The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-13
We will save you $500 on a suit of clothes.
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peka Commonwealth, called last Monday. Al
excellent gentleman representing one Of tn
very best dailies west of the Mississippi river
+ six or seven threshng machines at work oil
Gypsum creek, and that they will probably
/ finish up nearly all the threshing by the las
Of this week.
Come One-come all. and be convinced that
the Demonico Restaurant, kept by W. z.
Thatcher, i the best restaurant in the west
Down goes the price of regular meals to only
thirty-fiye cents.
WANTED-The first volume Of the - The
First Year of the War" by Pollard of Rich,
mond, belonging to r. II. Bishop. The per
son in possession of the same will please re
turn it to this Office.
The Gypsum Valley Farmers Club will
meet at Mr.. J. Wayne Amos house on Satur-
day evening December 22nd. Owing to the
storm on the evening of the last regular meet
ing. the club did not meet.
The brick work on the Opera House Is pro-
pressing splendidly. Should the present fine
weather continue this work will be completed
by the middle of next week, when the roofing
will follow Immediately.
Alex Chisholm met with bad mishap in
coming to town last Saturday. The mule
which he was riding slipped and fell upon one
of Mr. Chissholm's feet. crushing 1t so severe
ly that he is unable to walk.
Gus Behr has had those excellent paint
ers and paper hangers, Martin & Chapman, at
work ia his saloon, and they have transformed
the place into very respectable palace. The
work was done in fine style.
The Salina (Kansas) JOURNAL, edited by the
Sampson brothers, one of whom learned his
trade in this city, is one of the best papers in
State which boasts of many admirable journals.
Fond Du Lac wis., Reporter.
it makes man feel ten years younger to see
the eyes of the little folks open with wonder,
and finally sparkle with delight, as they look
upon the thousand beautiful toys at White
head & Seaman's. Dear little children.
Fort Scott Coal 800 per ton at the Farm
ers' Elevator, or $50 delivered. Leave
orders with Kingman, Anderson & Co., J. II.
JOHN DoNEGAN.
A merry company betook themselves to the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs W. S. Warner last evening,
where pleasure reigned supreme These receptions
looked forward with del ightful expectation by
the fortunate friends Of the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Warner.
The frame work of the new Christian church
Is up and part of the siding on. The work
men will commence to roof and enclose the
edfice at once. In size the building lacks just
six feet square of being as large as the Methodist
church.
FoUND-Last Saturday morning, in the Vi
cinity of Balls blacksmith shop, Saiina, a
pocket book containing some money and
few papers. The owner of the same can OBJ
tain further information by applying at this
office.
Sand haulers are making Mammoth Cave
in the center of the road running east of town.
at point near Peak Glenariffe." 1t is
mighty good sand but il will be mighty p DOR
road, il this state Of things continues much
longer.
Mr.. w. ID. Hilton. of Delaware county, New
York, is visiting with his old schoolmate and
friend, Mr.. V. B. Martin. Mr.. Hilton is very
much pleased with our country and strongly
impressed with the belief that he should To-
cate here.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. w. Russell for a
number of delicious oranges which he himself
picked from trees in Florida. He also gave us
a very large 'pomegranate. The oranges were
far superior to those we usually get in this
country,
you want to make a nice Christmas pres
ent, just call and see the beautiful assortment
of cuff buttons, bracelets, finger rings, brooch
es, earrings, lockets and watch chains, ID. &
J. B. whitehead are offering at prices that can.
not be beat
J. I. Norton is doing good job of work on
the new Fourth street mill dam. The s;ruct-
ure is to have rock foundation and anchor
age that it will be impossible for the water to
move. and we will hereafter have no more
locals of "dam gone"
A representative of the firm of Barring
Brothers, bankers of London, Eng, was in
town last Saturday. He was accompanied by
T. f. Cakes and other railroad magnates.
Barring Brothers are interested as stockhold-
ers in the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
Mr. A. L. Darling, of Enterprise, Dickinson
county, paid his old friends in Saline county
visit last week. He reports business prospecting
in the live town of Enterprise. A. r. keeps
first class livery and feed stable in Enterprise
and. we are glad to learn, Is making money.
How 'strange il is that sometimes your best
friends will not notice you when you have not
your Sunday clothes on. Ifyou will only let
f. u. Mccormick, merchant tailor, put you up
one of his stylish and nice-ftting suits, not
only your friends, but strangers will admire
you.
We understand that the old Folks concert
will be given in the Presbyterian church next
week Thursday and Friday evenings. The
singers are practicing very industriously, and
will probably be ready to give our people one
OF the best concerts yet given in Salina. They
certainly have the talent to do so.
Messrs. Hannah & Bird, of So. Joseph, No,
have leased the store building now being erect
I'd by c. W. Jones, on Santa Fe. They will put
INTO 1t large stock of clothing, gents furnish
ing goods. and boots and shoes. They are
men Of means and will figure largely in mer-