The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-06

q fine bargain. The sale was made [
through Mr.. w. X. Gels real estate
agency. II
The County Commissioner estab-
lished the new township Of Summit,
ut their meeting last Saturday. Its
territory is compoaed Of congressional
township Is, Range West. "Anoth-
er township to hear from, in future
elections.
The Democratic County Convention
meets ut the Court House next satur-
day, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the pur-
pose Of electing three delegates and
three alternxtes to the State COnven-
ton which meets at Topeka the aGth
of this month.
An election Of directory for the
salina Il Southwestern Railway took
place at the depot last Tuesday. the
result WAS a. follows: J. O. Brinker-
hoff. G. w. Veale, S. r. Smith, J. w.
Griffith. A. w. Wickhsm, T. J. Lynde
and S. NJ. Palmer.
L II
We interviewed number Of farmers
last Saturday, and without exception [
they confirmed the reports given by 4
us last week with reference to the
wheat prospects. They were all ofthe /,
opinion that immediate rain would
still bring Us o crop.
The Sslins Encstnpinent and Salina
Odd Fellows went to Minneapolis to-
day, to take part in the ceremony Of
laying the corner stone OF q new Odd
Fellows Hall ut that place. About ~ !
persons compose the visiting party. I
The Encampment appear in their uni
forms.
Asrefrrshing rain fell Tuesday night
which will accomplish much good.
1t will not only revive the wheat but
bring on the tardy vegetables, vegeta-
tion, etc We may look for frequent
showers now. The last rain seemed to
he particularly heavy in the north
west, north and southwest
/ soho"s"b fSsses 0s~ l
taken from the Lindsborg Locaiist of
last week
John A. Swen-On has started 10
Sweden Oh u pleasure trip.
Messr.. Lehman, Dudley. Harper,
Yowe.f and Stephens, will start for
Colorado Monday morning. |,
The depot building at Rockville
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
morning The hotel building adjoin-
ing narrowly escaped destruction.
Most of the contents Of the depot build
ing were saved. A full account of the
fire il contained in our BrOOkville cor
r-spondence, " which il found in anOth
er column.
Under the new arrangement for run
ming trains on the Il. T. R'y-k1ns0s
DivisiOn-the trains arrive at Abilene
at very unreasonable hours for break
fast and supper. Ii is rumOred that
the railroad authorities talk Of again
making Salina the eating station. 1t
would certainly he al accommodation
to the travelling public.
On Monday evening n supper was
given at Ed Wittmann's Restaurant,
on the occasion of raising Judge Han
back to the third degree Of Masonry.
Several speeches were made by prom
inent members Of the order in this
city. The ceremony OF initiation was
very impressive, and the banquet WAS
made exceedingly interesting to all.
Hon. II. &. COrwin, recently poll
ticisn of prominence in South Carroll
+ na, is in the city, and thinks s"me of
locating here. He is a nephew of the
late Hon. Tho-. Corwin, of Ohio. He
Is representative of several leading
manufactures of the Fast, and will not
~ their agent for the State Of Kansas,
probably making hi, headquarters in
sslins.
, The Pacific House baggage wagon,
i. containing the organ grinder who fur
nished all sorts OF music on our streets
last Saturday, came up Santa Fe, Sat
urday morning, under the direction Of
> Charley Fslconer. The organ below
ed, the one wagon procession moved
Oh, while Charley announced in stem
torian tones the wonders of the Great
Pacific Circu. aud Mensgerie.
4 new well WAS very much needed
on the jail premises. Constant inter-
cession by the lady of the premises ON
behalf OF the well had failed to melt
the fiinty hearts Of the Commissioners.
They were in the Jail the other day, in-
: specting the recent work done there, and
the fair lady took occasion TO turn the
key On them. and she kept them pris-
; oners until they promised to have that
we'll constructed.
A match game of billiards WAS play
ed Thursday night, between J. II.
Dapper Of Ashen's billiard psrior, and
, Tony Abbott, of Salins. The game
was two hundred and fifty points, Abb
bot making two hundred aud fifty
: while Dapper made two hundred and
nineteen The game was the ant of
. three to be played fora purse Of nfty
. dollars. The second will come OH In 1
Salina, sometime in May, and the
third i'm Mcpherson in June. The |
highest run nineteen, WA msde BY
Abbott. Pksrsoa Freeman.
. Mr. Harrison has about completed
tbs work Of opening the road leading
east 70 the hill Oh the line Of Iron ave-
nue. The old river he'd has been I'LL
ed In and bridgrd and tbs road graded.
This mad will be sgreat improvement
over the old mad, giving better ss-
cent and descent Of the hill which 10
30 much dreaded by people living east
Of Salina. The road leads directly
east TO the township line and then
runs south past the cemetery.
!. The house owned BY Capt. J. d.
: Marsh ON Santa Ee Avenue and occu-
| MED by Rev VIM. Smith took IRE last /