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


Highland ifems'
Corn is looking very well, some has been laid
by but no doubt good deal will have TO be neglect
ell on account of the early harvest which is at hand
Some wheat was cut last week, but the most will
be cnt this week and next. AL small grain will be
ripe from one to two weeks earlier this year than
last.
The robbng has begun rather earlier this year than
last. One night last week, W. p. Back was relieved
of Sl5 and about the time Harrison Dillon had
quite quantity Of meat distracted from his smoke
house. This is the third summer, now, that this
stealing has been carried on right in our midst and
80 long as we encourage iaziness by paying aoihr
and dollar and half for a small Misunderstanding
idle, healthy paupers-just that long We ART gong 10
be robbed by burglars At night
VIII Housh, who has been studying Tor the minis
try in Princeton, N d. for several years. mas retur
ed home. few days ago he was ordaned' ana how'
OF course Is at liberty I" preach
Peter is doing n good business now. Most every
morning he starts out with good supply oil MS Dew
GRACE which he dsposes OF Just outside the corpora
ton, at some of our dry temperance towns.
Plenty Of new peas and potatoes' yum YUM Also
cholera morbus
jim Mitehels time for acting NJ nurse IN case OIL
ness, in town and scope oil country extending TWO
hihcS e"'H WY h"in hei'i ~ ".''"N w N~f">. -
was employed for year. AT salary oil 'hree doiiarS
and 80 far, he has had pretty soft time oil H. as he
has not nursed single patient
Ed Waynant, who used to teach teiegraphy mere
in the day time, and steal his boarding house mis-
tress sausage at night after she had gone to bed and
stew in dipper, was in town for n few days last
week. He is at present telegraph operator at Blue
Rapids, Kansas
One of our enterprising young men has opened
small printing office over Hubbards store.
We understand that VI. Z. Nuftng' living on Lost
Creek, and whose daughter have been gong 10
school here had his shoulder fractured last week. the
result of a runaway team
Miss Lulu Miller Of White Cloud, has been visiting
friends here, for u few days
Quite a number Of farmers have negotiated for
selfbinders hut up to the present time nothing has
been heard of them. This has occasioned considera
BILE uneasiness among men with heavy crops nearly
ready to cut.
Our worthy educator. Prof. MeCarty, will start
soon to Topeka, to attend the Normal Institute.
We have been requested to say that a great many
more harvest hands will be needed here than we
have at present. What the wages will be, cannot
say.
Messrs. Kennedy & Long have moved out the par
ton in the east side of their store. This gives
them great deal more rOohi anu makes inc stofe
have the appearance of st. Joe house.
Last Sunday ''Cadunus" was down, taking in the
town. Come again.
There is n man and family eamped here, by the
Of Dots, haling from White Cloud. The whole
outfit live in old wagon partially covered by
boards and old sheet. This man has several chill
dren, two of whom grown; yet, neither he nor n
single member of his family has doue n weeks work
since they came, although they have been here for
three months Some Of over-eharitable citizens
have clothed his family kept them in provisions, and
given him some twenty dollars in cash. He says he
likes this place. and proposes stay here and edu
cate his children"
Bromfield who has been in partnership with Whit
in the artist business for several months past,
has taken his wife and gone to Colorado, where he
carry his business to better advantage Whit
mer, however, sticks with and continues to take
photographs cheap.
There being graduating class Mt the University
this year, last Wednesday evening" the time gen
orally taken for farewels responses etc, given
to undergraduate exhibition in which twelve stud
ents-four from each soeiety-parteipated. The
house crowded with very intelligent class of
people When the time arrived for the exercises to
begin, Dr. Mecorker offered a very earnest prayer
which was followed by the sautatory, by Miss Gar