The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-08-09

| Severance Items.
Wonder what is the matteri Storm or pleasant
people will gather at the saloons-
DIR. Long shipped a fine lot of stock to Chicago
last week 3 -ag 4 4
Rev. Bowman and wife spent 6sv days in ON
city, the first part of this week.
Lane Mock and VIM. Jordan returned, on Monda,
Last, from a trip to Southwestern Kansas.
On Last Saturday night, policemen captures
the following persons, snd Yrvyided them with
place to rest: James Brady, Dennis Cronin, Nat
Spencer, and Anthony welch. After resting, Antho
ny concluded to make sport Of Den. Cropin, by ap
propriating his person a substitute for certain
vessel Den said he begged Anthony to stop; that hs
was IN corner, and could not get away; but Antho
| ny kept up his design to sprinkle Denis clsthing
But IL was too much Dcmis could mot stand n long
er, 50 he proceeded to pound Anthony, and well he
| did his work. Anthony was taken out a shutter
with split nose. half gone, and one side Of
his face in sling. Breath seemed gone for awhile
but the boys put him on hand car and took him
home, to the bosom of his family. Brady and Spence
paid their fines, s.. 50 and $500 welch will be
called upon to pay his, as he comes in town
again Den Cronin has secured the city in the sum
| of five dollars and costs.
young man by the name of Charter died at the
| hotel, on Sunday last. He was n brother of Mr..
Charter, of the hotel proprietors. The Of
his death was consumption. He attacked, near
| ly a year ago, with hemorhasc of the lungs After
spending the fall and winter in Southwestern Kan
sas, and not improving any, he came here, little
over month since. lie up until the day of his
death, seemed. if anything better, but few hours
before he died. Seemed to give up when the sum-
mons came He was also a brother to Mrs Steele.
He was buried at Highland, Tuesday last, by the
Odd Fellows he having been a member of that or
der.
On Monday last, two citizens had fight. We
won't give their names, this time. Don't do it any
more.
Jonathan" your head is level
Would it be wrong to say to our City Fathers, or
suggest rather, the prOprety of buying ground for
cemetery 1t is about useful park. and need
ed much 1t is inevitable we must have it,
sooner or later.
John Maqnilken and young Vanderslicc, deputy
Sheriff, up, Monday, attending to their duty.
Since Steele and Charter have opened the hotel, it
is nothing uncommon to find from six to eight run
ners stopping over night here. - -
For salc.--i good team of mules harness and wag-
Must be sold at For terms and price, call
on Dick Basen, Severance, Kansas.
More sickness than last week. If this peculiar
weather continues half ofour people will have fevers
chills, etc. Look well to what you eat and drink.
GILMAN
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
IT, you not already crowded to your utmost ca
paety, with items from this dcurishing young city,
fortunately represented by "You Know Eagle
Quill" Juniper Berry," Rover and Climax
you would confer favor by smearing these few lines
OIL some corner of the Chief, no matter where-the
readers will find it.
Harvest is over
Farmers hauling corn to market.
Mowry's office with L. c. Nelson.
Corn in ear, Saturday, 2sI cents, car lots.
improvements looming up in all parts of the city.
W. ID. Rippey has delivered warrantce deed to
fourteen lots to the city, for public park. Mr.. Rip
pey donated seven, and the city fathers bought
more, at 80 each.
We can boast of first-class hotel-Messrs. Steele
and Charter, proprietors.
Our merchants all reporting lively trade, and
they selling goods at rock bottom prices.
Mayor Curtis has appointed three extra policemen,
with instructions to allow rural rooster to af
ter dark. The Mayor is determined to have order,
and he knows how to 20 about it.
We read, last week, in the Bulletin, few items
signed Juniper Berry," who to be in distress
about buspessr and would uutoabt-
ely fill the Office of Chairman on a asmelling com
mittee.- with triumph. While We do not believe in
NOR upbold any viouton of laws and ordinances We
do not belieye in sueakipp around the irving
to identify mans coattnil, us he slips in the back
door, or endeavoring to catch a mans breath as he
comes ont for the purpose of furnishing a few items
for the bulletin. Our saloons are paving a big IL
ceuse for their privilege and so ar. other houses
dealing in liquors They are the only houses furnish
ing the city any money to pay her bills with; and as
we know that both of our saloons are kept MS order
IL and a nearly according To law and ordinances as
any saloons in cities ten times the size of this We
will saw right here that if Juniper Berry, will at
tend to his business as well az eur saloon keepers and
others who sell liquors. he will have plenty to do;
and should il come to pass that he should smell q
mans BREATH and it doesn't suit him. be is at liberty
to report to the city officers for relief This will
save him the trouble of putting it in writing
s.,,r., ,;,h, ,.u, ou- ,,o,;., ,ool no,o, IN RIM
.ho .;,v a,rh;Ie fu ~ tho.o ,.n f-on, Rr.n voro
trvn. ~ make the nolice beeve that they were run
Mn, ,,. rhol. .onecrn Thomas Mcce. and Jo.l
RYAN came to the conclusion that kind word. and
en-, vim, had no effect ON these rood men. and pro
...J.J NJ once IN bo,tI. mn n fw of them for s.f.