The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-05
TMetklp Gimes
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1871.

THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1871.
JASON YURANN, Of Blue Rapids, is in ii
city, on his way home from the East
ThE q. 8. District Court meets at Top'
h On Monday, October 9Th. The bsnkruI
calendar 10 set for that day.
W. FRANK GosLE, ESQ, Of Kickapoe
i candidate for County Clerk. He il
capable man, and fit for the place.
TIE tax levy of Pottawatomie County 70
county and rosd purposes is eight mills Oh
the dollar. The aggregate returned value o
property is $3.50, $40.
Tn car loads of material for the first spar
Of the bsidge arrived yesterday. The re.
mainder of the material for the first span i,
en- route.
M. MAST, Register of Deeds, informs us
that there have been more sales of real es-
tate in this city the past two weeks than for
months before.
Mr. c. 3. MAcDEL, of salina, accident
ally shot himself through the leif breast by
stumbling and falling on his revolver. He
ID liz fair way of recovery.
The farmers through the country are
bringing in apples in great abundance, and
hundreds of barrels are shipped North, East
and South, daily. Verify We are the fruit
State.
The President, Mn. Grant and daughter
Nellie leit here this morning in a special
car By special train, provided by the Leav-
snwosth & Council Bluff Railroad. Hun
dreds Of our citizens called on them last eve
ming 1t the residence of Senator Caldwell.
The st. Joe & Denver Railroad gave an
excuEsion, last Tuesday, to the terminus, one
hundred and thirty-two miles west of the |
Missouri river, in honor of the New York |
caPitalists who have purchased controlling |
inlesest in that road.
JAS. GORDON Bennett, JR., having /
amused himself sufficiently with his yacht,
= now aid to be with General Sheridan and
party, West Of here, enjoying buffalo hunt
some vhere on the plains.
WAIE1NAN 4 STEVENS are moving their
sock Of wagon material to the building on
Delaware Street formerly occupied by B. S.
Richards. Their old quarters we're too
small for their increasing business.
TKka1 are now 10000 head of cattle for
als 1t Abilene At low figures. |,
Bssves. e to y gro~; yesrlings s. to 81;
twe-year olds $40 to sl2; three-year Odds
and cows SIS to $ls per head. |;
Tn County Board of Saline county SUBJ
miftsd three raiiroad propositions to the !
people of that county, and propose giving &
boods - follow: For the Kansas Central r.
r, $50. 900; Republican, Salina 4 Arkan-
- T. &. $50, 600; Kansas & Northwestern t
r. R., $ooo. 600.
THERE was rather q comical scene on the v
corner of Main and Seneca streets yesterday I
evening. A Ponly lady was walking up the
Itreet when q large hog came up on a run +,
With . dog after it, and took her aboard its G
I'D, carrying her for about half block,
anding her very gently on the sidewalk =
without damage to either party.
TIE trains on the Chicago and South
Railroad will be lettered as follows: b
Chicago, Rock Island and Leavenworth" Il
That u what We want, and 30 We are assured
I will be. And We should zee to it also that !,
'Leavenworth" ia inscribed on as many cars il
y possible. There is nothing like advertis- al
ns yourself in proper manner.
g
TIE Chicagoans have invented bowl or n :,
-, to be 81 At the dining table, with a .,
lumber Of mouth pieces and tubes. from al
shich each man guzzles rs much iced beer or &c
vine - he pleasa. 1t would be dangerous az
0 introduce that thing here, as some of our h,
ncken would Ego dead" with the dropsy p1
q len than . week. HI
The Atchison Patriot intimates that the VI
,anquet to the Chicago e1cursionlsts, given &C
IN that city, was = failure. The Champion is "a
more enthWiastic over the affair. We trust nj
'hat our friends 1t Atchison will not despond,
ut that they may have better luck the next X
lime. We have had our failures in Leaven- Il
worth, and, therefore, while We are Justly di
proud Of our recent success, are not disposed 1t:
o look with critical eye upon our neigh re
'ors. "Let " have peace"
MAJ. LoREE, President of the Nemeha al
Valley Railroad, of Nebraska, and S. W. re
Brooks, Esq., Of Sebatha, are in the city. de-
They come here for the purpose of consult 70
NJ with the Kansas Central Railway Com m
any about the extension of the Netawaka &C
ranch through Nebraska, via. Sebatha. ~ y!
he Eemeha Valley Road, of Nebraska, is on q.
exanissd, has valuable franchises and de- ~
i'm % Consolidate with the branch, and ex- vi vi
md the bsasch to the Northwest in the "
hate of Nebr,ska. vi
We invite our citizens to drop to the PC
rtxD brief letters on city business, and "a
Gher matters Of interest, giving information h,
. rs2ahoa to Improvements, nuisances, men Di
nd thinss in general. Such Letters, if tai
voethy, will be given q place in the peo- ca ca
'les column, and BY this means spread use ~
ul knowledge With the greatest clerity. y,
his = an opportunity for citizens to do l s:'
b city and each other some good, with lit ON
y trouble. We hope they will make note s se
4 Il. ne
DEPUTY U. 6. Marshal Charley Miller 70
nived In town last evening from the Kick Pc
poo Indian country with two prisoners, one RI,
white man, named s. r. Ronner, and the COZ
Ehr citizen Indian, named John Kanuck. rel
hey were arrested for selling liquor to the AZ
ndianA, and especially to Walter, the man a =.
NO murdered the Indian Chief, Pertha, a
Aost tina 6nce. On examination before u. us
/ Co9ai0i0ser Britton. they were COM mn
lis1sd In DEFAULT of bail, to appear before MS
he next term Of Criminal Court. Le
fiis
NEARLY al Of our guests from Chicago Fir
lers entertained 1t the residences CT our ct. SI.
ems Its
Senator Caldwell entertained the Presi-
LEM. Mis- ,irsnt and Nellie, Senator and .n'
Nm komeroy w