The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-20

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New Ye3{ 4baA,9. - pnseasase IN extensive
stock Ifxoods ~ their spring and summer
fade/ he WIN be gone about fourteen days.
The annual Conference Of tie II. z. Church,
AZ Kansas. commences next week Wednesday.
lat Otfaws, the sane day set for the Farmers
State Convention. which is to Be held In the
Representative Hall at Topeka.
The Union thus notices one of salinas best
boys:
4 II. e. Davis. of Salina, spent Wednesday ID
town. Davis is an old time settler Of Junction.
bot for some years past has helped our friend
Ifhle up there In turning out good saddiery
and harness work.
Aaffit. our artist, has had years experience
incopying the Sc human face divine" His pic
lures are perfect and lise-like He enjoys all
rapidly, correctly, and cheaply. II you wish .
good likeness Of yourself, call on Maift. *
A subscription is being taken among o9/eit-
liens for the purpose Of digg:ngfor coalf The
amounts pledged by the several subscribers are
considered rs stock. The new venture prom
ises well. Quite an amount Of money has Al
ready been subscribed. y
Rev. n. N. Powers. pastor of the Methodist
Church, will preach his farewell Eermon, at
the Baptist Church, next Sunday Ar. Powers
has labored with commendable zeal during his
ministrations in Salina. and has made many
friends among our citizens.
Mr.. Henry Peterman has LEFT ut our ONCE a
parsnep which measures three feet in length
and four inches at its base. How's that for a
specimen of the se.ss pastinseas We think of
letting It out as 'bIack-snake - to some care
full and intelligent mule whacker.
The warm stinshine we have been having has
helped the wheat wonderfully. 1t is thought
that wheat which was sown ON or before the
lst of Novemer will come ont all right. while
damaged by the frost, and will not do very
we'll.
The school election comes of one week from
to-day Thursday. We desire not only to see
good board elected. but also treasurer elect
ed who will not use the school funds to bolster
| MP his own business. The funds are safer de.
posted in safe, to be used only for school pssr-
4p&s.
Just below the 6rst dam, alderman have
been trying their luck somewhat. The catfish
have not Yet made their appearance, but scale
fish are caught quite rca,liIy-an anomalous
occurrence for the Smoky. We would prefer
to see the perch ard suu-fi<h supp!ant the hid
et,us-looking cat entirely.
Two springs supply water for five hundred
l,e:d Of cattle AMI . family. upon Mr.. Evan
der Lights great farm, six miles west oftown
The water. ever cold aud flowing. issues from
| the rocks into basins, ana is conducted from
thence by iron eond its TO supply his house,
and from thence TO his stock yard.
A large stock Of fresh garden seeds also
full supply Of No. article Of Swedish oats
TOR see I; seed potatoes carly and late. aud ut
all times for sale. do We nced TO say c!.eap?j
at the Swedish cheap store. TO and see for
yourselves; learn the prices and he convinced
where TO So, good groceries. provisions, f-:,;:.
seeds. etc. Al reel. 1ot;0m prices.
Late Topeka CORES 2ondcnce Of the 81. Lot
is G'o5: contains The following:
An amusing sccEc took place ia iiic House
this afternoon while the usual complimentary
resolutions were being passed. Mr.. Forsse.
portiy gentleman OF foreign tongue. being cali
ed upon. CAME forward and delivered his speech
in the Swedish language. His effort WAS vocii-
eronsly appla;i,lrsi although 10 one understood
word that he said. u
One day last week Mr.. II. L. Knox. while
hunting, killed a swan on one Of the p6nds
Ike brought it to Major Probert's drug store.
where it was upon exhibition for severa. hours
and attracted considerable attention. lis
beautiful plumage elected many words of ad-
miration from number who had, for the first
time. seen Il swan. There was wondering why
his swan-ship was found 50 far from his ma
tive heath"
We received a call last Friday from Mr.. l..
L. Hill, agen, and correspondent ofthe Kansas
City journal Of Commerce. This journal al
ready ranks nearly Is high as the ST. Louis
taiiies, aud its circulation Is extending very
rapidly. Mr.. Hill succeeded in obtaining some
thirty subscribers in this city. We advise our
citizens, if they desire substantial and relia-
bic Republican paper. to send for the Journal
Of Commr,ce.
Hon. Il. II. Bishop is mentioned rs proba-
bic candidate for the Office OF Justice of the
Peace of this township. at the ensuing cleo
ton. Smoky Hill township WILDE fortunate, If
Mr.. Bishop is elected one Of her magistrates.
lie is good and conscientious man. is possess
ed Of a sound judgment, Is honest, and is in
every way fitted for tbs position. We hope
that he will consent to become a candidate for
this office. Ifhe does, lie will be elected by
rousing majority.
The local editor Of the Lear>n,rortl Call. dur
ing u recent trip to Topeka. was interviewed
by people from Clay, Cloud and Saline coun-
ties, who were anxious to learn what prospects