The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03
DOnlphnn Items.

The splendid rains on Saturday md Sunday have
put corn into fine condition. Ii is almost beyond
doubt that the crop will be favorable as that
of small grain proved to be.
Some farmers have commenced plowing, and re
port the ground in fine condition.
They report four steam threshers within hearing
distance Of Bremen. Amongst them Is one Of Cur
tbs & Messengers. They threshed 700 bushels GU,
| Of shocks, ono day last week, and say they could
easily thresh 1900 BUSHELS under favorable cirsum
stances In this neighborhood steamers will not be
very available, the surface being too rolling
Jerry James says he has the best corn in spite Of
hailstorms and Bill Eye. That settles the case.
The Township Board met, last Saturday, and
every Of the officers were on hand, though Mr..
IIinckley had n hard time getting here, account
of disagrccable weather. The allowances amount 70
about S325. 1t was agreed between the Trustee and
Road Master to appoint Assistant Overseer for
the western part of the Township.
Charles R. Kuchs, the postmaster, is always very
accommodating and obliging, matter to what
trouble you put him. But these aniable qualities
shine the brightest Sunday afternoon, when young
fellows horseback, with imperalistic condcscen-
sion. loving couples in carriages request him to
down that fight of stairs, to hand them their
Matchmaker; more so, when he is just enjoying q
hoP ou s1e ooAe- AAc says "a ~ III TINT
way much longer, he will have to employ a parson
to record all the blessings he requests Deity to be-
stow on q frail humanity.
II Is said that the Deer Greek bridge between
here and Atchson is down. This will, Of course,
be good news to the farmers in this vicinity. If
that excellent company which is now trying to con-
struet bridge across the Independence could BE-
induced to hire lot Of men TO go to Iron Mountain
and dig so much iron ore as is necessary to supply
said company with enough clean metal to construct
said bridge, there may be hope yet, that might
get passabe road to Atchison, before the present
century expires.
The following letters remain unclaimed at the post
Office ut Doniphan, Kan: William Bowlby, Trower
Jacobs, William ii. McGoe, Mrs. Callie Hacks.
CHAs. r KUcHs, 2. NJ
Died, on Saturday, ct his home, Floyd Beauchamp
He had been sickly for n time, but no one enter
tanned any serious apprehension. On Saturday, he
had been out with his wife, picking blackberries,
and partook of supper in the evening, but died sud
denly-somc say, of some rupture-at 10 O'Clock in
the evening. Many Of the people In town attended
the funeral on Monday.
The twin children Of ThOs Thompson are both
dead. Within short time, he has lost his wife and
three children. Surely, affection enough.
Albert Albcrs has sold his farm tC David Ankrum,
for e, 600, and intends to remove to Montana.
Mich. Bowman, substantial citizen Of Weston,
Mo-, has been soiOurning with DR.. Quinn, his sonin
law.
The apple crop will be abundant, this year. l. +.
Weyer has to support the lower limbs of his trees,
otherwise they would break, on account of tho
weight of fruit attached to them.
George Waller went to St. Joseph, last Wednes-
day, and says that he never saw such an abundance
Of garden fruits rs up there; nevertheless, prices
were fair.
Miss Nora Nesbit will attend school in the East.
Her sister, Minnie has charge Of her fathers store,
in Donphan. Her father and brother arc both ut
Everest.
scene ut the Lexington House:
Disinterested Citizen-"So you are going to leave
u.s. Parsonf