The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-18

! Maj. NJ. w. Keith. Of Salina hotel fame, is in
the city. The Major visits our city with view
of purchasing furniture and fixtures for the
mammoth hotel in course of construction al
Abilene The Major will run it, and a more
popular landlord never punched meal ticket
l-LsareH,orh Commercial.
An old gentleman-M. Cadwalader by name
who recently came from Ohio and had set
tied on Mulberry creek was killed last Thurs
day afternoon. He had loaded his wagon with
straw, and IN attempting 10 climb TO the top OF
the load, fel, forward off the wagon and the
horses became frightened and started forward.
The wagon wheels passed over theold man 5
head, killing him instantly.~
Paul Hoif, =. W. Russell and II. c. Davis,
members of the Florida party, have been heard
! from. They were at Little Rock, Ark. 1t
seems to Us that Little Rock is not on the route
to Florida. We would not be much surprised
| If that Florida bubble had burst. and that the
persons above mentioned, after looking around
the country a little, may be heading tor Salina
again, satisfied that there is no Paradise..unless
il Is Kansas.
friend, Col. Henry Logan, and removed thence
his son Harry, bright, promising boy OF
about II years. His death took place last sun
day night, after short illness. The family
have the sympathy Of the entire community
in their sad bereavement. Funeral from the
residence of the parents, on Cass street, at
o'clock this aftcrnoon.-JoList (II.) sigma, No
reaber 9th. 4
! Several parties have been iiitown during the
last week for the purpose>of starting in bust
ness here. They fipd ii impossible to get
buildings for their business, and are compelled
to go to other places. Salinas buildings are
all occupied. <Salina is the leading point on
the X. z. tor business, and hence they rush
/ here. She must have more buildings, and now
is the time for our citizens who have the capt.
tai to commence erecting brick blocks for
rent.
| The Oriental Minstrcls perlormat Donegan' :
Hall Friday and Saturday evenings. This is Il
a home company and its performances should
be well patronized.> Splendid music and laugh
able doings and sayings will be the ortsfr each
evening. Some OF the performers have had
considerable experience upon the stage. and
! know just how to run the minstrel perform
ance 10 make il new and entertaining. The
price of admission is fixed at 80 cents; reserved
seats, 70 cents. We hope large audiences will
greet our friends each evening.
| That relic of antiquity which has come to
! light now and then during the centuries gone ::
! the case of Carver VS.. Jennerson, has been taxi
| ing up the greater part OF the time OF the
court since our last issue. The defendant judS-
ment this time is S27 Whoever in the future
writes of the ancient history of Kansas should
mention the Garver-Jennerson case. 1t was an
infant about the time of the Flood, just bloom
ing into manhood during the Trojan war, and
now Il thousand times older than old Methu-
selah it still shows no sign OF decay. It's l
''stayer," sure enough.
! Thanksgiving Day. a day set aside for the
giving OF thanks aud big dinners. Not a Yam
kee that whites ;.stick does have on a smile Il
yard long when the day is simply mentioned.
The turkey has just been ''humping himself '
on a high-tOned-det, and as he mounts the
guilotine to have his head chopped of, he feels
that he i. ready to die, in consideration of the
>Sxccllent time he has had for month or so
past aud the prospect OF his becomnga glori-
Gus martyr to the human appetite. The tar
key feels that Oh that great occasion he be-
comes famous, and the mighticst men OF the
world are then ready to do him homage. The
turkey is practically tile basis OF the "iun' for
/ Thanksgiving Day and We never could see why
| his name is not mentioned in the executive >
proclamation. Turkey day" is a far more APP
proprate name, in our opinion, than Thanks
giving day.