The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-17

We understand that Rev. A. q
Lyons, pastor Of the Baptist church
has rendered his resignation on &C
count Of the continued Ill-health o
his wife, and that Rev. Mr. Sheffield
Of Topeka, will visit Sslina with 9
view Of becoming Mr.. Lyons success
or. The latter has made . good Inn
preston here IS an able minister and
q courteous aud affabie gentleman.
The primary elections In salina last
Tuesday. were quite spirited in two
Of the wsIds, while there was but one
ticket in each Of the other two wards,
All the successful tickets bore 1t their
head "FOr Congress, Col. e. G. Culpr
Of Saline county" Tickets with the
same heading were also used In nearly
all Of the country precincts. In the
Fourth Ward the defeated ticket bore
the following heading; For Con-
gress, Fifth District, John A. Ander-
son." The same kind Of q ticket Was
used in various country precincts, but
was defeated In nearly every instance
In the First Ward, there were q votes
pOlled for the Culp ticket, and none
against. The total vote In the Sec
Ond Ward was 81, Of which the Culp
ticket received q majority Of IL. In
the Third ward there were 90 straight
votes for the Culp ticket, and scat
tering. In the Fourth Ward there
was a total vote Of 81, Of which the
Culp ticket received 20 majority. II
will be thus observed that Col. Culp
received q splendid endorsement in
the city In which he makes bis home.
Thursday was q busy day for SallnA
people In entertaining their guests,
the excursiOnists, and for the excur-
sionists who were kept busy In des-
eanting upon the thousand and one
beautiful sights they saw In our
beautiful city. The exeursionIsts
came on two different tralns-the first
preceding the last train but q few
minutes. There were probably 1900
persons In the party-cOmposed Of
people from Council Grove and other
places along the line. Forming at
the corner Of Pine street and Santa
Fe avenue the prOeessiOn-cOmpOsed
Of people on foot and Ia carriages,
with bands sprinkled In here and
there-maFched directly 10 the Park
to take part In the formal exercises Of
the day, and to enjoy a picnic dinner.
The EmpOria Knights Templar, the
Hope, the Kid Of Dillon, and the
Germanla Bands furnished sweet
music for the occasion. Capt. H. d.
Baker acted as marshal and Officer Of
the Day. Owing TO the serious i'll
ness Of his lady, Mr.. R. A. Levitt was
prevented from delivering the adj
dress Of welcome as originally intend
ed by the committee Of arrangements,
and Mr.. T. L. Bond supplied his
place. Following the welcome, sd-
dresses were made by w. F. Sham
LETTER, mayor Of Council Grove; Col.
A. s. Everest, attorney for the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway D. S. Munsell,
editor Of the Council GROVE Repubi
can. During the afternoon there was
much visiting, much music Of the
bands aud much sightseeing by the
visitors. The members of the city
council, with carriages, drove the edi-
tors and other prominent guests about
the city in good style. The visitors
were all delighted, as all visitors are,
with their fine entertainment here,
and could not find words with which
TO xpress their enchantment with
the beauties Of our city. About six
O'Clock the trans bore them home
ward. The city council and business
men are to be commended for the
handsome way In which they con-
Quoted the reception and entertain
ment Of the exeursiOnists.