The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-12-21

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Lindsborg Nescs:
The Salina q Southwestern has
done away with the smoking, bag
gage, express and mail car, and have
put on q baggage and mail car, which
makes the mail agent feel justly proud
rs no communication can be had be-
tween the baggage and mail depart
ments. This change leaves but one
passenger coach on the road.
Messrs. p. l.. Gebhart and Hi Mer.
rill are up from Salins this week As
sisting Mr.. n. p. Nelson In taking an
inventory Of their stock here.
Bethany Academy will give vaca-
ton from December 2lst to January
Sd, In order to give the students =
chance to spend the Holidays with
their parents and friends
Mr.. John Soderstrand died very
suddenly last Thursday and Wa
buried in Salemsburg on Sunday last.
Mr.. s. was engaged in wagon work
with Mr.. A. johnson, of this city. he
leaves = wife and four children to
mourn his untimely death.
Mcpherson Republican:
Married ut the residence of the
brides parents. on Euclid street, Miss
Minnie BOmbarger to- Mr.. John +.
Hughes. both Of this city. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Shockley, formerly of this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Hughes left on the Union
Pacific Immediately after the cereme.
ny.
The Masonic ball and banquet 10
be given Wednesday evening Decein.
Der nth promises to be the event OF
the season the untiring efforts Of the
different committees Is sufficient evil
dence to assure the looked for success.
The committee Of arrangements have
secured the services of the Salina
Orchestra, and Mr.. Keller. Of the Com
mercisl hotel, will provide for the
banquet. With the most desirable
music for dancing. and an able ca
teref for the inner man, none can af.
ford To allow this event to pass with
out his presence.
Mcpherson Freeman:
Judge Cornell who was stricken
down with paralysis some weeks since.
was supposed to be getting reasonably
well till Friday evening of last week
when he suffered another stroke,
which has rendered him entirely help
less and speechless. He is conscious
but seemsito have lost muscular power.
His case IL q very sad one and calls for
the sympathy Of all. 1t is hardly pos
sible for him to survive.
Lincoln Centre Beacon.
Mrs. Peterson, who has the contract
for carrying the mail between this
place and Glasgow, a distance Of forty
miles, Ii the only woman In the United
States who holds contract for carry
ing mail for the Government.
Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Hall will move to
Salina in q short time. We are sorry
to lose them as they are citizens who
are of benefit to the community i'm
which they live.
Abilene Chronicle
The water works company will i'm.
mediately extend the mains down
Buckeye avenue to Its intersection
with First street, thence west to con.
meet with the pipes on that street. A
hydrant will be placed near the court
house. and the supply pipes carried
throughout the entire building in due
time.
Articles of incorporation for the
Abilene branch Of the Topeka. Salina
Il Western II. X. have been prepared,
and will be forwarded to Topeka i'm
due time. The charter members are
a. follows: T. c. Henry, J. NJ. Fisher,
and J. +. Bonebrake. Abilene: o. =.
Hamilton, Salina; e. q. Patterson.
Boston. Petitions will soon be cir.
culated asking Newborn and Grant
townships to vote bonds to the
amount Of 81 900 per mile to aid i'm the
construction of this branch road. II
will he about sixteen miles i'm length.
and will follow the valley of Turkey
creek down TO the Smoky Hill river,
thence by the shortest and most prac-
ticable route TO Abiline.
Beloit Courier:
Hon. Levi Cooper il making ar
rangements 10 leave Beloit. As vet
we are not informed as to the point
where he will make his future home
He expects to leave i'm about two
weeks. With his departure Levi
Cooper will carry the well wishes of
every one with whom he WAS ac-
quainted, and none more heartily
than the writer hereof. Notwith-
standing the fact that he has come
under our newspaper castigations AT
times. we never belabored him from
personal vindictiveness, and to-day.
no more than nj any other time.
would we put u straw i'm the way To
III. hi nj In
He il an astute lawyer, intelligent
and persevering, and, when cut, loose
from environments hereabOuts, We
are in hopes that he will succeed as he
merits.
Abilene Gazette.
NJ. ID. Sampson, the genial editor of
the SALIVA Journal, was one of our
callers Wednesday. Sampson con-
ducts one Of the best papers in Central
Kansas, and We were glad to see him
looking fat and hearty. He was down
to help organize the first session of the
Kansas legislature that ever convened
In Abilene. Mr.. Martin, of the same
city, was also caller
brethren. of Abilene, visited him last
Sunday. They found him cheerful,
and patiently, slowly and surely near.
ing the celestial home. The visit was
grateful to his feelings. His neigh
bors are doing all In their power for
him, and he and his family are truly
thankful for all the kind offices so
kindly extended. Brother Root will
be greatly missed by his family.
friends. neighbOrs, and fellow citizens
generally.
On Tuesday evening, 18th inst,