The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-27
KANSAS lfEAS.


"A good many Coffee county farmers in
tend to SOW aax this spring.
-Otawa has good sidewalks snd good
girls to sweep them.
Around Blue Rapids prairie 6res have
been all the 60 for the psst ten days
The farmers of Dickinson county are
busy plo.ing and sowing spring wheat.
Deer take short cuts through the streeas
of Oxford without eau ing unusual attention.
Preparations for burning one million
brick have been made BY one firm in Wicb-
ia.
We learn the Central Branch railroad
has increased it, shipping rates ON grain from
SIS to 81 per car.
The man who never smiles has been
urged by the Temperance folks of Hiavaiha
10 come out for Mayor.
An observer say that the praieiesof Linn
county resound With the boom boom Of thou
sand of prairie chickens.
The "local" of the Wooden county
Psd "has heard the fierce roaring Of the
turtle Cove again in the land"
The Cawker Sentinel gives currency 70
the report that two Sioux chiefs have been
killed on the Upper Solomon.
The goegle-eyed ga-lute who sings ink
for the St. Louis ''patent outside" is the
way one Jackson county editor speaks Of biz
cotemporary.
"A movement is on foot in Clay county
to build three bridges across the Republican.
one at Wakefield, one at Clay Center, and
one at Morgantown.
The public schools Of Ottawa closed
yesterday TO give the teachers and pupils two
weeks rest. They will reopen in the nev
school building.
A man living in Cloud county was kill
ed last week BY saw log rolling over him.
The log was a very large one, and crushed
him in a shocking manner.
The Tef House, Topeka, will be re-
opened April 9TH, Williams & Babcock will
manage il. Mr.. Williams has had much
experience in bookkeeping and ought to
succeed a. landlord.
The Holton NeWs pertinently observes
"Who can blame the engineers or any other
aet of men for striking for higher wasel
when the President of the United States and
Corgressmer set the example"
The Teacher institute Is in fnll blast.
About city teachers are in attendance. The
lectures on Monday and Tuesday evening"
we're entertaining to all Who heard them
Wataena Reporter.
A couple of the 10 family are trapping
for muskrats up the Grasshopper . few
miles above the falls. and come down hard
on Topeka, they say: "Nhite mans city,
We don't like it, heap sick there. too much
smallpox"
On Thursday last man BY the name Of
Topgle, who lives on the Salina river, acct
dentally discharged his shotgun, the con-
tents of which entered his hand and fearfully
mutilated it. The arteries of his wrist also,
were DauIy ld-eTaieu.
Samuel c. B. Butler, Frank Butler, p.
II. Smith and others. of Leroy. with their
families propose to spend the summer in the
Rockies. They will go overland, in their
wagons, and will start as soon as there il suf-
ficient grass.
1.-THE first ripple of the spring tidal wave
of immigration is sweeping over Kan.a-. Il
has struck this city, and this county. Siran.
gers appear upon our streets, and in our hO-
tells. Every train unloads Its precious bur.
then at our depot" That's the way plain
dealer at Garne,t puts it.
Here il good chance for an enterpris-
ing mill man in southwest Kansas. The
citizens Of Oxford offer a bonus of 5000
in addition to mill site and valuable water
power on the Arkansas river, to any respon-
sible parties who will build a Touring mill,
to cos, not less than SIS. 900.
An interesting series Of meetings have
been in progress at the Ki!gour school house
durin. the current week, and there are
marked n, ,nifes:a,ions Of deep religious in
,erest. There have been number Of con-
versions and additions to the church. May
tine good work 70 on increasingly. Okla
loosa Independent.
The s,,,a,.,, ofI..,.,cs ,,o,o,,a.
co,undrum. like these:
Will i, nav 10 let our bank get control Of
the city, county and school fnndr? Will ii
pay TO let e1travagance continue in the city
sovern%en'i VIII P pa, ~ ,emP .nSs
49, u Ger onnortun;,v to Oct . free br;dse,
Will it paw 10 neglect Opportunities to I'd.
vance the interest Of Citizens?
On Saturday afternoon the prairie fire
ieaped over inc wall OF 'ne cemetery On Tue
Killing the trees and shrubbery almost en-.
tirelv. Owing to the timely arrival of Mr..
Inpraham and two other gentlemen, whoee
names We did not learn, the fences around
the graves were saved.-Jldnhdttdn Nation
alist.
Quite a large acreage ia being planted
in eo,ton down the valley in the vicinity Of
Oxford Oar corresnondeui. il seems.
awakened considerable Interest in the prob.
able .uccess of this crop in this valley, 1t il
the Indictment Of experienced growers that a,
Iesst , hale to the acre will be the result, In
ca.e the exner,men, of this wear proves suc-
cessfnl. We look for important results within q
ve,r or Witehita Eaole.
&C.,,
-Qate . little sH'r"'sn 'ook place one
day last week near Ferry. 1t Il impossible