The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-03

Prof. NJ. NJ OrD6y has opened photo
graph gallery atx1e building next East of the
HsrqH Office. /Ihe Professor has already be-
come very popular in Salina. and the people
will be pleased TO know that he is to settle
among rs. No better artist than nc can DC
found West Of Topeka. Go 10 the new gallery
and have your photograph taken in Prof.
Ormsbys sabcrb styie.
The May term OF the District court CON-
menced last Monday. On the first day OF the
term. in the case of the city v Donegan, the
defendant was acquitted. Several demurrers
and motions have been disposed Of The case
/ OF the State vs. Shelton was tried on Tuesday
and a portion of yesterday. The case Of the
county vs.. Lawrence Savings Bank came up
Yesterday afternoon. An application was
made for a change Of venue. which was grant
/ cd. The case is to be taken TO Ottawa county.
! The cossiD from Salina is that while Nohler
+ has been drawn off. and is TO be United States
Attorney tor Colorado. or something. Tie war
! still wares on Bond. Bonds time - Register
of the land cllice has expired. and the average
iuhabilant of Salua i tearing his hair over
they did not elect city officers on thai ISSUE
Jtas'i,n Uai2l.
We don't know that there is any particular
quantity Of hair tearing on hand. Bond ha>
his warm friends and bitter enemeS--the same
rs other men who hold Office. His friends are
petitiouing for his re-app".ntment, while The
friends Of Col 6. c. LOCKWOOD are endc:yor-
Ing to -ecule the h,ttgr's appointment. Sa'ina
Is hardly the pandeuoniun the Uti,1 snS-
gcsts.
An Old style celebration Of the Fourth n
July viii lake place at Gels grove under tN
alspce, of the Catholic church of this city,
A permanent race track near the grove Is be-
iny fixed M and on tina track race between
the TWO best horses in Saline county will take
place on the Fourth. \ ten pin alley Is also
to be made in the grove. Mr.. Gels proposes to
makr his grove 4 most attractive resort tor "a
lima people. and every thing he places there will
be- permanent We think ne are authorized in
stating that by the Fourth OF July. little
: steamer will be making trips TO and from The
grove. upon the Smoky IIil! The race Track
will be finished ma few days. and town people
are asked. when taking their drives. TO lex
curt around the track, that the loos,
GROUND may become thoroughly packed and
! hard. Speaking of the Fourth, we are remind
eli tAa: there will be = fantastic parade ON lhd
. Gay-a much more extensive arrangement
than thar Of last ycar--aaG all parties who may
, desire 50 to 10 are requested to Join it. Ar
! engagements will b. made 50 that parties can
, put on their costumes at the grove Mcs-rs
Whitehead & Seaman will furnish masks o
al! kinds. 4
=. We have taken pains 20 ascertain What TIN
= hcppcrs are doing in variou, pays Of Saline
r. county. lin tie western part ~ the county
, about Brool>yille and Bavari:/they have tahcl
n nosscs.ion Of some fields bit have done Ia,
: material dataage thus far./ Mr.. p. Solden o
4 Spring creek Informs us that his wheat field /
, t;,Il OF them but that they have done moth
! iny cycrp: to cat the tcnlersho Is which como
! out on the stalk near the ground. lie say'
n where the land was burnt Oh last fall in his 10
f lalitv. plenty OF gras,hoppers may be found
, while 10 tie old and high grass few II any are
found. MJjor Forsse says that the hoppeEs aF'
found in Tic Dgy creek country In considers
Bic numbers but are doing 10 damrGe tiat IL
knows Of. NessrS. James Smith and AIcA
McPbail report no G-asshoppcrs in tie coun
try sou;h of u. while the Mcs>rs. kngma;
bring the same report from Gypsum creek
Capt. 4. ID. Baker states that al, whcateid OF
! The Saline river has been iull Of hopperS. bu
:, that they have ''weeded isont' and been rAiIi
/, er benefit than an injury. \, near - We cal
. learn there is about oHe-half OF Salige county
: free Of grasshoppors almost entirely, While II
=. the more sandy portions there are many o
them. The crops all seem to keep ahead o
o the gras .hoppcrs. We firmly believe that Tia
: insects will take wing and leave us withou
t doing much damage to any crops. An inFa'
: ion from the North IS not likely. The cniSr'
4 ton seems to be cast and south-castward.
The Smokey Valley Base Ball Clab OF Sail
e m bid, flir to be the champion club 0! Central
!. Western and. perhaps, all Kansas. They hat
beaten the club at Minneapolis and challenge
o from o:hcr countie, came to them thick aG'
tt fast. A game was arranged at Ellsworth 70
r. last Friday and the Valleys were prompt a
their post 10 meet The Border Rutllaus OF Eli
r. worth. There was large crowd of people a
Y the ground, 10 witness the game. IL Na~v yer
ii close and the Valleys found There was no boy
d play about il. In the first par5 OF the gam
20 the Valleys seemed 10 play poorly. but on ih
IS home stretch they were powerful The 10
lowing {. tic score OF the game;
W snowy vALLEYs. . Il soanFn FgIl'>s ..