The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-01-13

Christina. vacation is orer. new year ushered in,
and business Of all kiads again resumed Every one
seemed to enjoy Christina. though it wa, cold. Two
dauscs and Christmas tr,s 1t this place and one
Fairview school ho;.sr furnished places Of amuse-
ment for this vicinity
Our teacher. SIR. Latts .psnt his two week. vacs-
lion visiting his folks ct home. in Holt County No.
Hiss Ida Baskins. of Atchison. is visiting her
cousins, Miss Lizzie Baskns and Mics Keeney
The two balls given at this place. on Christ
mas Eve, and the other New Years Eve. were both
well attended. and successfully managed. Seventy
four numbers sold the first, and sixty four the
last.
While in White Cloud last week. we stepped into
the Resierr Office, and spent few moments Things
seemed neatly arranged. "Yc editor" CT at;ed lively
and pleasantly while editress- stilled our wander
ing thoughts with few beautiful strain. of music
from their organ. and could have felt pleasant
longer, had we had the time
Berry Martin spent his weeks vacation at home
We visited him, one night, ate OYSTER, and were
happy.
Mrs Lizzie Waller and SOC. from near ST. Joe
Mo-, were visiting Mr.. Pierce. and Mr.. lloyd Mar
tins, last week.
Good heavens. what nexti No sooner have We
s1tricated ourself from one dilemma OF heapin.
abuse, than another presents itself blood thirsty
old sa:e-brush Snowman becomes terribly enraged
and pours out his explosive volume of bile atus He
first says tell a falsehood then simmer. it down
to square lie We lssy have lied but if so, there
number of others in this vicinity that lied and
are willing to sign article any time voting the
thing humbug. and thereby stand by the so-called
lie 1t is not our style intention TO a. any time
bcltte or try to inure honorable occupations Int
when one comes through with thing that is voted
humbug by whole ueghborhood, drainin. money
out of the country intend mentioning it as such,
rs VIC did in this ease; but did not mention his
name. and had he kept stll persons out of thi. i'm
mediate neighborhood would not have known any
thing about who it was. lie says he showed all ad-
vertiscd. Perhaps he did, but the style Of showing
it! the pictures very dim they could hardly
be seen For instance bis showing of the Capitol Of
the United States looked like privy in a fog He
trisd to excuse it by saying there frost on the
glass Well, the crowd paid him sufficient to have
hired the frost melted He consoles himself BY
saying he is used-up Union soldier, and voted the
Republican ticket. We hope So for ..them's our SEN
timents." rsrbaiH, ad hieratir. Although VIC think
the Republican party is very near pure and steadily
gaining in purity. yet can't think it has vet quite
reached that standard Of being pnre that there i.
not single scamp or humbug in it's ranks In ref
erence to the album and cane business we simply
ssid we were glad he got votes for them without
saying whether it was moral OF immoral: but We do
say, now, that in belief 10 not an honorable
way Of getting money, difference if churches do
secure contributions in that way We return thanks
for the cane he had voted to at Highland Station
and also for the prominence have gained in caus-
ing him to add to his collection of prominent men
our photo. But We done. Mr.. Larsbee if You are
willing.
Mr.. Quinn gave the Young folks Of thi. neishbor-
hood sociab!e and oyster supper last Saturday
night We are sorry could not be there, for We
know it was good.
Died-Saturiay, January 9Th, ct s o'clock. p. m,
of typhoid fever. Mrs. Jane Powell wife Of Mr. John
Powell Mrs Powell was in the e5th year of her
age She and her husband were among the pioneer
settlers of Kansas. Mr.. Powell having taken claim
on the road between Iowa Point and Highland in
1855 has ever since and still and live, on the
same place. Mrs. Powell was taken sick within
few minutes q. the same hour just one week before
she died. Her brother and sister. living in Mis-
souri, were teegraphed for and arrived q few hours
before she died. She was at the time Of her DEATH
living with her second husband: for a number of
yeers she was n jealous member Of the Christian
church. was weil-liked and highly respected by all
Who know her. Rev. $. M-Irvin, of Highland. the
pioneer settler Of Doniphan County. preached the
funeral sermon, and she was buried in the Martin
School House Cemetery. on Monday. the 10th inst
An infant child of Mr.. Thos. Parker was aso buried
~ the time snd place. the funeral sermons
being preached together. by Mr.. Irwin.
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