The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-04-26

The prospect for good crops was never better than
at present. Winter wheat looks promising; and moth
ing but hard freeze within the next few days, will
prevent the gathering Of untold quantities of all kinds
of fruit next Fall
Most Burr-Oak farmers holding to their corn,
waiting for better prcrs.7s-
Our efficient Trustee, Mr. Joseph Hill, has been bus
lily engaged for the last few days. in finishing up his
labors as Assessor. Mr.. Hill evidently does not be-
Eeve in doing his work by deputy.
Quite large number Of persons left Burr-Oak, du.
ring the past year. for the Western and Southern parts
of the State Several families have settled in Sumner
County.
Owing to the recent heavy rain the bottoms are al
most impossible for wagons.
No. % is the only District in the Township which
has public school for the Spring and Summer.
Uncle Joe. Nixon is threatening to 60 to the Black
Hills The gold fever is raging all around.
H. +. Shaner, one Of our most popular teachers in
Donphan County, closed his term Of school at Column
bus, several weeks ago, and has gone to Missouri
Harry is q genial, wholssouled fellow, and makes
hosts of friends wherever he goes.
One great drawback to this Township, is the want
of good roads. Several bridges are badly needed.
Burr-Oak Township has never been behind otbers in
the payment of all taxes yet since the organization Of
the County, it has never received dollar for the
building of bridges
Burr-Oa Grange, No. 1l77, has been revived, and
is once more in good running order T. 7. Smith is
Master.
Two citizens of this Township got rled at each 9th,
er One of the belligercnts had gun, and the other
tried to capture from gsntismsa of color, n o.
der to be equal footing with his adversary. But
the darkey and his wife would not be bulLozed and
hostties were suspended The colored troops fought
nobly.
At the last meeting Of the Tilasa asa Hendricks
Club of this Township held soon after the final decis
ion of the Electoral Commission the President read
the following characteristics letter from Petroleum "
Nasty:
CoxyEpRn ROBES }
WITCH Is I THE STATE w kANIUKr,
March eth, 1871.
Tu Hon. John 4. Fox, President nv the Tildsn and
Hendrix Klub Bur Oke, Kansas:
Deer Sur: The kind invertashnn NV yore klub feE
tn be present and kondol with yu ON the loss Nv
Yooaurpur Haze, is received. Icsntcum fer Ihante
gut NO close nor muney, and my kredit y dun eose
cleen up. Even Bascum vunt let me hev Iker on
Cornur. tn b borrsred . sesle f fer mummy, il u
ont nv the questsn greeve n laEn tAaty hcv bsn
able tn rae only =. bits e. so,s ."eo GOT ,d fo or
thru ez frate and W pay the eharEi4 is guide idee
only feer, ef Baseo@ vunce gifts me nailed up in
box, he viii poak inta sum hole tn git even With
leev the Cornur: shell take Horris Greeley advice
and 20 West. label g tn Kansaa, snd tern Rsdikel
Ell ken only git tn the Legisla.hIr wnncs. ken se
sent start in the Iiker biznisa PurhaF. ksn gil u
be postmaster in Bur Oke, ef tern Rsdikel. l she
alwaze be Dmmucrat at harf, and sbei hate . mig
kadiksI. only bekase it il growDdhog kase. II III
luther plans fae, ken tern my .ttenahnn IN Philas
thropy and 70 East and beg sds Ter the suern pors
nv Kansas. - 49,
Enny advice w may send ne, er stamps either, vii
he gr,tefuly received BY gore Teller labaruF,
PETROLEUM v. HAsBy,
(wich hopes vunee more tn be Postmaster.D
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