The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-09

According to all reports the Saiina boys
must iisve crushed TOPS ka in the late races a,
the latter place "riltor.'' Searrh's hor..
beat that horse which BEATS the eupi,nniou.
title OF ..Lop cared Jonn." badly.
Clothing cloihins tili yoti can't rest. just
received at the New York Sfor
Capt. II. p. Eaken. of Gypsum Greek. re-
Gently sent piece OF rock found on his place
10 the Z. s. Assayer at Philadelphia. The as
sayer's Certificate shows that 1t contained $50
80 In gold and $40 . in silver. - =
Pc Bond. T. l.. Bond, c. W. Jones, Ed
Smith, and several other Irish boys. are get
ting ready as fast rs possible for the ;heatrical>
which are to take place during the fair. A
minstrel performance will also take mp bnc
evening. -
/ The public schools Of the city commenced
last monday. with the largest Attendance of
scholars there has been YETI The different
departments are all i'm good working order
and the schools are moving along smoothly
and serenely.
/ Mr. aud Mrs. Quinn. Mr.. C. l.. Mentzer and
Miss. Maggie Giles. who have spent the
summer visiting their friends and relatives
here. started cast last Thursday morning.l It
/ is possible that Mr.. Mentzer may return aud
engage ia business here. X
A buffalo sailed majestcally down the Solo
mon river. the other day. He was drater than
a msrkcrel thou gh. and had on board living
mass of freight. He Was all the way from
| Buffalo Land and was undoubtedly starting
out for sea voyage and to show off.
Mr. Jas. l.. hwing. one of the editors and
proprietors OF the Fond du Lac wis Repor-
ter called upon Us yesterday. lie is visiting
with relatives who reside on Gypsum creek.
Mr.. Thwing is IN excellent newspaper man
and is connected with one of the leading pa
| perS OF Wisconsin.
a festive cook folded up his tent and silent
ly stole away from town. the other day. leav-
ing sundry bills unpaid. In answer to a tele-
gram from some OF the business men interest
ed. the said cook was arrested on the train At
Topeka aud rather than travel back 10 Salina
in the stately following of an officer of the
law, he put up money enough to discharge
his Salina Obligations. and was released. X
| Mr.. T.. F.. Norton. assistant auditor offhe
ST. Louis 4 Iron Mountain railroad with his
family, is visiting his relatives here! G.. +.
appears the same as eyer. i'm the midst of his
accommodating honors and promotions. His old
friends are pleased to grasp his hand. and he
seems just rs we'll pleased to grasp theirs and
talk of the old pioneering days.
Rev. A. II. MIlard delivered a lecture las.
Friday evening. at the BAPTIST Church. on
=" The Last Minis rel. or the Lift. and Genius OF
sir Walter Scott" The attendance wa. small.
bnt the audience was very much entertained
The lecture Wis scholarly and interesting
throughout The author OF the delightful
Wavrrly novels aud S,.ntanl'> grr.a est poet
wa handled very handsomely. indeed. y
Mr.. A e. CnuSc ila. lately addict five bran
new carriages to his~iirery and several new
spsIi- of horses. <Equippd with ten carriages.
liz will b" able 10 do "a much larger livery bu>i-
ness Several families. We wot of, have their
cy upon that Rnckawav. and it will br In
good d mand. Surely. Cousc lacks no enter
prise and fully understands and supplies the
demands of Saliua in the livery line.
The parties who have enlisted in the select
schoo! enterprise have succeeded In obtaining
money enough 10 pay the teacher for three
months, tbs house rent. &c. School will
commence. probably. next Monday. Prof
MarIcr. an excellent teacher and very
pleasant gentleman, las been employed
10 conlhct the school. We understand there
are some b scholars promised to The inter-
prise. At Il meeting held las. evening. c. Eb-
erhart. ". L. Flanders and J. {. Rash were
elected directors.
Last Monday night, three mares aud one
horse, a spring wagon. harness. &c, belonging
to Mrs. Chatharine Link, who lives on the
Smoky <Hfll river. were stolen from her preni-
scs. 1.-Two bad characters, Abraham Persinger
and William Wynn. are known tn lie the gull
~ parties. Wynn worked for Mrs Link for
some time. The parties were seen the same
evening with property answering the dcscrip
ton of that stolen. lt is reported that whe n
last seen. they were in town. in the neighbor-
hood OF EberhardtN Su,lcndort's lumber yard.
and were going southwark. Peraingrr and
hymn were recently arrested for horse steal
Ing by J. NJ Coomb- and were taken TO Ellis.
but broke jail and came back TO Saline county.
Several parties are now securing the country
in search OF tie thieves. Al the present writ
ing nothing further has been heard from the
! pursucrs and the pursued.
! The following persons are superintendent
and awarding committees for the District Fair ::
Glass ''A'-grain and neutrality-suspicious.
dent. +. L. Norton. Salina awarding commit
tee. L. c. Henri, of Dickinson county. -. IL.
Page of Mcpherson county. ID. -. II"ag OF
Ottawa county; Class "B"-birds and flowers
! superintendent, II. Inman awarding COM
mittce 10 BE- composed Of three ladies 10 be ap-
pointed by the superintendent Oh the ground (;
+ Class 'C''-cattlc-supcintend w II Gen
try OF Brookyile: awarding committee. j. G..
Howard OF Ell worth. l. Dr;ldheld Of Dickin-
son county, Joseph Lehman of MtPherson
Class "D"-sheep -sul'crintendent, j W Wells
+ of Saline awarding committee. 4. y. McLeu-
men or Ellsworth. James Tobin OF Saline. Geo.
Mckenzie Of Ottawa; Glass ''E''-swine-sup-
prntendent, l.. F Parsons awardin. commit
tee. Freeman kingman OF Saline, Jacob Don
meyer 81 Saline. Ed. Johnson Of Saline Class
ry-superintendent, 4. VI Brebe
OF Saline awarding committee. W. &. Short
3 Olof Forsse. John Riordail, all of Saline