The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-11
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We have had another thunderstorm, Saturday morn
ng with hail and heavy rains It continued all day To
wards evening the wind turned north; Sunday morning
quite COOL fires quite comfortable Some farmers
are despondent and good many renters have given up
their grounds and have gone to work the railroad.
Times are hard. and money very scarce. Business men
say IL equal to the grasshopper days Provisions are
becoming scarce especially bacon there Is in ths
market and very small supply in the country We still
nope that there will be season. the acreage of
corn will be greater account of much rain farmers
falling to get in their oats and barley We hope for the
best Very few, vet have made any pit make
gardens
case Of trespass tried before Justice Forman,
last Saturday One Kerr Mrs Buster for destro yug
hedge fence the line between parties digging pit falls
to entrsp stock carrying of his stones, eie The case
dismissed demurrer and will be taken to Troy and
Commenced 0Driscoll for plaintiff Tomlinson for
defendant 1t promises to be interesting as
there good deal Of obscene language used. and
scarecrows put mp the fences that would frighen
modest persons
The heavy rains have got old Muddy on spree again.
Small have been very high. Roads and bridges
continue to be in deplorabe condition A the
roads and bridges become passabe the continued rains
create new damages.
0vercoats and shawls were comfortable last Sunday.
We have three different subscription schools taught
by ladies'; Miss Hevey teaching select school In the
advanced grades Mrs. Phibrck and Miss Ella Earhart
the primary departments Under the school law
it will fall pretty heavy parents, these hard times If
children have be educated by subscription schools
the probability is that there will not be voted tax
for teachers wages while the law exists that blacks and
whites are occupy the and building togeth
The public school institution will be as a thing that
and yet while vote for lot Of bOated political
hucksters to make laws for US, it will continue.
James Butler sold twenty head of fat cattle last week
averaging in weight thirteen hundred and forty pounds
They the finest lot of cattle have this
We attended the NJ. Z. Sunday School, last Sunday
evening" and must say that it is in fourishing cOnd
ton Average attendance of children, seventy There
be scarcity Of teachers The illustrations
the blackboard weregood. Miss Ruth Price and Nellie
Franklin gave music the organ that splendid
When the whole school chimed IN and il made us
feel young again. and carried back thirty years
when Sunday School teacher but the interest
in Sunday Schools of to-day is far different from then
The German clubball came of last Tuesday night, at
Brenners Hall 1t grand affair. Oursef and better
half there Extensive preparations made for
regular Jubilee regardless of expense The Hall is
capacious one; eight cotlions dance at Ia
dies dressing prepared where they
entered the Hail. they ushered and arranged their
toilets. Music by Prof Phillips string band from Atch
ison which cannot be exceed in the West for time and
good music. Mr. Hahn prepared the refreshments The
table loaded with everything that good, and
abundance Irvine refresh the inner man. from the
Doniphan vineyards We did not count the number pres
emit but suppose from what could that there
hundred and fifty. The Germans danced the round
dance and sometimes it would make head swim to
them whir rapidly. The dance continued until
morning. Everything went of tremendously and with
perfect order Our German friends know how to get
a good time and they know how to enjoy it.
The weather and roads being bad but few attended
the Catholic church, Sunday. Rev Father Eug Off
ciated.
Miss Anna ODriscol and Miss Mary Joyce showed
their smiling faces in town, Monday.
Mr. William Detwiler, of Omaha Neb. is in town. pros
pecng and visiting old time friends
The doctors say it is distresngly healthy in and about
this moral village, at this time
The A n. Railroad is in deplorable condition with
slides and damaged bridges, that mails very
uncertain.
Prof. B. F. Curtis with his concert troupe will visit
Geary City time next week, and give exhibition
Our neghbor town can hold themselves in readiness
hear good music and fun.
Mr. L. Messengers farm is three miles from DOniphan
his family living it, while he is in Texas running
mill His little girls twelve and fourteen years
old putting in crop They have plowed the ground
and plan ted twenty of corn also
tatoes How few have done that They will
make good wives for somebody
JONATHAN