The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-08
STATE ITEMS.
Pratt county is settling up.

Pratt county is settling up.
Too many dogs in Lsbette county.
They want . cheese factory at Oswego.
Wolves are bowling nightly just south
Of Lawrence.
There is talk OF the erection Of fine
Touring mill at Howard City.
Jack rabbits are destroying winter
wheat and rye in Phillips county.
"A mail route from Cawker City to
Hastings, is being pe.itioned for.
A woman dressed as a man made her
appearance at Doniphan the other day.
There are several choice farms for sale
near Montana, with bottom and prairie
land.
A large number OF sheep were frozen TO
death in Lincoln county during the late
hard storms.
The wheat near Chanute not destroyed
during the fall by. grasshoppers Ii now
looking well.
John Walters has received the appoint
ment Of professor OF drawing In the AgrI-
cultural College.
The Beloit Gazette is certain Of a rail-
road for the Solomon Valley now. 1ts the
Narrow Guage.
The fruit buds in Allen county have
not suffered 10 any extent on account OF the
late cold weather.
Eighteen car loads OF broom corn were
shipped from Barrett, Marshall county,
since September lst.
-Oswego wants a narrow gauge railroad,
cay from Os~ego TO Arkansas City, with q
branch TO Montana.
The Jewell county Aoali:Or has enlarg-
ed to a seven column paper, and is greatly
improved in every respect.
During the senatorial excitement the
Topeka hotels paid out an average OF - 600
per week for country produce.
Hog Mania" in Elk county is prevail
ing 10 considerable extent, each neigh or
trying to excel the others in their number
and quality OF swine.
The manufacture Of brooms Ia getting
to be quite an important branch Of industry
in Kansas, particularly IL the central and
western part Of the State.
The farmers in Miami county are
somewhat discouraged on account Of the
snow preventing them from gathering their
corn Nearly ope.baIf of the crop il vet in
the field.
| The stock dealers of Ellis county re-
port but few losses in sheep or cattle as yet
although the winter 20 far has been a
severe one Plenty Of feed and good shelter
is what saves them.
A painter, named Williams, while
painting at the Oswego House, Oswego,
tslIed f,om the scaftoIding last Tbur,dav'
breaking wrist spraini1p his back sc.
ver.Iv and otberxise ipiuri6p himself.
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buiIt ,brougb FL county this wear There
sIx.vs ia more or less sncb talk about this
season Of the wear but we hone this is the
wear when the road Is 10 be built.
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bo,rJ 81 Corniss;o,e,, who IooL on, for
her ;n,aras,s ard Tre.snra, Who know. how
% kee,, hooEs the al standing of The
countv ia GOOD and county wsrran,s arc
very nearly mar
IN. I,v,snc. -Jovr,,oy s.vs mo,-
s,-,r, TO- r.bh,t aInos, "a Iarge 90 !.
fswn Vas ,eceptIv brongbt into that town
Ibis il fact J,ck r.bbits do orow l,r,er
in the vicinity nj Iawrerce than in any IN.
| ,,o-.;o,, Of ,h. S..ta
Henry Cbamnlin . man in the en-.
nlov of ID ] smith AT Concordia has inst
oh,ained a Government pension afrer TWO
years ..fyb,ipgn With the oovernmsnt off
Gals the hack nav of which amounts n
over $4,000. He is to receive this hand
some amount IN March next.
| The prospect of many farmers in the
neighborhood of Humboldt, having TO
gather considerable portion of their last
years corn crop in the spring, seems, at this
time, discouraglDgiy fatteriDS.
The severity of the early winter is caus-
ing hay and corn to be fed to stock in usu-
ally large quantities in Allen county, hence,
the probability of a scarcity Of feed in Feb
ruary and March.
The residence Of Charles Norsscb Iiv-
ing near Ouindaro. was burned 10 m.
proupd a week ayo las, Monday Ore Of
The little children was badly frszsn in al
temnt;nc m reach a neipbbor,. bonse
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