The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-10
Frea 0efssIo Couaty.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 8, lSSO.
EDITORS JOURNAL: The repeated
visits Of your excellent paper causes
us to mediate a to whether or not we
might contribute something to your
editorial work IL not to the interest Of
your many readers.
Ottawa moves along with the rest Of
kansas. and it may be that the sun
shines on Us it often as on any other
Eden" Of America. II, perchance,
We don't have as much rain "a Saline
and other portions Of the world, the
farmers are not . little encouraged
with their prospects for wheat. There
will be af least Is large q yield per
acre As last year, and the present out
look is that the quality will be at least
fifty per cent. better than last year.
Corn prospects are not very promis-
ing at this writing, the general COM
plant is that the corn has come 30
very uneven. and In some parts of the
county 1t has rotted in the ground.
Aside from the real estate changes
by the ZEPHYR" there has been
more real estate changed hands here
in the last six months than for the
same length Of time for several years.
Well those U. S. officers, whom the
ladies especially the unmarried onesl
like to tell they are just l6 or Is, but
never older, shouldn't do 10,
for they cannot vote for President un-
til they are q. Come ladies, speak up
and let your voices be heard in your
own sitting rooms, II never In the
White House.
Notwithstanding the dry weather
suniOwers grow and politicians talk
"pOlly-tics." The DemO-( ireenback-
ers are trying to marshal their valiant
host, but II We mistake not it will take
more than drum corps to get togeth-
er corporsls guard in Ottawa county,
this fall.
The Temperance question il engsg-
ing many minds at this time, and will
until the election comes of, and after
having made pretty thorough cam
vass in different parts of the county,
We believe that Ottawa can roll up y
handsome majority for the amend
mendment. AZ for Governor, Henry
rather takes the lead. st. John will
poll large vote. May We get the
right man in the right place.
SCRIBBLER.
We are in receipt Of q neat little
pamphlet gotten up at the office Of the
Saline County JOURNAL, which tells
all about the Saline County Normal
Institute for 1880, which cOnvenes at
Salina July 5th, for q term Of four
weeks. We have heard the Saline
County Normal Of last year character.
lied as great success, aud rs the CON-
ing term II to be conducted BY the
same able corps of supervisors and In
structOrs We predict for 1t 10 correspond
ing degree Of success. We enjoy u
personal acquaintance with them all, ,
eAScPs .usrS "Tssut, ahu sne HAS y uue
reputation.
Prof. Fitzpatrick il an able and
thorough instructor. a good organizer
and disciplinarian. Miss Phillips
services ~ instructor have been secur-
ell for our coming Normal. She IL q
graduate Of Monmouth College and
has had large experience and success
a. y teacher.
Prof. Bishop Ia well known A. man
Of thorough culture, broad views, and
large experience. wholly alive to the
educational interests Of his county and
State. and having resided in Kansas
for over 70 years, no man in the State
has better opportunities for under
standing those interests. Prof. bishop
is candidate for State Superintend-
ent, aud should he prove successful
We should feel that our educational
interests were in safe hands. That he
is broad aud progressive IL evidenced
by his being an advocate Of woman
suffrage aud the Prohibition Amend
ment.-Lnc0tn Beacon.