The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-05-07

Snipe hunting is 3 favorlte Oceupa
ton just now.
Mr.. B. L. Wilson has been confines
. 10 his home with serious Hines.
Mrs. J. NJ. Greeley, OF Abilene, 1,
visiting her sister Mn. L. w. Bates
Strawberries made their first ap-
pearanee in the Salina market Tues
day.
Miss Richie succeeds Mrs. Lille
ClaTksOn Hereford Is teacher in the
Second Ward school house.
New roofs are seen in all directions
The spirit Of progress has not quaIled
in the presence Of dull prices.
1.-THE heavy bloom Of the apple tree
Is any sign, there will he an abund-
ance Of apples In the land this year.
Miss Emma r. Bristol, the Topeka
florist, spent Friday. Saturday. sun
day and n portion Of Monday in Sail
nA.
Capt. J. ID. Marsh, Of Topeka, Is In
town. He has sold his North Santa
Fe residence property to Judge wea-
yer.
The County Commissioners give
notice that they will sit as Board Of
Equalization for taxes, commencing
June LIST.
The farmers are very busy with
their corn planting. The sunshine
we have had has turned the fields
into busy resorts.
The stone work Of Mr.. Garver's
new residence has been awarded TO
A. PATEL. Parker Il Lewis have the
contract for the building.
Mr.. J. a. Braniff WAS taken in Las,
week, and his intended visit with
MIR. CEavens TO the New Orleans ex-
position was postponed.
The BrOokville Tr0nscriDt reports
that eighteen shares have been taken
by Salina people in the Brookville
Building & Lean Association.
Messrs. r. A. Levitt and Jos Moore
have formed a co-partnership In the
law business. The new firm will be-
= good, strong, and successful com
bination."
DIR. Newman, late Of Rice county
but formerly Of Albany, Mo-, and an
old friend Of the editor OF the Herald.
Is in town, with the intention Of open.
ing q drug store.
The commencement exercises Of
the High School take place on the %
Of June. The graduates this year will
he Misses Mary Bishop, Bessie Giller
and Maggie Campbell.
Messrs. d. & J. B. whitehead were
called TO Jacksonville, Ills, last week.
by the news Of the death ortheir faith
era gentleman quite we'll and most
favorably known In Sallna.
DR.. w. f. Grier, accompanied BIZ
his daughter Mrs. Lyman Field, Of
Solomon City, started for Denver
Tuesday afternoon. expecting TO make
a ten days visit in that country.
Mr.. II. II. Nash, Of Bavaria, when
in the Rebel prison during the war,
had ~ companions Albert ID. Rich
ardson, Junius Henri Browne and
COlburn, the well known war corrrs-
pondents.
The report has gone out that the
valuable jacks on Mr.. VIM. Clark's
stock farm are about to be disposed
Of. We are authorized to state TO the
farmers that there is no foundation
whatever for the report.
A. II. Vanduzee, representing the
contractors having In charge the work
upon Gels & Gibbs mill, arrived
Monday, aud commenced work yes
terdsy. He brings five men with
him and employs some twelve men
from this vicinity.
AT the meeting Of the Directors Of
the County Fair Association last
Monday, Il was voted to have a fair
on the 18th and 3Oth Of September
apdllst and ID Of October. The d.
rectOrs also elected NJ. s. Price Gen
eral superintendent.
w. q. Ausback a banker Of Wilson,
Ks, who formerly lived I'm the resi-
denee owned by Mr.. A. f. Ransom,
died at Wilson last Sunday, Of con-
sumption. A metallic coffin for the
remains was shipped by Messrs. VIM.
and NJ. d. Berg. last Monday.
Gen. c. L. Lightburn, Of Denver, a
prominent stock man, has been visit
ing his brother here. He purchased
8 hogs Of Mr.. James Haskitt-pro-
nOuncing them the finest he has seen
in his travels. Quite an advertise
ment for Mr.. Haskltt. surely.
A German by the name Of Cts was
bitten by dog last Saturday. On
Sunday he showed symptoms Of
hydrOphOhia, and q mad stone was
obtained in Ellsworth, which was
applied and operated very satisfaeto-
rily. The stone turned white upon
application.
Miss Amanda DOnmyer, Of New
Cambria, Kansas, who has been at
tending the Abilene commercial
school and boarding at Mrs. Gold
horns, was the recipient ola surprise
party from her school friends on Fri
day evening. Miss DOnmyer has
made many warm friends among her
fellow students during her attendance
and her cheerful cOuntenance will be
missed. She returned % her home
this neutrality-suspicious. Gazette.
We learn that MF. A. g. Smith, the
accommodating and efficient agent Of
the Union Pacific Ct this station, Is
compelled to resign bis place on &C
count Of ill-health. Mr.. Smith
has been one Of our most popular
agents, and the business men will
greatly regret the change. We un-
derstAnd that he will remove TO
LeavenWOrth.
Mesrs. John J. Gels and T. A.
Williams have formed a partnership
In the real estate and loan business,