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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29
DOniphan Items.

Times dull here that it is hard to get item
Last did have any and much better this
week
Our most prominent business have taken pitch
ing horseshOes. They drive two pegs fifty feet apart
less and then choose off and four a side.
Merchants and blacksmiths equal; commence to
pitch at the meg; left handed they do
close to the meg the right handed mem sometimes
the fhared will within ten feet of the meg
and if the shoe should roll they generally keep black
boy and little dog track up the shoe and bring back
to the meg. The righthand do a ltt. better;
perhaps will within three four feet the
the meg counts Since saloons closed they
are more nervous.
There is select club regularly organized that call
themselves the Don Pedro Club" The name was chang.
ed from ModOc. They have Office, and regular hours
for business which is from in the morning to In the
evening. They do take in members unless some
one is absent and then he pays the regular fee which
about fifty cents that for incidental expenses then
the game becomes lively. Ladies' admitted in bus
mess hours.
There is very promising prospect for corn nOwith.
standing the chinch bugs have damaged some fields.
Hogs are very scarce in this neghbOrhOod from the
fact that farmers compelled sell them live on
the proceeds.
great deal of dyseltery amongst children puts
form of very aggravated nature-not as yet very
fatal but stubborn to manage.
The heavy rains have done great damage Rar Dads
which has given employment TO good many Of labor
ing men, who were almost destitute.
Plenty of vegetables brought here by grocery er
They sell at high figures but hope the price will come
down soon
If some one would start dry goods store here, he
might do good busness-estsblish cash system. II
that was done generally there would be less bankruptcy
and We would have better times. wa"@s.
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Highland Station Items.

Crops looking fine since the last rain One will ina
inc they almost see the Germ grow.
Trade pretty good considering the times. Our friend
Browning makes pay buying hogs and paying for them
in groceries, at very low figures.
Mr.. Ailburn who has been teaching sehoolat the White
School House. has his lot with u.s. and is prac-
cing the art Of telegrapy Hope he will be successful
Mr.. Deggnger our hide dealer, purchased team of
horses from S D. Gilmore last Thursday, since which
time he be earlier than usual Guess he is
anxious to how much flesh his horses have gained
during the night. He leaves in short time hide
and wool expedition.
Mr.. John Robinson returned from Iowa. few days ago
He says crops looking fine He thinks the people
scared than hurt concerning the G. Hoppers up
there.
Several Of young start for Arkansas in short
time They Kansas is dead to skin and they
going to skin out of this Hope will have the pleas
ure of seeing them back again. some time.
Mr.. H. Arnold living here, and Mr.. wedermeier
(guess you all know Peter of Highland started for Mis-
souri, last week They have machine for boring wells
and hope to enough with it to support their fami-
lies, beer drinking has about played out in Highland
No tick is the cause.
Uncle Eli Mr. O. and Mr. b. visited Tanning last Sat
urlay They backlooking very lively. NADAB
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Hemp-Undressed, 81 40aI 20.
Wheat-Unchanged; No. J. red 81 25 cash: No q 1 3aa
l 39l cash; - al 324 August.
Rye-Unsetted 81 90 bid for No. ..
COrn-Dull and lower, unsettled sales of No. mixed
66c; 6Oc bid at call
Oats-LOwer dull and unsettled; No. Mixed Sc a 6Oc
POrk-LOwer and more active s2l OOa2i 80.
Dry Salt Meats-Not much Offering held firm; shoulders
81: clear rib; leg; clear sides l2l.
Baeon-Firm in good demand shoulders o. d91c; clear
rib, l3l; clear sides, 49, Gl3t.
Lard-Dull and Unchanged Summer steam, I3c.
Cattle-Quiet and weak; good to choice native; 81
GO; fair 10; common to Medium, OOdi So choice
through Texans, Is; good, 25ai 10; medium fair
30G3 20 Receipts. 2.ls4.
HOgs-StTOnger, in fair demand shippers 81 25d7 30;
bacon 90 al b; butchers Sal GO. Receipts sss
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gutal Mattsrs.
TO PRINTERS.
Complete Printing once for sale.

The purchase of the Republican ONCE leaves complete
printing outfit on our hands which We have no use as
the CHIEF Office already better suPphed with
than any other country Office in the state Inc enuIe
material of the Republican Office is now offered for sale IL
is much better supplied with material than large MAORI
ty Of the country newspaper Offices in Kansas and
of complete outfit for running an scolnmn paper Win ~
abundance Of all kinds of material 1t embraces large
Washington hand press good condition with rolling
apparatus and roller mould imposing stano
CONFUSING sticks chases cabinet racks leadeutter nn-
erous fonts Of display type large variety Of good JOB
TYNE and sufficient and advertising type to get out
an Sodium paper The body type is Brewer and Nonpa
,i IL has been in less than three years has had
careful usage on light edition. and is almost as good as
new There is also large font of Long Primer that has
been in Use longer but is still in good condition. There
Is large extra supply of NOnPariel quads and Figures
sufficient to set up large delinquent tax list
The above described outfit will be sold in one ot-itwn
not be divided sold out by ecemeal upon any consider
alton Persons contemplating the establishment of
raer in any Of the new and growing Counties have here
an oppoItunity to secure firstelass Office complete
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29

MILK As AEpiciSE-on our fourth page, we print
eie on the curative properties of milk in chronic diar-
rhaa We want to give little recent experience of our
own For over two weeks up to last Saturday had
been troubled with dysentery accompanied with fever
loss oil appetite and feeling of general eussed
ness Medicine had failed far to do any good and no
kind of diet agreed with US. not even sweet milk 1t
amounted to regular attack of ur and had we been one
OF the goobed kind we would have been in bed during
the most OF that time. On Saturday neiehbor sent in
bucket of fresh buttermilk Now we have passion for
fresh buttermlk, and in healthy state can put away
from ten to dozen glasses sitting We said we were
bound to have of that if We went mn before morpin
Getting chunk of ice we made the milk comfortably
cold being sick We afraid to indulge to the extent
OF our appetite for buttermk but merely swallowed three
goodszed glasses of the beverage We felt better from
that moment nave not had twnge symptom of dysen-
terry since and have an appetite like graSshopper
Some people say that buttermilk acts As phvsie upoD
them We do not propose recommend it to any one as
remedy for fever or uI; but it has frequently benefit
ted US when We were under the weather" and would
hesitate to drink Of freely in either of the complaints
named or in any other, for that matter.
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Leavenworth stnie Normal School Normal
Institutc--four Weeks Session, Commencing
Aagust ID, 1873.


We desire to call the attention of Teachers School Di
recors and friends of education tn our Short Term Nor
NAL Institute ur eight yeeks Institute which is now in
session contains $50 students These students come from
different narts of the State and renresept tvr.n different
COMMITTEES Our nresept Institute ia the LARGEST ever held
in the STATE ana me most successr one TO District rtu
Teachers We have all the facilities and appliances and
can secure those advantages to teachers which are not
possbe for auy other Institute Thes. advantages which
claim your special consideration are as follows First
FRYE TrTuoN-We charge no tuition only an incidental
fee of 81 IN efav ADVERTISING and incidental
sssoud. The VERY Low EXPENSES OF ATTENDING THE IN
exnepse ia made definite II vou hoard
vopr fatal exnense far provisions Hpht washing fue
room rent furniture and incidental fee for the our weeks
will he $40 II might he little less We will Guarantee
that vor .xpenses will not exceed SO for everything
Third We furnish vop vour text hooks free of charge
No Normal Iptitute can do first class work and produee
first class resplts xi,bout having uniformity of text
books Tbi, we claim to be self evident You might AZ
we'll ,,tamnt IN have rt class District School itbout
uniform text hooks as frat class Normal Institute SIN
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~ The Commissioners last week awarded the con-
tract for building the two bridges al Geary City to
Leavenworth firm, at from 5000 500 We hear some
complaint that it not given to DonPhan County
man. whose bid was but few dollars higher The Leav-
enworth men, it is claimed will bring their own work
men and take the money of the County; while II the
Donphan County man had got the contract the mater
al would have been bought in the County, the work
would have been given in the County, and the
money would have been kept at home
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29

wELL-An old blind horse, stumbling about town.
ON Sunday morning CHANGED to wander over layer of rot
ten boards used in covering up old well in the lower
part of town and in he went The wei Is u feet deep
with feet of water in it, II has wall but has CURLING
a. the bottom reaching to high water mark The horse
went down rump foremost and stood his hind legs at
the bottom leaving just his head and few inches of his
neck ont of windass rugged, and Old Bar
,meus was yankcd ont after being down there five six
hours He somewhat bruised by the fall and consid
erbly chilled by being long in the cold water but he
was bruised and banged up more in getting him out How
ever a nod is As good rs a wink to him yet
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WE WILL, GIVE

80 Cents for good tub-vashed and irOsn 30 to rs
Gent. unwashed WOOL in sseas 81 Gar own
ure which to be rstclass In every respect
and will sell the cheaper than the quality of
goods be bought anywhere else. Custom eardns and
spinning done in class order Seven cts per pound
paid for grease. KUNKEL BROS,
July s9w6 Oregon Holt Co., Mo.
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FROM ANorHER CORRESPONDENT


business is getting lveer, and times little better.
good rain Sunday afternoon and beautiful shower
Monday afternoon, made it good weather for crops
great many are busy thrsshing their grain and the
reshers think they get pretty good ratOns considering
the hard times; but they may not find it everywhere
Quite lively times at the saloons, especially on
Saturday They have good run Of custom and do more
business than any other establishment in town.
Corn crops doing pretty well around here. Some com.
plain about the ehnchbug but they not borhering
everybody's crops.
Vegetables are scarce-nothng but potatoes in market
there no corn or beans in the country If there is we
wish would bring them in, as 1t is too much
trouble to search the country for few vegetables which
will only last meal or two.
The Sunday Schools doing quite well A larger at
tendance the Methodist than the Union school, but
hope they will not despair think Severance
keep up two Sabbath Schools easily.
Rev. wadden held forth to his congregation at the
school house. Saturday evening" and Sunday morning and
evening also. Meeting tue NJ. Z. Church. directly af
Sunday School Sunday morning, when Rev. Boucher
held forth TO his faithful members and hearers.
We very sorry hear of the sudden death of Dr.
Guy s. Hopkins mother, who has been invalid for
number of years. She died very suddenly Thursday
morning of heart disease and was found dead in her
chair. The deceased quite old lady, but
able To give her age. The Dr. and his wife have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire community, in their be-
There is considerable sickness around here but is
not very serious, except among the children.
We need something sensation in Severance
Everything in and every
body dead.
We believe the young men, and married too, have or
ganzed base ball club but cannot give any particulars
have not been out among them them prac
ticing but think it a very healthful exercise.
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IL II is said that prairie grass is better and more plen-
tfu this Summer than before known The pruning
the grasshOppers gave it, followed by soaking rains
just the making of it, Now time to make hay There
will be no excuse for lack this kind of stock feed
next Winter.
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HIGHLAND UNIVERSITY.

This Institution viii open September ist 1s75 full
Faeulty with able Assistants in all departments
Two complete courses open to both Classical
and Philosophical and Scientific. French and German
without extra charge Excellent Apparatus and large
brary. Lectures and Normal drill for special benefit Of
those desiring teach -Four Literary Sociesies-two
male two female Children Of Ciergymen Of all de-
nominations pay half tuition Special rates for special
Board in Young Ladies' Home" and In private fami-
E-s. $3.50 per week.
Arrangement has been made furnish suitable accom-
modafions the Cooperative Club plan for both
young ladies and gentlemen in separate buildings
to be furnished by students themselves all pro
ved free Of rent The whole under the Of the
President and conducted by competent Steward The
expenses will be equally distributed among the boarers
monthly. Thus the price Of good wholesome boarding
can be regulated by the Club.
For further particulars address the President any
other member Of the Faculty.
W. C. FALCONER, President
July ~ Highland, Kansas
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Agricultural Meeting.

The Board Directors of the Doniphan County A, H.
and NJ Association will hold meeting in Troy
Tuesday August 3D. to determine whether Fair shall be
held this Fall or not All who feel interested priv
Ieaed To attend ]. y. ZIMMERMAN
a w BENIF Secretary President.
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A UrsToHCAL RELIC GoNE-We last week went up to
White Cloud and shipped old printing outfit, which
~ bD sod TO parties who propose to establish paper
a, srnerior Nuckos County, Nebraska That press and
those types undoubtedly in their day recorded the events
Of greater number years and during more momOra
HE nerod than any other in the West perhaps in the
United states With little rubbing up Of the press and
With good blanket and rollers the concern VIII do very
,..,s,I,l. work for several years yet
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Final settlement.

TutO Creditors ali others interested the Estate
Isaac NJ Lee deceased: You are hereby notified
that viii make final settlement Of said Estate with tr
Probate Courr Of DOnphan County Of Kansas on
Monday the 9th day Of August ITS at O'Clock A. n
Troy Kansas July 5. 1915
ANNA WAUGH, Adnini.tr.trix-
July g. Is75-fw. Prs fee. %.
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~ We frequently receive notices for publication in
- io.l columns with special request to put them in
copspcuous place Do the advertising public know that
The local columns are closely read IN Troy tan IN
any other place the giobei 1t Is act ,"' .ls'
:; he Ioc,l columns is conspicuous place Itwould
he impossible to put line in corner Of these columns
whore II ySouId not be found and read
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- Tbev had another tremendous ram at the upper
-. ,,.hisop and Nebraska Road Monday even
;r, and there has been no mail down since Monday If
apy Of our correspondents up the road deferred sending
their items until Tuesday they are still lingering some
WHARF ,l,pr the waySide.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29

Two Drills and Mower for sale at fifty dollars each
Drills good Win take any kind of cattle hogs
or horses in exchange. CaIl and see
july29wi. JosEPH McCRuM Dominican
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Final Settlement.

Estate of James Gray Deceased
ru1o Creditors and all others interested in said Estate
Won are hereby notified, that will make final set
tInent in aid Estate with the Probate Court Of Dou
nhsn County State Kansas Monday the sth say on
ttn@ast ISIS at 9 O'Clock. A. NJ, Of said day.
TROY Kansas July i, 1sI5.
i'"s' HONORA GRAY Administrator
J,lx x Iz754w. Pr. fee e
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70 The Wells Tea Company who advertise in our
columns old Tea Dealers, and thoroughly reliable
company. Dealers in section will do well to cores
pond with them
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Tax Notice.

NrOTICE is hereby given. that all persons from whom
II taxes for the year liza now due may paw the
same without penalty. up to September lst Isis
Bv order Of Board OF County Commissioners Of Donphan
County, Kansas
Troy, July H. lsa5-
July Is 1sT5-tt. County Clerk
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DIED.

Near Geary City, Kansas July 9Th 1875 CALVIN Mo-
aged IA months and IL days youngest child and only
of J. I. and Mrs. NJ F. Mann.
Cwathena Reporter and AtehisOn papers please copyI
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29

" Fine rains throughout this part oi 'ne county
saturday and Sunday afternoons Just what was needed
and corn climbing right UP.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29

Base ball Is part Of the pastime inialged in at pres
ent Our boys getting to be good players VIII take
in Highland Hiawatha at any they may designate
We had intention of casting any reflection on local
agents of the Express Company in item Of last week
The agent at this place always in opinion does his
duty and always ready to adjust wrng when 1t can be
done Nevertheless yet of the opinion that the
COmpanys rates too high and they would be better
patronized II they would down little and give us
trial to work for them.
number Of citizens have been sick the last week
A. b. Ford Station agent had tussel With bilious fever
but is up again Jno Springer had severe attack OF
cholera morbusthe next thing the id cholera ITSELF
but is abl. to be around the house. number Of
children yet sick. No deaths reported still 1t is
the greatest work imaginable keep the complaint under
control
good rain Sunday afternoons the best ram oil
the season just what wanted to give the late corn
potatoes and turnps start 1t will be worth an untold
amount to the people Of DOniphan County.
Services Sunday last by Rev BaueAer, Of the NJ. Z.
Church Rev. waddel of the Baptist Church and W. ].
Orem Of the Church Of God Next Sunday viii be the
regular day Of worship for Orems people at the school
house
We cannot help tit may be out Of place-but We
have been reading General Shermans Memoirs and as
there has been such onslaught made BY the press
must put in word for old commander and must
say think him about night The cri;leisms d Logan
and Blair are Of strong but in the main true
We Biairs headquarters from the beginning Of
grand march the end Of the consequently saw
many things others did not In two instances We believe
Sherman wrong but the main part right A 10 the
first the killing Of Gen. Polk Al Kenesaw Mountain and
the burning Of Columbia There can be no doubt as TO
the of the fre-ootton loose In the streets depos
burning high winds and the free offering Of whskey by
the citizens to soldiers But "Od Billys' head is
level and his fame viii in less theu an rths, Be sht
than Many Of the scenes described by him We
took hand in and know they correct One evasion
mot intentional perhaps is the slight OF the 18th army
corps 1t did good service and much Of il any
other corps in that grand army and should be remember
ed by General Sherman.
Amt it about time Tanning Station would let upl We
want a rest Did think Pinkie' right but it
stands looks like they all know what each other writes
that burg Give rest about sodcOrn etc, and
come down TO business.
DIED-Thursdsy. July q 1875, at Severance, Kansas
Mrs Mary Salisbury Hopkins, mother Of Dr. Guy S. Hop
kins I'm her I'D wear.
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49, p;s.on Shooting match came of near town. Sat
Iay afternoon One Of the parties engaged promised TO
furnish us the score but he has not done So we cannot
o;,..
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ST. LOUIS MARKET.

The large bridge Independence creek at Doniphan
was completed yesterday Champion, 22d
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II We heard good deacon Of the church remark, last
week that in the excitement the base ball game he had
been tempted into making little wager and had won
two dollars!
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EF Popular illustrated book tsso pages) on MANHOOD
wOoNASHoOD, AARKIAGE Impsdinents to Marriages
the and cure Sent securely sead post paid for 20
cents by DR. C. WHITTIER GIT St Charles Street st.
Louis No. the great specialist. Read his works. nol9
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y Ed Hoverson offers several farms for sale-desira
BILE places. See his advertisements
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Notice to Creditors.

In the matter Of the Assignment Of NJ. r. Hughes j. L.
PhiIbriek and L. ". Sea, and Of the Firm Of Hughes
Philbriek & Co.
ATOTICE is hereby given tn all persons and parties in.
~ terested that the undersigned as Assignee Of the
d. ISIS at the Court House in the City of Troy Doniphan
County State Kansas between the hours of nine
A. NJ and six o'clock, T. M OF said day, will proceed
ubelv TO adjust and allow demands against the estate
and effects Of the named assgnors and will 50 con
Time during said day and fer two days there
after MN LONEN, Assignee.
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A good Paint Mill will be sold cheap at
BIcKFoRD & SINcLAIRs.
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The Dread
MoUNT CARROLL SEMINARY,

-, rS...,;onaf psTiOdieas that comes -
oar table As an exponent q q ne nT s a
In the west should be in the n.'1I 800 ,ae ~
nsd et an Instfaos p.trs1.e send t15ss ss1s
hasd,oS LilesTapl the ssHsiasy snd s'ssaas
free Add ss-c,p,r Mt cARROLL SEMINARY,
rhiSSifAh CAEEoLL coUSTT. nIzsois.
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~ More soaking rains Tuesday afternoon. Good for
corr and hard on chinch bugs
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DIED.-At the Poor Farm, July 18th 1875 George W.
Jester aged 80 years. Deceased born in Ohio lived
for time at Steubenville, Pttsburs and Wheelng
10 Holt County in 1856. He entered the six months mil
itia under Captain afterwards Major Kelley the be-
ginning of the late and afterwards served through
the war, in Capt Walters company of the 4th E. VI.
NJ While in the army he contracted cold while
suffering from the measles which doubt gave
the difficulty which finally resulted in his DEATH There is
doubt but that he should have been the Soldiers
Home instead of the poor house.-O1egon Times
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The EmpOria Ners that the chnch bug remedy is
70 sprinkle them with Kerosene and pint of coal
oil TO two gallons Of water few drops makes them
leave and a fair dose kills them.
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On long time at low interest, well improved Farms I'm
DOniphan County, Kansas. Apply to
june2L " L. STOUT, Troy Kansas
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,.ss,,,.d IN he tsst st1ie at The CssSf anee