The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-12-02
LEAyENWORTH COUNTY.
Our Correspondent Gives His
Views on the Herd Law. =
Manufacturing Establishments,
Stranger and De Sofa
Talked About.

THE TMLs asks for an expression Of
opinion as to the adoption, by our next
Legislature of genera, herd law 1t seems
to me that such = law would lie equitable,
and not altogether impracticable but the
rural mind is apt to take a selfish, rather
than equitable, view of the case, and have
no doubt but that if the question was to be
decided by ballot, the vote of this part of
the county would show q heavy majority
against the proposed measure. We are free
to admit that considerations OF equity
would go a great deal further with US, had
We not already expended considerable
money in building stock-proof fences; and
so they would, were We the possessors Of
large tracts Of unfenced prairie. The sug-
gestion that the people meet and discuss
the question, for the instruction OF the
Legislative solons, who are about to repre-
sent them at Topeka, is good and would
suggest that the county press give their
readers clear statement of the provisions,
pD>S4 anu piNDao-C vi StiltI ii
herd law, so that the discussion may be
conducted understandingly; for doubt not
many a new conner, and perhaps many a
Jake" OF long standing, would be benefited
by such statement.
We like the talk OF adding TO the manu-
featuring establishments of Leavenworth.
The construction of an elevator or two
would doubtless do something toward sus-
tanning the metropolitan reputation, but
| what We n ed most are facilities for keep
ing the grain in the cosntry, such as are
furnished by factories and mills, rather
than facilities Tor taking i, away, even at a
nice profit to few monied middle-men.
The X. P. Railway, which about two
years ago suspended Geographic relations
with Stranger, has now restored those rela-
tons. The click of this operators machine
is now daily heard at the depot, and Mr..
Cleveland, lately of Junction City. is the
operator.
The young people of De Soto city have,
it seems, been reading to some purpose a
part Of the unparental ranting of Old King
Lear, evoked by the unkindness of his
daughters. They have been "going to it
pell-mell." She, few days ago, went be-
fore Squire" Rolfe and testified that che
mot the Squirrel was the man." He de-
MED the soft impeachment. She insisted,
and caused the young man to be visited by
a constable. The young man knocked the
constable down, and tried the solidity Of
his revolver on the head Of a deputy. The
young man is supposed to be still lingering
near, though no one can tell exactly where.
DeSoto was lately visited by fire. 1t
was the drug store of George Gensil. Build
ing and stock of goods, worth two or three
thousand dollars, entirely consumed. No
insurance, which was about the only
strange feature OF the case, considering
Mr.. GensiPs well-known prudence as a
business man and his penchant for taking
care Of Number One.
The typo who manipulated our last
manuscript did remarkably well, until he
came to the last paragraph the paragraph
OF important facts and items. In that par
agraph We were made to represent the ~,
L. * ;. +. Railway as running heavy and
pregnant trains The trains OF the A., I. x
$ F. are doubtless we'll manned, but our
word was trequeat-not the other. We were
also made to spell 'hibernation' with
"" instead OF an - and that wasn't
nice, either But we intend hereafter to be
a little more particular with our manu-
script. J. \. B.
Stranger, Nov. 80, 1879.