The Leavenworth weekly times., 1870-07-21
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I8E LEAVENHUkfH TIMES comes % 0s,
again 6eAting this title By which il vas first
known in the early days of oaf hiaory. j
has put On New dress, bit iestineA ~ tm
name hy safikihR oHt the Void c6nserSatite
In ne dsss thAt tfSed meh's souL, vhei
kansHs then territory, through a fierce
feSUldeion 1.s aiakisg ker Wy - else sssip,
that word conservative was > mere m6ckefX.
In those dark hours, Tine TINES was bold;
fearless, cutspoken, satri6cing everything in
defence Of those grand principles which II
triumphantly vindicats to-day, In time fIik
CONSERVATIVES was bonn. Its tsllts Vas
not, however, t.xsssteAtist, bit iiicompro;
stiiMSly radical. II 1as nider the man
segment Of Mr.. DIV. Wilder, who steered its
cotirse during the long teats when the life Of
the nation trembled In the balahte. II pro-
mulgated doctrines Of truth aiid right, free
dom ard emancipation. When the great
struggle was over thee jotirnals consolidated,
and appeared under the title Of The TINES
AND CONSERVATIVE. On the first Of July
il was iss,,ed, and will hereafter he knOwn.as
The TIaEs. 1t retains its position ar,iohg
| the leading payers Of the State, srd ti&def
the manacenlent Of Nessrs. Wilder K Sleeper,
shows all lts ancient eisof and life.
tfraA the Atchlsor, champion And Pr.sr:I
We Noticed the proposed change iii the
name of the Leavenworth TINES AND Cox
,ERArrvE, and were glad to welcome that
! old and able Journal TO our ssnctum, srrayed
in its hev ditss, ami Mich improved in it.
typographical appearance. II is now very
neat and handsome PAPER. II wis always
one Of the ablest and most influential Of the
State pres. 1t has ,iiupped "Ctnss,7n,i,r'
from its title, and now appears under the
name Of THE TINES. Messrs. WILDER 4
IT gEftR have orir heattiest wishe.; for their
continued prosperity. We have no doub'
they will deserve all the Success; their journal
achieves. WEE. WILDER is one Of the mo-,
brilliant and forcible writers in the West
and under his editorial control THE TINE.
will always be lively, able, and interesting.
Translated from the L.avenwofth Daily Evening
Freie Press, July lst
The LEAvENwORTH TIMES AND CoNsER
vAffvE made its appearance this morning II
new and most tasteful drc>., and with it
original name, the LEANENwORrH TINES
Under this title it was the first daily papeI
in Kans,s, which has al al times advocated
liberal radical policy. To-day it celebrate,
its fifteenth anniversary.
On the 18th day Of December, 1856, tn
following gentlemen, NJ. J. Parrott, Henry
> J. Adams, b. S. BuTris, Nel-cn MoCraCken
J. W. Morris, Geo. Keller, DR.. Davis, DR.
Norton, H. p johnson. Adam Fisher, VIM
kempf. Cyrus Currier, Jonas WoOlman ant
othert, at meeting held by them, passed
resolution 10 establish paper which -houl'
advocate the Cause of the Free State party II
Kansas. Some Of the most prominent mel
secured the establishment Of such a Journal
and Robert CrOzier Wa chosen editor.
Il This, however, was done at the time wl'el
the Border Rufiians held the reign in Kan
sas, and therefore a rather difficult and dan
|, gero,,s undertaking, and only those men
with this organ, "THE TINES" can vs.
thank that Kansas became Free State. Ii
October, 1857, our present honorable Polio
Judge Col Vaughan, took charge Of tn
editorial columns Of that paper, and, unde
his management, il became the Leader Of tn
I Free State party in the most difficult an
D dangerous time Kansas had to struggle.
Under a consolidation Of the "TIMES AN
the pres@nt Publishers, Messrs. Wilder
n SLEEPER, and, on account Of its NJ. 1 editc
rials and good management, II increased II
came the official organ Of the City an
l NOuUty, Which, 0uos'sSNs no HTVrSsbs l'ss'sh''~i
| 10 bring il O,,t in the best and most elegaT
: style. As for our part, we wish them tn
r hest s,,eCs.ss, inasrn,nh az we are too we
e aware Of the troubles and difficulties Of III
o profession, which can only be balanced an
somewhat repaid, by material support Of tt
: community at large, and the due reC"gnitio
!, Of the Prp>a.
FROM the Hiswstha Despatch
NEw DRrss.-The 1eavenworth TIM
j., AND CONSERVATIVE, which claims 10 bc Il
oldest paper in the State, came to us Ia
week in new dress, AMI with the nam
;. TIMEs only. TIE TINES u IN able an
;" lively paper. We are glad to see the .'igI
Of prosperity that attend il.
IFrvm tise S,lina H-vald
a The Ieavenworth TINES AND C"NsLRvl
n TIVE has dropped the Conservative ~,
v Of It's name, and now appears as TIE TIM
in handsome new dress ut that. tic'
# for the leading paper Of Kansas.
From the Brown County sentinel
II ACArrAI PAPER. LEA EAvExwoRr
% TINES AND CONSERVATIVE signalizes
= entrance upon new vOlumc-the twent
f secondly appearing in new and bsautif
: tyre. THE TINES u capital paper an
!, We are glad to witness this evidence ot j
4 prosperity.
4 Prom the Empcris NcvSl
|. The Ieavenworth Daily TINE come
+ us in ",;pick and sIan new" dr,z>.. vii
a the word C"nseud'io dropped out. III
e paper looks much letter than II lid. and
# full Of fresh news and good editorials ~
d locals. We hope THE TINys may II
l. long and prosper" and that Web. Wild
e and Iii. Sleeper may hc always lo-se7-e'l
fat pocketbooks.
u IFrcm the GaInsu Plsindca'e,.
II The LEAvE,'woRH TINES came "u. {
d the lst Of July in a new dres-. 1t l. No
II decidedly Handsomely got ny. well ~,
= aged and well edited paper. IL l. auct
o IL Kansas.
Prom the .-cne, P,c--.
LEAvENwORTH TIME valued .
u change comes to u; greatly improved
appearance. II has dropped from It's he;
Conservative and Is now plain Leave
y worth TINES. We wish THE TINE; ahI
daM s,,ccefs and m1y it in the future. a h
'e always been in the past, up to the Times
., faithful ChroniCler Of passing events.