The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
KANSAS.

The State Deal and Dumb ASyium located
ia this place is in Il very hourishing condition
at the present time, having over forty pupils
i'm daily attendance, SIX more than have ever
attended school ut any one time before. Dur
ing the term now closing there have been over
nav enrolled. and three or ,our more will he
..,!tled the cn:silns term The Board at its
last meeting appointed the following: MIR.
John e.. Morrison, Steward; Mrs. \. Jen-
kinS, Matron; C. &. Curtis and Mr.. Roberts,
Assistant Teachers. Tie last term OF the
present year will Close on the 2fth inst. The
resident members "f the Board are q. II.
Lawrence and +. T.. Henderson, tdthe
Mirror.
BAKER UNIVERSITY IN IRoUELE.-We
are informed TIA; Prof Whitman, Prof 81
Natural Science in Baker University, has
brought sui against that Institution Tor tn
recovery of $4,000 damages. bydndodtS
t;Gzetts
The LeavenworiIi Daily Times il lint
class paper-one ul the best in the State
Haahatfaa Standard.
Two More coal shafts are being sunk with
IN the limits of Usage City. We noticed y
week or so since that in sinking one of these
shafts a vein oi ochre was discovered. Last
Nttk VT VI u "iA1<ss
proves il To dc very rich indeed. John +.
I Dpd.S now estimates Usage City lots by the
| pound Bmiingame Chronicle.
ANOTHER RAILROAD TO MANHATrAE.-
! In communication from our Topeka currss-,.
| pendent mention Is made oi railroad meet
! me To be held n, Alma. Wabaunsee County,
/ Saturday, December I'd. That meeting IL
one oi series of gatherings Of the kind To-:
| tI..
which is To cross Usage and WabalmBoq
| Countie, and connect with the Kansas RH{
! citic at Manhattan.
Our citizens are deeply Interested in IL
construction of this road and large d.
grtion will be present at the meetings. III:
importance OF Manhattan us a railroad coaDs
tire, made 80 by its very favorable locstioa, -
becoming apparent to other portions Of Kal
I ~:,-, and the citizens of Manhattan likevi6l
| leel the need oi more railroads. and are ~
| wing in the right direction. -Wmhdtta1 So
! dnd.
! We take pleasure in calling attentia 8
| ihe advertisement OF the Leavenworth IL
| in this issue. 1t is a iirst-class newsp61Gf7
| and is thoroughly il kanarS paper,
| WEEKLY TINES Is about to be enlargedt
| forty column sheet.-W White Cloud Ckia%
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Items
Institution Is enjoying one Of its mose
porous sessions. Over one hundred 80
are in attendance, and the majority Of -
| are making rapid progress in the aud J
which they are engaged. Much 49,
| added to the comfort OF those who ayeGQ
| ciied at the boarding house, as we47sl
general appearance Of the building
the erection Of chimneys ami by IL
Of painting and withdrawing to ~
| house was subjected during the lasst
Other improvements have also ~
which show that the Executive Coml
! the Board of Regent, are active,
men. Much credit j. due to H
| Parker, Secretary of the Board
efficient manner in which he 10
| the interests OF the College. Prof.
constantly making additions to hijl
! ri geological specimens. He Oh(
| my the vacation, in the western
state, a rare COLLECTION OF fossils, I
| been examined BY f. d. Cope,
ing Secretary ol the Phiiadeiph]
| %. Science, who finds amOH
| species % hsi which are new i01
| 81 anew genera and family; AIN
| species oi reptiles allied to
| Among a collection Of FOSSIL she
by him in Saline County, and
Smithsonian Institute at Washi
Meek finds fifteen new species.
sas i good geological field? Ii
collection ma become 80 large
four new drawefs recently added
net are nearly all filed with
mens.-N aahauan Standard.