The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-15

1t is SAID thar oh9les i.fdHtun is alar1:
e pgly PREVALENT IN the country.
The Way the Blade Looks Att.
ITopsta Blade,
Leavenworth and Atchison are happy
trade is brisk, and a Topeka bank b,
failed.
lChetopa Advance, s.
We are informed that Senator Plumb hs
gone to the White Sulphur Springs, 10 al
tend the sitting OF the commission to devils
a plan for army reorganization, of xh:c
he is member.
ScVcra: Shaniies Blown Dossn DuI
ing . STERN.
q IEans1s Herald, ST.
I Mr.. 4. J. Comstock informed Us las
: week that the storm of Tuesday moruin;
e blew 10 smithereens eleven shaniies on III,
. reserve west of White Cloud. One wa
8 blown seventeen fee, from lis foundation
but not injured.
: New Churc:s to be Dedtc ~ ass d.
, Washington Il publican, 81
, Sunday, September S,h, is the day fixed
= upon for the dedication Of the new VI. T.
Church. 4 very few days more will com
pete the church ready for the inside paint
ing, and all will be finished by the time
specified Further particulars of the inter-
esting ceremony will be given hereafter.
One Of the First Chiiarcn. Barn In
Ss.stih County Breaks ia. Arm.
ismi,h County Herald, 81
W L. Aliens little son. Elmer, aged sew
en- years, living IN OAK township, had the
misfortune 10 break his arm last Tuesday
L. L.. L.. ~, n.
studded his toe, and fell over a small en-
bankmen', three feet in height, and in the
; fall, received TIE I'M Tries. Elm;r was the
fist white child born in Oak township, and
one Of the fret born in Smith county. lie
was born September 18th. 1871.
! A Child Shot and KILLED by tnc Care.
Ie.sn~ss 81 a FOols>i, Girl.
lwabIunsee County New>,1I
| At Col Sanio.d's house, Eskridge, on
| Tuesday, August 1t, Mary Sanford, young
lady about |. years Of age, playiuiiy point
, ed a pistol at "A rsgro child aged one year
and nine months, and shot the child through
the lungs, the bullet coming out through
the back. Death Immediately ensued.
This is 4 soFrowful affair, but how often
have We had to record such instances 1t
is the ssme old story-"didn't know it was
loaded" The chlds parents are named
blchahah' snd were living IN part oil
1o'. SANFORD mouse.
Wanted &" d" Where There ~ not SO
Much 'OSer-rrod"c'ion."
winfield eourier.I
man in rags was seen driving yoke
of cattle, hitch,d TO two-wheeled wooden
cart which contained his family, through
the country in westerly direction few
Gays since. lheIr appearance oil poverty
excited curiosity. and when asked where
they were bound Tor, SAID, IN reply, that
tney were going 10 me pi ans. when asked
WI! nc mas going tnere, ne answered. that
GOWN III E.hnoy Wh.re ne came from, the
P''t1e "ee his"'y hsiu "p, 'aa. ne hau
peen iiiioFiieu that over pfouuetion was
lie cau'e Vi A. Inu Ne hau heafn eii that
mourning couh1 De prouuceu on the Piains,
an" 80 he wshIed 10 ger where ne couia
i'e. He saiu 'fat ihis over Production
business was starving MN anu many On
er' 10 u.ith.
Feature OF ihe wichita Far.
Wichita Eagle, s.
The agent OF the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Indians writes 10 Nr. Stem, Secretary
Of the Agricultural Society, that he will |
bring these two tribes 10 Wichita and camp
during the faiE. They will bring specimens /
OF their agricultural products, also speci-
mems OF needle and domestic work OF their
siuaws. \ number OF the noted chiefs
Having national notoriety) Will be pres
eut. One whole tribe VIII engage IN war
dances, and represent IN different ways the
Wild Indian HE. Foot racing, horse "a
CHG, archery, etc, OF which luil particu-
lars will be given next week.
Making prepar asions - Care for the
congregational Delegates.
Manhattan NatIonaliSt,9l
Wednesday evening 4 meeting was held
over P.rcell's bank, TO make arrangements
10 care for those who will attend the Con-
gressional Convention next ;wCek +. i.
Purcell. q. W. Hicinbotham and q. S.
Green were appointed to procure rooms for
the Convention. y committee OF eight was
appointed to ascertain who will accommo-
date hoarders during that time. As There
VIII, undoubtedly, lie large crowd present,
1t Is hoped that everybody who can do so,
Will report at once to Mr.. j. l. hitchie, how
many they can feed, how many they can
ih s's:us "e ,n;m ~ Inn lor anu
10 three days-iiost OF them only one DAY,
or a day and half. Sleeping accommola-
tions are VIII at Is most reedea
"i Mf. Sasner' whose
skeleton has fseen Found.
TE,nsos Herald 81
=,
cunt, f,- the t;ni;ny Of skeleton Of
man ;J.n,;f;sd nv COLI t;iI;nc in two teeth
~ h. ons TTmhsr Who di.,nos,red from,
S,r;,oJ.I, :, 195- ,rl x.I |, noted me- |
slavery man Thi. remind. ia that in the
wear lSfS while on route for Kapsas we
met a man named Timber a few miles |
south of Maryville, Mo. on whose land we
were encampeI for Sunday. In conversa-
ton with him he said he wouldn't live in
Kansss-his brother, pro slavery man,
having been driven out OF the country.
Perhays the skeleton Is this Umber's broth
er's skeleton.
Search for a M,..ing Man.
Topeka Common wealth, 81
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..s,;on , Letter oJJr.ss n Mr. i Sns,sn
or;Jsn,iv ;n,snJsJ fnr NJ LANES Dnstan
The letter alter HIM cb,nosd ,s rsgard,
spelling, reads something Ike this:
August : 1873.
Sir;!Did a man die In South Top. ka In 1873
or ls7I by the name of J. ii. Bron, and did he