The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-27
STATE NEWS.
Winfield wants q plow factory.

Winfield wants plow factory.
Lawrence is overrun by tramps.
Cowley county wants . nursery.
Indians are roaming about Pan Handle.
Fort Scott is to have tooth pick factory
Cowley county Is overrun by land hunt
ers.
The farmers of Cowley county are sowing
wheat,
Atchison is going to have a new sash and
door factory.
The apple crop in Bourbon county Is re-
ported as good.
Winfield is going to have an improve
ment association.
The Cardiff Giant is to be sold in Atch-
isou at public sale.
The Presbytenans Of Baldwin are going
to build new church.
Johnson's hay press. at Lawrence, Is do
ing thnvlng business.
An old lady from tine country was canghs
shoplifting in Lawrence.
Fruit tree agents are now on the road
| and will do the State.
The peach crop will be short ono
around Glendale, Bourbon county.
Farmers in Neosho county are burning
the prairies preparatory to blowing.
The last Of the 81. 900 appropriation fer
legislative expenses has been drawn.
The only log house in Lyon county n to
be replaced by large frame this spring.
The people of Americus are trying to
have q newspaper started in their village
Mr.. Alexander, near Hampton, Platte
L,l har "a.
4 st. Louis merchant Is going to open
| wholesale and retail grocery store IN WIN
field.
The prisoners library at the Penitentiary
is unexcelled by any public library IN the
State.
A large number Of converts 10 religion n
the result of the recent revival a. Law
renee.
VIM. Winner, one Of the oldest residents
Of Cowley county, died recently OF inter
mittent fever.
Murphy. the great temperance lecturer.
will deliver ten lectures in the State within
the next few weeks.
A number of ladies interested IN the
Home for the Fnendless are dong good
lobbying in the Legislature.
The Metropolitan Guards at Leavenwcrth
elected new officers last week. The occasion
was concluded with a banquet.
The boys Of the Williams house at Win
field have organized rifle team. TO be
known US the Muldroon Guards.
The workingmen Of Fort Scott have or
gained for political purposes and Will have
local ticket in the field this spring.
The superintendent Of the county poor
asylum of Ieavenworth county bound out
two little girls from that institution last
week.
A colony from GAINESVILLE. Ohio. arrived
in Dodge City last week. They located in
Meade county, and named their settlement
Sunshine.
The German Society. Of Cowlcy county.
to promote immigration, are receiving
great many letters Of inquiry in regard to
land. climate. etc.
Reports from all the cheese factories in
the state in operation. are very favorable,
and profitable returns for the capital IN
vested are reported.
4 large delegation Of citizens from Bar
ton county have been in Topeka in attend
ance at the legislature in opposition TO the
division Of the county.
negro hend IN the employ ofMr. Wolf,
farmer in Johnson county. outraged Mr.
Wolf and then attempted TO cut her throat.
The negro is in jail at Olatbe.
Mr. A. j. Bayless. Of Fort Scott. found
little waif on his door step recently. II
was nicely dressed. and appeared TO have
come from the higher walks Of life.
Sixty-seven patents for school lands have
been issued by the auditor Of State since
January lst. embracing Eve thousand acres.
at an average price Of u IA per acre.
Alex Riley. an penitentiary bird.
stole a mirror from the wash. room Of the
Central house at Lawrence. He sold II 10
a secondhand man, and made good his
escape.
The Lawrence city council demand that
the county attorney make the parties
claiming the owner.hip Of the bridge over
the river ut that place show their night 10
coilec. toll.
The Woman's Temperance Union. AT
Topeka. has In Its organization some of
the best ladies of the town. They hay.
recently furnished a room for Temperance
headquarters.
The population Of the counties compos-
ing the Thirty-seventh district. was in
March 1873, Atchison county, 5000;
Douglas county, 1881; Leayrnworth
county. S,A4.
Two settlers in the western part Of Bar
bour county were recently killed by stroll
ing Indians. IL has been known that the
Indians have been of the reservation for
the past two weeks.
The fifth annual social and ball Of Capi-
tai Grange took place at the opera house
in Topeka last week. The success In the
way Of attendance and pleasure was all
tina, could lie expected.
A SPECIAL meeting Of the Sedgwick oosn-
" Farmers club Was held AZ Wichita lat
week large number were present and
a good deal Of important busines. ~as
transacted.
II j. axed fact that Topeka and shaw
nee county can boast 81 beng en'irei, free
Of a house If prostitution. Proceedings
are also being instituted againS; the gam
bling dsns Of the city. and will BE- teJs up
until they are closed
man named Gillispie came 20 pr.
McCulley. of Independence. for use,iieine
for a siek child FLUID Fr. Bellsbonnz
was prrScribed. one drop 10 the Doe The
man 90. drunk and swallowed the entise
amount. two dr&ehrns. hirnsrif. tn SUI
cidaI intsn, The doctor has b~en rrGup-
ing him for the yurpr~e 81 removing the
poi-or. bot the man % nov IN critical
condition.
Agents Of the strhison, Topeka a Santa
Fe. and Central Branch roais stssF that
from ten 10 twelve ear load. II bous.bold
goods ra,. over the1r r0ssis daily foy The
ue.f and southwest. sn sreTsge ~ s:fty
people daily 20 IN the sane di-sstson.
which is a remarkable n1n.isY for I'm. .ez-
on The majority u them ar q thu. sis.s
that come rrvpar~d 70 stay. .hd give h.a-