The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-09-12
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, sEPTEMBER IL, 1871.
Fires are in good demand these cool dayss

Fires are In good demand these cool dayss>
A. NJ. Campbell is building new residence
on Ninth street. *
The county commissioners were Id ss1sS'""
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. J. X. Lull started for New York last
Wednesday evening. TX
New prints, black muslin. brown musi'n'
and everything, at H. F. Woolley's.
Another rainy time. Our streets look vene-
t,.n. only the gondolas are wanting!0
New stock of hats, caps, gloves, mittens and
,or Just in this week at II. F. WOolley's.
Stone for the foundation of Messrs. Sherrin
and watson's new building has been hauled.
Ottawa and Lincoln counties are instructed
for 4. ID. Mobley for Senator in the 18th dis
trict.
The Metholists are TO occupy the Baptist
church until the new Methodist church is COM
p'eted. TX
Our delegates to Topeka, II. d. Baker and
ID. Z. Fuller, took leading position In the
convention.
The frame of Judge Carroll's new residence
on the east side Is already up and ready for
the roof. TX
Water proofs, ladies' clc'bs delaines, alpacas,
Persians IS bran new" JUS seived at Il. +.
Wolley's.
We want an honest man for county attorney
next year. Let's work for it with strong and
a long pull.
Several bodies have been removed from the
old to the new cemetery. Probably all Of them
will be removed this Fall. -A
Frank Goodnow and lady started for Nor
walk, Ohio, Tuesday evening. They will be
absent about two weeks.
Maj. 4. s. Slower, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, will visit Salina soon. He will meet
with warm welcome here.
Oscar Scitz has been rcpainting the inside
work, cleaning and otherwise :. fixing up his
beautiful drug store for several days. X
We mentioned some two weeks ago that IL.
C. Davis had started lager beer saloon here.
1t should have been q T instead Of &C.
Hon. J. ii. Edwards and DIR. Levi Sternberg
both candidates for the State Senate in this
district-were in town Last Tuesday evening.
The Second Quai terly meeting of the NJ. Z.
church in Salina will be held ut the Baptist
church on Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 2lst
and I'D.
A lady has been canyassing the town for
ocveral days in the sale Of the book entitled
8. The Outcast Redeemed She has done
well here. *
The drug store of o. Z. Martin at Lindsay,
Ottawa county, was burned last Friday even
ing ut one o'clock. The losses are estimated
at about 5000. y
Last Saturday hurricane prevailed which
blew down and completely destroyed the resi-
dence Of +. X. Wilbur, who lives OH a farm
four miles from town. ~
A mass meeting, to ratify the late nominal
tons, will come off at this place Saturday
evening. A number of speakers from abroad
will be present. Letall attend.
We hear Of several persons in this section oil
the State being bitten by polecats and being
badly poisoned thereby. In one case, a man
died from the effects Of the poison.
A great deal Of Fall wheat will be put in
this season. This is the talk Of the farmers
1t seems to US that the tie showers are having
good effect upon the soil for this purpose.
Messrs. Vernon and Metcalf were admitted
as delegates from. Lincoln county in the Law
renee convention and .Messrs. Henderson and
Washington Smith in the Topeka conven'
ton.
Upon Col. Phillips return from the Law
renee convention, Thursday evening. he was
met at the depot by the band and a number OF
our citizens. The band gave him very fine
serenade. TX
The spire of the Episcopal church has at last
assumed its intended altitude. Wet weather
has delayed work upon the church for severa
DAYS. The spire will be painted the same colol
as the church.
A man by the name of Wiley. from Sharp;
Creek, Mcpherson county died from the effect:
of sunstroke at the City Hotel last Friday eve
ming. He received the stroke while driving te
town in the afternoon. s---~
The old, reliable hardware house Of &. W
Tressin still keeps up q good reputation ant
continues to do q good business. Trcssin neve
fails to sell cheap and have the different Kind
of stock in his line on hand. -
Mr.. 3. Carlin, resident Of this place. neal
Fort Dodge about the 10th of june last Tn
thieves were captured west Of the Fort few
DAYS ago aud the stock recovered.
The heat of Friday. until the storm, was al
most uncomfortable. 1t seemed as II each indi
yidual spot on the body human was puncturet
with hot needles. The thermometer stood al
lO6e In the shade. 1t was :. furiously " hot.
Last Thursday q raae came of ut the Fail
grounds between horse belonging to II. J
Coles and one belonging to G. II. Martin
Coles horse came out many lengths ahead
Considerable money was stakea upon tha
race.
The Ellsworth Reporter says: :" Miss Ieiber
leaves home to-day for the East. She expect
to take the steamer at New York for Francs
during this month. Our hest wishes 60 witt
her. May she have a bon voyage and SAT
return" Tx
Il Is rumored that a horse tljef was shot OF
Gypsum creek the other day. That the owne
Of the horse being in search of it, met the THE
On the road, riding the animal, and that he drew