The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-11-22

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Mr. Joe Pendleton, a member Of
the band Of COOper's Circus, has re-
turned TO SalIna. 10 remain until the
re-Opening Of the ciTcus season ice
has become quite a proficient mn-
stefan. He will work for the present
in Williams & Benfeld's harness
shop.
Eight 81 1900 subscriptions for the
new Normal College have thus Ear
been obtained. rs follows: First
National Bank, VIM. A. Phillips, "A.
II. Sudendurf, {. Eberhsrdt, Oscar
SeltE, J. G. Rash & Son, 4. NJ. Ciafiln,
Howard ShaeffeF" We understand
that Judge Prescott will also be =
81, 200 subscriber Some sixteen $500
subscriptions have been promised
john Gels & Co. IN closing up the
the business Of their assignment, tes-
tIfy In strong terms Of their sppre-
citation Of, and satisfaction at, the very
efficient manner in which their as
signee, Hon C. r Faulkner, has man
aged their concerns. He has been
throughout uniformly courteous to
them. and has shown strict fidelity to
their interests on every and all occa-
sions.
In a late number Of the Chicago
bookseller & StntiOHer is a fine Illus
tration Of the book, stationery and
wall paper store Of Redhead. Well
slayer & Co.; Demoines, Iowa. The
second partner il a brother Of Mr.
Wellslager 81 this city. This house il
said 10 be the fourth largest wall PAPER
house in the United States Five
travelling men are constantly employ
ed by the house.
Somewhere about high-moon on
sunday last the new time went into
force. and what Is known as town
time" has been banished forever. We
now have railroad aud city time one
aud the same thing. This will be
much more convenient when we get
a little accustomed to il. or course q |
will cause some little trouble to thus
disarrsnge our time-pieees, but it will
I've smooth sailing ere long.
We notice that the Mcpherson PEG
pie have organized library and liter
AIRY association, with q capital stock |
of $4,000. While Sallna has a. good !
n public literary society as can be
found in Kansas, she has no public |
library. II would b. well for our Lit.
erary TO take the library into eonsld-
Grafton, and debate the question, |
whether or not Salina can afford to /
have Mcpherson get away with her
ON public library"
Mr. aud Mrs John Gels, Sr., return
TO Pennsylvania to-day MF. Gels /
thinks il is possible that he will not /
return to Kansas again, a. his inter
rsts are about closed out here aud
his age prevents - long a trip being
made with comfort. This most worthy
and excellent couple have made many
friends In Saline county during their
various short sojourns, and upon their
probable final departure for the East.
they will will be accompanied by
wishes Of many warm hearts that
they may be spared many years vet
10 their relatives and friends.
The temperance people have con
rluded to change their tactics some
what in their proposed prosecution Of
John Foster, county attorney, for neg
letting 10 prosecute offenders under
Ihe prohlbltory law. They will not
90 on into the district court the form
intended, but have instl-
iuted quo tearrdHto proceedings Ia the
supreme court We hear that II Is also
possible that q prosecution in a new
'Jrm NAV be made Ia the district court
The quo srarr0HtO proceedings were
in the supreme court last
Saturday.
Sixteen acres Of land belonging 10
John Gels & Co, situated on the right
Il the road leading to the upper mill,
at the corner which Il turned In go.
nR to the mill has been sold through
Nr. a. VI. Clafiin to gentlemen named,
Dwigi5ns and Billings
ate Of Indiana. Amount paid, 500