The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-06-19

The Missouri River appears to be getting on her
annual boom. Drift wood is coming down in large
quantities
Wis. shreve returned from the Leavenworth peni-
Tertiary, last week. He looks very we'll.
Our City Council have passed ordinance to
abate the nuisance oftte freight trains BLOCKING NJ
the streets unnecessarily to the great Inconvenience
Of the public.
Palmer Orion made another compile of days run
of their sawmill, this week.
Signal service reports from Washington are bulle
tined at the telegraph oAice, every morning. Thi'
enterprise the part of the A. 4 N. r 2. b appre
ciated by citizens who take much interest in the
weather representation, since the terrible lorna
does Of the present season.
Mrs. L. X. spaford returned, last week, from her
visit 10 relatives In Missouri.
w. N Embree lost one Of his hest COWS, last Sun
day, caused by her breaking her neck while picketet
out to grass.
cents per quart As they the only kind Of frui,
that furnishes supply at present, they 60 of like
hot cakes.
Geo. Pipes who went up the river as fireman on
the steamer Carrier has returned. with his foot in
sling.
The City Council decided, last Monday night, to
have their ordinances properly arranged and pub
lished in pamphlet farm, in the same manner that
Troy and Severance have done. This is something
that has long been needed and the project should be
Immediately carried out.
We notice that John TIT 10 able to be around,
once more.
Two elbows" of the elements occurred in this vi
cinty, last week; one Tuesday, and the other on
Friday night, both about midnight Torrents Of
rain were the accomplishments, but no serious dam
age was done.
Work upon Lynds' new livery stable commences
this week.
Harvest commenced last Monday, in the Roys
Greek section Of country Notwithstanding the back
warness Of the season. it il the earliest harvest of
which any one recollects. From Appearances, the
yield of fall wheat promises to be abundant, but the
spring wheat seems to be poor.
Making Of the brick for Ed. Nu1um's new house is
in progress, on his farm. Emert Fem has the
tract
narrow escape from comfagration occurred at
the Union Hotel, last Thursday night. The Office
was badly damaged, and it was only through great
exertious that the building was saved from destruc
ton. The fire caused by candle having been
inadvertently left burning on shelf beneath the
counter.
Harvest hands wases We learn, starts out at 81 Is
per day.
Some of our people begin to think our city author
tiles, and especially our City Marshall are getting
little overzealous in the discharge of their duties
The boys came near getting up an indignation meet
ing the other day, the arrest of one of their
comrades for crime, known under the law and
another arrest for very silly offence occurred this
week, which causes considerable comment. Let our
officers do their whole duty though the heavens fall,
but they should avoid making themselves odious.
BY request of large number of citizens, Billy Ar
Iington will return and give his entertainment ut
o. o. Hall, on next Monday evening. Owing to the
rain and short notice given, his entertainment on his
former visit not rs we'll patronized as it would
otherwise have been, but every one who attended
pronounced it the best thing that ever struck Kan
sas. Billys comcalities advertise themselves, and
one, after attending his lecture, will miss
hearing it again.
Notwithstanding the terribly bad condition Of
weather and roads, the festival given by the Red
Ribbon Club, last Thursday evening, proved quite
success Every thing in the eatable line disap
peared, and there was quite demand for more. A
nice little realized by the Club, the re-
n. Al.