The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17

The wheat buyers are watching that varia
BILE market at Kansas City very closely. They
gather about the Geographic office and anx-
iOusIy await the result OF the click. click go
ing on there Between times they get John
Baker to tell his corpse story.
Tn: CITY clerk has opened books tor the reg
istrariOa OF voters, in pursuance at The late
act OF the Legislature requiring registration In
cities Of the second class. Those who desire
TO register can do so by applying to Mr.. Bow
EN- at the court house.
Mr. ID. C. Gibbs, correspondent OF the Chi
cagO Tribune. was in town tast Saturday. Ht
has visited this state to procure reliable crOI
reports. items concerning our immense immI
| grafton, and reliable Information concerning
the emigration ri the nrgroes from tie So,lth
The casino iE The rear Of Willis kessler's sa
| loon is to be provided with central fountain
ornamcnted with statuary. Already there are
| walks marked cut. which are to be graveled
and trees and eversreeils have been planted.
A music stand has been constructed. anu two
paviliiOns are to be added to the garden.
The principal objection which has been
urged against lighting our city with gas has
come from those who think the OverpOwerin2
light will be q serious and detestable infringe
ment Of the silvery moons time-honored pat
ent, which has been most favorable for Juliet's
singing "COme night come Romeo"
Mr.. G. A. Wennegrcn. of Rock Island, ILL.,.
is in the city having been employed TO succeed
Mr.. Paine as editor OF the Svenska HarOlden.
lie is q very genial gentleman. and is making
a good impression among our people. He Is
evidently gentleman Of culture, and has had
large experience in newspaper life.
Gen. Passenger agent Groat. Of the H. r.,
has issued very fine edition OF the illustrated
Monthly for April. Among its many illustra-
tons we recognize the high school building
and opera house of Salina. 1t is superbly
printed and contains page upon page of inter-
esting reading about Kansas and Colorado.
Many new trees have been planted about
town this season. We begin TO feel proud OF
the greatly improved tastes OF our people for
arbOriculture. In . few short Years our SIDE
walks will be completely ''roofed" by trees
arching overhead. In some places las on San
IA Fe) beautiful avenues OF trees delight the
eye.
In our advertising columns will be found
the new advertisement OF X. 5. Champlain and
V. Il. Martin, who have formed a copartner-
ship in the livery business, at Mr.. Champlain's
new stable on the corner Of Fifth street and
Iron Avenue. They are both worthy men,
and very popular with all. They will TN
doubleday build up fine business.
Owing TO several circumstances there was
but q small attendance at the meeting OF the
anti-Horse Thief Society, which was called for
last Saturday. A temporary organization was
effected, however, AMI the next meeting
will be held at the city hall at o'clock p. NJ.
on Saturday. the 18th inst. when permanent
organization will be made.
Miriam lodge No $. d. of Il. l. o. OF o. F.
will give social at Odd Fellows Hail. Satur-
day evening, April 10Th, 1879. A cordial invi-
tstion is extended to the members of the order
Local and visiting. Committee of arrange
ments: Mrs. Almira Tuttle, Mrs. Ellen
Kingman, Mrs. Mary CoulsOn, Mrs. A.
A. Lay, Mrs. G. A. ". Bone. Herald please
copy.
We learn from the Topeka Commonwealth
that the Topeka & Colorado Railroad Compa-
ny is organized and preparing Tor active oper-
atoms. That paper says:
The plan is to build from Topeka to Alma,
and then to Manhattan and up the Blue Valley.
eventually to Lincoln. Nebraska. 1t is part
Of the plan to have line from Alma to COun-
ell Grove, Salina, and then West. between the
Kansas Pacific and Central Branch Il. Il.
tsCOi. f.. &. Rice. the great circus horse
trainer was his title, name and Occupa-
ton, and he drove about town with GARRISON s
four whites, each bearing a small representa-
tion OF the stars and stripes. lie could tame
anything, he said. even to the fiery Buccphalus
which only Alexander could ride. lie al
dressed horse owners ut 'the corners on Sat
urday last. He claimed to be a brother OF
Dan Rice. the great Snowman.
While Rice, the horse tanner, was addressing
acrowd ut the New York Store corner. one Of
those huge dry goods boxes was discovered
to be smoking away AT great rate. A dis
car,led cigar had '.inflamed" the rubbish in
the bottom Of the box. The box was '.totc'I'
from the presence Of its fellows in double
quick time, causing quite n cOmmOtion. The
balance Of the boxes have since been removed
for the purpose of avoiding like occurrences.
Not far from town. recently. queer bar
gain was made between two sons of toll
One fellow had taken a fancy to the other fel.
lows wife, and proposed to swap four acres
of breaking for her. The proposition was
agreed to. The breaking was done in awOrk-
manlke manner. and the wife was duly tleliv-
cred to the infatuated "breaker.r The final
act was the marriage OF the latter with the
woman, who is now the happy possessor I'M
der the law OF two husband.