The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-10
Bright skies.

The river il now free of ice.
The sleigh bells jingle again.
The snow il vanishing again.
Look out for the "June rise"
Il March to go out like lion?
Slush and mud on top once more.
The registration books were closed
last Tuesday.
City election four weeks from next
Tuesday.
Railroad bond election one week
from next Saturday.
The Legislature has adjourned, and
Barnes History
More food for the flood that is in
training for this section.
The snow birds have made another
visit. Will il he their last?
The County Commissioners held a
session on Monday and Tuesday.
The Christian Church realized about
s25 rs profit from the Paige lectures.
Mrs. A. ii. Thompson has been dan
gerously i'll, but is now somewhat bet
ter.
They say there was deep, mutter-
ing thunder last night, but we didn't
hear it,
Kansas Pacific passes are being dis =
tributed 10 bay votes against the rail-
road bonds
Judge Prescott is holding court in
Ellsworth county Next week he
goes 10 Russell
Mr.. Randolph, of the firm Of r.
Goodnow 4 Co., has been in the city
for several days,
Messrs. Wag-iaff, Faulkner and J
3. Baker returned from Topeka the
first Of the week
Wepublish elsewhere the action of
the county assessors with reference Ia
the assessment basis.
S. +. Criss has been appointed Treas
urer of Smoky Hill township, :. +.
Hughs not qualifying.
Mr.. Willis Bristol is building n resi-
dence on the lot south of Prof FitZ-
patrick's home, on Santa Fc.
The good Deacon Stacy still lit
creases his subscribers i'm his mind's
eye. Very harmless sport.
A little girl-and not so very small
either-is a late arrival at the resi-
dence of Mr.. J. n. Schwartz's.
What has surprised all is that the
trains have been "on time" notwith-
standing the heavy snow fall.
Messrs. Andersons & Fcrlen are pre-
pairing Ia open an agricultural nipple
ment store in the journal block.
Col. Phillips, Mayor Berg and Prof.
Bishop represented Salina ut the in
augurai ceremonies, at Washington.
A railroad meeting is to be held ai
Powell's school house, Glendale town.
ship, next Tuesday evening, at
O'Clock
Look out for the Kansas Paciii,
paid agents who are trying TO defeat
the railroad proposition, Give them
a wide berth,
Mr.. =. seaman is expected hom,
next week. His family will not re-
turn for the present on account of In,
Ill health of their little girl.
Natures white tracery on the trees
and shrubs, yesterday morning, was
most magnificent. Forms of rar,
beauty met the eye everywhere.
Saline and Mcpherson counties
will have to learn TO love each Other
still a little longer, n they are yet
attached to each other for Senatorial
purposes.
A sister of Mr.. NJ. ID. league, the
banker. graduates at Cornell Univer-
sity in June, and will then visit IA.
lima, perhaps with the intention OF
remaining here.
lie sNftNt tbH"N Jo"U". just ti-
tering upon its 18th volume, is one of
the most popular papers i'm Kansas
geographically it has scarcely an
equal for neatne>s of appearance.
Lincoln Center Beacon.
Senator Anderson and Representa-
tive Peterson returned home the first
of the week. They are tired of Torc'
ka life. and are ready for a little rc>i
among their constituents.
Three well-written articles on :" Ar
and the Bible" are laid over for pub
LEGATION next week, Ia make room fol
some railroad bond articles. required
TO he published this week.
We understand that the lecture
committee have engaged the services
Of famous Swedish Quartei,e
and that they will give three concer!-
here about a month hence.
There was a gay procession o
sleighs and cutters gliding over ouI
boulevarls last Monday night. l
was merry jingle, jingle, way int
the late hours of the night.
Salina has had small coal famine
Our dealers hadn't a pound on ham
yesterday morning, but received SOM
during the day. Fellows commence
borrowing from each other.
Col. G. W. Veale, of Topeka, employ
ed by the Kansas Pacific, was i'm tow
last Tuesday, working against tn,
railroad bonds. III the Kansas Paciii,
can prevent ii, the bonds will not l.,
carried.
1t Is now fair and square issue lie
tween the Kansas Pacific railroad ant
the oppressed people of Saline
County. The Kansas Pacific is doin,
all i'm its power to defeat the railroa'
proposition.
Intelligence has been received tina
the bonds for the Topeka, Salina
Western, were carried in DicSinsol
county, last Saturday, in all the town
ships-the majority, all told, bein,
2a6. Good for Dickinson. Now Il
Saline respond AS well.
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