The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-14

Among the distinguished men attending the
n. E. Conference here are Bishop Bowman
Rev. DR.. Fry, editor Of the Central Christian
Advocate, ST. Louis; Rev. DR.. Dennison, Pres
ident OF Baker University, Baldwin City Gov
Green. Riley county; DR.. Marvin, Chancellol
Of the Kansas State University;
The Salina Cornet band will give a concert
in about two weeks. Ii will consist OF brass
and instrumental music; quartettes and comic
singing; bell-ringing, farces. etc. The band
has been under the leadership of Prof. J. g..
Fgan, one OF the finest band instructors in the
Vest, and IL il no& one Of the best bands in
the state.
Last Thursday evening Barrett & Ruhland's
smoke house was burned. The house was fall
of meat, about $500 worth of which was dam
aged and destroyed. The fire department was
on hand-after the fire. The packing house
was only ten feet away, and had not the wind
been a. Il was that establishment would have
taken fire.
The following gentlemen attending the
Conference have called this week: Rev. Thos.
Scott, Rev. W. J. Mitchell. Rev. ". A. Zim-
norman, Rev. W. G. Campbell: Rev. Parlett.
Rev. Clock. Rev. Sweet; DIR. Dickinson, State
Librarian; Judge Pipher Of Riley county; J.
W. Clock; President Dennison Of the Baker
University.
The following gentleman constitute the Of
Acers Of the Salina Temperance Union: c. II.
Martin, President; J. II. Snead. and J. II.
Day, Vice Presidents; w. s. Wells, Treasur-
er; Geo. C. Lockwood, Secretary; Howard
c. Rash, Assistant Secretary; +. j. Going,
J. D. Marsh, 5. Il. Villains, z. E. Nickels, J.
G.. Spivey. Executive Committee.
GenI Fitzpatrick has been engaged to deliver
his lecture. "7he Irish Soldier" in the n. E.
church on the 9th Of this month. Many who
heard Gen. Fitzpatrick have urged the Lecture
management to secure him for second lee
ture which they have done. The admission
price will be IS cents including a reserved
seat.
We present this week to our readers the
mammoth advertisement OF Hon. 4. II. Cav
anaugh. proprietor of the Highland Stock
Farm. The pure bred Hereford cattle which
Mr. Cavanaugh has brought to our county
will make Saline county famous for its stock.
We congratulate our people on so valuable an
We propose shortly 10 give an ex-
tended account of the Highland farm and its
high bred animals.
The Annual session OF the NJ. f. Conference
yesterday morning, Bishop Bow
man presiding. The attendance Is very good.
It Is fine looking body Of men-mostly young
NJ
Daily, which contains the daily pro-
and for the benefit of those who do
not see the Conference paper we shall repub-
lish them In the JOURNAL. On another page
will be found many interesting conference
items.
Messrs. NJ. d. Il l.. E. Sampson, of the
JOURNAL, Salina, Kansas, recently purchas
from US new style Gordon, and send US some
sample work done on the new press and with
new styles Of our johnson type. 1t Is simply
true that, both as regards composition and
press-wOrk. they are as neat and tasty as can
be done anywhere.-Round's Printers Cabi-
NET.
The printing was done before the new press
arrived, on Gordon jobber, eighth medium,
which we have used steadily in this Office for
over four years.
The fellow of the frenzied eye, who is trying
his hand on the local columns OF the Herald,
il very inquisitive and asks many questions.
This is to iuform him that we do not propose
to take up space in our columns answering his
childish interOgatories until he has first estab-
listed that he has some character, Or that he
is not b.sckguard, bully or maniac, either Of
which his late actions 90 to prove. We hope,
however, lie will keep on ssking questions I'M
til his mind is settled.
A raging, screaming, sign lifting, rip-rear-
ing wind prevailed last Thursday night. Peo-
pie awoke next morning with the observa-
ton: 1.-The most unpleasant night have
ever experienced" II there was blind about
The house that never ratified before it ratified
that night. Ii any one window sash had not
joined in previous clatters 1t joined in that
night. 1t was a weird, unnatural, unpleasant,
disgusting, good-for-nothng night. Such
night as must have been seen when bogles
and witches danced for the benefit of drunken
Tam .tby Alloway's auld haunted kirk"