The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-28

TMeekIp Gimes
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1871.
NAN fell through the ice at Kansas City
2 few DAYS ago.
SID. CLAIKEis a candidate for Congress
from one of the new districts.
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WET SKIES and Olive Logan were Hoar-
ried on the 18Th inst.
A ZIG thing on ice, was the crowd oil men
at work on the river yesterday getting out ice.
WHAT IS the matter with Tie hesyy man
Of the Lawrence Journal He don't seem
10 be h.ppy. Will the Tribune tell u.
THE Commonwealth saws that eleven lnn-
dred pensioners have been paid in The United
States Pension Office q, Topeka in the last
ten days.
OUR Eastern exchanges are discussing the
question. "Can We cultivate RAIN That's
doubtful question, bat its settled FAC;
that some folks can raise thunder.
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THE masquerade party given by The
Young Mems Social Club, al Odd Fellows
Hall, last night, was brilliant s,cceSs, and
the grandest event OF the season.
+. A. DUpGEoE, Of Grashopper Fails,
dropped in on Us last evening looking as
large az life, and twice as natural. Fred. is
live boy, and reports Grasshorper on
the 60
THE Ottawa Herald comes cut strongly for
Governor Robinson for the next United
States Senator. The Doctor is one of the
best men in the State We might go further
and fair worse.
IT is said that ga Scotch minister refused
baptism to the child of man who sells milk
ON Sunday And now suppose the nan
should refuse milk TO the minister for bap.is-
ing on Sunday.
WYOMING has not gone back on woman
suffrage. The Govergor's veto was over
ruled in the House, bit the motion was lost
in the Council. This is final, and the law
still remains.
EXCURSION parties from Kansas City, |
Lawrence, Topeka, Atchison, Ottowa, Gar
nett and a number of other places, are max
ing arrangements 10 come 10 ieayenworth |
during Forrest's engagement, week after
next.
The State Teachers Association, Of Kan |
sas, meets at Topeka next week. The coed
people of the Capital city have made extern
sive preparations to entertain, in becoming |
style, the knights and knight-sses of the
birch and ierule. Leavenworth will be on
hand in force.
Z ROCHESTER girl, IN 4 note making in
dignant complain. because 4 man spit to-
bacco juice on her silk dress in the street,
saws: Never, while men chew Tobacco,
will go 10 the polls TO vote. This county /
may go to ruin before l Will have nv clothes
spoiled or even jeopardized.''
THERE has been much inquiry among
10 no Mr
had for discardine the customary "big head"
from his new publication. We don't think
anyone has struck the right thing. In view
of the denunciaiions of his late political
friends We think he is only waiting for some
body TO attempt 10 put head on him. =
Atchison Pdfriot,
THE New York Mail says: "A lady with
a dress very low in the back nearly frightened
n friend of ours into fits At the Alexis ball.
He, unfortunately, .roI heavily on her train;
the shock was tremenduous, and he fled,
whispering through white lips, 'By Jove, |
nearly pulled il all of -
A SOUTH LEayENwoETH Girl came blush
ing into the parlor, the other night, and told
her father, when he noticed her bloom, that
she had been enjoying unseen happiness.
The old gentleman supposed she had teen
praying, and was glad, as he is a rious man;
hu. instead The wicked lass had been kissed
b. her lover in the unlighteJ hall.
The double wedding that was TO have
taken place in church last Thursday evening,
and which the ladies have been anticipating
with so much pleasure, was postponed On
accoun, Of the illness OF one of the brides
elect, till next week. Don't he Eervors,
ladies-nothing wrong-.rain aint off TIE
track-only i little behind time.
The advertisement of an extraordinary
phenomenon exhibited in New York in
1855, 4 mammoth girl, weighing over 500
pounds, was embellisLed with the then start.
ling statement that it took 15ii yards TO
make her dress. Nowadays it takes %
yards to make dress far girls who weigh |
onlya hundred pounds.
SOME Michigan boys, feeling the need of
some wholesome recreation, sutle! q suit OF
clothes with straw and buried il; killed a
couple of chickens and strewed the blood
around The grave, and trampled the ground
so that i, gave evidence OF fearful struggle.
The Mortified citizens soon discovered the
grave, summoned the coroner, had 4 jury I'M
panneIled, dug up ,ile body, adjourned
in hurry.
THE weather last night may be briefly /
and tru.hiully described as ''wrctched." A
dense mis-, filed the air all evening, ocoasior-
ally growing SO heavy As 20 become a very
gentle rain. all the while every particle Of
water freezing as soon rs il touched the
ground. BY . O'Clock the earth was envel-
oped in a thorough coating of ice, and the
slippriest ice,-the sidewalks were impass-
able, and pedestrians sought the middle of
the streets About II clock the rain COM
menced falling quite briskly, still freezing as
it fell, and this morning, those who are the
best skaters will be able TO get over the ground
with the least labor.
Observation-Disclosures: very bright; SNOWY;