Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-24

DILLON, KANs., July 10, 1S'

DILLON, KANs., July 10, 1881.
Mr.. EDITOR: Your paper is a welcome
visitor to our family every week, reaching
us on Monday morning after its publication
with others from New York, Cincinnati and
Toledo. Its contents are eagerly devoured,
and we are especially interested in every
movement that has tendency to build up
your growing city. So, also are we panied
death of those whose names are as familiar as
household words. Some, whom 1 met only
a few mouths ago, in the prime of life,
have passed away.
Some of your readers may be interested
in hearing from this part of the west. Just
now, we are passing through one of the
severest local drouths, with which we have
been visited for number of years. 1t has
affected all of our crops more or less-early
wheat and oats maturing well-late wheat
suffering from drouth, and chinch bugs
combined, causing very large fall off in
the yield and quality. Garden crops of all
kinds have suffered greatly, and now our
corn CROP which is large, is threatened
with almost entire destruction from the
effects of drouth and chinch bugs.
The heat is great, and were it not for the
constant breeze on these prairles, it would
be almost intolerable, and there has been
but few evenings and nights in which one
could not enjoy themselves in the cool
zephyrs that are sure to come with the set
ting sun This drouth is merely local with
us, not covering very large portion of our
county.
| The Tennesseeans of this county are gem
T liz L., cl& 30 fo%
hogs and fat cattle.
| The Abilene papers of this week contain
the following announcement, viz: 1.-THE
third annual session of the Tennessee
colony of this county will be held in
Rottorf grove in Banner township, August
9th. All person are cordially invited to
meet with us on that occasion. Good music,
vocal and instrumental will be had. Are
freshment stand will be provided and good
time is anticipated. Come one, come ALL"
The invitation is broad, and if any one from
the old State should be visiting this portion
of tho West, we would be pleased to have
them stop over at Abilene and notify any of
the colony, and they will be looked after
and received most cordially. We had ex-
pected visit this summer from some of our
Knoxville friends, but SO far, are disap-
pointed. Let them remember that the
latch string hangs out all through the
colony.
We are having trouble in many of our
towns and cities on the liquor question !;
but the sentiment of the press and masses
of the people are are alike clearly in favor
of the enforcement of the prohibitory laws
of our State, and the laws everywhere are
being sustained by the courts; and all at
tempts to override the amendment and laws
will fail. 1855
Universal sympathy was expressed by all
our people, irrespective of political parties
or nationalities, on the reception of the news
of the assassination On returning from
Abilene one day, was met by Switzer
who could not speak inteligently word of
English. So eager was he to hear from the
stricken President, he could utter nothing
intelligently but the name of Garfield An
ticipating his desire, 1 replied, the news is
good. He instantly began repeating "dat
ish goot, dat is goot," whilst thrill of JOY
seemed to run through his whole soul, find
ing expression only in those homely words,
while tears of joy ran down his furrowed
cheeks. The third and fourth were sad
days, but, thanks to q kind Providence,
things are brighter now.
| w. E. A. MEEK.