The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-26
Considerable building.

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The temporary foot bridge is wei
patronized.
The Salina Mill and Elevator Com
pany employ 100 men.
Judge Hanback, spent portion o
Saturday and Sunday in SaIina.
The material for the iron foot bridg'
is being manufactured and will sooi
be shipped.
The surveying party of the Salins
Lincoln & Fremont Railway Is on il,
return to Salina-
Hon. J. X. Burton, the eloquent adj
vocste of Abilene, was In town OF
business yesterday.
MrC. Eberhardt started on q bus
mess trip east, Tuesday night, to b
gone about ten days.
Mrs. Coburn has purchased the
Durant residence property ON South
street, West Salina.
We learn that Capt II. ID. Baker j.
negotiating for the purchase Of the
Salina Independent.
John Kingman says there will h
thousands Of bushels Of first-class corr
in the great Gypsum Valley.
Rev. J. A. Antrim preached at the
union services held at the Lutheran
church last Sunday evening.
IL will be noticed elsewhere that J
r. Woodward, Jr. retires from the
firm of Haggart & Woodward.
Last Monday WAS considered the
hottest day of the season. The Their
mometer stood as high as 1912.
We are pleased to inform our read.
ers that MIR. Jos. SHELTON. of Brook
Vile. has drawn S:D,U0 in u lottery
scheme.
ID il runored that Commissioner
Olof Fors-e designs being a candidate
for sheriff on the Independent ticket
this fall.
A special arrived Monday from Me-
Pherson with "A delegation Of twenty
Of the Mcpherson Post, on their way
To Denver.
There are oceans" of wheat, rye.
oats and potatoes in this country and
we believe there will be enough corn
Co. norma contamination
Mr.. I. G. Sothard has been visit
ing different towns OF the State, and
some of them large and thrifty-but
he prefers fair Salina to all of them.
The statement is made by a party
who seems to be fully posted that
there are 300 more families located i'm
Salina than there was six months ago.
III. ID. and John Baker have sold
the old homestead farm near the Sa-
line river bridge To a gentleman by
the name Of Frain. Consideration,
$500.
Gels & Gibbs mill will::be ready for
grinding As soon rs the boiling cloth
arrives. They have been waiting for
this cloth, which is being mau-
ufactured.
Mr.. :. II. Thompson, late with
Briggs & Gebhart, has opened tim
shop i'm the Dickinson & Melbert
music store building, corner Fifth
street and Iron Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. f. Carver started
for Colorado yesterday. They will
remain in Denver a few days, and
then visit Idaho Springs, ManitOu and
other places-to be absent month.
Prof Tillottson. the blind teacher Of
vocal music, and organist, is in town
again. He hopes to organize a-singing
class here, and also TO preside at the
organ during the camp meeting.
More old soldiers:
ID. ;. Jones, LIST Ind, Heavy artil-
lefy.
David Beebe, LIST Neb., Veteran
Cav.
|. +. Layton, 50th Mo. .Infy.
Frank Montgomery, late of Hays
City, and well-known here, was re-
Gently called upon to help arrest
desperate at Cheney, w. T., aud as
the desperate resisted, Frank shot
and killed him instantly.
Miss Emma Swanson, formerly EN-
pIoyed i'm this Office but now I'm the
.SreasEa Hdroiden Office of Kansas
City, has been visiting her Salins
relatives and friends this week. She
returned to Kansas City to-day.
Mr.. We'll, Of Colorado, brother Of
the late VIM r.. We'll, was in town
the first of the week. Mrs. w. +.
We'll has returned from France and II
now at the home Of her father, MIR.
of Lindsey, Ottawa
county.
Mr.. = Post had fine Durham COW
struck by lightning on last Monday.
The COW was insured. Mr.. Post says
the lightning was very severe for
few minutes during the storm and
fears that others have suffered Unlike
manner.
Mr.. VIM. Schnell received by tele'
gram on Sunday the news Of the
death of his boy, aged eleven years.
Only a day or SO before he had heard
that the boy was active and well, and
he thinks some accident must have
to him.
"The drink Of the gods" this hot
is that Horsford at Seitz's
drug store. 1t is i'm lively demand. 1t
is like the nectar Of Olympus and
always refreshes the perspiring and
heated mortal as he drifts along the
avenue i'm that locality.
Two squads Of ten each-made up Of
the Salina, Bridge and Bridgeport
Posts, took the Sunday afternoon
train for Denver. Those who went
from the Salina Post were Messrs.
Smith, Nash, Lipe, Swift,