The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-08-27

Cheap goods at Ober s Bonds.
There will be no services in the n. E
church in Salina next Sabbath. as the seating
of the church will not be consumated, and the
pastor will he in attendance at the camp meet
ing on the Solomon river, at the mouth Of
Coal creek.
Capt. F. A. whitman will be candidate for
probate judge this fall. The Captain is one oil
our best citizens and is highly esteemed and
respected by all. Possessed OF excellent legal
knowledge, strictly honest, systematic in the
management Of business, no man Is better
fitted for the position than Capt. wildman.
We are Of the opinion that he will be nOmi-
| mated without opposition.
Cheap goods at Ober & Bonds.
We have had our second chicken hunt. II
was on last Friday that it happened 1t was
very convenient to go on that day because the
convention at Leavenworth, the day before,
had nominated man contrary to our wishes
and we were greatly chagrined. 70 get out on
the prairie with the boys, aiar from politicians
and politics, was our desire; and when once
there we soon lost all thought of :. secular -
Htopics amid the fun We had. Not earlier than
four o'clock a. M, ''there might have been
seen vending their way over the hills "from
town. two light wagons bearing the foil owing
precious freight: Judge John Foster, G. s.
Radcliff. NJ. A. Fassctt. W, NJ. GARRISON, e.
Post, T.. II. Martin. John Underwood aud our
SELF There was the Crogins-was one, and
Nike Finn was two-and there was only :wO
at the partly - such was the tale as John gave
it. Lyntle had promised to be with us but
he Eisued that he was lame AMI unfit for duty.
And lie did not 60. The fact is that he pre-
ferrcd to enjoy the morning hours In mapping.
We had rassable luck in stirring up the chick
ems on our way to Gypsum creek. The first
wagon, loaded with Foster, Ratlcliff, Fasseft
and eurself became separated from the other
one and 1t was about two o'clock In the
afternoon before the party rcunite.l. Jack"
our dog, did excellent service. and so did the
dog we stole. Yes, the latter did first-class
.ervice-hc stole back 10 town the first chance
he got. The parties m the first wagon were
all good slio,s-tl,at is they could shoot OF
their guns as well rs anybody; but the shot
secmej Of poor quality as it never seemed to
take effect excerpt about once in five times.
Fassett and Foster claimed particular good
qualities in their guns. That guns are made
to in;mc somebody or something; Is an indu-
bitable fact. Hence Fassctt and Foster were
satisfied with their shooting irons, inasmucl,
as they injured somebody. While the guns
injured few birds they were sure and certain
to injure Fa>sett sn,l Foster; in other words
thcy-kicke,l. and most numerically too. A
hay maker told GARRISON that our crowd shot
six times at one bird and then did not Kill it.
That haymakrr is fraud. or why should he
thus impose Oh so respectable a combination
Of talent. beauty and innocence ~ that which
constituted the first load. Tksae was John-he
would flush" u chicken and shoot; and then
Charley would Let fly. AMI two shots frosn Fas-
sets blnn.lerbuss would bring or lame the
fowl and then jack would bound after the
fluttcring bird and cEd its agony by biting of
its head. Yes, the boys were good shots, varily.
Charley would occasionally ram down
two charges Of shot ia. one barrel and two
charges Of powder in the other. But mistakes
are always liable to occur among the best hun
tiers. But mistakes do not occur so often
among some good hunters rs with others.
That was the case with our Gro I'd. Towards
noon 1t commenced getting hot and we CON-
! mcnced getting hungry. concluded. about
eleven o'clock, to strike the creek for dinner
and water. On our journey We heard rapid
firing over to the LETT, which satisfied us that
the Clarkson party were getting away with
the chickens rapidly. We sought 4 pleasant
shade. spread ont our fine linen OH the grass.
unlOadrl our baskets and blazcd into the eat
ables. We we're hungry AMI the victuals were
sufficiently rclished. But the watcr-not wa
ter such as was drawn up in the ''moss-covcr-
ed bucket water which smelt and tasted
As If it had zen the same water in which Plla-
raOl's hosts were drowned, AMI it had never
been purified since. 1t was terrible conflict
between the stomach and the water. Bat con-
si,lering that was the best TO be- found in that
locality, the water was allowed 10 triumph.
Alter dinner We Travelled u couple Of hours or
80 and then drew up at farm house to obtain
feed for our horses. There We found tie best
ri water and on that warm day it was in great
demand. While there tie other party came
rolling mp and cheers were offered in ancient
form. Notes were compared and it was found
that without any nIgsing" our party had
killed 25 and the ClarksOn party -. Added
to this were several plOvers which Foster had
killed standing" and \ jack rabbit which he
also shot while it Was in the act Of turning
series Of sOmmersets in mid air. Here We
must tell how Foster walked up 10 an uncon-
scious bird and brought the muzzle ofhis gun
to within one inch Of the said bird, blazcd
away and tore it fore and aft, turning around
to the crowd at the same time with :Ileatri-
cal wave Of the hand with us net that grand
shot:" Yes it was a grand shOt-ihc bird
was dead originally aud the last vOlley didn't
make it any ''dcader." The two parties, after
"a smoke" sailed out on to the prairie again,