The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-06-17
Town Point Items.

The click Of the farmers sickle fills the air with
| music.
More people were in town Saturday, than have
| been for quite long time.
The Wilson boys, Burget and Joe, returned from
Leadve, last week. Enough of Leadville in theirs.
Ed Malone, the gentlemarly deputy postmaster
at this place, will please accept thanks for the
| cigars.
Mrs. L. T. Powell having returned from her visit
to Allen county, L. T. had to resign her position
organist for L. NJ. Harness & Co.
J. W. Swinney and William DuttoE have q new
Buckeye table rake. They will cut everything clear
| and clean between Highland and Iowa Point
Miss Alice Keeney went to Oregon, No., last week,
to attend the closing exercises Of Prof Hills school,
| and visit friends for a short time.
Several of our farmers went to st. Joe, last week
| after reaper repairs.
Iowa Point Republicans rejoice in the hope of he
ing able to carry their precinct for Garfield They
base their hope the fact that Garelds religion is
the same that of many of cur Democratic citizens
-Campbellitc-and it is well known that their zeal
in helping one another is unb0unded. Persons pass
ing the houses at the hour Of bed time Of Messrs.
ii. vandcrslicc, l.. VI. Harness, A. Dutton, H. Swim
ney, J. Gilmore, and scores of other prominent Dem
ocratic members of that church, say that they are
| startled Their evenings prayer runs thusly ::
"Graeious and Divine Father second in order (bap-
tism being frstl among the great and good deeds
which thank Thee for, would, in especial
manner thank Thee for placing before that great
and good man. James A. Garfield" Cries Of Gar
iied,' ..Garfcldr' from adjoining houses confuse
the remainder of the prayer that the passer-by no
longer listens; but if Democrat, mutters himself
"Confound n Campbellite Democrat, anyhow and
if Republican. he shrieks for joy, and passes to
18th
visions of victory, in Iowa Point, for the Gar
field boom.
Ben. Tracy, or Jolly Ben," as he is Familiarity call
ed, the Democratic stumpspeaker of Iowa Point,
commenced making his campaign speeches early last
spring. and continues with the jealous vivaeity of
Methodist preacher and expects close about, near
or soon after the close of his life At all times he
can be heard expounding in his usual clear, anthem
tie and explicit style the true genuine and wordre
nowned merits Of Tiljen, Hendricks, Thurman, and
other Democratic pets of his and delineat
Ing with that aeute accuracy peculiar to his mode of
speech the downright ''cusseness of Blaine, Grant,
Sherman Conklns. and all the rest of the internal
scamps that belong to the Republican party only"
He always ''rcmit-" that Garfield is n every good
man. but lives only the hope Of his getting badly
"-eooped.-
Our friend Harry Moore, who used to shoot dogs,
and give Clio fling notices in the E"Lth' left last
week for Kansas City, his future home. Success to
you, Tornado
Those who celebrate the Fourth this year in this
vicinity, will go to White Cloud.
Now that Sam. Harness has thrown up the fish
trade, another Of luxurous dishes sits empty.
Why will men try to starve Us in this wayi
Colonel Tobin says he would spank Governor St.
Johns children If they were to get in his way. Be
earrfrl Coopel there Ia A difference between Ben
Traeys fist and your and my visions of bell organs
Several Of our citizens thought that the change in
the Chief commenced last week, and are now won
dering what kind Of fowls, machinery and animals
you will Illustrate with next week. Let it be cut
Of Garfield. A. Clio.