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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-04-11
Severance Items.

Ed. Cook has his residence about eomplete,l IL
has been scarcely two weeks since he made the first
move towards building.
George Davis lost an infant child. Sunday morning
last His wife is very low and it is doubtful il she
gets well.
D. W. Weyer, from Troy was down here last week.
and painted two new wagons. He talks of starting
paint shop here 1t is something that has long been
wanted.
This town is like Troy and White Cloud in REGARD
to the whiskey trade. We believe if they sell it, make
them pay for their license, and take the money and
improve the town. II we don't have saloons, that
won't stop the sale of it, for the drug stores will sell
it for medicine.
Rev Van Deventer has moved his family here His
congregation seem to be well pleased with him.
IL Is the talk that are to have a largo wagon
factory here. From the movements and the maebip
cry that has been ordered, have DO doubt il is n
fact.
Items are harl to get hold Of this week. They arc
like the Murphy movement-you don't know where
to find them.
Mrs. W. ID. Rippey will deliver Temperance Adj
dress, at the NJ f. church. Sunday evening. April
18th, Mt socloek The Blue Ribbon Club and citizens
cordially invited
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CAl,yI's,
Highland llellls.

As there appears to he A scarcity of items from this
plaee and NOT tn have il eutir.lv fo, .otten tbo,bt
would send You 4, few items 7 want !, distinctly,
understood that our place uIieblapd, is strictly -
moral town. under the supervison of GOOD moral and
Christian people. and tina, ANYTHING that is dome in
This TOWN that ,Ioes mot .,m. nm .. tho s,,r, :;
not acknowledged by orr city dads
There was ouit. an exe,emept here. n, last Friday
piabt Inv ,ne y + w.IIf,,o. .ou;,r into ,,,, o.,
n doctor M he said, IN ace o,e Mr. 7 N,nzsr Who fu
dead while riding with said Welfare in buarv from,
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JOSEPH McCRuM.

Quite serious accident befelI Dellie K.rch.r hv
being bit in the shoulder by dog The animal knoct
ed him down, and might have hurt him severely Il
he had not had PROMPT assistance
Mr. and Mrs. Na;,,er mr.. il, 9, I ;., 81.
Johnnie he being quite sick.
The fishing season ia fairly o,s,.J o,., MIL,
rod the Leopa people can Will. AVA MANI ,.,,;.,.
hour Wolf River presents the best Mace tn fish in
the West
ID. NJ. Williams 1.-THE bows call him ..ola D,, s,r
short) has been securing this region far f, hoe. Tia
reports them about all gone and those bobaye any
are holding them for higher priees
Those Eastern families who moved into I'm. country
this spring. seem to take kindly to our Co,,,r CON-
planning of nothing but the bad B,;drs
Where il our friend CLARK. x;th H. ,,,,...,
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Sunday, il seemed as II old steam boating timer
had returned. The John NJ Chambers and Red Cloud
fine steamers from st. Louis, passed up for the noun
tains, and the Halena expected hourly. Mr. George
Bremen, enterprising wine merchant, has about
400 gallons of wine whiting the Helena which he is
shipping Helena, N. T. In 1856 he shipped about
II gallons in 1877, about lS6 gallons this year. near
" three times much to Helena alone With year
" increase of this kind Donphan bids fair to become
something. after ALL
William Waller, of our place. starts, next week
with herd of cattle for Capioma where he intends
to herd them during the coming From relia-
BILE sources, we learn that he has one Of the best
ranges in the country, and are satisfied that be
will give them good care. and return them in good
condition in the fall He has had considerable expe-
Renee, and is thoroughly reliable in all respects His
patrons will meet, with their cattle, at Brenner on
Monday. April 18th. and at Phillips Grove Tuesday
April 10TH from which place lac will Immediately start
for the range.
The work of resurrecting the Bob-Tail r. R. prepar-
tory to removing the iron, is rapidly progressing.
There is gang of men working between Geary and
Douiphan, and it will probably require two weeks
time before they iron over it, remove
the iron. Farewell. Bob-Tail, Your life was short
and sweet After the iron is removed. it would make
n splendid wagon road from Geary City to Doniphan,
doing away with the Bluffs and mud and steps will
be taken to secure it, il the land owners will give the
right of way.
And now comes JONAH of Oakland with his little
speech about Doniphan manners. We know where
you got your information and if you could have
looked behind the You would he satisfied that
you have been misinformed.
Many thanks for the cordial invitation to the Doni
phan Dramatic Club from the people of School Dis
triet No. 81 and in reply, will say that will eneav
or to crafty their wishes, arrangements
can be made.
We recently had the pleasure of meeting MAX, of
Bremen, and receiving hearty hand-shake. He is
whoc-souled, and knows how to get up items to the
best advantage
Say. Mr.. A., what kind Of pipe do You smoke'
We intended to say, last week, that the National
Greenhorn Ticket" was elected from top to bottom,
not the Grecnback Ticket. Joseph McCrum, Mayor;
N. 7. Landon, Police Judge; I. II. Franklin, W. II.
Nisbet, George Bremen, c. Il. Kuchs. and Joseph
Schetzbaum, Councilmen. dawn
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I Our amateur hortculturists at present busily
engaged in putting out trees and vines This i. wise
The more this branch of industry is tested the more
satisfactory are the results Every inch of the hills
and knobs is adapted to the production of fruit
Mrs. J. v. Hollebaugh and daughter, Mrs Mussel-
man. of Falls City, visiting their friends in this
| place.
Rev. j. E. Huston Universalist) delivered his poem,
Untitled The Iavyern Hell, at the Odd Fellows Hail.
last Saturday evening, to an appreciaiive audience.
Alb. Hook, of the Chiefs old typos is back from
Iowa.
The steamer. John Chambers.- hound for f. Bent
on passed up the river. Monay evening This is the
first boat of the season.
Lous. Butts, an old White Cloud boy who has been
living with his fathers family in Mckinney. Texas
for the last six years. is back He SAYS Kansas is the
better State.
Fountain Kelley and his son, Will. have returned
from Southern Kansas. where they have been home
Stealing. for the past year.
Comparing the vote Of White Clou.I at the recent
election, with that of several other towns whose pre-
tensions either above that of this place. or at least
which claim approach to us. we find the compar;-
Is follows: White Cloud, ls3: Troy is: High
land, 81 Sabetha, 10i; Seneca I6I. This very res
pectable showing of White Cloud has created the
sumise with persons that there must have been
a considerable Illegal vote, but We think there was
probably none. On the other hand, there quite
a number of voters who did attend the election
The truth of it is, White Cloud is ginning which fact
is shown not only by the vote she polls but also by
the large business transacted. Another evidence of
general activity, think, is the immense mails re-
eeived and sent out from this postofice To get an
idea of this only needs to stand in front of the
fixtures of the Office, awaiting the distribution of the
letters and papers. The amount Of matter received
by the up mail is invariably large. and Thursday
evening. it is This is the evening which
the leading papers. such the Cif and Toledo Blade
arrive, and for to wait to be served, is severe
tax on the patience. The foregoing facts, taken in
connection with the demand for houses and the pat
ronage of the hotels and boarding houses, is evidence
of stir, and we think, of prosperity.
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Brensper Items.

After one Of the most disagreeable winters since
Ethan Allen captured Ticondroga, We are having :.
beautiful Spring. IL is perfectly splendid Peaches
all right yet, but suppose every correspondent IN
the County will tell of the wonderful escape of the
peach crop.
H. Mclin is almost ready to plant corn II is III.
early bird that gets the worm
Frank Mcl.in returned from an extensive trim IN
wards the homestead country. He went to where
the country was all sowed grass, took bad cold.
and turned back homeward. The attetl calf il no
story at all.
Fern Mcdaniel has taken his grip-saek and iumped
aboard Of the train, bound for q summer. .,av MT
Newton. Iowa He expects to return thi, fall TO Al,
tend the school at Parkville, No.
1t Is funny to see young man take one Girl off in
his buggy, and bring back another one. looking an
much like her. but not the same one 1t is hard IN
tell why Tommy need to be particular, when there
is such o sameness.
One Of the great champions Of the antitobarco an
ciety, who donned the blue ribbon surely mn.t have
made raise been catching rabbits, expeetJ He has
new pipe. and burns his idol like an expert TLi.
spSmodic reformation Is like the belly soon
over, and one is not much better for it, after ALL
samnei Harpe has recovered wha: he claimed from
the A. d n K. r. for the killing q colt, about thres,
years ago. II was finally settled by Compromise.
this term of Court
There'is slick. finely dressed fellow, with black
hair and chin whiskers. skulking around th, neigh
borhood, without any known object in view. Look
out for him. He is after booty of some kind.
The country is again oyerrun with hore-thisye,-
We shall have to organize vigilance committee and
prepare ourselves with rope. We need a yasrant
law in this State, and in every County house Of cor
reetion, wherein tramps and all such a. could NOT
show visible means of support, eouId he made to
earn LIVING and keep the institution, al-o
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An Omen Letter.

To THE EDITOR CHIEF :-Jnst now, thrce-fourths of
the people are suffering from biousness and impure
blood. A little prccantion will prevent season of
sickness. Browns Vegetable Liver Pills are prepared
especially for the bilious diseases Of the West and
have no equal for curing Sick Headache Liver Com
plant, and for removing bile frum the system. A
trial establishes them in every Western Family.
For purifying the Blood. invgorating the Liver,
curing Chronic Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases
ask your druggist for sarsaparlla. Dandelion and
Iodidc of Potassium. manufactured by the Brown
Medicine Go.
All of DIR. Browns Great Western Remedies for sale
by sixteen dealers in Medicine. in Doniphan County
and all Druggists in Kan, Neb, No.. Iowa. and Col
oraho.
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"Lum," whose real name is Lummox, wrote but
once to your paper guess the effort killed him. rs
he has not been heard from since.
Miss Kate Piekard, Frank Moore, and Fed. Moore,
were in town, last Saturday and Sunday. They
brought old lady Pickard with them. She is now at
home.
Mr.. Sheridan has about twenty five men at work,
tearing mp the st. Joseph Topeka railroad at this
place. This is the last Of our railroad.
The spring term of school commenced last Monday
with Miss Amanda Bender rs teacher.
Prof Dinsmore preached to an appreciative congre-
CATION, at this place, few Sundays since.
The folks are fixing their yards and gardens nicely
this spring and Geary looks pleasant to the passing
eye.
Mrs. Osgood has moved back to her orchard aud
vineyard.
Joseph Bender and Gyms Mackey are out West
Teams pass through here every day, en- route for
Western Kansas.
Jacob Richarlt strokes his beard complaeeptly,
reason, . big boy. Prospects still COOL.
We need another store in Gcary, to relieve our
overwhelmed merchants. Thcy arc worked too hard
II is distressing to the great drops of sweat stand
ing on their noble brows, they weigh, cut or meas
ure goods to the nevcrscasng crowd of eager buyers
LEX
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Oakland Items,

We hear a great many persons saying that oul
items, last week, too old, and out of date We
admit that they a little out of date. We sent
them in the week before. but rs they got there too
late, they were laid over.
good many of our farmers intend to plant corn
this week. We think it rather early yet for planting
corn, and would advise the farmers try Miller's
rumpometer plan, before planting.
Dave Jarrett and Charley Robertson were down
from Wolf River, on last Saturday and Sunday.
The boys looking WE'LL and say they like to keep
bach.
Mr.. NJ Ilagaman is buying fine stock to raise from.
We think it good plan to keep good stock, for it
costs much more to keep scrub COW as il does
good one, and the profits not much.
We hear that one of Troy's NJ. DIS passed quite a
compliment on our items We thank you DOCTOR and
when We get sick, We going to send for YOU
We do think that. some people seek the most mop
perfume times to talk of religion Now, there is a
time and place for all things; and if the time and
place to talk of religion is in society, and
during the business hours Of that order, then We
must say that it has queer time and place and be-
sides, think that certain persons had better not
talk too much about their religion else people might
be led to doubt their sincerity.
In our last items spoke Of Mr. s. ". Hnckley
shipping a car load Of potatoes. The day wrote
our items Mr.. Hnckley told that he had sold his
potatoes, and was going to ship them the next day,
and We supposed, Of course he had shipped but the
man he sold to went back on his bargain, and conse-
quently he did not ship them.
We live in progressive age but one of the heayi-
est farmers in this neghborhooi is trying to get
ahead of the age-be is training fine bull to catch
rats. Fact.
Kentuekians, rule, very fond of the women,
and it seems If the editor of tho Frankfort tKy)
feonan and the Ashland (Ky.) Rerier were no ex-
ceptons to the rule. Here's what they say in regard
to kissing the girls. The Yeoman says:
Cream and peaches twice a week;
Mss your girl on the right-hand cheek,
Then take her oat for a ride,
And kiss her on the other side"
The Rerier man says:
Dear sir, You show such wretched taste;
You should take your girl around the waist
Raise her to her pretty tOe-tips,
And plant it squarey on the lips"
We think that the Rerisr mans ideas as to how it
should be done are decidedly the hest. JONAH.
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I'm And About Iowa Point.

Fine weather. with occasional showers.
Corn, % cents per bushel.
Our school closed Tuesday, the ID inst. VA. Guinn
teacher. by the way, we understand that Mr. Quinn
intends going to Montana soon.
The Cemetery, ut the Martin School House, il being
very badly neglected. This is fine buryng ground
and the cattle and hogs should not he allowed to
trnmplc over it. We nearly all have friends buried
here; let us show them the proper respect, by re-
fencing the ground.
Wheat of all kinds looked better at this time
of the year. than at present and if it natures WE'LL
and is properly taken Of the poorest Of ran
eat biscuits, next fall.
DIR. G.. b. Nuzums brother is ont from OhioIvisting
the DIR. and family.
Miss Julia Beeler, while teaching the Martin School,
will give instructions the piano. those wishing
them, and willing to pay the little mite.
Our city election passed off quietly.
a Sabbath school was organized at the Martin school
house, last Sunday, the eth. The following gentlemen
were elected officers: Henry Sweeney, Supt.; p.
Sampson, Asst Supt.; lloyd Martin, Sec; F. I. Pow
ell, and z. L. Gilmore, Choristers.
prominent gentleman land Democracy of this COM
munity, who has been reader of the Chief for the
last three four years, concluded about three
months ago. las he well acquainted with the IA
Quinn, of this place, and thinking he woud like
to read his wrtings,) that he would try the Bulletin
awhile. week or two ago. he went after his mail,
and few hours after he had returned home a young
man passing over the same road, by the side of
which. in the bottom of a branch, he found q paper
on pulling it out of the mud and water, it was found
to be the above alluded to genteman's copy of the
Bulletin, which he had left in the 'mre while he car
ried the Chfsaely home, for his family to read. This
ought to tell which he prefers.
Rev. T. X. Roach preached at the Martin school
house, last Saturday night, Sunday, and Sunday night
Rev. s. F. Nisbet, of Leona, will preach at the
place, on-Sunday night, the Nth.
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A Remarkable Result.

1t makes no difference how many Physicians or how
much medicine have tried, it isnow established
fact that German Syrup is the only remedy which has
given complete satisfaction in cases of Lung
Diseases 1t is true there yet Thousands Of per-
Sons who are predisposed to Throat aud LING Alice
tons, Consumption, Hemorrhases, Asthma Severe
Colds settled on the Breast, Pneumonia, whooping
Congh, &c, who have no personal knowledge Of Be-
schee's German Syrup. To such We would say, that
j0.ooo dozens were sold last year. without com
plant. Consunptves, try just one bottle. Regular
size % cents. Sold by all Druggists in America
Bickford Sinclair. and W. A. & p. A. Kinsey,
Troy.
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~ The afflicted should not lose sight of the in
tended visit of the surgeons of the National Surgical
Institute to Atchison Kansas, the 18th and 2Oh Of
April, at the Lndel Hotel. This is old Institution,
altogether reliable and responsible and its surgeons
enently skillful and qualified to perform wonderful
cures of diseases and deformities of long standing,
and which incurable in the hands Of the general
physician or surgeon. They need no special recon-
incubation from us-their work shows for itself-as
witness the happy results of their treatment upon
many persons in this vicinity during the past few
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Received.

At the Doniphan Cash Store, another large ship
ment Of Sugars. Syrups. and Coces, which will be sold
as follows:
Standard sugar. 81 pounds for 81.
Yellow sugar. 10! pounds forsi.
Rio coffee, strictly choice, Al pouEds for 81.
Syrup, extra honey drips 50 cents per gallon.
Syrup, maple, 20 cents per gallon.
Molasses, good quality, IS cents per gallon.
All other goods sold at lowest figures for cash.
2Smch3w.l CHAs. X. KUCHs.
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A timely desc Of Scheneks Mandrake Pills Is
to prevent attack of bliousness when short
neglect of the warning symptoms may develop n Sc
ious Of fever either bilious intermittent or y
phoid.
Schenek's Mandrake Pills remove all causes of bill
iousness. promptly start the secretions of the liver
and give healthy tone to the entire system 1t is no
ordinary discovery in medical science to have found
harmless cure for this stubborn complaint, which
aceomplishes all the results heretofore produced by
free use of calome mineral justly dreaded by man
kind, and acknowledged to be destructive in the ex-
treme to the human system. That the properties Of
certain vegetables comprise all the virtues of eaome
without its injuries qualities an admitted fact,
rendered ndisputable by scientific tests Those who
use the Mandrake Pills will be fully satse, that the
best medicines those provided by nature in the
common herbs and roots of the fields.
These Pills open the bowels and correct all bilious
arrangements without salvation any of the injuri
Gus effects Of calomel or other poisons The secretion
of bile is regulated will he by the altered color
OF stools the disappearance of the salow complex
ion and the cleansing Of the tongue.
Ample directions for use accompany each box of
pills Prepared only by J> II. Schenck & Son, at
their principal Office cor. Sixth and Arch Strre,s
Philadelphia. Price p cents per box
For sale by all druggists and dealers
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re- An entertainment of high order is billed for
Saturday night at the Methodist Church. Prof. Rob-
inson graduate of Oberln College, and also of the
Philadelphia National School of Elocution. As an
clocutionst and public reader. he is pronounced q
proficient in his art by the President of Highland
University and three other clergymen. and the tera
generally of that place. where he recently gave an
entertainment. 1t has been said against Troy that
her citizens turned out better to monkey show than
to anything else 1t is not true, and hope to
full house of our best citizens out. next Saturday
night. For programme, bills Tickets, p cents,
at the drug stores
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THEODORE TILTOS.-Another lecture by Tilton is
announced in this ISSUE to take place the 2th inst
He has been induced to return at inconv
and all who desire to hear the greatest lecturer in
America, shonld embrace this opportunity. Those
who have heard both Beecher and Tlton, are almost
unanimous in saying that Tlton is su-
perior to Beecher lecturer. There will doubtless
be arrangements made by which persons from neigh
ing towns can attend, and return home the same
night. Persons in the surrounding country who were
prevented by the weather from attending the former
lecture, should not lose this opportunity
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II The Heskern Homestead is the name Of q pub
LEGATION, which is announced to appear at Leaven-
worth about the first of May and which the publishers
state, is to be the finest agricultural periodical in the
West 1t il to be devoted wholly to the interests
Of Kansas, and to that end full descriptions of every
County in the State. with their advantages and
sources will be published fee, IL the czens of the
several Counties will take interest enough in the
matter to write them up. Correspondence is solicited
from every part of the State. Agents are WANTED at
good wages, in every Township Address W. s.
Burke & Co., Leavenworth, Kansas.
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VEGETINT,
Prepared by
HI. Il. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
Eegetine is Sold by All Druggists.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
EXTRA SPECIAL NOTICE.
Testimony Of Rev. P. B. Wiles Covington, Ky
Smiths Tonic Syrup,
The Best md Safest Remedy for Ckills and
Fever, Fever and Ague.


There has not been for many years in this country,
such general complaint about ehills and fever.
This depressing disease is now prevailing in many
portions of Kentucky and elsewhere, where the pco
pie have long iattered themselves that they
tirely exempt from its influence. To those who are
thus afflicted, We wish to recommend Smiths Tonic
Syrup, believing ii to be the very best remedy
tant. Every have heard ofnsing il, pronounc-
upon it in the very highest terms. We have late
ly used it in our family with marked success. The
ingredients simple, and the Tonic can be used
freely without any detrimen TO the constitution what
ever. If the directions, which always accompany
CRY bottle carefully followed, it will in nine
out of ten result in permanent cure, whether the
disease be of long or short standing
We take pleasure in recommending this medicine
the subjects of this disease everywhere sincerely
believing that the of it will verify every wcr
say. P.B WH-ES
For sale by Bickford & Sinclair, Troy, Kansas.
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A Card.

To all who are suffering from the and indis-
cretions of YOUTH nervous weakness, early decay,
loss of manhood &c, will send recipe that will
cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
discovered by a missionary in South America.
Send selfaddressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH T.
ISMAS Stution d., Bible HOUSE,, Neic York City,.
lnoyly.