The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-12-18

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The county commissioners meet to
day to pass upon the grand jurors
bills.
Mr.. D. c. Lockwood went on
short visit to BrOOkfeld, Mo-, las
week.
DR.. Brown starts Monday on ter
days trip to Kansas City and Chi
cagO.
The @. A. R. boys cleared abou
500 In their entertai nment Monday
night
A cold norther came down upon NJ
early Tuesday morning. Frightfully
frigid.
The railroad company is putting in
frst-elass stock yards-6-car yards
st Mentor.
Mr.. Frank Robb becomes successor
to Mr.. T. II. Martin as bOokkeeper al
Briggs 4 GebhArt's.
The NJ. z. Church and parsonage
at Mentor are being painted, i'm
proved and finished up.
Low prices Of produce and depleted
purses make the prospect Of q brilliant
Christmas very dlseOuraging.
Mrs. FarWell, Of BrOokville, has
been acting as telegraph operator dur.
ing the illness Of Miss Lizzie ThOmp.
son.
G. A. Hitler, Esq, has been con.
fined to his home for several days
threatened with an attack Of typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Black, mother, and Mr.. T. J.
Black, brother Of Mrs. DIR. Gillespie,
are visiting here. They reside near
Glrard, Ks.
A concert is to be given at the
Swedish Lutheran church on to-
morrow evening for the benefit OF
that church.
Mrs. &. w. Banks accompanied DR..
and Mrs. GROCER on their New Or
leans and Florida trip-tO be gone
during the winter.
Mr.. c. J. Deighan. OF POheta, has
been drawn as a petit juror to serve in
the u s. District Court in Wichita,
which cOnvenes January p
Mr.. Heber Smith, now q resident Of
Saline county, was formerly Vice
President Of the Northwestern Life
Insurance Co., of Milwaukee, Wis
Mr.. d. S. Thomas has sold his inter-
est in the livery business to a Mr..
Findley. We understand that NJ r.
Aldrich will remain In the business.
"The pretty little - are laughing
love-" as the young man said when
he took n sudden drop on the skating
rink floor while in company with his
best girl.
w. r. Parks is in town for the
Holidays He is now ION the road'l
for 1. Well & Co., st. Joseph. he is
reported to be one Of the best sales
men on the road.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and
Lutheran Sunday schools are to have
Christmas trees. The Christian Sun
day school will have a ship and lis
accomplishments.
Miss Cora Gift assisted the Bre
tonnes at their play last Saturday
night. Her playing was pronounced
equal to that of any Of them, and 1t
was her first attempt.
It was rumored on the street last
week that Eden farm had found 9
purchaser. We found upon enquiring
at headquarters that there was nc
foundation for the report.
A falling stove created q small
blaze in the Indiana House yesterday
morning. The fire department an
swered promptly to the alarm, but
the FIRE had been extinguished beforl
their arrival.
On Monday c. r. Underwood 4 Co
opened their lower dam near the cen
ter, letting out the water-prepara
tory to putting in q new water wheel
The river Is now i've feet lower than
Il. has been for years.
Last Monday evening the city
council should have held their regu
lar monthly meeting but falling Of
quorum no session was held. They
met on Tuesday night, and took uE
the regular monthly business.
One Of the most notable wedding
which ever occurred in LeavenWortl
took place on the 10th inst, In which
the contracting parties were Mis-
Nellie Morris, daughter Of DR.. ]. w
Morris, OF the Ealina Bank, and Mr.
James Daniels-a prominent business
man Of Kansas City.
Messrs. NJ. E. & c. J. Peck havI
formed q partnership In the real 60
tate buslness-with ONCE over the
New York store. These young meI
are most favorably known In thl
city and county, and win have NJ
trouble in building up good bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Chas. Jourdan left 70
their new home In MiltOnvsle, Ks.
last Tuesday, in which place Mr.
Jourdan has recently put up q bloch
Of buildings. Mr.. and Mrs. JourdaI
have made q most agreeable imprel
sion during their short resideDc
here, and their departure is verJ
much regretted.
The entertainment given by thI
VIC. 4. o., at the residences Of 1fr
and Mrs. L. II. Hole, lsst Thursda.
evening, was in every respect pleas
ant and successful. The attendance
was very large, the refreshments an
and the evenings proceedings mos
enjoyRbls. Such e pleasant enter
tsinmsnt viii bear repetition.
Washington shobs and family star
for their old Kentucizy home (WaFFe;
county,, next Monday, 10 make . ~
monthsifviait. EailBd has come a