The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-08-22

Va we return our thanks to Sammy
bert for mess of as fne, large tomatoes az
have seen in Kansas
70 Streeter l. Strickler will load a train
thirty wagons with corn for Fort Larned, on
9Th Of September A few teams are vet want
Apply Immediately.
@ Our friend, Lyman Field, has secured
cierkship with the firm of Watson Rineha
Jeavenworth. Our merchants trading in II
city will Of course give Field q call.
D6r The stone dwelling house in this pls
known as The Lew Harris House." was &c
one day last week by Col Wilson to Mrs. Ca,
Clark, of Fort Riley, for Sl45O.
CosN.-Streeter Strickler bought 5000 bins
els OF Corn during tho past week at fifty Ger
bushel.- The Western Forts furnish a mari
for all our surplus Corn. Farmers cannot raj
too much.
MARRTfD.-On the 10th inst, BY the Rev. NJ
Moodburn, Mr.. JESSE WHITE, Of company
Eleventh Kansas Volunteers, and Miss En-,
bLoDGED. of Riley county.
In this City, on the evening of the Goth, b
the Rev. VIM. Todd, Mr.. HENRY BRADLEY an
Miss MARY G. LUCIA, both of Fort Larned.
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FRoM TIE SEcoND.-Jamee Armstrong. of con
Pany +, Second Regiment, is in town, on q flu
Tough DE reports the boys all well and i
excellent spirits. Lieutenant Slower and Beate
are in Southern Missouri recruiting
'EhIGRANTs-Mr Osborne, Of Salina, passe,
through town a few days ago, with several fami
.hes OF Iowans. He reports q number of other
making preparations to come, and also q part,
OF Swedes on the wsy. All destined for the Sol
Omon and Saline. -. -
u Doc Baxter, living at Salina, killed FIT,
Buffalo in one day last week. Estimating then
at Twelve Hundred pounds each, we have Sixty
Thousand Pounds of meat, the Quality of which
would make metropolitan mouths water What
90 the sniPe- sportsmen Of the East think
of that
UCol. William A. Phillips is living at Salina
with the Small Pox. It is most unfortunate that
this devoted man should be thrown upon a bed
of sickness. Immediately upon his return among
his friends. We hope for him a speedy recovery,
and thorough recruitment of health and spirits
before returning to his labors.
~
u Jacob Morrell has a contract for building
. store house for Streeter 4 Stricken, adjoining
their brick building on Washington street 1t
is to be of stone, and will be begun next week
This may shut us out from the light and compel
change OF base. However. we will move all
over these prairies most cheerfully provided it is
made necessary each time by big stone houses.
VI Hundreds of bushels of wheat have been
ruined in Western Kansas, because of the want
of hands to properly secure it fiom the recent
heavy rains. But still they 60. Twenty recruits
started one day last week for Leavenworth to be
mustered. There wouldn't he any rebellion if |
the number of men at home all over the North |
had diminished they have in Western Kansas. |
TThe Leavenworth Times has Of late been but |
a rel print of the Oskaloosa Independent. They |
excel in MISUNDERSTANDING any thing that has |
yet been observed on the part of the Kansas press
We like Ewing well enough-but can't see his
vigor in putting down hwhacking-and |
therefore dislike to him bolstered up with two
or three columns every day. Wait till he hangs
twenty five thirty Williams before beslobbering
him so extensively
New MIEL.-Messrs. John T. Price and
Henry Mitchell have bought the banks prop
erty on Chapmans Creek, and will at once
proceed to complete the Touring mill commenc-
ed by banks two or three years ago. This
will be great advantage to the settlers Of the
Smoky Hill Valley, and at the same time will
prove remunerative of the enterprise of Messrs
Price Mitchell
70 The Board of County Commissioners met
last Tuesday to determine the amount of taxes to
be collected for 1863. $4677 A were found ne.
,essary. The following bills were allowed
D. Davisson, for services as Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, $4,000; Union office, print
ng. $500; d. Mitchell, office rent three
months. $500; E. L. Foster, four days services
's Commissioner. $1,000; j. T. Price, two days
'ervices as Commissioner, $500.
e The LeavenwortL Bulletin Printing Com ;:
,any advertise in todays paper The appear Il
'nce of their paper would indicate a solid basis,
md its tone and consistent course is evidence of
right mind. 1t radical, but independent and IL
,old. 1t ought 70 have larger circulation up
Is way. One of the firm has just returned from o
he East having purchased a first-class power 81
ress, to hereafter supply the demands upon the II
institution.
T The Junction whisky sellers had funeral IL
Urge last Wednesday The potent influence of
bust-head" WAS brought to bear in efforts to a a
btain the signs. passwords grips and tokens OF :.
he Good Templars, but We rather guess they
idn't have much success. By the grace of God c.
accident Lodge will soon drive them to laboring.
tealing. or some other heaorable occupation. n.
We desire that they be producers as we'll as con-
present they are sucking the life
lood of the community.
Tax ROBE ScRArE-We last week noticed the
rrest of Doctor Hughes of Salina, regarding ,
zoe transaction. The Doctor refused to give ~
all, and was released on . writ of habeas corpus.
! appears we got but one side of the story The PI