The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26

by a young professional man In KILN
seven chickens, nearly five pounds OF snmI
milton was used, OF about three-fourths Of
pound TO a chicken.
Railroad Personals.
Topeka Commonwealth
General Manager Strong, Geo o. Manche:
ter, Assistant General Manager, and the othe
gentlemen OF the party who have been out
J take possession Of the Denver and Ri
Grande road, returned late last night.
cannot Keep Track of Them.
lAnthony Journal, Il.
Several new farm houses have appeared oil
, the horizon of the southwest Of town. 1t i
| almos; impossible TO keep track Of the house
that are now going up in the surrounding
i country.
Kansas City Kansas 20 Change IL
Il Name.
lCor. h. {. Times, lsl
On Saturday evening there will be a meet
ing Of the citizens of Kansas City, KS, at thu
brick school house, TO consider the propriety
and policy of changing the name of said city
A Eorser Gives Himseif Up.
Topeka Commonwealth s,l
A man giving the name of Edward Carlton
gave himself up to Constable Miller, las
night, saying that he had escaped from Sa
line co unity year ago, where he was in con-
fnement on charge OF forgery, of which he
says he is guilty.
Wcddings in Harper County.
lHarpe, County Times, l2l
4 WeddIns number i've. in this county, oc.
CURED last sunday evening near Harper. We
| were about 10 number II Jour when we heard
| that there had been a compile married in a
wagon on the street in Anthony several days
| since.
Bone Pick crs Frozen.
Ford County Globe, III
| Two bone-pickers who had left their eams
| Out on the prairie and after wandering aboGt
| al night Thursday, came into Pat Ryan's
place, on the Mulberry, on Friday, with
| faces, hands and feet badly frozen. We did
not learn their names.
Extension OF the A., r. & 3. F.i@
Commonwealth, 49,
The bond proposition to aid the McPher.
son extension OF the A, T. & 5. +. Railroad,
in Risley township, Miami county, was car
riea on The 18th, by handsome majority.
Bonds have already been voted in Centre
township in that county.
Election Of lBriaGe Directors.
[atchison Champion, 49,
At the annual meeting Of th< stockholders
of the Chicago & Atchison bridge Company
In Atchison, December 18th, the following
were elected directors: j. H. Wade, henry
Chisholm, A. b Stone, II. Poyne, W. ].
Boardman, Cleveland; Glenn Rohr. l.. L.
Todd, Atchison.
A Revislon Looked For.
IOttaws State Press, al
There is a general desire expressed by the
officers of the several militia organizations
of the State to have the State militia laws
completely revised this winter 1t will be
necessary to erect the Adjutant Generals
Office into a position of more Importance
and responsibility.
Locating Claims.
tHarper County Times, III
Four gentlemen by the name of Kearn, who
have been living in Cowley county the past |
summer, selected claims southwest of Har-
per last Monday, and had them surveyed |
They expect to move on them with their /
families as soon as they can build.
Neat Co unIerseiting Dodge.
Fort Scott Monitor, ISL
A new swindle upon farmers is reported
A sleek looking fellow calls about meal time
and represents himself as government
agents TO gather crop statistics. He is of
course invited in and fed, After gathering
his sham report, he offers to pay for his meal
Dr. lodging, as the case may be, and ten
iers the farmer a sI0 bill. He gets 80 in GOOD
money and leaves a bogus SO.
Good Locations in Harper County.
lAnthony Journal, l2.1
immigrants coming 10 this county would
10 well TO visit the southeastern part before |
coating elsewhere, as Bluff creek has the
argest valley at this point than any where
lse in the county. There are also several
IN all streams, that has nice running water
n The dryest weather. There are several
ood bottom claims with some improve
nents that can be bought at q bargain.
Not q Stain isesls OH Him.
Commonwealth, ISL
The trial OF ex-U. : Marshall W. :. Tough, |
anne to an end yesterday. Ne have not re- |
orted the testimony in this case, feeling
ure as we did, that there was nothing in it,
ur readers know about the case. There was
mob in jackson county, some of them la
Orers on the extension of the Narrow Guage
and other citizens of the county.
ONE of them claimed that they had not re-
eived pay of the contractors, others prob |
bly, did not want the road completed by a |
ert ain day, because if 1t was, the township
'ould have to issue bonds This mob re-
ised to allow work TO proceed on the road |
ne Sheriff called for posse of citizens
, assist him in disper.ing the mob. Captain
Ough was one OF those citizens during ,
ne trouble and to enforce the orders OF the
herif, the mob was fired upon and
man killed. Captain Tough was arrested
5 the murderer OF this MAJ. As we learn, |
iere was not particle OF proof 10 show that |
ough fired the shot which killed the man |
dozen shots were fired, any one of which !
lay have killed him. II Tough's shot did @
ill him, he was justified, for - was acting {
nder the order of The Sheriff b
The attorneys, by agreement did no: adj I
rsss the jury. AT the close of the testimony 4
esterday, the Judge gave his charge, and a
lie jury after being out eighteen minutes re- s.
lrned a verdict of not guilty.
This is what was expected by every one | u
no knew the facts of the case No other II
ardict could be returned. Capt. Tough is Il
cared, and not a stain rests upon him In C
with this affair d
A DishOne ss Brother c.
Independents Courier, ISL Il
One Jacob MaIott was arrested yesterday BY
t. Marshal n. II. Mclean, on a requisition
,r the Governor of Indiana charged with
rgery. 1t appears that Malot forged the Fl
Ime Of his brother to a bond and then jump "a
the country, leaving his brother to foot OF
e bill. The transaction occurred in Grant In
unity. Indiana. hr
A Narrow Escape. nj
lCor. Topeka Commonwealth, ISL bI
DOVER, KAN, December 18th, 1875 hi
This morning some hunters came into my | ii
're, and sat around the fire to warm them 1t
I've. One b. Baird had his gun in his hand, | d.
d when about to get up it accidentally dis ! I'll
arged, king his hat on one side of his tr
ad. but not injuring him, the contents of tt
e gun going through the ceiling and clear d.
rough the chamber over the store. Fortu- TO
tey there was not any one in the chamber to
the time Iw
New Catholic Church for Brook. 10
vlllo. III
tBrookville Times. Al m
Rev. B. Nuttmann and our soclable tn
ends, Mr.. John s. Garrison and Mr.. Joseph W
nkler, have been around collecting SUBJ
options for building a Catholic church at
ookville, and We are happy to state have
en- very successful. Rev. B. Nuttmann
opposes, as soon as the building committee 81
ect . location, to have rock hauled, SO Il
1t in early spring he can commence build 81
! the church, and have 1t completed by the 81
st Of May. Contributions may be handed "a
Rev. B. huffman, d. F. Donegan, Thomas az
'wd or Joseph Dinkler. In
The Fort DoAGs Reservation. OF