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

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Bad boys should keep out of cherry trees, unless
invited. and especially breaking Of limbs You arc
liable to be punished. through the law.
Tramps will have to get up some other excuse than
that they have got to beg for grub The harvest il
great, and the laborers are few. Go to work.
Judge Stratton is farming to 4 considerable ex-
tent this season. in the way Of small rain potatoes
etc. His farm is about one and q half miles from
town. An orchard Of about five hundred trees WILL
in short time, have abundance of fruit. The
Judge is beginning to show his age. His health is
not good but still he has of that vim about him.
as of yore.
Bllmek is very anxious for those parties that have
been wringins his early chickens heads of, to put
stop to it, or he will have to his cork-screw
somebody.
A tremendous rain, Friday night Crops consider
ably damaged; fences, bridges, etc, washed away.
Rock Greek bridge all right The new bridge at Bus
ter's total wreck, and damaged. The cnlvert and
fill at Saunders washed out. Road impossible. Rock
Creek and Independence higher than they have been
for five years.
lit would look odd to see bridge total wreck
and not damaged.-Pr]
Last Thursday was the first whole day harvesters
got in, on account OF rair
Several repairs are being done to residences. 10
seph Schlctzbaum has made quite an improvement on
his house; new roof etc. The old parsonage is un-
going repairs; new roof, also.
James Fsrman, County Surveyor, and lady return
ed from Lincoln last Monday week. His daughter,
Mrs Millar, and baby, and Miss Ida Forman also his
son John, came down Saturday, to spend he Fourth
at Doniphan.
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Saturday, to spend few days with friends.
Miss Anna Bremen ia at home from Atchson,
where she has been teaching instrumental music for
some time.
William Quinn anc wife have been visiting at Wcs-
ton, Mo. Returned Saturday
Rev. Father Leak called, last week, to preach
the funeral of Geo. Hagamans child, at their resi-
dence Mr.. Hagaman and wife have the sympathy
of their many friends. They have lost two of their
children this season.
Little Maude, daughter of Joshua Saunders, has
been very low, with scarlet fever. Is improving
gradually.
Mr.. Hudson, living two and half miles mp the
river, says he cannot attend the eth at DOniphan,
but requests the gunners point their guns ot
er way than towards his place, some Of his chill
dren might get hurt.
VIM. vader sent by express, to VIM. Harris, sta
ton agent at Sterling, box of vegetables, as grass
hoppcrs have filed lien ON all green heritage up
north.
The footbriige at Farrow's falls gone into the riy
or. What next city dads
n. S,ou ,,.,l.,, .,.. 60 mail, r..-., Ina,
week. the first he has been out for about four months
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If they slim mn on the sidewalk. he sees them. .nd
tells what kind of carriers they wear and it, by that
peculiar flourish of the hand and fingers they gather
up their trailing dresses he it. Darn him, his
mother was woman.
We had no reference whatever to the Chief allud
ing I'd .he present scandal no" anoat. Inc ie''er
was HUI written 70 Tue ."' on' =" aho'her party 10
Sur e'p''s VI ."e '"'9' ~ Dc sen' 20 iopeh' "S
conference was Ill session; anu the matter TO DO &C.