The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
HiaWashA Chips,
Tho weather Il kinder warm.

Tho weather Il kinder warm.
Tho grape vines are loaded with young grapes.
Cucumbers and belly ache are getting to be lu1u
~, in this sylvan city.
Those blissfhl apple dumpling days of our boyhood
once more tell us of yum, yum yum.
There viii be large crop of both peaches and ap-
pies in Brown Ceanty, this season. No use for Ms
souri, apple and peach wagons, this year.
Our busisss men tell ms that trade is rapidly in
creaSing when the Kansas man finds that his crop
is safe from hoppsss he opens his purse, and buys
what he wants.
How sharper than . toopsnt's serth are the unkind
remarks made by candidates against their opponents
We arc learning eharacters very fast Candidates
| are more cruel than death.
A few days ago, four kegs Of lager beer we're seen
coming into this Temperance town of oursl We all
wondered nightly; but the next train brought full
explanation Nate Price, W. D. Webb Henry Par
sons and lawyer Perry were pronounced among us
| They staid several days.
What should be done with man who has been in
place only four 1--WE weeks and is in clover run
ming with the girls especially if he runs with one you
don't want him to! Sol Miller is strictly forbidden
to reply. Let that printer give his views.-[Make
Seotclrhobble of him-Prl
1t is not our intention to blow but we must pri-
vatey and con6dentially say to you that there are
girls prettier girls and stysher- here to the
acre. than any other place this side of the mermaid
regions. If the Troy boys find this out they will be-
gin to find numerous business excuses calling them
to Hiawatha-
Wheat, oats, barley and hay harvest is fully upon
and the harvest is indeed plenty but the laborers
lazy This County will have fair yield of SPLEEN
some of the best Spring wheat last Saturday that we
have seen for many years.
Many strangers curious to know why this place
commands such an enormous trade We will inform
all such that it is owing to the politeness affaby
and gentlcmany department of our mercantile clerks
Ladies say they not treated well by clerks in
place they trade, they in this city, and la
dies competent judges fgentemanly department.
The day preceding last Monday, we accepted of a
polite invitation from jovial young friend, Sheriff
Lawrence, to take little ride out to the rushing
Walnut, when could lave our bodies. Lon Eddy,
John Gardner, Charley Lawrence, and ourself made
up the party. We had good time; and We saw some
extra fine eorn too. 1t might have been wrong for
us to go that day, but it awful nice.
There appears to be much sickness in the country,
and physicians to think they have for once,
enough work to do.
Miss Florence Preston, stepdaughter of our popular
barber, Mr. c. b. Hedding, died last Saturday morn
ing, at five o'clock. The funeral services were con-
Quoted from the Congregational Church, at four
o'clock Sunday evening. Miss Preston was bright
young lady, and universally loved by all who knew
her.
Mr.. Edward L. Moore, after long and painful i'll
ness, responded oyfuly to the call of his Master last
week Unlike those who have no hope, he gladly re-
ceived the messenger, and stepped into the dark rv
with delight; for he knew full well that there
n mansion prepared for him in that land where all
things are fair and lovely.
DIR. Sebun returned from Topeka, Friday, where
he had been with his wife and Mrs. DIR. Macy, who
their way to Colorado in hopes of rcgaining
their health. Drs. Seburn and Macy look like two
old, withered-up bachelors In fact, lady
thought one of them Tilden, and began to spark
him such, the other day.
"Niggcr- WOOL blood and flesh filed the circumain-
bent air and the parched streets, last Friday when
JEFF. Davis Lawson and the negro barber having
q regular old fsticuf, hairpuling, and eyegouging.
Don't know which got licked, but the barber had to
pay Judge Herbert IS for the amusement This is the
way JEFF. tells it,: "Waal, sar, gin 'sputin bout
yaller gal and, he called me liar-I tuck it
and Nc saio nc 30 thru ne quicker NELL anu soiu
him he'd 60 thru nuthn' and, sar, at dat he made at
me; den flung out fur him. and l fetched him in
den ! dropped on my knee and, sar, when he come
to asin ung dat fool Niger clean clear fru
de windcr, and he landed on de foo. God knows
what I would dun wid him, eff dey hadn't stopped
me. Ny old Southern blood Was bilin like fog. Eff
dat niger wants to shave peoples fur Twin, he'd
better steer clear oh me, sho Both living this
date. JEFF. has black eye, and the barber q sore
hand. PAUL PRY.