The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-10
STATE ITEMS
The Junction Civ Uoion SAYS

Ice Junctlon CITY Oalon says:
/ Several wagon load. of corn, appeared
in town The olIier day from tie Neoshc
Valley. This is but the beginn ing of ar
intercoarse which must enrich Jnuelior
| City. Our bridges across the smoky
Hill aud our mutual RAILROAD. interest'
viii facilitate this in; time Several i'm
portant mail routes, which never could
be had at Junction City heretofore on, &C
count of that miserable stream, will short
~ end here. A little enterprise aud im
proyement are essential To full erloy
menl of the hest natural advantages.
We understand that the settlers OF
Gypsum creek. in Saline county. are US
ing the gypsum found In such vast guam
titiesin that neighborhood. for chfnking
and dauuing their log houses. !, For such
purpose it is an excellent substitute fol
| lime. 80 7as sf.b7 4s's-ss
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George Ware. living on Lyons creek,
near this place, one season raised $500
worth of onions off one7third of an acre
of ground. The last yearshsrhad three
quarters of an acre of ground occupied
by Onions. off which he did correspond
ingiy well. -, feaesI zass1, - 84ea
Mr. Greenough, of Manchester, n. H.,
called upon US yesterday to read the Con
cord Independent, aud we had pleasant
talk with him on Kansas compared with
New England We were a. out tripod
writing without fire. while his old neigh
bors were probably sleighing and skating.
or shoveling snow. Mr.. G.. vas delighted
Wits our climate, our soil. our industry
and Observation-Disclosures. and pleased TO fnd
Eve New Hampshire men in our eff e;
but we rather think he doubted our We
rselty. or thought we hsdn't seen the
~orid much. when We told lin We never
saw New England State. We hope be-
may conclade that this is good enough
country for any b ,dy. and make. his home
aad open business among us.--Lawrcnce
Tribune.
ANEW Presbyterian church was dedi-
Gated at HoIton. Kansas, 90 Sabbath last.
We learn from the Burlington Patriot
thai Judge J. B. Keys. of CoyYil!e. W,I-
son couaty. vas killed on the ist of
December. by a m IN Iatn I'd Williams.
1 The judge was standing IN front of
his store when three msn on hor.e back
rode upto him. aud WI bout any Warning
one pointed his revolver TO the judges
heaftand Cred. ssEhs bullet piercsd the
yie,ln's Aeastland caused iastant death.
a Claim dispute bstwean the deceased and
his 4xecatioaeri is esaid 10 have cause i Abe
fatal and sad occurrence. Judge Keys
" as obee PfUbaIs Judge of Greenwood
cSiunty, and was mighty respected for his
satelHgenee aud manly yiitues2 e Asbihe
umesoi bis death he Was partoHner OF a
grist nib and store '.lssas4sss Is 5laaIa
CeE Hale returned from iWasbiBgsdn
last tuesday, Hklisuta ,cq1 efassd 1t the
prosPece of che u uptR r S.AB. and
says seSefai ofothe faesnfraeiofss viii be
hefs ia 1 few day aRe.lon City Onion.
vista auaI EDEsssFsto 90 sbsaI 14znszf7 al
AT Muscotah, sAsoi.IsoA county. a,ycesl
wen tgeniy aches tbiek dsbelng Torhed.
Clsl cells 81 i be bank At from 3 olol 80
els. pee bnshel.as 1eee asa lid ia.iot ls1b
Mr.. Mchael SaoTd. of Salt Springs.
Gfeeu VOID county, has been Ia tow for
several days p.st Mr. Sword hAs d ffne
gtist mill Ia operations at the Springs.
He GRADS wheat for one eighth. Dr.. TaY
or owns The salt springs, Ehich he viii
improve as soonas be obtai1s patent for
he !.Pd upon vii wIhich a. they
&c asr Z ' ssHsi % gssfsgp tssv aEeas
) TIE Uomnsseiala eays three haudrsci |
I'D twenty ssiik 1msn have iapplisd for 3tbs
,ositien Of street onpissioneF in Lsay. /
nworth. Esch oAs psovsd ,te the sails.
action of the mayor that he was entitled
afsec ssfz s. log 1oioE 10 ssasssir ST
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