The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-01-24

The mud is drying up around the
edges"
Another section has been added to
the Christian church tower.
A. NJ Wiliets is soliciting subscribers
for proposed map OF Salna.
Mrs. Rose, mother OF Mrs. W. NJ.
Clarkson, started for Clyde, Ohio, on
Monday morning.
/ Mr.. VIM Sullivan has gone 10 Lcaven-
worth on business connected witt his
tanning mill works.
Mr.. John Harsh barger has returned
from the Black Hills country and his
familiar face is again seen on our
streets.
Mr.. CANNED, of Sparta, Illinois, has
been visiting his brothers-ln-law, Messrs.
David and William Addison, during the
past week.
Messrs. ODER, Wilson & Co. have
built mammoth corn crib on Santa
Fe and will soon have in corn enough
to feed the country.
The Presbyterians have now "a bright
and shining light" in front of their
Church to light the faithful up and
down the entrance steps.
Mr.. Joe. Duncan, of Brookville, was
in town on Friday last. Mr.. Duncan
is building up fine trade in business
at Brookville by his enterprise.
Sealed proposals for medical attend.
ance of the poor and prisoners of ,Sa.
line county are to be received by the
commissioners on February I'd.
A large party of young folks sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith last Tues
day evening, and were very pleasantly
entertained by the surprised family.
The firm of VIM. Sullivan & Co. will
soon commence the manufacture Of
wind mills at their tanning mill estab
lishment. They will also increase the
manufacture of the popular Climax
tanning mill this season.
Mr.. J. W. Russell, the new TAILOR,
proposes giving that villainous jail q
thorough cleaning out. By scrubbing,
burning straw in the cells, and using
lime he will get the same into pretty
good condition.
Those who braved the storm and mud
last Friday evening, to accept the invi-
tation of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Jones,
were more than repaid by the pleasant
and elegant entertainment they found
awaiting them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard G. Rash cele-
brated the anniversary of their we'd
ding, Tuesday evening, at their charm
ing home on Eighth street, by giving a
tea-party to a few of their young lady
and gentleman friends.
The Gypsum creek people are hav-
ing all the sport this season. Having
captured the wolves, Mr.. Jonathan
Tinker and the Teel brothers have
been having considerable sport chasing
deer and antelope. They succeeded in
capturing five deer and two antelope,
and will soon start out after more.
Mr.. G. G. Guthrie, of Brookvile, tel
egraphed us yesterday afternoon that
the mill company has agreed to build
mill at that place, if the BrookvilIe
people will lay the foundation, dig a
well, etc. There is to be a meeting at
the school house on Saturday, at
O'Clock p. m, to talk the matter up.
Mr.. r. l.. Mcconnell came down from
Salina yesterday, where he is employed
in the Land Department Of the Kansas
Pacific railroad. Dick is looking well
and is as "tony" as Sallna can produce
them. He has been employed in this
Office as head clerk for five years the
twentieth of this month, and we will
say in the words of s. J. Gilmore, that
tho Kansas Pacific railroad never had
an employee more valuable to them than
acknowledgements Tribune, January
18th, 1878.
Mr.. George Woolley made the most
decided party chit" of tho season, last
Tuesday evening, in giving a phantom
party at his home, to his young lady
and gentlemen friends. Soon after
9 o'clock there were assembled
the most ghostly looking peram-
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and for two hours they moved about
through the spacious rooms and halls,
giving vent to spiritual grunts, assuring
one another of the presence of "they
fathers ghost" or signing, somebody's
looking, love, pull down the blind"
After III o'clock the sheets and pillow
cases were removed, and the exclama-
tons of surprise were as numerous as
the company. 1t was far into the "sma'
hours" when the company separated
and parted from that delightful enter
tainment which is always provided
guests at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. +. Woolley.
BrOokville Column.