The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-06-26


River falling gradually, at this point.
The rainy season has somewhat prolonged harvest
hut still all wheat will be eaved. Some crops near
town will thre-h thirty bushels to the high
land, some will not average ten bushels to the acre
it is thought by some Of the knowing ones, that the
crop in old Wayne will more than average fifteen
bushels TO the acre.
Corn never looked better, all over the country.
Harvest wages, one dollar and 6ffy cents per day.
Iaborers few, and difculty in getting crews oil
hands owing perhaps, to the wheat rpening fast.
Isaac Detwiler brought from Ohio o fine bloodetl
Durham bull, one year old, to his farm two miles
from town. Mr.. Detwiler is one of those thorough.
going Pennsylvania farmers, who never says let up
If we had few more of these kind Of men. farmers
in Douiphan County would prosper. in making i'm.
provements, and fine stock, and o general health
would exist in matters, financially, all the coun
try.
That all-absorbug question, Of which road, or how
shall get to Doniphan is perhaps finally settled
by the County Surveyor and viewers appointed by
the County Board This inlet perhaps has cost the
County considerable expense. when it might have
been settled as it was. The Road is located just
where Trustee Stewart located it, and opened the
road out did considerable work ON it, etc. great
many men work for their own qualification, regard
less of the welfare or convenience of their neigh
bors and just SO long such sefsh desires exist
Just SO long will the interest of the general good
cease to prosper.
Henry Ramsey and wife came down from iigh-
land, last Wednesday.
Miss kaseman, our former teacher, from ST. Joe,
was down, June 18th.
Thomas Horner has been very Sick and is still con-
fined to his bed
The hot weather and the pcsky flies make a man
feel like saying naughty words, especially after
feastins on some nnpleasanfness, and lighting ON
your PROTOCOLS
Two tramps broke into the house OF Barney Ian
gan and George Brock, near Independence Creek,
last Sunday week. The families were absent just
awhile before Mr.. Lansan and family started on a
visit, two men were seen near Camons school house,
supposed to be watching the movements OF the fam
ily After they started, these two men were seen
going towards the house. One of them staid at the
well, while the other went through the house, which
was found to be in general topsy-turvy condition
The thieves got tine ring, that was the marriage
ring of Mrs. Langan which was priced very highly
some shirts, provisions. and eggs. Mr. Lansan says
that he would rather they had taken one hundred
dollars worth of property than the ring Some sixty
cents in money were found by the thieves at Geo.
Brooks one mile north. They took bucket OF eggs,
and some other little things. These men seemed to
he acquainted about the neighborhood, and have
been repairing clocks and sewing machines, and
were gcnteely dressed Let the public look ont for
such characters
Disd-Miss LYDIA Smith, sister of Mrs. David
Smith, living four miles north of Donphan, from the
effects Of fall from the stable loft Lydia had been
invalid for several years, and generally had to be
taken Of by some of the family. June 18th,
while David was at work in the harvest field, and
his wife had gone to town trading this woman went
ont to the barn with some of the smaller children.
She climbed up into the haymow; after getting pref
ty well up the hay gave way, and she fell striking
her head against the sill, producing conclusion Of
the brain. No other wounds or bruises were found,
except the left arm was badly bruised. She, with