The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-07-30
Is there corn in Egypt? You be

/ Hkhiu lual T'1uuaAu.
Sunday night was "holy terror
in the matter Of sultriness.
A magnificent corn crop Is prett
well assured in this county.
The FArmers' Elevator has latel
been treated 10 new coats Of paint.
The excavation work on ON MT
Gibbs new building lie under way.
Mr. John Brenner has bought al
interest in Mr.. BrisiOl's barber shop
The Geissler store room Is being III
ted up for Aug. Engstroni's new dru,
store.
Messrs. J. w. Rire aud John A
Braniff ARE in the grain commission
business.
Rev. Mr. Gotwald WAS foFmall,
elected pastor Of the Lutheran church
last SUNDAY
Mr. &. G. Culp has his plans ready
for new residence on his South San
Ia Re property.
The wafer mains have been extend
ed On Iron avenue east Of the old riveI
bed, East Salina.
The brick work Of the Daily Block
II about completed. II will be a fine
row Of store rooms.
Mr.. John A. Nelson expects TO open
a grocery store i'm the room occupied
by MFR. r. +. Drake.
Mr.. David Beebe IL preparing Ia
build new residence ON his South
santa Fee lot-opposite Mr.. Lind
blOm =.
The corn-stalks are full Effect in
height, and still rushing upward.
Jacks bean stalk will sOon be
eclipsed.
Mr.. n. Wilson's residence IL nearly
completed and Mr.. J. d. Wilson's is
well under way. They will both have
fine homes.
Messrs. Jewett and johnson hsve
recently received some fine new car
riages for their livery stableCthe Cav
erick stablel.
The applications for insurance i'm
the National Of Salina, received Ia
one days mail last week, amounted
to over SS5,OOO.
Rev. V. B. Cushing, of the Con
gregational church of Iowa, will
preach in the Christian church at s
O'Clock, Sunday evening, Aug. I'd.
The new hose cart house on Fifth
street is TO be Is "A feet, two stories
high. The second story will be used
for hall for the members Of the com
pany.
Mr.. H. Bates has sold his interest
in the store of Bates Il Tinker. Gyp
sum City, TO Mr. Thinker, who will
hereafter conduct business at the same
old stand
Mr.. Bond, the engraver-fOrmerly
q resident Of Salina but now perma-
nently located at Topeka-is IN town
soliciting engraving work of our basi-
Ness men.
A book entitled "Soul Of Song" has
just been ISSUED, in which II. =. Per
kins' name appears ~ the author,
with Prof. w Il. Evans, fihis place
as one uf his assistants.
The tall fence which rncirrles the
Second Ward Schoul House is not
very handsome, but it answers the
purpose of Keeping everybody away
from the sacred precints.
The Swedish Lutheran sunday
school people of this city and Of the
country, united in pleasant picnic
al the Park yesterday. There was
quite n large attendance Of picnicers.
Among the new blocks pretty ceI-
tain ART MFR. Spitz's corner OF Irun
Avenue and Fifth, Mr.. Wallon's adj
joining Commercial Block aud Camp-
bell aud Tulhills. adjnning their
store.
The tnrrid terrOrs of the horrid sun
have been perfectly frightful Il uring
the past week. The words Of the
wise weather prophet have come
true. Let's call il even and commence
again.
Several travelling men have already
made Salina their permanent homes,
on account nf its central lOcatiun. its
beauty and Rttractivenpss. Several
more talk Of establishing their hOn4,-
hold gods here.
Mr.. Westerman. of Ellsworth, q
partner In the mill firm Of that place,
WAS making an inspection Of Gels &
Gibbs mill last Friday, with the pur-
pnse Of constructing Nh establishment
Of the same pattern at Ellsworth.
Mr.. Geo. White has recently made
SOME very fine Improvements I'm and
about his feed store. He has made
his Did quarters look as gOOd ~ new.
II is really an attractive place, and
Mr.. White il doing a good business.
A special in the Kansas City Jour
nal Of Tuesday announced that the
matter Of tile location 81 the RefOrma-
tory is to be re-Opened. II certainly
ought to be, rs Hutchinson Is said to
he about the poorest site Of all the
places discussed.
The excavaiors are At work on the
building adjoining the KOthe block
west. Il Is to be two stories high
~ . feet. The first story will be
occupied by RqdclifT & Martin. as a
real estate Ofilce, and the second by
II. :. Cunningham, rs q law office.
The Kansas Medicine Co. have EN-
plOyei DIR. Diablo, Of GeOrgis, as lee
turer, who is famous in this line. In
company with his wife and jubilee
singers, be IL expected on every train.
The troupe will start out in the new
wagon that Is being manufactured by
s. PieTs0n.
Yates & Simmons are busy in the
asphalium and parking business ON
Eighth street, south Of South street.
The walk will sr,on he continuous