The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-15

ger than it has been before for some
time. 1t really Cooked like old
times" Is
Hon. r. w. Thompson Secretary Of
the Navy, and party ofthirteen, passed
through on the K. p. last evening on
their way to California. They had
two Fort Wayne cars attached to the
regular passenger.
| Joe. Masker returned from the
mountains on Wednesday morning.
He is now telegraph operator at South
| Arkansas on the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad. He will return on Sunday
accompanied by his family.
Ex-senator Sol. Stevens, Of McPher-
son county, stopped at Salina ON Mon
day evening on his return to Colorado.
Mr.. Stephens has some valuable land
i'm the Gunnison country, which he
has gone to look after. =
Mr.. Geo. w. Emerson stopped of at 1
| Salina on Monday, on his way from
Denver to Kansas City on business.
| He is in the commission business, of
Emerson, ingalls, & Co. Mr.. Emerson ,
| is quite well pleased with Colorado.
We understand that the officers of
the X. p. Land Department are not
nearly so well pleased with their loca- {
| ton at Kansas City As they were with {
Salina, and would willingly return 9
should it be possible for them to do SO. $
The Saline County delegation start
ed for Beloit on Tuesday morning, ac-
cOmpanied by number of lobby dele
gates. 1t is reported that Mr.. Ander-
son offered them front seats-as liberal
as the Fanny May Comedy Company.
Mr. James G. Gibbs, one of the pro-
prietOrs of the NOrwalk CO., Reflector,
with his bride, arrived i'm Salina on
Saturday evening. Mrs. Gibbs is a
sister of Mr. A. w. Wickham. They
will remain with their friends during
| this week.
4
ticians are handling the Senatorial
matter very carefully. 1t is tender
subject and those who grew 80 hot
over the matter four years ago are eX-
ceedingly anxious that the handle
should cool off that they may take
hold of it,
!. 1
tlewait and Johnny Jefiries, of the
Pacific House, left for Denver on Mon
day evenings train. They will be all
| sent about two weeks. Ten. Wilson
and Mrs. Ober have charge of the Pa
cific House during the absence of the
prOprietOrs. |,
The Oakes Brothers Concert Troupe
will give an entertainment at the OPP
| era House, tomorrow evening. We
notice quite a number of very cOmpli-
mentary notices of their concerts in
our exchanges, and should judge that
they gave very creditable performances
| Their cornet player is said TO be No. I.
When We hear that canOnized saint
across the alley tune his bugle for the
| purpose of discOursing about purity in
| politics, our mind runneth back to the
| time when he endeavOred to sell out
the city, and did sell himself. body,
soul aud all. to the Silsby Fire Engine
| Company for few paltry dollars.
Monday night and Tuesday MORN
ing the heat was almos, uncomfortable.
The more person swore over ii the
more intense the heat seemed. Some
people were almost sure they had
awOke Ia Hades Tuesday morning,
until the rain came and relieved their
fears.
Governor st. John returned yester-
day from Lindsburg, where he spoke
on Monday. He did not speak at Sa-
lima, because the meeting was adjourn
ed until some other day. Several
hundred people went from Salina to
Lindsblug, and there was a great
crowd present. The Governor reports
excellent crops i'm that cOuntry.-20-
| pekd Commonwealth. |
Friend Shaw, the telegraph opera
tor, is getting up . bird show on quite
large scale. He has recently con-
structed q cOmmOdious cage, In which
has been placed already a number of
birds-varied in plumage and species,
and many more are to be added. His
collection will be quite attractive.
| /
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church will give their next social at
the residence Of Mrs. John Y0Thees,
on Thursday evening, July I'D. Ice
cream and cake will be served-a dime
for both. No pains will be spared to
make the evening enjoyable. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. H. o. BALL, Sec'y.
J.. w. Given, Of Lyons. Rice coun-
ty, has been appointed mail agent on
the Salina & Southwestern. James
Marsh was an applicant for the posi-
ton, but a. Rev. Anderson was around
mending his fences and he had not
time to look after the appointment,
Tom Ryan Of the Third District at
tended to the matter and slipped in
one Of his constituents. Ryan had no
fences to mend.
| Tomorrow evening President Fair
child, of the State Agricultural COL
lege, will deliver lecture before the
members Of the Normal institute In
the NJ. f. Church. President Fair
child is polished gentleman and has
the ability to deliver lecture Of unu-
sual interest. Let pur people turn out
and listen TO what MI. Fairchild has
to say and they will be well repaid for
the time spent.
The man who was never known 10
keep a promise in his life is wonder
fully exercised over the turn events
have taken. He was wonderfully
bold at fhe consultation meeting i'm