The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-08-11
White Cloud saImagundi.

| The drouth is still protracted. and shortage IN
growing crops now SCENE inevitable. Yet, from
somewhat extensive observation and careful inquiry
we must pronounce the current impression that
there il going to be general failure of the grain
crop, a fallaey. II is truc that winter wheat was
failure in this Section but the yield of spring wheat
tolerable, oats turning out we'll while corn
is yariable-herr a good field, and near by another
that will produce next nothing. with every sort
Of intermediate grade Indeed, the whole season
has been characterized by spots aid s,reaks.
DIR. Farrow got severely punished. one night last
week. by riding into barbed wire fence over in the
Missouri bottom. His horse, also badly cut up,
but after short retirement to their private sanetna
RIGS horse and rider again ON the 60
Rev. Duncan Brown, of Mound City preached at
the Congregational church, last Sunday night.
Il is reported that Mrs. Harvey Van Buskirk Ia
about to set up a select boarding establishment IN
the Sol Miller mansion. We understand she has
secured, in advance, the requisite patronage To
assure the of her enterprise
Miss Lulu Miller is away a weeks visit to her
Highland friends, the Misses Devoe and Forbes
A horse-trade law suit-Pryor versus Callow-was
up before Esquire Fairalls Court. last Monday anu
Tuesday The entire legal fraternity of White Cloud
and Highland were on the
The political eauldron of Doniphan County has
commenced to bubble, up in this panhandle. Spon-
famous ebulltiOn.
We learn that the washerwomen Of the town have
combined for an advance in prices.
Mr.. George Meyer, one of Holt Countys most sub
stantal citizens was over with his lady, last week,
giving White Cloud friends n set visit. On Tuesday
they made diversion Humboldt, Mrs. Alexis Pou-
let accompanying them.
4 number Of transfers, with their outfits, are
striking out for the OF the Jay Gould railroad,
is called, in Brown County. As there is said 70
be great demand for laborers an this new line.
here would he n chance for some Of our Colorado
Adventures to get employment eongenial as they
appear to have struck in that faraway locality.
Esquire Wesley Trevett and b. A. Seaver. ESD,
of Highland, were in town, last Monday.
As an Indication of the upward tendency in prices
of produce, the following quotations Of leading
articles are given for this market: Corn, 40 cents
per bushrl; No winter wheat, 81 potatoes from
store LIS apples, 81 oats % cents; hogs cents
per pound Lard, Is cents butter, - cents Judging
from the present outlook, provisions bound to
rule high, for the next year. On the other hand.
labor is in demand, and wages fair, that pros
poets need not be regarded as diseouraging.
Luther Applebury is putting up house, at the
coal bank ON the old Sol Mccall farm. where he will
remove, and operate the coal business through the
coming fall and winter.
Last Friday, the 9Th, has been voted the hottest
day of the season, by an overwhelming majority.
II appears that Of the business men have
become 50 impatient about public well, that they
are moving to have the thing put down by voluntary
subscription The Reriec says what we need is two
wells but this estimate is clearly low. We need
just fiye-one fernenst each Of city dads place
Of business.
The blacks celebrated Emancipation day-that is,
the old West India day-at Oregon, last Thursday.
There n large turnout of the eolored people
from here, and we are informed that the affair
entire success They have even got of On
West India day, which is August lst.-ED.l
Having has commenced Mr.. p. l.. Palmer being
first in the field. OF course, natural result of the
dry season has been to short growth of the
grass.
The dust is beyond human endurance. Meanwhile,
the water from the street sprinkler just sizes lit
tie, and then evaporates into super-heated steam.
Farmers still keep rushing off their hogs at rate
that seriously thin this species of stock out of
the country People should remember "A, and hold
to enough for a start next
The circus on last Saturday, drew n considerable
crowd but cannot help remarking that the in
terest in big shows is on the in White Cloud
Even among the Indians, the squaws and children
be the principal patronizers of these enter
tanments. VIC VAUGHN.