The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-07-20
SALIVA, KANSAS:
FRsH LINCOLN C0UyIx

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1Rs1 LINCOLN CoTyIk !
LINCOLN CENTER, July 10, 1871.
To the Editors Of the Saline County Journal.
In keeping with their programme a
announced in your issue Of June 22nd
the citizens of Lincoln county assembled
attier fayorite place of resort, early OF
Tie mArnink 6f ti6 fourth, for the pur
pose Of public celebration. ...rs---.
II an early hour a delegation wa
formed under the direction of JOSEPH
Cheeny Esq, of this place, and conduc
ted under his able management to tn
vicinity Of place called Abram, bettel
known in these parts under the more up
prepriate name of dog town, where thu
control of the same was assumed BY TIL
Marshal Of the day, Capt. Metcalf, b,
whom it was conducted to the banks o
beaver creek, Ut which place We found I
large delegation in waiting, and which
was joined. to ours, and formed one O.
the grandcst displays We hare ever wit
messed. At the head Of the delegation
rode five well mounted horseman, repre-
senting FIVE Of the leading coun. ries Of
the world, bearing the representative
banners of the same, all headed by oul
own starry emblem Of liberty. Next ia
order came the hand drawn by a large
span of horses, attached to splendid
spring wagon, in charge Of the leading
man Of Lincoln county, George Green.
This was followed by thirty mounted
men and boys, after which tamc large
number Of wagons, carriages, etc, form
ing one of the finest delegations we ever
saw in u new country. Arriving at Lin
colin Center, we were received with sew
cral heavy discharges Of artillery, which
made the very earth trembIe under our
feet, rolling away in laundering re-
vcrbcratiohs far ~, and down the fertile
valley at the romantic Saline; carried
joy to the hearts Of every lover of lib
crty. Hating for moment in front of
Capt. Henderson's store, the Marshal d.
rcctesl three cheers for Lincoln Center,
which were given with "a will the dcIesa-
tion then filed away to the grounds,
winch, under the direction Of the com
mittee, had been b .autifully arranged for
the occasion, and every one found Capt
Mctcalf, AZ the guiding mind of the day,
fully competent to meet their wants and
demands in every respect. We shall not
Of course give ANYTHING like Il full dis
cription of everything as it occurred; it
would require more space than we have
here, to express our admiration of the
officers in charge. We have been at many
celebrations in older states, but never ut
one where there was such complete har-
mOny.
Mr.. Jack Pete, as Chairman; Capt.
Metcalf, as Marshal J. s. Strange, Chap
lain; VIM. Smith, TOast-master Thos.
Wells, as reader Of the declaration; Mr..
Volney Ball, lngham, Walls and others,
~ the advisory committee of the day;
all ELECTED the admiration of the large
assembled here, at the future
county scat Of Lincoln county. Of the
lady committees, we do not think we
have any reason to speak; we can not
do them Justice; they excelled them
selves, and no higher compliment could
he paid them. The Grafton of the day
was in keeping with the rest being pro-
nOunced complete success.
There arc but few persons, compare
lively speaking, who longer doubt where
he county seat will be, seeing that after
he frightful effort made by the proprie-
Ors of dog town, they mustered between
seventy and one hundred souls, while !
The only man of any brains whatever
,whse name was announced as orator of
he day. declared himself disguised with !
hem, and stayed at home. The intelli-
,ence and moral worth, as well as the
of Lincoln county, gathered at
Lincoln center, to the number of four
hundred and eighty standing up to tho
abIcs. To say that we are satisfied,
Ices not express it, we are more than
,ratified with the result.
Now gentlemen, few words relative
o some low, dirty slang, that appeared 4
n the columns of your paper q short /
ime since, over the signatures of Doc
tile and "a close Observer" We do /
lOt intend to stoop SO very low US to re-
by to it, but simply invite those shallow
Dated nuisances to raise their standard !,
# worth and ability little above the
brute, and we will notice them.
One word to X. Y. z. Sir: If YOU
an not produce better system of lying
han that found in your article, you will
get no reply, for the reason, that the gen. |,
raj expression Of the people who have
cad il, is, what ass wrote that" II
Abram Is dead-there is weeping and
Eailing alAonG IT, deluded souls who
,aid homage q tie shrine Of Abram, but !,
y Il b ungeneroas to crow over a fallen ,
6e, we say, hrxcll Abram; thou are
zone, &C., but we will. not dcplorc thee.
go. Xerxes.