The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-30
Last number of Vol VIII.

Wild geese ventured out Sunday morning.
MARI says: ssGo smell what have smolt.' -
st. Valentines day two weeks from t. NOR
row.
Work on the new depot will soon be CON-
menced.
Luther Benson is lecturing on Temperance
in Wisconsin.
No bird is actually on the wing. The wings
are on the bird.
Mr.. Smith. with d. & J. B. Whitehead, is
visiting friends In Iowa.
Commissioner Denton has gone to Eastern
Kansas on business trip.
A child Of Moses Pool and young son OF
Mr.. Laure were buried Tuesday.
Rev. DR.. Bishop filed the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church last Sabbath.
Captain Hanna came down the road on SUM-
day to look over his Salina property.
Have you heard the mocking-bird on Fifth
street: We mean the long-eared one.
In the bright lexicon" at Bartlett & yen-
kins.' there's no such word as Tough
There were three additions to the member
ship of the Christian church last Sabbath.
The Salina Mills are turning out Golden
Belt" eighteen Ihours out OF every twenty
four.
Mayor Wickham Is receiving the congratu-
lations OF his friends with much modesty. It's
girl.
Temp. Elliot and A. J. Benell are down at
Abilene, looking after the sewing machine
business.
1t Is the opinion OF many that the back Of
old winter Ia ut last broken. We are no
prophet.
Wheat has been as high as 20 cents at A
lene this week. The Abilene market is i'm
proving.
We are indebted to Hon. w. W. Lambert, a
resident of Brackettsville. Texas, for San An
tonic papers.
Work on MIR. Champlin's stone stable, corr
ner Of Iron avenue and Fifth street, has been
recommended.
No railroad news to communicate this week.
No farther word has yet been received from
| the NJ. X. & +.
The home. is bright and happy which is
furnished with the choice meats sent there by
Bartlett & jenkins.
County Clerk W. c. Sloan has been very
sick for the past week. We are glad to learn
that he is improving.
Mr.. Geo. Marshall. of the Brookvillc Mills.
was in town Monday. He reports his mills
doing good business.
Mr.. T. ". Sugert left for Lowland, Ohio,
yesterday morning, upon learning of the seri-
Gus illness Of his sister.
Next week J. n. Allen will issue his alma
nae and pass book. Everybody should have
one. Call and get one.
Col. Phillips intends coming up to Salina at
the close of the Senatorial election, before re-
turning to Washington.
coal in sufficient quantities to meet the de-
mands Of their customers.
Miss Minnie Palmer returned from her
visit to friends and relatives in Missouri and
Illinois, last Monday evening.
Wood hiss been plentiful in the market for
the past week or two, and all OF it has been
plentifullv adorned with prices.
| Last Saturday was an extraordinarily lively
day In Salina 800 teams were counted at one
time upon our two principal streets.
vile, beamed in the JOURNAL Office last Tues.
day. He is always welcome visitor.
The frost Is now out of the ground sufficient
" to allow the farmers to pillow, and they are
Improving the opportunity all over the coun
try.
1t Is stated that good quality OF coal has
been discovered near Henry Oltmann's farm
six miles south of Salina, on the Smoky Hill
river.
Miss Ada Maxey accompanied by her father
started for Austin. Texas, yesterday morning
She will visit relatives in that city for severa
weeks.
Messrs Smead, chief engineer Of the X
F., and Holland G. Wheeler, assistant engi
neer, arrived last Monday evening to take il
the situation.
John McPhall was credited in our report Of
the Hopkins school house railraod meeting
with having made speech. A mistake. Il
was Alex. McPhail.
The night passenger trains running between
Kansas City and BroOkville are well patro
nized. One Pullman would make them much
more comfortable.
A pound festival was held ut the Maxey
House last Saturday night. with the object OF
collecting supplies for the Home of the Friend.
less, at Leavcnworth.
This Is the season Of the year when all
should exercise great care over their health.
The health 81 children especially should be
guarded at this time.
The plan Of the new depot, to be erected in
Salina, can be seen at the X. p. Land Office
II Is very fine. The building wi be an Gle
CANT one-such q one rs Salina deserves.
We hear rumor Of mammoth real estate
and loan agency being started in Sslins
which is TO result in the consolidation Of |,
number OF such agencies already here.
Preaching in the English Lutheran churci
Sabbath morning at II O'Clock, by the pastor
A. J. Hartsock. Subject, "Bible Temperance
Sunday School at go. All invited to attend
During the past few days the weather ha
been quite .raw." Overhead It has been low
lering. and storm-breeding clouds occasionally
presents themselves, and then entirely disap
pear