The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-12-02
STATE ITEMS.

lola is to have cheese factory.
Minneapolis is without saloon.
-Atchiron wants Wood Inspector.
-Horse-thieves in and around Ellis
worth.
Good corn is in demand at Valley
Falls.
The Beacon boasts of the great progress
of Wichita
The Humbold. schools are well attend
ed.
Burlington boasts OF three births in one
week.
The Ottawa Republican thinks that a
constitutional convention should be called.
Sam. Wood, the irrepressible, has pur-
chased a residence in Cottonwood Falls.
Patrick Smiley, an old colored resi-
dent Of Emporia, died suddenly last week.
Mrs. Sarah L. Cook, Lawrence lady,
died at St. Louis, Thanksgiving day.
The Lawrence 6remen had a ples.an,
ball Thanksgiving evening.
The editor of the Topeka Bicde speaks
highly of web. Wilder's new book.
Thousands OF bushels Of wheat in y or
ris county vet unihrashed.
The Republican reports prairie fires in
Washington county.
The Morris County Republican endorses
Hon. John Guthrie for Governor.
The new Methodist church lately dedi-
Gated at Cherokee, has cost, up to the pres
ent time, $500.
The members of the Christian Church,
at Manhattan, have placed an elegant new
chandelier in their church.
The St. Mary's Times complains be-
cause the people Of that section do not
dance.
The Oswego Indspeadent records dis
aster caused BY powder explosion. No
one killed.
Lawrence has had stoned" wedding.
Mr.. Samuel Carey has been married to
Miss Alice Ludington.
The Woodson County Post says that the
herd law will be an issue in every county in
the State next fall
Jacob Webster, living in Dickinson
county, accidentally killed himself with a
shot gun last week.
according to the Herald there were re-
Gently twenty-five wagon loads of broom
corn on the streets of Salina in one day.
Miss Puellla E. Dornblaser, editor of
the Valley Falls Reporter, is mentioned for
enrolling clerk OF the House.
The Independence Courier suggests the
name OF Judge B. W. Perkins, of Labette,
for Congress from the Second district, and
says that he cannot be beaten.
Col. j. NJ. Alexander, of Winfield, is
talking up narrow gauge railroad 10 con-
meet with the Kansas Central at Oskaloosa,
and run down the Walnut Valley.
The Congregational societies of Brook
vile and Bavaria have united in calling
Rev. G S. knight, Of Burlington, to be
their pastor for the ensuing year.
The Morris County Republican very
sensibly says that instead of long winded
articles on the financial question, it intends
to fill up with local news.
Rock Creek township, Wabaunsee
county, is troubled about the mysterious
shooting of horses and cattle in the night.
Fifteen valuable horses have been shot A
German named Hager was finally arrested
and convicted.
The bond of Jas. NJ. Cavaness, as post
master of Chetopa, Kansas, has been made
up, approved and filed in the Post Office
Department, and his commission was re-
ceived on Tuesday of last week.
"A special from Salina says that Bar
ney Bohan, who was convicted of murder
in the second degree in that county, and the
decision OF the court reversed and new
trial ordered, has been admitted TO bail in
the sum of $4,000.
The Commonwealth learns from J. q.
Mohler, of Salina, that Capt H. d. Baker
contests the sheriIaity of that county with
5. c. Long. On the CONT Mr.. Long has
one majority. Mr.. Baker alleges that he
can show illegal voting.
The boy, Hunter, whom we mentioned
last week as having shot himself in the
arm, died last Friday from the effects OF
the wound, Inflammation having set in. A
sad affair, and a warning to ali who use
Observation-Disclosures Independent
As Geo. Thacher, (colored) of Osaukee,
was watering some mules last Monday ev-
ening, one OF them suddenly turned and
kicked him a little above the right groin
He managed to get into the drug store, and
was helped home, where he died the fol-
lowing Friday morning.
Mr.. VIM. Evatt writes to the Lawrence
Tribune: u have COW six years old last
spring. She dropped her cali the 9th of
this month. | began saving her milk on
the 18th. She has averaged 40 pounds of
milk per day, and in seven days made 15s
pounds Of butter.
A gentleman left Douglas county two
years ago because he thought every one
and put in a crop, but the dry weather
caused him total loss. He then went to
Ohio, and last summer his crops were
drowned out. He is now back again, VOW
ing that he will try Kansas again.
Mr.. George Grant, owner of almost the
entire county of Ellis, lately bought Floden,
the half-brother of 1'hornby, who won the
Derby two years ago, and 100000 in one
year, for SIC, 600, and the gentry about Mr.
Grant are buying all the retired racing
mares that they can find, hoping to obtain
fine class of horses through Floden.
Prof. Farnham, respected citizen of
-hAoAhi Souhty "do oAttcH tHIcc years dSO
by mad dog. The Republican says tina,
on last Thursday morning he complained
Of severe pain in his hand where it was
bitten, that rapidly extended to his shout
der, and in very few hours it developed in
to clearly defined case of ra5is GAMMA, or
called hydrophobia, and after
suffering indescribable agony until 3 o'clock
Sunday evening the 2lst inst, he died.
The Lawrence Tribune saws that Mr.. S.
d. Stevens, of Ohio, is in the State looking
for place TO locate works for the manufac
ture Of molasses from corn. Two and half
gallons of good molasses, which looks like
sorghum is made from one bushel. The re-
quirements are plenty Of corn, cheap fuel,
good water and transportation.
On last Saturday week difficulty oc-
cured near Caldwell, between two colored
irivers of Young & Newell's OK train, re-
'ulting in the death OF one of them. II
seems that the one that was killed was on
/ drunken spree, and was very quarrel
ome. He made a deadly assault upon
he other, who shot him in self defense. He |
vas discharged upon that ground by the
authorities Of Sumner county.-Wiehid |
Beacon.
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