The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-03-21

Spring has come, gentle reader.

Everything looks well. Winter wheat il better
than it at this time Of the year.
Would judge, from the way the correspondents Of
the County speak, it is muddy where they are Will
say that there has not been day in the last two
weeks hut what farmers blowing. Finer weather
never known in this month
Our town has the go-ahead that it always had, in
the way of Improvement. Tree planting is receiving
encouragement.
Beauchamp & Small have built neat carpenter
shop.
Sam. Byers has built an addition to his house.
The hotel has been refurnished and has the appear
ance of being new. We recommend it to the
public.
The wagon makers here have four wagons about
ready to out They built equal to any Of the
Eastern wagons, have a good reputation, and are
warranted.
Hon. Arch. s. Campbell was in town, last week
We were sorry to lose Arch. Our neighbors should
be thankful that he has located among them
Hon. W. D. Webb delivered Temperance lecture
here ON the Iltl Those who did not hear him. miss
Ell good thing.
Mr. Campbell lectured here three evenings last
week. The third night Concert and pay lee
ture, which showed out rather thin. Severance can
stand free temperance lecture, but the pay lecture
she can't stand. Some forty-five have taken the
Murphy pledge, the last week; Of that number, four
five
II as if everybody that writes for the County
papers has spite at some one We believe that they
write to show tue wrongs Of Others 1t is not the case
here. We expect to give the items as they occur to
one outside. regardless Of friends or foes. newspa
per writer will have trouble if he tells only half the
truth;
Amos Sanford will set out the trees in the City
Park this week. They could not have found better
man for that than .Ame."
Corn trade is increasing On Saturday last, Snivey
& Hedges took in over 1000 bushels. great deal
went to other buyers.
F. X. Armstrong Lou. Boiler, and two ladies', don't
know them,) from Troy, were here Sunday. Frank
gave temperance lecture to large audience Those
who were present were well pleased. 1t mis-
fortune not to hear him.
T. Armstrong has removed his family to town.
Mr.. Dunwoody, the popular miller, informs us that
some of his folks from the East will arrive here
and locate in town.
Mr.. Hammar DIR. Long, and others, from the vicin-
ity of Highland, in town. Sunday. The Doctor
reports everything looking well in the country.
What We want here are brick buildings. 1t
would be good investment for any one who has
the money. Rent is too hish-that is what kills SO
many towns. Two or three brick business houses
would rent without any trouble.
Business to he revivins, in all branches Of
trade. The merchants filling up their stores, and
are ready for the Spring trade. All things considered
we have prospect of better times than have had
for long while.
Amos Angstad and family have removed from here.
Mr.. A. goes to Leona, We believe, while his family
will go East a visit, to he gone two months.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
The Sunday School is in prosperous condition.
There is an infant class to whom questions put,
both historical and Biblical. Among them:
Q.-who is now President of the United States
A.-Rutherford b. Hayes.
Q.-What is the shortest verse in the New Testa-
ment,
A.-Jesus wept
Sunday last the teacher asked little fouryear old
"who is now President" With solemn pathos the
little announced:
"Ruford Hayes, and Jesus wept
She might have added, land well he might"
a pugilistic encounter occurred just before dark,
at the barn of Rev. II. Moys. Young Moys, q some
what Giraffe genius of ten twelve years. trying
abtrnse experiment with fire. Attaching the
latter to the end of long reed. he asiduously
attempting solve the problem of how he could
come to burning down his fathers barn, and conse-
quently the whole town, and not do it. just ut the
most thrillingly interesting moment, my brother,
the banker" standing in his back door, became an
enthusiastic participant. Talk about catamOunts,
Royal Bengal tigers, or kangaroOs! We only saw
him give one jump and he landed clear across three
fortyfoot lots In second he doused the glim Of
Moys refusing to .et his light shine" under
a busci. Then was lost to the world the results Of
a carefully calculated scientific experiment. short
of prayer-or eussin'-elosed the scene. When