The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-05-23

Wathena items have been scarce in the Chief "a
some time. The Bible tells that man must earn hi
bread by the sweat Of his face and that is what Won
correspondent has been doing, for some time la.
no time to hunt up write items Nv scrap is nov
! laid by and may find time to write n few item
| each week.
James Clark. the young man who shot himself SOM
time SINCE lie improving, and will soon be out again
He was taken ont to his fathers last Sunday week
| in Burr-Oak.
J. C. Abbott skipped out, one day last week. afte,
getting one Hundred dollars to pay debt due from
him and his wife,. lie sold span Of his wifes horse,
in st. Joseph, taking with him the proceeds of the
| sale.
Richard Thomas is section boss, until Clark recov
ers from his wound.
H. d. Hunt left, on Monday of last week. for Cali
fornia. The people are generally sorry to lose Mr.
Hunt us there few better men in any community.
hope he may have prosperity, wherever he may
make his home.
Mr.. Z. V. Snively purchased. last week, a span Of
fine hay carriage horses to drive in his carriage and
is now putting much style as anybody.
The river has been on the rampage, for some time
past and is wearing away the banks below town ut
fearful rate. The bridge and railroad companies will
have buld dykes the south side of the bot
TOM to prevent its taking the railroad track When
they get fifty thousand dollars from Congress- they
will be in condition to do good deal of work
hear more herd law now than anything else The
Adsance stated that the farmers were all in favor of
enforcing it. don't know where said farmers live
As far my information goes there is one in five
that avors it, and the farmers more hostile to its
enforcement than the town people. am in favor of
the law but not in favor of enforcing it to the
detriment of very large majority of the people and
there is doubt but that the Legislature intended
that it should be eutbrco only on vote or petition
of majority of the people q the County. Most peo-
pie regard it outrage for the Commissioner to
order it enforced when they could help knowing
that large majority opposed to it, and at time
when the farmers have almost their entire years work
to do, with time to change their fences from their
crops to pastures.
Our city fathers don't get along rs smoothly and
lovingly as they might. They have now voted them
selves salaries and they may get along better.
The fruit trees have made q greater growth, this
spring. thanthey did during the whole last year
have seen grape shoots of this springs growth four
feet long, and threequarters Of an inch in diameter
Some of your correspondents have been making
quite blow about the business done at their railroad
stations. Wathena can boast of about much bust
ness rs any small town in Kansas. anywhere else.
shipped from this station ninety four loads of corn
and thirteen Of wheat. How is that for one firm 7
August lst 1877, and ending May 18th.
1873 they shipped from Wathena three hundred and
fifty five loads of corn, urIhundrc and thirteen
Of wheat, and twentysiX of barley making total for
about nine months, of hundred and ninety four
ears Much of this grain purchased along the
line of the railroad west of this but it all handled
here. The wheat and barley all unlOaded clean
ed, and weighed reloaded and forwarded. The corn
was shelled, cleaned, weighed, and forwarded. In |
addition to this large quantities bought out west
md shipped direct to market, the amount of which
cannot be found the books here. The figures are
aiken from the books of the company and are e1-
lctly correct Mr.. Hedges resides in Maryland, and
he business here is managed by Mr. Snively. who |
possesses three important elements of success-ener
", Judgment and pluck. Can any station or firm in
Northern Kansas make any such show
Mrs G. W. Barr, of this city, has been quite sick,
or some time, but is now far recovered as to be
be to be out. DIR. Hall, of ST. Joseph attended her
Turing her Illness
Fidel Gramer is building good new house on his lot
N ST. Joe. Street, to be used saloon one The old
me has been removed to Otto Jones lot west of its
rgnal site, and fitted up for rent to some. The new
Improvement makes quite an addition to the looks of
he business street of the city.
Mr.. Zeiser. prominent grocery merchant of Wa
hena, injured himself in loading wagon, and has
een confined to his bed for about two weeks and is
ct in very feeble condition.