The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-28

| Garland Grove Iss,as.
This section Of the country looks well. The grow
ing wheat and barley, waving in the breeze presents
to the eye beautiful appearance, and makes the
farmers feel happy, after hope long deferred. The
stand OF corn u generally good, and although the
heavy rains have somewhat retarded work. all hands
are now busy with cultvators, stirring the ground
and Graduating the noxious weeds that, thanks to
the Aid Association were largely introduced into
the County.
Joseph Symns has one field of wheat containing 100
acres, the best that have in Wayne Township
Mr. Symns IL energetic industrious farmer and de-
serves and achieves As have stated in the
past such farmers as the Messrs. Symns Doniy the
| Hagamans, Wynkoop the Hnckleys, Curtis, Langan,
| Gen Ben. Whorton, and others, credit to any
community Untiring in their efforts, and possessed
of fine practical agricultural ability, they well
calculated to build up q settlement
The Oakland Grove school, District No. 81, appears
to be in hourishng condition. Tho school is under
the charge of Mr. Landrum, veteran teacher in this
County.
| have never seen q better prospect for q heavy
crop of potatoes than there is in this neghborhood
The gardens also look very promising The yield of
small fruit bids fair to be large. notice that Gen.
whorton's apple orchard will likely turn of consid
Il
to manufacture the gift of the gOds apple dumpngs.
| There's a man after own heart. Shake
Jordan Creek has been on the rampage several
times this season overfowed her banks, and furnish
cd a surplus of water sufficient to cleanse all the
regenerate unsanctied unwashed in the State.
So let them come along plunge into its heathgiving
waters, and see if the days of miracles past.
| There is said to be two of whooping
| cough in family residing Rock Greek. 1t is
trying disease the little innocents, when it gets
good start.
Wild Strawberries and gooseberrics abound the
open prairie and along the creek bottoms.
The old CHEZ, notice, is still welcome visitor
among ali classes down here. Long may it wave.
James Burnett and b. p Curtis have the eleanest
and best fields of growing corn that have noticed.
Geo. Hagaman is having 60 or 30 of prai-
RE land broke 1t is already fenced, and has good
| house erected ON it. George means business I
gret to state that there is yet sickness in his family
| Everything looks prosperous Pleasant Ridge,
and one-half miles north Of here. Levi b. Smith,
Fnzee, Eylar, Frogg Britain, johnson, and Others
stir up old mother earth in that locality.
Edw. Eye and Baughman still largely engaged
in the cattle trade. They men Of push liberal
buyers, and good judges of stock.
notice that several of my friends not having read
King James LIS "counterbast to tobacco, have plant
ed great many plants, and visions Of pleasure in the
future present themselves to me, in the shape of
smoke" will therefore close with tribute to to-
| baceO:
| when thou art sick ignore the pill
| Its cheering fame. II right scan.
.Tis good for fever good for chill
| In abort, for every human Ill.
| Mex.
| FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
The heavy rains, last week, very beneficial to
| the corn crop
Some of our farmers are complaining of rust in
/ their wheat.
| Mr. wynkoop has planted several acres in beans.
We suppose he will supply the European armies.
The managers of the ball to be held at Severance.
the eth of July have engaged the services of the
| Oakland band. We do not know whether they will
/ take that string horn or not.
| David Wynkoop is quite sick. He has the diph-
iberia
| There il man in this neighborhoOd that will 60
to Atchison, (he pretends go business) and go
to the show and then 60 around and ask the people
from his neighborhaod not to tell his boys that he
was there.
| There was picnic in Mr.. Hagaman's grove,
Saturday June I'd. 1t given by the members of
oakland "ranse, Out everybody was ih''eo u come
wsr. NJ Wyntoon Eugene H;nckIev' Rolf Lad.
w;a n.y;d Jsrr.,, and ch,r,es Roler,son and thsv
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short and pointed address by Mr. Charles Lalwig
followed by a speech from j. l.. Blair, from the West
end of the County. Mr. Blair il n good speaker and
a whole-souled Granger. The young folks present
seemed to enjoy themselves playing eroquet, and
dancing. gentleman in the neighborhood had
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