The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

he Dsvn - Rov Again.
The chief has again raised old Ned at Hiawaths.
a. witness the following postal ears, which poured
in upon MS, Saturday and Monday:
HAwArHA KAs. Fea !, 1879.
You failed to call attention TO Ground Hog Day, i'm
your last issue. What does this meant Are you
going back ON G. HI Indignantly
HIAwArHA Fee. I, 1879.
En- CmEr-Dcay Sir :-You have raised HI
again. without the Ground Hog, how can We have
Spriuei Would you doom to an eternal winferi
.Forbid il, .lmishty-so; give me q sPrlrs or stop
HhwATHA. KAs., Feb. l, 1879.
DEAR SIR IL perceive that the Chief has made no
mention, in this weeks issue, of Ground Hog Day.
Are We infer from this, that there will be nothing
in next weeks Chief in relation to this memsra6le
dayf Don't neglect TO say something about the
Ina J. LAcocK, Attorney for o. H.
HAwArHA, Feb. !, 1879.
SoI- MILLER-Dear Sr:-What has become Of the
Ground Hog, this yeari I, one Of your subscribers
demand an explanation, or will sne DR.. Macy for
damages. tMadl ). d. BLAIR
HIAwArHA, KAs., Feb. ], 1879.
Ed. CHIEr:-Though not one Of your subscribers,
have been constant reader of your paper for many
years, and now take the liberty to address you ON
subject of vital importance in any community where
the principal business of the people is raising the
hog. am firm believer in the Ground Hog,
and knowing that You have been supporter Of the
ct hand, am disappointed in finding no mention Of 1t
in your last issue The establishment of the doctrine
= of the ssSee
and We shall soon know the all-inportant fact.
whether the common porker Is first cousin to the
will take . renewed interest in the matter believe
i will take your paper one year myself II you will
send it to me for n 50. JOHN SwNER.
HnwkrnA, KAs, Feb. l, 1879.
Twenty-ope years o subscriber to, and O reader Of
the CAief, and during all that time the Chief has
shown due respect to his majesty, the Ground Hog.
Now your careless neglect in not even making men,
nifty at large, needs full and comprehensive eIpa-
nation and If that Is not furnished, requested.
stop the old paper. Yours, truly,
HnwATHA, KAN, Ground Hog Day, 1879.
Sol MnLER:-l write this in Q very perplexed
condition Of mind. caused by the non-appearance in
the last Chief of any .lluson whatever to the near
approach Of Ground Hog Day-the proper observ-
ance Of which, should never, any account be lost
sight Of Can it be possible that, in attending to
the funeral obsequies of the dear deceased Bulletin,
you were overwhelmed with grief that You entire
" forgot the living Ground Hog It will not do.
Unless some good excuse and ample apology are
H. s'Sp
RUDoIrH NIEHExxr.
We acknowledge to certain degree of culpability,
but arc in the main e1cusable. Not one Of these
writer's seems to have q single bowel of compassion,
except our friend Rudolph Nehenke," who appro-
ciates the true cause. We were so overwhelmed
with sorrow at the sad duty were called upon to
perform over the csdaver of lamented friend, that
even the Ground Hog slipped our mind. Besides, he
has gone back his time-honored principles so oft
en-, of late years. that are beginning to lose our
old-time respect for him. But we'll try him once
more. Sunday. the ID, was Ground-Hog's Day. He
saw his shadow, and returned to his hole. Accord
ing to the ancient landmarks, We need not expect
good weather until Spring. or about the middle Of
March.