The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-04-18

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Mrs.. Ingersoll, lately sppointsd on the
board Of examiner, IL the third lady
who has held that position in -Douglas
county.
1000 tons of iron for Tie Pierce City,
Oswego and Independence railroad 10 1t
St Louis and Pierce City.
Sam Wood has started . now town
upon the big bend Of the Arkansas riv-
or, this side Of Fort Zaxsh, to b called
Raymond.
A rumor 10 current in lawrence that
the North Missouri Railway Company
has leased the X. p. from Kansas City
to that point.
A lead and mining Company has been
organized At Lowell, Cherokee county,
for the purpose Of operating in lead and
other minerals.
John A. Segar; Of Mitchell county,
and Jonathan K. Dodge, of Jewell coun-
~, were arrested last. week, charged
with robbing the mails in Solomon val
10y.
The peach crop win be abundant in
the vicinity Of Garrett So says the
Paindealer.
According to the Herald IN aristocrat-
ic landlady At Ottawa 10 serving her
boarders with Dolly Warden" hash.
Marshall county has voted down the
herd law by % majority. Aarysville,
Waterville and Blue Rapids gave ma
jority Of 306 for the law, and Irving,
Vermillion and Guittard went against it
by majority Of 3S5.
We learn from tho Republicans that on
Tuesday last as the train from St. Jo-
scph arrived At Troy, . Ars. Lynch,
who lives ut Sabetha, was killed BY At
tempting to pass from the platform to
the cars while the train Was in motion.
Solomon City had . narrow escape
from total devastation by prairie fires
on Saturday last.
The LADIES' of the Oswego cornet band
have received their horns. and will
" soothe the savage breast" at . concert
next month.
Over two hundred carpenters and Ia
borers are now engaged in building
houses in the young city of the south
east-Wichita.
The old university building in Law
renee took fire on Monday from an over
heated stove, but was extinguished be-
fore any great damage was done.
The Ellsworth Reporter says that
town il improving rapidly, and that peo-
pie who are absent few months hardly
recognize the burg on their return.
The Marion County Record is inform
ed that Mr.. G. W. Camp, one Of the Ma
rion county commissioners, was CON-
pletely burned out ono day last week.
He was unable to save anything.
Tho Wichita TIdette learns that there
were 81, 1867 &c, 100 acres Of Usage lands
sold during the month of March, for
which S5O,O84 were received. Public
lands sold ZOE acres; received on same
1882. Cash received on commuted
homestead entries, 100. Fees aud COM
missions on homestead entries. 81 ,917 80.
Fees on declaratory statements, e1,024.
From other sources, ga. Total re-
ceipts, s54, 02s95.
The Olathe Mirrors dressed in mourn
ing for it's late editor, Mr.. Sam E. Mckee.
From biographical sketch, we learn
that Mr.. Mckee Was born in Siberian,
Chatauqua county, New York, May 20,
1889, whore he lived till he was seven
years old. He aftsrwards lived ten years
in GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, when he came
to Quindaro; thence, in about year, to
Olathe then to Qaindaro, and then .
second time, in 1862, to Olathe, where
he purchased the Mirror, and continued
to conduct it till the time Of his death.
The Thayer Head Light breaches .
short but excellent sermon from the
text, "Plant trees" "The season for
planting shade and ornamental trees is
upon No, and we hope to zee the time
improved in thus adjoining and beanti.
fying our homes. How desOlatc and
dreary q place looks without treo. We
care not how fine the house Or beautiful
the surroundings, - it has not the aP.
pearaacs of home without nice shade
trees, and for this propose nothing, in
our opinion, is nicer than the wild for
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