The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-04-20
KANSAS ITEMS.

KANSAS ITEMS
Every branch of business was lively
today general spirit of animation seem
ed to prevail.-Independenoe Courier.
We are glad to see the Leavenwortf
TIMEs come out squarely, on the none,
question, in favor of greenbaeks.-[ Hiawa
| tina Herald.
-"Can you see me dearest ~ said Hay!
City man to his dying wife. "Tell me, car
you zee me !" "No," she family whisper
ed, "but can smell your breath. Lin
coin Centre Register.
"A correspondent writes from Gales
burgh, ILL.,, that the Narrow Gauge rail
roads are a success in that State, and as h,
has interests here, he hopes that Mitchell
county will favor the Kansas Central
[Cawker City Echo.
Mr. Hopkins one of the best farmer,
on the Neosho, brought US in peck of nict
new potatoes last Wednesday. There wa.
considerable mulching where the potatoe,
were grown. This ia the secret of the new
potatoes at this season Of the year. And
Hopkins was happy over the Usage LAND
decision.-[ Parsons Sun, 18th.
The people at America City, are con-
siderably excited over their railroad pros
poets. Surveyors from the Leavenworth
Narrow Gauge road have recently been
prospecting in the vicinity, and an exten'
sion of that line west from Holton is proba
ble.-[ Seneca Courier.
Home seekers from the East are daily
to be seen on our streets, and all express en-
tire satisfaction with the soil and climate
of Southern Kansas. They could not well
do otherwise. The Bonanzs
lead excitement continues on the increase
Miners are focking to these diggings from
all directions.-[ Baxter Republican.
Let Susan B. Anthony vote. She hai
shamed the sterner sex by not going into
bankruptcy and moping through life on the
elongation of her face, as many OF them do
but pays her debts Notwithstanding hel
| sex "dOn't know enough to vote" One
hundred and twenty lectures for ten thou
sand dollars paid her Revolution" .indebt
edness.-[ Hiawatha Herald.
Saturday was big corn day for EN-
loads, and all the other dealers bought
uCoNllys VIC CStlWdtc tAot c,OUU Uusucti
of corn was brought to town that day in
| wagons, and marketed at % cents pei
bushel. The roads are in bad order, in
consequence of the recent rains.-[ Imports
News.
Men of capital can find a profitable
investment in this city by putting up ar
establishment for using the fibre of the
fax raised in the county. The crop ha.
proven SO profitable when raised for the
seed alone, that there is no doubt it will
continue to be cultivated extensively, 81
that a mandatory could be assured of 8
continuous supply of straw at a merely
nominal price, Girard Press.
Mr.. Jas. Jacobs, of Strawn, cut down a
huge walnut six foot four inches across the
but, for q Centennial sample, which was a:
split, so a complete section could not be OBJ
tanned. He cut out piece that reaches
the heart, and forwarded with our other
samples to show the superior quality Of
Coffey county Walnut Burlington Pat.
riot.
The wheat sown before the recent
storms is coming up as fresh and good al
our farmers could ask. We now have the
most fattering prospects of an abundant
crop Of both winter and spring grain.
High water has carried off the mill at
Frankfort, disabling the railroad bridge al
that point 90 that trains could not cross for
q week past. Mails and passengers had to
be transferred.-[ Washington Republican.
What are our farmers to do with their
last years crop of potatoes? ANSWER
thar, to wal ,r.eh 81
are better than corn alone. Horses will
keep up under hard work, fat and slick, in
this way. 1t is better than chopped OF
mixed feed. Feed your potatoes aud save
your corn. Also good for mich cows
[Oswego Independent.
The Hannibal train on Saturday took
out ten cars of cattle belonging to NJ. E.
Larkin, which he claims to be the finest
ever shipped to Chicago. E. C. Muzam
sent two car loads, and Mr.. Parker one car
load off the A. 4 N. road, and c. B. Bates
three car loads of the Central Branch. The
same train took out twenty-four cars of
grain from the DECENTRALIZATION Patriot.
The first victim of the game law was
the dollar store chrome man, who killed a
couple of quails on Saturday last. 1t cost
him $500. The justice got four dollars
and twenty cents, the lawyer got ten dol
Lam, and we, the snorting populace, got the
sum total of one dollar for our school fund
or something. We are not advised who got
the quails.-[ Independence Kansan.
Matters assumed rather serious APP
pearance at Blue rapids during the recent
freshet. The neck Of land above and below
the mills has been cutting in considerably,
and every available method had to be re-
sorted to to prevent further damage. 1t
appears to be only question of a short
time when these magnificent mills and fac
tories will be left high and dry, unless a
large amount Of labor and expense be now
used to prevent such q result Blue Rap
ids Times.
The railroad assessors met yesterday
in pursuance to Law. Gov. Salter occupied
his old place, the chair Of the president of
the Senate. The rest of the board, Messs.
Wilder, Cavenaugh. Francis and Ran
dolph occupied the seats formerly used by
the Secretary and other clerks of the Sem
ate. The representatives, of the various
railroads occupied the seats of the Sena-
tors. w. F. Downs was in attendance on
the part of the Central Branch; Gen. Net
Teton represented the Joy" roads; Col
Learnard the Leavenworth, Lawrence &
Galveston, and other gentlemen, whose
names we did not learn, represented other
roads.-Commonuaahk.
fhs Coed Tine Coming.
fNeosho Falls Postl
Five yean ago, when everything began
to 90 down in this part of X ansas, the peo-
pie said it was only = small shower and that
We should soon zee the sun shining again,
but Is the yean rolled on they would say
it could get no worss; and yet il did grow
worse day BY day until We reached some
foundation, which We did last year BY rails
ing the best crop Of everything ever grown
in the State. People then began to take
fresh courage and to write TO their friends
that Kansas was not failure, that We we're
self-sustaining, that We could raise crops
here - we'll a in any country in the world;
and now We begin 70 zee the effects of it.
Men are constantly coming in from all
paris of the Union looking at and buying
lands, letting out those who are hard up
and in debt, who are willing to let their