The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-05-06

Doniphan Items.
Amount of fines in the Police Court, in the last
week. for drunkenness and disorderly conduct was
eight dollars.
An action was brought before Justice Leak, where
in Kiehnhof was plaintiff, and Renick was defend
ant for msdemeanor; heard by jury; defendant
fined ten dollars and cost.
A wild man, or is supposed to be. has been rowing
about the country about or near town, for several
days, and frightened some young ladies on their
way home from town. This man is almost naked
sometimes with only piece of garment about his
shoulders, and some parties say they saw him with
only hat on. As far can be learned about him
is, that he is Jim Jacks, from Columbus in
this County. Several parties have been out to ar
rest him, but cannot get hold of him, as, when he
sees any one, he will take to the brush. The des-
crpton Of the man, far could learn, is that
he is a powerful muscular man, about five feet ten
inches high, dark hair. and has very wild look.
1t is hard to tell what he lives on, but FROM appear
ances about cribs, he eats corn. If any Of
the reader of the Chief knows anything of such
estray, he would confer favor by looking him up,
and get him out of the County. Ladies' and chill
dren afraid to leave home, on account of this
strange man.
Mrs. Charles Angel is on a visit to Lincoln, Ne
braska.
Miss Anna NJ. Welsh is on a visit to her brother, at
Elwood, Kan.
Thomas Langan and Dick Welsh arrived from
Chicago, last Friday night. Had good trip, but
not much money in cattle, the market broke down
about the time they got into the city.
Another wild man, supposed to be a tramp, visited
the place of Henry Myers, near Independence, last
week, and wanted to work for his dinner, when Mr..
Myers told him to carry some posts to certain
place. ana dinner would soon come around the
man TOOK couple oil posts anu placed them as or,
oered theh gong 10 the mouse, ordered MS dinner
saying ne had worked Tor IT, IL being only ABOUT
Ii O'CLOCK, ne YVES 'oiu dinher wohid soon come
around After eating lew bites he started Tor the
umoer' saying That he did not know what 10 DO
AterWards' the men heard him say, as Ne started,
that he would destroy his ife as soon as he could
get INTO the woods. They soon followed him, but ne
has not been found or seen since 1t is supposed, II
ne intended to commit suicide, that he drowned him.
self in the Creek which was in the direction that he
went.
Why is it that We hear of so many crazy men, and
but few womeni Is it because they are OF a weaker
mind, or study too mich on some one subjects Wo'
men seldom dwell long on any one matter Or, Is II
because they are mostly married menf Women
minds are active, and they can talk on fifteen sub
jects in fifteen minutes, while men will talk either
on horses, cattle, or hogs all day, and miss their
dinner. But in general way, women are too busy
to 60 crazy unless they should see their better hall
smile on some other woman; then the best way is to
play crazy, or climb a tree.
Edward Floyd has purchased some lots west Of
Adam Brenner's, and Is building residence
We always thought that w. II. ii. Curtis was a
Christian, till the other day, when he came in con-
tact with dog. He has mill on the brain, and only
said mill-dam the dog.
And now city officers making things livel y
for disturbers of the peace and fellows will have to
be quiet, or into the calaboose they go.
Those Atchison fellows that were up here Sunday,
had better keep quiet next time, and be careful
about using vulgar language, as they did going out
of town If they get wine outside of the corpora
tion they must not come inside to disturb the quiet
on Sunday.
Another penny grab show canvassed near the
railroad Monday night. If they pay their license,
they have right to show; but such patronage does
not pay.
Residences and business houses are badly needed
in Doniphan. We hear of several parties who con-
template building as soon rs BRICK are ready. Two
hundred and nifty thousand brick are being burnt,
this week.
colored gentleman says dat no ossifer in town
could take him to the eaiaboose." Well now, he
had better be quiet for If the officers should have to
arrest him; we Will bet negroes breakfast he would
wilt In TWO minutes. such talk Is bosh' to any man.
Joseph heCrum shipped several car loads OF wheat
from Donipnah, last MONDAY.
Inc wiie Oh 'eorge ihomas hVins near indepen-