The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-03-11
Severance Items.

John Kirvan informs MS that he has rented all his
farms, and could have let to good tenants twenty
more Land is valuable here, ana 10 greaI Genan ,'
with the work his house. which oidf fair To be
the incest looking dwelling in town.
scbss ,aSsS; b our Ms. Iou Ciepeh held its
GLIDING exercises for the winter tenn After speech
candy and kisses. the little ONES went nome de-
lighted
Mr. Carpenters department will not finish its term
until the last Of this week
Mr.. Pyes the jeweller, celebrated his sixth birth
day, week ago Sunday.
Quite n number of both our old and young people
are talking of attending the Literary Contest Of
Highland University, Wednesday and Thursday
Me.srs John +. Morton and L. L. johnson. of
Troy. have bought the Rippey store. They took
control last Monday. What is Troy's loss is our
Such entrrprisng men and pleasant families are to be
added to our city.
How is this for an entry in a city clerks minutes
We always have said Severance had original literary
ability:
Council Hall. Severance. Kan, March eth, 1880.
Mayor John T. Kirwan present in the Chair.
Councilmen absent on the rampage.
Council adjourned.
John T. Kirwan, Mayor. Clerk.
The measles are having full sweep here. One pc
culiarty is, that adults who had the measles while
Young, seem TO have n second attack in every par
ticular, excepting breaking out. Mr.. Armstrong;
whole family, Miss johnson and others have been
sick. but are now better.
Miss Emma Ripp-y left. last Thursday, for ST Joe,
where she il attending DIR. Martins Female College.
She has many friends who will Look to see her sue
eeed
Mayor W. s. Skinner, of Ryan Station has at last
made his long looked for appointments for the yar
city Offices and now excitement will abate. and
the successful politicians will be euvied by their
walls. The following is the full list:
Police Judge, Graham Maett.
Marshal, Allen Cummings.
Street Commissioner. Dug. Hancock.
Clerk, Albert Cummings.
City Attorney, j. j. Cronn-
Committee on visiting the Poor, Jack Andrews,
Jim Huss, and CASTOR Cummings
Mr.. A. Schriver has just returned from Il six weeks
visit to his old home in Northern Indiana lie says
no place like Kansas for him. He wasn't quite sat
isfed before, but he is perfectly now. During his
absence, his neighbOrs elected him road overserr so
il he was, "thsugh absent far, TO memory
dear"
Mr.. David Paten, from Maine. gave an interesting
temperance lecture here, last Wednesday evening
Next Saturday evening. March 18th, the Hon. Z. b.
Reynolds will address the people on the same sub
ject at the NJ E. church He has good reputation
and will doubtless make fine speech.
very pleasant party was that of Miss Emma
Plank's, in celebration of her birthday. The memo
~ of the pleasant company, good tine and elegant
supper, will long steal minds, like the muir
meriifg of a summer rill. There were quite num-
Der OF elegant presents from her friends
The Festival. Monday night. at the Methodist
church, not we'll attended as its worthy OBJ
ject and fine supper deserved.
With the rest Of the boys, We attended the Ingalls,
''vindcation" last week, hence no items. How ln-
gals went for them II what he said about Horton,
Anderson and others true, il is a deep disgrace
TO our State to have such Congressman and Chief
Justice. II he lied them, it is worse disgrace to
have such q Senator.
At the "vindicaton," at Atchison, while listening
the magnificent strains of the Emporia band until
he couldn't stand it any longer. Lon Springer sud
denly burst out with Maybe they beat play
ing, but the Severance band can leave them shuck-
ing corn.
Tom Lynch died at Ryan Station, Tuesday morn