The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-12-04
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AT and 413 Felix Street, St. Joseph.
White CIond Chow-Cho~.

The mush ice has begun to flow in the Big Muddy.
Thanks giving was appropriately observed by our
citizens. Boast turkey and cranberries were mnc H.
ed all along the line. - -
MANY of the Indians favored our town with jolly
drunk. last Saturday. The light OF the temperance
revival has not yet illuminated the inward opaeiy
The ghost has been seen again out in the W est
End near the big pond. The appearance, TINS tine'
was in the form of a woman in white. nd you eA-
anime the brush, to if the fellows in white were
lodging around f-PTJ g,
Miss Grace Scrafford, of Seneca, spent several
days, last week, with her friend Miss Lulu Miller.
Thanksgiving vacation at the Atkinson Institute Iur
nished the opportunity.
Two old Main Street buildings were demolished,
last week-one the old bueher-shop; which has been
superseded by Mr. Burkhalter's handsome new brick
structure I; and the other, the ancient frame which
stood between Hines grocery and Harpsters billiard
saloon. The latter had been condemned oy inc cry
ishing, we presume some enterprising person VIII
secure the site for the erection Of brick business
house.
tend to exc out their funds in view Of the recent de
cison of tho Supreme Court multiplying the one mill
State levy but If We are not in error VIII leave US
a shortage of over four hundred dollars
Mr. Fisher is here, on visit to Peter Burkhalter,
his brother-inlaw.
The festival Of the Methodist Church Society. last
Friday evening, enjoyable AFFAIR, and was Wen
patronzed. There was abundance Of viands to cheer
the inner man. and ''lots of fun to illuminate the
countenance; but salt in original bulk and pepper
cannot be considered the best OF arrangements
The Mauck Brothers are constructing an arrange
ment at their mill for dumping which VIII De APPLE
from the bluff to the MILL and improved the road on
the street leading to the bridge so that team can
readily be driven into the warehouse and the corn
discharged in q very few minutes and with scarcely
any labor. The plan ia much more convenient than
that of the common elevator. The Mauck boys nn
derstand utilizing the bluffs. After honey -combing
them with stables, store rooms, and other compart
ments they surmount them with structures for max
ing business handy on the outside world.
So far as Mr.. Kents communicative in last week
mission Of the Indians to Washington, we have to
saw that we obtained our information from the DIS
patches to the associated press and from interpreter
Murray, who accompanied the last party; anu We
do NOT see vet but that we correct in state
ment except, perhaps, that some OF the eheis %er'
opposed to emigration from the Reservatio There
were representations made to us which would have
justified us in putting the case in much stronger
light than did but We did not deem me source
very reliable and therefore confined ourseii wthit
| As TO Mr. Kent we do not think any one will ques
ton that he il o gentleman, hightoned and inteiii
gent actusted by what he believes to be the welfAr
his ard SS1 the q
land from cultivation and thus block the prosperity
of every adjoining community, Is one on which som
very good and intelligent men must diner.
The temperance bali which is rolling the land
| struck White Cloud last week. Mr.. Herbert Camp
bell the eloquent temperance advocate held serie
| of meetings, commencing on Monuay ANU enoink VI
Saturday evening of the same week. The result ha
| been a great Weakening up in the cause among on
citizens and three hundred and y signed the pledg'
have foresworn the .bowl" have been habtua drini
| ers, if not drunkards, for years- The Red Ribbo
| Club has been merged into the new organization
and the interest will be kept mp by weekly meeting
| at Odd Fellows Hall. Mr. Campbell is . fne organ
izer: while he here became great fsvorite with Oh
people. On Tuesday evening an organization wa
perfected by the adoption of constitution and u
election Of officers This organization is styled III
\ White Cloud Temperance Union and the otficei
are as follows: President, c. w. Shreve; Sice-Pres
dent K. S. Wakefield; Secretary, Glen L. Miller
| Treasurer, p. l. Palmer.