The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-03
In and About Doniphan.

Christmas has come and gone, also has the year
| lS1. Many hearts have been made glad, while 9TH
ers have met and disappointments the last
| year. Christmas has, perhaps to many been joy
love, and day OF general happiness. With the poor
| how was il While ths better class of people were
feasting on luxuries- and receiving beautiful pres
ents, the poor. perhaps, not only have not sucien-
ey OF the more rude diet to keep the cravings Of hun.
ger satisfied. but Christmas gifts nor even The
better classes to give them cheerful look or en-.
enlargement to better their condition. Oh how cold
and cherries is their path of life. Their only hope
is in better hereafter. This sacold assl-ss.lisl
world to make the best Of it.
Well. we have been absent for some time and p.r
haps good many have had their ups and downs in
| the last ten days and the most of them occurred
about the holidays. Thomas and Jeremiah egynos
anu whiskey punches, have hoored and tripped a
good many stout men in the gutter, and some have
gone home to their families with their ewes hunsed
up, from the effects of telegraph pole
We had no idea that Donphan could get up so
good concert. The house full. both nights.
The music was charming. and were the girls that
sang. We took back seat from the fact that our
seat had on buternut patch. and our coat tail was
too short to cover it. Well. mind that no one
know it, rs the pieces performed all good, and
well sung The tabaleaux created good deal of
h.
es and floor with their feet. I'VE will have to Mort
gage the Farm" was excellent piece with Mrs.
Edwards at the organ, and Miss Anna Waller, Miss
Hahn, Mr.. =. O'Driscoll, and Lewis Hahn. by the
voice. IL suited our taste the best of ALL The re-
eeipts, We understand, were thirty -four dollars
The Masons installation, the eth with dinner
at their Hall, came OF, As per appointment. A good
many refreshed themselves with good dinner and
Mt nishtquite number went to Mr.. Viewers to have
a dance. OF course we were there; we saw married.
men without their wives, married women without
their husbands and bachelors, girls boys, and wild
owers-the latter did dance but play ed old maid
with cards, and at supper, played old maid and
when they went home, played the devil by taking
her home All right, old Tad Clod saw you.
: MIR. Chief you should have heard that girl who
got mad at her beam because he did not take her 10
the stone school house festival She said his mouth
was like yellow pumpkin split; his nose represent.
ed frozen potato thawing out; his eyes she calIei
simeteyes; red head, his legs and body like sand.
hill crane. She was mad.
Frogs have commenced their Spring songs-we fear
too early.
Wheat looks well, and is growing. all of this .of,
weather This state of slop and mud won't last much
longer, for il can turn cold enough in fifteen min
utes, to freeze the horns off Texas steer
Some hunters went out, Sunday and canght a fox
Bad boys, to hunt Sunday.
There Is trouble between some halfgrown boys In
Doniphan, and from what we can learn there IL 60
ing to be some one hurt The officers of the law
should look after some of them, before their threats
are put into execution. John Mcintosh and Bud
ellis, two boys, were pareying and payfnlly using
their, knives, one of them says, when Wells made
a thrust against the Mcintosh boy nfiieting n wound
in his breast below the left nipple about an inch
deep 1t bled considerably, but the wound is not
considered dangerous. The boy was a good deal
frightened
Some other boys were out hunting, with guns,
when one of them took a crack ut a man across the
river, just missing him. It would not have been
much fun 10 them, if they had killed him. Parents
should know what their boys doing, when away
from their care. CLopIIopprn.