The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-15

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1t 10 reported that . family Of new
corners who had located near the head
of the Red Vermillion, were frozen t.
death last week. when the storm came
on, having no wood, they burnt up their
furniture, and the next day were found
by neighbor in bed, dead.
The Board of Commissioners Of JET
ferson county on Wednesday last ap
pointed Rev. T. F. Houts, r X. No
CARNEY, of Grasshopper Falls, and
G. H. Rushmore, Of KAw township, Z
committee of investigation to overhaul
the official acts of the present and past
county officers, going back rs far - said
committee may .dsem expedient, and
continuing in session until . "thorough
and impartial examination can be had
This committee commences its labors on
Monday, the 4th OF March next and the
members composing it are to receive -
per day each.
Col. Thomas Murphy is going to erect
q block Of six fine business buildings ip
Atchison the coming spring.
Atehison's new hotel is to be called
4" Pomeroy House." e.
The Central Branch, the Topeka 4
Santa Fe, and the Atchis0n h North
western railroads are going to build q
splendid union depot At Atchison.
Fort Scott is bstting ON twenty-five
thousand populaton in four years.
Two hundred and seventy miles of
railway were built in Kansas during the
year 1871.
Grading on the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road will soon be completed
to Hutchinson.
Prairie fires last year damaged Cloud
county to the extent of sl5, 900, aud
Washington over S75, 900.
Topeka, on Tuesday, voted to issue
SIS, 900 in bonds, for the purchase of
Washburn College and grounds.
The floating debt of Kansas has been
reduced, during the past year, nearly two
hundred thousand dollars. There are
less than sixty thousand dollars OF State
warrants outstanding.
Ross Paper says that the Osages arv
about to erect q, Touring mill at the
agency, thirty mica south Of COffey-
vile. A saw mill Is now in operation,
and the R1per learns that the Indians
will also erect quite . number Of houses
in the spring.
The Latter Day Saints have quito .
numerous membership in Cherokee
county, and hold regular service every
four weeks. They are opposed to joy,
and one of them says: ave intend to
stay on our lands, without paying .
cent to the railroad company, till Christ
comes"
Prairie Home u the name OF q post
Office six miles east of Belleville, in Re-
public county. Vim. Phelps is post
master.
The Waterville Telegraph says that
hay is S. per ton, and corn 40 cents per
bushel, at Belleville. There is an abun-
dance of hay for all the stock in that
section. Considerable corn is hauled in
from Washington and Marshall counties.
Republic county is largely settled by
recent immigrants, who have Us yet
raised no crops.
Fanny Wilson, one Of the demi monde
OF Wyandotte, took strychnine ON Sat
urday night of les, week, but her miser-
able life was preserved by timely medi-
cal aid.
Mr.. John Mcdaniel shot . fine buck
on his farm, near Tiblow station, Wyan-
dotte county, few days since. He
chased it with dogs for about An hour;
but ran it TO earth snd killed it. This is
the only one killed in the neighborhood
for years. 1t weighed 125 pounds,
when dressed.
Cofeyville has one hundred and fifty.
six children at school.
New Chicago is indulgingin masqusr-
ade balls.
A new Methodist church is to be
erected in Columbus.
The iron will soon be laid on the NJ,
X. 4 T. Railroad - far south as the
Canadian river.
The smallpox IL reported rs prevail
ing to an alarming extent in some parts
of johnson county.
Mr.. B. Danforth, late of Lawrence,
q noted and enthusiastic spiritualist,
died in Chicago . short time ago.
The proposition to vote bonds for
county buildings in Marshall county
was defeated" scooped," the Loce~e-
tire calls it.
The Lesvenworth city council can't
agree with the gas company rs to the
price of gas. Consequence tho street
lamps will not be lighted any more.
The Atchison Champion complains
that the Missouri Pacific Railroad dis
eliminates against Kansas towns, and in
favor Of Missouri towns, in its new tariff
of freigl t charges.
A revival 10 in progress in Marshall
county. A young lady who had been
leading somewhat irregular life, sud-
denly became open 70 conviction, and
was converted. WAsn the minister had
submerged her, and came oat Of the
water, he asked hee how she felt in her
mind. She replied: "All hunky, only
q little wet"
SalIna, SeAxviek / Ssathess Railway.