The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-13

"What is thy name ?"-"A party b,
the name of johnson"
At the present rate of thawing tn,
snow will not long remain.
Mr.. T. +. Oakley has been engaged
in assisting the County Treasurer.
Mrs H. G. Davis is very sick AT the
residence of her mother in this city.
The ice on the Smoky is covered
with snow, and skating Is spoiled, OF
course.
Mr.. " r. Baker, of the Topeka Com,
nlonceaith, was i'm town last Thursday
evening.
The Salina Soap Works are now
owned by, and are 10 he operated by,
J. c. Yungfleisch.
A very pleasant party occurred al
the CarIin farm house south Of town
last Tuesday night.
The Sheriff of Dickinson county
came all the way from Abilene to learn
how to fight the badger.
There il 10 be grand turkey
shoot" i'm the South end Of the Park
next Saturday afternoon.
The late snow has been of great
benefit to the growing, wheat and if it
would but remain.
Messrs. Peterson and Nelson will
soon open up their hardware establish
ment i'm the Commercial Block.
Go and hear the great humorist,
eli Perkins," at the Opera House.
Saturday evening, January 22d.
The next meeting of the Gypsum
Valley Farmers Club will he at the
residence nj Mr.. e. Ii. Thompson.
"Bucking the badger" is nearly a
dangerous To ones dignity "a fighting
the tiger" is TO ones pocket book.
Mayor Berg and lady will lie present
at the Inauguration of Gen. Garfield.
They start East the latter part Of this
month.
The County Commissioners have ap-
pointed 4. i. Collins and John Gels
Ter treasury examiners for the cnsu-
ing quarter.
Mrs. <. %. Manderhacb returned
from Illinois last Saturday night,
where she had been visiting relatives
and friends.
Those who heard Eli Perkins
lecture i'm this city several years ag"
will not fail TO attend again. llegavc
splendid satisfaction.
a gentleman from Larncd came ali
the way TO Salina TO flight a badger
Charley Hilton, master of ceremonies.
will give the particulars.
Besides our Senator and Represcn-
tative, Sheriff Baker aud Mr.. Wag-
staff are the Salina people who have
been stopping at Topeka.
Mr.J c. Yungiieisch has sold his
brick building recently occupied 10y
Mr.. 4. NJ. Ludes To Mr.. :. III. Grad
wohl, of the Baltimore Store.
Mrs. J. G. Spivey went 10 Leaven-
worth yesterday morning, having re-
ceived telegram announcing the ser
ious illness Of her sister. MI. Kerr.
Sam Sewer SAYS that the murmurinS
ofthe rapids at the Upper Mill conbin-
ed with the lung music Of that new 10
pound boy are just "old peaches
At the meeting of the new board of
county commissioners last Monday the
JOURNAL was made the official organ
of the county for the ensuing year.
Cicero Post, Cliff Thompson and 7.
H. Cavanaugh representative farmers
of Saline county i'm the Kansas Farm
ers' Convention held at Topeka yester-
day.
Mrs. l.. L. Sampson started for RAJ
cine, Wis, yesterday morning, where
she will remain during the winter. l..
f. accompanied her as far as Kansas
City.
T. J. Rollman, of New Cambria
and Miss Mary p. Wright, of Brook
willie, have been appointed teachers
examiners by the County Commits
sioners.
The old gag-''fighting the badger
has been making lots of amusement
for the boys. We once published
list Of the victims, but we won't do So
this time.
The contract for furnishing the poor
Of the county with medical services
for the ensuing year has been awarded
to DIR. +. Il. Swtzer. The amount to
be paid by the county is $500.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
Valley Detective Association. will he
held on Saturday, January Is. ISL, nj
l:So o'clock, for the purpose of electing
officers and general business.
DR.. Aug. Engstrom. the Druggist.
has rented Mr.. Gradwohl's store build
ing-formerly the Yungfleisch proper
ty. The renewal OF his stock of drugs
will take place at an early date.
1t is thought that very little will be
accomplished i'm the way of enforcing
the Prohibitory Amendment until
news is heard from the test case soon
to be determined by the Supreme
Court
On Tuesday evening, the saloon
keepers received notes by mail from
the Temperance Committee, advising
them TO discontinue the sale Of intoxi-
cants. Probably this is the prelimi-
nary step TO prosecution.
Messrs. Austin & Emil Very have
closed out their saloon business. Gus
Behr has moved his oyster depot into
the saloon building. Mr.. ii. Harms
will soon move his cigar and tobacco
stock into the same building.
Robert Graf received some quite
ugly bruises about his head and face
the other day, from the kick of his
horse. He has been laid up at home
for several days. No doubt Graf feels
like shampooing that animal, or Civ
ing him . hair cut about the neck.