The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-03
KANSAS ITEMS.

1T don't take long, at Topeks, to locate
. man in his permanent residence, after he
shuflies of. The Times .,ys:
A Swede was drowned in the Raw on las,
Sunday. 1t appears that he had been
drinking quite freely for two or three days
before his death. He vas single man and,
we believe, had no relatives here. Ii was
not more than six hours from the time he
vent in swimming until he was lowered to
his last resting place.
On Saturday morning George COfman, a
young man Of about 20 or % years of age,
who had teen working Ut the Zinc Works,
vas found about mile and a half from this
city, on the road to the Zinc Works, dead
having accidentally shot himaelf while hunt
ing chickens.-Cherokee Pharos.
We understand that west Of US the grass
hoppers have disappeared to such an extent
that after the late rain We have had, the
farmers are now going on to prepare TO put
in their wheat. They are now blowing Their
land, and in the course Of week will BE- gin
to sow.-Larrence Standard.
"A young married woman, who,e name
il il not necessary to give, was vaylaid north
took to rob her Of her watch. She Resisted
their effort, however, and escaped to house
near BY, when the robbers left. Such t.l
lows, who are struggling about the country.
should be loJked aiter.-Seneea Courier.
In some places in this county the grass
hoppers, not content with defolia,iDg the
treer, have stripped and eaten the young
bark, and, in q lev instance, have seriously
girdled and so killed young apple trees.
This has happened upon the fruit farm OF
Mr.. D. g. Watt, who is one Of our inform
anta.-Larr.nee Tribune.
The pc pie ON the Usage LAID, are
wild over the news received last week that
they had secured the titles to their homes.
Firing cannon, speech-mskirg, snd gen
ersl j0lli6cafioo is the programme Of the
day. We rejoice With them and have 70
fear Of the result should the case be appeal
ed-Boder SenfiRe.
Yester1ay afternoon man FELL on. of a
second story window at the German House,
on Jones street. Ii eeems he has been hav- |
ing chills, and has been taking considerable
quinine, which affected his head, which va.
probably the cause Of his fail. A doctor
vas called to attend him, and at Last ac-
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Houston. publisher Of the Leavenworth
Commercial, Who was defeated by Col. Phil
iiPs Tor the Copgreesionai nomination al
Leavenvorh Last week, cannot be comfor'ed
dc y still going ior PhiibIs: Well, 1t
don't make mncn dide1eIce with Phillips,
ous !" ooes seem etIsnge ina, tne commercial
course to its own desrineas. PDiIlip, viii
70 toCcnerss from this DiMr:ci With .O.COO
majority anyway.-Hio,eafla Dispatch
Al,houeh er.s. VA, short. va believe
more prairie h.v has been put nm in this
oun,rv Than or many year, previous. The
,rss,bopOer scare b., aIeo induced the far ,
-, IN emf mn . large amoe,nt of corn and
. st,ck their straw. mixing altogether !.
reasef abundance Of fodder for stock than j.,
81 victer. and il i, follv for the people 10 !.
e,pon asd sscri6cs their seek through
ar of q dreadful famire or even q ereat =
cascity Ct nutritious food.-Oeafhe Ners |.
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Elder Geo. Long, Who resides about three
ID half miles northwest Of Monmouth.
~ with quite Lon. BY Ere. on Monday
ltesnoop. While the family we're al svay :,
lun home but two suall children, il h sup d.
osed they SO The etahle on Ere. the flames =
peeadise 10 hay sack near. also TO the =
heat bin, which contaiued over 100 bush :,
b of wheat. A good wagon, set Of harness.
nd nearly oil his farming implements we're :.
, he basD, and al were burned By hard !,