The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-14

Isis Temple, Mystic Shrine, was
honored last Friday by the visit OF
sam. Briggs, Imperial Potentate OF
the Order. There was present also
a large visiting party from Wichita.
The Chicago Addition Go. have
concluded 10 divide up the lots in
the addition among the stock
holders, aud dissolve the corpora
ton. They are engaged i'm that
labor now.
Mayor Banks received a letter
dated the 9th from Congressman
Anderson, stating that the Salina
Federal court bill would be taken up
the next day by the House judiciary
At a meeting Of John A. l. gan
Post, Tuesday night, Assistant In
spector Arson Miller was present,
aud made a formal inspection Of the
Post in accordance with his new
official duties.
The degree OF d. d. has been con-
ferred 10y Baker University upon
Rev. G.. = Dearborn, formerly pas
tor Of the NJ. +. church of this city.
4 high honor conferred upon a most
worthy man.
Some forty Of the G.. a. Il. boy :
attended the reception given 10y VIM.
Moulton to his comrades, prior To
his departure Monday for Ohio.
The goodbyes were heartfelt and
quite affecting.
The race for county supcrinten-
dent among Republicans seems mar
rowed down at the present time be-
tween 81. y. Wing and J. W. Arm
strong one of whom would
make a capable officer.
The timetable Of the Santa Re j.
To Ice changed next Sunday-the
new table to go into effect at l2:U5
by the change, the passenger train
east will leave about : o'clock at
night, instead Of in the morning.
Strange a. il may seem Saliua
passed, last Sunday, safely through
the fiery furnace OF discomfort and
veXation on account Of closing the
barber shops, aud did not even have
the smell of fire upon her garments
The W. r. &. are 10 have a lawn
social at the residence Of Mrs. David
Beebe. sotuh Santa Re, Tonight. lee
cream, cake aud Strawberries will be
served. Il Is expected that the
Fourth Regiment Band will furnish
the Iausic.
Edward r. Burnett. of the Santa
Fe road, was ia the city yesterday
arranging for the departure Of Il
special from Salina on Sunday, to
connect with the League train" At
Strong city, bound for the Chicago
We acknowledge receipt Of an in
vilstion To become the guest or the
Echo on the Fourth of July at GyP-
sum City. The GyPsumites, always
expect To have a grand
celebratiou-oue of the greatest
eagle-schreeching times that has oc-
CURED in this county.
Engineer Kingman, Of the Santa
Re road, has been i'm Salina this
week From certain movements il
Is inferred that the Santa Re will he
extended on West at once, the report
being current that the Rock Island
has already completed arrangements
for such extension.
John 4. Nelson has sold his gro
ceries, crockery, &c. to :. =. Ring
quist, and his sOn-in-law John
Anderson-lately employed in the
store Of Ferlin n Go. Ringquist &
Anderson will occupy one side Of the
store with their goods, aud Mr.. Nell
son, in the dry goods business, will
occupy the other side.
Mr.. e.. 4. Carmony, who made
trip 10 Mcpherson last week to visit
his friend Rev. A. J. Harstock, re-
ports that the elders farm i'm our
neighbOring county is in a most
prosperous condition. and that the
wheat and corn and everything
thereon promise most magnificent
crops.
There was some talk that the cen
trail committe of this Judicial Dis
trict would either make the nominal
tion for Judge themselves, or recall
the members Of the convention re-
Gently held at Ellsworth. In either
case there would he an unwarranta-
bic assumption Of power; and we
are glad To know that majority of
the committee favor an entirely new
The Marquette Monitor hopes for
better mail facilities, a. the follow
ing letter to the postmaster of that
place will explain:
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE,
OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK.
KANSAS, CITY, Mo, May 23d, ISIS.
Postmaster Marquette, Kds
SIR-Make pouch daily for Salina,
Kansas, to be forwarded by train
No. NJ, Missouri Pacific Railway.
Very respectfully,
e.. W. HUNTER, Chief Clerk.
Fred H. Quincy, who has been
about the county eousidersbly-tak
ing general observations upon the
status OF the wheat crop-gives his
opinion that there will be a good crop
aud excellent quality Of wheat.
The berry has filed out wonderful
~ these latter days He thinks the
best wheat he has seen Il located in
the Saline and Mulberry valleys.
He has also seen some very fine
wheat on the highest uplands, where
IL was reported the crop would be a
failure.
The rains which fell Friday after
noon aud Monday night have done
much good in the county, and in
splred its citizens with confidence in
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