The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-08-26
Severance Hens.

We learn that DIR. Blakey has been confined to hi:
room BY sickness during the past week Hope to see him
out again soon.
There has been shooting around town. the past
week and some Of the shot into Mr. Curtis house
He says they don't quit it, lie will be compelled to
move his house
More petty thieving has been going the past week
We all to keep look out. Mr. Hagg lost valua-
BILE gold ring last week. Mr.. Slime had good coat taken
from his wagon while in town.
The game between the Oakland and Club has
resulted in victory in favor Severance by large odds
The return game viii be played aweek from next Satur-
day the ground of the Bremen boys They gen
tlemanly set Of young men, and to play ball. and
not quarrel.
The farmers in all parts preparing put in heavy
crop of Fall wheat From nearly every meet We
learn they will put in from forty hundred acres
Only give them sixteenth part Of chance and they
will succeed Late is suffering for want Of rain If
not benefited in this the prospect will be light
We learn there will be party of Boston excursOnsts
arrive here Tuesday Wednesday Of this week max
ing their headquarters with william Foster, south Of
town while here. Amongst the party will be Hon Har
vey Young companion and intimate friend Of the late
Charles Sumner and whose Senator Summers val
uable oil paintings and other works of art including his
library and other personal property consigned for
keeping in the Athenaum, at Boston Mass. Mr. Young
is brotherinaw Of Mr. Foster. The party left Kansas
City three weeks for the mountains staid in
Denver City and vicinity week. thence west to Salt
Lake and return via Lincoln and the Atebison and Ne
braska 4. R.
Some time about the last Of last May VIM Foster sent
package of gasshoPpers to the Editor Of the Telegraph
of Gloucester Mass He heard short time afterwards
of their safe arrival Nothing heard of them until
the other day when he received fs wtng postal card
GLoUCEsTER, Mass, Aug. 10, 1875.
DEAR sE:-The last survivor Of the Kansas gEasshop
pers passed away the centennial anniversary of the at
tack upon Gloucester by the Falcon SrIcKSEr
To which Mr. Foster sent the following reply:
SEVERANCE KAN, August Is 1875
Yours Of the 10th was duly received and would say in
meet the same fate Beautiful weather and fine pros
Yours Respectfully,
wM FOSTER.
Col J. C. Tice has returned and says Severance as
good town as the West affords. Thinks he will stay
with
We learn that the Grange this place have received
car load of relief Have not been able learn of what
consists or whether intended for the general public
the Grange alone
Elder Boucher saws some who has been shooting
around town, killed Of his chickens Boucher is in
favor of that person holding only one term We will
state in this connection that least persons
have been making complaints about this shooting.
BE careful.
Fears are entertained the late crop Without
rain the fine prospect of three weeks ago will be
ined We took walk four miles in the country, Monday
last Saw nearly every field Of late already parch
lag and burning want of rain. Scarcely sign for
yet except stalk-no silks yet 1t cutting
down to fine point between dry weather and frost.
W Trevett has declined to teach the school at this
place. having made other arrangements before Board
notified him