The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-07
KANSAS SrATERNEWs.

The Congregational Church VS. dedi-
Gated on Sabbath last Although the day
Was cold and dsagreeable, the audience room
wa. sled. Mr.. Cordley, on account Of mis-
sing railroad connections, was not present.
Z. Church to preach the dedicating sermon.
-Ottdra Journal.
We learn from Col. Shepard, Of Ottawa,
who has just returned from New York, that
arrangements have been made with one Of
the strongest houses in New York for the
negotiation Of the first mortgage bonds of the
For, Scott, Humboldt ard Western railroad
and that his brother, the Contractor, was
about closing the contract for the purchase OF
the iron when he leit.-Fot Scott .MOnit0r.
Seven new buildings, which will cost
when completed, over eighteen thousand
dollars, are no. under contract, or in actual
course of construction in the town Of Eidora-
do. Dom, talk To ms abou, dead towns!
We had pleasant call from Mr.. Mug
ford, oi tie Oxford Times He Was ON Lis
return from 81. Louis, where he bought u
new outfit for his new paper al Winfield,
already gone forward. Mr.. NJ. Is u good
ieitO~, NJ p-iheI. anu mAkcS Al *.
celIenI paper.-EtdoradO Times.
Greenwood, u, this election, cast nearly
a thousand votes. The regular and s,sn.iy
increase o. our vote indicates a corre.pur d.
ing increase in population. Herald.
Our young friend, S. NJ. Ford, has re-
turned,O Neode-hs, from visit to hi- old
home in Missouri. Mr. Ford informs u
tha great numbers Of people from Northern
Missouri are moving to. Kansas. He has
been at Danville, Montgomery county, for
the past four or five weeks, and while there
he took pains To find out the real number
en- route Tor this State. lie say that up
wards Of tiity emigrant wagons passed
through Danville, each day, from Illinois
aud Indiana bound IOr Kansas, and that The
day previous 20 his departure fifteen wagons,
containing immigrsn 2, started from the vi
entity If Danville with the intention of aet-
tling in Neode.ha and lite immediate locality.
-Neodasha Citizen.
-Carbondale cosl Is sold at the minss for
twelve and ,hirtee.. cents bushel. Iris old
in Florence nj thirty cents bushel, being an
advance Of 80 per cent. Who p,akes the
profit, the dealers or the railroad ?-FIorence
Pioneer
Forty five hundred dollars OF stock has
been taken by our citizens IN the furniture
u,anufsctoIy OF this city. This is as il
should he. Let us 60 to work and make
Ottawa city of 150, 700 inhabitants. Man
uiactOries will do it. tnterprising men are
here to make success Of all usiness thry
take hold Of. Let them take hold of this
matter, and they will accomplish this much
desired result.
The upper room OF the NJ. E. Church VA
dedicated on Sunday last. An eloquent and
impressive sermon was delivesed BY Rev.
Mr.. Houts, the former pastor of the church.
Upwards of 81 leo were subscribed for the
purpose "i paying Of IN. church indebted.
nee-.-Otaga Lender. 5 r-.
We are glad To know that . gentleman
has been found who IL deemed capable Of ful-
filing all tn. conditions necessary to q suc-
ce-rini suIerintendency of Wetmore institute,
and that he has been written to in behalf OF
the board OF trustees, TO cnme to Irving he
present week. We trust that the right man
has been found. and that the result will be q
speedy opening OF the in.,ituti,n. The work
OF repairing. painting, papering, ETC., 10
about completed, and the building has been
rendered very comfortable and aftrsctive.-
bring Recorder.
- he Leavenworth TINES of last Sunday
morning week worked of an edition Of 2,496
enough to break the Sabbath.
Mr. Castor, reriding near town, last spring
though, he would experiment on his sod
ground witt: few pea nuts. He procured
a halt lnnnd at the store and planted them.
This fall '.e drew up the vines and shook
from them bishel and q peck Of pea nuts,
a. ine a. can " grown anywhere
Rapids Timcs.
The bridge across the Arkansas il to be
built i'm dii'ely. The lumber Is nearly all
ont, and teams ere nos at work hanliAg il
wn To- the river hank. Mr.. Hob.on, the
il in town, and propo-es 10 push
matter- -Arkunsus 7roreler.
Or town seems 10 bs more full Of
han ever. The hotels are all
every available place in the city 10
taken up, and more room is every day de-
The town ard county are proper
ing hey ord the hope o: the most asnsuipe.
-Ladepedenoe Repsblie.a-
Twenty one cars of Texas catle from
The Kansas Pacific Railroad, and Elk from
The A'chison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe, passed
East esierdsy.-Commonrea 30ta sd
se"-sSs-.. -.
TIE Leavenworih Bsl,etin has oare more
been consolidated with The TIxEs of that
rity. W. ere sorry to lose the Bsiia,a from
bur list. but hope that it will be more than
made up in The TINES. Lesvenworth has
had too many papefs ior 4 city q irs size,
md none knew this fact better than Col. D.
r. Anthony, the worthy and able editor and
proprietor Of TIE TnsEs, hsnsr he i k,yine
tut the super6uous- Mr.. W. S. Burke, the
ate able editor Of tae Bsiiets, HIS accepted
petition on the EDITORIAL STAB Of TIE
rIxts, and viii make the npss lively. He |
9 one Of the best editors. and, in our opinion, /,