The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-19


18th, In about = half hour. exceptin
forty acres. The total amount Of Oh
! sales footed up $50, 4SO, one-tweniietl
! OF which, amounting to 81 .524, wa
! paid down. The lands were well sold
The townships OF FaIun and Smo
ian voted upon the Missouri Paelf
bond propositions last Monday. 10
Fslun township the vote stood 81 TOT
20 % against the proposition. IL
5mOlan township there were 100 votes
east and q majority Of q for the prop.
OsitiOn.
We are glad TO announce that NJ
]. X Chapman has concluded 10 e..
tablish = "gasOllne line" here. He
will make the rounds each day, and
thus be able 70 iii the wants Of con
sumers promptly. This will be 30
much nicer and safer than the old
methods.
Charles COuse, who had been very
low with consumption for many
weeks passed quietly away Thursday
night, at the age OF "A years and three
months. Services were held ut the
family residence prior to the ship
ment Of the remains 20 the old home
In Illinois, where other members Of
the family are buried.
DR.. Samuel Hewitt, late Of this city,
has located at Paris, Texas. The
Doctor had built up quite large and
successful practice In this county,
although a resident but = short time.
He h not only = skillful physician,
but an honorable ,kind-heFrted gentle
man, aud his old friends wish him
much success Ia his new location.
Quite a large party OF friends gave
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph WOlsieffer q very
agreeable surprise al their residence
ON North Ninth street, last Friday
evening-the day being their sixth
wedding anniversary. The orchestra
was present, and between sweet
music and pleasant converse" the
evening passed delightfully."-.
The District NJ. +. Camp Meeting
at Mlller's Grove, near Chico, com
menced last Thursday and continued
until Tuesday. The attendance was
small until sunday, when the grove
was well filed. The ministers Of the
District have been present, and some
Of the addresses have been excellent.
Rsvs. Lockwood and Campbell were
among the speakers, Sunday.
Mr. S. n. Ferlen sometime ago
bought an interest In Mr.. OlsOn's
brick yard. The firm Is now known
as Olson & Ferlen. They have re
Gently made great improvements IN
the way fnew machinery aud added
facilities for increasing the capacity
Of their kilns. They can supply ell
orders for brick promptly aud furnish
the best brick 10 be obtained In this
country.
Mr.. Robert Cochran, Of bridgeport.
starts In a few days to enter upon n
course Of study nc AIlegheney Col
Iege, Allegheny, Pa. He designs
eventually to enter the Presbyterian
ministry. Mr.. Cochran ls one Of the
very best young men this country
possesses, and his numerous friends
will watch with pleasure his success
Is at eollege,as well as in his proposed
calling.
Sunday evening X n. league lost
horse valued at $40, In attempting 70
ford the Smoky Hill At the league
farm south OF Salina Had the ford
been In It's usual condition no aecl-
dent could have possibly occurred.
But the high water had washed The
usual river bed road sway In eross-
ing Mr. leagues horse became en-
tangled In the harness and wac
drowned. ~. league hImsPh barely
escaped drowning. The buggy and
harness were subsequently recovered.
The intense heat We have had-eon-
fined not alone 70 this locality bul
prevalent In eastern Kaqsas, Missouri
and other Biafes-has been renaFka-
bic fOf lie duration. especially fsr this
season q the year. For ak Successive
days The mercury was not tower than
30. and f0aF days In suecrssion Wa
higher than 1oO-Esacking on Monday
lO6. Thls s.ais % things cenlinued
until TUESDAY mernl0g. Whsn the sun
was under eioad n1nst Of the DAY, Ard
The weather became endarabls.
The track Of TIE Missouri Pasile
extezsion Il how laid 10 mlles frOni
Saline There are ahout Is tRaof lAY
ers 81 wOrh, and 500 more are wanted
Immediately - wages ranging fsum
tl.T5 70 500 per dag. The trask-iay-
ers have been delayed b. the failure
o. the rails 10 make their appearances.
There are noW IS carloads Of nails on
the way between Kansas City and
This place, and l0O mors cara east 81
Kansas CITY. ms aieel via b boia-
ing "a WIthla So honfs, prcbably, h
Sufficient quaRtities to make the
tFaek-hyers look anxious.
Word vas received In saiina lass
week Of The death q P. HsEntse
formerly Of Greeley tnWnshlr) which
occurred OF the nth inst IN Kansas
City. He was buried ThaEsday
In Mount g. HsEyis
oemeteEy, kansas City. The eauss o.
bis deeth wns lung troubles. Mr.
McEniee wss e mar Of sonsldsEahis
ability and Was quite successful @a
contractor. "a which business be had
besn engaged most q hla ne BIS
nntlnely death y Breatly dspl0rsd By /
his friends here.