The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-22
Actual Circulation 1,ooo-A2s more
than the Saiina Herald.
That raid was a success

yesterday morning.
We are under obligations Ia Col. Henry 10
gan i"t Colorado public ,ineu,ntni
Elder ID. e. Christner VIII rr.ach in til.
Christian Chnrch next Sunday, ,poruins a,.,
evening,
The Park has scores a. lovely ATTRACTIONS
NOW. Sal,na can well 10. pro,,.i %; thai bit o
territory.
Nrs. Chas. Allen icft ior Kansas ciiy has
Thursday morning. where she VIII visit her
relatives a few weeks.
Receiver Wasstaf of The L s. Land Ottice
reports that l.5 entries for land have been
made thus Tar this month
| The city authorities, armed with drag net
went seinlns last Monday evening. Several
fish were caught They wrthed considerably
Mrs. e. S. Radclin aud children started for
Springfield, Illinois, yesterday morning and
will visit among relatives in that vicinity for
several weeks.
Mr.. Z. a. Nave has been compelled to take
his wife back 10 Indiana, her health has been
so poor since the family came to Kansas. MIR.
Nave will soon return.
Reserved seats are being taken quite fast at
j. u. Camphell's drug store, for the ii. NJ. $.
PinafOre performance. We believe there win
be a very large audience.
Mr.. &. T.. Libbey has taken some fine pho
tOgraphs OF ''Saiina. as It Is" Everybody
| should have stock on hand" to send TO
eastern friends. Only % cents each.
Friend Whithworth speaks in flattering
terms Of a combination meeting" which is
going on at the "Rag Tag" school house. on
Dry creek. lie speaks in language mysterious.
Two colorcd boys have been holding min
strel performances at the different saloons In
town for several days. They possess good
voices, and have the plantation air Of "Auld
Lang Syne."
Mr. p. c. Chamberlain, representing the
Daily Capital, Kansas Farmer and American
\ Dung Folks, called on Tuesday. He sent
into Topeka quite large list of subscribers
from Salina for the Daily Capital.
We learn from Land Commissioner s. J.
Gilmore that the sales of the Kansas Pacific
lands up to the 10th inst. aggregated 1900
acres. The country around the new town Of
Grainiield is settling up quite rapidly.
distinguished party Of Boston capitalists
passed West Monday morning, on the Kansas
Pacific. Among the number were ex Governor
Alexander Rice, Of Massachusetts,. and X. nj.
Pulsifer, owner OF the Boston Herald.
MIR. Chas. La Tour delivered lecture on
temperance at the NJ. f.. Church. Friday
night, TO small audience. and repeated it at
the Opera House on Sunday night to very
large audience.
Col Phillips informs us Of the death of Mrs.
Cora Il. Howard, daughter of Hon. WIN. r.
Ross, of the Cherokee Nation. A number Of
SaIina people will remember her as Miss Ross,
who spent quite time in Col Phillips family
several years ago.
Hon. George A. Crawford, Of VI. Scott,
called last Tuesday. Besides being brilliant
orator the Governor is splendid, good man.
In speaking OF the reported rush INTO the In
dian Territory he stated that il was no rush
at all; that comparatively few were going into
that country.
The east store room OF the Opera House has
been divided by a partition wall! The Kansas
and Trust Company have offices in the front
Servile has been adjoining the glass front with
handsome signs. The front is to he an elegant
office when completed.
Messrs. Ober, Hageman & Whittredse have
rented the entire building on the corner of
Santa Fe and Iron avenues, and will at once
set to work having the repairs made enabling
them 10 occupy the building with more con
venicnce than heretofore. Men are now bust
" engaged putting it in order.
Messrs. Gels, RadclIfr and Goodnow took in
Topeka last week on business which they will
not make public. although they have been
terribly bored with questions. They were
shown about by Governors and Mayors, and
it is the impression that it must have been
some distinguished business.
Mr.. Price. Western agent of the Hannibal
& st. 10. Railway accompanied by the Mayor.
Gels, Judge Foster, and several
Others, made an excursion up the river to
Sharp's Ford, the other day. MIR. Price was |
delighted with his ride, and praised the Belle |
Of Salina in the most flatterinS terms.
The members of the local company Of the |
Saiina & Southwestern Railway state with |
some semblance of authority that construction |
trains on their road will be crossing west-lrOn |
avenue within two weeks. They further |
state that ties for the road have already been
shipped and will arrive here in day or so.
At a meeting of the Board of Education last
evening the bond of A. l.. Dodge,
The new treasurer, was approved and Messrs.
Wellington, Bowen and Sale were appointed
to examine the treasurer's books. A commit
tee was also appointed to examine text books
and report series for adoption at the June
meeting. Mcssrs. Harvey, Wellington, Flan-
lers and Sampson were appointed such COM
mittee.
Mr.. w. NJ. GARRISON met with quite loss
last Tuesday night Having retired for the
night, he had placed his clothes very near a
window which was partially opened. In one
pocket was a pocket book containing about
$40 in money. and several valuable notes anil
paper. When he arose in the morning the |
pocket book was gone. We have heard since
This occurrence that MIR. +. H. Wildman lost
about SlO0a few weeks ago, under similar
The ladies OF the NJ. +. Church, with tn cir
Isnal enterprise, prepared the Opera House in