The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-18
LEAvENw0RrH.
Interesting Notes From the Country.

STRANGER, May ID, 1876.
EDITOR TINEs:-There is a settlement in
this river bottom midway between Stranger
and Lenape known as the Virginia Settle
ment" Shortly after the cruel war was over,
number of families came from "Old Viz
ginia" and located there. There have they
built houses, improved some land, "chaw-
ed" and smoked tobacco, voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, built log school house and
gotten ON very well in the good Old Nir-
ginian style. But they have method of
settling difficulties, learned perhaps during
the war, which to say the least, does not
look well in this enlightened day and gem
Grafton.
1t appear that several months ago two of
these sons of the Old Dominion, Thomas
Daniels and Robert Taylor, had falling
out about few hundred rails They have
not been on friendly terms since, and one
day last We, K, Taylor meeting Daniels in
the road, and having a loaded shotgun in
his possession, brought it to bear upon the
person of the latter at a range 70 short that
had it "gone off" Daniels would have been
a thoroughly demolished individual.
Daniels, nothing daunted under these try
ing circumstances, told Taylor that he, (T.)
"might shoot him, but he couldn't scare
him." Taylor didn't shoot, and Daniels
passed on. He had proceeded but few
rods however, when-'bang," went the
shotgun, and a liberal sprlnkling of buck
shot took effect in Daniels leg. As Daniels
was unarmed, he did not return the fire,
but went on his way as best he could, with
his calves sore and bleeding from the
pepPering.
There are those in the community who
hold that such outrageous affairs ought
not to be tolerated, and a warrant has been
sworn out for Mr.. Taylor's arrest. But the
constable has not yet succeeded in finding
him. In fact he has taken a sudden dis
like to this part of the country, has sold
his farm, and left no positive information
as to his present or prospective whereabouts.
Not being the owner Of any canine prop
erty, l have given but little attention to
the recently enacted dog law but if there
are any provisions in it for RENTING or re-
bateing the penalty or the tax in any case
/ bespeak for Mr.. George Rhodes, Of
Lenape, the benefit of such provision.
George, it is true, is the owner of numer-
Gus dogs. 1t is true his pack ordinarily
presents gaunt and NANCY appear, nee
and il cannot be denied that their ~ ide
cerebrian mouths" make hideous uproar
while one is passing their masters romantic
habitation nor is it to be supposed that
there are not dogs in the lot which would
sfnntlv rosisf cbo,,lI thav h, .t,.ol-al h.
well-fatted sheep. Granting all this, it
must he noted that Mr.. Rhodes and his
dogs are inveterate enemies of all that
class of mustelidia and rodents that abounds
in this timbered portion of the county to
the great annoy ance, and often damage of
the worthy Granger. They wage merciless
warfare upon skunks. They are standing
ST. Bartholemew's day to rabbits, raccoons
and wood-chucks They track the skulk-
ing prairie wolf to his lair, and they infu-
ence wildcats, foxes, weasels and the like,
to make no permanent settlement in the
neighborhood. Mr.. Rhodes has remark
able hog which accompanies his hounds on
their hunting excursions. This hog has
been trained, IN the case of wood-chucks |
and other burrowing "varmits," to root
them out of their holes, while the dogs stand |
their appearance.
Is it good policy to impose . dog tax or |
penalty upon this man Rhodes, who Is DO |
ing so much to rid the country Of these des-
tructive pests? Let the Board of Equaliza-
ton, if they are conservative christian
make . vote Of this. Rhodes is q
poor man, and moreover, he resides at |
Ienape.
1t is not likely that one-half the inhabi-
tants of Sherman township will attend the |
on account of the unexpectedly
trifing reduction of railroad rates; and /
TO stay away for that reason.
As = people, We boast of our enterprise in
girdling and spiderwebbing the continent
with railroads; and now to absent ourselves
from the great patriotic demonstration-I
this jubilant national holiday; this grand
est opportunity for sightseeing that the
world has ever offered, unless the railroads
will carry us for the slightest appreciable
per centage over nothing, is certainly not in
keeping with our pretensions. Yes, we
ought to go! We ought to take our wives,
and all our wives relations with us, We
ought to 60 if we have to sacrifice all our
Kansas and Missouri bridge script in the
The other day, a young man, named
John Rhodes, perpetrated a violent, and it
Is said, unprovoked assault and battery,
upon one VIM. Jones, who lives near the
mil IN Stranger township. Jones, it is
thought will hereafter have to do the most
Il his seeing with one eye. Proceedings
nave been instituted to cause Rhodes to
eel the strong arm of the Law. II is to be
egretted that such affairs have become 40
Common in this land of Justices Courts and
gospel privileges.
enclose specimen Iye-heads, from q
ield near the educational establishment NJ
present under my change. Our wheat and
ye felds aEe eoodly 70 behold but the acre ,
'ge n thi. part Of the country is come
that limited. JAR
SI1AxuxR, Nay IL, 1876.