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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-03
CGNRT ORDERS.

NARDOZO, FOURQUREAN & co. VS..
INVITES ADMINISTRATORS EFT ALS.-IN
The following is an extract from the decree en-
tered In this cause on the 9Th November, 1879:
tin consideration whereof the Court doth adjudge,
order and decree that this cause be referred to
of The commissioners OF his court to ascertain and
report
i. An acc unit OF the real and personal es.a'e of
which the said Chastain White died seized and pos
sessed, what the liens thereon, 70 whom coming,
and the order of their priority, il any.
Q. Auaccount of the debts and demands against
the estate of said White, and to whom coming, and
their priorities, IL any.
8. Any other matter which the commissioner
may deem pertinent or which he may be rtquired
to rcpor. OH By any one interested.
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aTrsrrToy SAa.Es-.rnfure Days.

BY Paine q Eowlin, Anciioneers,
VII No. 1912 Main street.
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"a COMMISSIONERS 0FFICE,l
RICHMOND, Nov enber "a, 1870. : IS
The parties Interested arc hereby notified that
have fixed on, WEDNESDAY the oath day Of De-
cember. $40, al q O'Clock NJ as the time, aud my
Office, on Etevtnta street between Main and Bank
streets as the place. take the FOREGOING inquiries
Z ss@s.' - is'i. 81 THOMAS j. EVANS,
NO 26-TCAW g. IHa,.s .as Commissioner
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RuaL ESTATE as PRIVATE SALE.

DOR SALE, THAT MOST DESiRA- ss:;1
Il BLE AND CONVENIENT TT REE.STO- III
RY BRICK DWELLING No. PA south Laurel
street, franklin stree. aud fronting on Mon
roe Park, containing twelve rooms ana an modern
Inn provements Terms very accommodating.
no Z1-erd6t CHAPLIN, STAPLES GO.
TARM FOR SALE, THREE MILES ~
A. FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE. SEAT OF Ell
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGiNIA-33Q AIRES
UNDER CULTIVATION. 70 IN WOOD LASn.CS
brick, sIalc-roof, containing sixteen rooms. Lana
red. rich clay, for The last ten years under ne
Nine acres Of hishy-producing vineyard, good
orchard fine barn tnewIy built. prcmiring wheat
crop, 100 acres IN grass balance OF land ouSheu.
Price, sl7,CO0-onc third cash; balance IN one
and TWO wears. Address WALTER POTTS.
no 1S-3taw3w* charlottesville, va.
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NLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP fPFA
COMPANY. ~SsssSzs
FOR NEW YORK.


TI 2sTpsF3 S TE 'sIs;s Gys y% (; ;1Fit rI
aFiI," and 3lClNO%T-eYr-y TUESDAY
Friday. az. SUNDAY Il! high water.
These ships are entirely rev, and were buA'
The; i've sp;en,,id saloons s.ate-rnous and bs.A
Tie i.re, accommodations ed attentions 80 ~
Sims gong north land at Pier 81, Sor'A r.'rr
foot of bench street. sH!ps comm. spItH ~" .''"
Pier i3. North river, FOOT OF tiIristOpl'! ''if'''
Freight received .D.A L. u. iaih. .,
rre,xnts for points reyoud New FORK 'or"noo
" ~ dispatch, saJ 60 charge made e2te!' 49,"
0s.. :bin fare 10 New York sls stevr4s - aa'
'i 4or further !a:@rns!e>;' %?p:!ET:22 cn .~,..
GEORGE ". ALLEN 90 fS,'...,,
mv1o fgice Inn-anv'3 ~hSrT's. l. 1L1'-1
DHILAD ELpHlA, RI. H. t ~,
1 TOED. AND NORFOLK STEAM <2ESss-S2Tf
SIP LiIf.-F0R r5ilLADEi;:i!';A' pfsyt5'Ht
E%ER AYR TIE w EAGT w VI; nj, EN s.: ".'I -.
rs IL isiv sfHng Fa, ~ hii snt ry
IHuRSHl;ASIh >3d v SAISsYYh t::d ! = >,3
nec1in At Philadelphia with Ciytc's N'' f'.''''''
LIS Qfl t.s 81 TrII;HhH:G7sfEnGQvESr DEPARTURES
LF srsl snt received zee daily iii o;%s = ~
'ene' wi VI LAM i. CLYptsA 80;
Gencr.,' Manat1'S
NOES Nc q Scrih %harvcs ~. 4 . - .,.----
ID ICHMOND, YORK Rl|EiHsatrsi5ss5!i
| HAND l dESAPEAkE KAiLR0A,n :a.ssT-.1-TA.
| MERCHANTS AND MINERS /" AH9i
TIOS COMPANY, ., r,.hnnnd lTx.
an Boston, Providence. and AL M nS'ah" r,:S
steamers leave VEST rotN.. ;S ~, W coz.
| sc,t,,, NJ, rains from RlCHf .nNp. .r,n.s
steamers arrive At VEST PO.Nr on each - '0
| DAY aud FRIDAY. ~, ro.rou Ard
! prov,Sa,r. Railroad ria Wv II Point. Va. liant
! ~ II. I. DOUGLAS, SapeF'i''"TS
yD. GRoSER. Gcnetai AssHI.
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UIDES. &C., WANTED-FOR WHICH
IL HIGHEST CASH PRICES WILL BE PAID.
for DRY, GREEN. and SALTED HIDES. SHEEP
SKINS. DEER-SKINS, aud TALLOW. In large or
small quantities. .. II. CHARLEY & Co.
- Dealers In Leather, Hides. &C.,
Thirteenth street between Main and Cary.
no Palm
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
LEGAL.
Snerins sac, 80 50.

nUBLIC NOTICE Il HERTBY GIVEN
that under and by virtue of Judgment
render eli IN the District Court in the county
of Leayen SoTth, in tie state Of Kansas, in
an action wherein ". II. Abrams l. plaintiff
and William j. Ssnbgrn and Others are de-
fendants. and Of an tx cutIOu issued on said
Judgment. 10 me directed and delivered /
Will on Monday The Thirtieth day of
June, a. ID. 1879, at eleven O'Clock
\. N. of that day. at the South front
door ofthe Court Houss in the City OF Leaven-
worth, in the Courty of Leaveuworth, in the
state of Kansas, offer at public sale and sell
TO the highest bidder, for cash in hand. the
following described tracts of land, situate.
lying and being in the County of Leaven-
worth H. ia the state of Kansas, namely: The
northeast quarter ~, of the southwest frac-
uoual quarter t4). and the east half 90, of
the we>I half b of the southwest fractional
quarter q =, OF section rumber nineteen Q9).
The southeast quarter =, Of the southwest
fractional quarter q a q. >aid section number
(lSl, ana the Northwest quarter a. ,)
OF the northwest quarter ,'-1 q 5He south
west fractional qusrt-E "a, ot SD section
nineteen (lyi. stSS one a,r- ia the
northeast corner thereof, all in Township
number Ten liO), of range number Twenty
one ga.
PIG. LOWE,
Sheriff of Te9venworth Cou-Iy. Kansas.
L. J. BoRGHALrHAUs, Attorney tor Plain
tim
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Sheriffs Sale, No. oS.

DU BIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
4 that under and by virtue OF an execu-
uun issued on "A judgment rendered ia an
action IN the District Court in The County of
LeavenwOTth, in the State OF Kansas
wherein Richard y. ketner is PIaintiff, and
TetOT III. Meyers Is Defendant, to me directed
and delivered, | will on Monday the gth day
OF June, a. -. 1873, at 3 O'Clock y. IN. of that
day, on the ground where the property ~
now situated, as herein after desert bed, offer
at public sale and sell to the highest bidder,
for cash in hand, the following described
personal property, namely: About sixty-two
l52J cords OF wood, about four hundred and
eighty $50 fence posts. and about ten cords
of charcoal wood, situate, lying AT q being ON
the northeast quarter ~, of section thirty
six t;i6l, Township seven ~, of range twenty
one "a, the same being in kickspDO Town
ship, in the County OF LeavenwoIth, in the
State Of Kansas. Also about two thousand
900 feet Of walnut and DEL lumber, SIT uate,
lying and being on the premises of IL. Il.
Maxwell, I'm the town Of KickapOO, In the
County Of LeavenwOrth, in th- State of Kan
sas, and about two cords Of wood In the vii
lage OF klckapOO, near the premises of said
Maxwell, in said county and state. said
property has been levied upon, and is TO be
sold as the property Of TetOr u Meyers.
+. e. LOWE,
Sheriff OF LeavenwOrjh h County, Kans
WM- Dill, Attorney Tor Plaintiff
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Sheriff S Sale No. 95.

DCBLIC NOTICE; is hereby given that
Il under aud by virtue of a Judgment rem
dered in the District Court in the County Of
IN the -tate of kansSs,
in an action wherein John Rice
Is p!aintin, and William q. Brad
shaw and Jenny Bradshaw bTe defendants
and OF an execution issued on said Judgment
to me directed and delivered, will on Mon
day. the Thirtieth day of June, A, d.
lS4s, a. II o clock A. IN. Of that day, at the
south fTOut door OF the Court House in the
City OF LeayenwoTth, in the County OF Ieav-
enwoItn, in the State OF Kansas, offer at pub
lie sale and sell to the highest bidder. for
cash in hand, the following described tracts
oil land situate, lying and being in the County
OF LeavenwOTtn. in the State of Kansas
namely: Lot numbsreleven On, and the north
halfoi lot number ten 10, in section Twenty.
lour "a, in Township Twelve fI2j, and range
venty-two i22l, east OF the sixth l5l prfnci-
pal meridian, the whole containing forty
eight and OO-l0O acres, more or less.
=. u. LOWE,
Sheriff OF Lesvenvorth County, Kansas.
LUCIES BAKEg. Attorney for Plaintiff
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19

lCOUtNNlIlt Journal. II
Oats light. Early corn is iaSseIing. Wheat
harvest about ended. Late corn Is suffering
for rain. A light shower Monday night.
Last Monday morning We saw our neIsh-
bor Romick rushing down street past this o.
flee like comet with a long tail. Then We
started after him. We found John behind
the counter, in Campbel's place, with a
pen behind each ear, two or three yards of
twine In his mouth, and with his hands wrap
ping and iabelliSg some samples of corn and
wheat which he was sending away ~ speci-
mems of our country'S productions. The corn
was eight feet high; the wheat measured 81
inches, but We don't know how much stub
BILE was left in the field. The corn was raised
by Mr.. Shaw on the farm of Jesse Griffith
west of town; one sample of the wheat was
raised on Col. Mays farm. and two samples
on Mr.. John q. Willey's farm.
Wheat in this vicinity is OF excellent quail.
~. Mr.. ROmick. who deals IN grain, ays
wheat will grade No. ,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Sher.Ts Sale No. &c.

SeUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
Il under and by virtue of "a Judgment rem
dcred III IN District JOLrt in me county Of
LeaveHwOTth, in the STATE OF Kansas in an
action wherein Thomas Leonard ~ Plaintiff
and John Ashton and Others are Defendants
end ol ~ execution issued on said Judgment
to me directed and delivered, 1 viii on Mon
day, the IniItIeth day Of IIue, \ ID. 1873 ct
eleven o'clock a. m. OF the day, at the south
front door Of the court Hru-t- In the City of
Leavvn worth, in the County Of LeavenwOrth
in the state of Kansas, offer st public sale
and sell to the highest bidder, :Dr cash in
hand, the fD lowing described tracts Of land
situate, lying and being in the county of
LesvenwOrth, IN the STATE OF kansas
namely:
Lots number one o.. two ~, three r5j, four
3l, i've l5J, six .TI, seven "a, eight .>., nine
~ ten tlul, eleven IN and twelve tiZJ OF block
number three ~, and being the whole of said
binck. of the town Of TOnganOxie, of the
county of LeavenWOrih, Df the state OF Kan
s4s, according To the pat thereof on file in
the "flics 81 the Register of Deeds OF said
county and state.
II. G.. LOWE,
Sheriff "f Leav'nwOrth County, Kansas.
STiLLING7 - sTILLISGs, Attorneys for
tidiutti.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19


Defendants.
DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That under and by virtue Of n judz zmeiIt
rendered in an action IN the District Court,
in the County OF Leavenworth, IN the STATE.
of Kansas, wherein Edward r. Parker is
plaintiff, and the Missouri Valley Bridge
Company aud Others are defendants, aud Of
sn execution issued, ON said ju1sm-ut. 10
me directed and delivered, 4 Will on Monday,
the 2lSt day Of Juy. a. ID. lS7g, at eleven
door OF the Court House. In the city of Leav-
ehwOIth, in the County oi L..sVenwortb, in
the state OF Kansas oiirs t"r sac at puOIic
sale ana sell the 10 lowing described real e.
tate, situate, Lying and being In the JItv Of
LeaVeuworth. in the County Of fIeIvenwOrth,
in the Stale Of Kansas, to-wIt:
Beginning AT a point on Main stree. In
LeavenWOEth City proper. fifty feet south If
the northeast corner Of block eiShty-fuur lsp,
in said city, thence West across lots one ll
and two % in said block, eighty-eisht t>,I
feet 10 the east line of lot tulte l3I. thence
south one hundred and twenty five I25I feet,
thence east at tight angles, eighty-eI@nt OSSl
feet 10 Main street, thence nor,h on. huud
red and twenty five (l25l feet To the place of
beginning, being one hundred and twenty
dye (l2Il feet by e!ghty-eight iSSl feet across
lots one tl and ~ in block eIgnty-fuug 50.
in said city, also the following de, crI bod
estate and property tO-wit: lot
number three 0il, block eIshty-iOur tSII, In
Leavenwortn city proper, Tor the term Of
three ~ years from and after the first dty Of
1870 with the privilege of five ~
years longer at the annual rental to be fix "a
by sppralsement by three disinterested ap
praisers, and rental To be ptlt by the pay
nent of ten tlO) per cent. on such appraisc-
ment, together with ali impTOvem- MS there
on. Notice is Also given that Under and by
virtue of said judgment and execution, the
personal property Will be SOlt by
me on MOnuay, the 3Jtn day Of June, a. -.
ls5g, AT the Bridge Works, situate ON the
above described real estate at thr'.
O'Clock L. NJ, of said day, at public sale, To.
wit: All the iron and material now on tn"
premises formerly occupied by the Missouri
Valley Bridge Company, in the city of LtBv-
euwOrtn acd State of Kansas, v hich material
consists of the different KINDS of iron, Ium-
Der, bolts, gas pipes. plates, coke, castings,
and other material and things owned and
used 10y said Bridge Company for Ia" con
structlOn and repairing of bridges and all the
tools and implements formerly held by said
Bridge Company, and a credit ,f 5000 due to-
said Bridge Company from the Hsarue 6 Port
sullivan Bridge Com cany, ia the State OF
Texas.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19


since the creation, II is estimated that y,
90 90 OO0 600 O0O have lived on the earth
This sum divided by q, ,sGi,O 900 the number of
square miles, gives 1874, ,OS6 TO square
rod, and TO a square foot. Suppose asquare
rod be divided into IL graves, each grave
would contain 100 persons. But this Is spec
alton, and of no benefit to the 600, OGOO
people that now exist, J0J,pOOOO Of whom are
tpVslids, 50 coo dying each year. What
they mosL want are the facts concerning Dr.
pI.rce's Family Medicines. For years his
Colleen Medical Discovery has been the
ttsndard remedy for the cure of al scrofu-
'nus throat anu Jung diseases. While for
over quarter Of a century, DIR. Sage's Catarrh
tlemedy has been unrivsled os positive
crre for catarrh. The testimony of thou
sands of ladies has been published, certifying
that ir. Pierce's Favorite Prescription posi-
lively cures the diseases and weaknesses PEE
cuIiar to women. For full Information SEE
the Peoples Common sense Medical Adviser,
an illustrated work of over so papes, price
(post-i aid, 81 81. over 10000 copies sold.
Ad iress the author, X. V. Pierce, NJ. d., Buff
flO, New York.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
The Catholic Tribune. =

Few newspapers published in this section
OF the West have met with more unqualified
success than the Catholic Tribune, published
by Byrnes & Maynard, of Kansas City. Last
week s issue has come TO hand improved IN
every respect and giving unGoUbted proof
that the paper is endorsed by the Church.
Besides being a paper devo-ed 10 the inter
ests of the Church, II is a first class ianlly
The representative OF the Irt-
bUHe II IN town for the purpose Of taxing up
and those members of Our
who are desirOus of obtaining a
first class Catholic family newspaper could
not do better than support him.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
United states Circuit Court.

LAW.
II. Il. Cullum, as Rec slyer, &C., VS.. J. 7.
Winship-Dismissed by plaintiff.
Same vs. 7. ]. Anderson-Same entry.
Same VS. Joel Huntoon- Same entry.
Smedly Darlington VS.. The Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Doniphan
State of Kansas-DismiSsed by plaintiff, by
agreement, each party p wing his own costs.
David W. Powers ct al, VS.. Richard King
Continued.
william {. Thompson vs.. The Union Trust
Company, of New York, Trustee of the Mis-.
souri, Kansas & Texas Railway-Continued.
David Fleming VS.. Albert 3. Ashmead ct al.
Leave given defendant TO file amended
answer instanter; leave to plaintiff to file re-
plication in ten days
Hannah Smith, administrator, VS.. The
Coicaro. Rock Island Il Pacific Railway Conn
nsny-The plaintiff IN this cause for
"a Oh damages sustained by the killing of her
husband by the cars Of said defendant COM
oary; Jury trial; verdict for attendant.
EQUITY.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company VS. Barbara 4. Bradway ct al
submitted on pleadings and testiu ony.
EliZ, ,beth r Bulky W Richard King ct al.
Time enlarged 10 August lst, 10 close testi-
monv.
ri hard King VS.. William II. Br"adders ct
al Time enlarged 10 take testimony TO Au-
gust rule.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
CoTey Counfy Grain Fields.


Vim. Davidson has seventy acres OF wheat,
one hundred acres Of corn and thirty acres Of
oats. He commenced Monday cutting his
wheat, and is confident his yield will be from
fifteen To twenty-five bushels per acre. The
straw is somewhat shorter than usual, but
the heads are wei! filled and all have two
plump kernals in the mash, whore they usu-
ally contain but one. His wheat is untouch. .
ed with rust, az d stands uniformly even over
the ground. His corn is two feet nigh COM
pletely shading the ground, and never looked
better at this season of the year, while there
is not weeds enough to fill a mans pocket, ii
is 80 clean. That field is good for eighty
bushels peO acre, with seaSOnsble we7rh-r-
His oats, although very good, nave sutieeed
for want Of seasOnable rains.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
) gIih'S SiIH, No. o.

DJELlG NOTICE iS hereby given that
under aud 10y virtue Of IN execution is
sued on q Judgment reI GcTrd in an rCjIpn in
the District Court IN the County Of Lraven-
worth, IN the state of Kansas, wherein The
State Mutual Insurance Company. OF I.rav.
enwpTth, Kansas, Is plaintiff, and Mark W.
De!auay Is defendant. TO me directed and
delivered, | will Ou Monday, the Twenty
third day OF June A. IL. l-7g. at II o'clock A.
N, OF that day, at the south front door OF the
Court HOuse in the city of LeayCnwOrth, III
the CO"nty Of leayCnwOrth, In the state OF
Kansas, offer ut pub ic sale and ssll TO the
highest bidder, for csSu in hand, the follow
ing neScribyd tracts Of land, situate. lying
and being IN the County Of IeayenwOrth. in
the state Of Kansas, namely: Lots number
fourteen iiiI and fifteen 10, in Hal l.Tmanrs
Pilot Knobs addition TO tine City Of Leaveu-
worth, Kansas.
Dated tuIs 22i day Of May, 1872.
+. q. LOWE,
sheriff Of LeaverwoTth County, Kansas
Byron sherry, Attorney { y Plant II.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Ready for the Fool KILLER.
lAtcuIspn Patriot. Ial

iAaNAASNAA atIicAf
one Of AtchlsDn's young men said some
time ago that he would associate with no
one who had to work !or "a living. II Will be,
perhaps, DO pity that in his old age this
b puJ cling boy Will have TO learn that labor Is
honorable; that the workingmen are the
pillars of the government, aud tbst any
laborer or workingrnan, all else being equai,
l. 10y far his superior Wen bet ten to one
that his ancestors ran loose with iron collars
around their necks in the time of W Illiam the
Congueror, and that his grandmother TOOK in
washing ana supported his daddy (if she was
lucky enough to know HIM. ldiotic, cod
n. IN aristocTscy Is not dead yet, lOr has the
fool killer ended up his mission.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
aTimc-Uouored Custom

For the one hundred and tenth time the
announcement Is made that, in accordance
with its vested rights secured by an invio!a-
BILE charter, The Louisiana state Lottery
Company VIII, as is its regular custom, pro-
ceed on the second Tuesday of next snd
every month TO have, in the city of New Or
leans It's regular monthly distribution. when
clio 40 will be divided fairly among the pnr-
chasers Of the tickets. The price, two dol
lars; halves one dollar each For further IN
formation. address at oLce. NJ. A. Dduphin,
L. U. Box 6g2, New Orleans, La.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19

II ever There was a specific for the cure Of
AL mGiari diseases, sGch a, are produced by
swamp poison, Ike Intermittent or chuIs
and fever, dumb chIli- and enlarged spleC
it i, certairiy Dr. F. TiIhOIi : Anti Periodic
or fever aud ague tonic. Prom its compost
ton, which accompanies ench bottle. il may
be seen that IL contains uD dangerous drug:
ana that IN these diseases il never fails, as
guaranteed hy lis TropTI-tOrS. WbeelOrk f,
Finley & 60, NCH OTie ,nS, L.. For sale by
all druggists
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
\ Well stocked Indian Grave,

ihoderInaH county AgliHtor, "a.
one day last week Mr.. +. Z. Gale, living
two miles esst OF Marena, found an old Iudi-
an grave. IN II -as fOJnd an Indian in a
sitting positiO", and with him was found one
saddle. two looking glasses one scalping
knife, a buffalo robe, half dozen steel watch
chains. three or four steel bracelets, blankets,
one white door knob, a pair of buckskIn
breeches, trimmed richly with beads and
buttons, some sleigh bells, a rich head dress,
two silver spoons, a nne fpear, pocketb1ok, +,
and few Ds.ts, richly trimmed with silver.
Everything was in a state q! decay.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Cr.iu on the Sauta -e Eooa

tIOptka commonwealth, lJ.I
The Santa Fe road have upon exhibition at
their land Office in this city, some very fine
specimens of wheat ond corn Of this yegI S
growth, which came from the sOUth west part
OF the State. Among the collection is Sheaf
OF sod wheat with very filo heads anda beau
tiful grain, which comes from l.. I. McGar-
ry $ farm near Cimaron, Foot county. There
is also from SsdgwIck county, a sEeaf each
of Red May and Wa keT Wheat which shows
a very fine growth OF straw. w. ]. Cameron
sends a bunCH of corn which measures G.,
feet high, and SAYS ne has one hundred acres
lust As good. He also sends two samples of
wheat, the straw of which measures j12 feet
high.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Wheat IN Linn County

1 AtsA9tiAlA'AA 'p>Cl Wi -
We have been shown specimens of wheat
from several yicinitiss and are assured by
those competent to know that the crop viii
be nearly an average one. The straw is un-
usually short; the stand thin and the pre-
vailing opinion has been. until lately, there
would not be balf n crop, but the heads are
unusually large and iull, which gives rise To
the belief that the yield VIII greatly sUrpaSS
previous expectations. Already the TIprE-
ing hue is plainly marked and TINS week
many fields will be :Teady Tor the beginning
of huTye-t,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Rain m Ford County.

TtOdge CIIy IImcs, IT
Il steady rain set in al seven O'Clock We'd
nesday evening, and continued at intervals
during the night. 1, was folio we'd by LILLE
wind, thunder and light sHing
The rain was general in this section of
country, but We believe the storm gathered
at this point.
The grass is growing finely, and vegetation
that had blckSet Is SnOljing forth with X
or. The cattle trade which was retarded OW-
ing t. poor grass Will now loom up it pro
portions under these favorable ciTCUmSian
ceS Where a few days ago there Were gloomy
torebOdings, now nope a4l prOsp TIty i'll the
hearts OF every one.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Alien County.


Wheat has mostly been harvested, and
though the straw il short. the heads are well
filed, and the yield good OF oats there will
probably be one-third of a crop. Corn is not
suffering SO badly as one would suppose, and
farmers say II "" have good rains any time
within two week corn VIII make a good
crop. No nOxiOus insects have appeared this
wear, except few seventeen year locuStS,
which are confined TO the timber, and are
fnrng no damage
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19
Cowley County.

I
Since the settlement OF Convey county,
nine ears ago, there has not been failure
OF the wheat crop. The rains are more regu.
lar snG the temperature more even than any
Of tha western states east of the Mississippi
river. Just max n at statement down.