The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-08-19

I \ wede was digging into tlE bank at the
town bricky ar,i yesterday. ykshen the bank
cayed in. and the mans body wa. buried un-
der it. with the exception d hi, head. Several
persons went to his ad filth >hovels, and he
was speedily rescued. -
Rev a. II. Milarl will occupy the pulpit of
the Baptist church, Is usual. on Sunday next.
and preach on solemn aud important themes.
AL are earnestly and cordially invited 10 at
tend. Evening subject. 1.-The Relation of
Human Thought to the Christ
Major Joel Thomas. Of Lawrence. vino late
" sold ont a carload of horses at this place
( has gone down the road for more lie will be
: in Sana on Aug. 9th, one week from to-mor-
row. with 4 carload Of excellent horses anil
mares. Farmers should make note OF this
and be on hand 10 trade with Maj. Thomas.
who will certainly give you good bargains.
Saina never had better city council than
/ the present one. They are managing fiirs
u, if they had personal interest in everything
done. They act a. they would in their own
business. The consequence is there is no en-
/ trayagance AMI a most economical admini>tra-
ton Of affairs. The city debt is rapidly dis
solving and the commencement of another
year Will see Salina upon a better financial
footing tlian any other town in the State.
There, lots OF trouble between the Church
and State at Brookviilr. When those pagan
''dctcOns' up there don't Ike the "cut of the
jib of the missionary sent 10 turn them from
their idol.. they eat him! Since Brother J.
( quit pounding the pulpit in that direction.
there has been no let up in cannibaliSm. They
close the doors OF their temples in The face OF
those who don't snit 'em. According 10 last
report, however. one missionary i in far
way To get of with the whole pagan baggage.
! A correspondent OF the Commonwealth speaks
| in the following handsome manner Of Our Pa
ci!ic House
! Crossing the Saline one of King magniii-
cent iron bridges. we continued our cuur-t. III
/ Il sUuthcriy direction. and abnut L. NJ drew
rein az Tie Pacific house. in Salina This house
is kept by McS>rS. Jrfiiies IL Po>tcwait. and
i the best appointed and most elegantly fur
ui>hed house west OF Topeka. The table j.
furnished with the very best that Tie nlrkct
aifJrd.. aud all the attaches are polite aad at
tciivc. and vic with each other in trying 10
make the weary travelling man feel perfectly
at hnn.. Mother What Il world OF mean
ing there i in thas haIiowcd word. Wrll.
You can find her in the person of Mrs. jeff
ric>. one OF the pro9rictor,. 81, is nn.
of t.ie kin'le>t. mDllirry old ahie> thai | have
met i'm ali my wan,ierngS. aud take pl, ASSURE
in romnlendim" her AMI fl. Pacific llot:,c OF
oalin To The travelling pabic.
-il-o. hc say:
Slli,la i, the best town west OF Topeka, ana
We leave 1t with regret. y
The school election hclt! in this district las;
Thursday. WAS ciirric,l..ol with considerable
interest. and yet the bad feeling which pre-
vailed last~year did not manifest Itself Til,
time. Nh school elections more than in any
thing ci-c, the contest should be spirited. but
there should be an absence OF The quarreliuw and
pickering which is naturally part OF most
elections Ii there is bad feeling among the
piirna5 Of the school. II /, almost certain To
crop out' in the pupils. The last election
was a great improvement over the one held
last year and we hope the years pass away
bad blood will disappear entirely. 1t i, at
the utmost Importance that this should be 50.
that there may BE- no clogs placed in the way
OF the Harmonious md successful management
OF our public schools. There were two tickets
lii the field last Thursday, both OF white, 4svrs..
composed OF uneXceplionaolc mrn.-Ar. W. T
). Wells was elected treasurer for three years :
by majority of % votes. Mr.. &. f. Faulkner !
was elected clerk for enc year by majority /
of 30 votes. The officers elected i.=. ,tfitiri
3nd brewery way compctcn: to assist in con
Quoting the school rs il should be- At tie
business meeting the levy for the coming year
was fixed at mills tor tcacrss salaries, aud
Il mills Tor incidcntal>.
The County Centennial Society met ut May
or Bishops office, last Saturday morning, The
committee on permanent organization rcpur-
ted The following named gentlemen ii. pcrin2-
ncnt Officers of the society: President
Il. j. llama: Vice President ). H.. VII
liams: Secretary, VI ID. Sampson Treasurer.
Oscar Seitz. The following gentlemen were
reported aS managers Smoky Hill township
r: ii. Bishop, &. T.. Faulkner Elm Greek
III. ID. Baker; Ohio--D. f.. Fuller: Sprin"
Creck-W. ii. Gentry; Falun-Eric Fors>c;
Washington - Eli Cooley; Liberty Alex.
Mcphail Snoan-R ). Champlin: Solomon
A. l.. Collins; Enreka-ti. c. Lockwood :
Gypsum-Frank WiikcSon: Pleasant Valley
j. III. Darbc Walnut-NelSon Farley The
report was adopted. The managers and ofli
GERS above elected met on the stand at thu.
grove, at the close OF the Harvest Home ccl,-
bration II. l.. Jones WIS added To the board
OF managers. ~ 4 representative from Smolan
township The president, vic. president sec
Rotary and treasurer OF the society were made
also the officers Of the board of managers.
The board adjourned 10 meet AT the vacant
room adjoining the Herald Office. Oh next
saturday. AZ half past ten 4. NJ. All the Of
iicers and managers are taking hold of hi,
centennial business with considerable cnlliIi-
Siasm and propose that Saline county shall be
empliaticaily heard at Philadelphia
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