The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-01


abilities Of IS our able and efficient county 1T
torney," each week:
The fourth quarterly meeting Of the N. T..
cburc'i will be held o.. Saturday and Sunday,
. February ID and 4th. Preaching Saturday af-
ternoon and Sunday morning by presiding ell
der Dearborn.
Murphy /" will give you fits that is. fits
on boots and shoes. which will make You put
your best foot forward every time. AK
Of repairing dose by him in good style and
very promptly. y
/, What about the steam fire engine nc CRY
was about to have short time ago 1--WE sup
pose nothing morr will be done towards put
ting our fire department on ''war footing"
g. until another large district Of our city shall
have been Lain in ashes.
The old settlers say the times are harder now
than they were ever before since the first set
element 0fthe country. Money Is scarcer than
honesty. and there Is so little ofthat, that it is
HARDLY. ~nlth mentioning. -
We hear considerable complaint about the
disappearance Of fat chickens from neighbor-
Ing hen roosts. 1t Is about time an ''investi-
Gatiux committee was upon the rampage, aud
ne don't want any whitewashed report :"
.ftom them, either.
= 4 quite general inquiry in ourbusy city is.
y DO II this OF that man. Many strangers arr
hcre 1t this time, who are looking for business
loc.fs~as.. sd prepsring for sisc coming Of
spring.
A fellow 81 long. lean. and lofty, good deal
up and down. bat not much round and about "
was surprised the other day to find himself
20 wGa,defdlly good looking and possessed Of so
much emboapoint. 1t turned out that he saw
himself 10 q picture-a photograph-nOt by
Brady. but by Mafitt. Of Salina.
Th.cher is running his restaurant again. and
his old boariers are fact returning to their
First love- Everything at the new resta,,-
rant ft5ks bright and cheerful. and the way
iaring man can hardly pass by without step
Pkg i'd md partaking Of one Of Thach's best. y
(Proe Ham,lsou hz. Hg.in entered upon the
duties 9fphneipal Of the public school Of this
city. /Scholar. and parents feel themselves
| obliged sothe school board for engaging the
\services Of SO good and so successful an3nstruc-
Spr a. the professor.
D. F. Butler has somehow acquired an undue
reputation for silver spoons. But II B. F. B.
has stolen one silver spoon for every half chest
or tea the Great United States Tea Company
have lo3A at abeolute cargo prices. he must
have enough in hand to freight the Great East
en-. Call upon X. T. Watson and examine the
teas Of this eeapAny.
Tws petitions have been in circulation In
town TIE last few days. one OF which asks ~
lesislapasSSs caaet more strinxens~dW on
the liquor question. while the ether protests
against any action ofthIS- Kind, claiming that
the Law now in fopoefs stringent enough il
strictly enferced. Both petitions are largely
signed by our citizens.
y We learn that Mes Rs wildman, Lowe 4
Hitler, Foster, Logan & Wait. Snead 4 Hodg-
kinscH. SPivex and Prescott. our able and ef-
Aesedt attorneys. have been engaged to assist
In the delenae II Edward Stokes. charged with
numbering Col. ~Fyk. Mr.. Stokes has done
well fee hissraf In this. for these gentlemen. As
1 criminal hwyers, have few superiors in the
wese. (Printers charges paid.l
q. r. Rhodes. travelling agent and cores
posdent u the Kansas City, Times made US a
pleasant visit. this morning. He represents oae
II he lsrxest and best dailies in the west. the
eirculation Of which is rapidly increasing. I,
contains more original and interesting matter
thsn We have yet seen In any daily west Of the
Missouri river.
Ths " bugpt district 81 begins to assume some
o(its fbssnef proportions. GPthals' gun shop.
Couse,s livery stable and TEACHERS restaurant
arc better buildings than the old ones were.
Next summer will tell = good tale. when Il may
be expected dat that portion Of santa Fe ave
me viii al Be covered with magnificent brick
sad stooeaaildinxs.
he allowing Item d going the rounds:
One q tie most afrOcious Of the every day
oecarreAces q Kansas City. In the case Of the
robbery aud murder Of Geo. ". Hstton, an old
euotiesnan non Harrisburg. Penn. who "a,
q ~ .y e vi.s d,nEnssr q At S: an. ; liam
reDoreod q Ka1sns City. give abundast proo
DIT tAe admiaisssst3on o(justice At that placs
ID I'D failure.
A vOaaa ofthe tzibe died Of consumption Al
tie Isdiai ceAp just aeross the Smoky Hill
rive. Noadsy, and The Indians held thclR usual
pov.wov ever he departed. When ocr re
poes~ was Ast - the ground, the body by In
- Viii - earthly e1ecss Of The deceased
d . b - ed nck preparatory to be buried
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