The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-16
LENAPE.
Deer Hunting and Turkey Shooting
in the Country.
Bustle and Business in Town.
Prospective Candidate or Sheriff.
Taxes, Steel Engravings and Horse
Stealing.

has Deen the severest winter, and that this
is the deepest enow be has ever seen in Kan
a., which would all be we'll enough had e
the light, handsomely-trimmed cutter, the
fast and fri-ky " roadster" the merry bells,
and all that with which We were wont to
worry away the winters in our old New
York home. 1t comes with all the discom.
forts and none Of the pleasures and advan-
tages Of the thing. In this new country We
are not prepared for its rieors. Our houses
are too airy; We have insufficient barns and
sheds for our stock, and not little suffering
is the consequence. But then We are likely
to have an abundance of fuel in these part;
for measures of excellent coal have been found
on the Stranger, 4 few miles north of this
place, and there are indications that much Of
this county is underlaid with that most use
full mineral.
Some of our neighbors At this place have
lately been finding amusement, If not profit
in hunting. At least halfdozen deen have
been killed hereabouts within the last fort
night, and wild turkeys are shot almost
daily.
The horse-thief is abroad. On Friday
night last, the stable of Richard Kenton,
about four miles north of Lenape, was felon.
iously entered and one of Mr.. Kenton'i
horses-a fine dark brown-taken. About
the same time young man living at Mr..
| Walkers, in the same neighborhood, rather
summarily and unceremoniously absc0nded.
Mr.. X. offers liberal reward for the two
brutes, but rs yet has got no clue to their
| whereabouts.
Many q weary traveller will remember
with pleasure the drawing of of his over.
| coat at the Stephens hostelry at Lenape, for
comfortable lodgings and square meals and
now the agreeable hostess, widowed about
three years sgo by the death Of her forD.e'
husband, is again married woman. Ii "a,
Christmas affair. and the gentleman, HI.
name is Homer Dunn, formerly from Mich.
igan, but la,e Of Kansas City.
A new grocery has been opened ct rhis
place by gentleman named McNabney
He proposes 10 deal on the "pay-to-day
and trust to morrow" principle; and fur
thermore proposes to ''live and let live
This ia the second mercantile es.sblishmen'
that has opened at this place sinoe lss
spring. Thus it ia, that while We read o.
failures and embarrassmenis At Kansas City,
the busiuers Prospects of Lenape are c,n.
stantlv Frightening.
Now ard then something hsnnens here a,
elsewhere. damaging to confidence in nu,
l.l,ow.men. L,st simmer We vere visited
bv a Young man collecting subscribers for On
youno I.olks' illustrated paper. publisher by
| f, C Allen & Co. wav down in Ma .ur,
| The nubIi.hers advertised and this WONG
man promised that TO each subscriber sho,1'J
4. sent. entirely at the expense of the puo
fishers either one of three steel engrayinps,
band.nmelv framed. said subscriber should
select from spec;mens advertised and exLib
tied l,y the agent Our YOUNG Folks have
received their paper regularly. but the old
foILs have looked in vain ior thai picture
and so the conviction. which We have nc
besitspcy in publishing for the warning Of
| our fellow men. il this: that E. C. Allen &
"a are swindlers When anv of thei,
agents come about with fair offers and fns
enpra yins.. inst nut your hand into Won,
nocket and.keep II there:
We celebrated the last anniversary Of the
birth of our Saviour by a visit TO "The
| M.,,onolis" We STONED on our vay a,
S.uir. Scrans 10 asai.t s. B. Kentin and
o., Jr-;, 3, Oh. s.,,Iom.rt n, The rim