The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-12
FROM LENAPE.
Interesting News from the South
ern Part Of the County.
What q Minister Of the Gospel Is
Doing in That Neishbor-
hood.
The Granger Representative Laid
on the Goals Once IOre.
Facts, Faneies, and Various Items
OF Gossip.

Facts, Fancies, and Various Items
OF Gossip.
Ioi4ui,y doe. not always present itself 10
this community in the shape Of drunken
bravle. the .jAy-havkiDs'' Of timber. and
depredations upon chicken roOsas and corn
cribs. We may, or We may not out-do some
other communitiss in these thing; bot when
the devil comes to us in the shaps Of
preacher of the gospel. tickling our esrs
with holy phrassology - - means Of inveis.
ling "a out Of our mooey. and tamperias
With our women folks, We must insist that il
il carrying the joke too far, and vs lose all
patience at the thought Of il His name il
is Stops, and be hailed from the section
known - the Joy Purchase. Il va three
or four weeks ago, and he fairly captivatsd
meeting. goers Of the Sareoxieville and Jew
lit neighborhoods. BY his eloquent ou,pour-
ing of gospel truth. We have some locsl
pulpit ability. bot that va cast completely
in the shade. Had this apostolic carpet
bagser done the fair thing in his every day
walk;and conversation, perhaps al would have
been we'll. But that be did not, and what
is more, reports come TO the brethren herea-
bouts from parties Who knew BY experiences.
sad or otherwise. that the individual in ques-
ton could NOT be safely regarded - anything
else than "man Of sim; that hs w. big.
amist, having two or more living wives; q
| brethren out OF their cuIrency-in 6ne, that
he was one Who would bear Q great deal Of
faithful watching. He finally departed from
our mids,, without 30 much - asking hia
creditors how much they could afford "a
throw of. He is wolf in sleeps clothing,
and ought to be shown up.
The reply oil Dr.. Lawrence to the Gran
gers Of Tonganoxie has attracted some at.
tention in these parts. We are pleased to
learn that our Representative y IN ''integ.
raj part" of the ''reform element" Of thu
Legislature. We had not thought Of that.
An "integral part" Of an element is some.
thing people should think about; and Gran
gers should bear it in mind. We wish thin
'.inteeral part Of an element had been 9
little more clear in explaining Why he voted
against Col. Anihosys pass resolution. Il
was surely q strange vote to be given By onl
pledged against corruption and corrupt in
fiuences in legislation and politics. such
action BY mixed fractional, or anything
les than integral part Of an element would
not have been 10 strange; though il i some.
thing to learn that railroad Corporations can
"most be crushed BY . law" and thai
the 'sintegral part" BY which os whom
We are represented, intends that such laV
shall be forthcoming, though doubtlesp
without prejudice to his pass, which in AMI
event will be good To the end Of the saDion
1t appears that the Tooganoxans hav,
again been in the resolution business. They
have resolved various reasonable things, bu
as to the reselution asking that the Law al
lowing teachers their wages while attendinl
county Institutes, Be abolished, We, to say
the least, are not ready for the question. i
the resolution WAS conceived in that niegard
" envious spirit With which all appropria
tons for the schools are regarded BY too
many Of the farming cla1-We object; but il
the resolution means that the practice Of en-
ploying cheap, inexperienced teachers Who
to be even presumptively qualified for theil
work must need, We annually put through I
course Of Instiiute drill at the public expsns'
Iii it means that that 10 the reverse Of trus
economy and ought to Be discontinued, thez
We have no fault to end with it.
The movement TO COMPEL the K p. r r
to locate its Offices on Kansas soil, meet
with favor at this place, although the people
Of Lenape do not expect that they would pro
fit much BY the change. With all our ad
vantages Of timber, water, cheap building
grounds, cheap rent and high toned society
it il not BY any means certain that the K. p,
directors, ehort-sighied as thev usually are
would in any event locate their Offices here,
but il is due to kansas which hes done and j,
doing 30 much for that road, that its Ofhcials
should spend their money and psy theiI
taxes on her soil, somewhere.
The result Of the Senatorial election IL &C
cepted here without much note or comment.
We are glad TO know that the legislature,
though it was long time about it. at last
elected Senator without the aid Of green
backs. We recall an editorial statement oil
the n. Y. Times, that 1.-THE average Yves.
tiers Congressman represents the average
Western man." That IL doubles 90; ard
in that view Of the case We are inclined to
think our Legislature has chosen wisely.
The Lenape Debating Society 1t ito Ia,
meeting discussed the question whether q
speedy return to specie payments. or .
further imitation Of the currency, would be
the better for the country. We are not 20
presumptuous a. to believe that this discrs-
sion will have much effect in stamping the
policy at Washington. Ii was vigorously
conducted-as such discussions usually are
and the impression prevailed-whatever
may Secretary Boutvells views to the con-
trary-that the average pocket book of this