The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-05-27
VAN BUSKIRK & BRECKENRIDGE
Doniphan Items.

George Bremen shipped seven hundred gal
Ions of wine, last week. Three hundred gallons
went TO Montana.
E. C. Iiarwi, brother of A. J. Harwi, who keeps
agricultural implements in Atchison, was up, last
week, making several sales of cultivators reapers
and mowers.
Harry Forman, telegraph operator in the general
office at Atehison. gave friendly CALL last week
We used to call Harry good boy, but since he has
a boy, call him good man.
Mrs. Samuel Neese is confined to her bed with
rheumatism.
Ad. Dunlap, one Of Atehison's grocerymen, gave
us shake, in passing up the Road.
Two estimable and goOdlooking young ladies' from
Normanville, Misses Anna and Lizzie Pauley, were
down, in company with others spoken of last week
We failed to get the names of these young ladies,
and right sorry were because they are nice girls.
Wheat is looking badly, for want of rain.
Corn that is up, looks well.
The A. & N. Railroad are exte, ding the switch
here some five hundred feet more; also putting in
side-track to the brickyard.
Another three hundred thousand brick ready to
burn. Deis & Son have an order for sixty thousand
pressed brick. These fancy brick, and sell at
high figures.
Some ladies' were passing down the sidewalk
where lot of men had a portion of it blocked so
that they could not get through and had take the
street, when some one of the crowd observed, that
those ladies were liberal, to give the sidewalk to
men. 1t was not lberality, but they were afraid
that they might hear something that might be often
siye and took the street Every evening, crowds of
boys and young men, too, obstruct the sidewalks,
that it is almost impossible for any to pass
DOniphan has harness shop, and good one who
has been in the business for many years. He is
from Wathena.
A good business house could be rented or bought
suitable for general store, a No. room and cellar
Parties who have meat, potatoes, butter and eggs,
will find good market in Doniphan. Our grocery
men doing a good business and pay cash for all
country produce.
A daughter of our County Treasurer. Robert Flick
niger, was down spending few days in company
with Miss Nellie Franklin. She left for Troy Mon
day.
We came very having an accident. As the
Monday noon express nearing the depot at a
high rate of speed Sol. oDriscoll was on the track
the engineer whistled for him, and it was almost a
miracle that he escaped. That Greenback business
will be the death of him yet.
And while are speaking about Greenbacks
they had a meeting in Mr. Weyers shop, Saturday
night. The Chairman occupied the anvil as a seat
The proceedings we did not get. Quite a number
present.
What terribly windy day Sunday was. 1t was
good day for grocerymen to get their sugar sanded
child of Mr. Kaunkey, German, living few
miles from Doniphan, died May Goth.
We noticed an elderly widow lady out gettin; Ii er
filled. Looks as if she is fixing to get
This Spring has been a splendid time to kill weeds
Corn looks clean, except few pieces that have
not been worked much.
A gentle shower of rain, Tuesday. Will do a great
deal of good.
Plenty of girls out strawberrying. The berries
are very small, and lot of much ccount.
Will some one inform how the hotel project is
prosressingi AUG