The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-22

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The annual meeting Of the AIcPher-
son PARK and Fair Association was
held Wednesday, Jan. IS, 1855. The
foliOging officers were elected; Pres
ident, Cyrus Lamer; Vice President,
j. @. Hamilton Secretary. ]. B. Oar.
rah T; Treasurer. Dan Heath Board OF
DireetOrs-Cyrus Lamar, II. Gamble
Mr. Mitchell, Lew Roberts, j. q
Hamilton, d. 9. Welch and John
Richey.
J. 81. Underwood, commissioner
from the iirst district, took the oath
Of Oflee on the 18th inst. and the
new board Of county commissioners
was organized By electing John Z.
Grant, Of the ID district, chairman.
Minneapolis Messenger;
Il is with deep regret we learn that
HTs. Catherine Link, q resident OF
this city, fs expected 90 live but q
short time. Her many friends and
relatives In this county and Saline
Will learn this with deep sorrow.
A sad accident happened on last
Sunday with William Clark, who re-
turned that day from Sallna where be
had been at work for some time.
While the man that brought him over
was looking at q revolver, be let Il go
on, dischaTging the contents through
the left thigh. Dr.. Hewitt was called
from Sailna and dressed the wound,
and be is now doing we'll.
ERssVorth Ne.Ds.
Col. II. johnson, after three years
residence aud rustieatiOn az Ft. Har-
ker, as q cattle man, speculatOr and
money lender, has opened q law, real
estate and loan Office at Ellsworth.
MF. johnson maintained n successful
law practice IN IlliuOls Of % years,
before coming 10 Kansas, and we are
told By gentlemen who know him
well that be Is qualified 20 transact
any business that may be entrusted
to him. wilson Echo.
Abilene Chronicle:
An important change is announced
Ia the BOnehraks Hard ware Com
pany, Messrs. w. II. II. BOnebrake
and A. w. Rice having purchased the
hardware department, embracing all
the stock Ia the rooms east Of the car
riage room and ofiice. This makes q
very strong firm. SIR. Rice n one Of
our most successful business men.
he located In Abilene &C an early
day, and has succeeded In every enter
prise be has undertaken, and e nov
rated as one Of our Wealthlest men,
He Is honest aud reliable. Mr.. Bone
brake has been connected with the
hard ware establishment for many
&. Al
with every detail Of the great bust
ness. lie is one Of the best business
men On the State, and while very ub
eral aud entsrprislng be Il safe and
exercises good Judgment. The stock
10 an immense one, the business Is
thoroughly established and the new
firm cannot fail 70 do very heavy
trade. The Hardware Company will
continue the other departments Ofthe
business, and the success Of the past
is q guarantee Of the future.
BrookViHs zhdnscrfpt:
We understand that the Rev. n. NJ.
StOlz was presented with an elegant
gold headed cane at the Christmas
tree and the donor was our enterprise
ing merchant Tom Carlin, Esq. The
Rev. Was also presented with \ fine
life size bust picture Of our lamented
Garfield. by Mr. Watt. ChilsOn.
LtndsbOrg Neigs:
One day last week while Mr.. J. w.
Beans men were In the timber cut
ting down a tree they discovered u
swarm Of bees, and upon investigat-
ing found a lot OF nice money. These
are the first wild bees We have heard
Of In this portion Of Kansas. The
longer we live Ia Mcpherson county
the more we are convinced that this
is the land Of cream and honey.