The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-02
DOniphan Items.

Dsniphan Isens.
Tho editor of the Little Globe, of Atchison. enjoyed
Sunday before last in Doniphan and its vineyards.
lie came up ON that road, and this is what he says
of it:
Except the to righteousness, which Is said to
be exceedingly narrow and difficult We doubt il
tween this city and Douiphan- The people there
think Atchson ought to fix il, but Atchison never
does ANYTHING ought to, they had better do 1t them
selves
At last the long wished for rain has come in abund
| ance and the farmers correspondingy happy.
ChariesL Rutt, of Atchison, WAS mp last Saturday.
and remained until Monday.
Nearly every one living in or near Doniphan WAS
at the Fair, last Thursday. The exhibits were not
80 good as had expected but as the Soldiers Re
union the biggest part Of the show, We were sat
ised. The drilling rather crude, but Of course
it takes good memory to execute movements not
executed for sixteen years; they were crcditabe,
| however, and suppose the participants enjoyed
it as well the spectators. Something about the
Fair we did not like, that it looked too much
like gambling hell wheels Of fortune shooting for
prizes ETC., seemed to be all the so. For this We
have to blame the management.
While in Troy, last Thursday, we called ON the
CHIEF, but were sorry to find the editor gone. We
were cordially treated however. by his assistants,
who busy printing badges for the Reunion, Of
| which we goodly number exhibited in the Of
flee. We looked through the Office, and found that
Sol Miller has the best stocked and best appointed
country office in the State and people will do as we'll
| by getting their printing done at this Office by
sending it away from the County.
| fYou always come when away, and are al
ways away when We go to Doniphan. Fate !-ED.]
Mr.. Marx Landon had twenty seven dollars aud
half and papers, notes. etc. stolen from his pockets,
| last Thursday, at the Troy Fair.
| Mr. Harry Root, travelling agent of the Atchison
Champion, passed through, business for that jour
| nal, last Monday. We believe he secured enough
subscribers to have the daily brought up on the early
morning train. Harry is very congenial boy, and,
| by the way, is the fastest. typo in Northwestern
Kansas, and has been connected with the Champion
i for over fifteen years.
School commenced last Monday, in the Doniphan
schools, and everything is in running order now, the
change in school books having caused much expense
| and trouble.
A lady called at one of our stores, last week, to
buy n thimble. The storekeeper, not understanding
her. gave her of those rubber contrivanees used
| on bottles hen natures fount Of milk runs dry He
was very much surprised when she threw it in his
face, and hastily left buy what she wanted at an
other Since that, the boys bother him consid
| crably about it.
Another joke is ON a couple Of fellows from Atch
son, who got weather-bound, last Sunday 1t seems,
| while one was seen running around trying to get
away the other was inspecting one Of the wine eel
lars The who was mad, soon got into good
humor, when he found he was 50 well provided for
little boy of Jerry James was hurt considerably,
last Monday. by rock thrown at him by school
| mate.
| A candy-pulling at Mrs. Hansons, last Saturday
night was enjoyed by the young folks. 1t being a
beautiful night many INDUCED in a moonlight prom
| enade.
Mr.. McCrum has bought out Mr.. James Burke, of
Geary. We do not know yet what he proposes to do
with the stock.
An inquirer would like to know, How is it, when
young goes to see young lady, and stays till
the last bit Of oil in the lamp is exhausted, and it
gets dark that you hardly see his retreating
form as he rushes out at the door,
Mr.. Editor, in reference to your item, last week,
about your mentioning the health Of ladies, We will
confdeutally tell you that we are in the same box
We are not going to tell any jokes anybody, I'M
til we find somebody wont get mad at for do
ing itsome folks are more easily offended than 9TH
ers. especially when somebody else sirs the GOALS
Tomorrow, Friday evening, grand dance will be
given at Mr. Weyers rcsidence, by the elite Of Doni
phan. Mr.. Weyer has laid new floor in his house,
and it is proposed to have it waxed, this time.
party of three ladies and three gentlemen went
horseback riding, last Sunday, but were unluckily
caught in the rain, aid had to stay over night at Mr.
Edwards. One Of the boys says he felt awful cheap,
he returned through town, the next day; the rain
had made him look very much dilapidated.
Last Saturday, Chris. L. Rutt and Joe Werner un-
dertook to visit the farm Of Mr. Reichenberger, near
AIphons They started from Doniphan Mt $50 o'clock