The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-07-08

be appointed TO a clerkship in one of the de-
partments at Washington.
The Smoky Valleys of this place claim to be
the champions Of the State on the base bal
question. They ''defy competition
Several fields of volunteer wheat in this
county Will yield as high as p bushels to the
acre. How is that for "spontaneity ?">~x
"Poor farmers" is term which will be los
to our vocabulary. soon. 1t will hereafter be
'rich farmers" and poor middle.men."
We notice by the Kansas City Journal o.
! Conme7cs that the first new wheat received in
Kansas City last week was from Powers &
Goodnow of this city.
Last Sunday, many Of our German citizens
participated in a very pleasant picnic IN the
grove on Mr., G.. W. Tressn's farm. Quite a
number went from Salina. -----~-
Persons desiring to have magazines and pc
riodcals Of any kind bound in the best style
should send them TO Geo. w. Martin, Topeka.
Notice his new advertisement.
Mr.. NJ. +. Quincy intends starting for MIS-
souri, in short time TO purchase 800 sheep.
He also intends going into the dairy business.
Gradually our farmers are branching out.-~<
Every seventh year crop failure" is
an old story. II Kansas can have six years
more Of plenty she will then rank among the
first, il she is not the first. state in the Union.
! Marshal futile is cleaning out the dog rem
nants and few now appear in the by-ways aud
lanes which are nor daily collared and stamped
according to law. futile, thou hast done dog
on well. -
The following were installed officers Of Cy-
don Lodge, No. 3, X. OF p. for the ensuing
six months, last night: p @ Bond, c. c.; \.
w. Wickham, V. C.; W. 5. Wells, r.; 0. a.
0rvis, N. \.
Messrs. Whitehead and Seaman will com
mence next week putting up brick building.
40x25 feet and two stories high 1t will be
built next to the post Office. Mr.. John Vain
has the contract for building it. X
Topeka could not play match game of base
ball without Salina's assistance Hence one of
the ball clubs Of that place sent up for "'pitch-
er" Aiken and "ca' Cher Lockwood, who
went down last week and showed tile capitol
ians how the game is played. ~
Mr. A. Bondi. late clerk of the district court Of
this co unity, one day last week was severely BIZ
ten by dog'anj is now studying the use of
clutches. Bondi will hereafter think that
there is something made in vain, after all,
and that that something is dog.
race is to take place next Saturday at the
race track between the"lrish Cir. ""Beecher'
and "Tilton." Another race is also to happen
on that day between the Donegan mare and
Tinker still another between the Donegan
mare and Dutch Boy" 4 day of races, sure
ly.
-Four or five individuals are still looking anx-
iously towards Washington to discover if they
may not have Register L. 5. Land Office hitch
ed onto their names. We think some of them
will soon be convinced that lit is not so nomi-
mated in the bond" that they shall be thus tit
led.
Mr.. ID. L. Donegan's old stable is to be filled |
up with bins. is TO have an elevating ap-
paratus similar 10 that of Messrs Clarkson and /
Gebhart's. and will otherwise Ssume preten-
tons which will give it the dignity of grain |
elevator. All this is being done by ST. Louis !
firm.
Americans in search of adventure need not
GO any further than Salina. The young chaps, /
who pick up lemon peels and stubs of cigars so
persistentIy and sit down on the pavement and I
scratch. are just as picturesque as the Sioux /
Indians or the Siciian brgands, aud every bit /
as entertaining.
We understand that the NaSons and Odd |
Fellows will determine this evening whether
they will put up the block oflbuildings they
have been expecting to erectI There is a ru-
NOR that they think Of buying the City Hotel
corner and building the block there. II rs a
desirable corner. and now is the time 10 pur-
chase it, if ever, as the property is cotnpara-
lively cheap.
We understand that grain, in some fields.
has been allowed to get too ripe and consid-
cradle quantity of il wasted. With the header
you have to strike the grain just at the right
time, or much Of the wheat will shell out i'm
the process of harvesting. The header is CON-
a new implement in this country
outexperience will make it"sweep clean"
On the 9Th OF July Mr.. A. Wellington pre-
Sented TO us number of ears of pew corn,
which being well developed werk daily and
properly served up az dinner ,imeS What say
some of our eastern friends to roasting ears,
a name peculiar to the west on the 5th Of Ju-
y! Pretty early, isn't Il? Mr.. Wellington
bad corn for dinner on the Ist Of ysly. K
Swimming in the Smoky is not INDUCED in by
he boys alone. Several youns/fadies have
been trying their hand at itr They may be
swimmers although it is not best for
hem TO ttasS 700 1oad. They have been max
ng some remarks with reference to the moons
changing, which very un-gallant gentleman
must have overheard. or why should the bur
len of his song of late be about the Change
al moon." We have no cause 10 sappose
hat The moon is enraget! at the reflections cast
lpon her by one Of her Own sex; but she still
assisted the other night in betrayiny the ac-
ions of the fair merInaids who aoated IN The
smoky