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

The U. p. surveying party, engaged
in making the survey for the Salina 4
Northwestern, had reached point
about four miles northwest of Salina
last Saturday.
Season tickets for the Union Lee.
ture and Entertainment Course can
now be purchased for sl.e0 each, CIV
ing the holder admission to two lee
lures and two splendid concerts. No
more season tickets will be sold after
the Paige lecture.
The following additional contribu-
tons to the Garfield Monument
Fund" have been received by the
county superintendent: School dis
trict No. So, teacher Miss Lizzie Nc
Nance, slOO: school district No. 81,
teacher Miss NJ. J. Milan, $lOO.
The management of the Union Lee
ture and Entertainment Course are
entitled to the support, hearty co-ope-
ration and thanks ofour people. They
are nobly filling their promises to the
edification and delight Of our people.
We will feel chagrined il the man.
ayers i'm our city lose money.
In the well-known case of Jones &
We'll V. B.iF. Simpson, lately tried at
Topeka i'm the United States District
Court, the jury failed to agree after
having been out 81 hours. Capt.
Mohler is attorney for Mr.. We'll, who
is brother of our tOwnsman, w. +.
We'll. 1t was a second trial. The jury
also failed to agree at the first trial.
The " Union Spy" which was play
cd here with 30 great success i'm the
month of October, and which will
he reproduced Mt the opera house on
the 3oth and 3lst of the present month,
will no doubt draw crowded houses
each evening. 1t is one of the few
plays which never lose their attrac-
ton by repetition. Many new fea-
lures will be presented on the 3Oth and
3lst, and we hope our citizens generally
will turn out. The entertainment for
the first evening will be for the benefit
of the Lutheran church organ, and the
second evening for the benefit of the
Salina Rifles.
SThe doors may be bolted next Sat-
urday night, but that's nothing to
Santa Claus. He finds his way in
when the little men and women least
expect him. Watchful eyes look in
vain for his coming The children
love him, and the grand old patriarch
has a vast amount of affection for
them. No pictures lend his benign
face half the happiness he feels at
making mid-winter the harvest house
Of the boys and girls. But he has
many calls to make, many trees to
load, many miles to ride with his
sleigh that is like Noah's Ark, and he
must complete his round Of calls and
be off, so that by sun up no trace of
his team of magnificent deer may be
seen.
The little daughter of r. X. Jeffries
came near losing her life at the farm
house last Monday. Mrs. Jefffies had
occasion to go to wardrobe, and was
followed by the little child, who, on
the door being opened, managed to
secure bottle Of aconite which stood
upon a low shelf of the wardrobe.
The little girl took quite swallow of
the poison before the bottle could be
recovered. Fortunately Mrs. Jefffies'
father. Capt. Williams, was at the
house, and through his presence of
mind and direction the little child
was taken to town as fast as q team
could be driven. DR.. Crowly was
hastily summoned, and by . skillful
use of appliances at hand he succeeded
in restoring the child almost from
death, who IL now nearly as well "a
before.
At the shooting match at the Park,
last Monday afternoon, about . dozen
or more turkeys were disposed Of, as
follows: p. Q. Bond won three tur.
keys; ID. c. Lockwood four Charley
Mohler one; Mr.. Outlet ian attorney
from Colorado) two. There were two
or three other gentlemen that won also
in the match. but we failed to learn
their names. After the conclusion of
the match q gentleman from Colorado
made bet of SIS with J. 8. Baker that
he could draw blood six times out of
ten shots from large turkey placed
on a goods box at the distance of one
hundred yards, the gentleman shoot
ing a common revolver. The condi-
tons of the bet being completed, the
gentleman proceeded to shoot five
times at the turkey, missing him
every time, and consequently losing
his money.
A plea in bar having been entered
by the defendant in the case Of the
State vs.. Mugler, the argument of the
matter came up In the District Court
last Tuesday. The ground for the
plea is this: Mr.. Mugler claims that
no State Law can bar him from manu-.
featuring beer, and selling II In orig
inal packages, - he claims vas the
fact in the case At issue, and that the
prohibition law IL unconstitutional 50
far as applied to his caee, In that he |
has been deprived Of his property
without due process Of law. That BE-
fore the Amendment Wa adopted, and
the law for its enforcement passed, his
brewery property was worth $4,000.
and that its value is now reduced to |
$500, and he has received no COM
pensation therefor. Judge Prescott |
has reserved his declsion on the points
raised, which will probably be rem
dered next Monday, ct which time the |
case proper will Be called up. !