The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-21

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And vet, during her school days, she was
considered the stupidest of her class.
KANSAS.
JEFFERSON COUNTY FINANCE
industrious and attractive County Clerk, A.
q. Patrick, Esq, furnishes us with the fol-
lowing statement oft financial status Of our
county at the present time:
At the date Of the settlement with the
County Treasurer, July ., 1870, there re-
NAMED Of scrip issued and uncancellei 49,
3g9, so, of which amount about 81 800 still
remain on the books uncalled for, leaving at
that date only about 81, 800 of a floating debt
in the shape Of scrip. The commissioners
year, and as their had been the full amount
Of scrip issued under the law up to their
meeting on the Sth day Of April last, no
scrip was issued from that date until July
9th, although his bills were allowed. The
of the Board on last Saturday was 50, 40 50,
the books. The $500 issued to Mr..
and cancelled the same day of issue. Total
outStdIlulHS VI
Sll ,349 49, "-Oskaloosa Independent.
How WILL THIS Do?-Farmer Nathan
White, living three miles this side of Eu-
dora, gave us this item: On last Thursday
he finished thrashing his wheat, and
measured up 500 bushels Of clean wheat,
raised on thirteen acres-nearly forty bushels
to the acre Who can beat that? We will
be glad to record the answer-Laurence Iri-
| bure.
BOURBON CoUNTY-Mr. Coffin, Deputy
United States Marshal, has placed Us
under obligations for the census returns
of Marion and Mill Creek townships.
Marion has 1874 farms manufacturing
establishments and l, 1856 inhabitants. The
number of deaths during the year were six.
The oldest person in the township is a gen.
tleman aged 81.
Mill Creek has S4S inhabitants, LA farms
and one mandatory establishment. The
number of deaths were seven during the
year ending May 3lst.-Fon Scott 1eegram.
Iowa Towssurr, DoNIPHAN COUNTY
Mr.. Kir~an, our accommodating County
Clerk, has furnished us with an abstract Of
the Assessment Roll of Doniphan ounty,
which is gratifying exhibit for the county,
but more especially for Iowa Township,
which is young commonwealth in herself.
We venture TO say she is ahead of any other
Township in the State, unless it he those
that have cities in them.
| The assessed value of the county Is nearly
three and half millions, of which Iowa
Township returns over one million, or
almost one-third of the entire county.
Within the last year, the county has in
creased in value about S425, 600, Of which
Iowa Township gains SlS4, 49,, or but little
short of one-half Take off the railroad
valuation, which comprises a great portion
| of the increase in the county at large, and
the increase of Iowa Townships considerably
over one-half of the whole, as she has no
taxable railroad property. The table also
shows that Wolf River Township, but few
wears ago the least valuable, is now the second
Township in the county by over 500, 900.
White Cloud, too, makes good showing.
Her personal property valuation is over
$4,000. She has almost S4O,O 600 more per-
Sonal property than the entire township Of
Washington, including the town of Wathena !;
about $50, 900 more than the whole Of Centre
township, including the town of Troy; S12,-
600 more than the entire township of Wayne
including the town of Doniphan; S1O7, 900
more than the townshipof Burr Oak; s., 900
more than the entire township Of Wolf
River; and $4,000 more than the entire
real and personal property of the township
Of Marion-in fact, more personal property
than any entire township in the county, and
more than twice much a. Burr Oak and
Marion combined.-White Gond CHG.
GENERAL LANES MoNUMENr.-YcSter-
day morning, We visited the marble yard of
MesSrs. Champ 4 Dunn, 2lS Massachusetts,
St, between Berkeley and Quincy, where the
monument for Gen. Lane has just been set
up, 80 that the style of it can he seen before
being taken to the cemetery. This monu-
mcnt is undoubtedly one of the handsomest
in the State, and the work reflects great
credit upon the skill of Mr.. Champ, who is
carver that thoroughly underst: nds the
business in all its branches. This monu-
| ment is of the best Italian marble, most
Handsomely polished, and deliberately carved
The base is Of Junction City stone, four feet
| square and two feet thick; upon this rcSts a
| marble base eight inches thick and two feet
six inches square; upon this marble base
rests what marble men term the die" This
is likewise two feet square, and on one side
| contains the inscription, which is in semi
| circular form and raised Gothic letters. The
inscription simply reads: Gen. James H.
Lane" There is then a six-inch marble
moulding, after which is a marble block,
twenty inches square, most deliberately
| carved, in Corinthian style, with acanthus
leaves. On this is a four-inch marble mould
ing. The shaft is five feet high, and upon
the top Of this is a cap. Finally, the top is
finished, in handsome Corinthian style, with
acanthus leaves. The monument stands Is
feet high, and is valued at $1,000 As We
have before stated, it will be the handsomest
monument in the State, and, in securing the
job, Me>rs. Champ & Dunn had to compete
with Leavenworth, Kansas City and other
places, whose marble men were anxious to do
the work. They have shown themselves not
only successful, but worthy, competitors.
All who see this masterpiece of art will agree
that Lawrence can turn ont just as good work
as any other city in the Union.
Messrs. Champ& Dunn have great many
elegant designs for work in this line, and We
can cordially recommend them to the public.
This monument to General Lane speaks vol
umes in behalf of their skill AZ wOrkmen, As
all who visit their yard will testify.-Las-
rynne Journal