The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-12-18
BelshazZar

The year is growing old.
Christmas next Thursday.
Belshazzar tomorrow night.
Considerable wheat is being market
ed.
TIL. Cavanaugh has gone to Wash
ington.
The costumes for "Belshazzar'' COS
SlO0O.
The loan agencies are having plent!
of business.
VIM. Arlington and Miss Thorn
called last Saturday.
Thirty-five singers belong to thu
Relshazzar troupe.
The wedding bells will ring Ou
merrily next week.
Will Foster and Ed. Hurd intend to
start for California soon.
Radclifr Bros have already packed
something over 200 hogs.
And still the Ober-Tozer ease absorbs
The time and attention OF the Court.
The ice gatherers are anxiOusly
awaiting the required thickness"
The dreaded '.20th of Dec" to all
taxpayers will be on hand next Sat
urday.
The prospects for delightful weather
during the holiday season are very
flattering.
Mr.. J. w. Hart, editor of the abb
lene Chronicle, made us a pleasant visit
last Saturday.
A little dance was INDUCED in by the
boarders of the Linden House last FRI
day evening.
j. A. Nelson has completed the fine
cross walk at the post Office. We hope
To see more such work.
A very entertaining communication
from Mr.. J. Wetherbee, upon Georgia,
will be published next week.
Mr.. H. NJ. Sale returned last evening
after long and rough trip to Ten
Mile.-LeddriNe Daily Eclipse.
The nursery men were unusually
busy the past season. Orchards will
soon be abundant i'm this country.
The "balny spell' of Monday came
near playing sad havoc with the ice
upon the river, and the skaters looked
blue.
The "Salina Liberal Society" voted
TO donate two hundred dollars in books
TO the proposed Salina Library, for free
circulation.
Mr.. J. G. Bender has become part
ner with Prof F. NJ. Hamilton in the
Loan Agency Ii is strong, substan
tial, reliable firm.
Something over So were raised on
two Sabbaths 10y the Presbyterian
Sunday School collection for their
Christmas tree.
Kendall's theatrical troupe is to play
in Salina three nights, sometime dur
ing the month of January II is now
playing i'm Iowa.
Mr.. A. +. Shute was afraid of an
open winter, and commenced putting
up ice yesterday. IT measured about
four inches and half
Judge Hanback, went down to To-
peka Tuesday morning, to attend the
Patti concert. He was the only rep
resentative from Salina.
Mrs. Jarley's wax works in the Opera
House, Christmas night, dec. 18th.
Proceeds to apply on debt of the church
edifice of the Christian Church.
One day last week the collection of
leans about the mills and elevators
looked quite rs they did year or so
ago. There was a crowd of them.
Judge Usher and $. r. Smith, of the
Kansas Pacific, were in town last
Thursday, on business connected with
the A. 4. x :. and X. =. imbrogliO.
Messrs. +. Goodnow 4 Co., report
the following prices for grain: Wheat
No. =, sl.Vo; No. 3, Gle: No. 1, soc: re-
jected. So; Rye, 30; Oats, 80; Corn, ~
The attempt at having meeting
lasi Monday night for the discussion
of the public library question was NOT
successful. Ii will soon he tried again |
Mr.. A. C.. Sloan is now confined to |
his house and il quite i'll. He had in
tended to start far New Mexico by this
time, but his health would not permit. |
\ boy by the name Of Johnson mar
rowly escaped drowning while skating
near the bridge last Saturday. He was
promptly rescued by his companions.
Mr.. J. C. McQuary. of Gypsum
Creek, has purchased Mr.. G. w. EN-
erson's interest i'm the Linden Hotel.
Mr.. Emerson will remain in Salina
during the winter.
Geo. Haehnlen has sold his cigar
and tobacco business To w. u. Living
ston. "TaNey." rs our typos call him,
will make 9 popular tobacconist. He
Il o fine young man.
Col. Phillips returned from the In
dian Territory last Saturday morning.
He started for Washington on Tues
day evening. He had a severe cold,
hut is feeling much better than he did.
Mr.. A. f, Ransom has been con-
fined to his home for some time with
an attack ofinfiammatory rheumatism.
Mr.. Willis Kesler is also suffering Sc
Verely from the same dread disease.
The beautiful little fairy play Of
was charniingly rendered
AT the residence Of Mr.. w. 4. Warner,
last Saturday night. the occasion being
the birth day Of his daughter. Miss
May.
We learn from the Ht,'o,,lea that a |
Mr.. Olson. living Hear Lindsbury, fell
from load of hay on Monday last,
ON his head and so severely
fracturing his skull That death result
ed soon after.
Il. I. Huston. brakeman on the q
Kansas Pacific. had his hand crushed