The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-12-23

Mr.. Givens, the mail agent on the
Salina d Southwestern, designs 10
eating ia Mcpherson.
Will CaTruthers Ieft Tuesday night.
TO take charge OF his new position in
the Kansas City Express Office.
DR.. Welsh attended the meet.
ing Of veterinary surgeons Of the
State held In Topeka Thursday.
Mr.. NJ. d. Harrington, Of our street
car company, has been granted the
street car franchise in Mcpherson.
The pairOa saint Of the young
sters keeps himself busy this week
looking up things for the stockings.
Mr.. o. D. Jackson has been putting
In the steam apparatus at the Kansas
WesleyaH. He expects to "steam up"
today.
Mr.. H. s. Eaton, who Is In the
hardware business at Duluth, Num-,
writes that he will soon make Salinn
a visit.
Miss FlOTa Fergus left Tuesday
morning for Yates Center, where she
will spend the holidays with her
parents.
Mr.. Alfred Langley, superintendent
Of the Kansas & Colorado Railroad,
has gone to Indiana to visit during
the holidays.
The Register Of Deeds office was
never before 30 busy as now. It is
hard for the Office force to keep up
with the boom.
Il is reported that a syndicate Of
eastern parties has been formed for
the purchase OF large tract Of land
lying near Salins.
The street car company find their
business 50 good that they have or
dered another car, and will make the
run every ten minutes.
Among those who go Ia Florida
for the winter are MIR. and Mrs. p. II.
Allison, Of Lyndon, and Mr.. and Mrs
X. G. Rear, Of this place.
Mr.. John Kelley, Of Gypsum City,
was married Ia Miss Laura Kingman,
daughter Of john H. Kingman, Of the
same place, last evening.
The street ears are now running
con time" and are fairly well patron
lied. Only one mule is needed to jerk
the car along in good style.
Mr.. 3. d. Boyd. with w. V.
McCracken & Co., started Tuesday
morning for Fort Wsyne, Ind, to
spend the holidays at his old home.
In Mcpherson the other day, a bet
Of one thousand dollars was offered
that the B. & n. road would reach
that city before this time next year.
A plot Olive acres east OF the river
purchased OF Mr.. Dwiggins by
Messrs. d. Whitehead and L. A.
VIII. is to be created into a city addi-
ton.
Gen, Thomas, U. s. land Office in
spector, having been granted a leave
Of absence for thirty days, started
for his home In Atlanta, Ca, last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Aiken, the gentleman who has
the contract with the city for boring
for coal, Informs us that he will CON-
mence work in good earnest next
Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Ravens, and daughter
Grace. Mrs. Paul HaveDs Of Leaven-
worth, and Mr.. w. II. Hatch aud son
Samuel, Of st. Louis, have been In
Salins attending the Hatch-Splvey
wedding.
We are glad to hear that the street
car line Is 70 far a profitable invest
ment. On Saturday and Sunday
large numbers OF people patrOnized
the line, and the daily average Of
patrons has been good.
Sunday the Missouri Pacific train
commenced running directly through
from OssawatOmie to the end Of the
track. Il does not walt for the NJ. X.
4 T. trains, and TINS run In accord
with the time schedule.
The salina and Chicago Invt stment
Company has been organized with
the following officers: VIM. Berg,
President; Fred Quincy, Vice Presi-
dent; II. II. SudendOrf, Treasurer !;
r. H. MARYLAND, Secretary.
Mr.. John Montgomery, now con-
necled with the Manhattan Republi-
can, but formerly of the Ellsworth
Rsp0rser-one Of the very best print
es In the State, stopped OF this
morning while on his way 10 Els
worth.
Mr.. A. &. Wait has received word
from the best patent solicitors in
Washington that his recently patent
ed hay rake is the best Of the many
invented. He will sOon receive his
flnal papers. He hopes to establish q
mandatory here.
From the Gypsum Valley Echo We
take the following;
MARRIED-On Wednesday evening,
Dec. IS, 1856. at thsresidence Of the
Hon. J. w. Amos, father Of the bride,
Ia Gypsum City, Saline county, Kan
a., ~ Rev. j. II. lockwood, Of Sa-
iina, d.. Albert 7. Harris % Miss
hnna B. Amos, both ofGypsum City.
Aler the ceremony, supper was
served, aHd very pleasant evening
was passed and warm and hearty
congratulations were-and are nov
by the Eeho-tendered 30 the bride
and groom, who are both 50 well and
favoFahiy known b our citizens.
During The evening, the couple were
ssrsnaded In ans style By the hand
and orchestra.