The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-08-31
Delightful moonlight evenings of

Delightful moonlight evenings o
late.
A eoolish wave with last Tuesda,
morning.
The prairie chicken hunting seasoI
commences Tomorrow.
The pumpkins have come and
pumpkin pies are born.
Miss Anna Carlin. of Smolan town
ship, is very dangerously i'll.
Mr.. a. G. Willard will exhibit III
fine herd of cattle at our county iair-
The summer months ar, ended hu'
not summer io any alarming extent.
The candidates have not COM
menrei AT the hut'o: .o.e work vet
The fali term of our city >chr".'
commences ":i- week from next Mon
day.
The Salina Rifles have been ordered
to report al Ia, state Fair far -uar'!
duty.
J. H. PAYNE hats been appointed
postmaster OF Pohcta postollicc, ihi-
county.
The County Fair Association have
engaged the Lindsborg band H. play
during the fair
1t is estimated that there were
1000 people AT the Camp Meeting ser
vices last Sunday.
will be found on the iirst and third
pages of this paper
The uptown railroad waiting room
seems To Ice more ornamental than
useful jus. at present.
Mr.. and Mrs.. X a. Lovit's little
daughter has been dangerously sick
but is now improving.
The Germania and Maennerchor
singing societies have consolidated,
and are henceforth one society
The Saline county delegation Ia the
Emporia convention started out ola
their pilgrimage last Monday night.
The dress making establishment
over J. &. Rash d sons store j. still
running and receiving its share of
patronage.
preliminary steps for the organ
ization at this place of II post of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, have
been taken.
Ifall the vets" who are mustered
i'm this county attend the soldiers Re
union, they will make little army
by themselves.
In the District Court nn Monday,
the Judge called over the docket
after which court was adjourned un-
til this morning.
The old soldiers held "a good meet
ing at the court hpus. last saturday.
An account Of the proceedings is pub
lished elsewhere.
We were blessed with quite a fall Of
rain in town last Thursday. IL ex-
tended but a little ways into the
country, however.
There is much pleasure riding "in
the cleaning After "A red-hnt day,
il is sweet tn ride behind Il fleet sleed
and enjoy the cool air.
Mr.. Frank Patterson, postmaster of
Junction City, was in town last Sat
urday. He thinks Salina is "A very
attractive, pretty place.
Next Tuesday the county treasurer
will proceed Ia sell at auction the scv-
eral tracts of land and town lots named
in the delinquent tax list
Mrs. Murphy starts for Chicago and
other eastern cities Tomorrow, for the
purpose Of purchasing IA fall and win
ter stock of millinery goods
Messrs. ii. ID. Baker, Evander Light
and NJ. ID. league started for Colorado
Tuesday evening, 10 look after their
John A. Logan mining interests.
The peaches have not been doing
well since the dry weather set in.
They are shrinking considerably aud
need good rain 10 help them out
Young ladies. shall we have Il broom
brigade in Salina? Ii will not do To-
leave the queen city of the great Smoky
Hill valley behind any other place IN
earth.
Mr.. j. NJ Danielson desi res III Ia |
state that he is not a candidate for |
Representative, and he does not wish |
his friends 10 Use his name in that |
connection.
The premium list pamphlets, Of our
county fair are now ready for distri-
button. Any person who has not
been supplied from other sources can
get copy at this office.
The freight trains are of prodigous
length these days-an evidence that
there has been something raised in
Kansas this year other than grasshop-
pers, starvation. drought, etc.
Maj. +. l.. Norton starts for Balti-
more next Monday-to attend the
meeting Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows. He is one of
the four delegates from Kansas.
Mrs. :. II. Williams returned last
from Illinois, where she has
been visiting for about three months.
The Captain accompanied her and
came specially Ia attend the camp
meeting.
Tuesday night gentle rain COM
menced falling and continued most of
next day. lift extended over con-
siderable portion of the country. il
will do much towards helping on the
blowing.
Ed futile has been appointed 10y
Land Commissioner Gilmore to assist
in experimenting the l.. T. display at
the Minneapolis Mimi exposition-
soon to take place. He started last
DIR. 5. Stuart and lady, father and
mother Of Mrs. F. II. Gibbs, started for
their Ohio home last Tuesday. They
were very much pleased with our city,
and regard their visit here rs very