The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-09
East Norway Items.

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awful dry Can't you send us little rain The
contest between the farmers and the weeds still goes
In honor of the pluck and energy Of the farmer
the weeds rapidly disappearing.
The Norway District contains tLirty-one quarter
sections of land also four miles Of rairoad.
which taken together the taxable valuation ID sew
entyn thousand dollars. This District hss one Of
the best school houses in the County. large and well
furnished, capable of accommodating and comforta-
bly, seating seventyfve pupils, having complete ap-
pointments in everything, including maps, charts,
ack-boards, good eistern with pump, out-houses,
and good yard, and well fenced.
NJ. L. Edwards closed his school Of nine months,
last Thursday. We understand he gave entire salts
faction and that the Board anxious to secure his
services again, for next year. even il they have to
advance his salary.
On the authority Of Thomas Steanson, and other
prominent farmers, We estimate the acreage of corn
in Norway District to be twenty hundred acres
with every prospect, far, of good crop
John Hoverson is one of the few men who have q
crop of fall wheat. 1t is fine has been raised in
this neighborhood. for some years
The grain dealers Of East Norway rushing
thngs Their eighthorse shelter is kept busy all the
time, Smelling the stored in their capacous bins
and more purchased.
attraction, il We to judge from the number Of
young ladies who collect 40 often ut the depot
The orchard Of Ebert Simon, containing about two
hundred apple trees, is fine . looking pros
pcct for fruit we ever saw. There appears to be
no difference between early and late. but every
tree is loaded to its utmost capacity Ebert says he
10 gong TO put up cider press, this fA, and his
friends shall have plenty oil cider suppose We should
visit him, on Monday, drink heartily from u barrel
of fresh cider, go back again ON Thursday, drink
from the same barrel, which, during the time had
rorked, and become what is known rs hard cider,
then we could go away report on our host have him
heavily fined. thrown into jail and his manufacture
Of the terrible, deathdealing, POverty-breeding.
filling, mur'ier-committing poison stopped
and yet ST. John and the other fanatics tell US proh
bition will interfere with no industry of the farmer
We called on Saturn the other day. saw his tel
e-cope and must say it Is as neat glass as we have
seen FOR n long time.
The picnic at Oakland ON last Friday was a sue
cess. The crowd was not large but select The day
passed pleasantly, with swinging, croquet, music
instrumental and vocal recitations by the puils and
friends OF the schools an address by l. W. leatley
an off-handed speech by j. j. Baker, closing with
short address from 7. ID. Marshall, who has been |
teaching the Oakland school, for the past nine |
months Everything was pleasant, from the COM |
nencement to the closing exercise One thing how |
ever, needs especial praise and mention The reci-
tation, "The Shores of Tennessee by Miss Minnie
Benjamin, well rendered asst could have been
by any one. Miss Benjamin has recently graduated |
from the Central School Of Kansas City, and besides
her other accomplishments. comes out with her fine
Evolutionary powers well trained and fully developed
A Miss Minnie los-csses pretty face and very en-
gnging manners, we predict bright future for her,
The reception given Mr. Marshall by Mr. and Mrs. |