The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-02
Local news % second paee.

Col. Phillips arrived from the Yves,
this morning.
Serville is doing some fine sign paint
ing for Capt. Sherrin.
The Baptist Church is to be reprinted.
A capital movement.
Our readers will find interesting local
items on the second page.
Republican primaries next Wednesday
convention next Saturday.
Allen & Auter's new hardware store al
Lindsborg has been opened.
Mrs. h. F. Woolley is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Irwin, in Kansas City.
J. J. johnson was canvassing Brook.
vile on Tuesday for bis Directory.
Several political meetings have been
held Of late in country school houses.
Geo. Logan. Ed Wittmann and Gus
Behr control the refreshment Department.
at the Fair.
Jay Gould and party OF Railroad men
were expected here Tuesday night, but
did not arrive.
Mr.. C. L. Albln, formerly Of the Advo-
cate of this place. starts new paper at
Brookville.
Mr.. II. =. Stimmel, formerly OF this
city. has been appointed station agent
at waKeeney.
Col. s. N. Palmer, wife and daughter,
Minnie, returned from the mountains on
Tuesday morning.
We learn that there will be some blood
ed cattle sales at the fair tomorrow.
Bring In the bloods.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
County Commissioners commences next
Monday. Present your bills.
Mrs. HawIey, wife of Capt. Geo. Haw-
ley-Superintendent of the Poor Farm,
has returned from Michigan.
That bell tower on the city building is
not very ornamental. Cannot it be en-
closed and surmounted with a cupola:
All the SaIina delegation to the Kansas
City Fair unite in the opiuion that it was
too dusty down there to have real good
article of fun.
Col. E. c. CUP, Secretary of the Kan
sas Benevolent Association, has returned,
after several weeks work in behalf of the
Association I'm the Eastern part of the
State.
Messrs. l.. G. Skancke AMI Dan Lock-
wood proceeded to ST. Louis a. the close
of the Kansas City Fair, and are this week
taking in the glories OF the St. LOUIS Elk.
position.
Prof. Harvey returned from Ohio last
Friday. He reports that Mrs. Harvey Is
slowly recovering, and has hopes that
she will be able to return to her Kansas
home about January next.
Owing to the. arrangement. of our al.
vertisins we are compelled this week to
change the usual form of our paper.
Hence the editorial items on this page
and local matter on the second page.
Tomorrow the Synod will have under
consideration the location Of the College.
Let our citizens finish up the canvass to-
day. and present to them such an offer rs
will be certain to secure the institution,
Sunday will be church-going day among
Sallna people. Several prominent diyines
are il: attendance upon the Synod, and
some OF them have invitations to occupy
the pulpits Of the Methodist, Christian.
Baptist and Lutheran Churches.
Mr.. J. II. Cover, Of Lawrence. well
known As the former owner of the "Cpper
MIL" and possessed OF large land inter-
ests in this county. was In town the first
of the week. He thinks some of starting
a bank here.
Last Wednesday night some I'm.
knowned person effected an entrance into
the public school building and rumaging
through the desks, pocketed all the
keys to be found. Nothing of importance
has been missed. excepting the keys.
To PRINTERs.-Having added to our
office an improved paper cutter, we will
sell our Arson Hardy paper cutter at a
bargain. The Hardy cutter was purchas-
ed new By us about three years ago, and
Is in good condition.
A sunday School festival was held at
sammi: School house Tuesday night,
which brought out large crowd and al.
forded much enjoyment. There was an
excellent supper, fine music, and much
pleasant conversation. A tent was put
up outside, to make more room.
The County Commissioners have been
compelled to condemn the bridge known
As the "k:ngmsn Bridge" located a.
Bridge poSt-oftice. on Gypsum Creek.
The piers are in q bad condition, timber.
rotten, and the structure Is considered
unsafe Or course, those who now pss,
over it will do 20 at their own risk.
The condition OF Mr.. VIM. z. Gels NOT
having improved, and there being indica.
ions that he was growing worse. his re-
atives were compelled to take him to q
'rive hospital In st. Louis for medical
for which place he started last
sunday morning. Nay kind Providence
'oon restore him fully recovered to his
friends and relatives.
Mr.. Chss. Henderson,. OF Verona, Dane
county, Wisconsin, haA been visiting his
ormer neixhbcrs in Liberty towuship in
his county. Mr. Henderson, homestead
q quarter section In this oousty In