The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-01-20
The Saline County Journal.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1876.


Oh McQuary is now sole proprietor of til
City Hotel.
Mrs. James Chace returned from the Eas
last evening.
The pews OF the Presbyterian church are t
be rented this afternoon.
There is to be a hop at the City Hotel OIL
the evening OF the S5th inst.
Representative Snead is a member of th,
House Judiciary committee.
Notice thenew advertisements Of Powers s
Goodnow and Briggs & Gebhart.
+. w. Ayres has gone to Richmond, Va
Ne will lie back In about "A month.
Dir. Ed. johnson has returned from the far
Wcst-satistied that Kansas beats all countries.
Only three parties in the County Jail ::
Barney Bohan, Abe Pursinger AMI Basil Worth.
The work on the two brick buildings just
East of Whitehead & ~ aman's is being pushed
rapidly forward.
A man who has recently visited all the lead
ing towns Of Kansas says that Salina aud
Wichita are the Iivliest towns in the state.
Some of our people already talk of purchas-
ing machines TOR Misunderstanding icc. From
present appearances We shall certainly need
them.
Mr.. r. II. Dihle is TO occuy one-half Of the
second story of &. r. Meade & Sons new
building. lie finds 1t necessary to have al
ditienal room for harness making.
The court room has been cleaned at last
The debris taken tleielrom inthr cleaning pro
cess would have built ''road bed across
marsh five miles long. Now that it is clean,
let's keep 1t SO.
Tho new NJ. E. Church, about six miles
south OF town. ia 10 be dedicated one week
from next sun lay Jan. 30l. IN the morning
Rev. j. Lawrence, presiding elder of this dis
trict, will deliver the dedcatory address.
The pcws tor the Catholic church have ar
rived and are to he set up immediately. They
will be rented on sunday, January 80, Those
desiring to rent them are requested to be pres
ont 1T the time stated.
Undor the organization Of the hook and
ladder company. ID. F. Donegan Is Captain;
l. w. Bates, secre' airy A. w. Wickham.
~tr-s-urer. A. ". wickham is first assistant To
TO the Captain aud VIM. Iogben second assis-
tant.
The fire engine company has been reorgan-
ICED and the following are the officers: Il. @.
Bond, Captain {. w. Jones. secretary aud
treasurer Il. Is. Nicklcs. chief engineer; j. u.
CoombS, chief noLzleman; w. }. Wells, chief
OF water supply.
We have received from Judge Prescott. of
Salina. a sack OF fine flour. manufactured by
the Salina Mills, from wheat raised by the
Judge Oh his farm near Sa!ina. Bl-ing our
Views upon the quality of The -four, we have
no hcsitancy in saying thc Judge is Il success
~ \ iarner "a well "a on The bench. Thanks
for the New Years gift ULys CITY Sentinel
After advising our readers TO remember that
Il is 1876. and TO date their letters, checks and
all other instruments properly we have made
one or two objectionable bundcrs in dealing
with date lines. We are now of the opinion
that teachers should practice what they
preach.
Horse races have been on the taps again.
Last Friday rae. between Donegan's mare
and Shake Rag was run AT the the par%-Shake
Rag winner. On Saturday a race took place
between Shake Rag and Dutch Boy-thc latter
winning a large number of people were
The county commissioners have ordered !
township Is, south range ) west. be act of as !
a separate township, TO be known as Smoky !
View township. Also, that the school house !
la District No. 81 be designated as the place |
for holding the elections in that township. I
Gust Lindholm has been appointed township |
trustee; 5. A. Holt, clerk ID. a. Nelson, |
treasurer.
The Abilene Chronicle says the following o! !
one Of Salinas grain firms:
Moss Bros. & Co. have purchased the old !
Bulls head saloon building and will uSr il for |
storing grain IN, not however in liquid form
rs il formerly was used for. They are buying
considerable grain.
The Mcpherson Independent OF last week
was full OF railroad news. The following is
spokea concerning Salina:
A mecting is TO be- held on the lith inst. NJ
minneapolis 10 see what can be- done 10 get a
road put across that country from the north~
east. to run by the way OF Salina, Lind>burg.
Mcpherson and Hutcbison.
The Salina High School Literary Society
will giVe public exhibition at the Presbyte-
rian clESreh this and tomorrow evenings, Jan.
goth and 2lSt- The exercises will consist Of
songs. ordinations. essays debates. dialogues
and 4 drama foreseh evening. The programme
Of the second evening ~'iil be entirrl, different
from that Of the first. The proceeds a.e to be
expended IN purchasing sa organ for the High
scheol room.
The Ellsworth Reporters Brookriile CORES
pondent says:
We are not particularly partial 10 anything :
noggish. whether ot the hiped or QEadruped |
lind. but we dill admire car load OF I
four footed black Poland hogs shipped few 7
lays ago by u Z Powers. 20 Powers, Rial &
20. Kansas City. The hogs We're fatted about
,wewic-hre miles NORTH. and Tor iaf. ssnalintss a
'f bone. and Symmetry OF form. they would I
DC hard 10 beat in any state or country. 4
Ex-Sherif Going returned from iows. on {
Sunday evening, with A6~ Persinger. tie Eel =
ow whe is suspected OF having Stolen Mrs. I
links horses. Pursinger is nn~ ia Jail. We s
'ts,ed last week that Mr.. Going had gone to I
lie Medicine Lodge country for him. We must u
acknowledge that even sherif,s have 10 resort c
. "ways that are dark"to bring oSchdrrs TO I
Inc. Mr.. Going allowed the impression 10 v
prevail that he had gone seusifward. and as a =
consequence he managed 10 c,,ssttte His pr;son-