The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-07-22

About 1000 acres i'm the southern part of
this county and the northern part of HcPher-
son county ara planted to broom corn That
crop will be marketed at Salina. ---~
Mr.. J. A. Head. who has been visiting with
his relatives, (M-. w. II. Gels hmilJr,l started
for Pennsylvania this morning. Dir. Gels ac.
conlpanied him as far as St. Louis.
II Saline county imports as many sheep in
proportion for the next year as she has during
the past year. a .wooen mill will soon be es-
tablished.at Salina. You bet your boots.
| The new advertisement of the Remington
Sewing Machine appears in this paper. 1t is a
very popular machine and the popular firm of
Fassett & Bowen conduct the agency at this
place.
| Z. r. Underwood & Co. have orders for
their superior -four from nearly every western
State. They cannot fill the orders by one-half
Surely. Salina is making grand reputation
for her flour. ------~~
Mr.. Thompson, lecturer of the National
grange. stated the other day that the Pacific
House of this city WAS the best hotel he had
stopped at, in all his travels West of the Mis-
! sissippi river.
Foot races abundant. One took place at the
grove last Monday. between R.K. Jeffries and
- Partridge. Rob was the successful
''runnist." Immediately after this 4 pony
| race amused the boys.
Messrs. Graf & Hoover. BARRIERS. have dis
olyed partnershp-Mr. Hoover opening a shon
for the present in the front part of J. w. Rus
sells harness shop, and Mr.. Graf continuing
the business at the old place. --e4
Mr. Enos Lincoln is filling MP the building
opposite this office with Rentchlers' grain
drills for which he is agent Lincoln designs
supplying the farmers ofths and surrounding
counties with these very valuable implements
Messrs. Clarkson. Faulkner. Hitler and per-
haps one or two others are preparing for
grand hunt. They propose to he gone several
days. camp out. skirmish with mosquitoes and
chase the fantastic lightning bug over the
plain.
We acknowledge the receipt of the first an
nual catalogue OF the Southern Illinois Nor
NAL University" located at Carbonate. Prof
A. c. lIllman. known by q number of persons
er in the normal department.
Mr. Ed. johnson exhibits to us some .ssod
wheat," or wheat grewn on the sod. which
would look magnificent even among the best
wheat crops Of the older states. The berries
were round and fill and crowded the stalk
thicker than flies in butcher shop. ~
Mr. J. N. Coomhs has been appointed rail
road policeman. He stations himself at the
depot upon the arrival Of trains. for the purpose
OF preserving The peace. He bear, a commits
sion from Mayor Bishop. also one from super
intendcnt Dorrance. and is paid for his services
by the railroad company
A number Of Salna people attended dance
which took place Oh the Solomon last Saur-
day night.
Fifty thousand bushels of grain per dav
is the capacity of an elevator ut Saina.- -,
Junction City Unioh.
Pretty good authority but we don't believe
it.
The assistant superintendent of the West
crn Union Telegraph company. WHO is located
at ~. Louis, recently stated that it was his in
tention to close up the "up town telegraph
Office in junction City and open one in Salina
The telegraph business is much heavier in Sa-
lima than in junction. and Salna Is surely en-
titled to an sup town Office. D~~1a--- -
Mr.. III. Goodspecdh has returned from Missou- !
ri with 400 sheep He says that he was COM
PEELED to hire men 10 chop down trees. while
he held his flock in Missouri. to supply his /
sheep with food" Nothing green exists in the /
locality in which lie was in, except the leaves /
and boughs of large trees. He also states that
sheep are getting very scarce in the State.
The last quaterly report of the secretary of
the Salina Building. Saving and Trust AssocI-
alton shows the following facts and figures
net assets. S33. 9Sl IS: shares cancelled 5G re-
deemed, 1872 unredecmcd. 90 shares in good
2T value of share. Sl56 80. &rhis /
is in n most thriving condition |
and has been Of incalcuiable benefit to Salna I
Six farmers captured us in our Office, one
day last week. and bombarled us with boasts !
of the yield of their respective crops of wheat. /
To hear them tell it. each mans crop will
yield not far from thirty-titF bushels to he .
acre. Although the figures sound big. we
-.
lieve that many farmer in Saline county can
boast Of a like yield.
We understand there has been an appeal
taken from The decision of the county COM
rnissioncrs in the matter OF the "Iron Avenue
extension" The appeals based on the insufiic- /.
iency of the amount of damages granted to
Col. Phillips. as also upon the illegality OF the
proceedings by which the road was obtained. .
We hear also that an appeal has been taken
from the decision of the commissioners in the
Ash street extension matter.
II has been decided to hold the district camp
meeting at the grove of Mr. Goodhart Schip- /
Piles the mouth Of Mulberry Instead of at Mrs.
Snidrr'. grove. Several wells Will be dug for
the accommodation of those in attendance. .
Messrs. Moss Bros. are 10 have charge Of the I
dining tent. The grove is one OF the finest in 4
Kansas and will be a most desirable place 10
hold the camp meeting exercises. From
what we can hear. We judge there will be 4
large attendance from the country about
Upon the first page of this paper we publish I
a very able aud interesting article. entitled
What We Need" contributed by Mr. Frank .
of Gypsum creek Although we
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