The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-07

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M. Franklin, ssa, fhthef Of Thomas Franklin, Of
town. has returned from Philadslphis Pa. to old
Dooiphan again.
Mrs Cowger, Of Charieston, was down visiting
| friends, last week returned Thursday.
Old Muddy has been on . heavier spree than ever.
Trees, ssvlogs, wood, etc, arc coming down at .
wonderful rate. Boys and men with pikspcles, have
been polling in the drif Great piles Of wood cover
| the banks, which will supply the needy for long
time.
Mr.. weyer and sons played some fine music. one
evening last week. from their violins. Little Bob
plays second well, but gets awful sleepy sometimes
Sol. ODrscoll is ready with his company, to start
to San Juan, - the water in the Arkansas
River goes down.
If some of our friends, whose health has been poor.
will bring in some butter, eggs meat wheat. or -four,
their health will improve We are no prophet, but
have had presentiment Of that kind.
A man was seen blowing his corn with pony; q
boy leading the horss. another riding, while
the man holding the pillow. and his wife uncover
ing the corn. He likes company. L. it not %. Will
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Another fine rain, last Thursday morning
It is notcesbs that most Of the fruit trees have the
the hail damaged the west side that the fruit fell
of.
The smokestaek at the mill blew down, during the
storm, last Saturday. It was terrific.
There is young man in this town, who agrees to
marry his girl, provided abe will make the morning
fires place the tsa-kette and cofeepot the stove
grind coffee, cut the meat and do general house work.
1t is wonder he did not want her to bring him cup
of coffee before he got up. Don't you do it.
Charley Robinson has lost two work horses, this
Spring by disease Bad luck. Pop the question,
Charley, to your girl, and your luck will change
You will.
Robert Flickingcr, from Troy, was down Friday.
Heand Cap. Philbrick started to Atchson together.
The buggy and horse looked safe and strong; but
have not noticed anything like a buggy in a wagon
coming from Atchison, nor have We noticed their
rival in the Atchison dailes. They may have taken
passage to Ethiopia.
The smoke-stack at the mill is up, and the mill
ready to toll and grind.
A. Low. Joseph Symns, and George Waller will
have wheat to cut about the 18th inst 1t looks beau
tiful. Corn blowing and wheat harvest togeth-
er, this VIII keep the farmers stirring their
stumps.
. namesake Of the strong man that slew the Phil
istnes will call US, We can tell him Of widow
who wants to marry and he need not swap his horse
off,
We did not intend to cast any reflections on Soul
Sleepsrs, or Second Day Adventists, any other
igious sect. 1t was Democrat that refused to let
his children read the Chief and the reflection in
tended for that party, and that accounts for it.
This correspondent il Democrat, would 60
for him for this last remark. We turn him over to
his brethren be read Of the party at their
eonvention.-Pr]
Esquire Frick has fine pig from the Dan. Budd
importation.
A. Low is figuring for low rates the Railroad, to
have excursion some time in July.
Sunday School at the N. E. Church, every Sunday
afternoon, At halfpast two O'Clock. George Waller,
Superintendent
The Doniphan choir meeting is held every Friday
night, in the NJ. E. Church. 1t is expected that the
young will pay due respect to the young ladies'
and escort them to their respective abodes.
The peach crop will fall very short, this season.
owing to some discase the trees affected with.
The leaves crimpod and cured and the fruit drop
ping of.
6fassnoppers nave not maue tneir dppear1nco In
midst yet. but it is useless and wrong for
paper to conceal the fact that they near u.s.
in countless numbers. 1t may be some time before
they take wings and fly, but it would be we'll for
to prepare for the attack and devise for
their destruction. We have two great curses to
tend with-tramps and grasshoppers.
William X. Shaw, q thrifty farmer of Doniphan
County, was in town, Friday, getting his harvester
ready to cut wheat.
Barberpoe stockings and necktie to correspond, ia
all the rage down here but it il not for know
whether they correspond or not.
That widower might marry, if he would keep a diff
fersnt kind of horse Look out Mr. marriage license
dealer, this week; one fellow went up Monday.
1t is evidence of pigs not being thorough breds
if they should strike poor market.
The first quarterly meeting of the NJ E. Church, for
this present conference year, held at this place.
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. C. Holman, Elder, Rev
Leak, Pastor.
Let MS have excursion, after harvest. Both ends
of the Atchson and Nebraska Railroad and St. 10.
and Denver meet ut tho old pleasure grounds the
Nemaha, and have q good time. What says every
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