The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-05-01
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Corn planting is going rapidly forward Tho drill
ing process ID also in great favor among farmers
Mauek & Bro. are Smelling the corn which O. Bailey
has had stored i'm his crib, south of the mill, thia
Winter.
Our blacksn,i,lrs are all overstocked with work,
consisting mostly Of repairing and sharpening plow
and the only complaint IT, that the work cannot all
he done.
d. Mcintosh was up from Troy, last week, attend.
ing to his insurance business in this part of the
County.
Remember the nush and milk party at E. n En-.
bree, next Friday night. Go, eat, drink. get fat,
and be merry.
Tom Burns has sold his sixty acre farm, west Of
town, to a brother of George Gariock. Price paid,
$1,000.
the Red Ribbon Club. The Club has now all the At
fractions of literary society and is constantly grow
ing larger.
Straw hats are beginning to make their appearance
out Of doors. Now bring on your linen busters
Miss Leila Miller. Of Troy, and Miss Zoo Case, of
Highland, spent a couple Of days in our city, last
week The latter, we learn has started music class
with every prospect Of success.
The Government steamer "Clytier about one6fth
the size Of the ferry boat and little larger than
skif, passed upward, last Saturday evening, hound
for Nebraska City.
David Stanley is converting the hog lot on Main
Street, which he recently purchased of Dr. Pugsley
into a bluegrass lawn. Follow suit.
Below is the report of K. r. Agent Embree, Of the
number of loaded cars shipped from this point for
the month ending April 3oth. We'll, you said 1t was
below. How far below shall We look for It'll Atten-
ton, all Itemizers. Always finish your paragraphs
-EdJ
Mrs Mary Murphy, wife of John Murphy, died last
Thursday morning, ut their residence, in the western
part of town. aged q years, month, and days.
Mrs. Murphy had long been ailing with dropsy and
heart disease, of which she died. Her remains we're
inferred in Olive Branch Cemetery, on Friday.
The appointments made by our City Council are as
follows: Marshal, Mr. Kicker; City Clerk, WIN. H.
Forncrook; Street Commissioner, Patrick Dunleavy.
Dan. Roberts resigned his position as clerk in A.
Poulets store last Monday, and left for Atchison,
where he has accepted situation in the Chicago,
Palmer DAN has always been one of our most gay
and socable boys, and he will be sadly missed by his
old comrades, and the patrons of Mr. Poulets store
Many preparations were made, during the whole of
last week, the part Of citizens to attend the
1. O. o. F. celebration at Highland Saturday last.
On the appointed day, there was not IN unengaged
vehicle in the place. From what We hear, . very
pleasant time was had, although our denizens were
very much surprised and ehagrined at finding
most all Of the enthusiasm concentrated in them
selves, and other parts Of the County but slightly
represented. After their return home from the Gel
ebration, the band treated the folks to grand and
very fine toot.
Clark Fowler last Tuesday vacated the premises
recently sold by him to David Stanley, and started
for Atchson, where he intends starting hotel.
Another steamer passed up the river, abont dusk
Sunday evening, bound for the head waters of the
Missouri. CADNUs.