The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-03-04
DoaiPhaH Items.

friends in Doniphsn.
Miss Eliza HadnaIl from st. Joe, is visiting her
friends here
Miss Nellie Angel returned home from Leaven-
worth last Wednesday.
Mrs Jacob Bremen is spending q few weeks in St.
joe with her daughter. Mrs Emil Porier.
Eddie Franklin, from Whiting, Kansas, spent
last week at home, and went back to Whiting last
Monday. The girls are so sorry TO see him go away
again.
Thursday. TO stay about two weeks.
Mr. Chas. X. Kuchs was in st. Joseph, last Friday;
of course to replcnish his stock of dry goods and
hats and caps.
Rev. T W Roach moved to Donipban. last Tues.
day and will hold periodical services here, under
Cumberland Presbyterian auspices
Rev Mr.. Hays. of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church held services at the NJ E church. last Sum
day night. There WAS large attendance at church.
Bouse Hampson. of Atchison, dropped in GU the
folks last Wednesday evening" and, OF course, took
in the concert and dance.
Mr. Artemus II. Ward. of whtesyille. No., and
Dr. L. Ward, of Rosendale, Mo-, brothers of our
school principal. are paying him aud family short
visit.
ST. Joseph Hospital Medical College last Thursday,
returned home on Friday. We are all glad to have
Dr. Welsh once more fixture with US, rs he 10
good doctor. and deserves a liberal patronage;
This is some of the most "galivorting' weather We
have seen for good while. Last Friday and Sat
urday were cold and windy enough to freeze the
opposite-a very nice and comfortable day out We
wish il would stick to line of weather steadily.
We beg pardon for having forgotten: last week, to
report he death of one of our very oldest citizens
Judge Mark 7. Landon. He died after an illness of
TWO month";. lie was buried with Masonic honors,
and had large follo~ng, at his funeral of our peo-
ME who Ali regret to see our old citizen pass away
The literary Society was largely attended, last
Friday There was a splepdd debate and pro-
gramme. The debate was greatly enliyened by the
presence of Messrs Sol. O'Driscoll. j. L. Phbrick.
A H. Ward and Hanson Ward, all of whom are
able sneakers. and "od warehouses" At this sort OF
thing N VA. auite treat 10 the audience and the
h.x.
tIeneu give us their aid and experience in oratory
Next Friday night beside the paper, by Mrs. Chas.
AuceIl e,Iiiress we will have debate on ''whether
ron,sn ,Lonld vot. or not WHICH will bc male in
t.re,tinc by the heIp of Messrs Florence oDrscoiI
Harry Miller j l. PhiIbrick Hanson Ward A II.
Wara Nathan Rose r. q. Drake. aud others, who
will a,tack the subject from ali sides few extra
words in regard 10 this society NAV not be out of
place here Ii ia matter of great rejoicing that our
literary socety has dome 40 well a- il has, The sue
cess attending the foundation of this lyeeum has far
exceeded the exp~ctations of its origiuators Or
raniIed last November it has furnished weekly food
for amusement and instruction and its meetings
have AWAY. been crowded and the interest taken in
il by all has been astonishing so much so that it is
a matter Of wonder TO us that we have not had some
tbng like this before short time after the organ
i,.ton of this Club all the other schools in WAYNE
Township have bee nwak ened to try and follow the
Douipban example, We hone they have all had the
same succ,s. n. this il one of the most laudable
.ans of educaton next To the school room and de-
serves e,couragrmeut and success
The Teachers Association of Doniphan County
alton srems TO have been slghting Doniphan and
have held me-tings in nearly every Other town In
the County We are glad 10 have the teachers come
and believe thew will hate a .enerous aud Lo,pita-
HE welcome
After long ,bsence in Missouri. Mr. John Curtis.
Jr has main mai. hi. anne.ranre in D,ninban and
yir;nity Johp 1. a p,oving character anil doe.u't
stav lone in ons nlsre W..rr aIways banpv 10 ace
him
Mrs Friet and family and .everaI other Sever
ance nr,nI, Wbosr namr. W, couId nor ascertain
were down Ia,t Wedne,day evening 10 attend the
concert and dane. RETURNED next day Will he
glad IN hay, tLrm come oftener az w. believe they
ali had a good time
Prevalence couII NOT have given Ms n better night
than lu,t "wednesday night for the concert, II Was
to the entertainment, and everybody came too. ex-
cent those that iuperStiyely had To stay at home
The A. r. church WAS hacked and standing room
wa, scarce As for tn. performance it has been aud
is generally conceded that this was the hest concert
we have ever had, and we believe it. too. Every
performer did his or her part excelleutly and were
Vigorously aDplsuded. We have not space to par
ticuarize the entire performance aud will but say
that il passed of smoothly and harmoniously reflect
ing credit on both actors aud managers Financially
the concert was a great success.
The ball at IIrcenners Hail. after the concert was
also fully attended Ii is hardly necessary to state
that this was as big success as the concert, and
that all rpioyed themselves, when We say that il
lasted till nearly five o'clock in the morning What
added to the pleasure, was Mr.. Weyer's full band
aud A smooth and waxSi floor and a good pro-
gramme and masteriy prompting by Hutchins Ev-
ery one went home happy, and all wish for another
as ENJOYABLE q time in the near future.
Wonder if the sneak whom we mentioned last
week a. having cut the drop-curtain for the concert
was present at the performances, Wednesday! lie
would have seen that his small trick was of no ALL
in stopping the preparations. a. Mr.. Low had the
damage repaired immediately; aud the Curtain.
repainted we think looks even better than before.
or, at least, is an agreeable change Mr.. Low says
no one san get ahead of him by any such meauness
Drake received visit from his brother the Friday
before Mr.. James Drake of Eden, Kansas.