The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-17


Whies CasoA Chsw-CAew.
MIA Hapcsek, q Lsavenvsrth, has been hcrr. rep
reseutng to Cur cfisens the claims Of the Hamc Of
the FriensIlcss She succeeded in working up an in
ferest in this institution and the ladies Of White
Cloud have organized . society for the purpose OF
fhrnishinx Il systematic aid. pound party will
be held at the Odd Fellows Hall, next Monday, mn
der the auspices of the society.
We observe that Col Keith and Mr.. Weeks. who
have been 70 Isng afflicted are both exhibiting mark
ed inprovement and the prospect u that they will
soon be able to resume attention t. business
Many are the copjectures of the readers of the
Chief in this vicinity as to the of the nonsp-
pearance of last weeks melange from White Cloud.
II was Thought, any way, that Cadmus might have
written a ysiedictory, and resigned his position
iteu,izer with something Of grace. Cxndor compels
us to confess that We failed time, through
sheer necessity. Never in long experience. had
we passed through 80 uneventful week the one
preceding. While the smallpox at Severance fur
nished an inexhaus,ble mine of items; while Doni
phap had the temperance excitement, and every 9TH
er town had something else to fall back upon,
before had the god of items proved SO unpropitous
toward White Cloud. Let the people Of our commu-
nifty unite in the effort to do something eccentric ev
ery week, and the Chow-C Chow column will have
long life
Railroading has resumed its activity, and long
trains of heavily laden give evidence that the A.
& n Road is doing prosperous business.
Seeing an excited crowd in front of the postofice,
the other day. we showed our way in, and found the
cause to he the announcement just read by one
from daily that an armistice had been agreed up
on between the Turks and Russians, on the basis of
,ti possidetis Never has there been such conserna
t.aI
that Henry Ward Beecher and Canon Farrar declar-
ed that there Ia no-"bad place
The way the is coming in, added to the compe-
tition between grain dealers, and the rush OF the
shelter, at the MILL all give lively look to business
Wyie Moore is reftting his elevator for the nereas-
ed demand upon it, and the Mauck Bros are often
compelled to run their shelter till midnight.
The public installation of the Masonic officers took
place at the n T. church, on the evening OF the 9Th
inst. The ceremony was agreeably diversified by the
excellent singing Of choir improvsed for the occ
sion. Judge Maynard, Of Troy, led, and was assist
ed by his daughter, Mrs Zimmerman, who presided
at the organ Both Mr.. M and Mrs. u. are rocaiists
of great power, and we trust We shall again have the
pleasure OF listening to their delightful music Inc
installation was followed by largely attended oaii
at Odd Fellows Hall
band OF Mennonites nave, ior u snort Tune past
been workining on the railroad, IN connection WIN
the dump" They wear No. IL boots eat grease IKE
Esquimaux, and sometimes PUNK out LII the open
air. when 1t Is sharp enough 70 mp nause.
The number Of wrangies and street Draws that oc-
CURED on the evening Oh tne masonic nls'aiialoh'
was unusual we thnk we nave quiet weiioruer-
ed town, IN common way; put the boys VIII occa-
sionally indulge in tins sort OF freguiannes.
Miss Nellie fouiet has been the recipient Oh pres
ent which eciipses them all. It's an elegant piano
OF the Limited states Co. make, ana Is said 10 DC
one Of the handsomest and best In the State.
The calaboose, which our people mad begun TO
think an obsolete instiution' mas oeen Oh re'Nai
rampage OF late. drunkenness anu aisorueriy con-
dnct are what do IT.
The number Of hogs packed by Burkhalter q NJ
yum, up to date, is sol; by Palmer q orton, 22o.
Miss Ida Beaumont, oil ST. Joe, came up ana made
q weeks sojourn IN our town, returning nome last