The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-19

Your last chance-buy set OF Jrwelry for voa
wife, al Il. 4 J. whieheai's.
The t.aias have been Iiiil. Irregular for = f-,
days by Jason Of snow drifts. -;orm,. etc
We Ca hear our nei:hbor Erhiges s,aging p-sn
nj honor Of tina; lit daughter born Is. Thursday
1t almost gives one . literary dyspepsia 10 glanc
over the literature presented ut Vhifead Seamnn's
Gentlemen wishing neat calling cards for Ne,
Years can find samples for selecting IT TIL
Office.
in full running order to morrow. HehIs handsom
place for business.
Mr.. j. N. Anderson has purchased the thorough
bred Jersey bull which Mr.. Warner brought to thi
country last spring.
Holcomb q Felt, the new photographers, have jos
opened up their new gallery, and will do photograph
ing in frst-class style
Charley Falconer has put . new hack for Ii
Pennsylvania House. Passengers taken to any par
OF the city country.
Do not forget the little ones, but call Witches
i Seaman, where an elegant assortment Of pictur,
books and games can be found.
More standard works. more miscellaneous works
more Of everything in the book line, at Whitehead
searnan's, than at any other house in the west.
First class work photographins. at the new gal.
| lery on Iron ayenue, near the bridge.
HoLcoxs 4 FELT.
The Afghan war in its grandcst movements has
fallen short OF equang the excitement that has been
occasoned during the past week by great sales
holiday goods. at Whitehead & Seaman's.
Ladies intending to receive calls on New Years
day can have the announced in the JouaxAL Of
next week without charge. We hope there will be
more general observance Of the custom OF calling
| this season.
The revival meetings still continue at the NJ. T.
church. They are well attended. We hear OF quite
a number of conversions Great interest seem to be
manifested in them. and doubt much good will be
| accomplished before they closed.
Sd. Gilmore, land commissioner of the Kansas
Pacific railway, has recently made the following
statment of its land sales Total acres sold since
January 1, ls7s, ls7, 81, at average price Of
s3.a5 Total since department established, /,
33I 400. q.
Mr.. j. Wetherbee watched his thermometer for .
while Tuesday and Wednesday with the following
effect: On Tuesday, at sunrise. 6dsgrees below; $50
A. NJ, 2 below;1 p u. IL above; sunset. Q shove;
8 L. NJ, below. On yesterday, sunrise, II below;
10 A. NJ, above.
II is rumored that the Kansas Pacific Railroad COM
pany have agreed to make q material reduction in
their freight on COAL and that the tariff Will
the love- esteem and affection Of hundreds Of coal
burners, # this report be true.
A Holiday Auction Sale Of American and German
Cbromos and mirrors of the finest quality. at the
old Farmers Advocate building. Monday and Tuesday
nights, Dec. 23d and 9th. Oar collection will be
open for inspection Monday morning. Come every
body and get ane holiday present for your friend
We advise all our friends who can to call and make
their selections for Christmas early this week -
possible, thus avoiding The crowd and having the ben
eft of better assortment. Some lines OF our best
goods selling very rapidly.
D&J B. WHITEHEAD
Christmas trees. Christmas trees can be had u
Geo. Logan & cos Candy Factory. Who would
make his family happy by mixing beautiful tree
and nice presents on it. These brought here
by the well known nursery men, Blair Bros. Lee .
summit Mo. &al soon and leave your order for one.
Since our last Issue comparatively little has been
done by the District Court. The case Of H. W. Be-
ker Co. L. c. Warner, It. al, consumed three
or four days time. The of Reese Bros. Pow
ers Rial Co. has been tried the verdict being for
the plaintiff The jury discharged for the term
yeste riay.
Thousands Of sensible and useful articles can be Sc
iecied for Holiday presents from our departments,
combining both useful and ornamental, and thus
avoiding the common error Of giving an article not
naf valued because not useful. We receipt for any
thing boa ght, and it is KEEP, until wanted.
D.4J. h. WHITEHEAD.
Whitehead & Seaman invite attention to the stock
of goods they display and the prices they quote.
There Is money in it, aud LOOK. out for holiday
presents may reap the advantage Of that fact Il costs
nothing TO examine goods at your leisure at White
head seaman's, and ii doesn't cost much to secure
the goods in your name when you have decided they
are what you want.
Mr.. A. NJ. Campbell received on Tuesday night
telegram announcing his confirmation by the U. s.
Senate as postmaster for another term. Mr.. Camp
bell has made an honest efficient Official, and the de-
partment could not make appointment which
would be satisfactory to our people He 10 more
than ordinarily pains-taking in the conduct Of his Of
ice and We doubt there Is better postmaster than
he in Kansas. He has held the Office since ls6o.
There is fun in store for the young people of Sail
ma for Christmas The Methodist, Christian, Pres
byt,rian and Lutheran Sunday schools have exercises
their respective shur ;hes for the distribution Of
presents to the scholars. The Methodist, Lutheran
and Presbyterian schools will decorate with Christ
mas trees. and the Christian school with arches.
Appropriate exercises in music, speaking, tableaux,
etc., will he had at each churd4
On Tuesday two young gentlemen who were on
their way to Rice county, had camped In the neigh
borhooi of Mr.. C. c. Davis farm, west of town.
They started out hunting for quail, and nj the nrst
shot the qua exploded. The name Of the party who
held the gun is unknown to He was little in
ured, but his companion (named STUART, had his
right hand frightfuily manSled. Mr. Davis said the
rep rt of the gun like that Of cannon. Or.
Crowley was called possible 70 drsss tina
wounds. 1t is possible the young will lose the
Use of his hand.
Mr.. Joseph Coburn, whose death announced
last week. died at the age Of 81 years. months and
Is days Owing TO the storm his burial and funeral
services did not take place until Saturday. Mr..
Coburn to this country with capital, but by
patient industry had accumulated quite . fortune
lie probably at his death the weathiest farmer
IN Saline county. He was much esteemed BY his
large circle of acquaintance. The funeral ceremo-
mics were conducted by the Masonic fraternity. Of
which he was a member The funeral occurred u the
Presby terian Caurch
The new railroad matter still hangs fire. fhe /
have not yet determined that ny |
legally call election upon the petitions as,sab
mitted II Is established that the number Of namss
Is sufcient to authorize call but the form q he
petitions Is what is in the way So is has bssa ~
iuced to a Law question. and the attorneys DO
not agree upon IT, The commissiopen appointed lase
saturday hear the arguments upon the subject. q
xhch time II has been agreed that the lawyer
should be present. but one appeared. and they |
we're compelled to postpone further scsioa for tAe
present.