The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-08-21

II there be any Who arc skeptical regarding tn,
boon" of White Cload, tAey should have been il
White Cloud, last Saturday. Il was of the busi
est days with all kinds Of buainess we have had fol
years.
| We noticed the head Of Jim Denison, of Atehison
just foot and . half above the shoulders Of thu
tirong npaa eur streets, Last Monday.
Health IN this section il still below par Malaria
fever and kindred ailments are prevalent and in son'
cases the form very obstinate Among the serioul
eases is that Of Mrs. Jennie Becler.
An artist Was in town, Last week, selling genuine
oil paintings the productions of his hsndicraft
Several Of his pieces purchased by citizens Of
| our town.
Jonce Hildebrands gang Of workmen have com
pleted the new monster tank, just above town, Oh
the railroad and gone up in quest Of other woridi
| to conquer"
The Atchison Cka~pios says: "Thc alleged muir
deress from Brown County is the happiest woman
who went to Jail, and makes the vicinity echo
with The old log cabin in the lane and kindred
melodies" We have an indistinet recollection OF
this woman's vocal performances, and the
Champion that II ii would realize the full effect Of
her minstrelsy just provide her with big bass drum
for accompaniment, and see If she doesn't make
the inhabitants Of the RAILROAD centre think the
day ofjudgment is upon them.
John 8. Hook Lit up another brick kiln, last Tues
day, containing seventy-fve thousand bricks These
are intended for Pete Burkhalters butcher shop,
which will be commenced as soon as the bricks be-
come sufficiently cool to handle.
There was q dance at the Point one night last
week, which patronized by number of our boys.
They chartered hand car, and ran down. Frank
Kinney acting conductor.
Big drovcs of sheep arc feature of the brute Dor
ton of the present migration westward.
The Big Blue hunting party returned last Friday,
surfeited with fun and glory They report game
abundant out west, and many is the blessing going
up over the dinner tables along their route for the
supply of delicious vands furnished by the kind
strangers, without money and without price. One
of the favorte pranks of the boys was to ride up to
farmers house. and gravoly inquire if the folks did
not want to get some prairie chickens. The usual
reply was: mo, believe not; we happen to have
about as much fresh meat on hand as we can get away
with, and guess we'll not take any. By the way
how do you sell your chickens, any way,- Upon be-
ing informed that they intended giving them guam
tty acceptable the oountenance of the sturdy yeo
man would undergo q change, and upon reflection
he would conclude that they might make use of
few, after ALL Then the boys would smile.
wD. Webb and his daughter Nellie were up from
Atchison, one day last week.
The annual school meeting was rather slimly at
tended, and the proceedings were rather common
place. consisting of some one acting a. motion maker
aud the various motions being adopted throughout
by faint affirmative vote. An eight months term
of school was decided upon, and levy provided, for
maintaining the same of -, mills on the dollar.
c. w. Shreve was reelected District Clerk.
Mrs. Denman, who has been soiourper of our civ
for over year past, took the train. last Saturday,
for the scene of the national temperance gathering
at Bismarck Grove She will go thence to visit her
relatives in the southern mart of the State Mrs D.