The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-31
OUR NEIGHBORS' DOIyGS.

The Solomon Newspaper says six car
loads of stock were shipped last week.
The Hays City Sentinel announces that
five families of the Russians are preparing to
return to Russia.
Says the Ellis County Star: Few towns
of the size of Hays City can boast of as large
and complete business houses. some of our
dealers have trade extending over the entire
Western half of the State, AID a number do
considerable wholesalng.
The Mcpherson Independent says: Hon.
Sol. Stephens is to come back and See us about
the first of October. Sol has been out mining
and we suppose he will come back loaded
down with the glittering stuff. Gen. Dorm
blazer, the engineer who is surveying the NJ
p q + road from Peabody, held meeting
at Empire last evening. He succeeded in get
ting about 81 200 subscribed as stock in Spring
Valley township.
The Minneapolis Sentinel: On account of
the sudden rise in the river, caused by heavy
rains in the north. a part of the mill-dam be-
longing to the Elk Horn Mills was carried
away....A l6 year old son of Capt Potts,
living near Glasco, returning from a hunt on
i1-s SNSiihcs "Nht iOi "a anu
stood his gun against the wall. BY some
means the gun fell and the contents discharged
into the calf of his leg, so mutilating it rs to
require amputation. The shock was too great
for his nervous system and the poor boy soon
.sfterward died.
The Russell Record records: The site
has been located and plans for the Few mill
are completed; the stone for its erection is be-
i,,sr r,.l Il.
terprise to completion as fast as possible. The
mill is a fixed fact: and in the course OF 80
days the machinery will be in position and
ready for Operations. -. Mr.. III. w. Tusten
has two bull calves which he intends 10 exhibit
at the county fair this fall. They are three
fourths Durham. about 6 months old and
weigh respectively so and $50 pounds, show
ing gain of nearly three pounds day since
calving. They have had no special care, and
the cows have had simply what they got on
the range with the balance of the herd. -.
Two women living on Kill creek. Rocks cOun-
ty. during one of the late heavy rains, found
the water rising very rapidly around them and
undertook 10 wade TO the higher ground. each
carrying child. When they were some dis
-tancc from the house they were struck by the
drift wood and the women and children all
drowned.
The Saline Valley Register states that: 4
valuable horse belonging 20 H. $ Buick was
killed BY lightning during the storm of Sztur-
day night, week ago.--..R Rye and fall wheat,
sowed here on Friday last, measured two
-tnches in hight throughout the field on Mon
day last. Private letters from H. J. Wisner
speak very encouraging Of his prospects for
striking a rich lead NJ an early day. lie i
now at Deadwood, having abandoned his old
diggings NJ Custer. -. Last Tuesday afternoon
William L. Spence was drowned in the river,
near Mr.. Ress' mill, short distance south OF
town, while trying 70 swim across. The river
was rising and the current was very strong.
and i j. thought Mr.. Spence became frighieTl-
ed or cramped- His body was recovered and
buried on Wednesday. -Gussie Kane,
Young lad m Monroe township, was badly
injured In the forehead, few DAYS ago, b. re-
ceiving load OF buekshot, from gun In the
hands OF Burt Ingham. Bur- proposed 10
shoot AZ dog, when young Kane stepped be-
tween them JUS in tine 10 received the fIll
load. II was purely accidental and no blame
can be lid 20 young lnghani.