The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-12-14
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Big coli-that vas-cren the ..oldest inhabitaai
didn't remember such q snd,,en change. 1t was pr
I dicted that the postcarrisr, J. R. Welsh. xoul
freeze to crisp. but the prediction proved flur,
The river got blocked NJ. and If cold weather col
tinurs. the ice harvest will soon commence.
Emil Pairier down from St. Joseph, on a vis
to Jacob Brenner He returned. Friday morning
| after days stay.
The Constable of Wayne Township went down |,
Skimmerville. last Friday, and arrested the officer
Of said burg for not collecting toll the Indeper
| dence bridge.
| Deputy Sheriff Charles Bailey arrived here, o.
Friday, subpenaing J. r. Welsh and Leo Slayto
as witnesses in the Young case, for DEMONSTRATING
They went up. on Monday morning. but eouldn'
promise. for certain, when they would return.
| Mrs. Merriek and her daughter Fannie are owe
| from ST. Joseph, visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM Ego
The City Council passed solution. at their las
meeting instructng the Marshal notify saIoonisi
to allow no minors in their places of business.
The mill at Geary stopped running. last week
Mr.. Flickinger intends TO keep it closed, for th
rest of the winter
John r. Whitaker riet with "a rather uacommoi
accident. While riding home, and passing anothe
rider, the horse of the latter began to kick sns
bruised him severely GU the right leg below til,
knee.
ii. Frazer has moved to the place of Mrs. Capt
Robertson: she moving TO her place near Wei
River
Anton Braun is getting his ieehouse ready for tn,
harvest.
Langsn & Baughman have half a dozen team,
employed husking corn. The yield is about 60 bush
els to the acre.
Though the road To the depot has been viewed
favorahly reported upon. and ordered by the Boart
OF Comfy Commissioners TO he opened, nobody
seems to be in hurry TO complete that job. II
needs it badly. though, it is dangerous To eros,
the creek. in its present condition.
J. Detwilcr says he will bald an elevator. rs soor
as the scales ordered by Lake Glenn arrive Ii i,
also reported that Richard Dempsey contemplate,
establishing wholesale leather factory. There arr
bat few miner points which must be overcome
first.
John Golf and Thomas DGnnins went ont to Pat
kirwins. near Severance. 10 gather corn. he being
unable Ia get hands in his own neighborIood. II
may be also item of iniers; say. that there is
a uncommon amount Of rorn in the hu-ks for this
season of the year. Along Independence Greek
hardly oue-fourth OF the crop has been gathered.
Died. Tuesday morning. Dee. 18th. at five
o'clock, The infant son of VIM. Waller. He was
fifteen months old. and had been suffering fer some
time. The funeral takes place on Wednesday.
Robert Hyde commenced hrakins On the Cannon.
Ball" last Saturday.
Jim Waller, secton-boss No. = is working on q
rocky point his section That part was very
dangerous to pass hut is getting in good condition
now.
The side-:rar and section house will he u reality
after ALL The latter will be builr in Myers field
however. The lumber for the same arrived. last
week.
Gus. Kink, miner. from Montana is visiting
Fred. Hahn.
Father W. l.. Leak took sick, GU Sunday. ard was
unable to conduct divine service. on that day.
Threshing machines have quit hummiug.
Turkeys were not all killed for Thanksgiving.
Vim. Winner has fifteen sohbers left. which he cx-
poets will weigh about ia TO Is pounds. by Christ
Leo slay;on viii open butcher shop al the end
of this week. In n,otion with this. he will have
mince-meat oysters, ETC.. for sale Said shep is to
be on the corner of Mill Street.
The Constable, Ben. Huiehins. was very busy,
last week, arrrstng the fellows who caused the dis
turbanee at the ball. on Thanksgiving. They came
before his Honor plead guilty, and forked the
stamps usually charged under such circumstances.
As Frank ProN takes into consideration the differ
in the price of calico. there must be something
ahead; hut. then. lie will take the consequences,
you know.
Albert Wadd.ll returned To Denver last week.
Mr.. Slosson has been engaged in papering the res
iience of E. W. stra'ton, but unable to complete
the work, account Of the weather; be therefore
postponed work to a warmer day.
Florence O'Driscol herds his drove of cattle 1901
headl at the stock-yarl of Langan & Baushman.
The Literary and Social Club met at +. W. STRAIT
fnp last Eriday and had ,,la nd
profitable time. The next meeting will he held on
Friday. the I'D. at James Forman's rcsilerc. The
subject discussion will be- Resolced That novel
reading has been productive of good results
than evil ones
Boxes of extraordinary size, Tnloaded at our
stores. indicate that Christmas goods coming in.
If a person, after being informed that he Tor shel
ran n risky race. still, adher-s to the track. cumpaS-
sion ceases To lie a virtue
The school-boys. ut the present season, hardly
await the hour for closing. to buckle their skatrs
In this region however, boys are somcw hat unfor-
tunatc, skating grounds being few and far brtwren.
Thos. Dunning went hunting. the Indepcn-
dence. last week. and ran across flock of wild tur-
keys. They. however, escaped his vigilance. 1t
may be state, that wild turkeys have not been
in this region. for ten years past This flock must
have been vigilant. last summer, they were
when Thomas them, people had too much bus
mess on hand to disturb them. Such game. il am
right, is protected by law; hut what huuter
sist the temptation to take aim az it.
Cnud any of the readers of the Chief give good
recipr to make onions marketable, that fruzen
The worst scared man, last week. Tom Ian
gan. His partner went out for buying hogs. TN
the read, he happened to pair of slippers, and
something that looked like hose. capped by bon
net. lie dismissed business once. and caught
something. but returned, last Friday. if not better,
n wiser man.
Geo. Brock invited bis friends and everybody else
10 witness him fordns the river on Thursday morn
ing, before sunrise. Spectators were few and far
between, and the actor slept till 10 o'clock
Railroad bridge carpenters left Saturday morn
ing for the north Their job was done. and the
depot was warm for them.
Born. TO WIN. Bryant. daughter, Thursday,
the eth. Born surely Under quite cold star; but,
according TO DIR. Welsh. the attending physician.
mother AMI child are doing splcnddly.
DIR. Welsh has contracted such cold that the
s!uices of his proboscis have been damned mp. for
two weeks. DIsCIrrLrs.