The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-09

At Ober, Wilson & Cos.
Here we are again. Ice cream for heated
mortals. Deliciously delicious.
G.. j. LAY & Bro.
Tressin & Warren put up best Copper Light
ming Rods at twenty-five cents a foot, anC
White Star Galvanized Rods at fifteen cents
The Farmers Elevator will make very
pleasant background for those who look to
wards the sky in All easterly aud north-easterly
direction.
Mr.. j. NJ. Snively has invented new style
of drag which seems quite simple in con
struction, cheap and durable, and may prove {
bonanza TO him.
Look over the country in every direction and
observe Whist seems hundreds OF great yellow
pears standing Oh end They are grand. illus
cious" wheat stacks.
DIR. +. n. Stearns, of Brookville. and Dr. j
q. GROCER, Of this city, start for a new gold
region two hundred miles west Of Cheyenne
next Sunday evening.
Several street fights have lately occurred
to the advantage and editication of the marshal
receive 50 i'm each case as fees.
The street Arabs put in their time now al
gymnastic exercises. for the purpose of being
able to become a member in good standing oil
the first circus which comes along.
Mrs. NJ. n. Powers, wife OF Rev. Powers
former pastor of the NJ. f. church in this city
is visiting relatives and old friends in Salina
having arrived last Thursday evening.
HOLD THE FoRT &C. j. Lay & Brother are
coming with the most delicious ice cream In
the market. They will deliver ice cream daily
to families. either by the quart or gallon.
T. F. Cakes. General Superintendent OF the
Kansas Pacific, will be here the last of this
week or the first OF next, TO consider the ques-
ton OF the X. p. siding on Fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. T. Watson and children
started for Minnesota last Monday morning.
They visit relatives at Red Wing, in that
State and will return about three weeks hence
Il. F. Carver ana 5. Crawford, of jalina,
came up to the Center On Sunday. Mr.. Craw-
ford is an attorney, and thinks of settling with
us permanently.-L County Register.
The following persons compose the new
Sunday evening choir at the Episcopal church !;
Messrs. r. l.. Bond, j. w. Aldrich, A. w.
Wickham, Ed. Smith, and Misses Dooley and
Palmer.
Seitz has had the upper half of the south
wall and the end wall of his drug building
painted and ornamented in good style with a
mammoth sign and mortar. The walls loOketh
very much better.
While at the farm of F. Kingman last week.
we noticed the mammoth thresher Of Hawks,
Kingman 4 Co., at work upon oats. 1t is a
powerful machine and "chaws up" gram with
the greatest avidty.
wANTED-The first volume of the "The
First Year of the War" by Pollard, Of Rich
mond, belonging 10 x. II. Bishop. The per-
son in possession of the same will please re-
turn it to this office.
Mr. r. ). Champlin has sold forty feet OF
lot No. los, on Fourth street, to Mr.. VIM.
Veil. The latter has purchased other proper
ty adjoining and intends building warehouse
for storing hides, furs, etc.
Prof. Murray. OF Lawrence, and Superin-
tendent Denton have been in the city the past
two days, perfecting their arrangements for
holding the County Normal Institute, which
will commence next Monday.
Mr. oakland, formerly clerk at Ober &
Bonds store was drowned on the 18th alt. in
the Des Moines river, Iowa, at the town OF
Boone, while bathing. We are indebted TO
Mr.. John Rodell for this information.
Mr.. W. L. rockingham sends US specimen
OF common millet, grown on his farm north
of the Saline river. some of the stalks meas
ure over five feet In length, and the heads
are all very large and long. 1t shows an
immense growth.
A complete organization of the new Oak
Dale Park Fair Association Will be effected
next Monday evening. All stockholders are
requested TO be present at the L. 5. Land Of
lice to take part in the meeting, which COM
mences at 8 O'Clock.
mans patience is tested by about forty
horse power when, after having driven nail
out Of an inch board as far a. he can with a
hammer, he endeavors to ''wiggle' ii out the
balance Of the way with his fingers, and il
won't wiggle facilely.
Attention il called to Mr.. F. G. Jackson
Colorado excursion notice. Those who desire
to look upon ColOrado's grand scenery and
visit her beautiful cities and towns should take
advantage of the cheap rates offered. You
will never be able TO 60 cheaper.
Such a corn crop rs we are to have. What
think you of corn. Eastern friends, which TO
reach you have to use step ladder nine feet
high. Such corn we have in this country
And besides this, six ears will make an arm
mll. Such corn fields as we have cannot be
found anywhere else in the world
Last Saturday. Master Wallace Pohlsen, in
drawing water at his fathers we'll, stopped over
and caught the rope for the purpose Of pulling
the bucket out Of the curb. The rope had be-
come ''un.eaworthy' by age and broke. and
Master Wallace and bucket went tumbling 10
the bottom. A number Of persons ran TO the
scene of the accident, and found the young
gentleman climbing up the stones which lined
the well. safe and sound. and in no way in
jured. This was almost a miraculous escape
-one that would not happen once in hun
dred times. He had fallen thirtY-four feet.
The "agricultural' editor OF the patent
outsides'' down street is terribly troubled over
that power press"-so much so that people
about town are laughing az him. Poor Dave