The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-10-03

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Junction, Kansas, October 8, 1868.
e The Rev Mr.. May German Metlodist)
breaches tomorrow afternoon, at three O'clock
~ THAT melodeon" case came before Justice
Wood ard last Tuesday, and was postponed
until the 25th of November t
u The City Hotel will soon be in first class
running order. Prr.nton returned from Lea ven
worth few day ago with load of furniture.
u contract to supply Fort Riley with 1900
bushels of Corn was let last Wednesday to f. G..
Robinson at SO cents a bushel.
PEoMoTEp.-R II. Hunt, of Chapman's creek,
captain Of the Post Battery at Fort Leavenworth,
has been commissioned Major of the Fifteenth
Regiment.
FoE NV MExIco.-Company A of the Elev
enth Kansas. passed through town last Wednes-
day. having in escort "a train, laden with
Government stores.
Hon Geo. ". kingsbury has been elected
member of the Territorial Council in Dakotah
Thatsputting on too much ; We can congratulate
only King that's good enough.
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DELEcATEs.--The following persons have been
chosen Delegates to the County Nominating Con-
vention, which meets to day: From Ashland,
E. L. Foster and c. N. Barclay West Point,
Fox Booth and Annanias Whitman: LYONS
Greek, jaime, Morris, Ef-7-
u Captain E. 7. Trego, among the killed Of
the Eighth Kansas at the battle of Chattanooga,
was for short time during the summer of 1862
commandant of Fort Riley. He was a noble
.soking young fellow. His company was order
ed from Riley to Tennessee.
u Colonel Phillips passed through town last
week on his return to his command in the Indian
Nation. He has been spending a few months
with his family at Salina. Kansas owes Will
LIAM A. PHILLIPs . debt she will never repay
until she confers upon him her highest honors
PAID OFE.-Major Dan Adams, Paymaster,
visited the boys ut Fort Riley last week, and
gladdened their hearts by giving them their
hard-earned green backs. A Paymaster is worth
a dozen Ma or Generals in squelching rebellion.
The Major went on to Larned, and by this time
the boys at that Post enjoy the same luxury
@ Our friend, LUTHER HALL, left town last
Thursday night, for New York City. He goes
to attend medical lectures, and will probably be
absent until March. We wish him a merry, as
we'll as successful time in prosecuting his
studies, and hope he may return among us in
every sense eligible to the AN D."
Cfrr CoUxcIL.-This body met last Saturday
night a. h. Towle was chosen President of
the Council. to act in the absence of Mayor Hall
A Committee was appointed to lease the City
Park, upon conditions that will insure its care
and characterization. STEPS were taken to provide
against prairie fire. The Mayor authorized
to appoint a collector Of taxes.
u We are requested to call the attention of
Manhattan and Riley county folks to the condi-
ton of the road between Ogden and Manhattan.
1t is the worst piece of road between Leaven
worth and Pawnee Fork. and is by no means
fatterng to Manhattan enterprise. Jim Hall, the
Stage driver, says it is dangerous for person to
60 over it /" foot back"
The SMOKY Hull RANGERs.-A cavalry COM
pany, styling themselves thus. was organized in
this place last Wednesday, with the following
officers: Captain. John 7. Price; lst Lieut., P.
q. Taylor; ID, George A. Taylor: Sd, James
Mansfield Bugler F. F. Marvin lst Sergeant,
R. D. Mobley ID. H. Brandt Sd, George San
derson 4th, Ben Gsnz lst Corporal, w. G.
Woodward; ID, G. H. Purinton 81 P. Buckley;
4th, T. Baier
16 BY letter received from Springfield,
Mo-, we learn that Lieut. Ed. Barker and Geo.
Heidel of Co. c, I'd Kansas, with three others,
were taken prisoners by the rebels at Fayette-
willie, have been since paroled, and are now at
Springfield. W. ". Hicks. formerly Of juno
ton, is Asst. Telegraph Operator at that place.
The death of VIM Staatz is confirmed
WoUNDED.-Among the wounded in the late
fight in Arkansas we notice the name of James
Leyden, of Co. G, 9th Kansas, better known in
this locality as q Irish Jimmy Jimmy has
been in the army since the outbreak of the
rebellion, and has probably received as many
hard knocks and wounds as any soldier in the
service, mostly in battles of his own planning
BE is invulnerable, and Junction may yet e1-
pect to hear his desperate challenges and the
Bend to resound to the stroke Of his vigor-