The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-06-27
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Prof. I: %. Fitzpatrick, principal Of the ex-
cellent public schools oil Saiina, came down
from the wheat center, to spend his vacation
remain with us few weeks, however, as he
returns to take charge ofthe Saline Normal In
stitute in July, a position that has been ten
dered him by the Superintendent Of that coun-
ty. Fitz., my boy, you are doing well. and
we are proud Of you. Keep up your present
strides aud some day We will vote for YOU tor
superintendent OF our capital city schools. -
Topeka Blade.
The side-show men who came to town on
Saturday last complained that We had pub
lished them as swindlers. etc. We stated last
week that such concern was travelling In this
State and that the papers advertised them as
swindlers. In several places by gambling de-
vices boys and men had been swinded Out OF
sums Of money ranging from $40 to $500. No
names were mentioned. and as We had failed
as yet to see any favorable notice OF this OF
any other crowd Of its ilk, we take it tor
granted that they have put the coat on because
It fitted them snugly, II they are the crowd
who stopped in Quincy, Ills, they did not gel
half they deserved. We will say this much
for them, that they gave the best balloon as
cension ever witnessed in Salinx.
Willis Kessler and Dan. Wagstaff returned
from Kansas City last Saturday evening. A,
the close of the shooting matches, Willis Hes
Ter and Werks, the Kansas City champion. got
up a match for S2OO-3O single birds at p
yards rise. At the last shot each had 20 birds
A tie was shot with 10 single birds, in which
Kessler killed nine and Werk killed eight
birds, leaving kessler the $500. The wind wa
very strong throughout the day and the pig
cons were wild, consequently the shooting wa:
not as good as that scored last year. Mr.
Wagstafi reports that State Association fol
the protection of game was organized for Kan
sas, of which Mr.. kessler Is secretary, and the
organizing meeting will soon be held in To
peka. Messrs. wagstaff and Kessler are mem.
bers from Salina, and they will endeavor soon
to have tournament in this city.
"a thousand miles from home without a
friend" sang Mr.. Jones (for short, a recent
conner into the heart Of the American Desert,
while waiting for the mail. just at tina,
moment the Pc. clerk handed him letter adj.
dressed to Mrs. II. James. (which he took 10 be
jones'. Now Jones Is q name rarely given TO
mor.als here below, and there being no Mrs
II. Jones" In his family, he was OF a sudden
siezed with desire to know this particular
Mrs. j.. and wrote upon the cnveloep a few
words to the effect that a. the name was a
rare one he would be pleased to make the ac-
quaintance Of Mrs. J. (; that they might scrspe
up relationship. He returned Ia. letter to
the afiable post Office clerk, VIII, reading the
writing upon the envelope, inquired If he hal
any idea who Mrs. j. was. Receiving mega
tive answer, the clerk explained that the name
was James, and his information leii him TO the
belief thSt II was Mrs. Henrietta Janes-who
is OF negro cast of coun,enance with n lace
darker than Kansas thunder ciCui. cleaner
Of soiied garments. You have only To ask the
pleasant faced new conner IL be has Yet read
up in the genealogical bis family TO rec,-iv.
an invitation to sip at the nearest soda 'ount-
ain.