The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-12-25
Merry Christmas!
Christmas Carols .

Merry Christmas.
Christmas Carols!
Hang up your stocking
"The night before Christmas"
The second ice crop Is nearly ready
Watch night to-night-watcl,ing for
santa Claus.
TURKEYS are again coming down
from their roosts.
wfChristmas on Thursday be, a
windy winter We shall see. ="
The boys will have a fine time with
their skates during the holidays.
There is splendid skating on the
river on the west side Of the park.
Louis Haehnlen is to remove his
cigar store from LindS1 p to MePher-
son.
Judge Hanback, SAYS PATHS singing
at her Topeka concert disappointed
him.
Mr.. G.. G.. Prescott has returned to
Salina. and is again installed at }. y.
Aliens.
We issue this Wednesday evening,
40 that we may close our Office to-
morrow
Little bright eyes will be listening
tonight for the music of Santa ClauSs'
vehicle.
Miss Lutte Hanna. of Wa-Keeney,
d. is visiting her cousin, Miss Mary
Campbell.
Prof Fitzpatrick and family will
spend the holidays with their friends
in Topeka.
The CBiversalist meetings Friday,
Saturday and Sunday evenings were
well attended.
DIED-Dec. 18th, 1879, in this city,
Cora Janette, daughter of n. b. and
G. A. Manning.
Rejoice! rejoice, and bid all BUSH
ness cares and perplexities depart, for
Christmas is here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Donmyer, of New
Cambria, returned from Pennsylvania
last Friday evening.
Boys, let your Christmas libations
lie moderate, il You still insist on
"Christmas cheer"
sunday was the shortest day of the
Year. The days are growing longer,
IN, not much warmer.
George Going, a student Mt the State
University, is visiting his parents dur
ing the holiday vacation.
The holiday vacation of the Salina
schools begins tG-iay ana continues
until the 5th of January, 1880.
Welcome the stranger and the So
journer when the Christmas bells
ring, for we are all pilgrims here.
The coolest night OF the season Tues
day night. II degrees below zero at
o'clock this Wednesday, morning
1t has been very cold for several
days, the thermometer skirmishing
around several degrees below zero.
The Ire satherers have all been very
busy since our last issue. And good
quality of ice they have been getting.
We are pleased to see MIR. A. +.
Ransom about the streets again, and 10
, hear that Mr.. Willis kcsler is much
better
Capt. Il. J. r. Hanna, Register of
the Wakeeney Lat Office, is i'm the
I.s,iy. lie rcpofts " AGENCY pushing
ka'icad.
Miss Lille Clarkson is spending her
Holiday vacation at home, having
closed her school last Saturday FOR two
weeks.
DIED.-Dec. 18th 1879, AT Limbs
borg, Earnest, son .: l.. 4. and Mary
+. Laphani. ag.ei year, 5months and
Is days.
The Methodist church of Lindsborg
was burned last Thursday night. Sup
posed te have been the work of an in
Iend.u~s.
The rash for holiday goods was great
ast Sal.tslay. The stores were all
crowded. notably 80 Whitehead 4
Seannn-,
Extensive preparations are being
tdc for entertaining the children
IS Wednesday, evening at all the
Shurche>.
II was the Saturday before Christ
mas last Saturday, and there were
Immense crowds upon our principal
thoroughfares.
The Abilene and Salina bands play
FL alternately upon the streets last
iday. 1t Was nip and tuck" for the
ampionship.
lrs. NJ J. Hedigan writes from Col
Jugs, where she now tarries. |
th is improving. hut that
weak.
fobabilities are that grain will
ill higher prices. and many of
TIflels setlil 10 belltNe tfiat Sucu
Pbe the case.
The oher-Tozer case has not yet been
seferminsa. Ii il Il long seige IL will
Don be three weeks since the trial Of |
le ease Was commenced.
The sidetraci, has been laid at the
pew Town of bridgeport, in the south
~ of the county. and " boom"
for that place.
az this winter the startling
"a of fire has not been sounded,
ID We hope the good luck" will con-
ie. lie careful with the fires.
4ic post Office will he closed he I
Tween the hours of II \. n. and 4. 1
N. To-day aud on New Years ,iay-so
Postmaster Campbell announces
Mr.. e. i. Hyde. rashier of the Sail I,
Bank, returned yesterday morning 4
N trip down 10 Wichita. Leaven-
ia and enc or two other towns.
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