The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-05-25
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not be too careful in guarding themselves their fam
lies and live stock, against the danger there is
being attacked and bitten BY dogs and other an
mails which are or may be suffering with this mos
terrible of deadly diseases We have converse
with number of the best skilled physicians in tn
County, and they generally agree in the belief tina
there is no positive cure for q person, after ono
having been bitten by any animal affected with nv
drOphobia. and thzt thew ar, liable to be attaeke,
bv paroxxsm nj apv time during life. the main o
which death only can relieve. BENJAMIN smith.
farmer. who live. few miles northwest of Leona
owned /, comma, .ur do, which had never .box,
any s.n. Of 5;stemper or in a;.po-;ton hut ON tn
other hand had aIvay. been Quiet and good uatured
few dsy. ago. thi. dog went mad. and soon afte
had bitten twenty-thre head of hogs owned by Mr.
Smith, and one horse belonging to Mr. Obedish Jor
dan. living in the edge Of Brown County. The do:
| was killed and the hogs and horse went mad ans
vere also killed Dog. and stock are going mad il
ali part. of the country: and. under these eircum
il is not safe for people to travel on the pub
lie highways, without some means of protection
number of the towns in the County have ordinance.
by which the City Marshal of each town is author
lied to kill all strange dogs that come inside tn,
city limits and all persons who are residents of tn,
town. are required to pay taxes their dogs A
collar i. to be put on each dog certifying that tn,
take. have been paid and all dogs not having col
lars on their necks in compliance with the city or
dinance are killed by the Marshal or his deputy, OF
sight There are too many dogs in the country.
There has to be an unusual amount Of corn re
planted in all parts Of the County, this spring, or
| account of the extended cold weather. The frs,
planting did not sprout and come up but rotted in
| the ground
There is a larger number of seifbinding reaper,
being sold in Doniphan County, this year, than usu
al Almost all the patents this kind Of machinery
are being represented to our farmers.
| Jake Bauer, of wathena, has been employed n
head Miller at Robert Fliekingers Touring mill 81
Geary City.
We have been duly informed that Hon James
Busey Of Marion Township, aged forty. is soon TO
lead to the altar of natrmony Miss Jennie Fuller,
of the same neighborhood, aged sweet sixteen.
Heretofore, it had been Thought by many friends
that the nuptial knot would be tied between jim
and Granny Witherup; hut rs the betrothed moved
from this County to Pottawatome County, this
State, things have changed, and Jim has placed his
love and affections in the manner above stated.
A. C. Johnston, who has been absent, for some
months past, has returned to his home. in wathena
Elvin Quinn, who purchased the David Ankrum
farm, near Geary City, is dead.
Samuel Lehman, Of Burr-0a Township, is build
ing a fine frame dwelling house.
Aug. Gallun. Trustee of Burr.Oak Township, is
suffering from the effects of having had q surgical
operation performed on his right shoulder.
Thieves entered the livery stable at Wathena, last
Saturday night, and got away with horse, saddle
and bride, belonging to DIR. j. =. Sanders Of that
town. At last accounts, neither horse, saddle nor
bride had been heard from. Parties their
track, and it is hoped that the thieves will be
brought to justice.
Tom Langan, Newt. Baughman, and Harry Harts-
horn of Bremen have actually bought two lots in
NJ. G. Bloods addition to Bremen, and will soon
build large fine dwelling house upon the lots, with
the understanding that the of the three who gets
married first becomes owner of the property in full
We saw the deed and other legal documents con-
nected with this transaction. and we are satisfied
that it is genuine business. and no fooling We saw
BaughInan arm fourteen year-old girl to supper in
Brenners Hall, in Doniphan during a Dance re-
large number of the country school houses are
being re painted, this season.
There is a man in this County who has a sign
board up over the front door of his dwelling house.
with this inscription This faulty has been wronged
by the Railroad Company At first, it wa. a mys-
t.ry to ms but we were duly informed by reliable
persons. that this man is wealthy and that some of
his stock had got killed on the railroad, and that
the Company offered him a fair price for hi. dam
ages He went to having the Company. for satisfac-
ton and they beat him.
While some persons were digging a grave in the
wathena Cemetery, last Sunday, a strange and curl
ous living animal met their view Ii was about the
size of a common fox squirrel was white, with a
bushy tail, and broad. fiat head Upon exanina-
ton it was discovered that this strange and uncom-