The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-04
Highland station Items.

Well, We Will soon know who is elected.
Gather corn while Indian Summer lasts.
Jas. Sparks is digging cellar, and making some
other improvement to his store-house.
We are glad to learn that there is n movement on
foot TO reopen the road running south from lola
school house to Troy crossing Wolf River at the old
Rose place. This would be much the shortest and
best road for the whole of Iowa Township to reach
the county scat.
We do not mean to cxaggerate, but the amount of
grain being delivered here is immense. Many farm
hauling from the fields to the Station instead
of eribbng. 1t is selling for 25 cts. per bushel.
Little JEFF. Pottee, stepson of Presley Noble, is
lying in u critical condition, with rheumatism. He
has been badly crippled, and unable to walk alone,
the past three years lie talks of dying, and says
he wants TO be buried at his old home, near Agency
Ford, No.
We dissipated in Atchison, last Sunday heard
some political discussions and much pleased TO
notice the wonderful improvement of the metropolis
of our great State.
I. j. Ragland, while digging in n sand-bank near
the Jefries school house made narrow escape from
being buried alive. He the sand start TO cave
above him, and made leap for the mouth of the
cave, but not soon enough to nearly the whole
of his body from being buried in the sand in which
conultlon ne remained Tor several hours BY acct
dent, a boy came along and helped him out.
Married, on last Friday evening. at Highland Sta
ton, by Rev. Bowman, Mr.. b. E. Ritchey, to Miss
Jemima Shirley. Ed. is practically moralist, and
good fellow. We wish them abundant happiness
and success.
The long talked of festival in the new church will
We shall not attempt tell why every body should
attend.
Here is plain talk for Tanning: Highland
Station has always helped you out with your fes;i
walls, pie-nies, ETC., and you have done you
promised in this matter with u.s. Guess We could
get along without you but think you might treat us
with courtesy enough to come to festival. What
do you say,
l.. ID. Browning has been COP fined to his bed with
fever, for several weeks. LUXE.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
Farmers are basy gathering corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Reynolds bave gone to Brown
Vile, Neb., visiting.
We notice Mr.. Charles jackson is able to be about
again.
Mr.. Jas. Sparks is building grocery room and
cellar TO his store; also n square front.
We had the pleasure of visiting the wide Awake
Literary Society, at letters school house. last
tNtHlnH Inc quite interest
ing. under the superintendent of Mr. G. T. Jeffers
We wish him success in his undertaking, and think
it an example that other teachers might follow in
stead Of having spellnGs it is of benefit to
the pupils, as well as society in general.
As the course of time is onward, still We can
hear the mellow golden notes of the merry wedding
bells Miss Myrn Shirley and Mr.. E. D. Ritchey
were UNITED in the holy bonds Of matrimony Octo-
her 2si at the residence of the brides mother Rev.
b. F. Bowman officiating. We wish them long life.
much happiness, and plenty of riches.
Rev. Austin. the Methodist preacher on this cir
cult, for this year. will preach lola the third Sun
day, at II o'clock.
Mr.. l.. ID. Browning is quite sick Will fever.
Our church festival will be next Tuesday evening
November 9th. All are invited to bring their bas-
kets full, for big supper. Be to come for n
good time, and help us with our church.
Cheer up, brave boys In blue
And carry St Johns prohibition" through.
VIOLET.