The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-03-28
CITY NEWS.


ing the coming election.
THE new market house viii make good |
bonfire some of these nights.
THINGS in general at 1T. LsaeenwoEth are
about as quiet as they can be.
THNsiferent slurches Of the city are tax |
ing turns about in the matter of revivals.
SPARROW 4 JONES, al X. J.. Browns old
stand, repor. their wholesale trade increas-
ing.
TINS is about the time when house Clean
ing is in order aad brush fires become dan-
gerous.
LAsrright was ofthe regular summer or
der-war1n enough TO allow sitting out oil
doors with comSaTt.
BUSHES in Rn branches has been good
during the past week, and to-day VIII DE
busy one for the merchants.
NEsses. GORDON BROTHERS yesterday re-
ceiysd a car load OF Hannibal lime. Now 90
on with your whitewashins.
The afternoon express on the Missouri
Pacific made mincemeat Of two good sized
porkers, near the Union depot, yesterday.
THERE was very pleasant little social par
ty participated in at Mr.. Elisha DleiendorIs,
2 on West Shawnee street, night before last.
QUITE number Of the members OF the
Lesvenworth Gun Club Will leave TINS
morning for Stranger to enjoy a general
hunt.
THERE promises to be no deartA Of amuse-
ments the coming spring, and wen have
enough to keep Us in good spirits unit! sum
ner comes.
eWHES we get our streets lighted once more
we can begin 10 put on a.rs again, and look
down on those Little neighboTs who remain
shrouded in darkness.
TRANiPs and trees are leaving. The trees
have been doing this for some time, but The
tramps haven't taken any hints until within
the past two or three days.
THERE is some talk OF having the Moflat
BeII-punch introduced here. The city coun-
els of several of the surrounding towns now
tave.jt under consideration.
SAM. DAVIS, who was shot and killed day
before yesterday, at No. 7O5 Delaware street,
while engaged in getting away with stolen
property, was buried yesterday.
Bowen & CUNNINGHAM, the proprietOrs of
the largest soap factory in the west, say that
their trade is daily improving. This seems
TO be the verdict ofall our factories.
RUMOE was very busy yesterday peddling
stories aboU; men being shot, stabbed, run
over, drowned and killed in divers ways, but
they were merely rumors; nary one was
true.
IT has been a week or more since the foot
pads showed up, and our streets have been
comparatively safe at night. How long this
state of things will continue remains TO be
seen.
DURING this month you should take Lind
sey's Blood Searcher 10 purify the blood. The
genuine has the name of Il. L. Sellers & Co.,
on every wrapper. For sale by Campbell &
Kendrick.
An intoxicated soldier tried TO stop oyer a
shadow yesterday afternoon on Fourth
street, near the Morris School, and not step
ping high enough, tripod, fell and cut his
face severely.
II it don't rain now for some time We'll
have long dry spell. II don't seem quite
natural TO see folks running about without
umbrellas and gum coats, when these articles
are lying around useless.
THE talk about the projected temperance
crusade, attacking the enemy's works and
praying al his doors, seems to have subsidized
somewhat. 1t would stir things up If the
ladies would only come out as they did four
years ago.
a DRUNKEN fight on Cherokee street last
night, was suddenly terminated by the
throwing Of bucketfUI of cold water on the
. combatants, which dampencd their artor
and extingulshcd their angry feelings COM
plctely.
DEPUTY County Clerk DelendorG is con-
fined to his residence with his Old enemy,
rheumatism, and, as a very natural conse-
qsence, County Clerk NiehauS is pushed 10
the utmost to attend 10 the duties of the Of
flee alone.
THE county treasury was the recipient of
about 81 80 yesterday, $500 of which was from
railroads in payment of their taxes. Delin-
quents are also beginning to pay up, but the
penalty is added and must bepaid.
WITH penitentiary on either side of us.
we ought 10 be well fixed, but we amt. The
man who grinds the hand organ continues to
make his annual rounds, and notwithstand-
ing the presence of a regiment oftroops at the
Fort We are entirely at his mercy.
A YOUNG lad named Barras broke his arm
yesterday afternoon by falling from a wagon
on the Lecompton road, short distance
south Of the city. Boys shouldn't fall from
wagons, if they don't want TO get hurt. 1t
don't do them any particular good and las
MO perceptible effect upon the wagon.
TREE planting is all the rage now, and the
number ofal varieties now being put out is
simply incredulous. The number of trees is
what makes Leavenworth the most beauti-
ful city in the West, and there are now very
lev residents Who have not complied with
the ordinance requiring everybody TO set out
trees in front Of their houses. North and
South Lesvenworth in summer time are
bowers OF beauty, and no one need go TO |
the mountains IN the summer for the benefit |
of their health, as We have one OF the health |
lest cities in the Union.
SOME rascal, evidently with the fear of the |
law not in his heart, and with absolutely no |
regard as TO the probable proximity of a shot |
gun, attempted 10 enter residence on Shaw
nee street last evening, but was scared away
by the timely appearance of the servant girl. |
QUEEN ANNE and japanese styles of furni- |
ture predominate.
"MoTHER GOOSE" is the new style of child |
ren's bonneis.
ENGLISH SERGE for furniture covering is |
fashionable.
LAWN ties are embroidered profusely with |
yariegated silk.
BURLAP mats are made with successive /
square bands of colored merino, catstIched
down with colored floss silk.
SILVER combs promise to become the rag
Probate Court.
Business was simmer than usual in the