The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-01-07
STATE ITEMS

DIR. S. X. Huson, Of Lawrence, is dead.
There are about 100000 dogs in Kan
Nine young wolves were lately cap
tured and taken TO Manhattan.
Mrs. Scott Siddons is to be in Law
renee on the 23d.
The Marshal county people don't like
the way the Poor House is managed.
-Sabetha has a Young Mems Social
Club.
The Troy Chit chronicles wolf
hunt.
The Lawrence Bridge Company desires
to sell the bridge to the city.
-Oskaloosa thinks Of being connected by
rail with Kansas City.
The Independence Democrat has moved
TO Topeka.
A forger has been arrested in For,
Scott.
The Holton Erpress gives the experience
of Frank Root in the crescent city.
The Solomon Valley Mirror would like
to see THE TINES regularly, and We have
no objection
The Lawrence Standard ventilates the
enterprise of the Lawrence merchants in it,
last issue.
j. C. Briggs lecture in Atchison wa,
slimly attended, but the Atchison papen
speak highly Of it.
Miss Wright has been declared ineligible
and We believe no contest has been made in
the other cases.
The Wathena Reporter and Seneca Cou
rier think the Office OF Superintendent of In
surance should he abolished. So do we.
1t was an Atchison jury that imprison'
cd man for "bigotry" because he had two
wives living.
Geo. W. Breen has retired from the
Miami Republican, and is succeeded by the
Greason Bros.
-Paola has not heard of the Katie King
expose" as seances are as fashionable al
ever
The editor of the Ottawa Times hal
been dreaming Not a very remunerativt
occupation.
The Kansas .Schod Journal has beer
merged into the American Journal Of Eduoa
ton. The headquarters are still at Topeka
This monthly is worthy of the earnest sup
port of teachers and friends of education.
The Columbus Journal publishes a very
creditable review of the business Interest,"
of Columbus. The Journal is an excellen
paper, printed at home, and merits the sue
cess it has achieved.
Miss Mary p. Wright, of Coffey; Mis-
Mary A. Highly, of Labette Miss L. lie
bron, of Shawnee; Miss Phenis, of Ellis
Miss Emma johnson, of Pawnee, and Mrs
Sharon, of Marion county, were electe'
county superintendents OF public instruc
ton, and will perform their duties TO the sat
isfaction of the public.-Jowaal Of Efuca
tion.
The Blue Rapids Times says:
The people of Marysville seem to b
earnestly doing what they can to favor m
building Of the Blue Valley Road. Tn
fortunately they are in a condition to d.
but little until the Legislature assists them
Their bonds for court house and bridg
amount to about $4,000, which, though
small amount for so large township, j
leaves no margin for railroad bonds. At
public meeting of their citizens they Vote,
to bond the city for $4,000 and the town
ship for $4,000.
The Emporia Ledger says: "On Sun
day last, Charles Clemens, lad of l!
wears, and Ephram Meredith, smalle
bow, were skating on bayou Of the Cot
tonwood, when Clemmens ventured on tn
ice of the. river and crossed safely, but OF
returning the ice broke. Young MEREDITH
attempted to rescue him with a pole, bu
could not get him to take hold Of it, AM
| the poor boy went under the water. Hi
father who lived near, was called, and hur
ried to the scene. but succeeded in gettin,
out only the hfeless remains of his son."
The Oskaloosa Sickle and .Sheaf says:
Medina school district having both blacl
and white children in the district, hired bu
one teacher, and instructed him to put tn
black children-eight or ten in number
the room down stairs, and the whites fort
or fifty in number-in the upper room. II
was to divide his time between the tw,
rooms in proportion to the number o
scholars. This rule did not suit the colore
folks, as the teacher was with their childre
but a small part Of time. They therefor
commenced suit against the school boart
The case was compromised by the boar
paving costs, and agreeing to let the colore
children in the room with the other.