The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-06
DOnfphan Items.

When this reaches you, the Nations Birthday will
be on hand. If the programme arranged by our
local committee should be adhered to, the ceebra-
ton at this place will be a
There are, in every community. some busy bodies,
who do everything better than anybody else.
but when required to pitch in and help along. they
put their lights under bu.hel. Such chaps just
the ones who increase the prosperity Of communi-
ty-i O., over the left.
The fall wheat in this vicinity is nearly all cut.
and the harvesting season has been so favorable,
thus far, that even the constitutional grumbler
hasn't anything to say.
Leo Slayton, Chas. Matheney, and Frank Cairo,
who worked. last year, in this brick-yard at this
place. but who engaged this year. in like BUSH
ness, in Omaha, down, last Friday, for tie
purpose Of celebrating the Fourth and seeing their
wives. They report that they had often to quit
work. up there for the last three weeks, account
of heavy rains.
An infant child of Mr.. Butler tcoloredl died, last
Saturday, and was buried on Sunday afternoon.
The little girl had been sick with measles, but only
a few days.
Florence O'Driscol is happy. II is girl. Moth
er and child are doing well.
Several men tagged out. last Saturday. on account
of the tropical heat then prevailing. 1t was espe-
cially hard on shockers.
DIR. VIM. H. Seip, from Atchison, has been here,
for few days, in the interest of the Western His
torical Association. of Chicago. He has to write up
the Townships of Wayne and Marion. The magni-
tude of the work intended to he gotten up is some
what marvellous, and it will be perfect history of
Kansas and Kansas inhabitants when completed,
everybody should try to secure copy.
W. H. Nesbit paid another visit to Everest. So
did VIM. Floyd and John Kirby. They report that
as many Us fifty houses being built now: among
them, n spacious elevator.
Mr.. Messenger was in town, last Wednesday
Having his wheat cut and his hands pnd off, he felt
accordingly happy.
Died. on the 26th of June, the wife of Thomas g.
Thompson, who lives about three miles north of this
place The deceased had been confined, some weeks
age, and given birth to twins, both living The be-
reaved wiiowsr and his motherless children have
the sympathy Of the community.
Rev. Otto has had several attacks of malaria fe-
yer, during the spring and summer. He is recover
ing from the last one, and, according to all pros
pects will soon be able to attend again to his duties.
The indications are that civilization tries for the
home stretch Jesse James has passed in his checks
and Guiteau is more.
A good deal of sickness is prevailing among the
children. Measles and pneumonia the principal
Affections.
According to the bird law. any person who kills
certain birds is liable to be fined. ls this to be I'M
derstood that body is debarred the privilege of
protecting his cherry trees agains: the robberes of
redbreas; robins cat-birds, and others, that seem
to make it their business monopolize the cherry
trade
Genius will crop out, in spite of the devil Pat
Of that species Of humanity will kindly peruse
such an out-cropping-signed by Frank Prox-in the
Douiphaa Weekly Hers Vol. l., No. l6, second page
first column, lines LA, ad infrd,) evidently csn-
cocted for the purpose of sending your eorrespon-
dent home with black eyes and broken limbs. 1t
was, of course, lamentable failure, but the ear
marks of that superficial production indicate plainly
the class of quadrupeds TO which its author belongs
Though the dog days have not yet set in, mad
dogs seem to roam all over the country. One Of
these hydrophobical CANNES came into Doniphan
one day last week. lit three other dogs and was
three victims, also, but they were spared
Geary seems TO be wide awake, ut present, but
news is scarce. Not that nothing occurs-just the
reverse but then, Kentrler says, he expects his
travelling papers some day. sooner or later, he
wouldn't create fuss by making any revelations |;
and he added, emphatically, that he didn't care q
continental whether they ofnght the bridge, both
parties flying the ratings, or whether the
bridge went into pieces, and set the eombatve par
ties sioat in the turbid waters Of the Big Muddy.
But who the puglists were, with what weapons they
fought or intended to fight and for what reasons,
couldn't tell DIscIPULus.