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The Grasshopper from Grasshopper Falls, Kansas • 1

The Grasshopper from Grasshopper Falls, Kansas • 1

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The Grasshopperi
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Grasshopper Falls, Kansas
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Fi ID i I i 31 SLA JL 0 -is. 1 fi tj; nM tf GBASSUOPPEK FALLS, KaI'-'iS: SATUIIDAY, JUKIM NO 2. VOL. I. "'mjVj I't-ircf, s-ii-'iili! ttiid ii t0 I i pt.v.-i-if i.f iit'iHil ililt'm i.l'ti.o ii'imr, viici 1 1 a tiiuy rlnnslJ rtfit-r Jv, nll lior-hi'fi.

licit pr.ictf deJ on n'ff il! ivhei'ier people i Knnstts ci-ucio' in 'o 1 res in naid ui'iiiivitire beri liiificr 1 on tliis iniri.iit. his ntut lo lut t- Gl.Iul'I'rS FALLS lflW. Iho Eiltis Tills. Tlii, but "-Ki'ifi-l', dt'soivrs ti ttiillil'ul l.i-tojy For hex wl.oic lit cxLU-lics" Ptitu j-toron i.ro li fc "i t.o.fo:i cf or u'lempt to i.n.l ih into llm trn f.Mi:. v.n ih- r.

a i'e, il.i-n in u.p i "re-Act, t. J': lj Jml lir'ir ef tl hi. It is io 5-o liop-d Jiwiv IWf ti L'ltittd of Km. -us iditud f.fi.i ali ii nut ir.fhii-rr. r.iny bo lift to ib-flde ibe llainrti Icf'-l bn i-nvi-m ior tin m.ndvt li.v!- -u f.diii'crtl ii.10 ll-o 1 iSw to crp'i-d 1 J.

fru, mu) Irswliole prf m-rs, uw Utif-linn Mil! III- PniDi, 1- fi i t.i'i-:ii' i i I. 1 ii. 1. tV 'i .1 r. M-i- THE in rcnusiiett batiupav mckniko, It S.

WAliy OFFICE-In Butts rAvi.su:.cii's ItmlCirr, Sycamore street, one doer south ol the t'auuci TKRMS i-One Copy year $1,50 Pingla copies, 6 tenls. JnvarhMy in advance. Nopajerieiit longer than pild for, unless specially arranJ. luilcs ct iulise.ii.eiii AI Onetq-iaiefure-i Mio.it.n 4 0-1 iqusre tlx nu'iiths 7 On equar one year 00 Cm quaiter of a column three mouths 1" 0) ctu tio ti.v inoiitli 00 do in om jcr -'j Oil One lulf column Ihiee do ilo tix to' do do one jcar -A 1 U) One column, me iii'eilion 1 0) do tlirco niuiillis tm do1 six months 1j CO do v.e ft 73 (0 llllllllllllll iwim 11 TAR ACT HOUSE. llll'il tho bolder, il.u-1 urdiT jiionNim.s cf tin' 'in ti'i r- rpccls lut iip; liti "ill in tt Ti-rr i "lit! t.r, Cvindit'on precc-l nMn--- tlit; ii Mi-ry ft'.

,1 ji '(dv, a a powetfjl engine if FieciKnn ik.v culiccs ific jo Ail titiiiii of our tlio tu) ittiiiioiiji el' Slavn-y i-ru'e su (luy hrti.l cniiriiy uhY.t'jrAo t'lf pnjiui is io nuin- ly ll.nt (he (icstivti -f eventful ciin Frt iloin. jshija of tiik lattructicus i Oov. Denver. i- or A p. pillion, in 'f too fioincd at Loi.

inp'ou, ton tote nfihe people of Ivmisas and nft.oiilc'1 to by them, or a nvtj uity of the vf.irvs v.itinj at an election lo bo lifld L.1' lh.it ptiithiH', namely: that tlio fJkuvirg proposition" be, mui iho tivno mo I. et' by, MlV rod to tlie poople of fr OV rejection, which, if accp'td, fli'ill be o'oliatoiy on (lo llii'tcd and ii pou ib.e Stale -if Jvtiisa'i it: Fiitf. 'J'bal see. ions Mrty 7, 3S53. ber leijuiitd for lupa-w (- Confess.

liticwiib yov. will fourcopip, of Act to, or.e ubich you wll snid to each of thy finin-mirt-ioiien named in the Act, in oi.lvir lint tbey mty be properly infoimed At the natno yoa v.i'l pi-vvide for en early niootii. of ihe so tliwt Urn clvcilm required by iby A ct nv.y takfl place i.li-out and tlrU -ill cua- of During L'all of 'M, wLea tLo LIcMil IJunn Ir, tit" tlit: Suuili Wert; making fetich cf-full (o crtiali ot.l tlio Fk'O ite men cf Kfinsn, the citizens of Gya Wppiir Falls it vicinily boiii'r tlnm-l of the Idter clnsa, uniied in a compaj.y of koitm twenty-five or llZrrly for tbc tnutui.l ilii'ijRCj of (1'cir i.oines. A lilit fo'iilif'Mion wuz cwialiliiiKtl i tlni Lank of the where (lie intiln J. W.

Dkxvlm. Ks 4 Territory of Ju Governor of Vm sat, to you copy of tie Eut: I transmit Act of Ccngwss ap; rovcd 4ib il'iy, IS iS, "iLr the of tbc Sla'o of Kansnn into tii.j LViV Your 'd alien uiider tbir Act vi he inott delict'e f.nsi):.p'nie:i!s mnv be toalo f. miinler i-ivtcen and thiity six in every BUTTS FHADEXBURGI1, PUOL'KIETUCS. Cor. Sycamore and Louisa Grasshopper Tails, it.

T. XV. Day, 7 GENERAL LA XI) AOENT, ano ije.m i Town and Country Property, OSAWKEE, 'Jefferson Kansas. Collections iriAilr, tim ciiitly reniillcJ, at cur-rent lates ol I pa pose. The hfres to of pullla lands in raid Jiaie, or would ruintiin at i.iL't, wliilo i f.li let watcli va? Jif.pt mentis of scouts.

For ia! icontl.s tlirontf of vbeio oli her of f-aij Kcciiona or any part lint iIkso hi rn v. ill be s-uceu-s-ful in recaim free Mid fair elcflu-n, that at the picser.t ppaco of the Territory may nm he r.nd but tbey nre clet-ily and dis-'linctiy dt'Gncil by the Act its. If. Congress were Joti satisfied, ns you will perceive, wi.h i-- ordinance adojit-ed at tlio Contention there iff. nj'jled in rentl lo thereof ii.a been sold or otherwise dis-po ed ttlicr bin tlieroto and as at may bi, tlialL bo yanUd .1) ha iSl il' fr iho use 'of sc'oi'ls.

ii 1. Tiiat nly-tvro iur.s of Ian 1 sh'ill be i-ul rpnrt imd if.seivtil for tbe ftippoil a Uni vert ity, lo be scire by tlio CiovcjHoi' of fjU' to the nppioval of tho (hii.mii.ioiit of tlio tlcnt ral Lmd Loon frequently to us from 1 lie liDiil-'r, ittitl now iaicnt pro-blave-ly who in knowlcJfl of tLo I had j'linoJ ifiiDi for jniif-ojcs well known to m. Onrtcouts brazil inti-IIi nee of an etcsmr-mciit nf fcotno t.f Slrtn. non'tj iniiitiii tit Hickory Puiut, distant sumo eight mile? from tlie Fulls. Foi scvciil niglils vofcl- pt on our nuns, i i i EB.

land, Insurance and Collecting; Aft, UOTARV rtTBLIO, and ComiTiissionti ol Deeds lor the Wottrn States. OrrtCKt On t)ln-cn 1til liiiotPKii Fai ls, Jiler; Kiiiix.is. Ilr. piiv.sii i.w in.r.ns, TtAVINtr Ixate'J at (r.awhoiipT FallF, would teii'cr profrswiil rervir-sto Hi citizens if the rouKt.i will to cutis all Itc-cip, At for lie Pibnii'Mou of ottuhl to be ttv nsivi'y ani 'i; ill- prrph, i'r titin to be-iit'iid'-d by iliom li one of IniK ii-ante, and may hivolve tho tvelltfti r.nd prospeiily of ilndf Gtn- Ttrrilory to i .1 Vinmor iircoeileiitb the public 1. the Bt.i'.o of lC too extinsivo Lcyi'i in Miuiier ffiser.

'J 1'icpofed lo the pfi (li'lVf) of 1 r.r- i 1 Act Vfiy. i I'lipt rly proscribes I'1'1 M-T'ner l'o Jxidiilure tlio tv that tlio of eleciiou shall bo at ats may pretcii.io for the pjr J-'UCir so 03 to cop, bill now before of Miiii-rso properly left to is MiUvu ii. q'isiitity of Inn hi to ilo Congress th' t'i. 'J Irs Kansas 1-i bo dofiu it a popular I. II.

BENXBT, I). W. GLEilKSKV. A A A 1 1 K.VssiIOI'PSit FALLS, KANSAS. AVE will glva atteiiMon tn-nnv Ihi.Miims that may lie left Willi us, 'J r.vai:iiied-L'o;l-rC.

tlORS icjctticaIi sriivuvoir, iiicy Liiuls boul.t a. id sulJ om-rni- ioii. We cm fnrr''h more liirnnvuti(m in rpra to IJeal Ksta In Miis county, ili'in mivboiiy in t.ie country. KimI K-ite nseiits in Kmisus nml tvlieie, will f.mi it to tlitir aitvaiitci to coutu nuU witli in. lie bt of rr'ri'ce lionio ond nl rail, wii'.

lie Eivn to any all. I EX NET CUKWV. Craishopprr Kama. 'id. H-s that the tiou.

he Act rrf $vi election the vo T'v el. lull be by ballet. early a period nf-er tho prochiontiou, rts is consihteut vviihdue notico lb-reof to tLc people; tho iutoivening pciiod ouht to be suflleier.tiv K-n-; to enable them ihoroubly to undeibtan-l lie tpus. tion in nil its bcr.rlpgs and coim I diall have tfii th'jibfmd copies of the Act piii fod in this and ir to yem fev riit'ilition. You ill rot prubiUy cjvonc the Donrd v.u:il rficrlho tf Db'iict Attoioey for iho Territory.

and bv ot.do.-siti.cf hia bilivl vs e.irb J. 3. liJt t) net, COl'MSIOSClt OF DEFM Foil OiilO. Grasslioppr FaJIs, Kansas. po- aforesaid, but for no oilier purpose, 1 bird.

T'hnt ten en tin sections of land, to be Killed by thu Governor of said -Statu in lcp.nl shall bo planted (o said Stub for iho purpose cf o.mploliiir the public buiidiiigj or fr tho erection of others at tho m-u'. of under the direction of the 11-ishiture ll.eieof. Fo.irili. Tbal all Fnlt springs within said Stale, not exceeding twelve in miniher, nidi tU eeidiona of bind adj or in contiguous at may tie loeoch, tdtall be granted toeaidStato for'lsute, tbo same to to selected by the Governor I hereof within one rear nfltr tbo Mctmt'siuii cf said Slaic; end it hen so p-tccled, io bo ustd or JipcseJ of ou such tirni" eoadi't'i ii rml ns iho Legi laun'c may diieet; Pro-v'didf-'l'i at r.o fait f-prlng or Jand, tho light wbcrctif is now vested in any imlU vidunl or indi'. or which may hrreafior bo confirmtd or Hjudtjod to f.ny indivifJuttl or individual by is t-riicli; bo ranf i-d lo snid jSutc, Fifl'i.

That ii'io per centum of the licit stcj of all public 1 mils I) iucj otcr may ph a-f, 'j Acc- I t-d" ot mioritv of ib? cal be fr 'Vfw pcsiiioii Acc. ptf Hhe the United Slntt-K, as S'i as Iho f.iet is iWv made kcwu to li b'utll announco the tamo by prorl ima'n; and nnd without uny proceedincr-? on the psi tof Congtw. tlie admission of the Sutfot' to the Union on an equal fcnting with -o oiiginal Slates, in all tlinii he complete and nbsvilutft, Ac. V'H should a ily tlie I2tlj, ti'ir c( nvaiT." wnii an-! no dm onitrt ii.Vie Poini, lint p.ut tf our i-ont-pnity 'A Lo out of town wnre to 'iv short to tl.f if r-spoctiv-? At about 10 o'clock si- rm wis rrivcti that tlie enemy was iijion us. first tiiey avl-vc bit', a io Is on the opposi! bunk )f the GrassliOj per.

All tliAl wero in ubie to boar iirms, amounUiit' to tie of 8 or 10, rallied to r.i.in in liasto to ruin if tie fui iilicatiou on the bank of tlio 'liver, tit tbe pmpo oof cutting tlica down rti they crossed. D'it via came tto late; fir as we gained tlio open bottom. ll'O tticiny, ts the liuiiibef of 30 wen, dwtod up over tbe b.v.k HTi'l wiilt iieavao yell, galloped upon m. A few shots vero excliarjjed, wiilio'Jt wler. wo were coiupclled to a basly retreuf.

Tlie 'nifilms then entered tuvvn, and Lrce.l open the Stoia of Crosby Di'ftlicr, liicn tupjo-sed by to bo tiwj hepd out tiit'n ivun-t Jcr. Lar r.nd Alter ltbur ion, they tippllo-l the ar.d the bllili'irinf wr.S SOCll CllV. doped iil 11 11110.. Tljf.y tinin best a to tLir bead qmrU-rs at Hickory Vv'mi. A nonn'tiiUioii for this pniposo will l-j sent to tbe Semite on Mmi-hiy lu xl.

Should you dreni it idiNd.lc, you ureal liberty to pub'i' li tlio whole ur nr.y purl cf ilieee uctions. The iViideii: wi-dios to ijvo every sur.nco to the people Kansas, that be desires abov3 all t'linjs tlifit tbe.ro ifhall be fair of iho popular will at tlio eirc-tion; an 1 that result be (o pro ditrtt ponce nd laiiiii-iny TPinj tbctn 1 arn, Sir, our ob'l h-i CASS. ATTORXEY AND AT LAW, ISAVLKWOitTH CIT1', Kansas Territory. Tootles A St. Juserh, Mo; A liiauip, KnnKer, Wm H.

Fenlck, Hon. James Hugliesfc Woihlsou, John N.t;.,!kviii PI. Louis," Ji. Livci ktrennilCo, H. Mcfctn, Jiamanl, A4tna Ai Co Jlavis, Moody Cnlcaqi.

Ill 11. ilill it Ohio. Dr. K. Vouhan, l.isviite, Kv Cen W'm.

liiimlie, lin oivcr, K. T. Jion. John Grary, tiitv of T. a Gen.

I unrn J. Kastin, Kil. Vaiv? t'eriild, I 1. P. Hsiley, Jr.

Co. itankpr, lC M. K. VV. Bai'ey, Wemon, Mo.

't optics Jackson, CujuciI tiu.rt of tho votcct be "rroposui-jn jeeted," it nboll be dc deomtd ftnd JieM that the people- of Eaiisis do not do-iro adtJ-Is-fjiou irto tlio villi i aid Con. solution, under the ccndiUoiis pel fiiih i.j the proposition. They will then renviin i'i nil-'jrrt-; unt'd "it by duly ami legally taken, thnt tho popuhition cf Rai'l Territory cpiaU orfi scooih the ratio o' ed for a meinbi of the Ii)iiu of Jl. i nf the AN lor tho c.Imuihii ICousvj hdo tie Jvyitbin iid tvhidi shall be solj by Uiiiod. 'fur the admission said V'hTe3f.

tbc people of tbc TeMimiy S'-t'- ii Io the Ci ior, hflcr deducting nil of did, ty Criiteiitiou iJ)M- incidcal to tlm uaic, pi-ccib l'd nl Jcoinol-jn on the I bo p.n to s.rd Sure for ilu purp of night ytq received the jorful tews llmt Coi'ifSi of lT.ii:( 'Tiiii eut Mutual lr.3tirar.ee TJcrapaty, it. rantecd Capital Tuiil in, Tl'STi "Jowlne, Gurilner, Wm Al li filiml, Win It Kydr, FsmiMt i Liarltnj Giro Cievelaud, Edward erry, I'niltp Georfto V. JUll, Thomas A. Doyle, iltl'er. V'arJ Obetl 5Ii if' Reevetary.

tubct I' having bees nppoln'ed Ajer.t for the above n' oi 'l end lelisl.1!! eumpany, i now Jrep urfi to I te Fire 1i'soii operly inihe tovvli of (jrAssl upn er Fa.l. il ii-e count Jetr-jruni. U. HEhS WCl'I i'-, Cffl-JC! Cl 3 Hatah nr ioi isa. rasthnpi 1 ''a! Kansas Juue 5, Gen.

Lane bad come la our rsciii, and I wLich -in-rf t'i-3 was aJraiiciitg upon llicinry 1'wiut. We joined ao.l iho 4 o-: vev.h ty of No-vnibcr, one thousand Li'gM lumlivd f.nd ffiy-ieven, f'jr tl at pli' ill 1- ihuiTEehc'S a CtT.tti'U- at: 1 State tlliUi'ioii is rrpiibiiCin; ard at iho n'nic nnd jlace, t.rtl Convention 'J'd ndoi onKnatic, wh'cb ordinauc Of-serU ICni.ijwberi al-mitteJ as stato, will Imve nn mi loubt' tight to (as the innds libit) I'r. iiii.il'! btdonginjj io the United and pto-poM's to raid ac2crfed liht if cetuiu condiiionf, s-ct 'orlli in accepted and agreed to by 4I19 Congrtts cf tho United Stfte; mA Tfuiiory re nul and lo fut.Ti fr il, in 'Ives a an-! Sin'ct in the pivtciibo-I by Ac. Und-T tbt? of tli'j Act, crse'f, lb? l'r Attorney, the iClMty i IV: Tt i '-c of -j ak-roftlo House of a Jy.iai'l cf Cm thV. import'i'it elrclivii 1U I.a erntidfnee to far c-; yun lie, tLo election wi crjij prp.

nutklug public rja.li rinl intern iia provcirenl, the LiLtlorj tdia'l di net: iVoiiW, tbc propoi-lions arc on ih? condition ihat mid Sirtto of ih dl never interfere with tli i primary d'sp of tho bir.d. of tho Uid cd S.alea; rr wlih any rcuj-i'ions v.lrth Cunrs may find r.eee.caiy kr ncurnjr tho lido in 8iid foil to hoiui fM. jiaroluwrs tberei'f, and that no lax chad li imposed cu, belonging to tho StatCi, and that in r.o cae fchnll pioprietois hi txrd higher (ban residents. Sxdi. And thht aid Stato eball never lax tho luidsor prepity cf tbo United ist-des iu that S.a.e.

At the said elecdeu the vcti.ij fchll r.fxt day a'-tarke 1 them. They s.o well f'ititi -d in their several block k.r.3. is, mid Laving no c-imiDr. we could ikt but little i tipnn YtWd was (Ir pjlcliul to Ci.I. rLLhv-rrnce lo v.ith all with hchu-non to our tid.

Soon "nf.cr a ir.PsMe was reef ivod Gv. to the. fleet that all armed "odits roust l-- (i'V batiued, cod be tvouU pledge tafoty to (be ECttlci'3. Upon hie, Ghtrd Lnco thought proper tT courtcrm-md order, jiibt i.cnt lo Col. Hincy, mul itrimcdiatc ly fiom tho The cour.ter-macd bov.cer, did not reach Col.

Harvey, aod thnt we iitar I tho cannon' booaiiii" ut Hickory Potit. Wc eocU GREAT I DEDUCTION IN PUICE P. J. would fay to finvnl ai customer, i hat he sti'l continue el I iw Water iiil, i iirf pirtUto XvW lo? 011 Mmves or (or Cih at ii. nbie'Ta'cs.

All hiiiu of Imntvjr for bunding aniitor fencin; onhct.t or sa weil lo unler I riorsen, Jc snl Hogs talicir in exchanc for tiinibt t. j. Konsr.icic. Grass hopper slls, Jun IISS-J. iomh7 Tii l0 fjvv CVnf.

TESSTlLiJ ttn-JcTtcii-d Xi i-ana i'ci'Imd nock ol ol alrftnt tivc Du.i.iit, Li voice, coiisijlins; i.l i I'i' ini1 wnich lie vv. li ioeifpreif, sn vvif. rr ut 30 per riit te I Has wlnt hy com. at 0 -u or ke 111 trmie ths Mine i ot, anU take aiiii at any i.iiiU pf prupe 1 1 pay. A.

G. FATKICit. Grasahnpper FJ1 June 6, lSiS. nhJtcab, thu coiititmion hnd or.li- etly conducted, wers and your are suuicieril Ved out by the pmce have Lewi to Corgi Act, unl ly your I instructions by order of said Convention, and ndm's It is greatly to ba thut tic five of fail. Tenitotv in'o tho Iion be by r-n by endorsing on Lii Uniot fehoij.J cctinconc.it thereon as r.q'ionttd and v.hcie-1 ballot, as each voter may Lo phased all their proceed Pretident said ortliiiacco uot acceptable to I cokcxuued oif rouam pace.J ml A.

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