The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-04

-Beloit wants a tailor.
Topeka has spelling schools.
Fort Scott has lady dentist.
-Olathe is to have new iron Jail.
-Neodesha wants cheese factory.
Three of the four churches in Winches-
ter were empty last Sunday.
The papers speak favorably of the new
Township Elections" law.
valentines were slow sale at Marys-
vile.
Mark Sarbach, Holton boy, goes to
school in Germany.
-Burglaries are getting frequent in Wy
andotte city and county.
Allen county is indebted to Terre
Haute, Ind, for relief.
The Catholics have purchased and laid
out cemetery at Beloit.
Humboldt is to have dam across the
Neosho, and paper mill.
The Topeka Blade and the Fort Scott
Sentinel are small, but "awful" naughty.
The Beloit Ga1ette compliments d. L.
Palmer, of Jewell county, very highly.
The Neodesha Free Press thinks
Beecher guilty, which settles the case.
The st. Marys Times is going to enlarge.
Good enough, if it can stand it.
The Fort..Scott Monitor thinks the Coun-
ty Superintendent salary should not be
cut down.
THE Miami Republican copies Rev. T.
". Greene's lecture ON God-in-the- -Consti-
tuition.
The Brown County Adrocate has been
disturbed by quarrel among the proprie-
tors. We are sorry for this, and would like
to see the Adrooate prosper. 1t deserves it.
Nixon Elliott has retired from the
Southern Kansas 4drunce Mr. J. NJ. Cav
aness is now sole proprietor, and we have
no doubt will still keep the Adrance in the
front rank of weeklies.
The Cherokee advocate asserts that the
Indian Territory has suffered proportion
ately greater losses, and has, proportionate-
ly, more destitute families from drouth and
grasshoppers, than Kansas has.
The room occupied by Mr.. James Moul-
ton, on Scott avenue, was broken into last
evening while he was attending a social
party; his trunk was unlocked and seven
ty-five dollars in money, some sleeve but
tons, gold pens and other valuables stolen.
No clue to the robbers.--Fort Scott Senti-
nd
The Fort Scott Sentinel says: Police
Judge Wood bound anthony over for libel
against Hines, and Anthony inquiries, 'Is
he Wood a khave or fool" We don't
see as it makes any difference which he is !;
as the result is the same either way. We
suggest Anthony transpOse his question \
little, and instead Of as he" read, He is"
The Can Can troupe, we are glad to
say, passed by Lawrence yesterday noon en-
route for Topeka, where the managers think
such entertainments are more highly ap-
preciated than in this city. The entire
troupe left the train and took drinks at
Snyder's saloon, q. which the train halted.
I-LauTence Journa!.
The Oswego Indepsndent accuses us of clip
ping items and not giving it credit. We
are sorry, and can only say it was uninten-
tional. The Lndependent has entered on its
third year, and is the best paperin Southern
Kansas.
THE Winchester Ners says: Wilhelm
& Gorham received an order for six hun
dred bushels Of fax seed, from a party in
Marshall county, Kansas they also receiv-
ed a circular from France. This shows
that this popular firm is we'll known to the
uttermost parts OF the earth. They adver-
tise.
The rage for fax seed this season is
| immense. 1t is safe to calculate on 1000
acres being sown this Spring. This will
yield about 5000 bushels of seed, which is
sold to be delivered in September, and will
start almost $4,000 in circulation in this
township. Good for Jefferson. Its farmers
are awake to their ready money interests.-
WinckeSer Meas.
The Oswego Independent says that last
Saturday John McFarlane's team, attached
to wagon, became frightened and broke
away at fearful rate. A dog which had
been accustomed to following the team,
gazed at the retreating team = second, took
in the situation, and then started IN hot
pursuit; he overlook the horses in half
mile chase, seized one of the animals by the
nose, brought him down, and then held the
team at bay until the driver came up. The
dog is of the Scotch bull species.
We shall not be surprised il, at an early
day, Kansas silk is offered for sale at loweI
figures than that produced in any other
country in the world. Grasshopper suffer-
ers, be of good cheer, for Mr.. s. Crozier, of
Williamsburg, Franklin county, says Kan
sas can produce the best quality of silk
cheaper than any other country in the
world. He sold, in France, last year ST.
go worth Of silk worms eggs which he
raised in Franklin county, and has on hand
$50 worth Of cocoons, or raw sikh Holton
E,Pres.
The Girard Pres says:
life, for a time at least, who can lily be
spared We refer to Congressmen D. p.
Lowe and S. A. Cobb. They have been
able, honorable and conscientious servants
of the people, and have done all in their
power to advance the interests of their con-
stituents. Their public records they may
we'll be proud Of, snd we hope the day Is
not far distant when they will again be
placed in positions where their experience
and ability can be used in behalf of the
people.
NEW YoRK complains that merchants in
several Of the principal Western cities are
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