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

in iron, and the machine viii soon b adopt-
eayherever such work j tobs Doe. -
nee are soSe oftbi d. IL ieuDd.
toe novice, worth looking Il Ths work
shops ofour nation are - grand - any sights
machinery an now known and used in every
telegraph SnG Gbs6 11iS9yGSEW,
pianos, axes and ploughs - no nation ever
could before.
wYANDoTTE.
Some Early History RssaPreetea-AnA
Matters In Goneral.
from Our Travelling Corstposdsntl
,WxAxDqrrk, Noy, 70, 1870
l have thfse esmmu. ssni SasSO~ ritefiSl
here, which is fnghtfdl, but I cannot figure
out just how the thing d to be avoided. Let
me have your attention, now Mr.. Reader!
and don't turn your head away in disgust be-
fore / have chance to explain Why this il
thus. l can claim your sympathy - we'll Is
you can demand an apology from me; and
for two reasons; 1880. -.a 1as,r. - .. ..
lst l am in worse prsdicament, just
now, than you possibly on be; and why?
On the table before me il a half.bushel
measure full Of sheets of paper covered with
abbreviated notes in close writing, concern
ing Affairs that have transpired in this par
ticular neighborhood, concerning Affairs now
Transporting and affairs to come. In addition
to these have memorandum book full,
finger and all covered, besides an
armful of shingles and several panels Of
board fence in the vicinity. To
straighten these out and get them to-
gether, is a wonderful job, but it
must be done. These notes prove one thing,
however, which, it is thought, all will con-
cede, to-wit: ...ss4 .-. .r.t..
I'd. That have something to say, in three
divisions:
LIST. Wyandoste City and county in general.
ID. The Machine Shops of the Kansas
Pacific Railway; and
I'd. The Blind Asylum. . .f,..-s So .
Probably the next will be something con-
corning the Insane Asylum at Osawatomie.
Well, to make long matter short, ar
rived here the other day, and the first thing
did was to interview Brother Taylor, Of
the Gazette, upon the prosperity of his paper,
and the subject of his new and wonderful in
vention in the spelling department of the
English language. The former WAS found
to be all right, but of the latter, We all have
our opinion. l could very we'll illustrate
his principles Of photography by using them
in writing this letter, but don't dare do
that, for the reason that know he wonld
consider such proceeding - wp9denble
burlesque. Suffice il to say, that he spells
the following words, for instance, n follows:
''hwich," "hwat," ''hwy," "hwen, ""hwere-
FORE" ''nabor," "enuf;" and he spells them
that way in his paper at that! OF course. if
Charley Click . not the frst thing Q man
strikes after he arfilO here, he IS the
second, and he Il the best natured Democrat
extant. He is about what might
be called a Liberal Republican. As
there is no such word as "begging
off" in his vocabulary, We ''domi-
ciled" with him the first night. A ''long"
us to his fine tract Of land and neat white
residence, which $4,000, would not bpy,
and here in the excellent society of himself
and family we are at home. After look at
some fine old paintings in the parlor, with
others equally fine from the pencil of Mira
Click, we all seat ourselves around the stove
for talk about old times and old incidents
in Kansas history, particularly Wyandotte
history. An inimitable yarn" gave our
host fair start, and amused s very much.
As the said "yarn" concerns one of our citi-
zens, somewhat, as well as a resident Of Wy
andotte, and is as good as it is true, before
proceeding into more serious matters, l will
relate it.
While Judge Brewer, was Judge of this
District, upon certain occasion after the
business of the Court at this place had been
transacted, good natured German citizen
who was engaged in the performance Of the
Sheriff duties, was instructed to adjourn
court. 1t is well known that great many
Of this class of our citizens although they
may have fine understanding of the mean
ing of our language when spoken to them,
make some Of the most amusing blunders
when they try to impart it to others. Sc it
was in this case. Instead of proclaiming the
court adjourned in the usual form, to the in
tense amusement of .Judge,I jury and attor-
neys, our acting sheriff, in the most
laundering English imaginable, capped
the climax as follows: "Hear ye! hear ye!
dish honorable courtlish nor discharged" Now
about serious matters. How many of the
inhabitants of Leavenworth county remem-
her the fact, that Wyandotte, up to 1858,
was part ami parcel Of their own county? l
am free to admit that, for one, l had for
gotten it. The city was laid ont in March,
1857, and the article of incorporation was
issued by Judge Il. W. Gardiner, of Leaven-
worth county, Probate Judge. The county
was organized in the winter of 1858. George
Russell, now a merchant in Leavenworth
CITY, was the first Mayor, while the first
Council consisted of c. S. Click, W. +.
Simpson, J. w. Dyer, Dan. Killen and &.
p. Nelson. Mr.. Thos. Leonard was City
Marshal, and w. L. McMath, Clerk. Mr..
Leonard is the present Sheriff of Leaven-
worth county and Mr.. Simpson citizen.
The first county officers were ]. A. Cruise,
District Clerk and Register Of deeds. These
positions, besides that Of City Clerk, except
the first term, this gentleman has always
filled, even up to the present time, which is
a wonderful tribute of the people to his worth
rs an officer. He is regarded a. an hides
pensable. The first County Attorney was
NJ. Emerson; Sheriff, s. E. Forsyth; Pro-
bate Judge, b. Gray, now Judge Of the
Criminal court, Leaven-wOrth. ..,...
When the city was laid out, in 1857, the
site was generally covered with timber and
dense brush. Mr.. Click, being one Of those
interested, helped clear it of. The only
houses then on the site were the old Wyan-
dotte Council House, now the property of
X. B. Taylor, of the Gazette; the old gov
eminent blacksmith shop, and the residence
of Armstrong, afterwards, the Eldridge
House, since burned down.
But, to go back little further, here the
capital Of the Prosiioaal 0ovaHn0t Of
the Northwestern Territory was located, and,
hence, it became the residence Of the first
Governor of Kansas. That gentleman was
Governor William Walker, and he stills
resides here. Extfeipe age il 1piag creep
ing over the old gentleman, and it will not
be long before another living link that con-
meets us with the past will be broken and
pass away. John W. Grey Eyes, now
Head Chief Of the tribe, w. mother -Gn.
eral under that Government, and Rev. Thos.
Johnson, of the Shawnee Mission, Delegate
to Congress. Before leave here, shall
call upon Governor Walker, and obtain |
notes Of the "reminiscences of those old times |
for future article. "Wyandotte" means,
literally, the calf of the leg.
And this renisds NJ shat Qaipdaro, i.
this county, mems hendle d secks, e4
was named after uindaro Brown, afterwards |
the wife of Abilene Guthrie, opponent Of
Thos. johnson for delegate. l must not
torgesto mention here, that At ,2uindaIo,