The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-08-08


Of Kansas City, and will make Salins his abil
ing place. Mr.. Powers has always taker
pride In the growth of Salina and has been il
the lead in enterprises contributing to heI
growth.
! Mr.. e. E. Granger had ''lay off, from .
$50 mile run on Monday and came to Salna
He called at the JOURNAL Office with Mr.. L. A
Warner, father of Mr.. L. C. Warner and Mrs
Presbry, Of Brookville. Mr.. Warmers tamil
ly numbers 8 members, whose united weight
is over 1000 pounds.
The roads in this county are in pretty fail
condition now-good enough to allow VIII
Shaw to haul in l0S bushels Of wheat in one
load with those black mares OF his, from hls
farm, eight miles south Of Salina, and they
didn't ''rranspire" very much, either. Only q
little over 9, 400 pounds.
Now is the time to have your old sewing
machines made IS good as new, 80 far Is the
working qualities and durability is concerned.
Bring in your machines il you want good work
done for reasonable prices. Office In King.
man, Anderson & Co.'s old stand, east side Of
Santa Fe avenue, Salina.
| The Farmers Elevator Is in running order
again, new engine having been placed there.
in. Under Mr.. Underwood's management the
affairs Of the elevator are getting in good
shape. and there Is now fair prospect OF this
elevator being made to do the work desired by
the stockholders when it started.
We learn that the house and barn on the
homested Of Mr Sam Jones, in Mcpherson
county were destroyed by fire last week. II
was undoubtedly the work Of an incendiary
The trees On his place were cut down and
other acts Of vandalism were committed.
d. B. Powers, of salina, was in town yester.
day. He has retired from the Commission
business In Kansas City, and proposes to make
his home for the present in Salina. Mr.
Powers has led . remarkably active life for the
last few years and he needs to take good res,
for the sake Of his impaired health.-Ellsworth
Reporter.
Rev. Jno. A. Anderson called Tuesday
morning. He is kept busy now-a-tlay. filing
engagements to lecture before the County Nor
NAL Institutes OF this state. Mr.. Anderson Is
candidate before the First Congressional
Convention for nomination for congress,
and will undoubtedly have good compliment
tary vote in the convention.
The Morning News closed its short and not
brilliant career last Saturday. One day "dem-
onstrated that five column daily would mot
be successfully run in Salina." It met the
fate which every one predicted, except that
some gave it two or three months. Wind
wouldn't carry it through, although it seemed
to he well supplied Herewith.
Last Sunday A. j. Hartsock closed his first
year as pastor OF the Lutheran church in Sail
ma. Rev. Hartsock started in as pastor with
only Is active members, but by hard work he
has increased the number to 80 members. He
has succeeded in clearing of q debt on the
church, putting on q new roof, re-painting
the wood work inside and otherwise improv-
ing the condition OF his church in this city.
There is to be grand picnic at Solomon
City on the 18th inst, arranged by the men,
bers OF the Catholic church in that city. Col
J. G. Spivey. of Salina, is to deliver an Grafton
on that occasion and will speak on the subject
of "The Church and Constitutional Liber ty"
No doubt good time is in store for those who
attend, and Col. Spivey will deliver an address
which will both interest and instruct his au-
dience.
A telegram from the President OF the Home
for the Friendless, of Leavenworth, tele2raphs
that Mrs. Sweeney, collecting funds for that
Institution, is fraud and people should not
entrust lucre or contributions to her care for
delivery to the Leayenworth institution.
Leavenworth has an institution, however, Gre
ated for just such creatures as this Mrs. Swee-
ney, to which it would be we'll for some coun-
ty to send her.
Messrs. Ober, Wilson & Co., have a new
wagon for their delivery which is the neatest
thing In that line ever put upon the streets OF
Salina. The wagon was made at Mr.. A. B.
Dickinson's carriage factory In this city. The
finishing Is superb and the painting done with
artistic taste. Mr.. Dickinson Is making quite
q reputation by the unexceptionably good
work be puts upon his carriages.
Next Saturday large stock Of general mer
chandise will be opened in the middle store In
the new Commercial Block BY Mr.. 1. Klein,
recently from Nuscatine, Iowa. Mr.. Klein is
now arranging his stock upon his shelves and
counters, and slowing large invoice n the
room above. He announces this week that he
will sell goods at very low prices. and desires
to have people call upon him and look over his
stock and prices.
Young man, when friend invites you to
take glass Of beer, tell him, young man, tell
him No!-rise up, and while dignity Pushes
your countenance, say to him, In the name of
Health-in the name Of Wealth-in the name
of Mother-n the name of Honor-in the name
Of Virtue-in the name Of Example-in the
name Of everything that il Good, and True,
and Beautiful-in the name Of anything else
but sheer" he may be able to get q drink In
this town. Ask him how cider will do.
We can speak Of the excellence Of the cheese
manufactured by Tin Bacon, Of Bavaria, from
. thorough trial. Mr.. Bacon Is manufactur-
ing several tons every year, and all he makes
meets with ready sale from the counters Of
our city merchants along with the best brands
OF New York make. There ID no reason why
Kansas farmers cannot make good cheese, ex-
cept that II may require = little trouble and
time to properly care for it, but . No. cheese
maker like our friend BACON succeeds splen-
didly.