The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-24
CITY NEWS.
From Thursday Morning Daily.I

From Thursday Morning Daily
LAST night was clear and frosty.
FINE weather for private parties.
ANOTHER grand bal SO
THE streets dried up =. i5.r..- .-r.gTiay.
BUSINESS is getting better at the factories.
THE river Is qu.ie low and nearly clear of
ice.
THE school teachers were paid OFF yester-
day.
OMAHA is being delighted with a sIeIghing
snow.
THERE is talk of an advance il the price Of
sugars.
Mock trials. are again getting common
among the young men.
LOST child was picked up yesterday and
taken to the police station
THE ~. Joe Herald appropriates ouT local
N",ns without giving credit
business WI ext1.ius.y light al the police
station last J. .t.i q. I'VE We o'c.ock.
THE contract Tor repaiuiing the county Jail
was awarded yesterday to madden & Bro.
THE receipts in County Trrasurer's Office
yesterday. amounted to a trifie over Sl:D0.
A>orHER baimy day like yesterday will
bring forth thoughts Of late spring weather.
Mr.. J. DRIEsBACH has built up good trade
during the last two y-ars and deserves sue
Cess.
The 81. Joseph fire department has adopted
the Use OF the telephone, about their engine
houses.
THERE are al present twenty seven prison.
ers confined in the county Jail. SIX Of whom
are women.
No business of importance %as transacted
before Judge Crozier in the District Court
yesterday
YESTERDAY Lively one on the streets
and business with our merchants Was COM
parstIv-ly good
THE Court House was abaze with light last
night. Nearly every room in the building
was illuminated for business purposes.
Hos. THos z. FESLoN l. pros cutting a dam
az suit of sI2.0U0 Ior man named Frank Jor-
don. against the city Of Atchlson-
THE work Of robonding the railroad bonds
at a rate of thirty-five cents on the dollar,
VIII meet with general encouragement.
The new county officers have gone 10 work
with viii, and 10 a casual loOkcr-un they
would s-gIu 10 nave been ia their places for
years,
ACADEMY Of Science tomorrow night, in
stead of tonight. The time WAS changed in
order TO give all chance 10 hear Dr. Sinks,
without missing the Opera.
NE-undersiand that Mrs. Colby, Gnspira-
tl,nai speaker and Mr.. smith, lvocalIst
were in the cit yesterday, and made ar
rangemrnts 10 deliver "a lecture on next sun
gay evening al Occidental Hall
SINCE the theory Of 40 HE'LL is gaining
ground ii l. getting To be n" enjoyment AT all
To swear ana say other ugly words II used TO
be fun tor a man to try to see how wicked !.
cau ID b., bur Low THAI he finds there i no
punishment me gets as lamed Of himself
THE Sheriff oil DJniphan county cam"
down yesterday, and took charge Of the man
whom the detectives called Gallagher, but /
whose other nrm. wa, Smith. The prisoner !
who ~ cIaTg..I Al d hOrS. s'ea Ing wi not |
IN -aJ W n the best reception n the world, at
- 4..iptH4n.
THE Terp>ichUrcan club gave very pleas |
ant dancing party, al COUGHS Hall, night be |
fore last Those present speak very highly |
OF the manner in which the affair was con- |
aurlei. and all y ute IN thanking the mana |
ger fsT their efforts u make IT The success IL
was.
THE new county board show a determine |
tiou to run matters according to principles OF
right and for the benefit Of the people. They /
are at th.- sam. time liberal and economical;
libsral - to their views on Il ft-rent subjects
aud ecOgomic 4 - 10 The moneys To be eN-
pended. hy having ~ used lunIriOuSly and
where the people can get value received.
THE cedar tree that discovered Satur-
day by Mr.. n-p. McGoniSle was sawed up
yesterday into bpIrd> and the wood was
found To bs perfectly spund throughout and
remarkably iin- near TIA" bUtj of The log Mr.
Nc,Tun gle intends havius = number Of boxes
IN De rom the boards a. presents for ms
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