The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-09

N,PucR,oS Co,-STY IrEMs-dIad another
hard rain Saturday nigh; also on Sunday af.
,e-noon. and to-day prospects are good tor
tnorc.
New potatoes OF hand the ..h inst. they
will soon be plentiful.
Mr.. :. Il. W:.imt commenced harvesting last
Friday. A goudly number Of farmers coin
meuce today Most Of the winter wheat
"rain will be Gu, this week. Quite good
demand for harvest hands. Wages 81 20 per
.lay. Several new machines are in the Valley
this season.
Mr. Il. B. Gates has made an addition Of a
small stock of drugs 10 his store. This is time
,v for our Community: We wish him ste
cess.
SIR. S,ndburs keeps the prairie breakers III
hunor by Sharpening .lrir plows promptly.
according to promise. lie ia good workman
and is doing well ut his business.
We understand that Mr.. Lawson coniein-
p,atcs th.. erection of shop on his claim for
doing all kids Of country work. in tl.c black
smithing line.
A large number of timber claims have re-
Gently been taken by parties residing in DOR
immediate neshborhooi.
Mr.. Eugene Royce has proved ~ on his
pre-cmption. and proposes to take a home
stead and timber claim adjoining il hc-call find
it.
W. r. Green. one Of our county commission
crs intends commencing travel on his L. ;.
mail route from this place to Peabody. ia Ma
rion county, the l>t Of July. Mr.. ). A. Toiie
has the route in charge from: this place 70 Nc
PhcrsOn Center, and will commence service
the same time.
We understand that the Gypsum Creek 20
is to be removed from J. L. Tolic'. to Fred.
Sorrenson's. the beginning of next quarter.
This removal locates the office in Saline coun'
~ HOMO.
RoxBu RY. Hans, June %. 1874.
In the Journal Of the 18th, inst. we are i'll
formed that the JOURNAL man has been on
visit to the Gypsum Creek country in Saline
county.
Will not friend Sampson make his way up
into Mcpherson county as soon as convenient
and see what fine things are to he seen in this
part of the beautiful valley: We are quite
certain that hearty welcome awaits b, m. es
pecially on the part Of the patrons OF the Jour
NAL.
Nothing of particular interest has transpirei
within the las; week.
Mr.. John Kinney has started his threshins
IN acl,ine aud is doing good business.
Messrs. Bor; & Cummins propose starting
next Wednesday or Thursday.
The average yield Of wheat is not Is muci
As was supposed to be before threshing com
menced.
The Farhan Bros. finished cutting III acre.
OF winter wheat hast week with q ''Header.'
Mr. Sanford Reese starts to Iowa this week
Oh visit to friends.
S. Il. Hodges. Esq. informed us las: weel
that a case OF assault anu battery came before
him for hearing some ten days ago. lie
fined the defendant Si.00 and costs-enoush
perhaps for the ''hard times
We do not hear anything said on pOlitica
questions as relating to Mcpherson county
Perhaps the few friends who are the sclf-con
,titutcd guardians Of our local politics are
working up the subject for the special benefit
Ct the people generally. II 80 We hope they
will make thorough, work at it, aud bring for
ward good men for all offices and the bes
men for the most responsible ones.
Mr.. johnson, who has herd OF $50 Texa.
cattle on the head OF Gypsum creek, passed
through these parts in search Of Il place fo
,,er.ling near S.iina. We thing this ha. abou
"ulaycd out near Salna. lie thinks thai
Tex1. c.itle are about PLAYED in this part q
he .o,u,y. ant. we hcre they arc. too. I.
,.,is W. 80 cot wish any ore any iar,n.
Hone.
R,Ssrr, ..kaus- June %. ISL