The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-12
KANSAS NEWS.

We are in receipt of an invitation e l
vttend the Jefferson county fair to be held
at Oskaloosa September 18th, 18th, 18th !
and 20.h inclusive.
Shooting I.usDasat1
The Kansas sportsmenis organization !
will have a grand shooting tournament at |
Ottawa, October Sth, oh, 10th and 1l,h in
elusive.
IEllinwood Express, Il
Wheat, No. ., 54c; No. 5. SOC; No 4,
45c. Barley, 25e. Rye, lsc. Oats, IA.
Potatoes. are Plenty In Barton
County.
[Ellinwood Expresa, al
Potatoes are somewhat Of drug in our
local market Just at present. \ good crop
of this roo; was raised in this section this
season.
Death From q Snng.
[CedarviIle Times, 81
Ed. BARTON, a ed about twelve years Of
age, had a snag stuck into his foot about
two weeks since All of the snag was not
removed, and his foot begen 10 mortiiy
On Friday last his foot was amputated and
on Saturday he died.
Death of an Old Farmer.
[MarysviIle News, ~
c. F. ShUltz, of Rock township, died last
Saturday, aged 81 years. He located In
Marshall county in 1858. At the time OF
his death he had In his farm 81 400 acres
of land, and was worth $40, 1000. He was
one OF the most successful farmers in Mar
shall county. In 1850 he was 20 poor that
he had 10 send east TO his friends for help.
He leaves several children, all grown up to
men and women.
A Land slide Mt Aichfsoh.
[Atchisou Champion, l0.I
Quite 4 startling sensation was created
| Sunday evening" by the caving 10 OF a large
quantity OF the river bank opposite the 4.
q \. freight depot, and but few hundred
yards above the west end OF the bridge.
Large numbers OF very heavy oak piling
had been driven in the ground therr. and it
] is very plausible to believe that they acted
AS a wedge and forced the chip from tie
main body. Another large crack behind
| the railroad threatens even a more serious
| disaster than the one already occurred.
Some steps will be taken to-day to remedy
the evil and prevent recurrence Of il.
Far mer. Building Their Own Eieva-
| tors.
| IE.linwo0d Express, Il
| The citi.ens OF Farmer and Raymond
townships are moving TO organic. joint
stock company for the purpose OF building
| an elevator at Raymond City. The par
value OF the stock is to be SO per share,
and it is expected that every farmer will
| take one or more shares. BY doing this it
is estimated that the company can save
| from $50 10 $50 on every car of grain they
ship. This profit will go to the stOckhold
ers. As the matter now stands no farmer
| or private individual can get cars 10 ship
| grain in, and is from necessity compelled To
| sell his grain to spectators at whatever
figures they may offer. The move is good
one, and We advise the farmers 10 take hold
OF the N ,tter and push it to L success. BY
| a unity OF action in such matters the farm
| er can get fair prices for his products.
A Mh,Ing Man " anted.
lEilinwOOd Express, 81
Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of Francis Y O'Brien, a printer, who is
crippled i'll his feet, in consequences OF be-
/ ing nearly frozen to death in the Sierra
! Nevada mountains in the spring of 1877.
! He was last heard from in Salina, Kansas,
August 5, 1873, and is now supposed to be
somewhere in Kansas or Colorado. Any
| one knowing his where abouts will confer a
favor upon hin, by his calling his attention
to this or sending his address to Geo. \.
Martin, Topeka, Kansas. Exchanges
please copy.
Church Dedication.
q Al,
pioa notes the dedication Of a new Metho-
dist church at Washington, on the Sih inst
and says:
The sermon and dedication was conduct
ed by Elder W j. Mitchell Of Bsloit. The
church is the finest in the State, west OF
Atchison. The total cost was -, Isl,
the building being Of wood. The amount
Of Indebtedness this morning was $500
| This fact was announced TO the congrega-
ton before the dedication ceremonN, and
the sum OF SSSl raised 20 pay the indebt-
edness in few minutes. The people OF
this city are 10 Be congratulated for their
enterprise in erecting 50 neat and substan-
tial house in which to return thanks to
the Giver OF the many blessings We in
Western Kansas enjoy.
RAMSAY il Responding Nobly.
[Atchison Champion, 1O
Kansas is nobly responding 10 the calls
of distress that come up from the fever in
fected districts in the South. There is
hardly town or hamlet in the State where
committees are not at work, soliciting and
securing generous donations, and the aggre-
gate sum already contributed must be near
| ly $4,000, if not more. In the larger
cities OF the State, Leavenworth, A'chison,
Topeka, Lawrence. Wichita, Wyandotte,
and other places, the contributions have
been liberal, and the good work is still GO
| ing on. The organized societies of the
State, Masons, Odd Fellows, Turner's and
Others, have sent forward large sums; the
| churches are actively at work, collecting
| funds; and every generous heart with
| in our borders, touched by the tales of sui
fering and death that come up from the
South, has been inspired by helpful sym
pathy that finds expression IN liberal gifts
"One touch OF nature makes the whole
world kim" ard the terrible scourge now
raging in the beautiful cities and towns Of
\ the South has not only brought to the
| minds and hearts OF every American the
! fact we are citizens Of the same land, but IT
has awaken d brotherly sympathy and
| affection that has profoundly stirred all the
| better elements OF cur nature, and will,
even after this dark cloud shall have passed
! away, be fruitful in benefcient resu It's.
The Melancholy Days.
! Lowell Courier
The cool evenings remind us that the au-
tumn has pooled its issues and the summer
"must 60"
The Need of CtIies.
lSt. Louis Times.
What New Orleans wants is less IaEdi
Gras iooling and more street cleaning.
Sad and Lonely.
ISt. Louis Globe-Democra'.l
The Chicago man who didn't go into
bankruptcy must feel lonesome.