The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-02
The tax list delays Us.
April TOOLS day YESTERDAY.

The city council met last Tuesday evening
The .'falsc alarms" Of April Ist were many.
u. S. Nail Agent Crowell was in the city last
Friday.
This "spell of weather. is probably hard on
the cattle.
TIE Eighth street sidewalk will be flushed
in few days.
Remember the lecture at the Baptist church,
tomorrow evening.
Mr.. A. ". Yale. of Mcpherson held 6 tcte-a.
tete with us last week.
Mr.. Berg talks OF starting a lumber yard
Just south Of this Office. -<
Prairie fires were seen in every direction last
week. but no Gainage'has been done as yet<>x
The members of the band have raised nearly
enough moacy to bHy their new instruments.
Court adjourned Monday. We are inclined
to think now it was rot such lazy court. at
ter all.
No town in Kansas Of her size has made more
improvemeuts-in the last three years than 81.
lima.
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On Tuesday the township officers are TO be
elected.
We hope that as good and enterprising a
city council as the present one will be elected
next Monday.
Mr.. Whitehead has returned to his home in
Jack. onville. Ills. after pleasant visit with
his sons in Salna. ---S
To NJ. W. Keith. the well known Landlord
ist'' of the West. we are obliged tor tine first
ins.allment of lettuce.
Mr., Z. l.. Wilson. of the firm Of Wilson
Brothers & Minard. returned from his Chicago
trip last Sunday evening. *
Few. Mr. Mitchell started for Atchison last
Tuesday morning. to attend the II. +. Con-
ference in session a. that place.
It is proposed by some that we have grand
celebration in the new school house on the
Fourth Of July. A good idea.-S
Who was that lawyer wl.o waited in his Of
flee all day. on April LIST. for the female client
who had appointed meeting there2
A highly entertaining feature on Sc What !
saw in Salt Lake City," by Rev. Mr.. Green. at
the Baptist church. tomorrow friday eve.
Mr.. Robert Fletcher Of Gypsum creek goes
in few days to accept position offered HIM
on one Of the railroads leading into St. Louis.
Services in the Baptist church next Sunday
at the usual hours. TO BE con,iuc;ed'by Rev. l..
W. Greer. OF Junction City. anu Rev. j. r..
Downcr.
Bowen & Fasseit are having their office ''set
70 new words with Old music The ''insides
have been torn out and are replaced with bet
ter ceiling. ti'iish. etc.
Tie 55:h anniversary Of Odd Fellowship in
America will be publicly celebrated at Abiine
on the 9th of April. salina Lodges will pro-
badly ], in in the exercises.
wca-c asked to state that there will he a re-
union and supper at the Presbyterian church,
next Thursday evening. Members Of the
church and congregation are inritedt to attend.
Mcssrs. Spivcy & wiIamal l:avc moved their
law Office 70 the ,ee6nd story of Gels & Co. :
bank building. They Will be found in the
room adjoining the city council chamber.
Miss koihe. residing now with Col. Phillips
family, WISHES 10 receive a few more pupils in
Music. German. French. and Ladies' Fancy
Work. Lessons TO be taught either at home
or in town.
The eyllabi OF the Supreme court eases are
to be published in the Kansas Farmer. The IL
ten;ion is. evidently. to DO away with lawyer,
by converting them TO grangcr:sm. II not
this. what i il !:
NJ. L. o Wight and lady rety<hed fran the
cast last week. They bave b2< spending the
winter in New York State. Mr.. Wight goes
Immediately tn Colorado. TO resume his posi-
ton as L. 5. Mineral Surveyor.
Tie Herald backs down. At last it admits
that the Journal is not guilty of stealing that
parlvr gate joke. Perhaps. however. we and
the community at large did not understand; The
meaning OF the " ri! ''piagiarisn
I, is stated that W. L. -Daci Of This county
has been offered the authorship of the Kansas
Pa life Iailrnad.-h- is an excellent citizen AMI
we.hay,. no tloul; hu; ,ha, he woud Gil the bill
as ai-,liior of the X. i. We believe ne was
once andiior of the Baltimore & Ohio X. X
Its AT Whitehead & Scaman's that yon eau
get riches. Not riches in lands and money.
bu. in learning and information. They have
an inexhau,;ib.e fund On hand. which they al
most give away. You can find there every
thing you May desire in the r~tding line.
At Lincoln Center. the debating club Is dis
cus.in- the question. :. Which has caused the
mos, damage in the world. whiskey or water:
As some of the fellows up there never have
had much experience with the latter. it Is fair
TO suppose that the question cannot be discuss
ed very iutellisently.
After a delightful run of weather. rain set
in Monday morning and continued falling dur
ing the greater par, of the.day. 1t was thrill
ing rain and must have done considerable
good. On Tuesday i; turned OF cold. but We
believe that no harm VIII be done to the wheat.
Early gat1ens" may possibly suffer. n
AR. J. NJ. Alien. late Of Cleveland. OHIO.
died Of consumption a. the Pacific House. last
Monday morning. ~ne was returning from
Denver. where he had been .ojourning tor his
health. and wca-.cd by the Journey stopped
over al this place 10 gain strength Tor his ro-
posed trip home. Iii. body was taken east by
his brother this morning.
We are requested to announce that M.
kanu,c Carlbcrg will be candidate for coun-
Gilman at the coming city election Mr. Carl