The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-08-08

Local Dsevlties.
Santa Fe was little dusty yesterday.
Beautiful evenings for strolls and rides.
There 4 scarcity Of help among the farm.
Tncber's iced tea is very popular these hot
days.
Hon. Joel MaItby went East for a short trip
Tuesday evening.
The sound of the mower and reaper is heard
In every direction.
Rev. g. w. Hays proposes to take trip to
the mountains soon.
Let suspected CANNES be vaccinated with
bsckshot for hydrophobia.
A brother of z. W. Ober, from Illinois, has
been In town several days. ~
Sidewalk building Oh Santa Fe avenue, just
beyond Iron avenue. is progressing.
Blue grass mixed with clover seed seems to
take root in many Of our front yards.
The city is grading Santa Fe from Good
now's lumber yard to the railroad track. ~
TIE JOURNAL sends greeting to W. s. Bo2gs.
for the present Of two fine water melons.
The Episcopal church nas received coat Of
paint, which already makes it appear quite IA
miliar.
Programme for weeks: Beautiful moon.
beautiful promenades and delicious ice cream
at the rs4mants.
Come out from your dust and smoke begrim-
med haunts Of city life to our sunny prairies
and airy uplands
Mr.. w. Hoover is preparing to build a
dwelling house, for himself, ON eighth street.
near the Baptist Church. TX
Mr.. Geo. Kreuger has built for himself e
very handsome little residence on Seventh
street. north east Of the court house.
The only child. an infant daughter. Of Mr.
and Mrs. E. w. Ober, OF this place, died last
Friday md was buried sunday afternoons,><
The Smoky Hill is very peacefully inclined
again. The water mark week ago Sunday wa.
about eighteen feet higher than it is now.
Edward Lott, formerly Of this city. has re-
turned from Europe and is about to engage In
the furniture business in Pennsylvania-
The street commissioner has been cutting
down the weeds along the sidewalks so that
DR.. Grier gave Us some peaches the other
day which were raised upon his premises in
town. They were large. lucious and - full OF
glory"
A call has been issued for the Republicans o!
Lincoln county'to meet at Lincoln Center Oh
In hot,
county.
Mr.. J. Ryan. ESQ.,. has been repainting and
reftting the Elk Horn saloon, and it now pre-
sents a comely appearance, though it was
fair to look into. TX
Clocks. jewelry. musical instruments. and
everything pertaining to No. iewelry store.
can be found at whiteIlead's. Call and exam
inc for yourselves.
The addition of the main part to Rev. VIM.
Bishops residence makes quite a handsome
building. The work is going Oh rapidly and
must soon be completed.
The City Council. at theiS meeting last even
ing. lexied tax Of three mills on the dollar for
city purposes. This amount is two mills less
than the levy last of year. --
Mr.. J. W. Allrich and wife. of Gypsum
creek left for their old home in York State
one day last week. Mr. Aldrich has rented his
farm and will probably return.
The proper refrain three days ago was. :. The
Great Democratic victory-conservative vic
tory in North Carolina These fellows don't
see it so strongly as they did.
A letter from "A Greeley Republican, of
a political nature. and another from Lindsburg
on local matters. are postponed for our next
issue on account Of the rteness of their receipt
Busy as bee is Dan Whitehead. the jeweler.
in manufacturing and repairing. The cause is
plain-he does his work well. prompt and from
the best material and is always reliable.
A. T. Stewart is said to possess the finest art
gallery in America. Mathis photograph gal
lery is deservedly famous in Kansas on account
of the - learned skill! . of its gentlemanly pro-
prietor.
The proposition to vote two hundred thou
sand doll.ss to the Saiina, Atlanta and Ray
mond Railrsad by Mcpherson county was car
ried week ago Tuesday. by twenty-seven
majority.
we near S1pt. spohch VI
for the Republican nomination Of Representa-
tive of Lincoln county. The people might go
farther and far worse-in fact We doubt if they
can do better.
Sheldon Bros grist mill has lain idle this
week, awaiting repairs. Certain machinery |
got out of repair and had to be sent below
The i6lll will be in operation again Saturday
or Monday.
The Episcopal bishop of Kansas, Rev. Mr..
Vail. assisted by Rev. Mr.. Lee. of Manhattan.
conducted the Episcopal services at the Baptist
churcl, last Sunday. which were very interest
ing. --ses--
Mr.. P. ID. Reed. of Petersburg. Lincoln
county, has brought to our office a very beau !
tiful sfaiactite. which was found In some -. in |
ner recess y in that county. 1t is very beau
tifil specimen.
Among the names mentioned in connection |
with the candidacy for the Office of clerk Of
the District Court are &. Z. Norton. gentle |
man by the name Of Manchester. from Cvp-
sum creek, T. II. Cavanaugh and Albert Shell |