The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-20

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Corn is growing finely.
A slight rain Tuesday morning
Mr.. Willis Kesler has gone to Colo.
RADIO.
School closes next Thursday eve.
ming.
The grain firm of Kesler & Miller has
been dissolved
We are bowling along at q rapid
rate toward the heated term.
Mrs. f. II. Wilbur returned to her
home in st. Louis last Saturday.
The censuse numerators will soon be
on duty, counting all We people.
The steamer "Belle of Salina" made
the first trip of the season last Sunday.
Mr.. Jos. Masker was i'm town on
Sunday visiting his family and friends.
Mr.. ]. w. Hart. editor Of the Abb
lene Chronicle, was In town last Mon
day night
Next week the JOURNAL will dis
close matter Of importance to settlers
on Public Lands.
Col. J. S. Upper has purchased Mr..
G. l.. Albin's interest i'm the Brook
vile Independent
The initiatory steps are being taken
Tor the Construction ola block on the
old City Hotel site.
Ed. Smith bought what he supposed
to Ike ''hay fed" pony. II proved L"
Ike . "colt fed" pony.
Last Sunday the members Of Mr..
Melbert's Sunday school spent the
afternoon in Oak Dale Park.
According to the Neus- AirOcdte the
editorials Of the Herald are written BY
Ed. Hanna, Of Washington.
The boys form on Santa Fe and dis
turb the solemn stiffness with catch
ing, pitching and "muffing."
UniversalisL services at the Opera
House next Sunday, 23d inst, usual
hours All are cordially invited.
Hon. John G. Carpenter, Collector
Of U. S. Revenue for Kansas, called
last Thursday, during our absence.
Four car loads of hogs belonging to
Messrs. Hawkes. & Ballard were ship
ped to the Kansas City market last
night.
&C. Wait has hired his thorough
bred Hereford bull to John H. King
man, who will keep it the balance of
the season.
Some of our townspeople are enjoy
ing Strawberries picked from their
own patches" Not many are thus
favored, however.
Mr.. &. w. Aldrich has been visiting
friends in Salina during the past week.
He is now living in the northwestern
part of the state.
Ward Tucker, formerly a clerk at
r. r. Watson's, and Harry WOOlley
have opened -four store at the town
Of Logan, Phillips county.
Rev. J. Cooke, pastor Of the Meth
sdist Church of Abilene, preached in
the NJ. F. Church of this city Last
sabbath morning and evening.
The farmers prefer serious charges
against the loiat" bugs. They are
are making war upon them. and so
far have kept them under control.
Property owners are now sII>Iending
their wind-poWer water works pro-
jects to see whether the city will in
vest in o general system Of wafer works
or not.
Quite a number of Salina people
talk Of becoming members of the eN-
cursion of knights Templar la Chica-
go, In August. the occasion of the Tri-
<nnisl Conclsve.
We acknowledge an invitation from
the Chancellor of the State University
TO attend the cOmnlencement exercises
of that institution, 10 he held from
June 4th 10 9th.
Attention is called to a very inter
esting article on Georgia, which il
published on the first page; also a
letter from Southern Colorado, pub
lished on the second page.
Mr.. Gibson brought in yesterday, a
Solomon valley specimen of grow
ing wheat which was part and par
cel' Of $50 acre field, which will
average % bushels to the acre.
Mr.. r. w. Hanna goes to Washing
ton, d. C.. to visit his brother. 1t is
rumOred that he il to have Govern
ment position, which We hope is true.
~ he il . deserving young man.
Mr.. Vim. Wells horse, frightened
by the csrs, ran away last Saturday.
Mr.. We'll had his ankle severely
sprained, aud Ii nov confined TO his
home. No other damage was done.
No doubt some of the advocates Of
an early state convention in Kansas.
to elect delegates to the Chicago con-
vention, begin To realize the folly Of
having been SO fast about the matter.
A Universalist social IA 10 be held
At the residence Of Mrs. H. Bates. East
Sslina, tomorrow evening. A very
pleasant time is in promise for all
those who attend. The public gener-
ally ARE cordially invited.
The "Hslf Way House." on the
road To Lincoln Center, Of which J.
T. Clinton is the proprietor, Is becom-
ing . popular hostelry. II Ia there
that the wearied traveller gets q square
meal and first-class treatment
The header trade has been some
what lively for the past few weeks.
The wheat straw il mostly too short for
the binder this year. and some of the
farmers have been compelled TO pur-
chase heade rs against their will.