The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-05

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June has come and gone; sulty July, with her
rains and hoppsrs, l. upon us.
Our public square ID the most beautiful spot that
have seen in Kansas- Blue grass and shade trees
make it enticing to picnic parties.
nice old minister, from Missouri, bulldosed the
people Of Kansas fearfally at the Odd Fellows pic
ME. He says Missouri is better State than this,
The continuing rains are playing hob with our corn
crop. Small grain Is doing we'll, but the crop
will be almost a failure, if the rains continue
We were all very much disappointed i'm not meet
ing Sol. Miller at the Odd Fellows picnic. Quite
number of our citizens expected to gaze upon his
smiling face; but he was not.
Thus far the grasshoppers have done little damage
in this County They are taking some fields of bar
ley and one or two fields of corn the northern part
Of the County, We fear the people have them not
tirely subjugated
Albert Dickson. Tom Stephens, DIR. Bliss, and the
devil Joe look like four heather Chimes, minus the
cue with their shortcut hair. lady saw the three
first named in the drug store the other day and she
went home and told her brother that she had seen
Ching Foo, All Foon, and All Fook.
While the storm was raging, one night last week,
our jovial friend, Middleton, got up and went to
make safe certain family utensils and returning,
in his night shirt slammed the door shut very quickly,
which caught the caudal appendage of said shirt He
worked and tugged, but could not get looee. His
wife got up took the scissors and released her lord
from bondage.
We are the happy recipient of an invitation to at
tend the 18th marriage anniversary of Capt. E. ID.
Rose, of Holton, and sorry to say business
prevented our attendance. The Capt is the kind ola
man to get up nice affair.
The sad news reaches us that our affable friend L.
n Chase intends to quit the hotel business here His
place cannot be easily supplied. We wish him emf
nent success, wherever he goes He is n true friend
to the poor
Whenever a smiles u.s. and asks US how
little baby is, and how is getting along,
know he is u candidate for Sheriff. Oh, WELL if any
man in Brown County says anything at all to US,
know he is a candidate. All aspire except ourself,
and We perspirc.
Judge Killcy and DIR. Graves returned, the other
day, from Turkish Bath. They both clean and
pleasant and the strangest thing of all is neither
has q bad cold.
The best telegraph operator in the West is in this
place. Hiawatha has never had polite and refined
an operator as at this time.
Charley Lawrence took driving around the city,
not long since, and pointed out the beauties Of this
sylvan little place. Charley has good eye for the
beautiful, and good lip for killing slack jaw in de
linquent.
The melancholy days have come-the days when
little love stray of into the cooling shades,
and there talk play with other little Onss and the
days when mothers go to the door or window every
five minutes in the day, and call their loved ones
loud enough brighten the dead especially when they
end up ON that hated 'ecr A lady who names her
child such name that she cannot end it in n shrili,
'ee,- has no legal or moral right to be a mother.
Give us death.
j. W. Pattenger is fixing up his drug store in q very
attractive style lie is n man of great taste, when
You get him aroused.
Capt Laeock appears the streets on Sun
day mornings, dressed in priestly coat, white pants,
and plug hat.
Dame Rumor says Ben. Dodge is going to move his
store to Saline County. May Ben be successful and
prosperous
Death summoned one of our best citizens, Mr.. Ba-
ker, on the 9th ult.
What is the difference between book agent ind o
railroad locomotive.
Zone has a harl cheek, and the other tender be-
hind.-Pr.l
Judge Berry says he likes to a fellow wash and
keep himself clean.
Have no fears ofus: will get through, if our
harness holds good. We not much afraid of be-
ing melted. PAUL Pay.