The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-11
KANSAS NEWS.


Seneca has anew cheese factory.
Blind Tom is booked for Girard on the |
1J,H.
TIE Temperance ticket was defeated 10
ChanUte.
,.--N1ahaltan elected an entire Gseenback
-GuIias,ou Is to have military COM
pany.
-PloL ,. 2. Nudge has returned from New
England.
-~KallSo kick" is what they call it in
Lawrence.
Mr.. G. Y. Moses, Temperance man, has
been elected mayor OF Great Bend.
Cure fer lice on Chickens,
II Is said that diluted carbolic acid
sprinkkled IN The coop Will destroy lice on
Chickens
Wore People From Illinois Coming.
Blaine Cor. Kansas Reporter, A.
Several people from Illinois are expected in
mere 70 stIle daring the coming week. We
are glad TO welcome all.
Small Grain the Surest Crop in Dry
Weather.
Golden Rule Cor. North Topeka Times, 81
Farmers are all busily engaged in getting
IN their crops; large amount of spring
wheat and oats have been sown. A dry sum
mer is predicted by many; should IL come,
small grain Is the surest crop
Passen=ers Delayed by the strike.
Topeka Blade. ST.
quite = number OF prominent citizens were
NJ the santa re depot yesterday afternoon ex-
p-cting To 20 cas- but were disappointed by
the strikers VINO Were holding the east bound
Train at this point.
Revealing Old Acquaintance.
lChanute Times, Al
Col o. Chanute, alter whom our town was
named. ne been visiting la the state lately ;
lie j. now chief engineer of the Erie Railway.
Col. Carpenter Improving slowly.
lChanuie Times, A.
Col Carpenter improves slowly, and is now
able 10 81 up an hour each day; he has had
"A very severe Illness. AMI his many friends
are glad TO know of the favorable Indications
OF returning health.
Tell us Where gon Live.
II some OF oar exchanges would kindly tack
the paper II would greatly facilitate editors
| In referring 10 them.
Empire Takes it, Place i'm the Grim.
mai History OF the state.
lShort Creek Cor. Columbus Courier A.
! Three men have died on Short Creek with
/ their boots un," ail OF them IN Empir. CITY
aui ite result Of old sanding f-uds between
Tue parties.
{ Se.r Church ~ saIina-s Prisoner
E.capes From, Ja'i.
fCor. Manhattan Nationalist, 81
/ The Christian Clu-ch. al Sa'ina, is finished.
/ cot siHi, irts -plEc 40 lie Il high, and will
! seat so persons.
EZc takes his Fay In Town Lots.
Marshall COnuly News, o.
{ the Central Branch Gomany have present.
! e. the Editor 81 he q. Frankfort Record" with
ciiy .ot, III appreciation If his services.
Prsirie s.1.Ccr- and C-rn Planting
va ysarcH.
/ Pleasant Ridge Cor Washington Repub-
lean, ,
/ Raijic>naSSs wee Killed and chickens
! bat"h"G on tie l~t IT March; peach tees
! were IN bloom March I5.I; Prairie flowers
Were IN bloom and corn planted March 2Sth.
Had net Met isrfarr for twenty Years.
Seneca Courier, 5.
] james MrDOua DIS sister. accompanied by
/ q bright pttle uad-uJ"T, arrived from Scot
/ land Monday night. They htd not met for
/ twenty years, anu were surprised TO think
each NAT changed 10 I-.ucn since separating
Ia bonnie Scotland.
ren Congressman from Kansas in
ISSi.
lChase County Courant, ST.
The whistle "f the iron horse is heard every
few minutes on the Santa Fe road, which
leads us 10 remark that special trains are run.
ming, and tnat the Aforesaid special trains are
crainm'u ana jammed with people seeking
refuge and homes in Gods country. Ten
Congre S>Inen from Kansas IN 1881. Mind that
now, We eastern sharks!
Ii vii; be Called ;be Missouri, and
Araamsnr Railroad.
lGirard Press, a.
The extension OF the Joplin Railroad will
he known - tnc Missouri & Arkansas Rail
...H ..H~t l. Ha.a
The city Debt og LnCygne.
liACygne Journal, G.l
As viii be seea 10y reference 10 the report o
the City finance Committee the corporation
| Indebtedness Of la Cygne is sS,5iS %. This il
q big debt for tiie city 10 owe ana should i'm
pei as TIgid economy IN the future, on the
part Of the council, "a is practicable.
EuImTz RAM, 10 the Number of One
Hundred Per Day.
fBelleyilie Telescope, A.
Immigrant teams are passing through al
the rate of one hundred per day. Those who
have money and de ign purchasing, seldom
pass though iiepubi-c county.
Ecpubiic County also Reports the
Eeach Crop UniDjurrd.
lBe!leville Telescope, ~
in riding over the country you see but few
farmers thut nave not got quantity of peach
trees grow 'ng, the maJotity of which, this
year. axe GDNtlGd Win DiD>>DnnS. IL was
thought inat the frost OF Friday night last
would IojuTe them 10 some extent, bur, so far
% We have letrnei, the pro- poets are yet
gooi FOR aI enormous peach crop in Republic
county this year.
= New 'To.yn Where Lots are 20 b
Given Away.
tBellevIlie Telescope, ~
4 town site is to be surveyed and laid out
this week in Zig Bend Up, near the center OF
section sixteen. 10 be called Republic City.
lis toe iniehI.on OF the company TO give a
ut free To- every one that will build thereon.
Ihe charter has already been prepared, and
business will be commence at once. Mr.
Georse BIiy, Of F,rOury, is already
making arrangements preparatory 10
startins a general store, and IA blacksmith
shop VIII also be opened at once.
4 Cannon Isurssed White Firing a
salute.
burlington Patriot, 81
wednesday afternoon the cannon was
| hauled out 10 salute the excursion pnrty, as
they arrived in our city, under the charge of
Frank Clark and VIII Fisher. The cannon
| was arranged ON the site OF the old calaboose
| When they fired the third shot it bursied
! flying in many pieces one piece was thrown
about SCI yaIdS, lighting in MIR. Sailing's corn
/ field No one was hurt.
FARMERS Think Now a Good Time 10
Sell Wheat.
lSegO Cor. Hutchinson News, A.
Oats are nearly mp: barley the same; fall
| wheat Is about knee high: some of our farm
: eIS who have held over their wheat seem TO
/ think now is a good time 10 sell.
rscns Dying az an Unknown Disease.
Elm Creek Cor. Marshall County,6
! Quiie a number of our farmers are losing
/ their chickens. some al them by the score.
. Within few DAYS Il ON the death of the first
! one Mr.. BrCOK-, IL is reported, lost a half
| hundred having hens; and Mr.. Holden has
only hali-dozen let OF fony-five or fifty
/ with few DAYS.