The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-15

white Cleud ChoW.Chow.
| Last week constituted another hot term, the mer
curry, it Is said, going higher than during tn
| previous one. The nights were, however, less op
pressivc, and people not Frustrated by thu
heat.
Johnny Mack Ia engaged in Kidding up the sehoo
house premses- He has slashed away with his wees
hook and rake, until things beginning to put on
respectable appearance.
Anderson & Co.'S combined ri:cus and mcnaseri,
| is billed here. for the 2ad inst.
White Cloud has enough Of the Buckeye element
to give considerable swell to the proposed reunion
of Ohoans, sometime i'm September"
At the annual school meeting last Thursday Vim
II. Forncrook reelected Treasurer, and eight
months school voted, and tax of fourteen mills
ted for all purposes, the same as last year Proceed
ings partook more of true business character than
most of the meetings of the past, and there was q
noted absence Of the underhand scheming of vari
parties that usually characterize these annual
semblies of the people.
Last Monday our streets were rradiated by the eff
fulgent face of correspondent 4SoSo,- Of the Hawa
tina DispateA. $3.50 reminds one Of the corona Of
the late eclipse.
We have heretofore made deductions of the pros
perity Of White Cloud derived from her trade, her
railroad business her post-ofce transactions, the
vote at the last municipal election, and her improve
ments. Still another evidence is furnished in the
increased enumeration of youth Of school ages Last
year. the enumeration 36l while this year it is
42l, an increase Of over l6 per cent White Cloud
evidently saw her darkest days in 1885, and if her
recovery has been slow, it cannot be doubted that
her future prosperity is assured When the Indian
country north is settled up by civilized peo-
pie, things will take big bound upward
If Tom Orion doesn't quit sleeping out on the lum
Der pile, some of these mornings he will be 60
ing round with his throat done up in red flannel.
Below will be found the report of shipments OF
loaded cars from White Cloud furnished by
r. r. Embree, for the month ending July 3lst
wood H. stock 10, grain "a making total of 81
cars. This is quite ashowng for such time of year
and will be proportonally larger, as the harvest
comes into market.
We notice that Alexis Poulet has his show window
decorated with fine, large engraving of the French
exposition, all done up in Mr.. P.'s vernacular.
A trip across the country, from White Cloud to
Hawatha, gives very good idea of the width of the
recent storm belt. Nearly every corn-feld shows
idence of its effects the blades being cut and whip
ped into shreds, notwithstanding which, the ears
were far developed that they sustained injury.
Aleck Mills was exhibiting, upon streets the
other day, cluster of the finest crab apples out.
On single stem, five. inches long, were four
teen transparent crab apples, each apple being l.!
inches in diameter, and the whole weighing l.. pounds
Last Thursday morning We had the pleasure of ac-
cepting an invitation from our friend, Capt. Lynds
to take ride the steamer Deiis, Of her up
river trips Arriving aboard at three o'clock, H.,
We found the steam up, and the boat ready for a
start Below We found about twenty deck-hands,
bunked promiscuously around on the floor, with no
regard to head or foot of bed. The peaceful slum-
bers of the boys easily accounted for, from the
fact that the air was unaccountably cool and pleas
ant and the mosquitoes had either gorsed themselves
to safety, they held themselves in unapproacha-
bic awe Of the august presence aboard the boat.
Cadmus having arrived, Capt. Lynds gave the word,
and the boys hove out, with oldfashioned ''ho-o,
no, no. and headed up stream. The cook having
left the boys carried their rations with Them and
We missed the opportunity of testing the culinary
arrangements of the establishment. We assured,
however, that this department is unusually well
managed. About four miles above White Cloud a
landing made in order to .wood up" Several
miles farther the present mouth of Big Tar
pkio, which is a mile lower down than its former
trance into the Missouri The latter stream we find,
has here made sad inroads into the land, washing
away several farms in its movement the left
bank. The washing in this direction seems rresisti-
be and although the waters have receded the banks
still continue to cave in, carrying with them large
trees and growing The Deiis is 7-ton vessel
capable of carrying four carloads of grain, and draws
two feet of water, when unladen. She averages six
miles an hour up stream, while down stream
she can beat locomotive. The masters of the boat
John Lynds and ri. Bailey, and the pilot Charley
Miller all gentlemen who understand their business
business compelled us to leave the boat at Rulo
much to regret, for sure there is no more
fascinating method of travelling and the scenery
from White Cloud to Aspnwall, the points between
which the boat plies, is said to be very pleasing
CADMUs.