The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-08
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Topeka announces that parties are ne
gotiating fo- the purchase OF the King
bridge shops FOX gold and silver smelling
works. We presume the intention IL 10
bring quartz from Colorado, and the specu-
IaIioa will probably pay as well as -stab-
fishing works a. Colorado and carrying coal
from Topeka.
Jacob Hepner, Of Douglas county,
young man Of sixteen year,, was sent by his
father for load of poles. He did not
return on time, and search was made for
him, when he was found under the over
turned wason, and he died a short time
after being released. The horses were stand
ing near, with the neck.yoke broken.
On last Saturday, while three little
children of i. \. Orr, OF Corn Hill, Butler
county, were PLAYING together in a rom,
the second son, Willie, aged seven year.,
got hold Of loaded shot gun, not knowing
that il was loaded, and by accident dis
charged its contents, the whole charge OF
chicken shot entering the head OF his lit
tie sister Matte, five years old, killing her
instantly.
During storm last Sunday night
week, says the Wichita Eagle, the lighting
played queer pranks with the residence Of
Mrs. Paul, the eI-postmistress at Paul City.
The fluid descending, tore through the
gable end OF the house, knocking hole in
the chimney, tearing up the floor, going
/ through the stove, breaking its legs OF and
out of west window, setting the house on
| fire. Strange to say, not a single person In
| the house was hurt or even stunned. The
| five occupants were sleeping on feather
/ beds. Those who do not Use feathers
please take notice.
An experiment in farming is being
| tried by J. ID. Simms, says the lola Regis
teT, which, if successful, is of great impor-
lance to persons opening farms on the
prairies. Early last spring he broke and
sub-soiled some forty acres of prairie sod ..
! The breaking pillow was run to the dspth OF
three inches and was followed by another
pillow running four or five inches deep and
throwing the loo-e dirt upon the sod. The
ground was then planted in corn, which is
growing nicely and gives promise of an
abundant yield. This is new departure
in breaking prairie, and is worthy the at
tention OF our farmers.
Prof E. NJ, Shelton says in the Indus
triaiis that he questions very much if al
falfa will make valuable hay even when
cut early in the season. The foliage OF
this alfalfa is small in Comparison with the
stems, and these are nearly solid, hard and
woody. In all these respects the old red
clover has the advantage over lis rival al
falfa. Nevertheless alfalfa will fourth
when red clover is perishing from drou'h,
and it yields double and treble the amount
of hay. Alfalfa promises to be OF special
value TO Kansas farmers in furnishing feed
for swine. Pigs will eat it greedily, and
two acres of alfalfa W .uld safely furnish
abundant pasture during the spring for a
dozen swine. The professor speaks very
encouragingly of blue grass.
A special dispatch from Columbus
Mo-, TO the Kansas City Journal, under date
OF the first Inst, gives an account OF the
arrest of old Mrs. Bender, whether the orig
inal Mrs. b. or not, no one at present il
prepared to state. Deputy Sheriff John.
son, of Polk county, has charge of her, and
will bring her TO Oswego for Identification.
The officer states that she has been skull.
ing around the county for year past, otter
begging her food and sleeping in barns and
outbni' dings; that she had related to per.
sons horrible tales of murder, and seems
familiar with scenes Of blood, and that hel
conduct has from the first been extremely
suspicious. She was arrested upon tn,
statement of young Roach, OF Labettt
county. Kan-as, who went to Polk county
and recognized her as the veritable muir
deress. When arrested, she refused to b
taken to Kansas alive, and talked incohe
rently of The Blenders, disclo.ing oonsidera
bic knowledge of their history, while pro
testing that she knew nothing of them
Parties who were well acquainted pro
nounce her Mrs. Bender.