The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
HURLED IN nID-AMERICA.

4 Grave Situated in the Geographical
Center Of the United Stases-Notes
Gathered Mt Junction City. Fort
Riley. Manhattan. WnmcsO and 81.
.uary-s Mission.
WAMEGo, October q, 1877.
EDITOR TINES Junction City is some
what slow at present, bat this is saying moth
IN. detrimental to the best Interests of juno
ton City, for, being the geographical center
Of the country, she. ..revolves slowly, like the
hub of a wheel, yet getting over good deal
Of ground every revolution. While Leay-
.pw worth suffers from the want OF sufficien-
CIV Of railroads, Junction City suffers pro-
10, tlonately by being afflicted with too
many, and while she got everything she paid
for, she got too much. The building of the
Junction City and Fort Kearney road to
usy Center diverted vast amount Of trade
to the latter town, and tie extension Of that
road will make her still further sufferer.
Yet. notwithstanding this drawback, the
business OF junction City is good,
AMI when the roads get into
a pa assable condition so that the farmers can
pet in an out of town, everything will be
lovely. The salt works, just west of the
depot, are in fourishing condition, the
proprietors being engaged in sinking six
inch we'll, which is three times the diameter
OF the present shaft.
Junction City is admirably y situated, being
the center of a number of lines of railroad,
which makes it extremely advantageous for
the circulation Of
HER NEWSPAPERS.
Colonel .Prouty is in possession of the
Union, and has made arrangements for its
publication for two years. He seems to be
sanguine as to the future, trusting to his
avourdupois to carry him through. The
ups and downs of life have lot decreased
his weight, nor have advancing years
thinned him down. Living as he does upon
diet of cold water and dried apples, he
mingles economy in his daily life with the
wear and tear which accompanies exhaust
i've newspaper work, and is thus enabled to
preserve his rotundity without expense to
his health, thus exciting the envy of his
contemporaries without gaining theirill WILL.
The Tribune is lively and and constant
ly increasing its circulation, being the ac-
knowledged farmers paper, = Mr.. Davis,
its editor, being himself a Granger, and
knowing the wants and needs of the large
class he represents.
BURIED IN MID-AMERICA.
A grave marks the geographical center OF
the United States. Upon a ridge, a short
distance southeast of the barracks at Fort
Riley, stands the monument built to the
memory of Major Ogden, who erected For,
Riley in 1858, and who died in 1856 of the
cholera. I'm 1865 his remains were exhum-
ed and taken, / believe, to Fort Leaven-
worth. 1t was an honor Major Ogden
could not have failed to appreciate, though
dead, to lie geographically centered in the
midst of this mighty nation, and know that
the world was buzzing around him while he
could lay undisturbed and dream away the
eternity. The monument is plain one
scarce ten feet high, at least from the bar
racks it seemed no higher than that, sur
rounded by a modest picket fence.
FORT RILEY
is pleasant little post, three miles west OF
Junction City, and is the headquarters OF
the Sixteenth Infantry, Gen. Pennypacker
commanding. This regiment was station
ed in New Orleans, during the great Presi-
Dental strife of 1876, with the exception OF
Capt. Shelby's company, which was quar-
tered in Ouchita Parish, the most bull-dozed
of all Louisiana's bull-dozed parishes. 1t
was one of Capt. Shelby's Geutenants who
made the report respecting the state OF
affairs in Ouchita. Capt. Shelby is a very
pleasant gentleman, bearing his honors
meekly, and has but one regret-that his
regiment was not sent TO Fort Leaven-
worth. General Pennypacker being absent
in the East, was debarred from the pleasure
Of seeing him, but from Capt. Richards,
regimental adjutant, and commanding the
post in Gen. Pennypacker's absencc,I learn
ed many things in regard TO the Fort. The
post has accommodations for six compa-
mics Of troops, but not quarters for the Off
GERS commanding them. There are three
companies of tie 18th now at Fort Riley,
the remainder of the regiment being scat
tered throughout the Department. A de-
tachment of ten men and lieutenant are
down in the Indian Territory with the
Cherokee commissioners. The fort is a
great help to Junction City, in a CONNER
cial as well as a social way, the citizens,
during the Summer tGrning out in great
numbers in the evenings to hear the band
play.
THE HIGH WATER
of last Spring carried away the bridge
across the Republican, and the bridge COM
pany, being bankrupt could not replace
II. A temporary pontoon structure
now takes Its place. The state made Il grant
of large number of acres to the company
as a bonus for building the bridge, and suit
has been brought or will be brought against
the state by the county to compel the re-
erection Of the bridge, the company being
bankrupt. The grant made to the company
was formerly made by the United States to
the state.
THE FORT RILEY RESERVATION
comprises hearty twenty thousand acres.
three times the size of the. Fort Leaven-
worth reservation, and being non-taxsble,
and not under cultivation is a serious det-
riment to Davis county, it depriving her OF
just SO much good land. An effort will be
made to reduce the size of the reservation
and cede portion OF it to the county.
the county seat of Riley, is one of the pref
test towns along the line of the Kansas Pa
cific road, and is admirably situated. Her
trade, already large for city of its size, is
steadily on the increase, and she stands for
midsble rival to her other competitors in
that section. A large number of new bust
ness buildings are in course of erection and
an contemplation, while her residences for
taste, beauty and elegance, will compare IA
vorably with any city in the State.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
is point of interest which strangers in
never fail to visit, and it is we'll
worthy of the most extended time which can
be paid to it. The college, under the super
vision Of President John Anderson, is stead
lily attaining that high position which Its
founders intended it to occupy, and in few
'hort years will see it the peer of any SINH
lar institution in the country. Prof. An
ierson fully understand his duty, while his
corps OF assistants are equally well adap
ted TO their different departments.
he printing department, under Mr..
Stewart, the telegraphing department, un-
ier Prof. Stewart, the chemical, philosoph-
cal, physiological, meteorological and SIM
lar sciences, under Prof. Kedzie, and the |
'ther departments are, practically as we'll |
Is theoretically managed, and if thestudent
ails to learn, it is his fault, and not that |
II his instructors. Thoroughness is the
'ule and not the exception. Several new
,oliege buildings have been erected of late,
md tho forpd afiop f,r the mas, b,;lJ;,ul