The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-08

Mr.. G. Melbert was % have staTteC
east last evening, 70 attend the Ma
: tional Conference Of the Temple 80
J. ciety, b occur at schneetady, n. y.
: on the 18th, 18th and 14th inst. IL
z intends 70 visit New York, Baltimore
sud Philadelphia in the interest o
: immigration.
Two loads OF merry sleigh Tideri
went out from town last Saturday
night, 10 attend the meeting Of Oh,
e Gypsum Valley Farmers Club, hiel
took place at the residence Of Mr
Fred Rogers, ia Solomon township.
The house was filed with people, the
exercises were enjoyable the refresh
ments very fine.
9 The election Of a successor to coun-
Gilman Dickinson, in the Third Ward.
passed of quietly last Friday. Nr.
Daniel Whitehead was elected, re-
eeiving the whole vote which was s..
SIR. Whitehead will make an excel
lent councilman, a very worthy suc
eessor to one Of the very best council
men the city Of Salina ever had.
Mr. ID. McAdlifi's team ran away
last Sunday a. his wife and hired mai
were returning home from church
Reaching the east side Of the river,
Mrs. MeAulif aud hired man
were thrown out but not in
jured. The sled was brought sud
denly by some neighb6ring posts,
while the team took So meandering
way home
The Pacific House has been lately
supplied with a steam heating appar-
atu=, which j. in fine working order
/ The apparatus was coutrived aud put
in by John JeffTies, VINO has proven
himself 20 be a mechanic of much
more than ordinary ability. John viii
surely make his mark in the world, 10
he makes good use or his natural
genius.
was acknowledged 70 be enc cf the
most delightful ever Witnessed IN ihi-
country. To be sure it was zero
weather. but it was clear, bracing
sunshiny day. Sleigning was excel
lent and the streets were filled with
all sorts 81 runners. Few calls were
made, which was extraordinary when
we consider the fine weather.
Such fine sleighing rs we hal last
week was never before enjoyed iu
Kansas, and possibly never viii boz
again. The whole city and county
was on runners. Some Of tie r-=
were unique. others picturesque. and /
still others positively ugly. But |
enjoyment reigned supr-me-whether /
IL came In the welI-turneI runner gr 1
the rOugh-hewn bob" To was SPLEEN /
did anyway,
Treasurer Hamilton iud- the tax /
paying much better than I- Xpeef.l /
after all. He has collected D.-g..u F.
sixty aud seventy Thousand tH.ia.-
and j. only between six aUi seven F.
thousand dollars beAi1d wilma. was
collected last year. Hral.p iini- that I
saline county Is FAR atefi .. ID ,ia-
-ou and Mcpherson crHlfi.- lu t-e
co!i=aiion-a sure indies of iIr iu-
proved financial condition of salinas
people over Those Of the adjoining
counties
The farmers feel souer.at -a...r
aged by the di-turban-- lu tH. wheat
market. 4 rise 81 about tea cents +
within a week Is certainly q aY.l
change The lirmtrsare -'ilI holding.
hoping for higher prices Some o. The
operators predict @ steady advance HU- .
.i' tre n'5 price, ara reached. .li.-
others pr,ii-.Il.- i, j. oaiya t,mfa-
rsry aIv-u '.au0hilt. those who
know nothing au1u. tAe mark.
watch and pri f,r ali there g. iu it, .
on the first page Of TINS paper Is
published an interesting historical
sketch from the per Of d.. McHeury,
OF Minnearoli- The sketch will
bring 90 the minds 81 many OF the
old settlers other incidents Of the ter
rble Indian rnid- Of that era. The
Doctor Ia his sketch j. mistaken as TO
one matter. Col. Phillips was not
In command Of the troop which went
from Saliua. Gov. Crawford was in
command OF the hastily picked up
white warriors who wendei their
way 10 the solomon river country.
At the Opera House. on wednesday
evening OF last week-the occasion
being the rendition ofthe play Of a
Quiet Family" for the benefit ofthe
poor Of Salina-the following com
mittee was chosen 10 look after the
distribution Of the funds realized by
the play-the exact amount being
sl6l 80. c. 5. Marlin, Mrs. Carmony,
y. D. Eastman. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs..
c. p. Underwood. Geo. Supple, Mrs.
Hull and Mrs. Spencer. Mayor Oher
was made chairman Of the committee
sr-oficio.
On New Years Day, Mr.. II. L
Williams was married at the resi-
dence OF the brides parents, to Miss
Ray Smith, Rev. h. D. Goodwin offici-
ating. The friends Of Len-whose
name il legion-are profoundly i'm
pressed with the good sense he has
exhibited in uniting his fortune with