The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
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morning. Young corn, potato plants and
watermelon vines were killed.
Prices In Washings0n Comfy.
Hanover Democrat, l0l
Corn, Is cents; wheat, 8 to 80; rye, 10; fat
hogs, 81 %; fat cattle, So TO $3.50.
The style In Olaibe.
Western Progress, 81
The largest sized red roses that can be had
are worn In the button holes OF our "bioods."
~. Johns Day In J0hueOm County.
IOlathe Progress, ST.
The Masonic Fraternity Of this city intend
celebrating st. Joints Day by street parade,
speaking, and a ball at night.
The Jail NJ Baxter not CO0siAered
safe.
columbus Courier,
The Baxter jail is not-safe, and 1t is about
time that the county was thinking of built.
ing both a court house and jail.
An Old vea~ran Of ISi2.
Western Progress, 81
James Mcdowell, of Cherokee county, 81
years old and a survivor Of the war Of 1872, Is
the father Of ]. Frank Mcdowell, o; the Gale
ma Miner, and Oscar NcDowe !, of the Colum.
bus Courier.
WOmen Who V"ie Must Work the
ROaAs.
Cor. Winfield Courier, s
Our pathmasters are making good roads OF
Our fnud-holes. Bob makes the women that
want to vote work on the roads.
Another New Paper.
lei Dorado Press, 81
A new paper, called the Barbour County
MAI is TO be started at Medicine Lodge. The
P'oprietors hsve bought the old Humboldt
J'nsn outfit They pa,sed through here with
IL this week,
Mn riOn County Om the Tenn perancs
Question.
lCor. Emporia News, ~
Two-thirds " the men md women of Pea
body have sign. d a petition to grant license
for the sale uf Intoxicating liquors in their
town, and now they have n Iicensed saloon in
running order and IN iull blast.
The strength 81 sn- nihben Deinx
imported sO t"~ Other side.
tWinn..ld Courier. ST.
The average blue rihhnn as the days rol
b., grows 'adei aud dirty, while business at
the saloons is looking up.
feasifnS ON Green PrRs in C0WleyI
COHats.
winfield Courier, 81
Mr.. Robert Z. Wallis brought to us on yes
terday morning the fist mess Of green peas
We have had this year. They were fully
grown large and fat and are the product Of
his open garden.
Farmers, Ex0mt0e N0er wheat n
once.
tCor. Olathe Min IT aud New, Letter, 81
Farmers. examine your wheat. We are Of
the opinion you Sill find it damaged more
OF less by the fly, and would like to hear from
you Immediately.
The .. .. q. 2. Cel.braiion Dei0g
Discussed.
Topeka Commonwealth, Ill
The L"aveHworth lodges invite all Odd
Fellows to join them inn grand celebration
July 1.
\ GAY Drnsi,s Yic'isnizrs n NeWvDo.
Harvey County News, 81
A man calling himself Dr.. 4. u. Beebe,
dentist, who has been stopping In town some
time, skipped the town last Tuesday leaving
sundry bills unpaid, among them one for
81 50 TO this Office.
They Didn't Get the Soldiers.
tAtchison Patriot, lO.l
Several coaches belonging TO the Atchison,
Topeka & santa Ee road, were sent down to
Leavenworth yesterday TO bring up q resi
Inent of soldiers. destined to point on the
Santa Fe Road. But this morning the coaches
came back empty.
Tho (:eFnsam's ThrOug h0ul the state
OrxaniziME.
[Ci,sse County Leader,
Our German citizens met pursuant to an |
last Saturday afternoon. Ar |
were made for uniting with the |
state society, and various matters for the |
benefit OF the society were discussed. They |
finally adjourned TO meet on Saturday, May |
18Th, at the same place, and our German |
friends who did not get TO The last meeting /
are invited 10 be pIesent at the next one.
Re-Union Of the survivors Of the
Mnrias du c. gne Massacfe on the
18th sn.t.
Miami Republican, l0.l
We requested to state tina; there is to be /
me, tiDg-a reunion of the survivors |
,f the massacre and their friends,
It the Trading Post, Linn county, Kansas, on
the 18th inst, il being the 10Th
OF the Trading Post massacre
A number Of able speakers Will be present.
Change Of Time On the 1issourl Pa.
etHc-Fsr- from Asrhis0m 60 Leav.
worth Eighty five Cent?.
tAtchison Patriot, lo.l
By the time table which goes into effect on | ,
he Missouri Pacific road next Sunday, the
ay passenger will leave at 2: 0 p. NJ; the night
at 30 p. NJ, and the Kansas .
ity accommodation AZ G:.i i. N. They will
rive at l2:i0 p. NJ, 20AM and $50 p. NJ,
espectively. The fare to Leavenworth is re-
need to eighty-fiye CENTS
Recovering from the Effects Of snake I
Poison.
Harvey County News,9l S
George Elders child that was bitten a cOu- :
lie of weeks ago by a rattlesnake is getting | I
long nicely. The child ola German family I
wing near here, whose name 1 did not learn, G
nat was bitten twice, and was supposed to h
ave been past recovery. isdoing well. C
ne Red BFOshers Have a little 9
JambOree AmenE Themselves. d
[wetmore Cor. Seneca Courier.l 81
Two Indians appeared on the streets last =
eek with pony To sell. They made one Of II
Ieir brother "nobie red men" drunk in Net. {,
raka, stole his pony. and the two got there
1, rode into our town, sold the pony to J.
:, er for els, and went away happy. They,
o, had considerable .red water" aboard.
hey returned 10 Netawaka and made IL all
yht with their red brother. by giving him
ink from the jug they carried. N
.sa b'i.hmems os n New C0nclave,
X. d. &.
TAtchison Champion. IL
On Thursday, Sir J. T. Sdedden, G. /. G. of
e State of Kansas, instituted shiloh Con-
ave No. !, knights Of the Red Cross Of Con-
sntine, with the following officers: Sir A.
McConaughy, NJ. p. Sow; Sir ]. Greena- =,
lit, Niceroy; Sir J. NJ. Price, s. c.: Sir A. nI
Sockman, J. q. (; Rev. sir ]. H. Clark II, bu
elate; Sir Gee. C. Allen, Perfect; Sir ]. A. 20
iIey, 81. b.. Sir D. II. johnson, Herald at
J. y. UtIey, Sentinel. so
.arly AalG . Day Down in q well. lie
IEmporia News, lol m,
ionday forenoon some boys passing near en-
> old foundry site heard . noise coming or
m an open well II ere, and looking into 1t 10,
y q man about forty feet from the surface, l
nsing to q beam which crossed the veil, IN
ich had been put there TO uphold Q pump. "a
ey ran to the NJ. X. & 7. depot and gave
alarm, and Messrs. Rogers and Burnett an
some others got the man out, Mr. Rogers co,
ng down into The well and putting rope
und the man, by which he was hauled mp, Il
Z and almost dead. There was twenty seet
water below him. and clingiDs to the beam e
5 all that had saved him from drowning.
was brought to town ON Flemings dray,
taken TO DIR. Morris who soon had him BIZ
e to talk and walk. He turned out to be . -
Herbert, section hand Of wilcox's section a
The NJ, X. 4 7. road. He had accidentally a
en- into the well early in the forenoon and
there several hours before being taken