The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-02-07
Oakland Items.

George Hasaman sold q span of horses to Mr..
Wynkoop. for which he received s225,-a very good
price, for such hard times
The married people of the ncighborhood must have
felt sghted in not receiving invitation to the party
at Mr.. Otten's, US hear they going TO have a
party, and iptend leaving the young folks out.
Mr.. NJ. Hasaman has sold his hogs to Mr.. Wilson,
of Troy. He got three dollars and sixteen cents per
hundred for them, the average weight being three
hundred and seventy eight pounds
We hear the boys ut Bremen calling Job the seven
teen cent man. We don't know what he derived the
name from.
The members of Oakland Grove Grange will, on
the night of their next meeting. have feast in honor
of the members they have lately received in their
Grange. We believe it is the custom with them to
have feast whenever any one joins their Grange
and glorious custom it is. Oh, how We would ike
to be y Granger, just that one night.
We sorry to see such spirit Of antagonism be-
tween business men there is shown between the
grain dealers at Brenner and think they had bet
ter change their ways if they expect any in
business their petty qunrrels continual
of annoyance to persons doing business with them.
We hear that our young friends Charles Robertson
and Dave Jarrett, are going to farm up on Wolf Riv-
this year. They going to keep bachelors hall
Ivy sou hau octtci Bct Dciofo you ii
you don't, afraid you will slight your crop.
Almost every one in this ne!ghborhood belongs to
the Grange, which accounts for few going to the
lecture on the night Of the ID, that was Grange
night and its members loyal to their cause to
miss attending meeting, to hear so brilliant an
orator as Mr.. Tilton.
Mr.. Campbell we believe, is employed IN this dis
trict to teach the Young idea how to shoot. We sup
pose he has code, hear of the girls shoot
ing the boys ont through the window breaking both
glass and sash
Some of our young men went down on Rock Greek,
rabbit hunting, one day last week. We think there
must be other attractions than rabbit hunting down
there, for some of them.
peddler going through The country, last week,
told some one that potatoes in Lincoln, Neb., were
selling for one dollar and quarter bushel, which
started some Of our citizens to corresponding with
parties in Lincoln, to learn the truth of the report
If true, they will ship there.
We will say to the young ladies of the country that
We are ready to receive sealed proposals of marriage
Now, girls, don't he backward, but send in your
names Immediately.
Mr. William Symns is hauling rock for the founda-
ton for house. He intends building early in
the spring
John Mcdaniel is building new house.
Mrs. Frank Fitzpatrick is lying dangerously i'll.
We article in the chief headed Rats" in
which the writer asks the County Board to pay n
bounty for every rat killed. Now, we think that the
better way would be for the citizens of each district
that is afflicted with rats, to call meeting and each
resolve that they will devote many days to the
killing Of rats This, We think. will be an effective
mode of getting rid Of the pests and will save the
County from paying the bounty called for, which
would foot mp to enormous sum- If they had to pay
five cents for every rat i'm the County.
JoxAu