The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-15

1t is full time that our cuunty agricultural
society Wa. b-iuy re-oryaniz-d. Ii fair IL 10
be held this fall. the officers should b. prrpar-
ing for it. What do the officers say? A fair
held this fall must be success. Crops will
probably never make a better showing. The
stock of the county Is much better than ever
before. Let's have fair.
The new city council met last Tuesday. The
following committees were appointed /: license.
+. J. Going. c. :. Radciff. Ge"rge Kruger
street, and sidewalks. George Kruger. 4. w.
wickham. T. J. Going finance. &. ). Radclih.
VIM Berg A. W. Wickham fire department.
A. w. Wickham. WIN Berg. George Kruger
ordinances, WIN Berg, L. J. Going, c. 5. Rad.
cliff
a letter was received from Judge Hamilton.
a few mornings since. in which he stated that
careful assay would be made Of the rock sent
BY Mr.. Claain ( one hundred pounds or
more and that the result will be made
known In Sana as soon as possible. There
has been M news received concerning it as yef
The specimen sent to Philadelphia has not
been heard from up TO this time.
Mr. J. ID. Ronstadt. late locating agent ofthe
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fee Railroad and
now employed in the same capacity bv the
Kansas Pacific. called upon us day last
week. Mr.. Ron>tadr was the principal person
10 Introduce the Mennonites To Nebraska and
Ia the counties south of Us. He informs u.
that it il his desire TO locate :. colony Of them
in Saline county and that he will propabiy sue
coed in doing il. He has taken a view OF our
county for this purpos. and finds that land IN
large enough bodies can still be obtained for
colony purposes. ~
The Odd Fellow. are actively at work ppf-
pairing for their grand ball which is to be civ
-n at Donegan's Hail. OIL the evening Of tAe
! 26th inst. Tor the benefit Of the SaIa lodge |
During the day a procession is t. be formed
aud the line OF march taken p To the Meiho-
dist church. where an address will b- delivered
by B. j +. Hanna. P. &. NJ. Tickets to the
ball and supper will be- So. and can b~ pur-
chased at y. NJ Campbell s Co. Obrr. Bond
& Wilson'S. Oscar >eitz.. Ltowich & Witt
man. and e. a Kiugman'>. Only parties
with invitations vii be admitted.
The patient and unOffrn'ling head OF faml-
w. who has been In u Z habit oi milking his
o~m COW has formal y ab>olvrd hi connection
with one of The leading churche, ot ) lima
that he may USE i,w oaIhs just suited TO his
feelings after the catastrophe which happened
the other night. Streams OF pure milk were
flowing steadily anI the evenings task WA
near its cl,se wl,n "bO>sy" swi ched her
muddy tail acrcsl the mixers benign coun-
trnance. raised lrF southern hind leg and lip
ped the contents OF the bucket into the lap oi
MS sunday pants, wIich h: md n:s ccteI 10
change.
In the early days or ea.lin, party of guer
rillas rode into town one morning at daybrrak.
demanded a surrender OF the inhabitants and
captured several horses. Mrs>rs. Bishop.
Muir, Jones aids-vcral others were losers 10y
this raid. This affair was bood->S but one ol
the incidents Of the war which oalina'. hi>ior-
IAN should get full description OF and make
t..oi record " hen ..Pionerr Association
i, formed this may Il CURE in some ones ''rariy
rrm,ni>criicc> of saIlna." Not only this should
b.. remembered but the stockade which Wa
built ne n A. VI. Campbell & Co. present bu>-
uess hou>e. in he middle VI san. FenrU which
the women aud children used 10 retrca! when
the Indians were making their raids near town.
A man by the name Il Robert Murray. who
lives Oh Salt creek. Ortowa county. upon pass
ing up the Solomon valley last tuesday with
a load ot goods, stopped at Il school house Oh
Coal creek. same county. and succeeded in en-
ticing rhcrcfrom young girl aged fourteen
I years. and daughter OF Il Mr.. Hugh Little. He
led her some distance away when he succeeded
in violating her person. Murray was tak"n
! into custody and WAS guarded at a house until
Sunday night. when six masked men took pos
I session OF him and hung him upon ncighbor-
T. ing tree. We believe this H. the first crime of
the Kind which has happened ia ihi. ,rction OF
the country Ii is certain that the monster
met The tate he deserved. -
:,,.vcral famifies OF .Bohemians. from New
: York State. arrived in town last Friday mig 4
and put up al the City Hotel. They afterwards
rented dwelling housrs in town. rhcy were
The afvance suafd'Of colony Of about one
hundred who design settling in Kansas. Those
already here have determined to settle in Russell
county ~'rlio>e still In the East will undoubt-
rdly settle there also. They have ample means
e and will be desirable acecssions to Kansas
J Before the departure Of the party for Wilson.
they bought hardware. wagons, &c. Of A. j.
: SwartZ & Bro. 10 the amount OF 5000. They
also bought large bills al dry goods and gro
{ crrirs OF Ober. Bond e WILSON. and furniture
and hardware Of RadcIif Bros. & Hall. Sail
ma Oh account of her low priced goods OF all
kinds NH undoubtedly be the mar2ct oi The