The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-03
srATK NIws.

Wichita has 4 female lawyer.
The Cardiff giant is in Topeka
Ducks arc plentiful in the wakazusa-
Sterling, Rice cc~aty 10 to have haak.
There are two Pinafcse companies in the
State.
A calf was born IN Chase ocs.ty With
two head.
Oats are planted in Lyon county. but
need ruin
A great many new buildings are under
contract in Topeka
John II. Putnam. prominent lawyer Of
Topeka died las< week.
An unknown man eemmitted suicide IN
Plasae county last week.
]. C. Mohan. Of Eiwood, attempted
sulcids-domestic trouble.
Wheat in Ccwley county gives promise
Of an extraordinary good crop.
d. Hicke.t. Of Smith ccunty has a colt
year old that weighs So pcunds
The Germans Of Wichita are F~-psr'ng
for grand ball on the 18th Of April.
Leshc, con Of J. W. Wemaek, OF 6lrard
Herald, was very badly scaided last
week.
More miles of raii~ AZ viii b. built in
Kansas this year than in any year since
lS1a.
Propers, 70 the amount Of $S.oIe has
been destroyed by prairie hire IN h''eJ
county.
Young woman Was arrested in lea,en-
worth the other dag. travelling IN mems
clothing.
Oh. Latin, the man who killed Smith
recently in Leavenworth gave bond Tor
elO,eO0.
Ara Palmer. Of Linn county raised AN
Irish potato that weighed one pound and
a quarter.
The next Nafiopal Temperance Camp
Meeting will be held at Bismarck "rose'
August 18th.
The Grand temple Of the state, OF the
United Order Of Ancient Templars. met IN
Lawrence last week.
Peach trees are found 10 be considerably
damaged in Lyon county, by the hard
freezing OF last winter.
The annuel election OF officers OF the
Crawford county Agricultural Society
takes place at Girard Apriksth
The house Of Miss Mack. % Lawrcnee.
was entered by burglars. The family OF
six were chloroformeo, and the house rob
bed.
Crawford county has in q musn larger
acreage this year than ever before. Wheat
throughout, the county looks exceedingly
well.
Ross Bowers. Of Crawford county acci-
dentaIly slot himself in the leg with .
double barrel shot gun, breaking both
bunes, making amputation necessary.
Some parties in Labetse county sued
the n 4 W. railroad for damages done
TO their crops by high water. ~Esss eoald
not run of On account Of the railroad em-
embankment, and we're allowed tSss.2-
Willie Cavanaugh, aged IL year,. cad.
est son Of Hon. Thomas II. Cavanaugh.
late Secretary Of State was killed while
hunting ON the farm Of his father. IN
Saline county. last week. by the accident
al discharge Of has gun.
Among the ministerial changes made
in the South Kansas Conference. we note
the transfer OF Rev. e. NJ. Wysong. Of
Paoia Station. TO Great Bend. and the APP
pointmen, Of Rev. x. II. Sparks. IN his
place.
Charles q. scraAord. who was found
guilty at ne January term of the Shawnee
county court Of oompii,.'y IN the Lappin
treasury steal has been granted u new
trial by Judge Morton aud released ON
$3.50 bail.
A terrific tornado swept over . portion
Of Salina county lat week and vas par
ticularly severe at Salina, rs1ing HOUSES
to the ground. uprootins trees and unroof-
ing houses. haystacks and out buildings
were scattered.
Gov. ST. John has appointed the follow
li,c gentlemen members of the commission
10 audit TIE Indian claims growing out ~
the raid Of ls1s: X. Z. Stevenson. Of
Johnson county: A. W. Mann. Of Jewel
county: and W. X. Adams, OF fsvHse
county. ~
Coz OF the Ellis House, AZ .!'s ns os"
"bilked lately by zs..,nf Sschine nan
10 the tune OF seven doilars-iess the va-
ne Of - los OF boulder coal, fousd IN ne
valise, which b" had gwen IN ,ee.nsy Tor
his bill. Ihais ~hat We %"
depo'n".
Anderson county 10 s1me~bas eheii@.
over the prospect 81 occurring an east ana
west railroad. An election hss t~~p OF
dered Tor April 18th, when ths vossf' can
signify whether they are willing 70 vots
sS5,US bonds 10 the 81 Louis. hAnsAs
Arizona D d. 70.
The town Of Raymond. Rice county bad
a narrow escape from destsucfion ~ the
turning Of the prayie Yrsss sfosnd ,hr
limits Of the town. The IRE IN many p'a-
ees reached into the hsarf OF the tosn.
The lack Of any strong wind a. the tins
saved the buildings.
Tre1o county. which q few years ago
was interesting .nIy 10 epthu,iastie col
leetorr Of fpssiis 10 rapidly Sling pp With
adventurous immigrants. mossly from the
eastern States. One party sbosed his faith
m the country by seeding hvs hundred
s@,e. nth wksaf LAT fall