The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-11
DOuiulaau Items.

To console some OF the boys We VIII note the io
lowing: A coquette is "A from whom every lover
plueks Ienf-the thorn remains for the future hus
band.
Advertised letters at Doniphan, Kansas, remain
ing unealled for. August LIST, 1881:
" S. Dauneviek. W. II. Harrel for Howell.J ltona
Livingston, Susan Louthan, ID. ". Neel. Mrs. NJ. a.
Skroms. CHAs. *. kCCIs T. Vi.
Market full of watermelOns.
Early grapes ripening. The grape crop at the
Brennsr vineyards will he good.
Louis Hahn and lady down from the June
ton, last Sunday.
james II. Welsh and family were down from st.
Joseph. last week. Has moved to Atchson, and is
working for the Central Branch Road.
Moses IIudnall, of Doniphan's oldest settlers,
was down from st. Joe. last Saturday.
VIM. Eye and Charley Low went to st. Joe, last
Saturday. We warned the boys not to stay out al
ter nine o'clock at night, while there.
good many turned out to the picnic at Myers
grove, last week. From reports, they had n good
time. especially of them, who got full of wine.
Everything passed off with but little disturbance.
II is getting very common in these days of prohibit
ton, for the young lads to prepare themselves
with plenty of wine, beer and whiskey, for all
sions and to have jolly time.
Weather continues dry. althou,h some rain fell
last Friday night.
Corn and potatoses will be short, especially late
planting.
Jehcil Frazee, Joe Britton, d Curtis. and Others,
down Saturday night to attend the Lodge.
Ed. Franklin, Mr.. Dunwoo.lv, and others. were
down from Severance, Saturday.
Several strangers were in town. last week, pros
peeting.
W. ii. II. Curtis has sold hi. mill to parties in
Missouri.
Bau.hnan & Ian.an are still pickiar up few
more car loads of hogs
On last Monday the whitakers and Joe symns
brought in several loads of hogs
Farmers say the corn crop will he short under the
present Indications and it is not desirable to keep
many hogs over if such should be the case. Next
season, hogs will be hogs.
The watermelon scare resulted in a general guZ-
cling of Il considerable quantity of wine. Last snur
day night the boys or young men fixed up job on
n couple of youngsters to go out and steal some VIII
termelons. Some Of the parties stationed themselves
in the patch with guns and pistols while the other
parties were coming. Some Of the most anxious to
get in the patch for melons. did not have time to
pull more than one or two, when guns were fired,
and the last seen of the two young msn, was going
through hedge fence. not stopping or looking back
for anything. The firing was kept up for time.
The parties started north in their fright, never stop
ming for eorn-felds. bitches. or ANYTHING else
They say they ran about four miles, very near Brcn-
ner Station, before they found out they were run
ming from home. The next morning late, they were
coming in with their clothes and feet all mud.
where they had fallen into ditch. Two gallons of
wine were set up to settle the matter. All went off
with fun and drunk
JEFF Eccles, with his family. leaves Doniphnn for
Troy, where he is engaged in the Troy mills jeff
is a good Citizen and is also No. mechanic. Sue
cess. old hoy.
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