The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-02


Mr.. A. j. Perry lost 81 eco IN the
Baldwin City fire.
Mr.. Latham, Of Senecs, Las an unframed
four year old COLT that Can trot a mile inside
OF three minutes.
The Fort Scott & Gull K. Il. runs an
extra coal train. The demand for black
diamonds" is large.
The Atchisvn Globe Gays Jay Cooke &
Co. mad almost no correspondents in the
West-only three in Kansas.
There will be large area of TALL wheat
sown this fall, in Pottawstomie county.
So says the Kansas RepoTter.
We predict that before his term expires
J. ]. Ingalls, will be power equal to any
other in that honorable body Of which he is
aimember. Grdsshopper Ner Era.
One OF the banners recently borne by a
farmers procession near Troy bore the motto
| "Doniphan county is too big TO be carried In
one pocket
The philosopher OF the Netavaka Chief
saws .'printer's ink IL the business mans
bread on the walters that returns 10 him be-
fore many days.
There WIS an eiopeneEt near Bazaar,
last week. Mrs. Manly, a minister's wife,
plided off with her husbands hired man,
leaving the deserted minister 10 support
the children
The Blue Rapids Times makes this i'm
portant announcement:
"No man will be elected to office in this.
county this fall who owes over tive years
subscription TO local paper"
Let the sentiment become national.
Miss +. J. Beach, Of Leavenworth,
Ma.ron of the Home for Friendless Women,
was very much annoyed at Highland, Kan
| sas, last week. During her lecture The rural
students in attendance ''munched" peanuts.
There was an excursion from Bureau
county, Illinois, under the control Of Judge
Knox, of that county, over the l. l.. Il q.
to Humboldt, last week, numbering over 5O
persons-9uite number Of whom are now
in Woodson county.
Texans have been trying to run the
town of Lawrence in a small way, and ex-
hibited their shooting irons to a restauran:
keeper named Green, and asked to be ex-
cused from paying little bill. The jour
nal says Green felt OF his pistol, and con-
cluded not to excuse them. Tie rOughs
weakened.
B. L. Gale, Esq announces himself az \
candidate for re election to the Office OF
county clerk of Atchison county, suffice, 10
the decision Of the Republican convention.
Ben is one OF the best ofiiceholders in the
service of the sovereign people, and the Re-
pubicans of Atchison county would do well
to renominate him for the Office which he
has filled SO acceptably.
They were lifting two-;on stone al The
K. Z. quarries, near Perry, the other day.
when the large chain that WAS attached Ia
the hooks became "kinked'; the "boss''
zsalously ran forward and inserted his thumb
between the links to s,raighten them. The
kink came out-suddenly, IT'S related that
he said "Whoop'" when his thumb went
of-Independent.
We had the pleasure of call from Col.
S. A. Cobb. NJ. G., last Thursday. He was
in excellent health and apparently as iull of
life and energy az ever. We predict 10: the
Col. brilliant Congressional career, and
feel assured that when his term has expired,
his constituents will award him due praise
for services faithfully performed.-Ifoy Re
publican.
The Leayenworth Commercial calls the
farmers Agricultural Heiiers." This may
be wit, but it has every appearance of black
guardism. The farming community is the
main stay of the Republican government:
because it includes a majority, and such ex-
preston az that of the Commercial betray a
spirit more suited to class rule than popular
government II'oodson Co. Post.
-Messrs. McPike 4 Allen are in the fax
seed trade. They purchased and shipped
about thirty car loads this fall, and expect to
ship about twenty more. This seed was
raised in this and adjoining counties and
along the line of the Central Branch Road.
The price paid is 81 46 per bushel. 1t is a
remunera;ive crop a. that price, and we
should think will he largely raised hereafter.
-Itchi.son Champion.
Several hen roosts have been robbed
lately, and houses and cellars entered, and
various things taken theretrom. 1t is now
generally understood wfo has been commit
ting these depre,!ations. and the way revol-
vers, rifles, shot guns, etc, are being put in
in yar-like trim, it will be dangerous for
some folks to stay in these parts much long
or. They had better move while it is an &C
certed time.--iiaad NelrS.
The Farmer Picnic on the Fair
Grounds, Tuesday, was very largely attend
eli. The procession OF wagons and eGues-
,rians formed around The Court House
Square, and marched to The grounds, pre-
coded by the Troy band. The Changers and
their ladies were in regalia, and the different
Oranges and Clubs carried banners. with APP
propriate notices, embIenls and devices -
Troy Chief.
The politicians and those who want Of.
flee, do not like to trust their case before ihe
people, and many Of them do not like the
system which gives all the voters of the party
the opportunity TO express their preferences
direct for candidates. But the committee
could submit proposition to the popular
vote of the party, if it was thought best,
leaving the people themselves to say whether
they will return TO the delegate convention,
or keep the power to nominate candidates in
their own hands Independeat.
Col. w. A. Phillips, our Congressman,
that staunch old Republican and defender of
equal rights, was in the city on Tuesday.
He had been at Newton, looking after
postsl matters. He dropped down TO the
metropolis of the Southwest. Bill Phillips
faith in the principles of the Republican
party, and in the belief that it will accom-
pIish all the great reforms laid down in its
late platforms, is as strong As was his faith
that that same party would overthrow slavery
when he was on the n. y. Tribune, and the
party ia its infancy. !I'ichita Eagle.
Wichita is surely entitled TO wear the
long horns. The biggest shipment Of Texas
cattle ever made in enc day in this State,
WAS made last Sunday from that place,
under the management of Kline 4 Mont
gomerv Ore hundred and twenty car
loads of twenty head each, or 2,i0O head OF
cattle. were shipped inside of nine hours.
The iiss train of thirty-one cars, or $40 head
cf cattle, were loaded, the shipping bills
made GA. and the train away from the depot
inside OF one hour and twenty minutes time.
1t took four engines 10 pull this live freight.
The value of this one days shipment was
not less than S2s, 500.
Tie Ottawa Republican is indignant be-
cause the Kansas cattle men We're ''snubbed"
| at the Kansas City Cattle Convention. The
Republicans talks to the point when il says:
At the banquet in the evening matters
| were conducted with a high hand. The
| Texas men had been become raised by the
4 spaach IF Kansas CITY Mc(nv IN the tiohf :.