The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-06-22
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Two little girls of this place, Mamie Ryan and
Edith Van Buskirk, had four frogs, and had trained
them SO that when they would clap their hands and
say come, the frogs would jump towards them; and
Just the little girls had got the frogs fairly trained
they 1.-THE frcssl up and died.
On last Friday night, had very heavy thun-
der shower accompanied with quite large sized hail.
The hail knocked off a large quantity of the young
fruit from the trees.
We are sorry to have to chronicle that we are go
ing to lose gentlemany Station Agent, Mr. W.
y. Embree, who has had an offer of a situation in
part of Illinois, where he will receive better
pay.
ID. NJ. Emerson went to st. Joseph, in the early
part of last week. and attended the commencement
exercises of DIR. Martins school.
Miss Leona Sullivan has closed her select school.
after a successful term of three months, and the
scholars had delightful picnic at Shreves grove,
on last Friday.
Last Saturday, our streets were crowded from
early morning until dewy evening with folks from
the country, and our merchants did thriving buis-
mess all day long. and by the looks of the faces of
the multitude, they well satisfied with their
visit to our smart little town.
The Band has decided to 90 to Falls City. the
Fourth of July, and play for the citizens Of that
place.
The colOred Methodists of this place dedicated
their new church building, Sunday, the 18th inst.
They have very tasty and neat church. and their
pastor has the praise of his congregation for his zeal
in raisil the money to build and otherwise improve
the church building. The attendance quite
large at the dedication services. Quite number Of
friends from other parts of the State in attend
anee, and altogether they had very good audience.
Quite number of Swedes, who have been work
ing the construction train of the b. & VI. Rail
road. left for Frederic, Monroe County. Iowa. last
Monday, and left the boarding house where they
have been lodging for the last three months, COM
parativeIy empty. They were the most sen;lemanly
set Of fellows for railroad men, that it has been
lot to associate with and say to one and all, God
speed.
The wheat fields. wherever you turn. are begin
ming to look quite yellow. and everywhere you see
the farmers hurryng up and getting their crop
plowed they will not have to stop their harvest
ing until the grain all in the stack. We haY-
ing the best of growing weather at the present time
warm sunshine through the day, and showers at
night.
Our City Marshal, /. S. Sinclair, is doing some
good work on the streets Of the town, and alss ON
the roads leading to the town. He is an energetic
man, and the city fathers did well in placing him in
the office of Marshal, and he is showing that he ap-
preciates the honor conferred on him.
On Tuesday, June 18th, calling himself Mr..
Small, came to town on the morning train and said
that he the agent of Mr.. Thompson, mail con
tractor, of Kansas City, and said that he up
about letting the contract for carrying the mail
between, MOZART. Richardson Co., Neb.. and this
place. After trying to get some one here to carry
the mail for seventy dollars year, he went out to
MOZART and vainly tried there snd not succeeding,
he went back to Kansas City, on Wednesday morn
ing. ST..