The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-19

The rains of last Thursday and Friday have
done much good tor the spring crops. The
soil was thoroughly drenched. Nervous rs
people had been over the destroying cyclones.
il was but natural that our citizens should
turn pale and think seriously Of cellar retreats.
Is they saw the angry looking clouds which
bounded the horizon last Thursday. Hut
when the clouds parted and only floods Of rain
came from them. how all were Delighted
The only damage done by the wind which
preceded the rain was at the Park, where sew
eral trees were blown down. two or three hor-
SEES tumbled about rather promtseuOusly, and
a portion Of the stables blown down.
The Illinois State Sportsmen's Association
having sent ont q challenge to any other state
In the Union, that 20 Of their men Will shoot
for o., 600 against - others. the Board OF Man.
ayers OF the Kansas State SpOrtsmen's Ass0-
citation, OF which Mr.. Willis Kessler, OF this
city, Is chairman, has ordered the challenge
to be accepted, and that the match take place
at SalinA, on October 18th next (durtng the
meeting OF the State Shooting Tournament,
which Is to take place here.) Mr.. kesslor has
telegraphed to DIR. WassOn, President OF the
Kansas Association, TO draw on Salina for
$3.50, and guarantees that six other towns will
make up the balance needed. Thus from all
prospects, the October meeting Is destined to
be one Of great importance to Salina.
A number of Salina ladies started east this
week on visits to their former homes. Mrs.
q. w. Banks visits Vermont. starting for that
State on Monday morning. Mrs. Z. +. Faulk-
ner visits PENNSYLVANIA and New York. hav-
Ing started Tuesday morning. Mrs. .: H.
CrOwcl! visits Maine. She also went by Mon
day mornings train. She will remain East
for about year. Mrs. +. II. Wildman started
Sunday morning She Will visit In Illinois
and New FORK, and designs being absent about
six months. Her husband accompanied her
"A far as Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. weaver
left for Illinois and Minnesota last Friday
morning, Mrs. Halle has returned to her
homo near st. Louis. Mrs. Ed. Smith has
gone to visit relatives In st. Louis.
The exhibition given by tho pupils Of the
| Public Schools last evening reflected much
credit upon tho participants In 1t, as well %
| the teachers and instructors who had given
them tho necessary elOcutiOnary and deciama-
tory drill. Tho programme was quite long,
there being some twenty pieces yet Il was
not tiresOme. There was sufficient variety &c
make ic interesting throughout. Tho music
nv the scholars. under the direction OF Prof
Locke, was very meritOriOus. Although thcrt
were indications Of storm, and the night wa
dark and cloudy. tho audience was quite large
The amount taken in at the door was some
SGS, about 40 Of which will be cleared. Till
amount will be devoted to the purchase OF al
organ.
There was very severe thunder storm las
Tuesday night. IL rivA:led IN the Frequency
Of the shocks and rattle OF heavens artillery
the welI-remembered thunder storm OF abOu
two years ago. The thunder and lightning
IcOmmenced about midnight and was unceas
ing until about O'Clock In the morning
The Farmers Elevator was struck about
O'Clock A. NJ, In the cone OF the roof, and sc
on fire. The alarm was sounded by the ring
~ ohs IaPiSA
on the streets, and some twenty persons col
lected at the elevator, dew up the stairway 8
the region OF the fire, and BY acting with som
systen and preserving their presence OF mind
succeeded In q few minutes In extinguish
ing the fire. A dwelling house on Fifth stree
near the railroad, belonging to Mrs. Mile
was struck and badly damaged.
Hanna insures against lightning. fire or n
fire. Office In city hall.
The salina Board Of Education yesterda
afternoon agreed upon the text books to b
used In our public school, and the county 81
peri utendent will recommend their adoptlo
Throughout the county. He will publish hi
circular letter to that effect In the newspaper:
and also will address members OF the dIfieren
school boards personally upon this subject
I've have not the space for his circular tn
week The following are the text books n
, tered to: Readers-ApPleton's series; Spe
lers-New American series; Writing-Spenc'
|. Ran series; ROblnsOn's Shortf
Course; eOgraphy-Harper's series, kanss
edition; u. =. HistOry-Barnes'. No adol
= ton al English GrAmwAr has been made, b.
the county superintendent recommend SwiI
toms Language Lessons and Swinton
; Grammar.
A large and appreciativc audience assemble
q at the Opera House last Thursday evening
witness the play Of the 1.-TWO Orphans" II
! company, the dress, the play-all mes the GO
e phans" Is play which rarely fails to caPtnl
d popular sympafhy. So completely u ~
Clsxton identified with tho play that she III
almost made It her own. In the part Of Lot
s lee she seems the inspiration and genius
e sadness. In her, the sentiment which tende
0 and awakens pity Is q creation as vivid ~
u iife-lkc as that which grows under the torI
Il ing hand Of the sculptor OF painter. There
. no fustian and rant about her. She new
> mistakes .1uss and feathers" for sentimen
Is During her acting she % To reality the chAra
u ter she portrays. SAlina IL truly fortunate
having engaged so prominent an 'acsrei
y We shall now look for the best talent In q
h land. and there is no reason Why IL should
. 30 engaged hereafter.
III Owing to the condition Of the track. VIII
4. had been rendered unfit for trials OF speed
Il THURSDAYS and Fridays rains. the r4r
4. which were to have occurred last Friday Att
"A noon, were postponed until Monday aitesnos
4 A large number OF ladies and gentlemen
sembied ss the Park On Monday afternoon.
witness the most important racc I'm 9
It amount Of moocy involved) which h
st ever occurred here. Somewhere about 81
ne we're up on both sides, aad O. CON
II auence people became considerably excit'
ID Il was Q running rAce-bess three heats