The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-08

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Spnngs for . few Weeks.
The Salina base ball club will play
the WaReeny club on the 18th and
18th, on our home grounds.
The various new blocks on Santa
Fe have got beyond their respective
second stories Ia construction.
DurIRg the severe electric storm
yesterday, fifteen instruments were
burned out In the telephone ONCE.
We have received an invitation 10
the testing Of the water works Of Ellis
worth, which occurs on the 18th inst.
The new Lutheran bell now hangs
In the tower, and another melOdious
tone ls added TO the Sunday bell mus
lc.
A gOOd-sIzed audience listened to
the lecture by DR.. Bishop. at the
Lutheran Church last Tuesday even
ing.
The city churches were all closed
Sunday night-the various cOngrega.
tons participated in the exercises at
the Park.
The Salina& Lincoln R. R. Is near
ly completed to Lincoln Center aud
win be finished within the next few
days.
Prof. Fred Gsdney, OF Junction
City, agent for Decker Bros. pianos.
ls In the city, aud will remain for 3
few days.
Gov. Martin was In the city Sunday,
on his way to LIndsborg. at which
place he delivered the address Of the
day on Monday.
We devote considerable space this
week TO the reports OF the different
celebrations held In neIghbOrlng
towns, on the Sd and 5th inst.
We received q very pleasant call
last Thursday from I. o. Middaugh
Of the the Harper Gazette and w. &.
Younger Of the LindsbOrg News.
Messrs. E. w. Ober, John Ander-
son, NJ. NJ. Briggs, F. Kingman, N.
ID. league, and A. F. Harsh have
gone TO Chicago on railroad business
Col. Everest informs US that the
Salina passenger depot Of the Nilsson
ri Pacific will be fully as good as the
stone depot ct Solomon City, and per-
haps better.
The "Invinolbles," Of the n. E.
Church, will give . spectacle social
this evening, at the residence Of Mr..
w. H. Shaffer. on north Second
Street. Ice cream and lemonade will
be served.
Messrs. J. C. Rash & Son begin
closing out their entire stock Of dry
gOOds, groceries, etc. at auction to-day.
We understand that they intend going
out Of the merchandise business en-
tirely.
Rev. ID. ID. Campbell went down to
the State NJ. Z. 8. 8. Assembly at Bis
mark Grove Tuesday. He will make
an effort to have the Assembly con-
vene at Oak Dale Park next year.
Mr.. Kennedy, the travelling man,
hiss purchased Of @. C. Kothe the 77I
feet lot betweenI Messrs. Ed. LOFTS and
J. 81. UnderwOOd's residences, and
viii build = residence. He paid $50
for the lot.
Mr.. n. d. Harrington was IN town
Saturday looking after hIs street car
enterprise. He states that he will 20
10 WORK 1t once although he Il having
some dl@eulty In procuring the re-
quired number Ofcars.
Mr.. Paul, who will be . partner
with Mr.. Kinsley in the new boot and
shoe store, WA In town the first Of
the week. BE will have charge ofths
store here. He is Q very pleasant
young gentleman, and will make q
popular tradesman.
The bill passed BY Congress 10 grant
pension % Mr.. Anna PFObeFt, Of
NorWalk, has been vetoed BY the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Re1ectOr.
The Sallna friends Of Mrs. PrObert
very much regret to learn Of her III
luck at the hands Of the President.
Elections have been ordered By the
Boand Of County Commissioners, 10
be held In FAlun and SmOlan town
ships, for the purpose Of submitting
the question Of voting bonds 10 the
Kansas 4 Colombo railroad company.
The elections win take place Monday,
August 18th.
A bank ha8 been started at Mar.
qustte IN which some considerable
Sallna capital b invested. The DR.
reotoFB are John Anderson, n. d.
league, Geo. Merton. ]. N. Under.
wood, e. Ericsson. Geo. Norton b The
cashier. Il viii be known as the
Bank Of Marqustts.
Mr.. Gllhllsn, representing the nns
stone quArries Of IT. SoOtt, is eOntrAe-
ting with citizens OF BAlIna for put.
ting down stone tagging. Judge
Prescott and Mr.. league have con-
trAeted for quite a quantity Of material
he ships The stone over the Missouri
Pacific.
At q recent meeting Of the Sallna
Investment Company the following
officers were elected; Jonathan WEE
YER, President e. w. ObsF, Vice
President, r. A. Levitt, Secretary,
u. ID. league, Treasurer. This eom-
pany has purchased ssvsaiy-slght
acres Immediately Wsst % and sdIoin-
Ing Presoott addition. The lots sre
iooEsoo ~. and e win. no doubt. BE-
oons oRs ofth most popular addi-
tlOnA