The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-13
And still there Is no rain.

And still there is no rain.
The bluegrass lawns begin to .'show up"
The Kendall Nomination plays through
this week.
K.k.K.-not Ku-Klux-klan. hut Kendall
Kome'ly Kompany.
Gus. Behr has purchased the BihImsie
brewery on the East side.
Representative Faulkner returned from hi
Legislative labors yesterday.
Quite quantity Of wheat hauled int.
town on Tuesday and yesterday
MI. G. W. Jones Is building residence O,
Santa Fe, North Of Mr. Kesler's home.
Mr. J. n. Allen, hardware merchant is her,
looking after the interests Of his store.
Several hay stacks were burned by prairi,
fire just south west OF town. las, Sunday after
noon.
Prof. F. Il. Hamilton and Mr.. A. q. Whit
ney have returned from their respective East
ern trips.
| Forty-two persons united with the Presby
terrain church at the morning service, las
Sunday.
| City election two weeks from next Tuesday
As it occurs on the lst Of April. some ont
will get fooled.
The Lindsborg branch bond election ir
Smolan township Is to take place one weel
from next Saturday.
4. +. Watson has gone short distance
Eat on business and pleasure trip combined
He returns Saturday.
1t seems to be the opinion Of many that in
most localities In this section. We shall have
an average peach crop.
J.E. Woodward informs us that he has
trapped 80 beavers on his place northeast Of
town, during the winter.
Rev. 4. F. Hill, pastor Of the N. F.. church
at Clay Center, was in town on Monday. being
on his way to Conference.
Howard C. Rash. OF the hrln Of J. e. Rash
and Son. set Of for Chicago this morning for
new styles Of spring goods.
E. w. Ober starts for New York this week,
for the purpose Of buying large stock Of
spring and summer goods.
Wild geese. in great numbers and very near
the surface Of the earth, were flying and COB
bling northward on sunday.
Judge Carroll intends starting for the noun
tains Of Colorado IN . few weeks, for the
purpose Of helping his health.
Mr.. A. L. Dodge and wife start for Missouri
this morning. where they will make visit
k-sn IL. fres
We see that John Erickson, proprietor of
the Grand Central Hotel, has purchased an
omnibus, which will run for his house.
The County Commissioners have appointed
James Devlln treasurer OF Pleasant Valley
township. to succeed Mr.. Bean, resigned.
Mr. S. Worries has sold hlsllivery stable in
terests on Santa Fe Avenue to Mr.. N .Gavefich.
John proposes to stay with us, we are glad to
learn.
Mr.. F. Goo,lnow has sold bis store building
on Iron Avenue (now occupied BY H. NJ. Sale
to Mr.. John Underwood. Consideration So
700.
Rev. John Hawker, of Ohio, has been en-
gagged as pastor Of the Baptist Church of this
City. He Is expected to arrive the first Of the
month.
The Kansas n. f. Conference convened at
Lcavenworth yesterday. Rev. G. s. Dearborn
and Rev. J. II. Lockwood, Of this city, are in
attendance.
The boys now 60 down to the river, cast
their hooks and lines into the water, and sit
there for hours under the impression that they
are fishing.
Mrs. A. G. Whitney received telegram on
Tuesday morning, Informing her of the death
OF her sister. Mrs. W. ". Manspeaker, OF
Champaign, Ills.
The monthly correspondents Of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture from Saline County
are Joseph Duncan, OF Brookville, and s. NJ.
Palmer, OF Salina.
F. l.. Norton and e. 8. Conrad went down
to Topeka the first Of the week, to attend as
delegates the meeting Of the Grand Encamp.
ment Of Oddfellows.
Mr.. C. C. Spriyg, Ells"o rth's genial and
popular county clerk. was in the city yesterday
and Othe day before. attending to business in
the Us. Land Office.
Those walls are really hiieous. A few
dollars invested In some OF Whitehead 4 Sea
mans beautiful wall paper will make them
appear better than new.
One Of those heavy gales last week prostrat-
ed the "bill boards" and that long, highly
colored panorama which ilumIned Iron Az
enue appeareth no moro.
The old depot building has been moved to
the place where Il Is to be permanently located.
II. Z. Stanley has the contract for building
about II new platform.
We are sorry to hear that large portion Of
Judge Viewers fruit nursery. on Gypsum
Creek, was destroyed by the prairie fire which
swept over that region las. Thursday.
With gas liz and macadamized streets Sslina
would make . city appearance not to be
"sneezed At" The prospects are thst she
may be honored withboth before long.
Col. Phillips writes Us that the new post Of
ices OF Oasis::and Oban have been established
Edgar Reid being postmaster Of the first. and
Alex McPhail postmaster Of the latter.
Saline county raised 1,55s. 090 bushels Of
winter wheat In 1875; Mcpherson county,
1905, 225 bushels; Dickinson, ,6sO, $50 bushels;
Ellsworth, 275,Ssa bushels; Lincoln, 3l9, 600
bushels; OTTAWA, $50 ,975 bushels.