The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-11-18

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vicinity in the spring.
Mr.. +. c. Phillips is organizing q
gang of graders and will soon start for
the southern end of the A. T. 4 S. +.
Railroad, where hewill take contracts
for grading Oh the extension Of that
line.
BY courtesy Mr.. w. Il. Scholl should
be chosen chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners this year. And
by the same rule Mr.. Miller would be
chairman next year and Mr.. Forsse the
year after.
Messrs. Briggs 4 Gebhart have
taken an interest in A. Muir's
pillow mandatory. This is becoming
one OF our best business enterprises,
and the new combination will add to
its importance.
We acknowledge an invitation to q
Grand Thanksgiving Ball to occur
next Thursday eveningat Bonebrake's
Opera House, Abilene. Harry Berks
and r. X. Jefiries represent Salina on
the committee on invitation.
Messrs. RadcIiff Bros. commence
their pork packing business next
week. They will commence buying
hogs the last of the week. Their bust
ness was profitable last year and no
doubt will prove more SO this year.
Fuel is now of more importance than
bread. A fellow can ''chaw" away at
a piece of buckskin and triumph over
the cravings of the stomach, but moth
ing short of conflagratiOn will quell
the mutinous spirit ofthe shiver which
keeps crawling up to his shoulders.
Judge August Bondi has been en-
gagged to write up the Numerical In
deX books which were purchased by
the County Commissioners. He re-
ceives therefore the sum of $50 per
month, and is to have them completed
by November, ISL. This is good
appointment We believe the Judge
will do the work we'll
The city council have decided to
furnish the front room of the city
building with a carpet and other fur
niture, so that they may have half
way decent place for their delibera-
tons. The City Hall proper has been
very uncomfortable place for their
meetings; hence their desire for a
room TO be given up entirely to the
service of the city fathers.
The following gentlemen have rep
resented Saline county i'm the Legis-
lature:
1862, IL. l.. Jones, 1868, r. II. Bishop,
1854, w. A. Phillips, 1855, DIR. Hughes,
1856, y. L. Spillman, 1867. A. +. Mil
lard, lS6S, Joel Maltby, 1869, J. II.
Snead. 1870, J. II. Snead. 1871, J.
Boyington, 1872, Eric FOrsse, 1873,
Jonathan Weaver, 1874. q. &. Lock-
wood, 1875, J. ii. Snead, 1876, J. q.
Mohler, 1875, c. f. Faulkner, 1850,
Nels Peterson elect.
Next Sunday night Rev. w. A.
Simkins will begin series of discOur-
ses on the Faculty of Conscience in
Man-tO which he cordially invites
the hearing of the general public, es-
pecially all thoughtful business men
trying to lead honorable lives through
obedience to the voice of conscience,
and more especially any who are not
i'm the habit of attending church. Go
and hear these discourses upon con.
science-you are welcome and may he
benefited by it.
The water works question is to be
revived again. The City Council will
take some steps tomorrow evening to
open up correspondence with the
gentleman who was more recently
here in the interest of the firm which
desires to put in water works with its
own capital. The council are now de-
termined to contract with this firm il
the expense can be made reasonable.
We hope business men will attend the
meeting and present their views upon
this important question.
The little son of Mr.. Birge Jay, of
Gypsum creek, was so badly scalded
last Saturday afternoon that his death
occurred in very short time. The
little fellow was at play in a room near
a tub of hot water, and while the at
tention of his parents were directed in
another direction, he fell into the tub
and was not rescued until he had sus-
tanned fatal injuries. The little suffer
er soon passed from earth to be reck-
oned among the angels. He was about
two years old. He was buried on Sum
day.
The Mayor, at the Council meeting
last Monday evening, appointed q
committee 10 look after the Babeock
engine and apparatus, and enquire
whether it is expedient to repair it and
place it on war footing" As it is
now the machine is almost entirely
useless. The hose is about used up
also. New hose is very much needed
Ii is the design TO have the engine ne
paired and new hose provided IL il is
deemed practicable. The committee
will make their report at the meeting
tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Dick Mcconnell has played his
matrimonial schemes so successfully |
and quietly as TO have given no one
even a suspicion of his designs. He
was married about 3 week ago to Miss
Berks, daughter of the Salina banker.
and never q whisper of the deed has
reached his many friends and admit
rers in Lawrence until now. Mr.. Nc
Connell's bride is an accomplished and
beautiful young lady, Of wealthy and
popular family, and he himself Is one
Of our most promising young business
men, popular wherever known, and
known all over the State. We wish
the young couple happy and prosper
Gus journey through life-Lasrresce