The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-12-07

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Merchant Bate found his house 90
cupied BY persons tripping the lhntne:
| tic toe, on his return nom Councu
Grove, lat Friday evening.
Johnathsn Tinker found bis deef
park empty BY . defect In the fence,
bot found his pets had not stnyed on.
The oyster supper 1t Bridge. Wa q
financial success. The proceeds clear
| ing the organ Of debt, and leaving Q
surplus In the hands 0f the TREASURER.
Mn. Bates and Adams favored the
audience with music and singing. Mr..
Manchester accompanied on the 6ute.
J Mis- Ina Thwifix was voted the cake
on her good looks. Prof. Psrrill, A.
Miller and H. e. Order were voted
on for the homeliest men present. Prof
Perrill taking the cake BY one major
ity. Miss May Miller won the cake
for the best looking girl present, under
II years.
Another supper was had at the Lib
erty school house. ThurSday evening
last, Tor the beoefit Of their Sunday
scl,oal. A bounteous supper aud Q
good time was the verdict Of oil pres
eDt and also financial success.
A band OF cattle thieves have been
operating among the herds Of cattle In
the neighbOrho0d Of the sand bills In
the southeastern part Of our county.
John KinRman was victimized to the
tune of $50 last week, having bought .
small herd 0f cattle In which there
were three stolen head. Afterwards
claimed by the owner. The parties
selling the cattle have left for pats un.
known.
The following officers were elected
ut the regular meeting Of Bridge Post.
u. A. r., for the ensuing year, last
Monday evening:
A. b. Chapman. Commander.
A. c. Wait, ). v. :"
J. NJ. Bert, J. v. :"
3. Post, Quartermsster.
Geo. Painter, Chaplain.
G.. Post. Officer guard.
w. e. Tinker, Band master.
A. Miller. Representative Grand En-
c.mpment.
c. Post. Alternate Rep 0rHnd Enoamp.
ment
In company with Johnsthan Tink.
Ter and Harry Bates. we took trip TO
Council Grove and spent Thanksgiv.
ing In that City, in the valley Of NeO-
sho We found by personal inspection
that work on the grade for the first
ten miles west Of Council Grove, on
the line Of the Salina aud Western X.
r., was no idle fiction, as there were
employed by the contractors, Ken
uedy and Stone, l2O teams and about
$50 men on the grade, and about -
men aud teams on the stone culvert
work. The King Bridge company
also had . gang Of men setting up
derricks aud pile driver preparatory
to building the railroad bridge across
the Neosho river They had eight
car loads of bridge timber on hand
ready for Immediate use, and more on
the road. BY the 18th of this month
the first ten miles Of the road will be
ready for the ties ana iron. The con-
tractors say that II the bonds In Dick
inson and Saline counties are revOted
they will sublet the whole grading
from that place to Sallna. as soon ~
possible, as Mr.. Patterson has money
TO build the whole line ut once.
Our party were cOurteOusly treated
by the Council Grove people, and TO
Messrs. Shamlefier aud Arnold. local
directors Of the Il. II. we are specially
obliged for for favors shown US.
We came back to Gypsum Creek on
the proposed line Of the road from
Council Grove to Salina. and were
surprised to find IL so we'll settled aud
prosperous Farmers residing on the
line Of our proposed road. who are as
far ~ We were able to learn willing
and ready to revOte the subsidies that
had expired They also informed our
party that they were tired Of having
to haul their grain from twenty to
thirty miles to market, and - the best
market was at Council Grove or on
the NJ. X. & r. II. r. stations, netting
them from 10 to II cts per bushel more
than from the Santa Fe or U. r. n. r.
each side Of them, they were
willing to revote the aid to secure this
one object, II nothing more. n.