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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
An ARmlMANcR

Relating to Duties Of the Clerk Of the City
Be il ordained by The Mayor and Csxse fe City Of Sec
SECTION l. The Clerk Of the CITY of Severance shall per-
form all the duties of Register Clerk Of the City Coan
cil He shall keep record Of all meetings of the Coun
ell and proceedings therest; shall keep and preserve In
his Office all public documents papers Official oaths and
records belonging to the city, shall charge Of and
bonds debts and action brought by the
city and all other papers necessary to be preserved
SEC. 2. The Clerk shall record in \ suitable book
which shall be provided by the city all assessments Of
taxes for improving avenues streets aleys &C. any
other purpose He shall also keep record of all bonds
issued by the city and all coupons attached thereto all
licenses granted BY the City Council with date amount
paid therefor and time of expiration also record Of
drafts and orders issued the CITY Treasurer with
the number date and same and name of per.
to whom issued all accounts allowed and ordered
paid by the City Council with the amount and date of
their allowance. He shall attest the signature Of the
Mayor all drafts bonds licenses ordinances commits
sons &c. and shall have and preserve the Official seal Of
tho city and sha anx the same to all such papers as
may be required by Law or city ordinances.
SEC The Clerk shall keep an accurate Of all
receipts and disbursements of MONIES funds and
Of said city proper books be furnished by the
tcuar personal account with each individual receiving
any contract performing public work. giving each
credit for amount Of work debtiting him with all
orders issued in his favor Such accounts shall always
be open to inspection.
SEC The City Clerk shall make an annual report to
the Council Of receipts and expenditures with detailed
statement Of the financial condition Of the city.
pertaining to his office which may be imposed upon him
SEC This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication.
Approved April s7th 1s77.-
Attest: L. c. NELSON, Clerk.
Published May l7th 1877 in the Weekly Kansas Chief
Troy, kansas.-Sol Miller Publsher.l
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UNGENERoUs.-The Topeka Blade, edited by
Mrs. j. C. Swayze, takes unfair advantage of .
fellow. 1t makes sport of us, because we have
been cured of the piles. 1t seems that s8me doc
tor has published certificate to that effect, with
our name attached to it. Although We never
wrote or signed such q certificate, yet we will
take Mrs. Swayze's word for it, that she has Pc
rused such document-and right good tea-tatle
reading it would be, too! But why make fun Of
body, if he has been SO lucky as to be cured Of
painful dseassi If the editor of the Topeka
Blade has never had the piles, We congratulate
her; if she has had them, or any other complaint,
and been cured of it, We also congratulate her,
and shall not make sport of her for it. Any reply
will be regarded as strictly confidential.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

z Eastern correspondents have asked US to
describe the terrible grasshopper Of the West
We cannot do so better than by saying that the
map of Florida might be readily mistaken for
the photograph Of grasshopper in the act of
depositing its eggs. Consider that the Ocean
and the Gulf represent the ground. That por-
tion of the State above the 3Oth degree of lsti-
tude is the upper part Of the body; that below /,
is the tail end; the point below the 26th degree
is bored into the ground; and the string of little
islands called the Florida Keys and Tortugas rep
resent the eggs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

REDPATH's sADvICE.-James Redpath has writ
ten o letter of advice to the Southern negroes,
that is receiving much adverse criticism. The
pith of the advice is, that their easiest road to
security and protection is to unite with the DEM
ocratic party. We never had high opinion Of
Rsdpath, as a practical man; but this advice
sounds very practical, if not agreeable. All po-
litical principles are claimed by their advocates
as being necessary for the public good. Security
and protection to the colored people of the South
is the one great good that they need most. This
they can secure by acting with the Democratic
party. Democratic negroes are never murdered
in the South; and Democratic negroes always
find employment. A majority of the Southern
negroes have been Republicans. They have
brayed death, starvation, persecution, outrage,
outlawry, for the sake of their principles, and
by so doing, secured enough Southern Electoral
votes to elect Republican President. One Of
the very first acts by that President, turnin g
them over into the hands of their enemies. Why
should they not secure peace and protection, by
acting with the Democratic partyi They may
not be given very important Offices by SO doing,
but their lives and property will be safe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

n A great battle is reported between the Rus
slams and Turks at Batoum, in Asia Minor, in
which the Russians were badly beaten, with .
loss Of 1000 killed. The Turks were strongly
intrenched These reports sound SO much like
the reports of great Rebel victories, at the COM
mencement of the "late unpleasantness, in which
the Fcderals lost more men than the entire North
contained. These reports are from Turkish
sources, and, to make it still more suspicious
they come by way of England.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
Severance City Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE

Specifying the Duties of City Treasurer.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council Of the City Of Ser
erdnce
SECTION l. That the City Treasurer shall be appointed
SEC q 1t shall be the duty of said Treasurer 1st to
receive and safely keep all monies and dsburse the
suitable book wherein shall be kept an
of all monies received and dsbursed specifying time,
from whom received how and to whom dsbursed and
what account received and dsbursed 3d. he shall keep
separate account of each fund 4th he shall register
warrants paid into the treasury with amount date
ber and naming by whom paid and what account he
and file the 5th he shall deliver receipts per
paying money with duplicate to City Clerk, speci
Tying date and what account paid 9TH at the end OF
each month he shall render account to the City COun
cl presenting vouchers to standing committee on Ways
and Means II correct the said committee shall give
cate to that effect and the vouchers shall be filed with
SEC. g. The City Treasurer shall pay no money ont of
the treasury except order draft signed by the May
OF TSe shs Police udr.
other officer Of the City Of Severance to be
after created officers of municipal institution of
the city shall before the last Friday of each month
pay al moneys other valusbles into the custody
Of the City Treasurer taking his receipt in duplicate
filing the same with the City Clerk On failure of any
shall report the same to the City Council.
SEC. The City Treasurer shall give to the City Of
Severance bond for the true and faithful performance
Of his duties in the Of thousand dollars OO
the to be by at least two sufficient bonds
In Of failure to perform his duties loss
Of the funds property Of the City it shall
DO the duty Of the Mayor the
ceeng the bond to the end that the bondsmen may
mako good any such dereicton sustained by
city.
SEC g. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after
its publication.
Approved April 9Th, 1871.
VII. II. CURTIS Mayor.
Attest: L. C. NELSON Clerk.
Published May 17th in the Weekly Kansas Chief Troy
Kansas.-Sol Miller, Publisher.l
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An ORDINANCE

Relative 70 SldeWaks
Be ordained By the Mayor aud Couael Of the City Of Scr
SECTION I. That all sidewalks, whether built BY the
city or private parties shall be Of unfoam height
the lay Of the ground win permit No rising falling
step steps shall be allowed when be avoided by
a reasonable amount of labor eIp pense.
SEC. The Street Commissioner hereby ordered to
enforce this ordinance and especially the
Of property the side of Dryden Street. between
Vine and Linn Streets TO grade the existing sidewalk
making it of uniform height from the south
Of Vine to to the of Linn to be compile
ted by the first day Of June 1 On failure of such
ties to conform to such order the Street Comm
shall at perform such work and the Of
labor &c. shall be assessed against the several
of property fronting thereon.
Sec. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication in the Weekly Kansas Chief
Approved May 4th, 1871.
W H. H. CURTIS, Mayor.
Attest: L. c. NELSON Clerk.
Published May nth 1871 in the Weekly Kansas Chief
Troy, Kansas.-Sol Mill CT, Publisher
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
Aheus Tickets.

Sol. MuIEh EsQ,-Dcar RI see in q late issue,
statement to the effect that you had printed &l40
dollars worth of icksts last fall and had only receiy
ed rs in payment therefor. As took it upon myself
to see that the indebtedness of side the "Ch
was hqudated for tickets POSTERS and hand bills and
at distance, you will please state the facts Hand
ling money for other parties in extremely delicate
affair." and the amount paid to you is ridiculOusly
small. Ever thine,
THos HExmAI-
Mr.. Hensliall squared up the Democratic ac-
count promptly-iu fact, when footing mp the
business, We discovered that he overpaid Us .
dollar or two. Other parties paid us for their
tickets. We printed something near $500 worth
of tickets, last Fall. The sl4O spoken of was for
Republican tickets and special orders. The s25
paid, was by three candidates on the Republican
ticket. OF all the money We have lost, on tick
cts, year after year. We sorry to say that most
Of it was by Republicans. We have lost but very
little by Democrats. The first ticktes we ever
printed were for the Wing party, in 1852, and
We never got q cent for it, although the party
carried the County, and We were too poor to
whistle. We presume that in Democratic Coun-
ties, Democratic papers lose great deal on work
for their party. Because paper advocates the
principles and candidates of party it is not just
that the candidates Of the party should sponge
on them, or swindle them out of their pay for
work, especially when they are badly in noed of
the money.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

r. What helpless sbiftless creature, utterly
unnerved and incapable of taking care of him
or herself, person becomes, after once being
q Department clerk at Washington. Whenever
a discharge Of clerks becomes necessary, We hear
of piteous appeals, begging and wailing to be re-
instated, from men and women, as if they were
otherwise doomed. Last week, we read an ac-
count of a man committing suicide because he
was discharged from clerkship, in consequence of
a reduction of force. Are the Departments SO
many asylums for persons who have not the am
bition or energy to earn living at anything but
mere routine work, where their duties and their
pay are regulated by machinery
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
SheriH,s Sale.

SdATE Sps1ra.s eE c1raiIs RAHsAs }ss
In the District Court Donphan County State of Kansas
J; II. Robinson and
+. X. Maus, Plaintiffs.
John Libe, Sen. defendant.
NOTICE Is hereby given that will the e6th day Of
~ May, A. ID. 1871. at the hour Of two O'Clock p.
~ of said day. at the North door of the Court House.
the city of Troy in Donphan County State Of Kansas
offer for sale at public auction for cash. the following
described real estate TO wit: Lots six (GD and m
in block five t5 in Clonchs Addition the Of Sew
erance IN Doniphan County, Kansas Taken the prop
erty of John Libe Sen and offered for sale the high
est bidder for cash. to satisfy certain Judgment and costs
now Of record in the District Court for Don phan County
in the State Of Kansas in which j. H. Robinson and T.
K Mans we're plaintiffs, and John Libe, Sen, de
fendant.
Appraised at the of $1,000.
Given under my hand, this 2ith day Of April A. ID.
1871. TJ vANDERSLICE
Sheriff Of Donphan County.
April 70, ls17-5w. Prs fee, sl0 20.
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Sheriff. Sale.

STAT, STATE OF EXAM KANsAs' }ss.
In the District Court far DonpAn County State Of Kan.a,
=, Adaiine Ford, Plaintiff
Boliver b BsyBe. Il al Defendants.
NOTICE 10 hereby given that will. the 26th day
~ Of Nay A. ID. 1871. at the hour Of two o'clock r
NJ of said day the north door Of the Court House
the City Of Troy in Donphan County State Of Kansas
Offer for sale at public auction for cash. the following
described real estate wit The south half Of the south
east quarter Of section thtysx s, In township two
ts south. Of range nineteen 49, east also the north
east quarter Of the northeast quarter Of section m
in township three o. soaih Of range nineteen 49, east
in Doniphan County Kansas Taken the property Of
Boyer Bayne and offered for sale the highest bid
der for cash. satisfy certain Judgment costa now
Of record in the District Court Dcnphan County In
the State Of Kansas in which Adaiine Ford is plaintiff
and Boliver B. Bsyne ef al defendants
Given under my hand this 18th day Of April A D. ls77
T. ]. vAyDERSLICE
Sheriff Of Doniphan County Kansas
April g. ls7T-5w. Prs fee 90 so
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
Sherin,s Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS, 2ss
DoNIrHAN COUNTY, 50"
In the District Court for Donphan County State Of
Kansas.
George II. Hail.
W. b. C.aig
John L. Metter
ODE. Craig,
George W. Barr &
ii. III. Butterworth,
On behalf of themselves and of
all the other Bondhoders and
other persons who may come in
and take part in this controver-
sy avail themselves of the
benefits Of this suit, Plaintiffs
The Saint Joseph and Topeka
Railroad Company,
John Colhoun, and
Robert Flickinger
Treasurer of Doliphan County.
Kansas, Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given that will on the Ish day
N Of June, A. D. is17. at the hour OF o'clock NJ,
OF said day az the north door of the Court House the
city of Troy Doniphan County. State of Kansas
sale at public auction for cash. the following described
the Joseph and Topeka Railroad Company as the
same is constructed in the Cornty Donphan and
State of Kansas, including all that portion of the said
Railroad constructed from wathena by way Paer-
to Doniphan in said County of Doniphan and State
to all that part of the said raroad track right Of way
road bed and fixtures owned by jointly with the Saint
and Elwood in said Doniphan County Kansas together
with all and singular the right of way in said belong
ing to said Saint Joseph and Topeka Railroad Company
in said County of Donphan and also all Of the Of the
Saint Joseph and Topeka Railroad and main
privileges rights lands right of franchises and pro-
perty belonging 10 said Railroad Company in upon or
appertaning to said railroad including its right
struct maintain anil extend its said line of uner its
charter and including its road bed its track its stations
station houses depot grounds rails fences engines en-
gine houses ties iron. machine shops and all locomotives
and rolling stock and all other property of every kind
nature description whatever whether real personal or
mixed appertaning or belonging said Railroad Conpa
in said County of Donpkan and Kansas fore
said and also all of its lands and real estate together with
all and singular the rights and corporate powers and fran
chises of the said Company of every kind and what
fbar.f Tn h.la,
wise appertaining.
Taken the property of the Saint Joseph and Topeka
Railroad Company and offered for sale to the highest hid
der for cash satisfy certain Judgment and costs now
Of record in the District Court for Donphan County in
the State Of Kansas in which George H. Hall W. b. Craig
John l.. Motter, Obe Craig. George W. Barr and H. hi
Butterwoth behalf themselves aud Of all The other
Bopdhoers and other persons who may and take
part in this controversy avail themselves Of the bene
fits of this suit plaintiffs and the Saint Joseph and
Topeka Railroad Company, John Cohoun, and Robert
fckinser Treasurer Of Doniphan County. Kansas are
defendants.
All of said property premises and franchises as above
desci bed have been appraised the of one hundred
and forty Thousand dollars. (si iO00000)
Given under my hand this 18th day of May A. d. ls,7
THOMAS J. vANDERSLICE
Sheriff OF Doniphan County.
May IL, ls.'-Sw Prs fee. go.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

y The Troy CHEF complains that out Of bill of
$l40 for printing election tickets last FALL it has
ceyed but SIS That's the kind of roosters they
mate for Office up there. Here in Jackson County,
who has not honor enough pay his debs stands
show for nomination in either party consequent
w. We have outstanding accounts to speak Of for
printing election tickets.-HoioR Recorder.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
Notice

TuVO in the vicinity Of Troy and the eastern
Il part of the County will furni.h Nursery Stock
j. B. Byers store in Troy. during the Spring trade
An orders left with him viii receive prompt attention
feb.e. Sd. EDGERLY.
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Sheri6''s Sale.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss
COUNTY DeNIPHAx.
Inthe District Court for County State OF
I'a' s%''".', Plaintiff
John ID. Round
Louisa s. Round and
Absalom Kent, J Defendants
NOTICE il hereby given that will the I'd day Of
~ June, A. ID. len. at the hour Of o'esoek p.
NJ of said day at the North door Of the Court House in
the city Of Troy in DosphAn County State Of Kansas
offer for sale public auction for cash the following
described real estate witt The north half Of the south
east quarter Of section five t in township four @ Of
range twenfy-one (2iI, in Donphan County. Kansas.
Taken the property Of John D. Round and offered for
sale highest bidder for cash. satisfy certain
Judgment and costs of reeor i'm the District Court
Of Doniphan County. in the State Of Kansas in which
Louis Rulman IL Plaintiff and John d. Round Louisa s.
Round and Absaom Kent are Defendants
Appraised ut =. 00o.0o.
Given under my hand. this LIST day Of May. A d.
1s.7. THOMAS J. yANDERSLICE
Sheriff Of Donphan County.
May 7. 1e77.-5w. Prs fee. tlO-J0.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

e Won't the country soon get tired of seeing
the name of Webb Hayes stuck in every account
of doings connected with the Prssidentf Ifit is
a visit to the Capitol, ride, dinner to foreign
ministers, trip to the new Philadelphia exhibi-
tion, or anything else, Webb Hayes is prominent
ly mentioned as one of the actors. The public
got heartily tired of Fred. Grant, and after he
was out of the way of Ulysses, Jr.; and now it is
having a surfeit of Webb Hayes. Oh, for the
good old days when Presidents had no children,
and consequently no precocious upstarts to thrust
into all public affairs, like flies in soft butter
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

q Prof Riley reports to the Governor, that
he apprehends but little danger from grasshop-
pers in Kansas. Those that Matched are weakly,
and soon disappear, but large majority of the
eggs failed to produce However, he enjoins
vigilance, as the egg, from some cause, may be
retarded in the Matching process.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
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Notice of Meeting Of Board of
EQUALIZATION.

NOTICE il hereby given that the Board Of County
~ Commissioner Of Donphan County, Kansas. will
meet the office Of the County Clerk Of said County
Monday the 9Th day Of June ISL provided by Law to
act Board Of Equalization Of the valuation OF person
z property Of said County for said year which time all
persons feeling themselves aggrieved appear and
have all errors In the returns corrected
Attest: CHARLES RAPPELYE,
Nay }. 1sT.-tt County Clerk.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

u The Junction Union, having assumed
patent outside, and spoken SO highly of the sys-
tenn, an exchange suggests that George Martin is
partner in the establishment at Kansas City
where these outsides are furnished, aud that his
manGuvre was piece Of strategy to encourage
others to patronize the establishment.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

n To-day E1- President Grant sails for Europe,
to be absent about two years.
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y Dr. Challss, of Atehison, has named one of his
trotting stations Tom Hughes" He is good one,
tOo.-Nayysriiie Ners.
He will do we'll to keep him away from Topeka,
or he will get his reputation ruined.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17

r The origin of the Pekiu Gazette, the great
newspaper Of China, dates hack to the year 7l3,
period Of 1164 years. The Chief and the Pekin
Ga:ette are undoubtedly the oldest papers in e1-
istence.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
AN ORDNANCE

Relative to Compensation Of City Clerk.
Be ordcaed By Tie Mayor and Council Of tie CITY of Ser.
SECTION l. The Clerk Of the City of Severance shall
receive the Of dollar for license requiring
the seal Of the city the said amount be paid by the
cipent of the license. He shall also be empowered to
charge not more than dollar for axng the seal Of
the city to private document him. but
under no circumstances shall the Clerk charge any com
pensation for aixins said seal to drawn
alone In the interest Of the city,
SEC Tho City Clerk shall receive as compensation
er the ordinances Of the city passed by the
Council the sum OF ten hundred words said
to be paid Of general fund Of the city
SEC This ordinance shal take effect from and after
its publication In the Weekly Eansas Chief
Approved Nay 9Th, ls77.
Attest: l. C. NELSON, Clerk
tPubshed Nay nth ls77 in the WeelIy Eansas Ckief
Troy. KAnsAs.-Sol Miller Publisherl
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