The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-13
J. A. B..
He Packsth HE Little Grip Sack and
lishieth Out for Topeka.
Two Petty Thieves in the Southern
Portion Of the County Sns.ohed
on Account OF Their
Misdeeds.
Tho Reelection Of Senator inasl!s
Gives General Satisfaction
Tho Pension Bill,

Correspondents Timer
| LoRINo, February 6.-To-day, with grip
sack In hand, and somevhst rested iron
the excitement of the Senatorial contest,
return to Topeka, to do what can in the
line OF legislation for the good people Of
Kansas.
But first, let me briefly note little cir.
cumstance that has just occurred in thi.
ordinarily unevenlful loo ,lity.
A young man named Edwards, living on
the prairie, about two miles north ives,
from Loring, and another young man,
named Harris, living near Loring Station,
both having families, were waited upon
yesterday morning, at their respective resi-
dences BY number Of representative men
from this (Sherman) and Fairmount Town.
| ships. The visit rs were all mounted. One
OF them was Justice of the Peace, and
there was a Constable with a search war
rant. The houses Of these two persons were
searched, and in them were found two
or three clocks, bells, books, lamps,
states and other truck of like char
acter. Certain churches and school-houses
on the DeSoto road between Lesvenworth
and Elm Grove, had been entered on Sun
day night last, aud the articles above men,
toned we're identified as the same that had
been taken from those buildings. With
these evidences of the thievery in their
possession, these men found it difficult to
do otherwise than to "own up" and with a
young unmarried fellow, brother Of Ed
wards, were taken back on the prairie to
the office Of Esquire Harris, and also the
plunder above mentioned. 1t is presumed
they will be dealt with as the law direct.
and justice demands.
There men have been residents at this
place for several months, with no steady oc.
cupation, and without money or any very
substantial means of support. Last sum-
mer, and in fact ever since their advent.
stealing and breaking have been Of
frequent occurrence here. The store at
Loring and that at Lenape were broken in
TO and goods stolen. Even cars on the sid
ing were unsafe if containing any
thing that could be gotten away
with. These men have been suspected Of
doing these things, but until now have
managed to escape detection and exposure.
Last Summer a fellow named Grindstaff
was with them; who seemed to be the most
accomplished pad in the outfit. As the
opening for first-clsss thievery here il no,
very good, he lef; early in the Fall, pro-
badly with view 10 finding come point
where his taking ways" would be better
appreciated and rewarded.
Should these men be snatched for a
while from our social circle and confined
N prison walls their wives and little ones
would be left entirely unprovided for the
only thing to be regretted in such an event.
DR.. NJ. B. Lyons. late OF this. place, is
now in Washington Territory. From wha,
he writes, it appears that he is high
ly pleased with the country, and
proposes TO remain there the bal
ance OF his DAYS.
find the snow all gone hereabou,s and
the ice pretty we'll broken up in the river.
The winter wheat is looking well ard prom
ises TO come out all right In the spring.
The reelection Of Senator IDgalls ap.
pears to give general satisfaction to the
people hereabouts. He is especially popu-
lar with the pensioners, who are row TAX
ing steps 10 secure the arrears of pension
money due them under the ac. OF Congress,
which Mr.. Igslls had 50 much to do in
Several Of our ciIizsns who hav
heretofore been Indifferent to the matter
are now suffering from sense of wounds
and injuries received by them in fighting
for the Union, and propose to spply for
relief under the new pension bill.
Fearing that a stringent prohibitory
liquor Law will be enacted at ToIeka this
winter, there are people in these parts who
are strongly opposed to the annexation of
Kansas City to Kansas. We are sorry that
people will so let their appetites sc, the
better of their Judgment.