The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-08-21

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THURSDAY. AUGUSTA, 1873.
PRACTICAL individual in this city, who
has no tasfe for cour;ship, has offered young
lady residing on Ottawa street slOo II 'ne
sill marry him without the usual prellmi'
uaries.
Mn. A. G. Talbot left Monday for .
Zip into Jefferson county, and the principal
,o~n. on the line Of the Narrow Gasee he
will pre.en. the clsims Of THE paper 10 the
citizen. of the various places visited and We
.xpect he vii! return with = large snhscrip-
lion list.
SAN BLACK, Of the Kauess Central Office.
tells u tina: the shipment Of merchandise,
particularly lumber, is exceedingly heavy
on that road. We hope the company will
he able 10 ,usn the road to the wheat Gelds
Of the Solomon at an early day.
THE insurance policies Oh tie school
buildings Of the city expire some time this
month. and it will be the duty Of the School
Bard to advertise or announce that bids for
insurance for another year will be received.
We understand this duty wss neglected last
year.
COL HoUsroS 10 trying TO raise $lOO, 90
70 induce the editor Of The TIMES to leave
the city. The best half Of the Commercial
-Prescott-Wse induced to leave for 81 600.
This represents the difference in the esti-
mated value Of the two newspaper men
toned.
The Nebraska State Fair will be held at
Lincoln, Neb.. from the lst to the 9th of
September, inclusive. The premiums con-
sist of $25, 600 in cash and sixteen farms.
These are extraordinary inducements, and
Indicate growing enterprise in farming and
.iock-raising in comparatively new section
Of country.
SMuGGLER, the new trot,ing star from
Kansas, is nov at Prospect Park, Long
Island. He has been taken there with a
view to trotting him in races, and If we may
believe the reports in the Eastern papers, he
will show his heels 10 come of the fastest
horses that speed on the racing track. His
strength and endurance is said to be wonder
full.
JUICE JOYCE of the Call was struck with
the notion a few days ago. that . little
snowy range air would give him inspiration
for future labor, and last night. in pursuit
of Chat air." he got aboard the express
and rolled away towards Denver. Joyce is
. good climber, good talker, and . good
fellow. He deserves pleasant ride, and
We hope he will shave it,"
NE. HIATT. of Paramount, reports the
festive eris-hopper as being lively in his
neighborhood. They have destroyed for him
and q neighboring farmer about one hundred
tons of hay. In an orchard Of seven hum
dred ihree-year-old apple trees. the leaves
have been completely stripped from the
bougha and the young shoots eaten down to
the last years growth.
Near the burnt bridge an anonymous note
va. found telling the Missouri Pacific Com
pany that they would "catch HI right
along if they didn't pay for stock killed BY
the trains" 1. ia known that The bridge
was act on fire By the enemies Of the road,
and active measures will he tahen TO capture
and punish the outlaws.
Yesterday large force of ~orkmen wa-
engaged in replacing the span, and trains
will move to-day without interruption.
Mn. BEVERLEY Il. KEN. OF the Kan.ss
Pacific railway, Il ont in circular to the
far.ners of Kansas, asking them 10 forward
to him, by express, sample. Of tue fertility
and productiveness Of Kansas coil, in the
shape OF grain, vegetables. fruits, Goals, ores.
building stone, etc, for exhibition at several
important fairs this fall. lie desires the
choicest specimen. in limited quantities.
Articles shonld he shipped by September
e0.n.
The memier. of the French Mutusl Aid
Society of Leavenworth at their annual
meeting, held on Sunday, the 18th inst,
elected the following oficers for the term Of
one year: Il. Gaicimini, president; ]. Four
cade, vice-president; Charles Eayer, treas
urer; A. Gaietiar, vice-treasurer; c. Bouisse;
secretary; F. Faith, vice-secretary; Ii. Per-
riue, fag-bearer.
Mr.. A. Trocon the retiring president, re-
ceiyed the warmest thanks from the frater.
nifty for the service rendered by him during
his term. c. BoUIssE, Secretary.
cider Vinegar.
During this warm weather, among the M
ticles which invigorate feeble appetite, vim
eear takes a prominent place. Prussing's
we'll known brand of cider vinegar being
free from poisonous alsds, and warranted to
Keep pickles for years, is admitted to have
no superior in the market. His works are
the largest of the kind in the United States,
and his vinegar, owing to its great purity
and strength, surpersedes all others with the
city and country trade. Dealers and con-
sumers should not fail to ask for Prusing's
vinegar, when replenishing their stock
Caieago Tribune.
Died.
AT Guilford, in Wilson county, kansas,
Mrs. Marian Akin wife of Judge Andrew
Akin, aged eixty-one years. The decesad
W. the mother of Mr.. H. c. Akin,
of this city. Who was summoned BY tele-
gram to the bedside of his aged parent, bat
arrived To-, late. A large circle Of acqu int.