The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-01-23
u..,uA, JANUARY %. 1879.
CITY NEWS.
Friday Mornings Da!iY.l

FRIDAY Mornings DsiiY.I
SLEIGHISG continues good.
The city Jail has about thirty inmates
PEOPLE are walking in the middle OF the
street again.
Business in general was rather quiet
yesterday.
LARGE numbers Of hogs are coming into
the city daily.
THE weather has not YET been warm
enough to iDjure the ice crop.
THE ladies of the Episcopal Church give
their lunch to-day at Occidental Hall.
The City Council not having quorum
Wednesday night it adjourned to Saturday
night.
A lad named Davis while coasting on
South Third street yesterday broke his
arm.
The supply Of wood and hay upon new
market square was not as large "a usual
yesterday.
The bad practice Of shoveling snow from
the roofs Of business houses into the streets
still continues.
SPRINKLE ashes upon the steps and pave
ments and save much profanity and many
bruises.
IT was not so cold last night as it was
the night before, and a great moderation Of
the weather Is predicted.
LEAVE orders for coal at s. J. Holmes
South Leavenworth drug store, corner
Fifth and Chestnut streets
TRAINS on the Denver Division Of the
kansas Pacific road have been delayed
lately by deep and heavy snow drifts.
A COUPLE OF hackmen had fight at the
Union depot yesterday afternoon, one Of
them being pretty badly bruised about the
head.
1t has been estimated by those competent
TO Judge, that the amount Of ice gathered in
in the vicinity Of Leavenworth, this winter,
viii not fall short Of 25,0OO tons
THE evangelist. Rev. w. II. Oaggett.
preached al the First Presbyterian Church
last night. Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Hamilton.
the gospel singers Of s.. Louis, conducted
the music.
The Lotus Club gives one Of its ENJOYABLE
sOirees at Occidental Hall tonight. The
best Of music will be in attendance, with
good prompting, and pleasant time will
be had.
The late Miss na.e Webster was buried
yesterday from the residence OF her parents,
corner OF Fifth and Delaware streets, the
funeral being well attended. The remains
were inferred in Mount Muncie.
Miss MoLLIE rERGUsoS, elI-known
Young lady of this city and for many years
teacher in our public schools, was mar
ried at Winfield, Cowley county, on New
Years night 10 Mr.. &. +. Baldwin, cashier
Of the Citizens Bank Of Winfield.
A COLLISION OF two sleighs going at full
speed took place at the corner OF Delaware
and Fifth streets last night AZ half pest
seven O'Clock, but fortunately no one was
injured. The escape was simply miracu-
lous.
The accumulated snow upon the roof Of
the county court house has caused leak
IN the roof, consequent upon which the wa
ter began TO show upon the beautiful fres-
Going in the District Court room. The snow
was shoveled from eli all the coruices of the
building yesterday.
THE notorious Charity Lewis, whose
house has been a resort for equiyocsl char
acters, and which was raided not long ago
by the police and ordered to abate the
nuisance, opened again within short dis
tance from her former place of habitation,
but the police again rsided the ranch, cap
turing the inmates and several girls and
lads who were fregUenters thereat. Meas
ures will be taken 10 prevent her opening
up again.