The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-02-05
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Van 8s,ksk & Breckenridge.
DOniph0n Items.

This is "Mortlecais" twenty lot Of items
for the Chief which means that it is his first semi
anniversary. He hopes he has pleased everybody in
general.
The ground hos saw his shadow. last Monday, in
this part of the country,
Mr.. Julius Kuhn Wholesale grocer, of Atchison.
was mp Monday, interviewing our grocers.
JOS. McCrum was up from Atchison, on last Thurs
day. on business.
o'clock. double engine freight train 'played smash
at Independence Creek In coming up from Atchi-
son, one of the ears jumped the track and broke the
coupling pin connec ting it with the ahead of it,
Being thus loosed it went out of the way some two
or three feet, and at the bridge colded with one
side of il, and, with the force of the hind engine
back il, broke dow the entire bridge, and fell
into the creek with two other top Of it. The
front engine and ears passed over safely and suffer
has to be rebuilt. That travel should su fer the
erection Of n temporary bridge Immediately
commenced and. with sixty men and two pe-dri-
vers work, trains able cross again early
rs midnight of Friday night. short delay was
caused each day to the passenger trains, which had
to transfer passengers; baggage and mail across the
accident contained emigrant family's entire out
tit, farming machinery, and household utensils,
which were scattered around very promiscuously,
and damaged somewhat. The next car coal
ear, the coal being all ditehed into the creek; and
the other was enpty. 1t is u little remarka-
BILE that it not noticed by the train that the
of the track for the distance of quarter of
a mile before it struck the bridge. The doubts
to the substantially of the bridge, which the
company had Tor a year or more, are now solved
and we hope TO see it replaced by a handsomer and
better structure.
There was considerable scratching, last Tuesday,
most all Of the tickets. A con siderable number
OF bogus tickets were out, too.
Well, never, Last Monday, the Marshal
instructed by rate citizen complain about, and
make Mr.. Adam Bremen remove his distillery,
the smell emanatng from it greatly offended the
nostrs of one of the neghbOrs far to dis
turb his midni.hts rest Mr.. Brenner. won't you
please abate your nuisance of distillery at oncei
The Literary Society was well attended, last Fri
day, and very satisfactory programme was made
up. Paper tomorrow night, by Mr.. Ward, editor.
and other interesting things, the list. Come
one. come all.
There is some talk of q concert and d ance soon.
few ladies are canvassing the matter, and expect
day after Washington's birthday. Will know more
about it, next week.
Master Johnny Welsh, son Of DIR. Welsh. has had
very severe attack of pneumonia, the last
few weeks. II was thought, for several days, that
he could live, but he has far recovered to
he able TO be about the house. and will Dr.
Welsh has boon down from ST. Joe for several days,
attending to Johnny, assisted by DIR. Brownee, of
town.
Considerable sickness in and about Doniphan, for
several weeks. Most of the cases are pneumonia
No deaths have yet occurred.
Edmund Bilimek is fitting up a worry fine Office
his drug store, to be occupied by DIR. Brownee
Looks like business.
February Sd, 1880, the coolest day of the season.
Candidates for he different Offices of the Tow n
ship shaking hands with the dear people, la st
Tuesday.
James Waller has had little boy very sick with
pneumonia. but he is convalescing.
Mr. Burns, living three miles north, has two
three of his family down with fever. MoKDEcAI.