The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-10

worth in q month. Salina is the grea
grain center of tho West, and Ellsworth
can in no way make pretensions to tina
claim. We wish it distinctly understood
that Salina has no riUdI west of Topeka
The Colonel may have Just cause to op
pose Col. Phillips, but the ground ioI
that opposition cannot be based upor
tho point we have mentioned.
A LITTLE GOSSIP ABOUT THE STATE TICKET
AS the time approaches for the Re
publican State Convention to meet those
OF a Speculative and inquisitive" turn
of mind are debating as TO what the
State ticket will be. The argument OF
some people is that had this convention
been held three months ago John Guth,
RE would certainly have been nomin-
ated for Governor. Now they say the
contest for that position is between Maj
n. A. Adams, Capt. Geo. It. Anthony,
Col. ST. John and John Guthrie. Mr..
Guthrie has not been as active as some
other candidates but we believe he will
on the first ballot, be as strong as any one
candidate, unless it is Maj. Adams. If
the report is true that Capt. Anthony
has failed to carry his homo Leavcn-
worth) delegation and that it is almost
unanimously for Judge HaIdcrman, it
would seem to us that that fact would
make Anthony's candidacy impractical
BILE and make Jud 60 Halderman strong
man in the race. OF Col. Cobb's and
Col. st. Johns strength we are not we'll
informed. But we aae satisfied that if
any one of tho gentleman named is nom
mated, Kansas will have good Gov
ernor.
AT the present writing 1t seems prob
able that the following named gentle
men will BIO nominated: T. III. Cava-
naugh, secretary of state; ID. w. Will
der, auditor; John Francis, treasurer
ID. j. Brewer, associate justice. 1t is
not at nil certain who will be nominated
for attorney general and superintendent
of public instruction. No one can say
what the electoral ticket will be. I'm
doubtedlya strong state ticket will be
ono which will be satisfactory
to all Republicans and draw heavily
from the ranks of the Democratic party
Tho House Committee on judiciary
have agreed to report joint resolution
amendins article sixteen Of tho consti-
tuition, and providing that no State shall
make law respecting an establishment
of religion or prohibiting the free exer-
else thereof; and no money raised by
taxation in any State for the support of
public schools, or derived from any pub
lie fund therefor, or any public lands
devoted thereto, shall ever DO under the
control of any religious sect or denomi-
nation nor shall any funds so raised or
lands so used, be divided among any re-
ligious sect or denomination. That res
olution will never pass the present
House of Representatives Mark that
EDITORS JOURNAL - Believing that
you nro working through your paper
for the best interests of the farmers in
your county, and the ones adjoining
it, | fsci IN duty bound to drop you
few lines about Empire township, Els
worth county. This township is in the
part of the county, and wa
tered by Mulberry and Elm creeks a
portion of the township is settled with
good farmers, yet the greater part of
he land is still vacant. Farming is fast
.aking the preference to stock raising,
rs all consider il pays better. Our crops
his season are light TO what they were
but corn; ;hat is promising TO
1--WE Us moro than an average yield if the
lip-o-hop-and.j jump on-top-of-us don't
,omc soon. Some fall wheat has been
Lreshed that went 81 bushels TO the
lcre, spring wheat from Is to l., oats
rom 20 to 10, and barley from 20 to so.
Potatoes are of fair size, but very few
n the hill. There is some fruit As TO
hokc cherries, they are plenty and
ney won't pucker your mouth much,
dr. Editor; still after one has eaten them
or whilo he would like TO have q
.reen pcrsimmon or so for dessert.
There will be moro fall wheat sown here
his fall than any season since the
etilcmcnt Of the township. }. VI.