The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-11-29


flames of an exploding lamp. She died las
! sunday. She leaves husband and tour younl
children.
Rev. J. r. Downer, of Philadelphia, arrive,
. in Salna last Friday evening He has beer
spending the week visiting bis daughter. Mrs
J.. w. Bates, and Calling on his many OLE
Z friends and acquaintance He returns Eas
: this week
The city finances continue 10 be in splendid
condition. The city pays cash tor everything
Scrip all redeemed and money, and lots of it
yet in the treasury. There is not another city
in the State of Kansas which can make so good
a showing.
A party of dogs give matinee each after.
noon on the East Side, and each evening join
in a moonlight serenade. They have pretty
thoroughly done the East Side. and will soon
perform in the presence of delighted audi.
ences on the West Side.
Mr.. J. w. Russell Misplaced in Mr.. Wahn' S
green house for the winter some banana and
other choice tropical plants, which were
brought by him from Florida. They are GER
tainly curiosities in the eyes Of sons and
| daughters OF the North.
Should the ice crop be good this winter
large quantities will be harvested. Knute
Carlberg will enlarge his ice house and make
it more secure against high water. He will
greatly increase the quantity of ice in his build
ing over that of last year.
| Five Jays of last week were spent on the
case of the State VS.. Williams, the defendant be-
ing charged with stealing railroad property.
The jury brought in verdict of guilty. The
Judge has not sentenced him as yet In
the case of Husband VS.. Johnson, judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff.
The Christian church Sabbath school gave a
public evening exercise at the Luther
an church last Sunday evening, which is spo-
ken of very highly. A song by Miss Oracle
Probert is mentioned as one of the prettiest
songs of the evening, and was sung most
charmingly.
The dance at the Athletic Hall this evening
promises to be very generally attended by our
young people. Col White has been engaged
to call and the Messrs. Youngieisch and Reef
have been engaged to furnish the music. The
music secured is first class and we look for an
unusually pleasant party.
The Old Folks Concert, now in practice in
this city, will be one of the most agreeable
musical observation-disclosures given in Salina.
The programme will include grand old an
thems and choruses and sweet, thrilling bal
lads, familiar 30 years ago. The date of the
concert has not yet been given out
Salina last Thursday evening with her two
children, on a visit 10 her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Pettes, on Gypsum creek. On
Monday morning. at O'Clock, her eldest boy,
Horace, aged years, died of diphtheria. He
was buried in Gypsum Hill cemetery.
Big men, little men, straight men, crooked
men, fat men or lean men, if you are In need
of fine dress suit OF clothes, or good over
coat, or good business suit, or if you wish to
have them made good fitting and stylish, go to
Z. J. McCormick's merchant tailor, next the
new opera house, second floor, Salina, Kansas.
Mr.. David Douglas has numerous small trees
upon his farm, each of which shows growth
measuring 100 feet, in four months. Can
any state in the Union beat that? 1t. seems
like fairy tale, and yet it is true and real
Mr.. Douglas will leave sample of this
growth at our office, where all can inspect il.
On Friday last we received new Quarto
Gordon press from the printers supply and type
foundry of r. P. Rounds, of Chicago. We
have now complete press facilities for all kind.
and classes of work, our presses all beng in
splendid condition. The new press is a beau
ty and has been much admired by the prin-
tiers and business men of this city.
Mr. W. r. Gels has leased the opera house
building entire for term of three years, and
will let the store rooms and Office rooms at
public auction to the highest bidder about
January lst. The rooms will be ready for
occupancy about February lst. The object
OF renting them month before occupancy is
to give parties chance to put in shelving and
other furniture.
The hotels in our city were undergoing re-
pairs of some kind during the past week. At
the Pacific House a new flue has been put in
on the east side, of the Office. At the Maxey
House the dining room has been enlarged and
a new furnace put in. AT the Grand Central
the new addition walls were finished and the
roof put On, and at the Nelson House the new
addition was enclosed.
Mr. Louis Schiller was quite seriously in
iured in the head by being thrown from his
buggy upon a street crossing, last Saturday az
ternoon., His horse having become frightened
in the hfighborhood of the bridge, ran up Iron
avenue, turned on TO Santa Fe avenue at the
corner OF Campbell Sloan 81 Tuthilrs store,
and was stopped near Mr.. Eaton's hardware
store. As the horse turned the corner Mr..
Schiller was thrown out, and injured.
The following explains itself, and corrects
an erroneous impression which prevails In
some parts of Central Kansas. IL is from the
Ellsworth Reporter:
LAND DEPARTMENT. X. p. r. W.,
Salina, Has, Nov. IA, 1877. !
EDITOR REPoRrER-Dcar Sir: I have been
informed that il was published in some papers
that | had offered to furnish trees free 10 any
one who would plant them. Such is not the
case. The GENERAL Freight Agent is willing
TO ship trees or shruhbery free Of cost OF
transportation for use OF actual settlers be-
tween Brookville and Trego.
Respectfully, 5. J. GILMORE,
Land Commissioner.
The railroad comnany eomplains that their