The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-04-18
vn,,. CI..a Chew.Ch.,r.

S.diny has received its due share Of attention dur
ing the past fortnight This is wise nothing contrib
utes much to the characterization of yard nice
carpet of yelvety blueg grass Sodding may be advan
tageously done from now till June, and We are in
formed that there is end to the supply the high
praire west Of town. We vet hope to see many more
of our citizens avail themselves Of chance of
tifying their premises at small outlay Of time, be-
fore the improvements which working out that
way cut of the supply.
Fountain Kelley, who returned from Southern Kan
sas last week. will probably remain here. He reports
fine country down there and everything prosperous,
but says that Doniphan County is hard to beat.
In our statement last week. that Mr.. Huston re-
cited his poem of the Lawyer in He'll to appreei
alive audience the word aRpreafre should have been
printed in italics and punetuated with exclamation
point, inside parcnthesis-
Some of our gamins arc making elaborate prepare
tons for Easter but the chaps who stole Sam. KEEL
ly's ducks and fattening them for the OecasOn
rather put their foot into it.
Rev. H. p Robinson. of Highland, gave an elocu-
tionary entertainment at the Congregational Church.
on Friday evening Mr.. X. not very well patron
ized. owing, we suppose, to a prejudgment in the
minds of many of citizens but those who attend
e were highly pleased with the recitation. Now that
Mr. Robinson has establishea reputation finished
elocutionst predict that, should he visit place
in the future, he will he greeted by audience that
will crafty his most sanguine expectations.
The decree of the County Board for the enforcement
of the herd law has been the cause of swearing
hereabout. Perhaps the townspeople would regard
the matter with complacency, We're it not for the
ultation of certain human hogs hereabout over the
matter.
Twoparties at Peter Planners, last weck-a SURPRISE
on Tuesday evening. by the Masons and a young
folks gathering, on Thursday evening.
Charley Noyes was up looking to lis business. the
latter part of last week.
The bachanalian revelry of Thursday evening upon
our streets, probably the most disgraceful exh
btion that has occurred here for several years and
now the temperance folks exclaim, with sagacious
air: ~ told you so;- while who voted for the
saloons wishing they had opportunity to do it
over
The Indians have been giving trouble to MIR. Step
ney, the colored man, who has settled on the forty
tract north of the Cemetery. which he purchased
of John Utt claiming part of their reservation
The matter investigated, last Saturday, and Ma
jor Kent, the Indian Agent led to concedc that
the claim set up by the Indians unfoun,ed. The
trouble with the Indians is that they find one of their
chief routes into White Cloud blocked up.
Mrs Harvey Van Buskrk has been up the past week,
visiting her friends and relatives in White Cloud and
vicinity.
Ed. Haggar, of this place, recently murdered
at the Black Hills 1t appears he murdered by
his partner to whom he had refused to sell his half
of their claim. He afterwards sold it to another par
ty whereupon the partner killed him, out of
CADMUs.