The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-31

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The total circulation Of the newspapers
published along the line OF the 81. Joe x
Denver railroad is 5,705.
New elevators are in process Of erec.
lion at Alexandria and Belvidere, North,
ern Kansas.
throughout the State by lightning last
week.
The WOodson county fair, to he held
at Neosho Falls, promises to he great sue
cess.
There is a field Of fifty acres of broom
corn in johnson county, the brush measur-
ing three feet.
A wheat growers association has been
organized at Russell, with capital OF S20,-
600.
While csrelessly hsndling pistol, the
other evening at Paola, George Haldeman
received a bullet in the side.
Kansas wants some English sparrows,
as these birds are death on chinch bugs, po-
tato bugs and grssshoppers.
WIN. Boulton, of Seneca, was hurt in a
threshing machine the other day. No par
ticulars; none are needed-he won't re-
cover.
A man, in Nemaha county. who par
took freely OF cucumbers the other day, was
found curled over a picket fence, waiting
for Gabriel TO blow his horn.
When it gets real hot in Lawrence, the
citizens shed their clothing and don an UNI
brella. They've been having some pretty
hot weather there lately.
The so-called "ivory wheat" advertised
by firm in Tennessee, has been pronounc-
ed fraud, being nothing more nor less
than ordinary sorghum seed.
Through trains from Oswego, Labette
county, TO ST. Louis, will be run over the
Missouri and Western railroad on and after
October ID.
Somebody writes to the Topeka Common
,1edta proposing that they elect a woman to
the position of Superintendent of Public
instruction fer Shawnee county this fall.
Parties at Salt Springs, near Arkansas
City, intend to begin boring for coal on the
10th OF September, and keep at it until they
strike something.
There is considerable sickness in OF
tawa just now, which physicians attribute
TO the recent frequent rains and the filthy
condition of sinks, streets and alleys.
A Garnett farmer raises hemp. Owing
to the heavy business done by vigilance
committees in this State there is good de-
mand for this crop.
j. S. Markle, of Chanute, took from
one stand of Italian bees, this season. elev-
en- swarms of bees and two hundred and
ten pounds Of honey.
John Schenck, living in the western
portion Of Riley county, was drowned last
week, in the Smoky Hill river, near juno
iion City.
A little boy named Tibbetts died sud-
denly at Oswego, the other day, from a con- |
gestive chill. He was sick but one or two |
hours.
Two or three men have been arrested |
in Rice county for illegal voting at least |
they are charged with having so broken the |
law.
= The nominee for corner of Linn county !
is said to be a good physician, and conse- |
quently we'll fitted for that position. Being |
a good doctor, helps along the coroner's
business, you know.
A terrible runaway occurred near
Louisburg, Miami county, Thursday; two
ladies named Mrs. Fessenden ard Mrs.
Wright being thrown from wagon and ia
tally injured.
A fish. rman caught an eel in the Kaw
rive, day before yesterday, which is said
TO be the first animal Of this description
ever taken from the waters Of the roaring
kaw.
The tallest stalk of Kansas corn now
on exhibition at Philadelphia is Il feet
high. The display of this State at the
Centennial will make the people of this
country and Europe open their eyes.
The wheat in Chautauqua county is
superior in quality, and there are more
bushels to ship than last year, because of
he greater acreage. There is a great
amount of old corn in that county yet.
-Four persons were drowned in Kill
,reek, Osborne county, last week. Their
names were Mrs. Brighton, her two child
en and Mrs. Greene. Mrs. Brighton was .
he wife of the car-robber, who broke Jail !,
1 Osborne City, some time ago.
The papers throughout the State are |
hronicling the fact that a son of John I
'mith was killed the other day When a I
aper man gets hard up for news, he i'm !
remembers some accident which q
As happened to an individual BY the name I
Smith, and then sends it broadcast over q
he land. /
The campaign song now being hummed t
, the majority of voters in Kansss:
Father. may 60 out TO votes
Oh, yes my darling children;
Put on your little coats and hats,
But don't you vote for Tiiden.
Father, may go out to vote.
Oh, yes. my little trooper; Is
Pull down your vest tie hack your ears, /,
But never vote for Cooper.
Oh Daddie, may 90 out to vote LIZ
As suie's as my names "Beeer,'' .,
III ack my boots, roll up my sleeves,
And vote for Hayes AID heel-r. 8.
A kes of posder exploded at Ray
ond, Montgomery county, the other day, et
airing the progress of a political meeting, i,
lth terrible results. John Bonzo was n,
'rribly mangled and instantly killed, vi
I'd Joseph Dodson was severely and Or OBJ 40
'ly fatally wounded. James SHARP was -
mpletely perforated by missiles, and will .,
obably never recover. Sylvester Kesling-
, an engineer, was severely injured BY
inns all over the body. He will recover.
me eight or ten Others were more or less .;
jured. VI
The boys Of Lawrence have habit of a. a.
1oking cigarr, running around the streets =. -
n,snt. swearing and wearing their hats -
the side of their heads, and local pa p
z reads the parents of the historic city a o'
cture 'hereupon. Just how this is to be l.,
'pped, Is one Of those things no fellow =: -
n find out. m
-Speaking OF shaving" said . pretty on
RI to an obdurate old bachelor, Il should tic
ink pair of handsone ewes vould h. n
best minor to shave BY. sYea. manv
poor fellow has bssa shaved BY them.S nj