The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-09
LENAPE.
IN Extravaganza Of '|Cussedness''
Developed--A Side Hint to
Political Canvassers--SO-
cial ItemS-ArrivalS
and Departures.

Political Canvassers---SO-
cial Items-Arrivals
and Departures.
1t il not to be expected with the suspen-
ion Of banks in various places near and re-
mote, and the general instability Of the
financial situation, that money is super
article At uknape; or that busi-
ness here is exceptionally lively. Local
hog shippers have gone to Kansss City and
found the hanks closed and no sale for their
.quealing merchandise; hay dealers have
,eased to ship. owing to pro6tless I'D inter
I'M in the hog market; 'bust head' "hiskey
has of late developed such an exiravagrance
Of ''cussedness' in the conduct Of our ci,i-
zens who have been accustomed to Partake
Of il, that its sale in this town has been
about abandoned. Political canvassers would
do we'll to make a note of this, and bring
their bottles with them while looking after
their Interests in this portion of the county.
On the part Of this voting population, there
is no certainty that 'euihnsiasm" can he ex-
cited without something Of the oid-fashioned
sort; and this is the move likely from the fact
that none of our citizens have yet announced
as candidates for any OF the dis
trict or county Offices to be run
for in the approaching election.
There il not therefore that personal
interest taken in the canvass that there would
be, had We, like other townships. number
Of individuals sorely pressed by the solicita-
tions of friends into the self-sacri6cing scraE,-
BILE for place. Nevertheless, We read the pa
pes and ncte, with pleasure, the gradual
liquidation OF the national debt, and the pros
EJECT of an energetic discussion Of the ques.
ton Of cheap transportation to the seabOard.
Nor are We n . community Indifferent with
regard to public Affairs. As far "A reason
able partially TO intellectual capacity will
permit, We are in favor Of electing none but
honest men to Office: We would have salaries
and perquisites put down to the lowest figure
that the bodily comfort and moral stamina Of
our public servants will admit Of; We would
consign all railroad subsidy propositions, ag-
ricultural society, literature and whatever
else has = tendency to run up taxes, to the
most out-of-the-way corner Of Hades; We are
resoluteIy ''down on" all monopolies that are
not conducted upon the principle of ''the
greatest good 10 the greateat number" we
would give Judge Lynch exclusive jurisdic-
ton in all cases 81 horse stealing: We are
ready, in fact, to throw up cur hats and cast
our votes for all measures (pint and quart
measures possibly excepted, calculated to
make us ''forget our poverty" and to in.
sure a belief in "the good time coming"
Among the matters and things notable OF
otherwise, hereabouts, L. G. Baldwin, late
OF Ottawa, has added to the mercantile es.
Establishments of this place. He proposes to
sell everything that is looked for at a coun-
try store at figures so low that farmers will
not 90 much as clear their axle grease by
going to cities of the first class to do their
trading.
The sample room Of Bernstein has thrown
considerable business, of late, into the hands
of the local magistracy. 1t has been DEM
onstrated that the ''kind" of whisky that
can be eold at profit of nine or ten kun
dred yer cent. does not have that Wholesome
moral influence which Is desirable in quarters
where special police arrangements are out OF
the question, and IS there is no money in
litigation, except to members of the bar,
from Lawrence or any other place. it is
probable that the sample Business will be
discontinued.
Socially speaking, this season has been to
this place and vicinity, one OF diverse
exits and entrances. John and Nathan Rice
and C. Scannel, with their families. have
removed to Texas. Elder Hitchcock, S. T..
Nichols, James Bishop, the brothers Dennis
and Calvin Lucas, ]. H. Anderson and f.
Postelacute, all residing in the neighborhood
of the Rices, three miles east of this station,
have left with their families to find homes
elsewhere. d. H. Fisher, for some years
blacksmith at this place, is now hammerins
iron at Medina, his place in the blacksmith
line being supplied BY two brothers named
Hash, lately arrived from Missouri, who
propose in addition to iron-work. to carry on
wagon making in all Its departments.
Samuel McNabney has 'bid adieu to the
grocery bars' and pitched his ten; on home
stead claim near Salina. The Rhodes
George, John, and Sanford-three or four
families strong, lately ''rolled ont" and are
now letting their light shine in Andrew
county, Missouri. J. L. LandOn, NJ. D.,
also went away from here last summer, and
is now practicing pbysic and handling glass
ware in the neighboring city Of DeSoto. l
have heretofore noticed the departure Of
John P. Skies to "Ele.i-nois,' taking with
him great deal of the best Democracy and
most irrepres~ibIe Methodism that was in
the place, but although Elder Hicks has left
and Brother Skies departed, the tloci, is not
without shepherds, Elder Evans being still
left to give an occasional blast Of the ''Gospel
Trumpet" and Rev. M.Masop, OF the Quin-
daro station, to proclaim 'The unsearchable
riches" from the Congregational stand
point.
We have had q mad dog sensation. Mr..
Henry, one of our suburban farmers, had \
dog, which two or three weeks ago became
i'll, a. many persons thought, with the by
drophobia. Certain It il, he went about Bit
ing, without any assignable motion, what
ever live stock came within his reach.
Wandering out on the prairie, he was
ignominiously put to death on the premises
of Mr.. Crittenden. Prudent house holders
for several days after kept their CANNES tied
up, but as no new cases were developed, the
cACitcmcut ulou away, uuth Ohc uos AoSt
week, when . horse Of Mr.. Henry began to
show unmistakable eigns of the fell disease,
and finally vent dead" of the same. There
is no prospect, however, that the complaint
will become general, and candidates for the
various county Offices may therefore give US
4 call without apprehension Of danger.
We confess to some misgivings upon read
ing the TINES statement about the "famous"
apple orchards of Leavenworth county. We
have resided in the Aforesaid county some
thing over five years, without having seen
or partaken of dozen apples that were not
brought in from Missouri or elsewhere, and
whole families in this portion Of the county
are in the same Elk" At all events We
could wish that our Leavenworth county
If less famous, were more evident
to the general observer. In other words,
We would like to have more homegrown
fruit and less blowing in ours. This appears
to have been an "off" season for wild plnms
10 this bottom, but our paw-paws, 4 believe,
are MP to the usual standard of succulence
and flavor. J. A. B.
LENArE, Oct. 6, 1873.
FARMERS OF THE NOkTnwEST.
A convention Of the farmers of the North
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