The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-05-06


vited TO be present.
The irst quarterly meeting Of the
present conferences year viii be held
in the LIST n. E. Church next Sunday.
Elder J. H. Lockwood win preach At
the mcsning services.
A gymnasium-compOsed chiefly Of
the occupants Of Campbell 4 Tuthilps
block, hes been started. A room
over r. F. Bartlett's meat market IL
where they engage in their aerial
fights
| Hon. NJ. MohleF, Of Osborne, has
been attending the meeting Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the Kansas Wes-
leyan University. and looks upon the
corner stone laying ceremonies TO-
day.
We have 500 copies Of elegantly
bound books valued at from tl.OO to
SI.75 each, all to be given away. For
particulars call at the Old Reliable
and Mammoth corner store Of E. w
Ober.
Charles ]. Forward, representing
HorsfoFd's Baking Powder, is to
make q public exhibit Of the power Of
this powder upon the street during
the eneampment Of the knights Of
Pythias.
Mr.. A. J. Holmqvist has purchased
John NJ. Lays residence lots on
South Santa Fe, next south Of Mt.
Ringqvist's residence. We understand
that he designs putting up fine resi-
dence there.
Rev. Nels. PetersOn-fOrmerly Rep
resentatIve Of Saline county in the
Kansas Legislature, ia visiting his
Saline county friends. He Is now
pastor Of Swedish NJ. E. church in
Republic county.
Ladies' Muslin Underwear, the best
fitting and best made goods on earth,
for sale as low as you can buy the ma
terial. Come and examine at E. w.
Ober's Old Reliable and Mammoth
Corner Store.
The ladies Of the Baptist church
have been granted the right to the use
Of the agricultural hall at the Park
for ice cream aud strawberry purposes
during the encampment Of the
knights Of PythiAs.
Miss Mary Suydam who has been
attending Commercial school in Kan
sas City for the past year, has re-
turned home. Mrs. Suydam is exc
pected horne this week-sOmewhat
imprpved 10 health.
Mr.. John A. Barnes, secretary Of the /
Commonwealth Mutual Fire Insur-
anee Co., of Decatur, Ills, and mana
ger ofthe Mutual Underwater Syndi-
cate, Is in tOwn-having business with
the National Insurance Co.
Easter Sunday was a rainy day and
we are told that in consequence there
Of we are to have seven successive
rainy Sundays. The second Sunday
was true to the prophecy, for it rain
ed nearly ell day, and at times quite
hard.
Mr.. A. W. Wickham and family ar.
rived Monday to become permanent
residents Of Salina. They will be
warmly welcomed by their old Sail
ma neighbOrs and friends. They will
occupy Col. Palmer's residence for the
summer.
The cholera has broken out IN F. R.
Divilbiss' fine drove of hogs and they
are dying off fast. Mr.. DIvilbIss
wanted this fact announced, IS he
does not wish to sell cholera stock.
His hogs had so far escaped the dis
ease, but they are now making up for
lost time.
We are indebted to our good friends
viii. Morrison and Thee Very for
dozen Of fine plover. These success
full NimrOds are duly kept in kind re-
membrance by several households
upon which they have bestowed their
game fsvOrs.
Mr.. D. A. VanTrine, the city Asses
sOr, informs us that the city census
yesterday noon footed up to 4,sO4. he
thinks there may be something like
hundred names more. 1t will be OBJ
served that our population "squeezes"
5000 pretty close.
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. GrogeE have re-
turned from Florida for their sum-
mer sojOurn in Salina. It is their
purpose TO winter in Florida and sum-
mer In Kansas. The smiling Doctor
came within a hairs breadth
Of admitting that SIT was good to be
home again"
Mr.. Ed Powers, Of Sallna, and Bird
baseman Of the Golden Belt Club Of
that city, visited his cousin Oscar
Powers last Saturday and Sunday.
The Golden Belts" 1.-THE "Sixteens"
last year, are prObsbly the strongest
amateur nine in the state, and Ed. Is
one OF the best In the nine.-ELs1UOrth
Democrat
Gen. E. L. Thomas, Of Georgia, who
a Confederate brigade in
in stonewall JacksOn's command, was
in town the first OF the week. He Is
special agent Of the U. 8. Land De-
aud was in town on busi-
ness connected with that department.
The track Of the Sal'na, Lincoln &
Western has been laid to the Saline
river. There was bad cave in at the
river last Sunday, which delays the
work considerably. In about two
weeks, however, the bridge will be
completed and the track laid TO the
other side.
DR.. JenBey's little boy Charley suf-
fersd quite an injury Monday evening
from q WelI-directed kick given by |
the little pony which he rides about
t1wl 90 much. He had bis lip badly /
cut. He lie now doing well, and will
SOON be ready for the pony, another