The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-15

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gler Is to spend the summer at Milton, Mas
sachusetts.
Now comes Tom. S;ivers, and writes
up dtmi monde fight for the Atchison
Champion.
The Wichita Beacon will take elm trees
on subscription, and yet we talk OF the in
dependence OF the press.
T. II. Cavanaugh, Secretary of State
invites the citizens of Topeka to plant trees
on the State House grounds.
| Col. Martin, of the Atchison Champion,
did not go to Texas Sickness in his fami-
ly was the cause.
Hon. s. A. Cobb denounces the stories.
lately circulated about Congressman Phil
lips's drunkenness, as Outrageous lies"
Nat. Barter, of the Fort Scott Sentinel
is being tried for libel Bad business for
the goode plaintiff.
The Lawrence Journal thinks it
cheeky" in the Kansas editors adjourning
to Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
The death of Mrs. Helen NJ. Jones,
wife of Rev. 7. W. Jones, pastor of the
Congregational church, Of North Topeka,
is announced.
Rev. John I. Thompson, of Pleasant
Hill, No, has been called to take pastoral
charge OF the Baptist Church (colored) in
Fort Scott.
John W. Gihon, wha figured in Kansas
during its territorial days, as private secre-
tary of Gov. Geary, died in New Orleans
short time ago.
The Blue Rapids Times saws that
"What the cheese factories of Frankfort,
Blue Rapids and Beattie need this spring is
about two hundred cows apiece more than
they now have"
j. W. Roberts, of the Oskaloosa hide
pendent, has bought the Leavenworth Com
merciai What will the State do without
Houston and "Pope's Course Of Time ~
GHurd Press
The following named gentlemen were
elected at St. Mary's: Mayor, John O'Flan-
agan police judge, F. Y. Palmer; Council
men, p. II. McIiale, NJ. 5. Caplice, J. S.
Walker, III. c. Linz, C. Bowman.
The Winchester Ners says that the
wheat prospect in Jefferson was never fair
er. Every whea: field is arrayed in bril-
liant green. Ii nothing happens them, %
bushels per acre will be the average yield.
Farmers are encouraged, and ought To be
thankful.
A few days ago Deputy U. s. Marshal
VanderpOol arrested Joel Taylor, in Buch-
TO Kansas. Taylor was indicted in 1873 for
dams, but eluded the officers until Wander
pool "took him."-7opeka Times.
The Usage County Chronicle says that
If one Of the Leavenworth dailies could
be blotted from existence, the renewed life
taken on by the remaining one would he of
much greater advantage to the people than
two that are eternally quareling with
each other"
Articles of association of the Kansas
State Agricultural society, were filed yester-
day with the secretary OF the State.
The board of directors are NJ +. Hud-
son, Charles Robinson, +. A. Dumbauld,
VIM. Sims, W. p. Popenoe, l.. 7. Stewart,
l.. L. Collins, S. \. Wood, w. ii. Fetch,
q. w. Click, ID. b. Long, Levi Wilson, L.
L. HaIderman.
At meeting of the board of directors,
NJ. +. Hudson was elected president, 5. n.
Wood secretary, and Z. X. Halderman treas
urer. Commonwealth.
The st. Joseph 4 Topeka Railroad, or
the part Of it lying in Doniphan county,
otherwise known as the Wathena Il Doni-
phan Cutoff, is to be sold at Sheriff's sale
on the Sd of May, to satisfy a judgment in
favor of the bondbolders of the road. The
road has been appraised at the sum of
Sl45,000. So says the Champion.
The Fort Scott Monitor says that
freight train on the NJ, r. & T. railroad,
going south last Wednesday morning, was
thrown from the track near Parsons The
engineer and brakeman were killed, and
three or four cars demolished. The acci-
dent was caused by the recent rain washing |
the dirt from beneath eulvert, which gave
way, and ditched the train.
Put us down as agreeing with tn. To- |
peka Blade, when it talks like this -
Call things by their right names. Tell |
your children that deliberate falsifer of |
the truth is liar. Tell them that he who |
obtains money or moneys-worth under false !
pretensions is a hi,f If it is the richly
dressed wife Of a banker, don't call her a
Plain thief-no more nor
les. And 50, with the whole catalogue of
crimes, till the line of demarcation between
right and wrong shall be impressed so thor
oughly upon the mind and conscience that /
il can never be forgotten. There Is a power
in the simple truth, and parents, teachers, and
the press should neither endeavor to gloss
over or exaggerate.
Last Sunday afternoon sad accident
occurred IN family of immigrants from
Jasper county. The family consisted Of five
persons. When about four miles south Of
Burlington, on the prairie, one Of the men,
,amed Sedgwick Benham, undertook to re-
move shotgun from the wagon, to shoot
! bird; He took hold of the barrel and
lrew the gun towards him, with the muz-
lie pointing to his face, when the lock
.aught in one OF the bows OF the wagon and
he contents OF the gun were discharged
INTO his face, producing a terrible wound,
.arrying away most OF the nose and the
lesh Of the face to the bone. His face, be-
ides being torn nearly to pieces, is badly