The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-02-24
KANSAS ITEMS.

--Son. Geo. A. Crawford. of Fort Scott,
viii deliver the oration upon the occlsioi.
of our Pioneer Pdrsons Sun.
If we have been correctly informed,
there Is now laid down in this city about
four I les # STONE side walk, and tie good
VIC :: Ill goes on.-CGun,5us Courier.
The receipts of the different saloons of
the Gits or SATURDAY. ar Inted TO over fifty
dollars eacn. AZ five sad ten aents per
drink, this shows a pretty general imbIb.
lng.-Osa.he Mirror.
Some very beautiful specimens of pra-
irie fires were on exhibition the latter part
of last week, but they are very expensive
and should not be encouraged.-Hutehfnson
Ners.
Green leaves are actually commencing
to appear upon several kinds Of trees and
bushes, in the woods. The extra 'rdInary
weather:of the present winter, has surprised
nature even.-Onara Republican.
Farmer, generally, who contemplate
raising spring wheat, will commence SOW
ing in about ten days. Messrs. Coe and
Sharp commenced last Tuesday, on the old
Prsther farm, east of Fox creek.-CAase
County Leader.
Mrs. Small brought us branch from
an elm tree in full bud. The wild plum
trees are blooming, some peach trees In
bloom, and wheat nine inches high. A
few more weeks and the farmers will begin
10 think about harvesting.-Arkansas City
Irureier.
1t is stated for a fact, that Powers 4
Co., the Texas cattle merchants, intend to
ship upward of 10000 head of cattle from
Ellis the coming season. The stock yards
at that place are to be enlarged.-Hdys
Seniena.
Hon. ]. c. Cusey, (which would be
Governor) is going into the live stock and
grain business, in Kansas City.-lOlathe
Condenser.
If you have load of sour elmwood
that you can't burn, or no one will buy.
take it TO pay for your paper.-lSt. Mary's
Times.
A widower married widow up on
north Deer Creek last month, and the two
families united numbered fifteen children.
lola Register.
Mr.. ]. A. Bowen, OF Eureka, Kansas,
has invented a patent hay loader, design
ed to load the hay as it lies on the ground
as the machine leaves it, saving the raking
and all subsequent work except slowing 1t
properly on the wagon. Mr.. Bowen has
received patent for his machine.-tTope-
ka Times.
The prettiest little piece Of machinery
we ever saw in a blacksmith chop, We saw
in the wagon and blacksmith shop Of Hull
& Son. 1t is perhaps the only one in the
State. 1t is called the ECLIPSE Fan Bel
lows" and works with a crank, takes up
about as much room as a sack of wheat,
and is in every respect gem in the busl-
ness.-[ Hiawatha Herald.
-Aint We saved? We are brother-in-
Law to the Methodist Church, partner-in.
Law to the Christian Church, and have
aunts and uncles belonging TO all the 9TH
err, and in reviewing our life feel as happy
as . clam. How is it with the ret Of the
brethren generally ?-[Columbus Democrat.
A man named Gordon, stranger in
these parts, engaged at the coal banks q
lev miles west OF Chetopa, was killed last
Wednesday by the caving in Of the bank.
He was q novice at the business, and was
repeatedly warned of the risk he run in
drifting under the bank.-lOswego indie
pendent.
A countrywoman visited one OF our
stores, yesterday, and made a careful ex-
animation of some infants wardrobes, with
the evident intention OF purchasing. One
of the clerks, in order to assist her in the
selection, asked her whether the babe was
boy or girl, to which she innocently re-
piled: Il can't tell for few days yet"
The clerk subsided, while the old lady con-
L.