The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-01-15
DOniphan Items.

Died on Saturday, Jan. TO- 1890, at Rosbrth. Texas
.f heart disease, Robert Harding. son of John Har
ding. Mr.. Harding received the above sorrowful
intelligence by telegraph. last Monday.
School in Doniphan has commenced again, after a
vacation of three to four weeks.
No services were held at any of churches, last
Sunday.
Mrs. Frck and family, of Severance. were down
ON visit, last week, returning Friday. We are
always glad to have them come and
Ed. Franklin and Nick Bremen have built am
ateur telephone line. Ed. made the telephone HIM
self, and must praise him for hi. ingenuity in
constructing it, good number of young folks
amused themselves with it, last Sunday.
The grade surveyors of the line, Missouri
Pacific to ST. joel commenced at Atchison, this week
and VIC may expect commencement of the work in
earnest soon
Some time since, We said that Dr's Fisehering and
Goa, of Atchison, intended to have branch office
here, bnt We have since found out that there was
no truth in the report, and make this correc-
ton, which we are always willing to do, when We
are misinformed.
Jay Goulds telegraph line has ut last reached
Doniphan.
Died, last Sunday morning, Lille May, daughter
OF William Hutehns. The ehilds age fonr years,
and the disease scarlet rash. Eight others in
the same family down with the same complaint.
Mr.. Jacob Bremen celebrated his 9th birthday,
last Monday. good number of his Atchison and
Doniphan friends participated in party at his resi-
denee. All enjoyed themselves, and wcshed him
many a happy return of the anniversary.
The Doniphan Literary Club had another instrnc-
tive and amusing meeting, last Friday evening, at
the school house. To the credit of the society be it
said, that there hardly seats enough for all that
came. This society seems to be exactly what our
young people have needed for coed while, and We
glad to know they taking such hold in the
matter An instructive debate is on the taps for to-
morrow night, and it will be determined, when a
man plants pumpkin seed On his o~n property, and
the vine grows into a neishbor's yard, and pump
kin grows thereon whether ..the belongs to
the that planted the seed not. All in
vited to come.
George Lexington had his foot considerably hurt,
last Tuesday, by one of his horses lie was bedding
the ANIMAL when it got unruly, and in its maneu-
stepped his foot injurins th;re Of his toes
If anybody ever takes exception any items writ
ten by "Mordecai,' he will do him great favor
either by complaining to the writer himself or by
answering him in tho Chief, instead of sneaking of
to the Editor and growing about it. "Mordecai'
considers himself and his own honor responsible for
everything that is contained in these items and will
surely do no injustice to any one, Intentionally.
Donipkan had some strange visitors, last Thurs
day night, whom We really do not invite to
again. Two safes in town blown open, those of
Joseph Schletzbaum, and Charles Forman, the de-
pot. The burglars secured nothing in the former
safe, they having mysteriously failed to find $40
bill enclosed IN envelope. As luck would have it,
Mr.. Schletzbaum had paid that day the greatest
part OF his money hand, and ia consequently moth
ing loser except the damage tsome s25) to fine safe
In the safe at the depot, the robbers secured some
so If they had not been scared away, they
would have also tried rob the safe of the Donpan
Vineyards. About three o'clock, Mr.. Brenners
workmen down to light the fires of the dIstil-
lery, when they two trying to effect an en-
trance the store, in which they then promptly de-
sisted Some strangers, who were in town the day
before, are suspected the guilty parties.
Madam Gossip says: "A wedding or two, pretty
soon" OF course, won't fail to chronicle the
events.
Mrs. Sarah Kennedy, of St. Joe, is staying n few
weeks with Mrs. +. W. Stratton.
Mr.. Anton Brown las completely remodelled the
second story of his house, and moved into it last
Monday. MoRDEcAL