The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-29
STATE SUPERINTENDENT.

STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
S,,rs time ago the following circular
was led by the State Superintendent 10
the County Superintendent vi each county
STATE DFPARTsENr or PUBLIC IN
RUCTIoS, TOPEKA, kans :,
August 10, ISIS.
County Superintendent Of Public destruction:
SIE;-May IOtn, ISIS the circu concern
ing state examinations was issued II yOu de-
si." 10 hold "a SIH'e y tniunti"n Ia your
county, please fiIi TIE iuc.p~ blank and Sc
turn II 10 this Office at once.
Questions for these EXAMINATIONS viii not
be FURNISHED County SuuerIutr udruts unle.s
the attacTei circular Is returned, properly
filled, TO this Office.
Very respectfully,
\. LEN b. IN y,
Chairman State Boa d of ducaJIun
Ia answer to the above, eighteen County
Superinteudents have siru.fed their inten-
ton of holding such examinations.
STATE TREASURER.
The receipts into the State Treasury dur
ing the week euding August 18th, were, -,
~ %; the disbursements, S,97S.2S.
There are 90 school children in Man
haitian school district.
Georgis Did Nas SAY tbs L-,yen-
WORM PrinfeFs were NIOSs
We regret to learn through the columns
Of the Winchester Irg,s that Miss George
Rankin, elitress Of the Winchester r. e~
has been i'll for several weeks. An item
with reference 10 LeavcGworth printers was
not written by her or at her dictation, but
was sent in" by thoughlless boys without
her knowledge or consent
Lo"k Ont for Slim.
Troy Cuief, 81
The Cleveland, Tennessee, ssindlsr Is on
the rack again. This time. his n1me Is
". :. Upton, and he oEcrs Diamond
Wheat"
Disposal OF Eonis.
Topeka commonwealth, II
Mayor Case informed VA yesterday that
be mad disposed oi another $1,000 worth
Of the ',iitland bonds, receiving 5Sc On the
dollar for them.
fATkauss> NOlley Democrat, I..l
Last Saturday party of FIVE or six men,
representing a. many or more families, ar
rived at Willard, this, county, from indi-
ana. They will locate in this section, and
they are welcome
HoIsoM Wants Topographic Commu-
nirn'ions.
tHolton signal, q.
Holton Is unfortunate in not having tele-
graphic communication with the out-ide
world. All day long last Thursday. men
could be seen pacing up and down the
streets, inquiring: "Who is loosipg
Who is winning But no one could tell.
The Topeka Municipal Levy.
Topeka Commonwealth, M
The Council at its last meeting levied
for general revenue purposes; three mills
Tor general improvement purposes; for
interest on city bonds ten mills 90 the dol
lar. The contract for building the bridge
at the corner Of First and Jackson streets,
was awarded to Fred Heimple, at s1i3.H.
A PIuckY Indian woman.
fHo.ton Signal, 2i.l
4 team, belonging to an Indian, broke
loose at l.. Sarbach'-, last Monday, and ran
put Fourth street at break-neck gait. An
Indian woman, about So years Of age, was
in the wagon, and when last seen the horses
were still going, the old lady still sticking
" thC seuiSic i!he Il "a pain " u s.uslnS
ship.
u DONE Pay to SILL nor 90 Indians
lHolton Signal, 81
The case of j. +. Terry, Of Netawaka,
vas brought up for examination in the L.
) Commissioners Court last Monday. |
Terry is charged with ceiling liquor to the !
kickapoo indians. One case was dismiss
81, but in the other the defendant was
bound over to appear at the October term |
IF the L $. District Court, at Leavenwor,h, |
n the sum Of three hundred dollars Mr. |
Terry gave bond for his appearance.
Horrible Death Of . Has d. ID NJ
Pha0 County.
Troy Chief, z
A. K. Jeffries, residing several mice
outheast OF Highland, and one OF the Oldest
esidents of that part Of the county, cane
o his death, on Tuesday morning, in tie
shocking manner: lie had been
o Highland Station, having ridden nile.
icing about To return home, he united the
1ule, and placing his hand in the loop at
he end Of the halter, he was about 10
lount, when the mule became frightened.
nd ran, jerking the loop tightly around
lr. Jefiries wrist. The animal ran about
mile, before he was stopped. Mr.. JEFF
lies was found to be dead, all his clothing
I'm of, and his body pounded to a jelly.
esides being jerked and dragged over the ,
round, he had probably been kicked by the
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