The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-30


and Atchis0n are to have big time at
Valley Falls next Sunday. A number OF
Germans and others OF this city intend to
go down.
Relics Found In the Ruins Near
Topeka.
Topeka Blade, 2l.l
Some parties who were looking at land
Yesterday, southwest of the city, discovered
some relics near Burnett's mounds, consist
ing of stone axe and other implements
evidently used by some aboriginal tribe.
Ample Arrangements Being Made
for the Fourth.
lHolton Signal, ri
The Odd Fellows of Leavenworth city are
making arrangements for a grand affair at
that place on the 18th of July next.
Golng TO Tap the wyando'te Gas Re
seryoir.
Twyandotte Herald, %
George Shelly Is going to sink gas well
in the city, with view to furnishing gas
for heating and illuminating purposes. IL
Is good scheme and We believe that it will
pay.
The Eject of the Frost on Hickory
VALLEY Falls New Era, q
While on the road to Leavenworth last
Friday, in the vicinity of Easton, We no.
ticed whole groves Of young hickory trees,
with leaves blackened by frost, looking
very much like as If fire had run through
them.
Foxes Found Near Winchester.
Winchester Argus. 81
The Miller boys discovered fox den,
last Wednesday, near the Housh stony
ouarrv. containing six Young foxes, nicele
hid away under the shelving rock. The
voung were captured and divided among
The hunters. who on looking around found
the two old foxes and gave them 4 chase.
The whole peighlz,rhood was out next dav
but could not start the varmints.
Hold Party of Thieves.
Winchester Argus. al
Mr. Y Irwin informs us that four
-, ~, or nv, ono ~ ,Lsr, orIv 10
49, 100 o.r,. 30 V.lIav E.IIs los, Fri
d,v evening from Topeka. on A hand car
and during The night broke into the store of
!. Friend and took therefrom nine suits of
cIotbinp and other goods amounting TO
obout $50 worth and struck for Atcbison.
ON the hand car. They were persued and
captured near 81 Nicholas station. Saturday
afternoon. taken 10 Valley Falls and exam
iped This i certainly a bold stroke.
9Th. xc.uni,u Excur,jon Paid a
church Dcb,,
uIolton SIGNAL. o,1
III - 20. 40, ,,ha, :, w,,I3
- ri H., a., no., ,Ja,s,,, b,,
nav, .I ~ ,1,':,rcs :, s,r,nJ src.
on Wv, ~, ,oc,I;ru Ia, will h. r,mem-
~ hv ,bns.. who n,rtic;,ated in IL.
measures. Financially, il was all that
could have been expected Thenet receipts
will paw off all the Indebtedness of the
Presbyterian Church anu leave some mon
ey in the treasury -
In ms connection we VIII say .h"t t"e
thanks oil me 'hurcn ore "nT 10 MI 'onn
DAVIS, ior his valuable services as cohduc
Tor.
Peace, Plenty an" prosperity beams
%" kan>as'
West Jackson Cor. Hoit"n signal FL
The cry OF hard times that Is echolng
and re-echoing throughout the land, is
rarely heard IN this part OF the garden.
Our people are generally too busily engaged
in their various vacations to see anything
bHt the SilFtr ilhinS IN the CLOUDS Which
"ccasl0iiaii! hoIt over 'ne ",lanciai n"ii-
ION. me ahSeilt urio that Keep Us an IN
love WIN our country anu Srateiii 10 KIM
iro'idehce' Is pace. plenty ana prosperity.
Let I'ie ' n Oh People VINO are crowd,
ihS 'he E'st anu STRIVING Win niignt am.
mann 10 Keep 'nT Won rom tne uooI,
''Ne cour"SSe' 1"eNie "rl tue ~ rior VI i'i'h,
cplne 70 our 'e'i'iiii .ounif anu enJoy
,"e "'e>oihS' ,O', t''''e' Ni''' '''' pe'f'' VI
'aeASoh oou"'t' Naii
Sales of Land i'm Kansas Reported
by Land offices and Railroad Com
panies.
EXT. Report state Board of Agricultural
ArE.Ss,s VALLEY D,srRrcr-Home-
stead entries. $50. number of acres So.
flS 20 Timber cnIture entries ais. nup'-
her of acres 40 COS, 20. Final homestead on
tries. 81: Number of acres 1853 20 Cash
entries, IL number of acres, 2,36l3 Usage
ca'h entries, number OF acres, 949,'G.
Pre-emption iliings, oi9; number OF acres,
9l,Oo0OO. soldiers filings, 3'S; number,
OF acres, 6o,4eoOo. fllIng' on Usage lands
tries and tiings, 2,OO6- Total number OF
'cIes' "'o' -,
"nhilA e 80 1888 - ~ -, oe e;"ei
91ateii. w. num-" y, 80 '9'oaoof
li nIa - 1 entries, o. nulnr OF acreS'
'olo. ilLiDeI ID eu ~, en.iies, 10 nun n,
mber OF acres, 3l,1SII3. Final home
Ste"u emu nnc IT, n. "1es ,o,
G0as 81
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