The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-02-25

fee in the good old days Of long ago, and
will be remembered by many Of Hilsboro's
old-timers St. Joe is where Jesse james
was killed by Bod Ford, and severui of our
tourists are carrying around slabs from hit
fence, which must nearly be exhausted"
by this time. did not admire the late Mr..
James to an extent that would Justify me
in paying the car fare out to his late resi-.
dence, and so spHuters from his fence are
not to be found among my collection Of
relics.
ATCHIsoN AND LKAvENwoRrH
Are nice and thriving cities on the west
bank Of the Missouri. St. Joe was muddy
Atchison was muddier than st. Joe, and
Leavenworth out-Atchisoued Atchsou for
mud More than that, our hotel clerk
cheerfully assured us that Topeka was mud
dier than Leavenworth. Four miles above
the latter place is situated Ft. Leavenworth.
U. S. military post The fort and mill.
tary post is situated on a commanding blum
overlooking the river, and with the build
ings used rs officers quarters forms quite a
place. From Leavenworth we went to
Lawrence, the early stronghold of liberty's
champions, and where once stood
OLD JOHN browns CABIN.
Noble old John Brown, the hero and
martyr, made that place his home while il
was yet q Wilderness Twice during the
days Of squatter sovereignty, agitation, and
when the town was in its infancy, it was
sacked and pilloged by bands Of towards
from Missouri; but the crowning act Of
rebel cruelty was left for Qunntrell, the
side partner Of the James boys who swoop-
ed down on the defenceless town with his
cowardly guerrillas q believe on August q
l863-not certain about the date) and mur-
dered about three hundred people, many
of them women and children, in cold blood
This wholesale murder was intended as
vengeance upon the town for it's well-knowr
free.soil proclivities, and the blood of limo
cence flowed like water in beautiful Law
renee town as the marauders finished theii
devilish work and dashed back into th,
friendly shelter of Missouri Grand ole
John Brown For more than two score
years your bones have been "mouldering il
the tomb, ~ but the righteous ball you sci
in motion has ceased not to roll: youl
"soul goes marching on and your mem
ory will live in the hearts of the lovers o.
personal liberty until time merges into eter
nifty aud the world into oblivion!
Few places can boast of a more beautiful
, natural location than Lawrence, situated a
it is on the pretty Kansas river, and th,
magnificent valley of that river stretching
} away in either direction The town con
+ tains the State University, an Asylum TO
the Feeble-Minded, and an Indian School
, The latter waa established two years ago
f and will be conducted like the one at Car
Isle, Pa, its situation giving it many ad
vantages.
q Our next stop is made at
? KANSAS CITY,
% Where we soiourned two days. This is tn
% coming metropolis of the West, or 1 mis-
my guess 1t has grown wonderfully sine
was there a year aud a half ago, aud j
= still growing so fast that you can feel
p growing. Topeka,
THE CAPITAL
, OF Kansas, next claims our attention d
not doubt but that Topeka is muddier tina
g Leaveuworth when circumstances are fayoi
e able, but when we got there the mercur
Q was lingering afectionately in the neigl
S borhood of zero. fell in love with II,
n peka, It is a beautiful place, with elegar
u buildings, and was laid out without regar
!. tospace, The streets are broad aud regulr
e aud everything looks roomy and pleasan
g We put in three days there, during whic
u time I visited the Legislature, State M
e seums and libraries, and enjoyed myse
gener lily. An elegant State House is
course Of construction, the wings contai
l. ing the legislative bodies having been
p ished sometime. This is about the on
i place in the State were the liquor laws a
y as successfully enforced as Ohio people a
Ie led to believe. One dealer was fined 81 q
r. and imprisoned last week. After son
ID smaller places we arrived at
at EMPORIA
IN Last Friday morning, where a days ST.
At was made extremely pleasant by Mr.. al
be Mrs. Charlie Dyues. Charlie is at the he
lg Of one Of the most prominent mercant
i houses in the city, handling only hats al
h. furnishing goods The sign reads "Dynt
y, Chapman & 90. D" aud they are doing
''- prosperous business, for everyone W
ey knows Charlie is aware that il would be i
nd possible for him 20 60 anywhere withc
tb making friends. When 1 was in Empo
about sixteen months ago he was in a sm
TO store-room, but now his situation is one
tue best and most roomy in the place, a
alf all Hillsboro will join the NEWS in C.,
lo graduating him on bis success. NJ
Stockwell and daughters are also residi
lot in Emporia.
be Like the "star Of empiren we continue
b a westward take our way In three wei
>, we will explore Denver, and soon after
'N' in few days among Joe Smiths follow
40, at Salt Lake City, beyond the Rockys.