The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-09-13


whom our good citizens helped East by theil
charities, last week. The cause OF his dealt
was remittent fever and neglect of timely
treatment.
Couse has had his stable front repainted and
lettered. Martin q Chapman were the paint
ers. Couse is the oldest livery man in tow
and there has never been day since he started
when he was not engaged in ''fixing up" about
his premises.
The grain elevating machinery for tht
Farmers Elevator is being put in place. The
elevator will be ready for business the last OF
next week. An Office is to be built near the
main building, and adjoining it the scales
will be placed
Len" Williams arrived in this city last
Saturday on his periodical visit to his relatives
and many friends. He is from Salina, where
he has been working at his trade-harness
making-fOr some months. He is nice, quiet
young man.-Paola Spirit.
There are six or seven broomcorn buyers in
this city arranging for buying this fall.
AS yet no prices have been given. although as
| high as $50 per ton has been paid. By an
other week the market will probably be open
ed and settled prices prevail.
| A brother Of Rev. j. r. Downer was in the
city the first OF the week. He has large land
| interests in this neighborhood and WAS looking
after them. He also purchased more land.
| He started for Denver. Tuesday evening. He
is banker, and halls from Ohio.
We invite the public in general:to call at
the New York Store, and be convinced of the
| fact that We are selling goods at least twenty
per cent. lower than any other store in town.
We mean business, and are willing TO divide
profits with our customers.
LITowICH & WHITMAN.
IL is stated that party living in Minneapo-
lis, Minnesota, has concluded to start a -four
ing mill at this place, which is TO have eight
run of stone. From what We can hear there
! is no doubt of this. Verify, a. We have here
tofore predicted, Salina is TO he the Minneapo-
| lis of Kansas.
All parties who have taken stock in the
Farmers Elevator Association, are hereby
notified that the subscription lists and books
are left at the Office of Hitler & Whitney. No.
81 Santa Fe avenue, and they will please call
and settle their Indebtedness at once. Hitler &
Whitney being the solicitors of the associa-
ton.
We are indebted TO G.. NJ. King, Secretary OF
the Ottawa County Agricultural Society, and
to S. Cameron, Secretary OF the Arkansas
Valley Fair and Industrial Exposition, for
complimentary tickets. Ottawa fair is 10 be-
held Sept 20, q and %. The fair of the last
named is to he held at Sterling, Oct %, 3D.,
It'll and 9Th
Rev. F. Lagerman, pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church here. was formerly profess
or i'm Augustana college Of Rock Island, Ills.
He resigned his professorship on account OF
i'll health Rev. A. W. Dahl9ten, of Salems-
borg, was once student there. We are in
debted to Mr.. Lagerman for catalogue OF
the college for the Academic year 1857.
Two Indian graves, situated near Rock
Springs. were opened by parties living in that
vicinity, about two weeks ago, The usual In
dian trnkets were found and two old-fashion-
ed hoes which the rust had almost destroyed.
The indications were that the graves belonged
10 sQuaws There are other graves in the
neIghborhood and the belief is that an Indian
burial place was located there.
The Cincinnati Star is one OF the beat as
The weekly edition, which costs only one dol
lar a year, is as large az any of the two dollar
city wseklIes. and much better than most OF
them. 1t is made up of interesting reading
for all classes and In all sections OF the coun-
try. Next TO your county paper you can not
do better than TO subscribe for il.
Llndsborg Sunday Schools gave large pic
mic In Johnson's grove, near Lindsborg. on
Saturday afternoon September lst, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be expended for an organ.
Quite q large sum was raised. During the al
ternoon the lst and End mines Of the Alert
Base Ball Club played fine practice game,
the first nine winning in a score OF to s. la
the evening the Base Ball Club had pleasant
dance.
Prof. Olson. once representative tor two
winters from Mcpherson county in the Kansas
Legislature, and now Professor In the Angus
tana Theological college of Rock Island H.. is
visiting at his farm in Mcpherson county. The
members of the students band from the same
college are also in that vicinity. Most of the
members graduated last spring-one of them,
4. Rodell, having been ordained minister,
and now located in hansss City The latter
gentleman is a brother OF John A Rodell. AZ
Ober, Wilson & Co. s.
The Lutheran church OF Lindsborg owns
some 50 acres OF land in that vicinity, upon
which was raised large crop OF broom corn
this year The swedish farmers who live in
the neighborhood members of this churchl
their services for cutting, gather |
ing and preparing the crop for market, and |
were engaged at the work the last of last week I
and the first Of this. On Monday about hun |
bred persons were at work. To relieve their /
sbors the students band from Illinois play ell 4
some OF their tine music
Last Monday night several horses disap- /
peared from within the town limits very sud 4
ienly, and It was generally supposed they had |
been stolen. Mr.. ID. &. Rose had his team
piqueted out just behind Mr.. Wells store, and |
v hen morning came the horses were not to BE-
ound. MIR. f. w. Blair rode up in front Of the
L. :. Land Office, hitched his horse and went up
stairs 10 transact some business. When he re-
urned his horse was gone. Mr.. Roses horses
we're found Tuesday night. They had strayed.
Mr.. Blair's horse has not yet been recovered
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