The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-05-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
IUNCTgoN CITY CoRREsPeND RNCK.

I'm CHKr-Items from this part Of the State may tur-
pisb some Of your readers with On my srp up 70
function City ssopped over day at wamexo. nice
I,tte town of 900 SOULS 1t is the Railroad
town for Pottaxattomie and wsubansse Counties has
thriving business good school house, and broken
Bank. Macksy. the banker, suspended. or failed OF
want updeposit said to be It Is said he
win he able to pay thirty forty cents the dollar
eanvbt most Of the business deposits Rspubh-
cans are anti Philips far they express themselves
NON committa for Governor; perhaps Bassett or st.
Jobn x,,i suit them Col Merritt east Several will
70 to the Centennial from Wamego.
Manhattan was enjoying the luxury Of circus Dt d
not arry long with the good people Of this town Wheat
ali along the Kansas Pacific to Junction City is looking
vail with NO damage between now and harvest there
viii be an extraerdnary ars. crop Of wheat rails in
this County.
Junction City Is nice solid little town. Of two thou
of bouses and many Of them good ones
two Bauks several hotels good churches-the Presoyte
ran church being perhaps of the nest In the Stas
built Of Junction City stone steepe 100 feet
ward finely finished and furnished and cost over sSOOO
George Martins pockstbook has done much Tor tnis
church. certainly emitting him to the appslation OF
,pillarr and q good Deacon besides George has been
pecuui.rly the friend Of Junction City and has always
been among the foremost In all town enterprises
think ne win finally BE- buried with the Fathers here
attended concert for the benent Of silver corsnee
band the boys play veil for four months praetos and
will soon rank among the very bes. bands In the state
Juuction City has two papers, The Union Martin pa
per- which a. you know Is Of the best papers in the
State; has Taylor power press and general once
worth should think sight thousand dollars
The TSirns published by Brother Davis Is lively Pc
per- and talks greenbacks straight out from the shou
DER The voters Of this County have long been wrss
ling with tie Herd Law question. and finally have car
red IT. and the result 10 the best argument In favor Of
herd law have seen Emigration Is coming In rapidly
thousands of acres the upland prairie being brOk
en- and the result win BE- extensive wheat crop
next year Land is going up and Real Estate trade Is
lively. The people have taken new me- anu many ot
those who once opposed herd law arc now convinced
they wrong and ready to testify In Its favor
This is the home of Col Beates Capt Orr, Hon John
K. Wright Capt Pierce Judge Austin Judge Patterson
Major Cox Judge Lockstone and other prominent Kan
sans The home also Of Gen strickler. who Is at
Atchison in the lottery business Of that city Governor
Harvey lives about six miles from here.
Politics are rather quiet W. Guthrie oil Atcnison'
has many friends here who would like to him
coed Col Phllips. There appears to be expressed
preference among the candidates for Governor Davis
County will wait and ses-
confess rather like Junction City. 1t has besuti
full location healthy climate splendid water power, the
best quarres in the State good schools and church
ss fish, fun and whiskey. and about rs clever set OF
fellows ii has been my good fortune to meet with In
Kansas shall hope for its prosperity. The people
have pluck and deserve success
Should you ever desire to skip OUT for ride and
rest chserfully recommend to your careful and
prsyeul consideration Junction City and Its many sur
roundings. OCCASIONAL
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