The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-01-26

Mild weather.
Supper at the Halt Friday night.
Ice Is thawing out.
Club dance at City Hall Friday night
The masaue ball has played out.
A January thaw as usual.
Roads splendid for buggy ride.
The railroad boys are anxiously
look ing for the pay car.
The boys will have q rest-the foot
bal | has been sent away for repairs.
The dancing club Is u success. II
makes sport for the dancers and gossip
for others.
The Congregationalists have procur-
ell nice organ for their church, and
If you want to hear good music go to
ch urch.
II. Il. Titus and r. b. Ingraham
were up to Ellsworth last Saturday
night to visit the Masonic lodge They
were very much pleased with their
visit and the kind treatment they re-
ceived from their friends.
Ed. Blanchard came down from
Wallace Tuesday morning to see his
family and to make arrangements to
move them to their home In Wallace.
Their child was quite sick on Monday
night but is well again, and they will
start for home this Thursday morn
ing.
J. NJ. Coombs. James Gardner, II.
p. Eakin. II. b. Ingrahan, aud Mrs.
Taft paid Salina visit last Monday
morning and report business very duh .
d. In. ina far GOOD
times and plenty of money when the
l.. +. & =. W. railway arrives.
II. X. Titus, deputy sheriff and jailor
for Saline county, was here last Satur-
day and called upon your correspond
ent. lie was putting up election no.
tees at the several voting precincts
throughout the county. He Is very
well pleased with his new work, and
il is the impression Of the people gem
orally that he Is the right man for that
position, and will make a good officer.
Next Friday evening the ladies of
the Congregational Society will have
a good supper prepared mt the City
Hall for the purpose Of raising money
to help pay for nice new organ for
their church. They will serve up u
good supper for those who wish to
come, from six o'clock i'm the evening
to twelve ut night All that are hun
CRY go aud get supper, and those that
are not go and eat to keep from getting
hungry The cause Is q good one, and
all lovers of good music or anything
else that is good should go, for this
will be the place to find II. And don't
you forget il!
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Colorado, arrived here last Sunday
night with the remains Of +. H. Tur-
ney. Mr.. Turney was breaking on
the d. 4 II. u. railroad, and the train
he was on had stopped at a station to
receive orders, and had ten minutes to
wait before leaving, and he, together
with the other brakeman, engineer
aud fireman, had gone into the ca
boose to wait for the conductor to get
orders, and while there another train
came i'm ahead of time and ran into
the cab and killed the fireman, and
Mr.. Turney and the engineer were 30
badly injured that they did not live
but few hours. The other brakeman
was badly hurt but will probably re-
cover. Mr.. Turney worked OH tins
road for some time. and had charge Of
the yards at this place, and while here
married Miss Emma Richardson, one
of the finest young women in the
place, aud daughter Of Mrs. H. Rich
ardsOn. Over year ago Mr.. Turney
and wife went to Colorado and were
doing well and working to get them
selves home. A short time ago Mrs.
Turney came home to her fathers to
remain during the winter and improve
her health. and the sad news Of the
death of her husband was hard
stroke for her to bear; yet she bore 1t
nobly, and she had the sympathy Of
the whole community In her sad be-
reavement. The funeral services were
held at the NJ. f.. Church ut this place
on Monday. at = O'Clock, Rev. Locke
officiating. assisted by Elder Wright.
The church was crowded with people
who went to pay their last respects to
their departed friend. and follow his
remains to their last resting place.
Mr.. Turney leaves q wife aud one
child IA fine little girl to mourn his
untimcly death.