The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-04
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Everybody knows That this q eUn Of country Va. Wis
tied by terrible storm, Saturday afternoon and even
ing April ed bus comparatively few have heard ef the
Of Roys Greek. shout Eve O'Clock I'm the aeTn a. tb..
day The track Of the storm WA about mile and half
in Width and extended for several nies H. fell To the
depth of foot inside Of half an hour rain poured down
in torrents, and the wind blew perfect hurricane In
many places the hail piled up in drifts to the depth
Oh sii ana eight feet md Saturday tho eth-one
week Ater-large bodies Of these drifts sti remained
rnh urehng was on his from Hawstha, with load
oil oats He says when the strnck him his horses
DON iald down and squealed like pigs; and he
peted out OF bis wits With bailstones that he dd
think to get under his protection He had his
oats loose in the wagon bed and covered with heavy
piece OF carpet The wind picked up the wet carpet from
bus wagon and carried it far be has not found it yet
and also blew abOut en bushels Of the oats out Of his
wagon The Roys Creek and Lost Greek reach.
cd higher point than ii has before within the memory
OF the Oldest settlers All the bridges Roys Greek
with one exception were washed out and this
the head Of the creek Tho Anderson old settler
Lost Greek that feet higher than he has
ever known Il before. and he has lived there twenty
years The orchards in the path of the storm
almost annhilsed Mr. VIM. Hewitt estimates his loss
on his orchard al one thousand dollars. twenty hes Of
cattle were DROWNED In Royis Greek. The damage to
fensing can hardly be estimssed al OF the farmers along
the two creeks suffering more or less
George Morton gave of his feet an ugly with an
day last week which will probably Icy him up till
after wheat harvest.
Hon C. 9. Bridge and Mayor Highly. d Troy paid u.
visit week befots last Bridges claims that he can dis
count sll his eOspstasin quality and price q T.Un.
Gle Charley devoted the Of his time discussing
merits of Shepherds Pearl Baking Powder" He recon.
mends it for raising bread and cakes but says on
Wolf River raised barn with 1t and chap whom
he gHse boz for hh win 10 Try down gun,e Of
with the box in his pocket and in less than
ty minutes it had raised" could deck for him. and he
beat his opponent Of every nickel he had Uncle
Charley that the villain who would pervert Shep
herds nobest work to such base should be CON-
PEELED, 10 listen to total depIayty every
Sabbath. Lon. Frost ordered dozen for his use.
Leavtt's Bell Ringers are billed to perform here on
Saturday night Of this week This Is the troupe
that performed here several months ago. and gave such
universal satisfaction They promise entirely
programme for the evening" and Harry Fades in his in
imiable Characters is bring out all the fun loving
portion Of our citizens.
VIM Fsiral snd- U. 9. Keith have entered into
Partnership In the furniture business under the firm
name Of Fairal Keith They have just received the
finest stock of furniture brought to this place and
will sell it at prices that will defy successful competition
They furnish mything m their line nun sbrscket
to bedroom sett from child camp chair to first
class walnut bureau.
During the heavy thunder storm which passed
this section Saturday last the house the farm
known as the Noble farm struck by lghtaing and
three of the four inmates very seriously stunned The
house occupied by family named league consisting
Of mother two sons and daughter. The mother and
youngest standing the front dOsr oldest
having just stepped to The back door to shuh The
electric 6uid down the gable end Of the house. tear
ing of the casing the door at the side which the
hinges fastened Frustrating the old lady and the
her the Oldest the opposite end of the
The daughter to have been standing
the middle the ROOM side it. and escaped
unframed. Her FIRST thought TO throw cold in
the her oldest brother which she did and he i'm
sdiately revived and neighbors for assistance
physician Immediately sent for. and everything
done in the meantime that could be done the
other consciousness which was done. notwith.
standing this severity of the shock. party who
them Sunday, says that the hair the back of the
old adys neck badly sccrched and that the shoe
her tight foot torn in pieces. All quite
Portable Sunday when they kept reclining posture
but attempting sit up walk around the house,
seized with sickness the stomach and violent
vomiting. ~ ''' .''
onwedBesdsy night Of last week. Afrs. Lizzie Beck
presented Johnnie with bouncing boy said to be the
very image of his dad"
On Sunday morning last Mrs. Geo W. ScrmPsher pre-
scented George with two fine boys George secs John
ME Beck and goes better"
If doting husband in the exuberance his spirits
should of the business end of half dozen wasps,
and place the of said wasps between the sheets
his wifes side 81 the bed then nduce his wife go
bed first under the pretense that he wanted read
awhile would such performance suggest your mind
the refinement Of crueltyF'