The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-24


Old Muddy is on another bender; getting prett!
| full.
Several cases of scarlet fever IN the neighborhood
Rev. W>ddell took the rail to Atehison last Friday
afoot. He pcrspired freely
joseph McCrum is able to bobble down to his store
and attend to come business. Has been confined :,
his room for almost three mouths-
Mr. Culp 20 on with your rxtkilling. and wher
Won get through, come down; We have few Of thos.
twoIegyed wharf rats, with short tails that need
punching.
There il an old widower that comes to town three
times oftener than he usually has dune before His
rheumatism has all loft him; is in good health and
his corporal capacity il predominant As ever
Smokes and takes drink when invited. Set to- then
old melancholy; there widows enough here to
keep you awake for six months.
Physic say that the last thing we'll man eveI
thinks about is his doctors bill We have no reason
to doubt it
L. A. Messenger is back to Doniphan runninx the
saw in Franklin's mill. He understands it, if any
man does
Another storm of rain, Sunday morning. Wet, wet
ter, wettest
What sets table of better at meal time, than to
see plale u Soou, soifu, ciean,
Mrs. Joseph Symns knows just how to make it. We
have tried it.
There are more subscribers to the Chief at this Of
fec than there to all other papers put together.
Both parties take it. More Democrats than Repub-
Leans. How i, it
Vineyard men tell the grape crop is heavier this
than it probably has been in former sea
sons.
Rev. Kirby authorizes to shy that he will preach
at the Pickett school honse next Sunday at eleven
and in the evening
Rev. Thomas Angus, from Canada, cousin Of Rev.
Kirby, is visiting his relatives Doniphan; also
is taking observations Of our country and soil. Is
well pleased. Hope he will remain with US.
Although corn has been some time in coming up
through the wet SOIL it is thought by farmers, from
present indications, that there will be but ANAL
acreage to replant good deal is sprouted, that
the soil becomes warm, it will all come up.
little of Adam Brenner's came very be-
ing killed. cvenn: last week. Mr. McCrum's
hemp-press is worked outside Of his warehouse; af
ter the quit work for the day, little boys
got to running the screw down pretty low, let 90,
and frankie Bremen standing where it struck
him with full force in the head and stomach, produc-
Ing insensibiity for . considerable time. Restora-
tives applied when he revived, and is doing
we'll 1t is the greatest wonder that he was kill
ed outright
Wheat is heading out. Older heads say harvest
will commence about the middle Of June.
We received a letter from u nephew Of ours, in
Iowa. dated May 18th, stating that it has rained for
about forty days. Farmers had not commenced to
pillow for corn, nor had they made any garden. Their
wheat promises to be good
Capt. Philbrick, Hon. A. Low, Esquire Friek, and
T. W. Stratton, went up to Troy, Saturday to attend
the bond meeting
The Street Commissioner, Felix Waller, has re-
paired long taIkedabout sidewalks from the de-
pot to the Bender House, at the lower end Of town.
Some gentlemen, while coming down the sidewalk
at the lower end Of town, discovered object under
the bridge, resembling in appearance full moon in
eclipse that presented beautiful aspect. Stew
art Williams, Low, and Others reported the dseov-
cry; but before had time to investigate by obser
walton, it had disappeared. Such phenomena Of
rare occurrence. Orb. Low says he saw similar
spectre once, that represented total eclipse.
Some boys that go to church had better conduct
themselves moroGcspectfully, they will find them
selves in the caaboose, the law il in Of
disturbing religious services.
Talk about your what-nots, but We have one, made
by j. C. Stewart, Of place, that caps the climax
for fancy workmanship and beauty 1t 10 fine piece
Of mechanism. JONATHAN.