The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01
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~ observed here. Religious services were held at
the Baptist church. and were well attended by the
citizens in general Rev. Z. Award, pastor Of the
church, assisted in the ceremonies Of the OCCASION
and Rev. y. N. Pickles preached very appropriate
Most Of the business houses were closed for
the day. and the citizens seemed to respect the true
object of the occasion.
The festival at the school house hall, on last
Wednesday evening, was very well attended and
patronzed. Net proceeds Of the entertainment were
about $500 which lie to be used for the benefit Of
the Methodist church. Carpenters are now re-
shinglng The roof of the church building. and will
las We understand) put in floor. and the build
ing be repainted inside and out and other necessa
~ repairing done to put it in respectable looking
and comfortable condition, il the necessary funds
can be raised for that purpose-and Rev. F. N.
Pickles is untring in his efforts to accomplish that
desired end.
We have been requested to announce that the
singing school meetings will be held in the Baptist
church building. Friday evening Of each week.
hereafter. Reason for the change is, inability to
keep the Presbyterian church building comfortably
warm.
II. =. Shaner in town, during the fore part Of
last week, TO visit the publio schools.
1t was ID. v. Forbes Of Highland, who purchased
the A. II. Fuelling stock of general merchandise
here. instead of W. ii. Forbes, stated last
week. Mr.. Forbes has employed H. H. Duemcse to
clerk for him in the store.
number of the young gentlemen and ladies OF
the town went ont to Blairis Station, the train.
last Saturday evening to attend debating school,
at the Blair school house. The Wathena crowd
went from there to dance Mt the residence of Bill
Pfaffy, in thst ncghborhood, and returned to town
well satisfied with the result of their social trip.
strange gentleman arrived in town, few
ngs ago, reporting to have from Creson, Iowa,
went to the hotel, and sawed stovewood to
pay for his breakfast. He informed the writer that
he had lost five hundred dollars in defending the
temperance cause and, in fact he had lost all his
wealth that way, and said his parting words with
US, that he going to Texas, to drive team of
Texas steers until he could earn enough money in
that way to pay his expenses to his parental home.
years, and to all appearance, is a stout, robust.
healthy, abe-bolied man.
John Gordon. Jr, has returned from his trip to
Grand Island. lie is better satisfied with wathenas
business and society than he ever was before.
A young business man Of the town will celebrate
his twentyffth birthday, Wednesday of this
week. Oysters, &C., will be served.
DR.. II. p. Sanders of Stevartsyille, No., arrived
here last Monday morning, to visit his son, Dr. j. T.
Sanders of this place The Doctor is very respect
able looking old gentleman, and is an intelligent
man to converse with.
The wagon road from here to st. Joseph is again
in passable condition, and large and heavy loads
being hauled each way over it.
The supply Of corn on our market does not equal
the demand.
Mr.. /. Zeiser has contracted with certain parties
to sink shaft for coal to the depth of 800 feet on
pce Of bluff land the residence of John Mood
niger, southwest of town. The work will be CON-
menced on Monday, Nov. 2sth.
Some sneak thieves entered Snively e. Hedges,
Touring mill, last Tuesday night; but as to what
they were after no tell. The book keeper
informed us that no money valuable articles had
been taken from the office, and the miller say. that
there such large quantities of -four in the mill
that two three sacks of -four would not be missed
The entrance made by breaking the paddock off
from the west door of the engine room, and from
thence into the mill. We understand that a night
Waterman will be stationed in the mill, during the
night, hereafter, fully prepared to meet and enter
tain all such nightly visitors, according to their
merits.
ID. Mcintosh, of Troy, in town, during the fore
part of the week. lie met number of his old war
comrades, and had a pleasant conversation with
them about what they had seen and gone through
during the late Rebellion.
Frank Harding. the station agent, informed us
that the pay train of the st. Joe & Western Road
made the trip from Troy to wathena in fifteen min
utes. last Sunday.
The Chief and st. Joseph Daily Herald are more
anIiously waited for and eagerly received than any
other newspapers that come to this Office. The Chief
has larger circulation here than any other publea
ton.
Large quantities of eor,l.wood are hauled here
from the bottom below Palermo, and sold at fair
prices.
Chas. Latham, of st. Joseph, was here, last sun
day, calling on his many friends.
Mr.. A. II. Fuelling informs that he and his fam
lily would move to Salt Lake City, in Utah Territory
as he settle up his business affairs here
He is a baker by trade, and will probably follow
that business wherever he may locate in the future
II. d. Maxton Snively & Hedges head miller, has
been unwel for several days past, and not able TO
be ut work lie is better. now, and will be ON duty
again, within few days.
The number Of cmigrant teams passing through
here seems to be increasing. larger number has
passed through during the past week, than weeks
before. They are generally going east.
The question was frequently asked by different |
ones of citizens, why it was that Governor ST. |
John did not issue his Thanksgiving proclamation at
an earlier date than he did.
delegation of St. Joseph's young ladies and gen.
tlemen visited friends in Wathena, on Thanksgiving
day.
Rev. T. H. Pickles has been in town. for some |
time past, graphing with the heavy debt that has
been hanging his church at this place. We |
have been informed by him that the debt will soon
be paid, and the church building will be free from |
ncumbranee.
Charles Corbusier, County Surveyor, was in town, |
on business, last Tuesday.
The weather being favorable, our schools are well
attended.
Mrs. Wolverton informed us that she will soon /
leave Wathena, to live with old friends, in Iowa.
John Boston filed the air with the echoes of his
melodious tones of chin music last Friday and Sat
lrlny. The City Marshal was present, to enjoy the
FUN.
Fred. Bresing has n horse that exhibited fast
.peed last Sunday evening, Fred. and n lady
friend passed up and down the streets in fine buggy
r. ]. Powers is brakeman passenger train on
he St. Joseph & Western Road, and his brother
Willie is attending school here.
Moses Rudd tcoloredl has a bogus certificate of |
,lection to the office Of Register of Deeds Nose be-
ieves that he is elected. $50
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