The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-18
OPINIONS AND ITEMS.
Collected and Condensed from Kansas
Newspapers.

Collected and Condensed from Kansa
Newspapers.
An official committee lately visited III,
State Insane Asylum, and after thorough
examination report that its condition undo
the management of the old Board presente,
the best record of amy of the Stale institu
tons
Col. Anthony, OF the Leayenwortl
TINES proposes John A. Halderman az tn
next Mayor of Lesvenworth. Anthony j
now Mayor. Halderman defeated him 70
the Msyoralty three years ago. Who FAY
the Colonel never forgives his enemies?-
Rdola Spirit.
Mr.. Timmons killed one o: the larges
rattlesnakes, about two weeks ago, near Lou
isbureh, in Miami county, we have heard o
for a long time The snake was Eve fee
and six inches in length, and measure,
seven inches around the thickest part of tn
body. He "blowed his horn" with sixtee,
rat,les, and had ''head on him" AZ larg
as frying pan. 4 monster, indeed. ",
don't believe whisky would have any efiec
on the bite of such reptile, who undoubt
eddy lived through the war.
The Marshall County Ners puts THU
wholesome truth before the public:
When Marshall county was under Demo
cratic rule, county scrip wss drug on the
market, and every treasurer they elected waf
a defaulter. The expenses were loosely kept,
and extravaganza and mismanagemen: SEEM
ed to be the rule and not the exception
among the county officers. Look at the diff
ference the last four years, under Republi.
can rule. Scrip has almos. always been at
par, the finances are run very closely, and
The people feel confident there will be no de.
falcaIion among their officers. Taxes are
being reduced. and the public Improvements
for the county are being secured without any
county debt.
1t ia so everywhere. Democratic success
means burden Of debt, and an era of ex.
travagance.
From the Herald We learn that new
buildings are going up in Salira that the
public schools are crowded with pupils. and
the people generally happy.
-Jennison ia in bad state. The Leaven.
worth Argus says it ia feared that he will
lose the sight of both his eyes, inflammation
having set in. This will be hard on Jenni-
son, as il praven,s his indulging in faro and
draw poker any more. Fleeing vi.ions of
'fuii hand - and stacks Of notes of the green
cloth is ali the consolation the poor jayhaw-
kcr rrn ant on in the future. This ia a
case 10 excite the sympathy of the hardest
hearted butte in christepdom.-PdoId SPIRIT.
OWING to the reduction of rates at
Leavenw nth, Mr.. Bnrriss' excursion move
ment is given up.-T3peka Blade.
SUNDAYS Leavenworth Commercial saws ::
'Gov. Tom" arrived in this city yesterday
with small satchel under one arm and a
great big cage under the other. Wonder if
he labors under the delusion that he has
caught the Senatorial bird. or il it only one
of the troublesome Bender fowls.-LawTence
Standard.
Governor Osborn had just returned from
the bedside of his dying mother. The Com
mer.iars Wit is brutal.
THOSE farmers who managed to hold on
10 their corn are now reaping their reward.
We know of number Of farmers who have
from 2 900 to 200 bushels of old corn on
hand, and some of them are getting fifty
cents per tushel at the crib for it. The poor
hard up fellows who were compelled to sell
1t fifteen cents can only look on and swear.
Marshall Co. NeWs.