The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-08-28

DsniPhan Isens.
News in Doniphan are scarce, this week, Mr.. Edi
tor, 80 will write most anything, and say it's from
Doniphan.
Those everlasting rumors about marriages, AMI
yet no marriages, Is what bothers 'Mordecai.- HI
wishes somebody would 60 to the minister coon, 8,
that he would have something to report that's worth
reporting. Won't somebody accommodate him
please
bunon man was i'm town, last week. Don't be
lieye he got single ease. He told your reporter
eonfdentially, min. you, that this was the d-des
town he ever struck. As he was somewhat betteI
built physically than ourself couldn't object ID
his language and therefore let it pass, the inter
ance Of prejudced mind.
Some people are internal liars not because the,
mean to be, but because, somehow other, the,
have gut into the bad habit and don't try to breai
the mselves Of it, We have reference to those pers
ons that have fashion of saying to the village gro
Ger or dry goods man, when pricing article: -Oh
can get that cheaper in Atchison, St. joe de
pending to which of these cities is to them
Now, would ask these persons, whether they re
ally think that in ninety mine out Of hundred
they are believed. Wat do you suppose q bust
ness thinks Of you, when yeu make such state
inents He is generally better informed than you
regards prices in the cities spoken of, and
though he doesn't say so, he really knows every
time whether it is lie or not. For fear may get
to preaching on this subject will close by exhort
ing all persons possessing this sefdegrading habit
for the sake of common, if not for Christian morality
to break themselves from this species Of bareface
untruthfulness.
Mr. Editor, your article in former Chief, entitled
"They Will Do It," is Of the best articles that
ever appeared and We wish every body in this eoun
try could read it, and impress the gist Of it indel
bly, into their heads If everybody would do their
trading at home, instead of going to St. Joe Atch
ison, We would soon get back to the prosperity Of
years ago. Let County people try the homo plan
for while, and they will that our County
and its towns will be one of the 'boomingest' dis
tricts in tae country three to six months trial Of
home trading will soon convince our people that
things are really as cheap Mt home as elsewhere.
Miss Mary Messenger returned, last Saturday,
from Troy, where she had been attending tbs Insti
tute.
for the kind and munifcent donation given to him
by the people of Doniphau, week before last
We have another joke about "I,rcnner's dog,
Dick; but this time, it is some one else and i,
dates back several years, when the dog still lived
He, the person have reference to- wasn't afraid
Of that dog
Ayouns man made an engagement with young
lady, last Sunday, to go to church with him. lie
was afterwards franticaly rushing around town,
to find out where she lived, and this circumstance
greatly amused the ladies that perceived his mental
anxiety.
Watermelon thieves making fearful havoc
among the patches in and about Douiphau, and have
destroyed whole crops of that fruit Several grow.
ers have sworn destruction to the thieves, and the
grocers report sales of powder and shot, to be dis
trbuted judiciously among invaders. While we
WRITE We are told of young man. just arrived from
an Eastern State, who broke into patch, but its
owner happened to be on the lookout, and collared
him. and had warrant made out for his arrest, but
the fellow paid hushmoney, and was let free.
The National Era, Greenback paper Published
somewhere in Kansas, has a poor opinion of itself
1t says ave print 500 papers this week. and still
the Greenback cause is booming" Probably because
nobody reads the Era.
In the last La Crosse Democrat Brick Pomeroy
takes the part of the tramps and proclaims himself
the biggest tramp of them all. He is about right.
Douphan had something, last Tuesday, which il
hasn't had for great while, namely, quilting par
ty. Nearly all the young ladies were at Mrs. ODris
COILS that day. and had slots of fun !" whether they
did much sewing, unable to say.
Ifyou want to have fun, just try your hand at cor
responding for the Chief. The fun consists in hay
ing people guess who you are. "MOrdecair has been
identified with about half a dozen persons in DOni
phan. and it's amusing to hear them give reasons
why this or that one is your correspondent; few
have guessed correctly but most of these keep the
secret, and enjoy the fun.
There are many sick now, that II is Impossible
for us to keep track Of every one.
There will be q grand dance again, at Mr.. Meyers
tomorrow friday night, and another immense
time is expected.
for the 'Doniphan Vineyards" is pronounced by all
who have seen it, "a daisy The increasing trade
demanded it.
The School Board has procured the services of Mr.
II. Ward, as Principal in the Doniphan schools. Mr.
Ward comes highly recommended, having been
a teacher eleven years in Ohio, Missouri, and Kan
sas. The assistant teachers have not vet been Sc
lected.
Misses Laura and Florence Welsh, of Ottawa, Kan
sas, are here on short visit to their cousins Flor
ence and Anna Welsh.
Grape picking commences next Monday, at Mr.
George Brenner's.
A field pillow was considerably mangled up, last
Monday night. 1t was mistaken for watermelon
thief, in the bright moonlight, and received charge
of shot, which carried the single-tree away.
Miss Minnie Benjamin, who has been staying some
time with her aunt, Mrs C. c. Tiffany of AtclIison
came home again, last Tuesday.
Well and the Institute ladies are returned, and
are happy to have ours in Doniphan once more
BY the way, We anticipate very great deal of joy
on .'Cadmus'- part-his girl was at the Institute
We believe; and VIC an1iously look for what he has
to say ON her return.
We notice back again among us, Miss Lena Litncr
who was in attendance at the Troy Institute.
The "Doniphan County Edition" Of the st. Joe Her
aid has come to hand, and " hat strikes us is that
every business man is spoken Of as imam of high
standing in the community
As go to seal our letter, hear Of an intended
marriage set for early date This time the rumor
concerns celored couple, and suppose it's true
for we know the names of the parties. You needn't
ask, for we won't tell who it is, yet.
MORDEcAL
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