The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-04-11

| Some of the boys In town found the remains of n
human being that had been washed out of the gruun
near the water mill of J. W. Cook The large bones
of the body well preserved, but the small ones
rotten. DIR. Carter took Of the thigh bones
and measured it. He says that, taking physiological
measurment in proportion to this bone and the man
must have been at least feet high. The bones
were just about the color of smoked ham, 1t is sup
posed to be the remains of an Indian, belonging
to the kickapoo tribe This formerly their ira
ding place, and the home of the old chief, wathena-
White men have resided here for twenty years.
but have no recollection of large man among the
tribe, and he must have been buried more than a
quarter of a century.
Aug. Fuelling is improving the property lately pur
chased from ii. ID. Hunt. A new roof on the house,
nice picket fnce, and the planting of quite n
Der of fruit and ornamental trees the place.
some of the improvements.
Frank Therit is to out to his farm. one
and half miles north of town. Mr.. I. has built
good house, and already much improved the appear
ance of the place.
Several parties from this vicinity have lately skip
ped out between and SUNRISE leaving quite
number of friends who very sorry that the par
ties were foolish enough To take H.. G.s advice and
.!so West
The Sheridan Bro. are skinnnins much of the land
Beemont has been entirely cleaned of young
timber. just here. let me ask. why do map makers
still persist in putting Belemont the maps, The
town site has all been vacated. There is town. no
postoiiice, saloon. and very little else that would
Indicate that there had been a town there.
The city election passed quietly The only trouble
was to get To in the lucrative offices Of
Mayor and Councilmen. There are number Of ap
plieants for the Cerkshp, at $500 per annum and
number who would like to be City Marshal. The
Marshal gets so.OO per month"; and fees. which makes
the position sought after.
A. l.. Campbell is going to move his family from
his stosc to his fine brick residence. in North
Watcna.
Farmers still planting fruit trees. l should
think that this section would be full of fruit
trees.
Wathena sound financially. The Treasurer report
shows balance from last year of Sl6is4; received
from licenses and all other sources, ss4.a6 making
total of receipts, of $4,000 Amount paid out, 1886
leaving balance in the Treasury of sl002i to start
the year with.
Peter Dieter of this city, sold, last week, twenty
eight head of tlree-year-old steers fed by himself
Twenty head averaged ll26 pounds; eight others
eraged 1860 pounds. They the finest lot of young
beef cattle that have in a long time. Mr. Die
ter has twenty five head of the kind to sell yet
Mr. ID. has fine farm just north of town, and makes
business of feeding cattle, and, it is said, makes piles
of money at the business.
Mr. f. A. Davis, editor of the -idrdnce. has shown
me The North American Almanac and Gentleman s.
and Lady's Diary for the year of Lord Christ,
1776," by Samuel Stearns, "Student in Physck and
Astronomy The printing is old style, using for
The contents quite interesting of them being
rs follows: Judgments of the weather; Feasts and
Fasts of the Church: Meeting of the New England
Courts Rising and Setting of the Seven Stars. Sun
and Moon Time of High Water; Clock Equations;
Public Roads, and Stages to put up at Baechanal
the Earth's Drinking Health Receipt for curing Dys
entery; Sir Richard Ruins directions showing the
good effects Of srituous liquors, when taken in mod
Grafton" and many Others Printed in the 10th year
OF the reign of George the iii. 1t gives list of all
the Governors of New England from the ..beginning
of the English settlements to the surrender of the
charters" The dyseniery receipt is follows: Take
bahery WAX loafsugar, and mutton talow. of each
ounce, boil them all together in three pints of
milk when it's cooled, take teacup full every hour
1t has "a pages and is very neatly printed consider
ing the date The paper is almost the color of a
backand-ian rat terrier dog, and has every appear
ance of being old its date indicates Mr.
Davis informs that it has been in the family of
his ancestors since the date of its publication II
sold for &c coppers single, and 10 shillings the Dozen