The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-30
STATE NEWS.

The Wichita land Office received half
million dollars in 1872.
Butler county paid out, one day last
week, the ecm OF s., 1926.
-Mrs. Nellie O'Daniels is now the princi-
pal in Eldorado Academy.
The Eureka Herald is in favor of hav-
ing the school fund of the several COUNTIES
loaned out at home.
-Emporia will be sweet sixteen next
month, and they want TO celebrate.
There will be one cheese factory run in
America this year.
The public schools Of Independence are
90 crowded that another teacher had to be
employed and more room occurred.
The Tribune has. been made the official
paper Of Montgomery county.
West Kansas can beat the world for
mean hack-driser, Judging from the in
famous exploits of one Of them recently. A
lady and little daughter from Sherman,
Texas, stopped in West Kansas (rhe VET
part Of Kansas City) en- route to Sioux City.
Wishing to stay at the house Of friend, che
hired hack. After long and circuitous
route, the driver left her at her destination,
only about three blocks from the depot, and
demanded Eve dollars fare. This abe re-
fused to give, but offered three, whereupon
the hackman drove of, taking her baggage
with him. At last accounts she was sihi
looking for the scoundrel, determined DOt
TO leave the city till he had been secured.
The Commissioners of Saline county
have ordered the county printing equally di-
vided befxeen The too county papers
The Solomon City newspaper says;
"Mr. John Como, who lives about four mile
north of the city, brought US in box Of
white sand which, he says. can be obtained
in abund.soe on his place. The sand Is TIKI
finest We ever saw, being nearly As fine Al
-four emory. 1t IL an excellent polisher. re
moving rust and stains from metal mucl
easier than with hath brick, and wishou
scratching. Il Is thought BY some to be sill
eious sand, which is used in the manu.actur
Of glass. II would he good idea TO have
aaaIyxed, and Ascertain if it is Of any value
1T was reported two weeks ago this
Judge Riggs vas frs zen to death. The n
mort proved true He vas inferred last wee
In Marion county His son lex was froze
% badly that last week both ieet WINS ampt
t.sed and he is not expected to live. So muc
Tor Surveying in the dead Of winter.
The Wslnu, Valley Times understand
the surveyors have made a preliminary sui
yey Of the Kaueas and Nebraska R.ilroa
from Peabody to Arkansas City, and III
they are now on the hack track estnblishiu
the line; al of which looks like business.
-Beejauia r. Brown. Of Cedarsa!e,
supposed to have Lost his life 1t some poi
between Morsaa City and the Indepexdea'
bcidge o. The verd;gris river. On the evenis
of November 50, 1872. Brown wore
sr.yish-hsosn suit. vish hickory shirs, bla,
vest and hat. He had about fAy dollars
uoney, and title deeds TO two eighty &C
tr,css Of land. He v.s On his way hou
from LAdore. Neosho eoaaty. He rode
sorrel hone and led bay. The bay hor
~ bssa recovered 1t Cherryvale. O
hundsed dollars reward u o6sred for the ,
covesy II he sosEel hoEse, and one husdr
dollan for ths discovery Of the missing n
y Mary Bsoun, Cedarvale, Howard count
KanDsa.
-Ouiae Q nanhsr Of pesscus I'D II,
hsnds cd ean fruaaa voSoegday. Several
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