The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-12-22
ODER & HAGEMAN.
ODER & HAGEMAN.

Chart for reserved seats for the Paige
lecture j. now ready at Whitehead d
served seats.
Mr.. J. L. Hayward is about the best
pleased man in town over the birth of
that I0-pound daughter.
Mr.. III. o. Ball started Monday even
ing for holiday visit with his family,
now at Winfield. Kansas.
Every farmer who comes to town
peaks in the most hattering terms
concerning the growing wheat crop.
Our water-works man, Mr.. Orton, j.
busy putting in his works at Abilene.
He will tackle" Salina about Feb. |.
! The Topeka Commonwealth says that
that the first engine built for the Leav
( enworth and Topeka road will he nam
ed Stafford" after Judge Stafford, Of
I Topeka.
/ The Methodist. Christian. Presbyte-
rian, Baptist and Episcopal church
| sabbath schools will have Christmas
eve entertainments. Christmas trees,
arches, &c, are spoken Of.
4 Christmas entertainment. consist
! ing of "A Christmas tree, exhibition,
etc. will be given at Pleasant Ridge
church on next Monday evening. the
18th inst. All are cordially invited.
We advise everybody who has not
| purchased season ticket for the
! Union Lecture and Entertainment
Course to purchase one now while the
| last chance is offered.
Alexander Gullett. Il prominent
lawyer of Gunnison Coi. and director
in the Ruby and Treasury Mining
Company, accompanied by his wife
and son. are in Salina-guests of ID. b.
| Powers.
\ telegram vas received by j. ID. NJ.
x G. :. Conrad from Tower Hill, ILL.,,
last Monday, announcing that their
father was nj the point of death, and
that evening the latter started for ILL
nois.
Attention is called 10 the new adver-
tiSemcnt of Haggart K Woodward.
Their store has already become one of
the leading grocery establishments i'm
town II is there you can get pure
| groceries at low prices.
The Lutheran congregation and all
who desire seats in the new Lutheran
church are requested Ia go the church
next Thursday. AT , T.. NJ, to select
pews. Parties desiring only n sitting
or two can he accommodated.
The price of a single ticket TO hear
Paige has been fixed at - cents. We
have been assured that the price of
single admission tickets to the two
| grand concerts and the lecture of
Vending will he held rigidly at az
| cents each.
! The county treasurer's office was
thronged with tax payers on Monday
and Tuesday. The jam was frightful.
The dread Goth has passed, aud the
tax books will he turned over to the
county clerk for the addition of the
penalty, on saturday.
Mr.. Paige, the astronomical lecturer.
will soon commence a journey around
the world. i'm the capacity of scientific
lecturer. for the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington. This will probably he
the last opportunity we will have of
listening to this distinguished scientist.
Mr.. Y. II. Bishop furnishes us with
the following statistics with regard 10
sidewalks in our city: We have in
Salina 3S,Slo feet of sidewalk, - inch
lumber, stone and brick, from ) feet
l inches 10 l. feet wide. Over seven
miles of sidewalk i'm the city of Salina.
Can any town in the State of Kansas
with population of $500 make bet.
ter showing? We think not.
On Monday afternoon the first snow
Of the season commenced falling. and
the snow flakes continued to fall dur
ing the night and the next day. The
snow was moist and sliding of a fair
order is possible. II is really privil- |
ege-after all the pleasant fall weather |
we have had-to see our friends. the |
snow flakes, so abundant. The weather |
continues passably mild.
Mr. Willis Kesler is DESTROYS to give
his old fellow-citizens the benefit in |
part of his mining prospects in Color |
ado. and will if possible organize a
Salina company. The specimens Mr.. |
kesler produces are the very best. and |
there is every indication that he has |
some of the best property i'm Colorado.
\ number of gentlemen of means i'm |
this city think strongly 0f investing |
in his property.
Mike Meagher. the ex-mayor of
Caldwell, who was killed by the party |
of cowboys who recently made raid |
on that place, will be remembered by
the older citizens of Salina. In 1857
IS he was clerk in Wilbur, Millard 4 /
Co.'S store. He was much respected
while here In 1855, We think, he re-
moved to Wichita His sister, also
known here, married Capt. Steele, of
Wichita. A sad death for poor Mike.
Blessed Christmas, Most joyous
day Of all the year; day of rejoicing
TO unnumbered millions. Tosad hearts
it brings gladness. 1t stands like
rock by the sea. The dark wave comes
moaning against it, to be caught and
tossed into silvery spray. Though the
drops fall back and are lost i'm the Joy
Gus ocean; though Christmas settles
into the sigh of care, the next tide will
repeat the benediction. For when
Christmas is gone Christmas IL CON-
ing.