The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-13

to be a very able preacher. and his location
here would certainly be compliment To Sa-
lima.
Messrs. Upper & Cooper. attorneys. who
r lately went on business 70 the Indian terri
tory. have returned. They report the attrac-
, tons OF the country paradisacal in everything
except the inhabitants and their mode OF
living.
We understand that the Kansas Pacific Is
making preparations to lay out in front Of the
new depot one Of those charming little parks.
like those Of Topeka. wamego and Abilene,
and which must In time make the depot quar-
tiers very attractive indeed.
The first grade ut the Public school has be-
come 40 large that the school board has or
dered 1t divided into two divlsions-0ne to At
tend during the forenoon session and one In
the after noon. This will make about 20
scholars In each division.
I We published last week the dissolution
notice of Ober. Wilson & Co. Mr.. b. l..
Wilson retires from the firm, and Mr., Hage-
man, gentleman Of large means. takes Mr..
Wilson's place iu the firm. The firm as now
constituted is Obcr, IIageman & whittredge.
Very favorable word has been received from
Messrs. Sears and Bond in regard to the dis
position of the capitalists interested towards
the N. X. 4 r. extensiun. Our people do not
expect the road to be built in p month, but do
expect 1t to be here before next September.
On the cars the other day. We heard one
stranger say to another: "7hat Santa Fe
Avenue at Salina Is the finest street have seen
In the West" The other party agreed to this
Both gentlemen were from New York, and
had just visited our city. They were very
much pleased with Salina in every respect.
Furious prairie fires have been prevailing
for several days, and many hay stacks, stables
and granaries have been destroyed. Luckily
no homes have been desolsted BY the fire fiend,
but we no not how soon they may be. We
feel like saying shoot the windy-weather-
prairie-fre setter on the spot.
People have just got through digging from
| the pores Of the skin the dirt driven there By
the furious dust storms. whichlfor several days
since our last Issue have been lifting this
country ''clean of Its toes" Even sinners
have stood some chance Of being translated,
with such iavoring gales.
| It will be noticed that our supplement con-
tains IN unusual supply OF interesting and
valuable reading matter this week. In it will
be found the proceedings Of our State Le2is-
lature, Congressional proceedings. the full text
of the medical bill recently passed by the
Kansas Legislature, the report of the Sena-
torial investigating committee. &C., &c.
The monthly correspondents Of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture give Saline county's
acreage In winter wheat tor the fall of 1878 IS
81, $40; Mcpherson. %. 1872; Ellsworth, IL. 1853:
Lincoln, I2,7S4: Ottawa, $500; Dickinson,
| IS, 5SS. The correspondents may have been
pretty near correct in guessing, but we can
tell better when the assessors reports are
handed in.
Rev. A. j. Kissell, of Abilene. will preach
next Sabbath In the English Lutheran church.
Rev. A. J. Hartsock will accompany Rev. j.
w. Goodlin, Secretary of the Board Of Home
Missions, to the frontier on his tour Of inspec-
| ton. They will return to this city by the
following Sabbath, and the spring communion
will be held in the Lutheran church, when .
number will be received into the church by
| confirmation. Rev. GoodlIn will preach.
The Saiina Building Association held their
annual election last Friday. The following
gentlemen were elected directors: W. d. Rad
cliff, C. c. Culp. John Foster, J. d. NJ. Con-
rad. l.. o. Wight. Afterwards the directors
met and elected the following officers: J. ID.
N. Conrad, president: W. d. Radcliff, vice
president; l.. o. Wight, secretary: C. c. Culp,
treasurer; John Foster, attorney. The asso-
citation Is In = most fiourishing condition, and
the investments therein prove to !'e the best
that possibly could be made.
With this evenings service Elder d. N.
Grand6eld closes the series OF meetings In the
Christian Church. lasting over three weeks.
The Elder has labOred faithfully since his
arrival, and as q result thirty-nine persons
have added their names to the membership OF
the church. The meetings have been very
we'll attended, and have resulted not only in
adding to the church numerically. but have
strengthened the members In the faith. Elder
Grandneld il an earnest worker, and OF genial
nature, and has made many friends In Salina.
| II seems to be settled that the K. r. branch
to Lindsborg will now be built, and the local
company are besie4ing the City Council for
right Of way through the City. They ask for
right of way up Fourth. or Fifth Street, but
prefer the latter. They state, too. that they
want to procure land ct one Of the corners
formed BY the intersection Of the street they
decide upon with Iron Avenue. They present
ed their application for right Of way to the
Council, at the meeting Tuesday night. 1t
was referred to the committee on streets and
sidewalks-Messrs. Berg. Dodge and Stevens.
A prairie fire swept through tho north
western portion OF Mcpherson county last
Friday. doing great damage to property. Mr..
p. J. Teberg, who manages the Bavaria eleva-
tor. lost bis farm house, barn. granary. inpls-
ments, and other property on his farm i've
miles southwest Of Lindsborg. Nj. p. Spong-
berg. . neighbor Of Mr.. Teberg, lost span
Of fine horses, his granary, implements. &c.
Mr.. Teberg's loss falls very heavily on him.
He had just completed fine. two-story house
on his farm, which was uninsured. He will en-
gage in selling agricultural implements In b.
varia, and hopes to be able to build soon.
Upon q petition signed BY the requisite
number Of citizens OF Smoky View township,