The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-12-24
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Everything on earth but Christmas
gr.ws old.
May santa Claus bless all the little
ONES tonight.
District Court adjourned yesterday
until January 9Th.
The Grand Central addition Ii
loumiug up in good style.
Be sure that the stocking hangs In
the chimney corner Tonight.
Col. Palmer takes desk temporarily
in the National Insurauce Co.'S oiilee.
The Mayor recommends that the bus
iues= houses Ice closed Un Christmas
day.
Ms. Carruihers will be absent from
her Office from the 18th inst. until
Jan 4th.
The National Insurance TO. will
soon have a tine lamp post sign at
their corner.
The poztnfIice Of Dry creek, Saline
county. has new postmaster. II is
Levi NJ. shaw.
Rev. Mr.. Hoffman informs as that
that the college endowment fund hiss
reached sll. OO0.
The Missouri Pacific grade has been
constructed within the city limits as
Tar n Third STREET.
Messrs. Fitzpatrick & Going have
suspended an elegant sign on the
west wall Of their Office.
The Hcrald's Annual is a creditaS
BILE piece Of work-almost handsome
enough for q paTlor table.
The Missouri Pacific grade. all
through the county, 10 Salina was
completed Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Crippen entertained
their friends pleasantly at progressive
euchre last Thursday evening.
The salina. Lincoln 4 Western
Railway are asking for bonds for an
extension from Russell To Ness city.
Mr.. Be. Porter Is making arrange
menis a. start book and stationery
store Ia Mr.. :. ). Strickier's jewelry
store.
The Methodist. Lutheran, Chris
tiau and Presbyterian SUNDAY Schools
have Christmas entertainments to-
night.
We publish p-sy this week that
the JoUUNAL intre may all enjoy
Christmas. The office will be closed
Friday.
MIR. Dean Informs Us that In 5 days
time the grade Of the Salina. Lincoln
& Western will he finished in Saline
county.
The "Woman's Column" will be
discontinued until after the holidays,
owing to a press OF advertising in our
columns.
The Probate Judge has revoked the
liquor permits of Aug Engstrom& Co.
aud w II. Hillman a Co., druggists
for excessive sales.
The school children are given a va
cation, commencing with last Mon
day and continuing until one week
from next Monday.
The wife Of Mr.. J. POstleWait, Of
Pleasant Valley township, died Mon
day morning Of consumption. She
was buried Tuesday afternoon.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church
have furnished the interior OF that
ediflce with the usual floral and
christmas green's decorations.
The battle OF the overshOe with the
pasty mud has been a dire, prodigious
conflict. The victory has been en-
tirely on the side OF the mud, 81 far.
The following Saline county teachers
will attend the meeting Of the State
Teachers Association, which will be
In session In Topeka, Dec. 2s. y, 80:
Messrs. Eberhardt & Sudendorf
have ordered the lumber for the
purpose Of starting a lumber yard st
Chico, with Mr. c. Melbert a. mana
ger.
Mr.. Warren Knaus. Of this city,
has been appointed entomologist 70
the State Board OF Horticulture. A
most worthy appointment in every
respect.
Ata meeting recently held a com
mittee composed Of the pastors Of the
different churches with Prof. Evans
was appointed to organize a choral
union.
The Salina Directory Co. Is branch
ing out largely. Dickinson and Cloud
counties are included in its field, aud
q flne patronage Is promised In both
counties.
Ex-Gov. st. John Is to speak i'm So
lima In behalf Of his new party on the
9Th Of January. The last time he
was In Sallna he said that he was a
Republican first. last and all the time.
The Observation-Disclosures Concert
troupe gave very excellent entertain
Iaent 10 a large audience at the NJ. r.
Church. Monday evening. The
amount realized by the church was
81.
The Mc(iihney camily gave another
concert Friday evening under the au-
spices Of the Baptist Church. TIE
church was pretty well filled. and
about SIS was the profit for the
church.
The city authorities have taken
steps 10 distribute such christmas
offerings ~ may be lei for the poor
by generous citizens The collection
is 10 he made BY aeon to-day. a the
city hall
Mr.. J. p. Plover. the sign and
scenic painter, has made quite a repu.
tnfion IN several new signs put %
about tewu-mOst notably the
elevsnt window signs % The National
InsuFancs 60.
We are indebted 70 Mrs. @. ]. Las
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