The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-28

Mis- Katie Dodd, of LeAveaWoFtb, Who
has been visiting With the family Of B.. +.
Packard, of this city, left for home las,
Saturday. She made many friends while
here, and has hosts of admirers among the
young gentlemen of our ci.y.-Humbotdf
Union.
There will be fifty per cent. more c:rn
planted in Marshall county lhsn ever before.
And ia all probability much more will be
equiIed for home consumption than hereto
fore. The prosp e,s are very favorable for
q good crop OF GOD corn.--Biue Rapids
Times.
1t is e. TINA I'd that at least ! 900 acres
of land are being cultivated this season in
Davis county Without fences. The herd Law
sentiment is 50 strong that the law has ut
lest partially gone into operation without
the action Of the county board. The minor
iiy are getting tight squeeze in this way
Jaactioa City Tribune.
A sleeping car on the K. p. has been
struck BY lightning, and almost demolished.
b. 4. Keim esid be would spend thousa nds,
10 find ont the author, il necessary. He sup
poeed some one had placed . can OF nitro
elvcerine in the car, but now that he hss
found OH. the real author, We wait to know
what be is going to do about h.--Ataeme
Chronicle.
The crop reporter OF the Pao!s Spsi
makes this estimate:
Probably % per cent more corn has been
plantet! in Miami county this yesr than
last. 1t is too early to make sny ertimaft
of the crop when u,a;ured. We expect COLL
to touch US lew rs 20 cents in the fall.
Our venerable friend, Mr.. Smith. Of the
Wilson County Press. is on the trail Of
new far lied swindler. Hear:
Farmers should Look out for chap who Y
travelling around the country selling boz
of powder which will enable people TO make
two pounds Of butter cut Of one. The less o.
that powder people buy the les their butte
will co.t them.
j. r. Gather, soliciting sgent and cor
respoudent of the Leav enwOrth TINES, il IL
our city, and il any Of our people are il
want OF . representative leavenwo'th pa
per. they ehould take the TIMES. The pric'
for the daily has been reduced to 50. and i
is soon to be enlarged and otherwise I'M,
proved. 1t is Republican in politics. rnd
10 full accord With genuine REFORM Bur
lingtoa Pdtriot.
The company which was oTganizei
short time ago in the western part OF thh
county, for the purpose Of prospecting iol
coal, have commenced operations, and have
gone down with drill over q hundred feet
They have passed through three siratas o
rock and Two veins Of coal, one vein abou
three inches thick at the depth Of forty-eigh'
feet. and another about the same thickness a
eixty feet.-Wichita EDgls.
We publish the following from the
Hays CITY Sentinel as an item OF political
gossip: Capt. E. w. Ayres, special aide-de
camp to Gov. Osto.n, was in Hays City
Sunday evening, returning from a trip j. +
Mitchell and Rocks counties, in tie dis
charge of duties for the state. He entertainf
the utmost faith in the reelection of Gov
Osborn, this fall, and claims him to b
among the best Governors Kansas ever had
Laurence Standard.
A slight uppleasa ntness Cecurred at thu
Hardware house of Marbourg & Lea, Thu
morning, The last named has commenced
suit for dissolution Of partnership and fol
an Injunction to restrain Mr.. NJ. from usinf
the firm name to transact business fer til
frm.-Atehison Champion.
This frm has SO far managed to keep M
little local excitement at Atchison.
-Frark Root Of the Hol.on Express il
the Root that is after all evil. Hear him
Our advice to certain "bummers and colo
topers" who are in the habit Of dodginf
into stairways and alleys to uncork theil
bottles and guzzle, is that it is . dodge
"litlle to thin" and one that they canno
continue with IMMUNITY.
The Lawrence Journal mentions thu
return Of C. b. Peck, general freight agen
of the L. L. & G. r. F., from the Indian
Territory. He says there is a prospect Of
large dive of cattle this year, and has al
ready contracted t, transport 10000 tt
State Line.
1t ia estimated, says the Hiswatha Dis
patch, ,hst robin will destroy million
bugs AVID worms during a season, and
a biackbird quite as many; hescs
tina; paper enters protest sgairs. the fool
ish slaughter of the birds. We will ssk Sen
stor Winter about that. Our impression is
that the black bird is thief and corrup.
zionist. and the Robin robbing rascal.
From the best information We can OBJ
tain, We are satisfied that the Paola & Fail
River Railroad Company will soon cor.-
mence to iron their read, snl at an early
day our lie Roy friends will have the 81 It's
faction OF dire C. connections by rail from the
East. We are glad that the road ia tuc-
cess. 1t will he of great advantage TO our
county. and tie lie Roy people are deaerv-
ing of great credit for tteir arduous and in
cessent labor to obtain it.-Buriington Voice.
Some Of the notices given to tie ioun-
der. OF new poll zeal parties in Kansas are
more expressive than elegant. For instance
here is one from, the Gage Chronicle:
There is a lunatic in Ottawa called Ne
Illus, who, in his raviugs, imagines himseli
to be commissioned by the ''Great Am" to
found new political psrty. This Pi,isble
creature has called = convention to meet at
Topeka on the 9th inst,
On Wednts day evening, abuu. five
O'Clock, while several young boys were play
ing on the NJ. K. & I. turn-tsble at the
depos, q se.iOu. ii not fatal accident occurred.
A son Of Mr.. Lester. q section boss on the
railroad, WIS caught in the t,ble somehow,
and his leg and arm were broke, besides
being otherwise Injured. Several accidents
have happened TO children in this city from
playing on the railroad irrr- tables. -Pdotd
Spirit.
More ground has bsen p'auted this
sprirg than ever before in Western Kansas.
and there seems but little doubt but that We
will have heavy crops. The ground is in
splendid condition. and everything is grow
ing rapidly. Rye has already commenced
to head out. All the crops 40 far look as
vel az We could wish them to -Cdrler City
Tribune.
This graceful lii lie compliment from the
Kansas S ale Record hiss so mech truth in il
that We ,ransfer il to our columns:
A call from J. p. Gather; solicitor for the
L.avenworth TINES, is Acknowledged. Col.
Anthony i, lily making the mcst resd,b.e
daily paper published in this western coun'
try. The pc pie always want to ste what