The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

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Kansas inEo , glseaf St.He, . potent warnine
against these dens WORT phass d
human depsaxity. li'I i- >-e
Capt G. g. Kee3er, nov Of Shawnee, W.
the 6rst Senator hum Wy,ndoese and John
son Counties; Gov. il. Mc0rev, the second.
The 6nt Representative from the county, ii.
W. 0ekenson. -l1;-li - n
H11.n were fitty-eisht Attorneys in 1858;
now there are nine. z z - o. = 11fT =
The building in which the Convention
formed our present Constitution, in 1859, il
. large bffck, near the levee. Il u now oc.
cupied BY the Kansas Pacific Railway Com
pany. -...,
The present Mayor Of tie city i J. 6.
Stockton; MAnhal, II. johnson.
The officials Of the county 1t present, are,
Commissioner G. B. Wood, (Chailman)
AZ Enelish, and H. Read; Clerk, p. ]. Kl-
ley; Sheriff, II. Hortaman; Attorney, ]. B.
Scroggs; Treasurer, &c. Welsh; Probate
Judge, j. B. Sharp, Who has always held
the position. Coroner, ]. w. Nolan; g. 8.
Commissions, C. 8 Click.
The officers Of the county elected at the
late election are a. follows: Senator, II dis-
trict, Cap. Geo. O. Nelson; Representatives,
3la district B. E. Cable; SOth district, J.
K. Hudson; Sheriff, A. Hortsman; Probate
Judge, 1saac B. Sharp; Attorney, II. VI.
Cook; District Clerk, ]. A. Cruise; Super
incident Public Instruction, E F. Heisler.
The population of the city i now 5000,
and Of the county 10, O66. Total vote 1851.
An incident in the history of the war re-
minds me Of what used to think Wyandotte
would finally amount to. When Price came
up 70 Lexington and captured Millgan, the
authorities, as we'll a. the people, in this de-
Partmeat naturally supposed that the next
thing that gentleman would attempt to
accomplish, would be the invasion and des-
truction Of Kansas. \ great hoolabaloo was
accordingly raised, and some companies of
thirty-day militia were assembled and mus
tered into service. Your humble correspon-
dent was 'thirty-dayser." That was in
October 1851. Our company, which was
mostly from Jefferson County, was Offered
By Capt. Simeon Hull, Of Hull's Grove,
First Lieut.. VIM. Dubois, of Kickapoo, and
Second Lieut.. Thos. Pitcher, of Jefferson.
Wyandotte was assigned us a. our post, and
Captain John Owens company, from
EastOn, kept us company. Well,
it rained all the time. and Wyandotte BE-
came the muddiest place in Christendom.
We ex,eC4ed everv NIGHT In on down with
the ho,ses. To that muddy ebonrne FINN
whence no traveller ever r,turnedn But
we worried along until our team Va nearlv
ont. and. one night. the steamer Maion-
her crew having managed TO make such q
disposition of the bed.bues aboard a. to al.
low the machinery to work-paddled up and
landed. At DAYLIGHT. next morning. we all
waded aboard. each man. a. he struck the
hard deck, turned his face toward the city
and in pensive mood. expressed his relief
in the most melancholy eroans. We were
unanimous in the opinion that all that could
ever be attached to Wyandotte, OF any value,
was the lesson We had learned in that dismal
experience. But how thinRs will chanee!
Look at Wyapdotte now! Without any
GLOWING. " she has gone ON. until now she
is NICE CITY of Zoo inhabitants. and has
the prospect of becoming one of the most
important in the State Schools and churches
she has beautifully provided for herself;
while, to add immensely to her commercial
importance. she has had the benefit of the
most extensive railroad shops in the State.
During the present year nearly one hundred
and forty new houses have been erected, with
an equal number now under contract.
Among the more prominent. we shall men
ton the following: Mr.. William Cook il
lust completing the finest business block in
the city, at a cost of S25, 900. 1t is of brick
and situated in the heart of the city. The
dimensions are 6Ox75 feet. three stories. The
basement is for stores. and the upper norton
is arranged for Offices in the most perfect
manner. Mr.. Cook now deals in groceries
and lIuors. but intends to 20 into the BUSH
ness Of pork packing. For his liberal enter
prise the citizens Of the civ owe a debt O,
thanks 10 Mr.. Cook.
Mr.. James BIGGER. the great pork packer
Of Kansas Civ has moved his Establishment.
with his family tn Wvandotte. and will
benceforth prosecute that bushes, here. liz
will EMPLOY about 200 hands.
Bonds have been voted for the erection Of
a fine school house in the Second Ward, to
cos, SlS OOO Work will begin At once.
Mr. & H. Tur,ley has rebuilt his brewery
OF brick. at a cost of $4,000. Mr.. Peter
Conley innser has inst completed a fine
residence costing SIS OO0 Frank Reil ,
colored Connc;lmon Is inst completino .
br;cl r..;dence At = cost of So OOO The
Garno Honse ia .oon 70 he enlsrred Pa,
Tracy has inst comnleted . three storv br;ck
residence A market house and citv hall r.
~ On mn in tho snr;no Ronds N tbe amour,
of S6 O0O have been voted to aid r. The
Odd Eeliovs are readv m On N vort nnon !.
brick bu;ld;nc three stor;es' 6ffv bv ninety
feet "a aIso The Masons one ninety nv one
hundred loot n Woo5 b,. bn;lt !. fine
I;.e,v st,ble Mr. E,o.t !. .hont IN com.
mence . fine three s,orv hr;ck
Their are no emntv houses IN he found in
town The crv j. toI more ~ "
have never noticed a f;ner school than !.
,ox ,o;r, On her. The hundred child.
ren are in attendance
W. n,en,;or Tho sollov;,o anon, ,h.
nrom;nent b,,s;ness mon and 6ou.e. ;n The
c;tv.
,Attornev,-C. s Click. H. w. Cook. &
A. Coble- !. r. Scroees. d. r. H.dlev' W.
B. Bowman. N. d. Newman. F.. Z. Rartlett.
Phvs;c;ans-Drs r. Grafton q r Rev.
nolds d Nv Mc(abe Reni Woodv.rd
Hotels-Iarno House Agn.ta Hou.e
BOARDING. D,nnine's Hail
0Tailor-P. e. Te;s. Chri, Schneider.
Millinerv-Mise +. ]. Morris. Ms. Fs-
ter Mrs. Taffe. Miss Cleveland.
now Gov. COnley, New Mexico; and
NH 49, .Is w
Real Estate-E- r. He;sler
Boots and Shoes. W. Tafe, ]. Stuesee
and Z. Harr'es; nv
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