The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-18
From Lenape.

LESArE, KANSAS, March 10, 1875.
EDITOR TIMES This town, so long the
home of your able correspondent, is still in
existence. He has left, and to fill his
place would be entirely beyond my aspira-
tions. l will try, however, to post your
numerous readers in regard to matters OF
int, rest in this vicinity.
Real estate in the Kaw Valley is looking
up the past two years having left no doubt
in the minds of thinking men, but that the
BOTTOM LANIs OF THE STATE
must feed the people; and several persons
have sold or rented their prairie farms and
bought land in this Valley, with view to
settling here.
J. A. Blackman has bought one hurdred
and twenty acres one mile below this place,
and will have it all in corn this Spring.
Messrs Robert Shannon and Hugh Shan
non have fine tract lying between the
town site and river, which is also being
rapidly put under cultivation.
About three hundred acres Of new land
will be cleared and put in corn one mile
west Of town, a gentleman from England
having bought the land and leased it To
different parties, for number OF years. So
all who are thinking of
SETTLING ON TIE PRAIRIE,
We would say, remember grasshopoers,
chinch bugs, drouth and destitution.
Speaking of destitution, reminds me that
Mr.. Hines, commissioner Of the poor, and
Mr.. Pickens, couhs commissioner, were in
this place, short time ago, trying to buy
corn for the needy sufferers Of our county.
There is plenty OF corn here, but whether
they succeeded in purchasing, 1 did not
learn. hope they did, as it would furnish
employment to a lew more persons in this
township to issue supplies to said needy
sufferers, and thereby secure their election
| mot the sufferers) To a township Office or a
place on the school board next fall. Hay
seed in the hair and coat out at the elbow,
are played out here, as
AN ELEcTIoSEERING DODGE.
You must ride hard to hunt up the needy
asking every one you meet, not if they
will take something, but if they want any
dried pumpkin or old clothes,
and if the head OF the
family should be away from
home say he has gone to hunt work, and
cry destitution with loud voice. This
will secure all the votes within hearing, and
he who has the loudest voice will be sure
Of election. Ofice-seekers are busily en-
gagged in distributing aid, and no doubt
find it a very remuneraiive occupation. The
moral status Of this place is Tar ahead oi
former times.
The Rev. Mr.. Kerr (no. Orpheus c. is
doing noble work. He has organized a
Lodge Of Good Templars, with a member
ship Of forty-five, and has q church organi-
zation on. .E-), with a membership of
tweniy-six, and still the good work goes on.
Old backsliders are being reclaimed, and
hardened sinners are fleeing from the wrath
to come
MRs. CALKISs, OF YOrR CITY,
lectured here ON Sunday evening to large
and intelligent audience, and no doubt
many we're convinced that they must leave
of benzine and join the Templas. Whisky
is forty -seven below zero, and can be pur-
chaed for a mere triHe, as soon as il ,haw-
out lat Wholesale, there being no retail
demand), J, unless the Templars pas a con-
Leayenworth, if they hold political meet.
ings here next fall, must bring their sup
plies with them, as this place will be en-
tirely destitute before the next election
We can now say to the moral and temper
ate, the religious and serious, come and .et-
tie among US. You wifi find congenisl
spirits; but the lovers OF the ardent, dis
turi~rs of the peace, and brawiers in gen.
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them hath departed forever. CT.