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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

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ChristmaA VIM M ~ Ies.sf<es ~ coma am gone
-. su.a ia, a.;n,i.. - - :. -,
- g.. -h;.h e. III -
'1-.
AChnsImas anher vas gwen n the school house nea
LeonA- Ine 'Aoes "e spieao WIN An tne oeiie@ao'
tnat ,ne mos. fantastic 'ssee eouia ~iss @r. seSeha
Valuable oooks see ona 70 tne sunday eeSco' seAos
Ars' resA.us =. mem o'u AnD young an ssened =
shAre IN inc le's' nere was ohiy one ehpsfas0h o'
regret anu 'nA' w. A' 1nris'mas did not come MORT
tnan once Se
A dance was held in LeOna Christmas Eve. Il hardly
up to the antepations Of Highland proprety; new
ertheless all the participants had happy time and de-
parted Just as TIE sun was putting out the starghts OF
heaven The music was furnished by the Highland band
and Of the very best type Only accident occur
red during the evening which was that of young man
testing the onoyaney OF the atmosphere By walking from
platform out on the night air His theory Of Philosophy
did not prove e DC as practical "a that OF Aristotle and
the result was he the earth With violence that
would put In the saaoe 'ne devotion oil the enthusiastic
Crusaders Of ago de declares the ways OF Le
ona TO De DARK aho VAIN.
The skating rink at this place has concluded to close up
business on Of scarcity water II will open up
in the Spring again
The stockholders of the Union Ware House Company
held meeting, the 9Th. Mr. Shuck, President of the
Company reports everything lovely and the goose hangs
1ncy anuCipate uepot ~ pace II
the Spring All hail to the organiIationl
Marty NJ ladies' and gentlemen went mt the other
,; q, tndul,r in The arl;s,fpI exercise of .t.,;nv
Will IN their manifest mood thew heard annroaebin1 the
..-... ~ :. n,n,h.r az ror,,. No, ~;.h;,a a. n. an
- he thai, prescnce tb.x Lid ,h.,ns.lv.. from view
l,, ,no 49, a, l,,,,. bill. ,,5 ,r,,..d f,r IN.
r. >, .,o.s or.r TIL. ;nn,.,,t ro,,b. .,,.r rs.cbino
The .n, ~ ,h ,,ruc,ur. ,,,,,i and AFTER abort mar
l nd son,. .no,bor,d ,ma,t. n wa, di.,ox,r.d bv
the hide and 90 seekers tha, tho phenomena of raining
without Il cloud" had come 90 pass lwbo ever knew
boys to cross bridge without going through that ancient
t- The skaeFs took the blink and tried 30 cover mp AL
embarrassment BY expressing their admiration for the
stars and commenting upon the wonders Of the solar sys
tenn hut il proved TOO tha so one of the skating party
Ai'ei giving ''n. 70 MS 'e""s' y ~. ~.
arose anu i"rsoA Ms eonpnni''s, anu 'i'', n'
ih sAauhs WIN E"st exet'.'' Suesss'' '
upon the bridge discovering 10 teir amAlenen' AZ ~
- $50 'le ''o o'"o.." 'As Oi-1S -.
- 1870 80 IN ,''As ,"eNs ~ -.
IT, "'le .,' "pou ~, ;,ho.,,
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01
Iowa Point Items.


Presunins yon womb hke !" near once more nom our
town. and appearing to he the fashion, OF late to cores
pond with the County paper fhak Iowa Point deserves
hearing.
Christmas Eve festival held at the church. and
the proceeds will go towards getting new bell the old
one donated by the late Mr.. Plowman being broken.
To-, ,,h, rr,., aud N,sss, .,,irs.rod . hall and ann
~ h,.t ,r crowd and n,.s.d of o,i.,l,. ana naace
mi, Th;. .n,.o-. a, h, ,b.ir forte
i"e A,oo'e "''' "'e "''S s'4
ous sran-
b. s. Forbes Is in full blast
Pryor Plank is buying grain.
..rrn.,s Ran - Z. D,o,dn, ,,o,r a. r.r,I
i"o n.'s "PP.N " '"'' fe,'' y, -
,ns ou, poui anu H'' anu "''Se'"' 'i'' - "''
''P''1
The country back Of us cannot be surpassed and this
place. under different auspices might oe Monei ioWn-
is and has been The merchants have always paid
their obligations in spite of famine the with which
We have been afflicted by Mars and Bacehus
Charley Williams has expendcd auite a sum ON his farm;
Is fattepng coodly number of cattle which ere long
., h;, u
~,
Las" nu' h"' ie, =, 'oi, "l"N'S ", S".Ns 'A'
WAX '" INC A'S' iH's "' ""''' nave '"e''
LAT 7 Nh, I,anE md hank Ia
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01
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their ,.ri s,,.., ~. -. NV hei~
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,vsrv am. xho .fs-N 49, "-. ..-e'e = ou'
or.,;o,. - ~n sp'Ae WIN msen praise Inc
III. .,h.s, h.. - i'en, 'om"o" anu uei'ele =,
oo,nr,.,.. -, - -, -.' INC "'''~s s VIM
'~n"-' '" -
" o. O. Msrun was hastily summoned to keokuk.
W '"' MS iatner who was taken suddenly ILL., He
receipt Of the telegraph but arrived too late
'oe y" iA'ner nSlng He died short time before the
Dr' ainVed. MS age was about 7e years
gentleman by the name Of Ward died at the residence
Of MI James Leonard Friday last His age about
20 years He was an uncle of Mrs Leonard We under
stand ne mas family in Chicago
Since has been proven that going into bankruptcy
pays debts advantage ba, be.n taken Of that act The
latest was by an honest old German farmer living few
miles west Of town He had been sued twice and jud
ment was about TO be him in the Ju,tiee
Court when Peuu.viyana .ro.e and delivered himself
follows Mister shustice delIs you vOt you dinks
no pays dot and shumps minesef under dot bank
roopt law. tells you you no must write dot down on
dot big book got goot right dot bankroopt
Jaw as somepody else"
Christmas and NewYear's always days Of festivity
days which looked forward to with joy pleasure
and when past mery to neer upon those happy
happy haeyon times and 10 live over again and revel
those ssu An this and more too the people Of
classic Highland has boast Of aside the
usual festive spors with the usual accompaniment Of
turkeys roasted to thai beautiful brown which none but
an Italian can paint or Yankee imagine these people
nave more They have found balm not In Geah pan
aeea Tor all Ills and that cures all pains s to be had at
all nrstcass drug stores land We don have any othe
and so eheap-only co cents pint some condemn this
s''e As veins impure put 'ney arc 10 Juases 'ne
o"' 9uA's T" eAuses .he = W ui ieu' u nsAe' 'he
o'eA'u 'nAn !" .ns An"'
.o" anu nAHes sa'f,"is any Pi,,A'p N.H Oui
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01
RaIer.as Iseus.

The buildizs Of the wsthena and DoniphAn Railroad
necesSitated the destruction Of the wagon road along the
river above and below town and the want Of good
road this part of the County been put to considerable
fneouvenence. The County Board has authorized Judge
Randolph make good road below town. for which the
Board has our thanks.
Our city does boast it, pruportors but we
Mayor and City Council and two or three years the
luxury ofety The Legality Of this city organize
ton is being tested in the Some city dads
however are seiourning in parts unknown
There running railroad through daily trains
10 Chicago and Atchon and road bed is the best and
smoothest in the County
Some Of our farmers complain Of the cars killing their
stock and Railroad Company refusing to paw the dam
age they 90 law it them about what the stock
Is vorth if they Mr. Pekrr lost two good cows
couple Of weeks ago, by the cars killing them
The citizens of Palermo talking Of commencing suit
against the S. Joe. and Topeka Railroad Company for
failing to build side track and depot within the city
mits They granted the right ef way on the sOusdera
ton that the Company would do above stated which
the latter has neglected to do.
tn. hog, have about all been sold; Craig Nahrung
of washena getting most of them The Crup short
last year
The Newspaper against our Governor seems to be
about dried up and hope it viii react in his favor
The appointment Of Judge Crozier very good
and the "old settlers viii stand by Tom In that down
this way.
Christmas was rather dull here but several good dinners
reported
Charley Miller, excellent postmaster. BAG large
stock of goods and is dpins very good business this
Winter. Charley Is good business man
Dr. Harrington has good stock Of general merchandiss
aud drugs. he is praccins physician and is doing
good business.
James Lipdsley is the "vilage blacksmith, and very
good too besides he Is quite genius wesbeieve
he has patented some Of his inventions.
We have good school house and have good schools
Mr.. Hopkins. believe, is now teaching.
good many of citizens have been up Troy the
past week paying their Marion always to
time"
party given at the residence of Mr. Bohr west of
Palermo Friday night at which, Nasty would say.
they tapped fresh bar" lot Of fellows from wathe
ma there who INDUCED freely and tried to run the
thing which caused row. in which one OF them was bad
ly cut in the face with knife
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

CoISCIDKScE-An old citizen of Centralia. Nemaha
County, named Joshua Taylor died in December many
points Of whose history correspond stkngy with that of
old friend Joshua Taylor of White Cloud The Cen
tria Joshua Taylor born September I7th 1906 White
ciOnd Joshua Taylor born the yearthe month
and day not known The Centraa Taylor settled there in
1852 the White Cloud Taylor settled there the year
The Centraa Taylor took active part in politics.
does the White Cloud Taylor. The Centralia Taylor
formerly Methodist but coming to Kansas, while
tanning preference for that Church. he did
himself with any the with White Cloud Taylor.
The Centralaa Taylor carpenter by trade; we do
not know whether the White Cloud Taylor learned
that trade not but probably did his principal
patton is working in wood. But Centrala Joshua beats
White Cloud Joshua in the number Of his children; the
former having been the father of twcntyone while
friend Joshua does not acknowledge 20 many.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

MERRY CHMsTNAs.-AbSut dark Christmas even
ing wouan living somewhere in the suburbs Obser
we'd the street with brick in hand going from saloon
to saloon prospecting for her husband who had been
beat for days She finally encountered him just
ing out of the door Of saloon when she bared at
him with the brick striking him in the back He fed and
tried to eude her by lodging around wagon the street.
but fell down. She gathered up the brick and threw it
again, striking him the legs then sezing club
she commenced mauling him numerically exeaining,
D-ny ou you've been drunk for two weeks and haven
left bite in the house, and you haven't cut stick Of
wOOd-Tve had to cut it freeze," He managed to
scramble his feet and then made straight shirt for
home at 30 gait followed by woman with the club
We have learned what kind Of Christmas they had
when they got there.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

FATAL AcCIDENTy-A q Nathaniel Meers aged six
teen seventeen years living north of town. fatally
shot today lie and another boy ont hunting They
sasre when the other boy gave Meers his gun to
hold while he up hill to head the squirrel Off After
getting distance Of the bcy heard the report Of
gun and looking back, Meers lying the ground.
On gng him he found of the guns discharged the
load having taken of Of Meers ngers then entering
the forehead the Tempe and passing out at the back
of the head How the accident happened Is not knswn
They distance from home and II several
hours before the boy could procure assistance to
his companion. The wounded boy lived for hours
after being shot, and died tonight
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

II And to catch it again. fellow at
White Cloud who appropriates to himself Justly doubt
cur Nodoc item Of last week is going to whip u.s. or
sue u.s. or something else desperate We outlawed
and II won't pay don't worth q cent
and fighting strong holt Why back in Ohio there
is railroad just sixty miles long and every milestone
the route is the Of fellow whom chaw-
ed up in fight. But it's not worth while get mad yet
There Is more coming Wait till begin to publish the
records and revelations Of that little shauty the river
ilankI
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

r. One day last week, the passenger train between
White Cloud and Troy Junction . sweetscented young
man with difficulty saved from n sound drubbng in
the ladies' eaF He bad been INDUCING in insulting
marks relative to two young ladies' in the which
friend Of the ladies overheard and but for the interference
Of the conductor would have spot his good looks The
fellow apoogsed and begged the best he knew how. It
is a habit for these young upstarts and good
many old upstrt to speak insultingly Of women whom
they happen whether acquainted with them not
and belly full Of their teeth, administered with
fist, would do them . heap Of good.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

Castsria is than substitute for Castor OIL 1t
is the only s article In existence which Is certain to
simulate the food regulate the bowels windcOs and
produce natural sleep 1t CONTAINS neither minerals
phns alcohol and is pleasant to take Children need
not cry and mothers may rest frblay1.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

The chances for gift to Eve
PRICE 81 TICKETS
Whole Tckes $50: Halves SIS; Trnthr each Coupon
IS: Eleven Whole Tickets for s5O0: 22 Tickets 81 COO
ii3 Whole Tickets for 900; whole Tickets for eo OOO
No discount On less than 500 worth Of Tickets.
The Fourth Gin Concert will be conducted in al respaets
like the three which have already been given full
ticuars may be learned from circulars which will sent
free from this Office In all wha apply for them.
Orders for tickets and applications FIR agencies W be
attended tn in the orer they received and IL hoped
they will be sent IN promptly that there may be dsap-
pointment delay In filing all Liberal given 70
those who bny to sen again All agents perempt0ry
required settle their return all unsod
tickets by the 10th day ef March.
THOs. Y. BRAMLRTTR,
=. Agent Publ Libr. XIV. and Manager Gift Concert
dcelswL Public Library Building Louisville Ky.
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Mouey. Money!:

Money to build houses money to in business money
for any purpose long time and easy tes fr use in
Missouri or Kansas be obtained every Saturday Of
the ST. Joseph Building Company or the St Joseph and
Kansas Loan and Building Company. For further par
ticulars apply in person by letter to J. NJ Street
President. or r l. Mclean Secretary Francis street
Opera House building; or Henry Boder Jr DIRECTOR
Troy Kansas jan1yl.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

SuPREME Court DEciHoS.-Troy has received another
backset the Supreme Court of the State the mat
injunction restrain the collection Of Troy
nicpa and school taxes that portion Of the Atchison
Nebraska Railroad within the corporate limits of the City
the Court has decided that the time the levied
the territory in question had not been legally annexed
the City. curative act passed last Winter bu the
Court holds that the railroad be taxed under
oactve law This releases the railroad from all city and
school prior to this year. and also releases this O
residing the disputed territory from school for
previous years Troy has made had speculation in try
ing Ia repudate her railroad subscription all these
have grewn out Of that movement The City voted
$50 stock to the read When the road transferred
to Joy the stock released upon condition that the
City would pay 5000 cash. which, SIS 900 Of
City bonds issued be held in for such pay
ment Certain legal gentlemen, the scent for fee
and thinking they knew ii ALL advised Republication the
Illegal and agreed to SIGHT the through
the Courts On this advice the City, after leyying
for years. refused to pay, and having
ed The City beaten in the District Court and has
been beaten in all the in the Supreme Court In
the meantime the SIS 600 bonds held In have
sold The result Of this little Republication scheme is that
City has 200 instead of &C pay together with
costs of litigation to say nothing Of tho loss Of consider
able amount both Of municipal aud school taIes. This
will make taxpayers grunt for years Gomez where
the contract had been squarely the debt would
by this time have been paid and the people well Of IT,
There is nothing like town being by its friends.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

Cock FIsHrSe-They had interstate eock-nght al
Kansas City last week. between Missouri and Kentucky
ROSTERS The Missouri OF victorious Now
that is 1t be well enough 20 state that the vic
torious Missouri ROSTERS from Kansas and belong to
Doniphan County Most Of them the property Of Col
A. G. Eye who has the best breeds Of fighting ROSTERS In
the West Several belonged to H. Calvert
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

EF That snivelling snaring. serghteous concern up
the corner Is dreadful hard to please II leafs,
dssipates into debt and finally absoonds leaving
his creditors in the lurch he is swndler and scoundrel
but If another sticks daily TO hs business xorks hard
and pays what he owes he hypOcritc and stes for
living, If all had been such thnse frllo8s are.
Christ need not have died to redeem the world
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

" Bickford is getting baby crib built with all the
modeEn improvements He says he would have got long
ago but he thought babies had be measured for cribs
the same man for boots an umbrella He would
IL mot the crib the bosts the umbrea after
Us but e e not Of that kind
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

II Bill Mann, always hand with something new,
good and seasonab has just brought on the best and
cheapest lot Of Buffalo BODIES offered in Dunphan
County You that have to be riding out i'm the cold need
suffer longer Good seishing viii be here presently
and every young viii want robe TO keep himself and
his girl warn In fact they are handy tn have about at
any time Nos time rig yourself out cheaper than
you esa do IL again
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

II The spirit AGAIN moves rs TO return thanks to 3
number Of subscribers who hare this week come In
and paid up old scores and some Of them ahead They
the kind Of who make the printers heart glad
and keep the paper going They read ther own papers
not those of other people who pay for them
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01
Directors, Attention.!

The Board Of Directors Of the Doniphan County Farm
ers Protective Union viii hold meeting the Court
House in Troy the last Saturday in January 1874
10 O'Clock, A. N. A full attendance is requested.
z. d. McCLELLAND President.
r HTxcKIEY Secretary
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01
Gsl. P. R1VEll & q.

an Agency for the reception of advertisements for
SsWsPAPERs-the most complete establishment
OF Loe kna IN the world Six thousand NEWSPAPERS are
xept teguay on hle open to inspection by customers
NO however complete, receives ouetwenti.
eth OF TINS number Every Advertisement is taken at
tne nome price OF the paper without additional charge
or so that advertiser dealing with the
Agency saved trouble and correspondence making one
contract instead OF dozen, hundred n thousand A
Heok OF eighty pages containing lists of best papers
gest ereuatons religious agricultural class political
aay anu Sountry papers also magazines and all pubca-
lions wnen are specially valuable advertisers with
lniorm1tion soo"i prizes sent GREE any address
application. Persons Distance 5shina % nv lie
contracts Tor sdvertsing IN CITY, County State
OF Ieritory 81 the United States portion of the
they want together with copy of the Advertisement
they desire inserted ana will receive information by return
mail which will enakle them decide whether IN increase
reduce or forego the order For such information there is
no charge Whatever Publishers only send their heS
free, but pay hessrs GEO p RowELL Co for their srT
vices Orders are accepted for single paper as wer a.
for larger list; for single dollar readily for lar
ger sum- Address the American Newspaper Advertising
Agency,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

Gastoria more than substitute far Castor OIL II
1. he ooly safe article In existence which certain TO
siuat. the fd rrEni'ss the bowels windeOe and
proaace ntursl .lerp Il contains neither mnrr.s NOR
phipe Or .icah asd 10 pleasant take Children nrrd
not cry and rpptbers may rest oesSyi-
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AGENTS.

q N PETTENGILL CO., 81 Park Row,
- AID
GEORGE ROwELL & CO., 20 Park Row are our only
authorized Advertising Agents in New York.
SHEFTIELD stone St Louis
Cook CoBU-RS Co., Chicago
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

= We had the pleasure Of . call this week, from J.
n Street. ESQ., President Of the ST. Joseph and Kansas
Loan and Building Company. Institution where Of
moderate circumstances be accommodated with loans
at reasonable rates and on easy terms "a
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

~ Joe Wagner Is said to be fond Of milk Whenever
Charley sets aside few quarts to for eysnog he
has to label it. ;Not for Joseph"
John N. Tracy. Of this Township has just been the
recipient Of Of those blessings which ReyaF eOs sin
ely. It Is twins.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

Y One Of our citizens walked the streets al night
one night last week because his wife had
else spend tn: night and he didn't know where He
said he wasn't used to sleeping alone.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

y The pigeon match between Doniphan and Atehison
Counties came Of at Atehison to-day Five men Of the
Troy Clab snd Eve Of the White Cloud Clnb were ptted
against of the Atchison Club Donphan County
the day by Eve birds. We have got seen the score
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

II prisoner who had been lodged in Jail By the
Sheriff of Brown County the charge Of horsetealng
escaped Wednesday night in the absence Of the aOr by
unscrewing one of the hinges of the door.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

Y We are crowded this week, that are compel
ed to omit not only the District Court decisions which
had intended publishing bat number Of other articles
and some Advertisements
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

1nent VIII not Telieve, no sWeihnS u VIII
LTeA not subdne and no lamezess which Il viii
. s.. ss hi. , ....: -..::': s.'
usr-~,- rheumatism, neuralgia, lockjsw. palsy
sprains .srinss scadS burns saltrhsum.
earaehe &c. upon the hrman frame and Of strains spav
fn gala ke upqa animas in year than have all other
pretended remedies the world began IL esunter
frtant an aheang pain reliever crpples throw away
their cruiehe. lame walk poisonous bite. rendered
harmless. and the wounded healed without scar II
/, no buu.bg Pe recipe I. pubshed around each bottle
II Is selling as article before sold and sells be-
cause Is does just what it pretsDds do Those who now
suffer hsm rheumatism pain swelling dr.-rve tn sur
10 they viii not Centaur Lniment More than Ieoo
certificates Of remarkable eure& including fozen limbs
chronic rheumatsn gcut running tumor. &C. have been
received We viii s,ud circular containing csrtincaies
the recipe &c. gratis to requesting f. One bot
s Of yeo~ wrapper cenaur Lininent i. rorh han,
red dollars spawned sveeBsd horses and mules
for ,errrrcr in sheep stockewaers-this ininent is
worth your attention No family should be vthsut oen
,aur Lninsut Sold by an Daegists oe-pss per bottle;
lsyz. bottle. slpo J. Ross CO., n RrvadzsF. g--
York.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

II is not generally known but IT IL fsst that Soma
tor Cruzer il step brother Of cur te~nasn VIM More
head Of the firm Of Wilson Horeheai
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-01

Y Ba-ine.s cur two railroads appears 20 b heavy
md Sunday seems 10 be their basess dsy judging FROM
the vhistiing tAst b slnutennsAna<lg hQxsR