The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-20
Rip Van Wrinkle.

The township assessors are at work.
Marshal futile Is improving in
health.
Uncle Toms Cabin Troupe next
Tuesday night.
Many new faces on our streets, and
the hotels crowded.
Work has been resumed on the new
Baptist church building.
tits desired that citizens shall be
daily visitors st the Conferences.
PatronIze the WIlberforce, assist
the band boys and enjoy yourself
Piper's Uncle Toms Cabin Troupe
appear in Sallns next Tuesday night.
Rev. q. S. Dearborn IL attending
Conference. He IL warmly welcomed
by his cid friends.
This Is the second session since the
Organization Of the North West
Kansas Conference.
Do not forget that Helen Potter
will entertain a sallna audience. one
week from Saturday.
Rev. J. n. Lockwood well and
favorably known In Saline county
has been here forseveral days.
Mr.. Fred Baler, the Jeweler, b re-
moving his stock OF jeWelry to his
new stand, the postofiiee room.
Bishop Merrill arrived Monday
evening, from Newton, where he has
Just held the Southwest Kansas Con
ference.
DOnayin's Tennesseeans were hon
ored with a full house last Saturday
evening, and their performance was q
good one.
The wife OF John A. Ward, near
Mulberry p. o.. died on last Friday,
leaving five children. Rev StolZ
preached the funeral sermon.
Mr.. Aaron Robbins designs build
ing an addition 10 his Grand Central
Hotel. He Is not able 10 aecOmmo-
date his patrons, and must have more
room.
Plper's Uncle Toms Cabin Troupe,
which has been playing TO crowded
houses In Nebraska, will be here with
the dogs and dOnkeys next Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Margaret Custer Calhoun did
not have near the house Friday even
ing that her ability. deserved. Those
who attended were much pleased
with the recitals.
Commencing Sunday night, mag
nificent rain visited this country and
accomplished vast amount Of good
The continuous and gentle patter was
music to the soul and most nOurish-
ing food for vegetation.
Mr.. David Richie and family, Of
Buffalo Park, are visiting at their old
home, Bavaria. Dave says Il is like
living in exile to make his home "on
the distant prairie" but he will re-
main there for the present.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Waters, Grand Com
mander Of the Knight Templars Of
Kansas, visited the Askelon Com
mandery ofSalina last Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Waters is Receiver Of the
L. S. Land Office at Independence.
Senator Tom Anderson and Repre-
sentatives Collins and Stearns went |
down to Topeka the first Of the week,
to attend the special session Of the
Legislature. c. 5. Martin, Journal |
Clerk OF the House, also went down.
Holy days Of Lent yet TO come are
Mid-Lsnt, March %: Annunciation, |
March %; Palm Sunday, April G;
Maunday Holy Thursday and frst |
day Of Passover, April 10; Good Fri
day. April n; Easter Sunday, April |
Is.
St Patrick's day in Salina was not
specially observed. The rain and |
mud would have prevented any pub
lie demonstration, had Il been in
tended. There was some wearing Of |
the green, but nothing further than
that
The Republican Central Committee |
met last Saturday and made a call for
a county convention. The oOnven-
ton is to be held Saturday, April 9,
and the primaries Wednesday, April
IL. The call is published in another
column
our newspaper contemporaries OF
Salina unite cordially in commenting
the big edition" Of the JOURNAL.
In other words, they know n good
thing when they see u, and are not
backward about announcing u.
Thanks
The General Conference Of the NJ.
+. church, which meets In May, az
Philadelphia, viii be composed Of
Ministerial and Lay delegaies-One Of
the latter from each Conference in the
connection, and one Ministerial Dele.
gate for every 45 members in full con-
neciion in the Conference.
The Foster ease was called up In
the Supreme Court last Monday
morning for argument on the motion
for the new trial which had been made
by the defendants attorneys. Justice
Brewer being absent, and not being
able 10 reach Topeka until next Mon
day. the case was continued until that
time
They poured down the other side Of
the street In plalOQns and companies
Ia the old post-ofilee building, Tues
day morning. Behold, the pOst-offlce
people had fed TO their new quarters,
and dejectedly the fellows picked
heir way through the mud to the new
and airy quarters on the other side.
o. Holeomb, Of Sallna, has bought
n o. w. Parsell, Of Flushing, Mich,
The fine chestnut stallion known IS
Albert Draper. Jr. He Il q well bred I
lrOtting stallion and for size, style and
'peed viii make q magnificent add
ionic the best horses Of that part Of
The State. The horse was shipped
Wednesday evening 10 Clay Center,
10 be handled BY Charley TaFbuch- -