The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-09-11

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the bills promi-e,j-a rare occurrence with
shows. We have not the space In which to
specify that which was superlaiively good.but
we are indorsed in the statement that the per-
Torrance. were the best which ever took place
10 Salina, by scores who were present. anc
have 20 said publicly.
From the Kansas City Journal Of the lth
inst, we take the following Item:
The Kansas soushsr. Railway Company ha. been
incorpo-sied Their ch sfter was 1led yesterday II
Topeka. and shows thas the Inc VII rns sossny e,t
sS% is1eiss Gefs.lsoo kss Eeo
STAFFORD, Prasi. Barbour. Coma.chs and CLARK ecsn-
Yorf; Z. y. y. Edsclsos. Ne. ioet. 2. t:ssI.
ard d y. H r:s,. Z: .: t.n:s, L:ndi: ,,,, g.
Daniel s;s.i:s ..:i a Sosa 5 L; aie:
and the capital stock q ~. 90 we.t WI Be con;
ms.esd = soes = ; :ad y sosea' sha VIZ 's p0'oeo
The following items ore from the Abilene
Chronicle:
viii not the people Of Manhattan, Junction
CITY, Abilene and Salina unite In securing the
services Of number OF good lectures the com
cure the best lecturers In the country at very
reasonable expense.
The friends Of d. C. Christner. formerly
pastor of the Christian church Of Abilene, will
be sorry to learn that he has resigned M
charge Il Salina. By the advice Of bis physt
clan. During his stay here Is well - at Sail
"a. he made many friends and acquaintances
Allen 4 Bailey raised quite . sensation last
Saturday In sewing machine circles. By chal-
enging the Howe. White. Wilson. Singer. Do
nestle and Davis machine to test trial for .
sum of from $40 to $50. with their new No.
Wheeler & Wilson machine. Nobody accept
ed the challenge, but nevertheless the show
went on. There Was great rush Of lookers
on, at Allen 8 Autes's hardware store.
where the exhibition was given. and
everybody was delighted with the work and
said they had never seen the like before. This
firm expect to give . grand exhibition at the
Fair, and expect to make challenge to above
machines to meet them there and zee who lie
boss, for the same, amount or for $500, u
wanted.
That which might have proved tragedy
happened on Gypsum Greek last week. Hen
~ Prudent and wife lived at their farm on the
Saline river, but the wife became estranged
and left her husband, to take up her residence
or Gypsum creek. A German who went
through life weighed down with the festive
name of Dutch Henry" had become enam-
ored OF Prudent's wife, and desired to be near
her, and followed the latter to Gypsum Creek.
Henry Prudent and uncle started over to Gyp-
sum one day las: week, to 60 to the farm
where the truant wife bad established herself,
for the purpose Of obtaining drill belonging
to the uncle. Dutch Henry" and the wife
ordered Prudent and his uncle of the premi-
ses. The former followed up his commands
with an advance upon the wagon. As he went
he seized club, and Jumping into the wagon
commenced pounding Prudent. IS the uncle
drove the wagon away, Prudent was quite
badly injured before his assailant ceased his
blows. An assault case grew out Of il.
Buy your croquets sets OF Whitehead
& Seaman.
Glory Hurrah! Good for Us. Tho
rain has come at last.
Cro-cro-cro-cro- sets, At
Whitehead 4 Seaman's.
Geo. W. Balm. the Temperance orator,
is quite sick ct the Pacific House.
Croquet al, and buy the machinery
of Whitehead & Seaman.
Fine showers this afternoon, with
strong indications of continued rain.
Mr.. Theo. Very 10 taking . short
vacation and visiting friends in Kansas
City.
You cannot do lbetter than to buy
your croQuet sets OF Whitehead 4 Sea-
man.
The next examiuation ofteachers will
take place the last Saturday IN October
(the 25th.)
Mr.. Daniel Lockwood has received
tho contract OF lighting the streets Of
our city.
Elder A. J. White will preach in the
Christian church next Sunday forenoon
and evening.
Mr.. Howard C. Rash returned from
Chicago last Saturday, having compile
ted his purchase Of fall and winter goods
Mayor Berg returned from st. Louis
to-day, having made his selections Of
an immense furniture and carpet stock
Mr.. G. F. Sauer has returned from
Chicago where he has purchased "foot
gear" enough for all persons in this part
Of Ksnsas.
Nj. J. II. Gibson informs Is that Mr..
J. A. Lord, tho well-known "kansas
actor, has rented the Folly Theatre OF
Chicago, and "Louie" is the star.
Rev. N. Wahlstrom, Missionary to q
tribe of Western Indians. started for
his mission Tuesday night. His wife
remains at Lindsborg with her parents
Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell 4 Co. report
that since the July edition Of the Amer.
lean Newspaper Directory appeared,
twenty-five new newspapers have been
established 10 the State Of Kansas.
Rev. Mr.. Olson, who has been at bis
farm in Mcpherson county oil summer,
returned to Rock Island, Ills, Tuesday
morning, for the purpose of resumiog
his duties q professor in Aagustana
theological Seminary.
Mr.. Hasket.'s team on circus day in
dulged in quite runway. In its mad
career il demolished tie outbuildingl
1t Mr.. F. u. Hsmilton's residence. on
Santa Fe. For its temerity one Of the
horses was ornamented with rather q
i1.,.>.oo. .onoA foam q sof;oeap MA,