The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-12-16
Dsaiph..Iseus.


As promised last to give the number Of bust
firms shops ETC., in Donphsn this week. viii try
to do So in a brief manner possible We will say -
before that grasshopPers and failure Of crops have very
materially nterfered with commercial trade as two
large dry goods establishments have suspended and were
thrown into bankruptcy although goods bought
by one OF our euteprsng citizens and consolidated into
one stock which leaves with but one dry goods house
with heavy stock the proprietor being Joseph hcCrum
who iseng al low figures readers Of the Chif
will see by his card.
In grocery stores. We have two. Nesbit and KuchH
Both firms doing good business
Drug stores. We have Sesbit; l. n. Suawood dspen
1 ser.
Stoves and tinxare charla. Kuchs. Keeps q large
stock
| Butcher Shops. Nesbit and Lexington
Saloons Haghn
Blacksmith shops, Schletzbaum and wSer.
Wagon Shops schnell-
Saw and Grist mill, combined with shngle and lath
| factory, Franklin & Prick.
Shoe shops, Hagbn Ltner and Davids
Saddle and harness maker Crook.
Grain and produce dealers McCrum.
Broom factory, Eastman.
Vineyards Adam, Jacob and George Brenner. The
three vineyards contain about fifty and produce In
good season fifty thousand gallons Of wine
schosls white and two eolored Our school no use
cost ten thousand dollars
Churches have tbres-Msthodist, Presbyterian and
Catholic.
Physicians two, Crook and Welsh.
Lawyers, ODriscoll asd Strattou.
Hotel. none at present. Two fine hotels burned.
Several good boarding bouses Our old friend Mr..
FarTier. keeps good one
-
Williams
Cabinet maker and undertaken Waller.
Painter, Waller.
Notaries Public three Smallwood, Formau and STRAIT.
ton.
Insurance agents George Bremen and Stratton.
IA good many straggIers and drones have left our
tO~B, which leaves with good population of about
ave hundred inhabitants Business is increasing as will
be by the Railroad receipts at the Station which
for the Last month have been informed by the Agent
Fred Parker tbs 10th of November the Of
December q co., merchandise for Doniphan- That
does not look like DOniPhan was dead.
We have also large pork packing houses,
pied this and it is the first that DOnphan
has failed to pack pork for twelve years.
The Good Templars did organize here till last
urday night owing the incsnency Of the weather.
The Lodge organized by Mr. Ressonsr Kate Reason
er Mr. sa1ton and lady Miss Hattie Dennis James
side and others whose names did lsarn-an
from Atchison Quite number joined and good many
ought to- We believe it to be good institution.
else the ladies would in it, and they will let
take little of Brenners wine occasionally will join
it.
James II. Welsh has left u.s. take up his abode in St.
Joseph Missouri for indefinite time to make hand
in the machine shop of the ST. Joe. D. c. Railroad
The Sunday School viii miss him Librarian and q
regular attendant his duty such He has good
friends here.
Squire Forman had large docket to dispose Of last
Saturday 1t is bad time to be pressing people to pay
debts, when they pay taxes and live Col
Johnston Of Troy down, attending Justices Court
VIM. yader and family, from Muscotah, Kansas are
visiting Joseph McCrum We had general shake hands
with William. He has that smile of yore-only |
little he has added to his little family
WIN. Harris was in town. Saturday and Sunday Will |
60 to Troy Monday, to stand his trial
W. B. Hamlin former agent at Doniphan Junction
in town Sunday-went Troy last Monday n witness
In the Harris |
DED-In Doniphan on Wednesday. December 9Th of |
Pseudo membranous Pharyugitis Willie of Joseph |
and Jennie McCrum, aged years. |
Willie, dearest thou has left rs.
But It's God that hath bereft u.s.
We mnst submit To his |
Father mother, dry your weeping
Brothers. sister he has gone;
In Christs bosom he is sleeping
In his hnsi heavenly home
He was stricken in his beauty.
With the rose tint on his cheek
Always bright and fond Of duty:
Always gentle, kind and meek.
But again we hope to meet thee,
Where the trials of life Ger.
Up In Heaven, then to greet thee.
When We pass the other shore.