The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-08-13
KANSAS ITEMS.

"Quinch Bu: Straight" is the name Of a
new drink in Topeks.-Norfh Topeka 4 lines.
Three thousand dollars WIS the amcun,
received At tie 5 .beiha depot fer fre'gh,
brought to this Plac- duri'g The 8 am
&ubcha Adranoe.
Nj. Ed. Stanton nds bunch Of ca 5
six feet high, with heads twelve or thirteen
inche4long. They were raised on his fa n,
in Grafshopper bottom.-Psrry Times.
Just before going 10 press, the grass
hoppers came down in force to stay with Us.
Dee OF cur sut scribsrs says they took all OF
his peaches and threw the pis at him when
he came to look at thenl.-HOlton Express.
A COW was knocked in the head one day
house, and her throat cut, but when the rope
was taken of her horns she arose. walked to
pile Of corn laying on he floor and COM
menced eating. Wooden County Post.
TIL Le,venworth Commercial, owned BY
Houston, the tripod quinch bug" candidate
for Congress, i. pitching into Mr.. Phillips
becanse ne voted for the bill providing for
. reduction # the army from 10000 to % :
90 men. We app -ehend that Mr. Hous; on
ia kicking his own shins in tba, NATTER
Wathena Reporter.
Among the many callers upon Congress
man Phillips when here last week, but few
did not remsrk with what interest they read
his New York Hibane correspondence in
early Kansas times. Thcs. letters did a
world Of good for this Sac. and the Col
onsl is sill held in high esteem by the old
Tribune readers.-.Scneca Courier.
Three buffs.o calves str.yed up the Flint
Hills neatly 10 Lazet'e last week, and the
Inhabitants near there had the pleasure Of
buffalo hunt; but in spite Of all their exer-
lions the animals escaped ubhaImed, and the
last seen Gf them they we're moving n live
~ gait towards 81. Louis. II they didn't
change their course they have arrived at that
city BY this time.-Winfeld Courier.
These few persons in this district who, iu
The interest Of other candidates. have at
tempted to work up opposition to Col. Phil
lips BY insinuations against his private char
actef, have inside lamentable failure. The
more his Official acts and private character
are discussed, the better it /, for him.-Biue
Rapids Times.
The three railroads in Shawnee conutv
which appear on the assessment rolls Of
1874. sre assessed a. follows: The Kansas
Pacific, $2:0. 069.O0; the Atchison, Topeka
3 6ania Fe, $183, $780, 90; and the s.. Loui.,
Lsvrenoe & Western, 100000. These
added to tie total Vssessment Of other prop.
sssy in the county. gives . grand total Of
b, 02, 079.00. Next year the Kansas Mid.
lasd will help to carry the coun,y's load. -
Topeka Record.
The house of NJ. James Harrington,
- Xnlbesry creek, southwest Of Monmouth,
.as struck By lightning 90 Saturday night
-. The lightning stuck the roof and
vent directly down through, shiyerinx one
u the posts Of the bed in which he and his
'enseleao fof few nomenis; hat none vere
IuEs il The leas.-C1erokee PAaros
% Saturday night Reno county vas
,lesed With splend d rain. At this city
,ailstones fell thick sni fas', accompsnied |
siih much Iishiling and thunder. Next
noroing the cit 1ens Of Hutchinsoa rose 70
ind the streets all fooled With water. En-
~ body felt slad.-HnseAinson Ners.
We don't eubmit to having Lyon eoun.
' robbed of her lsurels. We zee the state
neot going the rounds Of all the papers that
sussie eloeum is Superin endent Of schools
Isn county. Size holds that position
~ IN Lyoa coun.y. The laurence Jour
n Il respoasibls for this misiake.-Emoo-
IA Nan.
-Oa Friday evening last . destructive
ind and hail ssorn pased over this county
~ The nosshvess 70 Tie southeast. Coz
idesshis damage ~ done to buildings,
ross and other property along it. track.
D width The hurricane or cycloee ~, -
ear - ve can 3earn, not more shas one
de md parsed directly over The south
sssers P,rtion Of this city.-Osiass Jour-
4
-Souehssn md Southwestern Kas,as n.
uab,sd With hsrss.shievss, bsa, il seensi
~, n soos localiiissI tie thieves bave
'sir sAarss a IL ezisaisg t.oah3a. Last +.
-, e WslliDGooo, hsgs vieilases con.
ittsa vAich - ~ 1ofned, bexas theirI .
M b. hassisg three sAdnctcss Il aninat. i
! squiss psopsrly. Tbs thieva, befusei /
un1ng tAair Via0 - DER 9ehs 70 ~
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u 1iss00o6o soos q TIER Lee 80 II
l1m-0wasH Hsia3saiv.
Msisr Gesssgs, - Hhssday. has1sa - /
$3.50 q pslaha e ~ s6esup q sHe .
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