The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-06-23
Harvest.

Harvest.
big As"
Cooler since the rains.
big As" tomorrow night.
The harvest has really commenced.
Fourth Of July one week from next
Monday.
Has that "cool summer" now com
mencedi
Farmers only come to town now for
repairs and supplies.
The value of the taxable property OF
Salina for 1851 is s62l 1883.
The "big 4" MINISTRIES at the Opera
House tomorrow Friday night.
Mr.. 8. Spellmsn, Of Pliny +. o., re-
moves to Washington Territory.
The question at issue now really il
was there rise In the river last Sat,
urday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council occurred last Monday
night.
We understand that about 500 was
cleared In the Color Guard entertain
ments.
Mrs. l.. f. Sampson will start for
Washington Territory, next Saturday
morning.
Capt. Is. ii. Williams, Of Topeka,
and lady, are visiting their daughter,
MS. X. X. Jeffries.
A heavy fall of rain last night,
which must interfere somewhat with
the plans Of the harvesters.
Go to Whitehead * Seaman's Ia ST.
cure your reserved seats for the big
I minstrel" entertainment.
The storms Monday morning and
Monday night lodged the wheat in
some localities but not badly.
On the first page of this paper will
be found considerable interesting cor
respondence-local and foreign.
The natural order of things has sure
ly been reversed this year The late
sown wheat promises to be the best.
Magnificently cool yesterday morn
Ing. mercury down to 20 degrees. Peo-
pie found thick clothing comfortable.
A young peoples prayer meeting is
held every Thursday evening in the
N. +. Church. The young people are
invited 10 attend.
The value of taxable property in
this county last year, was about
32,825 go. IL is increased for this
year about $5O,OOO
1t IL rumored that the Chicago 4
Rock Island road is now making earn
est efforts 10 buy the franchises of the
Topeka. Salina 4 Western.
Mrs. John X. Shannon. of Philadel-
phia-a cousin Of Mr.. Frank Good
now and sister of Mr.. NJ. Cromwell,
Of Lincoln county-is visiting here.
Mr.. Z. A. Felt has returned from
Chicago. and Is now arranging to open
photograph gallery In the building
two doors south Of the Grand Central
Hotel.
Hon. w. l.. Hardison and family,
Mr.. Z. +. Collins and Mr. w. J. Hayes
ALL connected with the National
Bank arrived last week from Penn
sylvania.
II. II. Sterling, former Salina
Celebrity" has made himself famous
by getting drunk at Kirwin and there
by making test case" under the
new liquor law.
Mr.. J. NJ. Anderson, the we'll
known dairyman Of this county, has
been appointed superintendent of the
Dairy Department mt Bismarck Fair.
An excellent selection.
Mr.. q. r. supplies valuable carriage
horse-which has been SD much ad-
mired In SaIina-died one day last
week. Mr.. supple had repeatedly
been offered $50 for the animal.
Prof. Fitzpatrick started east last
Tussiay morning to attend the State
Teacher Association. At the close
Of that meeting he will spend season
With his relatives In Topeka.
Al the council meeting last Monday
night building permit was granted
- Capt John Sherrin TO build brick
Fssidence Of eight rooms at the corner
Of Iron Avenue and Eighth streets.
There is no doubt but that some
wheat has shrunk under the influences
Of the very hot sun. But what /
promised for few days to be q uni
vsrsal complaint is now confined 10
pieces here and there.
The agent Of the big 4" reported
yesterday that . very keavy storm had
occurred the night before in the neigh
borhoOd Of Wakseney. He said that
the country for miles was covered
with vast sheets Of water.
We are indebted to Mrs. A. Shultz
for . fine lot Of new corn. which Is
known In the Kansas vernacular rs
"roasting carr. IL was the first We
had sesn this season. The corn was
we'll formed and far advanced.
The mercury the first of the week
W. wandering around between So
and 1907 In the shade. The weather
was insufYerably hot-probably rs hot
- We shall have at any time this
summer.
A grand excursion to Pennsylvania
by Mr.. Henry Frain Of
this city-is being arranged. One
hundred persons have already prom
lsed to become members of the excur-
lion party. 1t Is proposed to start
.hout August LIST.
Frank Simons has severed his con-
nection with the BrOokville Transcript,
md will 60 to Colorado to seek his
Frank is fine printer, an
'xcellsnt young man and his old EN-.
ployer and associates will wish him a
aasrty God-speed - he departs for
ths gold land. /,
The pleasure lovers Of Topeka are ,
now In sensational ecstacies pro-
1ucod by the possession of steamboat