The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-30

MCPHERSON COUNTY ITEMS.-itarvesiiag
and stacking neari. Or quite all done. Hay
iry bas coinmsaS--i. grass is short and thin on
the ground. and the dry wraiier is not im
proving IL :cy. Grass land is already 5scom'
ing quite al object 10 many Of o,ir farmers.
What will il be Il few years hence. Mere
breaking has been done his season than in the
two previous sexsous. Less sod corn planted
this year thar. last. farmers generally reScrv-
ing their land broken this season TOR sowing
winter wheat on early in the fali. Many carly
potatoes are being dug and marketed. they are
generally ripe although rather small. Thre.',-
ing is going OF Gsi.e 'irclr considering tae hot
weather we are having. The average per acre
II white. wheat. is not rs :auch ~ was antici-
pafed IN harvest time. Spring wheat very
light, and quality Father inferior. Oa;s do
we'll.
One Of our district schools closed to-day--t!.e
Others closed up some ten weeks since. So
f.r a we know and hear, the teachers have
yivei, good satisfaction, and scholars have
learned well. oar fill term will commence
A5uu, the l.; S.p:r;n ser.
Old gentleman Watkins has built hin, new
hotl-c uti .i.s claim sol:h cast oi this place. j,
shoYs we'll It . distance. he likes the country
well, an,i is w.i! satisfied! with his rc~ sitI:.-
ton. william, his son, came here three years
years since.
The Crawford Bros. OF Empire. late OF
Champaign county Ills. are prospecting the
smoky Hill River near NJ. Edward Lampkins.
for mili-si.e. We Judge them to be- good
practical men. aud also men of some consider
able financial ability. Wehopc these gentle
men will iind \ good location for mill, either
there or some where near there. and put up
good mill. Fair dealing with the public would
enable them to command the patronage Of
nearly. II not quite all this part Of the county,
~ II u only about Il miles from here.
A good mill either a; Mr.. LampkiDs. or B.
F. Robiuson's would, we think, be the nucleus
to town, which would soon become quite a
trading point. aal also have tendency to
create fair public sentiment In favor of good
iron bridge across The Smoky some place in
that locality. We hope the gentlemen will
receive encouragement aud sympathy on the
part Of the public Interested IN this enterprise.
aud that 1t may prove grand success. and
help 10 develop the resources VI our country.
HOMO.
RoxsURY, HANS, July S. 1874.
We would call the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement of Horace Waters 4 Son.
headed, "wArERs' CoxcsKTo PARLoR Or
CANS aud for description Of them VIC can't
do better than to copy the following:
"THE Waters CONCERTO PARLoR Or
GAXs.-we are glad to chronicle any new
thing, or amy improvement upon an old one,
thst tends to popularize music BY rendering its
study either easier or more attractive. Lately
our attention has bcen called to new patented
stop added to she Waters Reed Organ, called
the Concerto Stop. 1t is so voiced ~ to have
tone like full, rich alto voice it is especial
y human In its<tonc. It ia powerful rs
we'll Is sweet, and when We heard ii, we were
IN doubt whether NC liked Il best In sole, or
With Full Organ. We regard this as . valua-
be addition 70 the Reed Organ.-Rrel Mse-
Yorktr.