The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-07-04

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ioh Kansas, July 4, 1863.
'C6sS wxSrED- Twenty thousand bushels Q
corn are wanted for Fort Larned.
tile Fort Larned Hay Contract was let e
Thomas Dixon, at sl3.94 a ton. Eight hundred
IONS to be supplied Y " - IL
AZ HoxE.-Lieutenant Pierce, and the June
ton boys of the Eleventh, are now at Riley. 1,
b hoped they will stay there some time.
O5t Is thought by some that the indications
are quite fsir that this will be splendid coun.
try Tor ducks. Rain is the order of the day.
IL Now is the time to subscribe for the Kan
sas FARMER. The July number will contain the
premiums to be awarded at The State Fair,
fiji ?
III The Fort Riley Hay Contract was let las.
Monday to R. L. Thomas. Of Ogden, at $4s7 4
ton. Six hundred tors to be supplied.
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RELlEvED.-C company of the Twelfth, has
been relieved of garrison duty at Fort Riley by
and G companies of the Eleventh, which
arrived there last Tuesday
We 60 to press 50 early Friday morning that
We are unable to give any of the doings at Man.
haitian on Thursday, on the event of the transfer
ofBlue Mont College to the State authorities.
The Manhattan Express, we learn, is soon
r. BE revived by Mr.. Pillsbury. 1t is good
point for paper. and We hope he may receive
the proper encouragement
Bon. MILLER has returned. We hayn't heard
ralizing in Philadelphia, aud other Eastern vii
lages:' He has made arrangements by which the
banks Of that city psy the Julyinterest on Dick
&sson county scrip.
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gsTn FLoURISo MnL.-Messrs. Brown & Wood
ward are rushing their mill rapidly ahead to
sempaetion. The frame work of the establish.
fnent war raised last Thursday. The machinery
will be here in eight or ten days, and -four will
b, made in Junction within three weeks.
TBy . letter received from the Second Regi-
ment; We learn that Colonel Cloud is in COM
fnand Of the South western District of Missouri
that Lieutenant Slower is sitting as Judge Advo-
cate Of Military Commission and that three
more companies are ordered to be recruited for
that regiment.
IA School MEErINe,-A special meeting of the
voters of School District No. 1, will be held at
Wilson's Hall, next Monday eve, July 9th, to
consider the piopriety Of levying tax to build
school house; also to chose District Clerk
for the ensuing year. AS it is a matter that in
terests every taxpayer, all are expected to be
present. 's'
! O. Daniel Mitchell. Esq, one of the Commits
sioners to locate the Agricultural School Lands,
returned to town few days ago, for the purpose /
Of entering what they had already selected, to
prevent its being gobbied up by the agents of
other States. who, it appears, have right to
come in after the first of July. They have thus |
Ear selected about $4,000 acres.
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xANoTHER CHANGE--Captain Graham had hard |
y got the Quartermastor's affairs at Riley fixed |
up ohis notion, when our townsnan, Captain |
Mcclure drove up, with the documents from |
headquarters ordering transfer of the effects of
the department. As this Post is to be run" for
come time by the Eleventh, the boys deemed it /
best 10 bring along an entire " outfit" This
will be more pleasant to the Captain, inasmuch
q this is his home rs
C The Conservative sent special reporter
up here to attend our City Election. He says:
Junction City elected a straight-out Black Re-
publican ticket on the 22d: The fight was made
sgainst rebels, pimps, gamblers, Copperheads.
and rummies. and resulted in placing that -four
ish;ng city in the hands Of genuine loyalsts and
men of the highest character" We appreciate
the above; still, we want no more importations
of LeaEenworth roughs.
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TIM SHow-Last Wednesday evening Colonel
Cantwell, the wonderful dwarf and Prof. Stith,
the ventriloquist, entertained our citizens. They
did not have as large turn cut as is general
upon such occasions. still they filled the bill, and
striyed to give satisfaction. The Colonel is
diminutive specimen. and quite interesting. but
he. bad said considerable before We could tell
hat >~ La profo