The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-08-16
Wathena Items.

Grain business is good, with prices ruling about
the last week-a shade lower. Strictly first
class wheat in demand. Corn still coming in, in good
lots.
Married. July g, 1877 at Amazonia, No., by Esq
Stinson, Mr.. Jesse Smith md Miss Aggie Medlock,
both of Doniphan County. Goodbye, "Jess."
The many friends of Conductor Bryan sincerely re-
grct his injury and hope to learn of his entire
recovery BILLY is old Wathcua hoy, and it is
the pride of his friends that he is the Oldest conduct
on the road, in length of service.
Snvely g. Hedges have eighteen ear loads of corn
on the sde-traek at this place, awaiting shipment.
Last Saturday the Lincoln excursion train ran into
handcar of Section No. ?, (Wathena) of the ID. C.
Road, and completely demolished it. The men had
barely time to jump from the and Jim Clark says
that it rained picks shovels, crowbars, dnnerbuck
cts, and sich, for q minute two. Engine 5, of the
A. & N Road, Jim Strahan, engineer pulling the
train. No one hurt, but the section needs new hand
car badly.
There is great deal of sickness in the river bot
toms, at this time.
Norman Case, of Highland, passed through town,
Tuesday morning, on his way to st. Joe.
A.. ]. Mowry is at home taking short vacation.
A sacred concert will be held at the Methodist
Church. in this place, on Sunday night, August 26,
uuder the auspices of the NJ. Z. Sunday school.
The store of J. Ramsel & Co. was burglarizetl,
night last week, to the of sa5 there being that
much in the cash drawer. which was pried open.
Fred. Paul, who is manager, says that the thief will
have to pry his pockets open, next time.
The man who escaped from Marshal Dunlap, by
jumping from the second story of the City Hotel is in
tha af Jaa He xreuti firm har tn
Palermo, to the residence of A. J. Mowry, and repre-
scented to Mrs Mowry that he had started to walk
from Doniphan to St. joe, the St. Joe. and Topeka
Railroad but had fallen through bridge and severe
ly sprained his foot. Mrs. NJ. took of him for
several days, when he hired her little boy to take
him to ST. Joe passing through here before daylight
After he gone it discovered that he had rob
bed Mrs. NJ of s., by breaking open box in which
the money was placed for safe keeping. Dunlap says
he wants to see that fellow for just five minutes
We are requested to state by friend Of the Chief
that Mike Baner, Jr., is in town. We don't know
what he means, and he won't tell
They cal Bill Pfaffley pap now. and the way he
bushes would make you think he had done some
thing be ashamed of; but it's only because he is
proud.
Rock and brush still being rolled into the river
in undminished quantities. The brush is now being
taken off the Palermo hills
An aged tramp, with On instrument he calls ''zi
therr is making melodious music on the streets, at
| this time.
Doekhorn shipped five loads Of native lumber
for fencing, this past xoek.
The section boys say that Phil Droz was scared &C
badly last Saturday, when the excursion train struck
their handcar that he jumped clear ont of his boots
At least they say, when the train stopped, one
of Pills boots found under the locomotive, and
the other in the weeds by the roadside.
Some Of our young folks went out to Blairs Tues
day, and had picnic in the grove that place. In
the evening they joined by all the youngsters
whom business had kept at home during the day,
when they all adjourned to Chas. Kearneys and had
pleasant Dance arriving at home about u O'Clock,
| tired but happy.
CThe item, last week, relative to Clarence Liver
severely injuring his father, made the affair Of
greater proportions than 1t was entitled to- The old
gentleman 10 very DID, and his mind Is sometimes af
eeted at which times he il rather violent in DISPOSE
tou and his son 10 the only Who has any control
over him. On this occasion the young man sick,
and the father, in one of his moods made Hostile
demonstration toward him. when the son. to deter him
seized small stick lying the window and made q
motion to strike; but the old gentleman clos
er to him than he calculated and the stick produced
slight wound on the bead causing but slight pain,
and no Inconvenience Tie item, although uninten-
tonay was calculated to wound the feelings Of those
who already had their full share Of troubles to bear