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

Some persons, having heard that we had quit writ
ing are giving it to all sides and corners Take
care, boys, We can resume writing, at any time.
"Sabee,' the Oakland correspondence the Bulletin;
etiifies the readers of that choice sheet with an
account of runaway, in which he says We We're
| thrown from the wagon, and things were torn up
generally. OF course, such a thing never happened.
Now, Sabee," how much did your informant give YOU
for writing up his side of the question If he only
paid you what your article was worth, of course YOU
didn't make much. Now, If we did not deem it loss
of time and paper, could tell quite different story
from this. about running with very prom
inent brother Of the church. land this p b. was
"Sabees' informant), and how this same D. b. was
worsted in the and how he lost barrel of salt
School closes here. this week We believe Miss
Ciem has given satisfaction TO all of the patrons with
one or two exceptions; and angel from Heaven
could not please them
Mr.. Jo Symns has ITO acres of wheat on his farm.
and thinking one machine insufficient to do all the
eutting he has bought Marsh Harvester with self.
binding attachment.
Not many moons ago, the travelling man for an as-
ricutural paper in conversation with friend of osrs
remarked that Doniphan County had the best County
paper there was in the State Which one of the pa
pers do you have reference to p asked our friend
why, said the agent, have you got more than one
two-ths Chief and the Bulletin" Well" said the
agent 1t is the Chief have reference to- We never
heard Of any other, in our part of the State"
1t Is reported that young man in this neighbor-
hood wanted to take his girl to Troy to an entertain
ment, and before she would promise to CO. he agreed
to buy tickets for her father and mother and TO ride
on the seat with her father to Troy and return OF
course no one puts any faith in the report except
few selfish narrow minded persons
Is he going to marry the girl If So will she in
sist upon his sleeping with the old man ,-PrI
Mr.. Wynkoop contemplates buying n harvester,
with binding attachment.
Jesse Cook has painted his new barn, which adds
greatly to the appearance of his well improved farm
We hear some talk of new paper being started at
Brenner. Now, we would not advise any one to I'M
dertake such an enterprise yet, if any does I'M
dertake it, We wish him abundant success
We have been told that Jesse and Will Cook intend
buying steam thresher. They are cnterprisnc men.
and We bespeak for them liberal share of the farm
rrs' patronage.
The members of Oakland Grange gave another of
those eioyabls feass, the night of the 18th inst
Among the visitors present, noticed Mr. Glenn
hhppei. The music was just splendid. and the sup
per-well, we can't do it justice but will say that
beat anything of the kind ever seen in these parts
Mr. Goniai, the young man at MIR. Ilinckley's, who
was hurt by team running away with him, has
good appetite and sleeps, but is still parayzed from
his shoulders down. and is as helpless infant.
young man at Barry, ILL.,, whose father takes the
rhcf, in writing to his sister in this neighborhood
ays: Stir up your Oakland writer, or will como
nut and shake him up myself He says that the
thief is not worth much to them without the Oak
and items. He don't say this to praise our items but
'ecase he does not know any in any other part
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