The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-09-06


The board Of directors o. the Fsl
Association meet at 2 O'Clock P. \
Rev. Merriam, Of Abilene, filled Ia
pulpit At the Baptist church las
Sunday morning and evening.
A beautifully written article o.
salina. in one Of Maj. Inman's be.
veins. appeared In the Herald OF las
week. Il was pen picture ofsalln
then and nor.
Mrs.KsaPcks opened adrsssmakln
establishment in the Commerci1
Block yesterday. She asks the pat
rOnage her many fr4ends among n
ladies Of Salina.
A basket picnic, platform dance ami
glass ball shooting tournament Is &
take plaeesat Wells grove, north O
New Cambria, next Thursday. Every
body IN the underworld Il invited.
Mr.. @. r. Francis, Of this county
was quite badly injured by his team
running away while he was drivini
into Ellsworth last week. He wa
badly bruised up, but is circulating
around again.
The Hopkins school house C5mOk,
View townshipl is 10 remain where !
il az least for the winter. PrObabl.
the difficulties viii be compromises
by the division Of the school distric
and the erection ola new building q
bridgeport.
Judge and Mrs. Hamilton havr
gone nOrthward, along the llnl
Of the Sallna, Lincoln & Fremont
To-day all the local companies o
Nebraska meet at Beatrice, TO eonsOli
date theirinteresls, and maks one con
tinuOus line.
The sale Of lands and lots for delin.
quent taxes took place at the county
treasuFer's Office last Tuesday The
usual amount Of money was not real
lied, which indicates that people are
paying taxes better than they have
been. There were some fifteen buyers
present.
Mr.. Frank Merrell and Miss Nellie
Warner-both well and most favor
able known here-were 10 have been
united IN marriage at Kansas City
yesterday morning. Their Sallna
friends stand ready with the FIRST
news Of the delightful event, 10 ex-
tend their heartiest congratulations.
PrOfs. Hitler and Cunningham were
engaged ia taking the actual height
Of the NJ. Z. church steeple last Mon
day. When we left them Prof. Hill
Ter was looking through his glass To-
wards Santa Fe Avenue AS near as
we could learn at a sign, the only let
tiers visible to the naked eye being
loon"
Capt. B. J. F. Hanna has re-
turned from his trip to San Fran
cisco by the Knight Templars' ex-
cursiOn. The Captain says the excur-
sionists were treated delightfully."-, and
the trip was one Of much pleasure.
Huber and Champion heard Of q drug
store being for sale at Stockton, Cal,
and went up to inspect the situation.
During a discussion Of the history
of SamsOn-OuF able forefather-At
the Christian church last Sunday, It
was asserted by one party that Sam
son committed suicide. WhereupOn
another party who had listened very
sttentively to the controversy, en-
quired with some alarm, (which
Sampson did you say had suicided ?"
Ms. II. F. WOolley, writing to Mrs.
WIN. ClarksOn, Of this city, announces
the death Of Mrs. Buekner, n former
well-knOwn resident Of Salina, who
died in Denver, Sept. LIST. By those
who knew her intimately, she was
called "Aunt Hall" aud to those who
lived in the warmth Of the absent
ones friendship, and speak I'm loving
tenderness OF her pure. gentle and
motherly life. the cruel tidings OF her
death comes with much force.
Harry Oliver, late a telegraph OPP
orator at the depot, was killed by the
cars at Junction City last Sunday
evening. lie was engaged as brake
man on the freight train, with pros
pect Of soon becoming conductor. The
train was switching at the time Of
his death. The supposition is that he
was sitting ON the track, waiting for
the ears 10 approach, and that while
seated there he went to sleep. His
lantern had gone out too. Oliver was
shout q years old.
Mr.. h. T. Watson has had for sale
several weeks, the Great Spirit Spring
water, which comes from the noted
spring near Cawker City. Many per
sons here have already experienced
much relief from various ailments by
the use Of the water, and the sale Of 1t
promises to quite extensive. We are
glad 10 know that we have sprlng
wHler 50 near Salina which possesses
medicinal qualities. No doubt these
waters will become sufficiently famous
to build up quite a watering place at
the Great Spirit Spring.
The county commissioners we're en-
gagged from Monday until yesterday
evening upon the Sallna, Lincoln a
Fremont railway petitions There
were 81 names In all and I'D pcfitl1n-