The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-06-13

The last regular Saturday afternoons races wer,
nterfcred with by adrzling rain but not
ing. the main race between Beeeher and Charley vii
lams' sorrel mare was nun according to appointment
Bcccher came out far ahead and the patrons vf thu
mare at gave it up, and the stakeholder ver,
| about delivering over the wagern, when all wcrs
taken abnck BY the announcement that the man, I'm.
won the race by four feet rs Beechcr had the star,
by twenty four feet. Considerable Indignation and
aectation of fury folIowN but the decision of the
judges not to be s1nssyed aud the crowd had to
admit that their eyes had wocfully deceived them.
The track has been scraped and improved, until
it is in excellent ORDER om which we infer that these
races are to he continued.
The June rise here and the river il away nm. and
booming; drift Of every sort floating down in large
masses.
Mr.. Baker, teacher in the Arnold District gave an
exhibition ut the Spanlding school house. ON Monday
evening. We acknowledge the compliment Of an in
vitaton to he present, but were prevented from at
tending, much to regret. A number of our Young
folks went out and from them learn that the per-
Torrance was faultless. Mr.. Baker will close bis
school Friday, the 18th inst. II is due to Mr. b. to
say, that from universal report lie is one of the most
energetic teachers the Arnold District has ever hal
The pay-car of the A. & n. r. r. came up last Mon
she faces of the railroad boya.
II you will allow local correspondent TO make a
correction, he would mention that the statement in
the note which is appended to the poem of Amtoav
aud Cleopatra, in last weeks Chief that its author
Gen Lyle, killed at Chickamausa is an error He
was killed At the battle Of Perryville, Oct g. 1861
III you will allow to make correction we will saw
that you mistaken lie was killed at the haiti of
Chickamauga.-EDl
Strawberries have almost disappeared, and rasp-
berries have commepsel coming in price, from 10 to
l2i cents per quart.
John Lynds arrived here in charge of his boat last
Sunday morning, with cargo of furniture dry goods,
and coal, for some Of the towns above. The same
evening he left for Brownville, Nebraska, where he
will take load Of for the hack trip to this
place. This looks like business, without any fooling
The boat is about the size Of the ferry boat White
Cloud and is provided with regular river pilot and
Steward.
We notice that the Messrs. Gubtle have broken
ground on the vacant lot opposite Iahmers store for
the erection of a new blacksmith shop
In reply to your inquiry of "What is lister.- 1t is
new sort of pillow, which does the breaking and fur
rowing out at the time and is Immediately fol-
lowed by the planter, which drills the corn instead
of the common method Of check planting An i'm
provcment ON the lister is machine much used in
this neighborhood, called the Farmer sJewel- COM
binins the whole thing, the breaking and drilling
are done together. Ten thus be broken and
planted, out and out, in single day. and in n shape
which is claimed to offer advantages over the old
method. BY the way, if we mistake not the editor Of
the Chief have ocular information about the work
done by this Farmers Jewel by visiting his own farm
We never visit that place. Couldn't they find bet
ter name for the machine-one that would signify
something !AED.l
The arrangements for the celebration of the Fourth
are almost, but not quite, completed. As far as we
can learn, the White Cloud celebration will be
the only in this scope ofcountry and we hear that
the neishboring towns expect to participate with u.s.
and consequently there is no doubt whatever of big
time. But are the people in general and the special
bestirring themselvesi in manner proper
tomato to the occasion meeting is called for Fri
day evening, the 18th, and if every citizen does not
turn out and manifest interest there will he Just
ground for neghboring towns to conclude that White
Cloud is not taking hold in earnest, and therefore
some Of them will begin to set about getting up cee-
bratons of their So rally, next Friday evening
and let be settled just what the affair going to be
CADMUs.