The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-07

q With her pa IFS Mimi stree, came scr 81
y revolver in 4 bureau drAs.r yesterday
forenoon, and tasin, it up ieaderly. she W..
soon envelopel ia smoke, and the looking glas.
a WIS in fragments. To her anxious mother, who
rushed into the ROOM she vouehssfed the exp ana
: nation that the ''nasty little thing had gone of
e in her hauds. When the little finger ha, been am
n puts'e1 ell will be in that fznily again
). The revolver takes the matter cody.
The delusions Of drink are mum berless but there
is one Of them which stands in the way of reform
decided lily that il calls for decfled treatment
We aIlude to the notion that it is nice thing to
drink nice liquors or wines at ones home to offer
them to one's friends, and to make them minister
to good fellowship at every social gathering while
it is a very different thing 10 drink bad liquor in
lad places, and in large quantities.
Instead Of wearing themre'ves gu. tramping
about the city, the crusaders propose TO esab ish
sentry box before the door Of each saloon and take
down the name Of all who leave or enter. II has
been tried in Eastern cities and proved greS IL c.
cess So interested do the fair .entres get in their
work Of 'scoring'' the male members If the com.
munity that they express their verrtiou when
they hear the rustic Of pettcoa's announcing the
coming of relief.
| The argument on the molten to appoint a re.
oeiver for the property Of GeD g. Smith has again
been postponed on account Of the difficulty in get
tirg in the evidence necessary to sustain the mo-
non The county will have to prove, first, that |
they have an Interest ia the property, and second
that the property in the hands Of the bondsmen is
not being cared for it shoId be. large propor-
ton Of the property consists OF located in the
southern par: Of the county, which have not been
rented, owing TO the suit brou, hi; against the
ts,njsmpn he he. ripg r. /
place on Saturday next.
Bright spring and summer styles are all ready,
but they have no; had much opportunity to show
themselves through the cod gray weather. Light
silk suits and spring Jackets are laid away in
closets and unks while their owners walk dis.
gus;et in hick shawls over their Old winter redin-
gotes. There is nothing capable of making self 50
disagresable as spring. AL the miseries that are
not included in the rest OF the year, to be re-
served for May with its ever present ghost of
moving. Spring indeed in our latitude is q
misnome;. We plunge at once from the winter of
our discomfort into The golden summer OF cur c
hopes and only relinquish cloth and furs put ON
muslin. Q
The new Savings Bank startsd in Weston
about month ago is doing inc business and the y
number of depositors are daily increasing. Mr. J.
T. Cartwright, formerly cashier of the Farmers
Savin-s Institution is nov cashier Of the Weston y
Bank, and under his efficient aud thorough man.
aserneat 1t will prove of the popular and
secure banking institutions in western Missouri &c
We commend the Bank and its courteous officers to 81
he favorable consideration Of the people Of Pate
county. "a
Post Office changes in Kansas during the week "
.nding May I'd, asa furnished by VIM. Van az
Week, Of the Pot OH D,piIiment. 10
ESTABLISHED. p
Dsfance, Woodson county, J. 5. Jonrs, Pcs y
LGser. an
POSTMASTEgS APPOINTED. to
Big Springs. douglass county, Andrew J Ben g
EFT; Boy les, Jefferson county, Charles Bates;
hErchiil, OTTAWA county, Howard Morton; Had
IN, Washington county, Hamilton a. Chene,
iay wood, Republic county, John X. Sandal; h.
win Creek, Osborne county, Mrs. ". A. Latham; tn
Walnut, Butler county, George w. Gunkins; tel
Wilmington, Wabauusse county, John 5. Buch- ~
nan, he
Prof Norton concert at Winchester, Friday -,
7eaing, May ], was, all things considered, the III,
EST ever enjoyed by that public. The corps of tut
arlormers made up from the Professors class
Winchester, the South Lesvenworth Musical wo
ssociaon, and Miss Jetires OF Spring Dale. The ca.
ass rendered the choruses well. The quartettes III
los duets and solos worthy the praise Of any
diencs. There are some voices worthy Of special Pr
entou. Miss Jeiries Of Spring Dale, for COM uiS
IS Of voice and boldnees OF execution stood per-
ps first. She sings with ease aud great power for
e young. Her gifts worthy high culiya-l
N Miss S. Reynolds, although too tmid to jus. cei
all that might be said in her praise, sang well gu
If she lives will sing much more to her own Dol
sfaction. Her voise, too, is worthy of culture az
en there those known the Gardin family, ] SUI
tn Miss b. soprano, Mo,lie as alto, P. d. as aw
Tor, and j. w. as bass. Suffice il 20 say that
zen they propose to render a quartette, you vii
edited in hearing. The Misses Wiltshire and
IS A. CartweIl have voices TINT, were they in y
possession of some We know, would not be al "a
red to hide away from the Of an appreciative
bic. So We might go On in speaking of the en- oo1
class. The South Leavenworth Association nat
intaiued their reputation, and bear away the inc
Tor Of first displaying piano before Winches-
audience; and their display was good one-aE :
einway upright grand Ella Few and Gurdy VOL
wn enjoy the laurels of the company on account
heir rendition Of ''Some Folks Do.'' Kate
Maggie McClsary played pano duet very Is
J. Twelve o. clock came and went before the Pc,
lie vas announced. Weary and glad, the peo- | pul
disPerfed, praying that the shadow Of Prof. VIII
rton might never grow less, and his spirit | staI
& never die.