The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-18

them. We congratulate the church on their
good fortune. and trust he viii accomplish FOR
the IN all they desire.-Manhattan Enterprise.
No Use being out OF Groceries when you can
buy
10 pounds of Dried Apples for ST 90
II pounds of Rice for w
II pounds Of Prunes for %
4 pounds of Rio Coffee for 90
pounds of Young Tyson Tea for GO
at SARGENT & BATES.
The annual meeting of the Kansas State
Historical Society for the election OF officers
for The year 1877 will be held at Topeka, on
Tuesday evening, January 23d, 1917. All
members OF the : cie:y and editors and pub
fishers contributing their papers TO It's coliec-
tons. are requested 10 be present and partic..
pate in the proceedings.
The H. p. Land Department publish month
ly from 75 0C0 - 100. 0 % copies Of ''inr Kan
sas Pacific lIunestea l." printed in English,
and probably as many more in the foreign
languages. These copies are distributed from
Saiiua. by :. J. Gilmore. Land Commissioner.
This paper is moderate in its desert i'tions and
influences many people to select Central Kan
sas homes.
The union meetings..held in The Methodist
church last week, during the week OF prayer,
were very largely attended and some OF them
were very interesting. The business men OF
our city closed their stores at - clock TO al
ford those connected Herewith an opportunity
to attend the meetings On Saturday evening
the official members of the uniting churches
decided to continue the evening meetings an
other week, and they are now in progress.
| During Sunday night rain fell upon the
walks aud roads. and the wind changing
round To the north soon glazed our street over
tas with glass. severe storm set in on Mon
day morning rendering the day one OF the
most disagreeable we have experienced during
the winter The wind blew pedestrians about
our streets as though they We're bat feathers
in the air. The Thermometer went down be-
low zero, and seemed inclined to ''rest in the
bosom of the deep" 1t was probably the Sc
yerest storm of the season.
Last week Wednesday evening George Eber
hardt brother to Mr. G. Ebcrhardt, was severe
ly injured 10y being thrown from horse which
he was riding along near the corner OF Wal
nut and Ninth streets, where dog ran up to
the horse and frightened him. The horse
! SHE'D to one side and threw young Eberhardt to
the ground, breaking his lett leg in two places
below the knee. A pas>er-by heard his cries
and went to his assistance. DIR. Crowley was
called upon to dress the broken limb, and the
sufferer is improving as fast as could be ex-
pected.
Our city is overrun with pack OF large dogs
which the owners should be required TO chain
up or tie marshal to shoot. These ours run
our streets all the day and keep upa hideous
bowling all night long. Ii they are not fight
ingamong themselves, they are tramping about
our sidewalks making men. women aud chill
dren turn out. with all the independence of
newly made American citizen. They are
nuisance. and il seems 10 us that they could
be easily disposed OF when we have the Smo-
Ky so near, and such splendid prospect for
spring rise this season. The streets OF Con-
stantinople as described by Mark Twain. do
not equal those OF Ssiua tor grand display
of ugly lop-eared ours. shoot the dogs
The following circular has been issued By
the Land Department of the X. z. railway
company Heretofore all express packages
addressed 10 the Land Commissioner of this
company. were carried free ol charge over this
road. From this date all express packages adj
dressed Ia the Land Commissioners must be
prepaid. Remi;tances may be M adr by drafts
on Kansas City. Leavenworlh, 81. Louis. Chi
caro. or New York ; or by post Office money
orders. Land contracts neel not be sent ex-
cept when making final payment. For all
other payments loose receipt will be gwen.
which can be attached 10 the contract.
4 grapevine telegram from Gypsum creek
gives iull &c cunt of a deadly encounter be-
tween a young gent from Salina AMI Thomas
cat AT the house OTIS friend upon whom he had
called. The night was dark aud dreary" and
1.-The wind was never weary" SO he was pre-
vailed upon 10 stay til the morning sun. He
tucked himself in nicely AID was doing his
first round nj snoring when he heard the fierce
yawl OF the cat aud felt the splitting breath
upon his cheek while IL clawed VIGOROUSLY. Is
he suppoSes, NJ that Isonstache. His nose ful-
~ adverlises the result Of the ARRAY. 10 j. a
question OF discussion at the upper l.yceum
, whether or not it MAS we'll laid plan To ind
out IL the young man was an adept in the use
OF cuss words. IL is added ut the end Of the
telegram that blue fame was emitted from
the young mans mouth as he trainped about
the room and talked about thSr cat.