The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
OUK NEIGHBORS' D0IyGS.

The Hays Sentinel: The last batch o
Russians brought along school teacher an(
propose to open a school soon....The Rus
slams are holding, as homesteads, $4,000 acres
| The latest report is that 1000 more Rus
slams a;e on the road for Ellis county.
| The Ellis County Star says: Ellis county
will have 5000 acres of wheat by winter.
Ellis county has been the recipient of over SOC
Russian emgrants wi hin the past two weeks.
| 49,. Mr.. Carine, the wealthy Russian expect
ed to arrive early next month, intends to erect
a large steam mill during the fall.
of Lincoln county, the Register says
The cllinch bugs are doing some damage to
the corn. 800 acres per day of fall wheat is
now being put i'm i'm this county. 1t has been
so for 4 week, and will be so for the next three
weeks. Jacob Weidman brings us a speci-
men of tobacco, of this years growth that
would make old Virginia ashamed of herself
1t is not near done growing. although the
leaves are 32 inches long and Is inches VIDE
He thinks his patch will yield over a ton to the
acre....A gentleman living 20 miles north of
this, in the edge of Mitchell county, informs us
that the corn crop in his locality will be enorm-
Gus. He says it is selling at cents per BUSH
ell, and farmers don't know what to do with
the new crop.
The Mcpherson Independent says: The
CongregatOnalists are to build a new church
out Of the new concrete brick. Mr.. Kincaid
of King City had his house struck by lightning
last Saturday week. 1.-The Mcpherson ball
club beat the Lindsburg club at the latter place
80 TO lS....J. LeonOrd, county surveyor, was
thrown down and badly gored by bull last
week. Broom corn looks well on the Smoky.
1.-The RefOrmers who figured so largely in
tlp county fUn q all pOmDU hack
into the Republican ranks. They have tired
of reforming things, and are willing to trust
the old party a little while longer. Webster,
Dean, Flora, Lamer, Finkle and many others
adopting the role of the prodigal and coming
back. We welcome them home.
The Ellsworth Reporter: Bruce Powers
was in town this week direct from Cheyenne.
He showed us specimens of DeadwOod gold
he brought with him. IA. \. McLennan, of
creek, shipped, a few days ago, sew
enteen steers, whose average weight reached
the high figure of 1850 pounds. One weighed
1885. These cattle were purchased when two
years old of Merriman and Masterson. and of
Meeks on Elkhorn. Nearly all OF our eX-
changes are calling the attention of our read
ers TO the Importance of tranSplanting trees in
order to beautify our towns and villages.
There ought TO be tree association in every
own. kaLsas has many beautiful little cities
so called-which only require an effort Oh |
he part of their citizens in the arrangement
Of shade trees to make them charming places !
IF residence.
Says the Russell Record: \ wheat grow
rs association has been organized here with a |
,apital of $4,000. They propose to buy rail
Dad land and go into wheat raising OH large
cale. They expect 20 have their charter in 4
ew days. Negotiations have been going on
or sometime between the citizens of this place
md Messrs. Ames d King, of Bloomington,
H., looking to the erection of steam grist
Mill at this place. About S1,750 have been
aised by the citizens rs a bonus. and COM
nittee of five appointed authorized to enter
nto such articles of agreement with the mill
ompany as would carry out the present de-
ign. The mill is to be three stories high, be-
ides the attic, and it is TO cont ain four runs of
urrs. 1t is hoped the mill will be running by
he middle of November next.
An eating match came off near Enter
rise the other day, for So side. One
nan tailed on the outside of twenty-one :
casting ears in exactly 131 minutes.
he other fellow smilingly dropped the
wenty-fifth cob as the watch denoted
nst IL minutes from the time of start
ng. They have both been plcketed
ear the river for week, and faint
opes of their ultimate usefulness are
The ears were large and
be grains swallowed whole.-Eaterpris ]
Id-ette.