The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-31

, A farmer living 81 Dry Creek, about five
r miles southwestern town. while digging aweIl
sfrDck human skull about four feet under
ground. /He has good reason to believe that
the person who carried that skull when it had
more animation than il now has was one oil
r tile predecessors of Lone Wolf, Sneaking Coy
ote, or some other distinguished cheiftan OF
the present. He gave up digging a well in
that locality, rs he did not wish to swing the
'moss covered bucket in the midst Of Gene
terry. He is now hunting for some one TO do
Hamlet over this Yorick's skull. *
Messrs. j. II. Cover and e. III. Cover late
proprietors of the Smoky Hill Mills Of this
place. are connected with the Douglas Cbunty
FIGURING Mill Company at lawrence The
first named gentleman is president of the CON-
pany, and the latter secretary and treasurer.
A Lawrence dispatch says Cover Bros. &
Houghteln have just completed and put in
operation the most completely equipped flour
ing mill i'm Kansas. 1t strides the flume walls
is planned TOR ten run Of stone, and cost $780,
900. 4
| Nessrs w r. Gels and A. J. Swartz design
| building brick block. in the spring. OH the
corner now occupied by Wilson Bros. store.
The block is to be 80 by 100 feet and two
stories high. The upper story is TO be finish
ed into a town hail = the full size of the
story. Yrhe hall is TO be furnished with a
be able to provide for theatrical troIIp when
ever she chooses. Two good stsre rooms will
BE- provided in the lower story, the corner
store to be M. Swartz's hardware room. There
is fair prospect Of hotel being built adjoin-
| ing this block. We are informed by Mr.. Gels
| that should the hotel project fail another
block OF stores will be built adjoining the block
mentioned. Salina has long needed good
hall, and we are happy to announce that two
enterprising gentlemen have been found to en-
| gage in the enterprise. y
| In Elm creek township. there is a certain
district school, the scholars of which have been
in the habit of - jammng up" their teachers
as fast rs they were sent there. The members
of the school district board have been in The
habit Of keeping an assortment OF pedasOgues
on hand, so that as soon as one should bite the
dust another could be substituted Immediately.
That school seemed to get away" with their
teachers as fast as the renowned Blue Beard.
Of nursery memory, got away" with his
! wives. The number of the slain cannot be
told. As last resort, friend iiussey was sum
moned and installed as master. The tables
were turned. A man as skilled in the use of
his fists as in learning, now teaches the big
boys how to scott At last reports Hussey
was decimating the ranks of the pugilists faster
he bny tod he hal Of
masters. He is bringing order out Of chaos and
applying the rod by installncnts. y
little party of neighbers and relatives
gathered at the residence Of Mr. w. X. Gels on
Christmas eve, to witness the arrival Of Santa
Claus. He came in his traditional gatmcnts,
carrying lamp like old Diogenes. After
entering lie deposited his burdens. commenced
tanning the jackets of sundry bad boys about.
and then proceeded TO business. The little
ones were all first handsomely provided for,
ana then the grown people received their pres
snts. 1t WAS Carver who received the para
phernalia, and even the game itself which ::
tr.t-class hunter chooses. 1t was Carroll who
received an assortment of pigmy babies, and
furniture thrown in. 1t was Schwartz who re-
ceived something which made him laugh-the
nature whereof we could no ascertain II was
ourself who brcame the recipient OF an ancient
ink bottle-the streams of which had long
since gone dry. 1t was the entire troupe"
which punished what WAS contained in the
.obleis and the sweet meats accompanying.
Tom williams proved to be Santa Claus-Mr.
kimball a some had it. After a most pleas
ant evening. the ncighborhood babe adieu
TO the accomplished host and hostess, satisfied
That they had been most agrceably entertained.
Most Of the business places were closed up
OH Christmas day and there was disposition
manifested upon the part Of all to make of tia
holiday purely. In the morning interesting
services were had at the Episcopal church.
Rev. Mr.. Dooley conducting them. In the
evening the ''mush and milk and baked
beans festival came of at the Methodist
church, which was very largely attended.
During the evening a valuable chair WAS voted
to Miss Emma Slack. Some $l75 were cleared
from the entertainment. On Christmas eve,
the Presbyterian and Baptist churches were
crowded with children and grown people,
who went to witness the Christmas trees. At
the Presbyterian church several tabaeaux
were presented; also destinations and songs
from several little one Short speeches were
made by Revs. Simpkins and Bishop. A
quartette-the regular church choir-sang
some beautiful pieces. After these exercises.
the presents were distributed from the tree and
the children were made happy AT the Bap-
list church some fine music was rendered. and
the balance OF the evening was spent in dis
tribuing presents from their beautiful tree
By an accident n portion Of their tree was
burned. All in ali, Christmas was well enjoy
ed and now ranks as one of the happy occur
rences Of the past.
Christmas whiskey has a peculiar effect on
some persons. Two town fellows hired a car
riagc and went 10 the country to take a ride.
last Friday. They not only took the ride but
took too many drinks, while admiring the
scenery from the bluffs East Of town. One OF
the fellows could stand scenery and drinks
longer than the other fellow, and he undertook
the most difficult feat of driving back to town, 4
az if he was a temperance man Of the most rad 1
ical type. The other man. oppressed with the 4
heat and burden Of the day, shut himself up
like jacknife and was slowed away IN the bot 4
tom Of the carriage with a snowy, red lap robe