The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-24
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| White Cloud consrafnlates herself on one thing
not show has stopped here. this season.
Miss Minnie Keith is attending the Hiawntha In
stitute.
watermelons are gradually becoming more plcnti-
| ful in the market and early grapes are making
| their first appearance. All that is now needed is
another supply Of doctors. and a hogshead or Of
medicine.
Ed Palmer came mp from Atchison one day last
week, Just to show his parents their latest grand
child His wife accompanied him.
We item going the rounds of the papers
concerning calf born with only one ear. owned by
| Bolivar Beeler, Of Ness County. We don't want to
discourage old town.man in this matter. but
still VIC don't believe the thing will work Sebas-
tan Martin once tried TO start a breed of double
headed cattle here. but gave mp after begin
ming
Mrs Enoch Spaulding returned home, last Friday.
from Colorado.
The workmen engaged with the construction train
at Salem, take their meals at White Cloud rather
than pay the exorbiiant prices charged for board
above.
A number of friends took diIner with Mrs Job
Pierce last Saturday the anniversary of her birth
day.
We learn that Reuben Partridge is quite sick. at
ST. Joe.
Nothing causes much annoyance 10 citizens
who wish to travel. rs the manner in which the
trains run on the a. & n. Both the freight and the
passenger train mp in the morning and go down
in the evening, thus afforlins people no way Of Wis
itny Atehison and returning the same tay
Rev. Perry, believing in the scriptural maxim.
.by their works We shall know thera." has given a
fresh coat of pain, the shutters of the Consrcga
tonal church, and cleaned the weeds from the yard
The Library Association has received another in
voice of books. consisting wholly of novels. Fiction
seems to form the most popular style Of literature
among the patrons of the library.
Our quondam friend, Ben Arnold. will this wear
teach in his home District. The Hill Top school
was offered him, Mt increased wages, but the former
engagement prevented him from accepting.
large quantity of wheat is being brough; into
market The price Of this commodity. compared
with that Of corn is by no means gratifying to our
farmers
Rev Kloss, of Highland, assisted in the services
at the Congregational church, last Sunday evening
Not an Inherent photographer has set up ON our
streets, during the present season. Perhaps the
treatment of the last has forever scared them
away. II so, fortunate.
John Lynds and Milt Emerson took their annual |
western hunting trip, last week. The started from
Table Rock, Neb., going seventy miles westward |
but found game very scarce.
The city cemetery has been given a most respccta-
ble appearance by the work put upon it during the
present month The rule in the past has been to get
it in good shape and th.n neglect il until the grass
and brush reached their full size when the cleaning
up process is repeated.
Peter Palmer is enjoying visit from his daughter
Mrs. Platt, of Illinois, accompanied by her two /
small sons, Lloyd and Albert. Mrs Platt will spend
several weeks in this place
Ten barrels of apples and a considerable quantity
of peaches shipped north from this point by
express, last Thursday morning.
The water has become quite low in the wells about
town. ASS final resort, have the mineral springs
An unusual amount of sickness is prevalent in this
vicinity, at the present time. Kate Pornerook ar
rived home, very i'll, from Troy, last Saturday but
is now slowly recovering. Mrs. Jennie Beeler has
been in a serious condition, for several weeks Mrs
Philip Grbling has been removed to town, so rs
to receive the immediate attention Of the doc
tor. Miss Mary Noble, who has been FRUSTRATED for
n long time, is somewhat better. We Furthermore
learn that Lon Frost Charley Cain, and Phil Crib
ling each has n sick child.
Several inches of dust now cover Main Street,
making it anything but pleasant for the pedestrian
Somebody ought to repair and start the old street
sprinkler.
j. +. Mitchell has superseded Mr. Nafe as railroad
agent at this place The latter has gone home, to
Toronto, Canada, where he intends taking a short
rest.
Our citizens are now making up their minds NJ to
where they will scatter their silver, during the COM
ns fair season. How would it do to patronize the
home fair ut Troy. just for a changed A little 10y
atty in this direction would prove of no harm To-
White Cloud.
Joe Taylor, John Mccall, Matt. Idol, and Mr..
al.
vicinity.
Nelse Pierce, after three years of faithful service
behind the counter, in White Cloud, has gone home.
Society loses one Of its iocst members. by his de
parture.
Mrs D,usilla Wilson, the State President of the
". c. 7. L., lectured here, last Thursday evening.
Farmers are now blowing for fall wheat The
ow price of wheat, this fall will effect decrease in
he acreage of this cereal. CaDurs