The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-02-19

The ordinance OF baptism viii b
administered next Sabbath evening
at the Baptist church, ~ the pastor
Rev. F. n. Ixins.
At the Council meeting on Monda,
night Mayor Berg appointed r. II
Bishop. Esq, assessor for the city
This appointment will be approved o.
by the Taxpayers. No one under
stands the business as well a Mr.
Bishop.
Mrs. Maria p. Diyeiblss died ofdrop
sy Of the heart 1t her residence In Thu
city. yesterday noon, at the age Of A
years and months. The funeral ser
vices occur this afternoon, At the NJ
E. church. An obituary notice viii
| appear next week.
The Johnsons say that Sampson has
betrayed the confidence Of the busines.
men Of Sslina. We should Judge BY
the very small patronage their paper
receives that they do not Low, and
in fact. never have had the confidence
Of Salinas business men to any great
extent.
Mr.. Charles Gibson. Of Chicago. has
purchased some lots In Assaris Of Mr..
James Smith. for the purpose OF start
ing lumber yard there. He will have
ten Car loads Of lumber there By the
middle Of March. We understand that
Mr.. Oiof Thorstenbers will have
charge of the yards.
The Board OF Trade have rented the
room over Oscar Ssitz's Drug Store.
now occupied by the 4. s. Land ONCE.
for change purposes. The room Il tn
be fitted up and furnished in good
style. The leading papers and period
icsls will be found there. In fact It
will be pleasant daily resort for busi-
ness men.
Are the farmers Of Saline county In
favor OF the cOunty's purchasing Oak
Dale Park for Fair purposes: That
Is question the commissioners desire
discussed. and II Is their wish to know
what a majority think about the mat
ter They will not act until they have
clearly ascertslned the wishes Of the
majority.
On Friday last q very pleasant, ~
well as successful festival was held 1t
the Cox school house, north Of town.
for the benefit Of Rev. J. NJ. Miller.
Some SO were raised. Mr.. NJ. 8. Price
wishes us to state that he IL especially
thankful to the people OF Saliua for
their liberal donations for auction
PURPOSES"
Rev. w. ID. Shiels, the newly settled
Baptist Pastor ut Canton and Roxbury,
Mcpherson Co., was 10 the city last
Thursday. having come from his home
at Roxbury. to haul from the r. r.
his household goods shipped from his
late residence at Lscou Ills. The Rev.
gentleman attended the meeting In
the evening held at the Baptist church.
Mr.. D. F. Donegsn brought In some
fine specimens Of fire sand for the In
spection Of the Board Of Trade, the
other day. This material exists In
great quantities at Terra Gotta, Is su.
perior In quality. and Is being shipped
in large quantities to the Eastern
market. What We want now Is the
proper works" for utilizing 1t right
upon the ground.
Cydon Lodge, X. Of p, Of this city,
went to Mcpherson yesterday morn
Ing, by special train, to organize q
lodge at that place. They went Ia un-
form and made quite = party. Rep
resentstives Of several neighboring
lodges were along to take part In the
blowout" The Sslins Lodge was
designated by supreme authority IL
organize Mcpherson lodge
The county clerk recently received
a letter from one G. C. p. Holden, Of
Chicago, asking what encouragement
in the Way Of bonds Saline county
would he willing to give for the build
Ing Of railroad through our county,
OH line running from about Lincoln,
Nebraska. to the Arkansas River.
The clerk referred the letter to the
Boari of rrade, sud the secretary OF
that BODY WAS instructed 10 answer Il
without delay.
A. will lie observed by notice pub
lished elsewhere Mr.. W. L. (i~is has
purchased the real estate part OF
Faulkner 4 Wildman's business
The latter gentlemen will continue in
the Loan aud Insurance business.
Mr.. Gcis possesses the ability and en-.
ergy TO make a fir-t-clsss real estate
agent, and We believe he will be very
successful In his new line OF buslnesa
His re-eutry into the business circle,
of Salina will be hailed with pleasure
by his numerous frisuds.
No such audience ~ Ma seen last
night st Durly Hall. ever before greet
ed lecturer In this city; and when
the Hon. Geo. X. Vending stepped
10 the front, he muat have beseu proud
indeed. His dictiou approaches gran
ieur, and his Oratory Il simply fault
less. His arrsigpment WAS mastery
and grand. some Of his psnegyrfc and
riimaxes reaching the very pinnacle Of
finished oratOry. As an answer to
lngersOllism il Vas complete, crushing