The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-23

Roll in the Yule log.
Hang up the stocking.
Drug stores multiplying.
Cold and frosty mornings.
Santa Claus is lowering near.
Wheat trembling i'm quotations.
NJ E. Church supper next Friday
eye.
Go to the Daily Block next Tuesday
night.
Fun at the Opera House next Mon
day night.
Better close up business houses on
Christmas.
Supper at the Daily Block next Tues
day night.
They are looking for that 1l-foot
fall Of snow.
New Years cards printed in fine
style at this office.
"Ye lads and lassies, go fetch We hol-
ly and mistletoe."
Give the entertainment next Mon
day night a full house.
Rememember the poor i'm disposing
; of your Christmas cheer.
Let every seat in the Opera House be
filled next Monday night.
A number of our citizens are prepar-
ing family Christmas trees.
Capt. J. C.. Terry is visiting his
brother at Cheyenne, w. T.
"Chopstick and Spikins'-Opera
Hsuse-next Monday night.
There will be the usual Christmas
services at the Catholic church.
Tableaux. music and comedy at the
Opera House next Monday night.
There is to be turkey shooting
match at Bridgeport on Christmas.
Attend the entertainment of the
Episcopal church next Monday night.
The Public Schools will close for the
usual holiday vacation of one week, to-
morrow.
Three or four parties from this place
attended the Masonic ball at Brook
vile last night.
Prof. F. c. Harvey has located in
the practice of the law at Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Mr.. c. s. Radcliff has been confined
to his home for several days with quite
severe sickness.
Remember the supper to be given by
the ladies of the NJ. T.. Church next
Friday evening.
The pOst-office will be closed on
Christmas day from IL o'clock A. NJ,
to 4 O'Clock p. N.
Christian Churchs Supper at the
Daily Block next Tuesday night. A
fine table it will be.
The little folks are now counting the
hours which will elapse between now
and Saturday morning.
County clerk Hammer and Sheriff
Trask, of Lincoln county-both good
and worthy officials, called yesterday.
The ladies of the NJ. f.. Church give
q supper at the Daily Block next
Friday evening. Be sure TO attend.
The butchers will begin the new
year with positively cash." The ar
rangements have already been effected.
The school children in Maj. Forsse's
school district are to be treated to a
Christmas tree entertainment to-mor-
row night.
Rev. +. NJ. Iams, formerly pastor of
the Baptist church of this city, has re-
ceived and accepted a call to Mans
field, Ohio.
Capt Davidson, of Abilene, is i'm the
city, attending to business before the
U. s. Land Office.
The ladies of the Christian church
will provide splendid entertainment
for those who attend their supper next
Tuesday night.
The hens still continue indifer-
ent about supplying the people with
eggs. Meanwhile, p cents per dozen
is the ruling price.
Mr.. NJ. J. Wellslager leaves next
Monday for Florida, to be gone a
couple of months, or so long as his
business interests there require.
An important contest suit now oc-
cupies the attention of the u. S. Land
Office. The parties live i'm Dickinson
county. Ii is believed that it will
take two or three weeks to finish il.
Those who design receiving New
Year calls will please leave their names
at this office on or before Wednesday,
that they may be published on Thurs
day.
ID. c. Lockwood has returned from
Baltimore. He states that Ed. Smith
is no better-in fact, failing. This
will be sad news for the many friends
of the family.
DIR. w. Davis has decided to attend
the Ecumenical NJ. f. Conference TO he
held in London. Mr.. J. w. Robbins,
his son-in-law, talks some of accom-
panying him.
Henry Gilman gave up his expert
ments at coal boring at the cid place
and commenced again i'm another place
After going in six feet he struck -
inch vein of coal, on Monday.
Messrs. Ed. Culp and AL. Wickham
went down TO Kansas City, the frs.
Of the week, 10 see that w. :. Wick
ham should not be imposed upon by
the people of the city among the hills,
as he returned 10 Norwalk, Ohio.
Mr.. w. t. Hall, a former we'll
known partner of Radcliff Bros. and
now resident of Buffalo, Illinois,
writes: 9.
II will have TO go back to Salina. L
weigh les pounds. weighed when in
Salina 215 pounds"
Mrs. Richard Kerr, nee Nettie Hav-
ems, lies dangerously ill of lung dis
ease at her residence, on Chestnut
Hill. Her indisposition creates pro-