The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-19
Severance Iseus.

Severance Issns.
Posr MoRrEN At SEvERAxcE--A post pe,ses. wa
held upon the body Of John Basen, ut teuemen
house ON the plantation Of r p. Shulsky, Esq., o.
Saturday July 7th- Its object partly to settle
misunderstanding to the nature of his disease tn
| Alopaths had pronounced it ease Of Cyslitis lin
Illumination Of the bladder.) possibly malignant, te,
minatng in general Inflammation Of the adjacent Wis
eera The Homcapaths declared il q case of Diabetes
Such n divergence in diagnosis will rather astonisl
physir as the symptsms II the two diseases ar
Numerically different. On examination the sbdom
inal cavity found SLED with eGused bloody re
rum The bladder was greatly contracted, partiru
larry by its ccncentre brcs thus destroying the con
vexity, the fnndus presenting pointed coneke ap
pearance. All its Tissues were hypertrophied It'd
walls averaging onehalf inch i'm thickness with indi
cations of purulent infltration throughout Its ma
| eous coat presented u blackisl-brown appearance
the blood vessels lated twice or thrice their normal
dimensions with depressed longitudinal lines tlivid
ing it like the sections Of orange An emulation
or morbid growth found near the entrance of the
right ureter half as large hens egg The pos
mortem, pntrefaction already advanced with Lack Of
means for more complete demonstration, left some
doubt to its character 1t presented somewhat the
appearance of cncephalod cancer but the history
of the case was against its carcnomateous origin
Was it the cause of the general inflammation or . re-
suit The evidence would favor the latter belief,
that it was either diptheretc or the result of simple
inflammation, stimulated by contact with the acri,l
contents of the bladder.
The peritoneum lining membrane of the abdominal
cavity and covering for its contents was found in
famed, with plastic adhesions. The kidneys were
greatly enlarged, the right weighing IA, ounces av-
al,f n ba. Inv A n,tl
scented signs of degeneration particularly in their in-
ternal or tubular part. Some puruent infltraton
was also detected here, with marked Indications of
ante-mOrtem fermentation.
Present Mt post more'n, a. Leigh, G. Y. Dale, @. S.
Hopkin, and j. futile.
That new fence around the hotel is good i'm
provement. Now set out trees and in few years it
will look like home.
Gordon & Campbell have dissolved. Gordon has
gone to Chicago.
W. d. Rppey has generously donated ground for
a city park. Our Councilmen selecting it, the
first of the week.
The NJ Z. Church. under the management of ii.
Moys, has just completed arrangements to pay the
entire debt of the church and parsonage buildings
The entire amount of Indebtedness is something
two thousand dollars. W. d. Rippcy gives five hun
pred dollars towards liquidating the eebt.
In conversation with Capt. Geo. ii. Robb, We learn
that the barley and Fall wheat has been well secur-
ed. Barley is yielding well. Will average from 40
to As bushels per Wheat is yielding as well
as was expected, though the quality is splendid.
The impression prevails that the average of wheat
will be about Is bushels to the acre. The rains have
assured good crop of corn. Fruit Of all kinds is
better than before. Mr.. Robb thinks taken al
sn,,I. bara 20,
poets.
Severance likes sensations, and the last week she
had one but still later, another. When u dashing
young lady streets, dressed in gentle
mans attire, and being recognized by only few, it
made the attraction greater. It's all well enough to
hunt cows, but he more careful, next time. Howev-
er, if you are Sick call on Dock"
Hugh Tighe and John Green have two billiard ia
bes in their saloon the way under the sign of
c. c. Clonch.
It's all a mistake-JOc. Anderson is not going to
kick the bucket. He able, last week, to drive
reaping machine.
We have been asked to reply to "Sacket- of High
land, but think is the feeling of best citi
zens to pay no attention to such petty quarrels. We
are satisfied. and hope they From the Hiawatha
paper whose editor was at Highland learn they
possibly had two thousand people present but, alas!
that roasting of the and sheep he says he did not
either Did any one elsei Drill him better next
time.
Happening up the Denver Road, last week,
surprised to learn the amount of -four our mill was
selling everywhere. We found the Severance Mills
Snowflake" pronounced the best in the market.
Messrs Cnrtis & Co. guarantee satisfaction all the
time. CLIMAX.