The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-09
OPINIONS AND ITEMS.


Returns from the interior are coming in.
Hear this news from the Oage Shaft:
1.-THE Atchison bankers raised 4 hubbub
because the Leavenworth bankers sent bills
to that city, for collection, with orders to
"pro,est if not peid." An Atchison bank
did the same thing this week with reference
to collection on one Of our citizens."
j. D. Cain, of Payne township, brinGs
us head of what he denominates ''rice
corn" We don't know how to describe it
further than to say that the head which con.
tanned the grain resembles in form red
sumsck head. The grains are about three
times the size of rice grains, white, and re.
semble in form corn. 1t makes very desir-
able food and each stalk furnishes three or
four ounces Wichita Eagle.
Now the Topeka Blade man has dis
covered that even the ''tiger" has . velve.
paw.
A lawsuit was instituted at Leavenworth,
last week, to ascertain who was the real
owner of the Daily Argus. Nobody would
own it. We don't blame them.-Troy Chief.
Sol. Miller assigns this reason for the
money panic:
1t is generally thought that the bank
panic originated with Jay Cooke Il Co. This
| is mistake. The German Savings Bank oil
Leavenworth was the first, and Carl MolleI
/ is responsible for all this fuss.
A correspondent wants to know Why II
| il than some Of the vIrtuous people OF White
Cloud are 70 much troubled about 3 house
being rented to what they style "Mag'
dalen ?'' We think We can give the true
cause. A Msgdalen is defined as being
repentant sinner, or q reformed prostitute
Those who are making all the fuss, prob
ably are displeased because she has reformed
Troy Chief.
Mr.. Thomas s. Jones is mentioned "a 8
candidate for the Legislature from Chas'
county.
Col. S. N. Wood, of Chase county, i
now engaged in a church quarrel with othel
members of the congregation.
The Republican ticket of Cowiey county
is composed:o of six farmer. and four profes
sional men.
w. p. Hackney, of Wellington, is I
candidate for Representative for Sumne
county.-Arsansas City Tfareler.
Hackney served in the Legislature Of ISL
and made a good member.
| "A corporation was formed in Seneca Oh
Monday last, with capital stock Of SIC, 900
to erect a magnificent brick hotel. Th'
directors elected are: John Brown, s. b
Murphy, Samuel Lappin, C. &. Scrafford
p. j. Assenmacher, A. II. Burnett and D
B. Mckay. Work on the building is to b
commenced early in the spring, and by mex
fall Seneca will possess the finest hotel ii
Northern Kansas west of the Missouri river
Seneca Courier.
F. H. Knapp, now City Attorney o
Neodesha. formerly a resident Of Girard-
has made himself quite notorious in tina
section. The Free Press, of that place, call
ed him names because he gets drunk ant
CANDLES and does other things which the be
nighted people in Wilson county consider
out of place for a man in his position
| knapp got mad about it, and undertook Il
| p,ft a head on Capt. q. p. Smith, the editor
the result of which undertaking was that h
| himself has had his head bandaged for soms
time. Very little sympathy Knapp will &c
from our Girard people, and many will say
swell done thou good and faithful, to Capt
Smith.-Girard Press.
We didn't know that there was tina. niue!
vinegar in old Mr.. smith.
Harvey George is talked OF as candidat,
| for the Legislature. Mr.. George is a goot
man for the place, and the Chronicle woult
like to have him sitting amongst our Law
maker. a. Topeka-Bulingame Chronicle.
Capt. VIM. Peck was placed in nomina
ton for the Legislature by the Repupublic
ans of Woodson County, last Tuesday.
The following dialogue in the conventio,
shows the feeling:
Mr.. Esgle-Mr. Peck, do you want thi
ofice?' Have you sought il?
Peck-I don't want il; have not sought it
I went last winter when it was more thar
$500 damage to me, and it would damage
me more than three time. that amount Il
60 this winter.
Eagle-How did you vote on the rea
estate mortgage exemption bill?
Peck was one Of the few that vo.et
against it.
This being satisfactory, the question wa
put, and Mr.. Peck declared the unanimou
choice OF the convention for Representative
Mr.. S. H. Votaw, who has been travelling
through Arkansas, Gays that he has aeen a
| good cotton since his return to this county a
| in Arkansas-that our soil is better and vii
raise more cotton than will the Arkansas
soil. He n found many plants that vii
ripen $50 hollis and whole fields that are bet
| ter than in Observation-Disclosures ITban
| The three Misses Downer left town OIL
Wednesday morning, TO attend the STATE
Normal School at LeavenwOrth. They hav,
the wishes of the young people of Solomon
for q profitable ard pleasant time.--Sotomon
| City Newspaper.
| j. H. Shehi of Shannon township, wa
nominated for Representative from the l4tl
District, the western district in Potta watomit
that district. last Monday afternoon.
The Republicans OF Riley county bav'
nominated II. p. Dow for Representative.
f. G. Nugent il candidate for Represen
tative from the 5O;h District. Subject t.
ratification at the Republican primary cleo
tion.
Ira Coe also asks for the nomination, Oh
at least his friends ask it.
Ben. Aker's chestnut filly, Belle johnson
got around in a little less than three minute,
at the St. Joseph races, and earned her $500
| We imagine that she went about two seconds
faster than Ben. cared to have her.-Lau
renee Tribune.
The shipments of Texas cattle from point
on the Aichison. Topeka and Santa Fl
Railroad, from September 1st to 23i inclu
| sive, amounts to IA, SS5 head.