The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-01
Moving day.
Who will be Queen Of May:
The picnic season is at hand.
Some very beautiful weather.

Some very beautiful weather.
Where's the tightening rod man ?
All nature is now rugged out in green.
Water communications arc now perfect
Hurrah for the wheat, corn and vegetables
Newly planted trees all growing SO nicely
Mr.. Robert Wheeler has returned from tn,
East.
Everybody and their relatives visited tn,
circus.
Beer from the Park Brewery WAS ..pnt 81
tap" last Monday.
! A few weeks more-then Fourth Of July
Shall we celebrate?
that is-for rattlesnakes.
We heard somebody say that-tha;-we ar,
ARE having too much rain.
The cisterns no longer sigh oyer their va
cancy. Every seat Is filled.
Judge Prescott delivered temperance lee
ture In Russell last week
Mr.. VIM. Goddard. OF the Minneapolis Inde
pendent, called last Monday.
County Clerk SlOan's condition has not I'm.
proved since our last issue.
"whoa Emma" was footed on the callioPe
to etlify the wondering crowd.
The Kansas Benevolent Association Is to
have offices over Gels & Co.'S bank.
A wedding in high life is to occur at the NJ.
E. church this evening. Particulars next
week.
Mr.. Fred Baier has a bright jewel at his
home. A little girl was born to his household
on Sunday.
We understand that the city council Is max
ing arrangements to dispose Of the Babcock
Fire Engine.
We begin to get sprinkling Of the negro
immigration. A number Of our people have
sent east for negro help.
The project Of lighting our city with gas. At
the head of which was the late Mr.. A. J.
Schwartz, Is to he revived.
Mr.. G. A. Long, correspondent of that ex-
cellent paper. the Kansas City Journal, was In
town last week, and called.
1t is rumored that saloon is to be started
In the vacant store room Of the Opera House
BY Mr.. Scarf. Of Solomon City.
Messrs. Briggs & Gebhart, and Eberhardt
& Sudendorf have had constructed fire proof
awnings for their Santa Fe block.
Everybody blesses that new Iron Avenue
bridge. It Is indeed . great comfort to the
trade. We ''need 1t In our business
Ransom came near getting up corner on
sugar last Monday morning. 1t is thought he
could have easily controlled the trade.
Messrs. Aug. Engstrom & Co. have placed
q beautiful soda fountain upon one Of their
to supply COO; foamIng "dont care"
to thirsty applicants.
We hear that Hon. Geo. A. Crawford Is to
deliver his ''Kansas at the Centennial lecture
In this city. under the auspices Of the NJ. Z.
church, in about two weeks.
We have had again very fine rain. It set
part OF yesterday. There was some very sharp
lightning yesterday morning.
Mr.. Hears field Of wheat lying just east OF
the city is regarded as one Of the best in this
section Of the country. 1t certainly presents
handsome appearance just now.
The State Board has assessed the Kansas Pa
cific railroad at s. 900 per mile in organized
counties. In unorganized counties the assess
ment Is at the rate Of S.. 600 per mile.
As will be observed by notice published
the county commissioners will
meet as board fol- the equalization of taxes
ON Monday, the End day Of June, 1879.
We understand that the right Of way for the
entire line of the Salina and Southwestern
Railway through Smoky View township has
been decided to that company.
"Circulation ], l54, 800 more than any other
English paper in this city."-Herald.
That's right! As long as you are in the
lying business tell whopper.
The Salina Liederkranz has rented hall in
the second story OF Mr.. Kroft's new building
baltimore Clothing House building). They
meet there for the first time tomorrow eve
ming.
Mr.. Emanuel Rothschild, senior member of
the firm OF ROthschild Bros, started for Eu-
rope last Sunday morning. He will return in
September. We wish him q sale trip and a
pleasant time.
Judge Mcclure, OF Junction City, who is
engaged as counsel in the case Of the City vs..
Trosper, and was in attendance upon court
last week. Was called home by the sudden
Heath Of his wife.
Mr.. Freeman Kingman reports that he dis
linctly felt sn earthquake shock on Sunday
evening, and that other members OF his fami-
y also felt the shock. It occurred about five
past 3 O'Clock.
Mr.. J. w. BlOndon. OF New Cambria town.
ship, has applied to the NJ. E. Church for IL
cense Is an exhorter. Mr.. Blonlen is gen.
tleman OF ability. and will no doubt do much
rood IN his new vocation.
Mrs. Hannah Simmons died last Tuesday.
In the 6lst year OF her age. The funeral ser
vices. took place Tuesday afternoon at the
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Simmons was one
81 the earliest settlers In this county.
Street commissioner Harrison, Is putting In
new street CT ossings and cleaning no the A.
|eys. Last week he found plague breeding
place-the length OF the alley leading from
Iron avenue to Ash street, between Santa Fe
and Seventh.
Between Sunday morning. April sob, and
sunday morning. April 9Th, there were enter
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