The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-28

Walnut creek, near its junction with the
Arkansas River, three miles east of this
place. Within two miles east of the
fort, in August, 1874, citizen freight
train was destroyed by tho Indians;
twelve men were killed aud . number
wounded. Two boys in particular, left
for dead-one scalped entire and moth
ing left but small patch of hair on the
back of his neck, the other with about
four inches square taken of the side off
the side off his head-they were carried
to Fort Larned and recovered.
The upper Arkansas valley was for
several years, tho scene of . good many
conflicts. Less than eight years ago,
not settlement along the valley-now
towns, villages, court houses, school
houses and churches are seen all along
this once apparently sandy and 6esolate
plain, and it has become the fertile fields
of civilization.
1t is wonderful, the emigration COM
ing IN on the line OF A. T. & Santa Fe,
of all ages aud sex. Old men and WON.
an, who have spent their best days in
opening out farms in some heavy tim
bered State and raised q family, are
now coming to the free and exhilerat.
ing plains of Kansas, where they will
take q new LEASE: of life. There is room
for all. We found quite number de-
sirlng to cross over to the Kansas Pacif
ic and crossed over in day to Russell.
The distance is about forty two miles,
and the nearest point between the two
railroads.
We saw some very fine land in Bar
ton country and the southern part of
Russell. New houses are spring,ng up all
over the country-at no time were We
out of sight of some new improvement.
At Russell we met large crowd of emf
grants which make times lively for the
land agents. The next morning We
came back to Salina. In few days We
were back to Russell and Ellis, showing
land to parties for colonies. While at
Russell, occurred little incident, that
will illustrate almost daily, what is GO
ing on in western hotels. had with
me q German, selecting lands for
eighty.five families from Cincinnati,
Ohio. He had the misfortune to COL
tract the chills and fever while in the
south getting out ten or twelve miles,
be was attacked with the chill which
rendered him unfit to select land. We
returned to the Centennial Hotel and
placed him in the parlor. Soon after an
organ was placed in the room and pref
ty soon after that gentleman and lady
who had been out exploring land, re-
turned and of course, went into the par
lor. As soon as they were comfortable
we solicited the lady to play upon the
organ, and before she had finished one
piece, our German friend was q little
reused. Upon the second piece, he was
thoroughly awake, and upon the third
piece was raised up on his elbows, with
. look Of much establishment. However
no expression escaped him, but he was
made we'll from that hour and when the
music ceased, he called for his tea.
The lady did go well, We engaged her
to play and sing in tho evening. At
the appointed hour, the parlor was filed
with the guests of the house. The
music and songs were very fine indeed,
the temperance songs, which
suggested the idea of having . regular
Murphy meeting. The ribbon was sent
tor and committee of ladies appointed
viz: Mrs. s. E. Snoad, sister Of Mrs.
Col. Logan, late of Salins, Miss sOliver,
of indianapolis, and Mrs. Snyder, our
accomplished musician. When they cnter
cd upon their duties, they found the rib
bon green. However badge was placed
upon all in the room. When they came
TO our German friend, he did not seem
to understand the nature of the order of
things. When told it was temperance
pledge, he demurred, saying 81 must
have my beer" Gas all Germans will,
you know and upon that condition he
received the badge, as the ladies re-
CURED no solemn pledge prior to attach
ing the badge, hence no penalty. From
the number Of blue badges present but
few had to make any sacrifice.
The evening passed off very pleasant
ly, as all were moro or less strangers,
from mary different sections of our
most of whom had come to
find homes in our favored land, the
names of whom we append, VIE. Edwin
Latshsw, Canada; J. W. Oliver, Lake
River, Ind. James Stage, Nd; D. F.
Slick, Mich. II. d. BryOn, Ind; Mr..
and Mrs. George S. Snyder, ILL.,; S.
Aspaugh, Ohio; B Hill, Ind; John E.
Benedict Nd; Henry Hasse, Ohio;
Charles Snoad, Joliet Ill.,; o. P. Ham
ilton, Saiina, Ksns.; Miss Oliver, lnd-
annapolis, Ind; Isaac Snow, Fort
Wayne, Ind; Mrs. Lewis, New York;
Miss Ellen Fox, Wis; Mary Webster,
Cal.
We owe our friends an apology for
its lats appearance and you, Messers
Editors, for its great length, however,
idulge US for few minutes; We have
given the above little incident as remark.
cd to show how pleasant many such
evenings might be spent, when strang
ers are thus thrown together, and may
il always be remembered by those who
as the badge they adopted
signifies. TREGO.
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