The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-12-23

1une have started store in Mcpherson. They
now have one store at Lindsberg. oae at Mar
qucttt and one mt Mcpherson
1t seemstp be prevalent idea in the minds of some
CT ouI<stjzcns that The Fancy Dress and Mask Ball
s<e Pacific ii Juse the evening OF the 3lsi is to
be exclusively "Fancy Dress and Mask iai'' and
that will be allowed participate in the fcstivi
ties OF the occasion, who don't appear masked in
COSTUME This is error. AL invited guests can
appear masked unmasked, in fancy dress out OF
1t, as they please, but We strongly advise every one
VINO contemplates going, TO disguise themselves IN
manner for therein Ines all the fun. And besides
the cost of mask, domino even full costume. :or
the evening is little, that any afford that
for the sake OF epjoyment James Archer OF hansas
CITY. will be at the Pacific House the 18th inst
with cotumrs, and will be prepared to furnish masks
and Costumes 10 all parties desiring them.
a Swede by the name Of Peter johnson was
killed at the bridge near Dir. :. Carlin's-nine
miles south of town-ast Saturday night. As
near as We can gather them the facts are tina;
Johnson started from Salina that evening with
a small load of lumber. lie was intoxicated
One of his horses was totally blind and the
other blind in one eye. The night WAS dark
and when the team came to the bridge the wag-
OH was hauled only partially on the approach
of the bridge and was thus capsized. The
next morning the waSossse'fsi~frs foad was
found upside dowDnfid under it the dead body
of Johnson. One horse was also pinned down
~ tllG wagon, but managed IN regain its feet
when assisted and was not very much injured.
The other horse was grazing near by. Coro-
ner Lull held an inquest over Joinson's body
on Sunday morning.
A''crookcd chimney, like crooked whissoy,
NAV cause considerable trouble. Last Tues
day Graf, after finding his new quarters about
finished, concluded lie would build a fire in his
stove and warm up" His stove pipe was
stuck into an old, disuSed fuc, but channel
clear and uncloyg.d was supposed TO lead to
the upper air. The fire WAS built and soon
volumes OF thick. sitting smoke had filled the
Eagle Drug Store and the Land Office i'm the
second story. There were successive cries of
iTe, and everybody was scared. and the Bah
cock came numbering toward The scene Of ac-
ton. After proper investigation it was di,.
covered that Grats chimney was doing lots OF
smoking but that there WAS no fame. In build
ing the second story 10 Mr.. Scitz's building
the worknen had ''expung.d" Gratis Chin
ney. building up the bricl; wall and leaving the
chimney as before. Hence the said chimney
had "a focus On..thc land Office. and fire be-
ing built, the aforesaid land office was made
the receptacle of all the smoke. Graf thus
tried 10 smoke out that land office crowd. and
if he had been left alone we would now have
popular dish called Land office herring" No
GoYbt ihc land Office officials have had good
rofeta.tc OF The climate to which they are all
bound.
When young people get married in the conn
try farmers boys givr Them pretty good
send O1. Their Sercnadc is a little more bois-
ferrous than Il city atlair They pile on the
noise mountains high, and there is no let up
to it until the groom comes down and out with
"A five dollar William, or its equivalent in corn
juice aud other iiXings. Not many miles from
town, the other light. Il nrighborhood came
together (young men and few who had
passed the forty>) and. concluded TO make
call on two Of their number who had
become welded. With friend b, Us chet
d. battalion, the troop started out on their cX
petition. Finally the boys were marShalIed
about the supposed resting place OF the tradi-
tional "happy pair" After u pathetic solo
on scme wind instrument the music arose with
roioptuoas swell T. is said that ''discord itself
is but Il har,hncss of divers sounds meeting "
That was probably the ica of those who were
in that mansion and who listened 10 The de-
ightlul entertainment without. 1t may have
been that those instruments were not in liar.
nony or musical concord. yet there was no
cessation in the sound that was made for about
Fifteen minutes. wien u person steppe,sto the
ioor and informed those without that the par
lies who were To hive been treated with This
delightful music were rot in The house, but
rad gone the morning before some fifteen
niles away. This statement was not believed.
and the variouS instruments proceeded " be-
'orc. Finally il grew monot0rous to the at
acking party rs we'll as the attacked. 4 few
minutes afterwards word came from the fort
css 1--WE yield on plrley, but are storned in
ain" After Il little discussion. it Was ar
'angcd that the chief of the musical corps (!
hould, under flag Of truce, make a search. /
hat the outsiders might be satisfied. And he /
lid make a search and the happy pair was
Nowhere TO be found-up stairs, down stairs
md i'm the k.dy'S chamber. There was a ces-
alton of h0stiliics and all parties were soon
n good humor. The mother OF the bride soon
brought forth the refreshments 50 much need
d after violent exercise. and the conquerors
ct conquered there sat down TO that most de-
icious of all delicious thisCs-parboited pump
in The musicians dispersed very quietly
itcr partaking of this royal dish, and are sad
Ter il not wiser men.
Sweet cider al Les Bros
Fruits of all kinds al Laws.