The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-06

Monitor:

BeluauI Aollekt opens ctlileuAHcl
l4th. An unusually large atten-
dance Is expected.
Joe Murray, one Of the old time
farmers OF this county. living near
Mcpherson, will commence sowing
a 200 acre field Of wheat next Mon
day. Mr.. Murray Il one OF the most
successful farmers in the county,
and always governs himself by the
signs Of the times, aud he thinks
that next year will De the wheat
year.
All the old settlers agree that next
year will be a good season for the
production Of small grains, aud as
the prOspecis are good for a wet fall
every farmer i'm the county should
put in all the Turkey wheat and rye
possible. It will make good pasture
FOR stock during the winter and il
there is anything in the prOphesies
OF the ''Old timers we will be blest
with an abundant harvest next
year.
Knut Carlberg, one Of Lindsborg's
enterprising butchers, was arrested
last Saturday on the charge OF sell
ing diseased meat and placed under
q bond Of $50 TO await q preliminary
examination. The facts as learned
by Monitor reporter are these. A
man drove in a large number of
steers which he had sold to q local
buyer at that place. Among the
number was one with a large jaw.
Tie local buyer refused to take this,
and the owner sold IL to Mr.. Carl
berg who butchered Il, buried the
head and placed the meat on sale.
The facts becoming known a war
rant was issued against him with the
above result. AS he had only sold
IS cents worth OF the meat and the
rest Of the carcass remains i'm his
shop and the arrest was made with
out first examining the meat, there
is a prospect that our sister city
will have damage suit upon her
hands.
The Prohibition mass convention
at Mcpherson last Saturday placed
in nomination the following ticket:
Probate Judge-W. H. Amos.
District CleTk-E. b. ShOtwell.
County Supt.-PrOf. Baker.
County COmmissioner-D. C..
Hawu.
Rep. 18th District-Rev. Sutton.
I" S0th Rev. W. T..
Sellers.
w. II. Amos and Prof. Baker are
also candidates upon the Union
Labor tic cket for the same offices.
LinsbOrg Ne'0s:
Miss Maggie Mcfarland, sister OF
Mrs. r. II. AllertOn, OF this city,
after & six weeks visit, departed for
WiscOnsiOn-her hOme-On last
Monday.
The fence gang on the Missouri
Pacific railroad has been doing con-
siderable work in this vicinity dur
ing the past week.
Prof. Gustus returned last Satur-
day from a months visit among
relatives aud friends in Henry cOun-
ty, Illinois. He looks hale and
hearty, aud is just as jOvial AS ever.
BY the way the professor has known
Mr.. Steeter, tue u l.. candidate for
president, for the past fifteen years,
and says that the gentleman can not
carry his own county OF township,
and that he will not get more than
twenty votes in New WindsOr-the
town in which Streeter resides.
Rev. &. A. SwenssOn return sun
day last from his lecture tour in
Pennsylvania, New York and Colo
RADIO. He bas been called TO speak
i'm the state Of Minnesota the second
and third week i'm September, after
which he will return and make four
speeches i'm the 18th representative
district the last week in September.
Rev. SwenssOn is gaining n
world wide reputation as an orator,
and it will be impossible for him to
comply with the demand for his
services in the various states this
fall.
Assaria Argus:
Martin Swedhin's house was struck
by lightning on Monday morning,
setting it on fire. IL was not discOv-
cred in time to put it out and the
house with most of the furniture
was consumed. The loss will fall
heavily on him, especially this hard
year. None of the family were in
jured by the lightning.
Swan Landeen met with a pain
full accident Wednesday morning.
He was about TO shoot = beef, and
was holding the gun pointing down
wards while the animal was being
placed in proper position for him to
shoot. The gun was knocked and
discharged, aud the ball went
through Landeen's big toe, shIver-
ing the bone and making an ugly
wound. He is getting along nicely,
and the doctor thinks amputatiOn
will not be necessary.
A county medical society was or
ganiZed in Salina on Tuesday even
Ing Of this week, DIR. A. $. NJ.
Anderson, OF Salina, was elected
president, and DIR. J. r Crawford,
Of Assaria, secretary.
The society begins with a charter
membership of ten. Among this
number are members from Brook
vile, Assaria and Gypsum City.
The society will hold monthly meet
ings, the object of which will be the
mutual Improvement of its men,
bers In medical knowledge and
practice, the elevation OF profess
siOnal character. the defense OF
the legitimate practice of scientific
medicine against medical chaTlata-
ny, and the cultivation OF social and
fraternal relations.
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