss"l, S;.,.
was hit with a stone and severcIy burt
IT.. d.. C-..,. 80. p.,.;. :. euo, s.;,.
,r;,i Iar,'" m.,, ny s,.,,'rar. e., tha Eas;
nearly ali seek;nc homes in onr Northwest They
are ali pleased With tbe beautiful country living
bereabnnt The office of Cooner a BROWN. land
agents. il crowded from morning till night with
parties seeking homesteads. Four weeks ago
many claims could he secured, by homesteaders,
within distance of from five to eight miles of
Beloit. To-day but few of those claims are left,
and those there are, being taken rapidly by the
many new comers.
The Doniphan Herald thus tells of visit to
wine cellars at that place: "We visited the wine
cellars of the Brenners this week, and to say
enjoyed this sparkling fluid of the thcusand gallon
casks, would not half express delight in that
visit. Such delicious wines are not to be found
anywhere else in the United States. Those Bren-
ner wines are getting a reputation not to he ex-
ceiiet anywhere IN tins country. Hermann has
neretoIore ciamed the iaurei IN wines nut Don
1phah now SO Iar exceis ner III quahty that her-
mann must stahd ASIDE.
ATCHIsON & NEBRAsKA.-We are Informed that
NJ. w. TOwne, ESQ.,, has been appointed assistant
superintendent of the Atchison & Nebraska rail-
rnad and that he will enter unou the discl,ar0a