The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-15


day. Mr.. Nicholson spends 4 day
or two in our city every two weeks,
q guest NJ the Bonham, and as Mrs.
y. and Miss Moore fell in love with
our hotel aud opera house and the
town generally, we will not be snr-
prised to see them here Oflen.-CiGg
CsHisr Dispatch.
Capt. Chas. Bush is engaged in
taking names for the formation Of a
Union Veteran Legion" This
Legion j. composed Of soldiers who
enlisted for three years, and were
honorably discharged for any cause
after two years OF continuous ser
vice, or were at any time discharged
by reason Of wounds received In the
line Of duty. IL takes sixteen mem
bers 60 organize, and Capt. Bush has
secured most Of them.
Rev. u. ID. Cambell preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday.
He has served his people ac-
eeptably and ably. During his min
istratiOns the finest church edifiee In
the conference has been erected, and
a large Indebtedness contracted dur
ing his precedessOr's pastOraie, has
been liquidated BY the rule of the
church limiting the PasiOrate Of
minister In one place 10 period Of
three years, Mr.. Campbell Is pre-
vented from continuing in Salina,
otherwise We would have but little
doubt nf his remaining here indefi-
nitely.
| Quite a ripple Of amusement was
created last Tuesday at the Presby-
terian church by Marshal Phillips
Striding up the aisle and summOning
| Rev. Mr.. Stevenson, who occupied
the pulpit, TO explain why he-a res
idrnt Of McPherson-should appa-
r-ntly defy the quarantine laws.
Of course all this was done in a quiet
and respectful way. Mr.. Stevenson
explained that he had not been in
Mcpherson for two weeks, and was
therefore not guilty Of an infractiOn
of the quarantine order. The mar
shall was satisfied, and made his dis
! appearance. II was funny incident
and amusing To all concerned.
Warner * Honeywell have sold
the RrOokville Transcript to &. w.
Rush-a printer WAC has been resid-
ing in BrOOkville for some time.
The first named gentlemen have
bought a 81 500 newspaper outfit of
the Kansas Newspaper Union for
the purpose OF starting a newspaper
at Rogers, Ark, the citizens OF
which place have guaranteed them
. 81 ,0O in subscriptions and $3.50 in
advertising. Rogers has a Popula-
ton Of 1900 The county in winch
Rogers IL situated is in the north
west corner Of the state. Their paper
will be the only Republican paper
Ia three or four counties. The Tran.
s,ri1f men seem to have a pretty
p good layout in store for them.
Prof. owen speaks in fatterinl
. terms of the Abilene schools undel
= the control OF Prof. Jewett. tn,
Abilene schools lack some Of the
/, facilities Of the Salina schools
2 Their enrolment j. about 500 schOl
l. ars, lacking about 30 scholars Of the
Il SaliHa schools. They have fou
schools, in separate buildings: Salin:
=. six. In addition to which three c"l
i, Wesleyan University, N"r
\ mai University and Catholic Col
lege-are in successful operation Il
. SaIina. The difference rests in tia
size Of the two places. Prof. DIVER
refers To the day as prulitahlv spent
~ Il showed the visitors the manner
of conducting schools elsewhere, an'
was calculated to act a a day Of rec
rration 10 the Woodworking teacher
nf the Salina schools.
Hon. -. r. Wagstafi, being aske'
how the L. :. land office content
averaged I'm number with those q
former years, replied: ''They are no
nearly a. numerous, but much NOR
profitable. A. the land has risen Il
value, 50 have the fees for conduct
ing the contests. realized $3.50
+ fees in conducting one side or tn
J. other Of contests last year. He ais
" regards DR.. SeRrle as one Of the yer.
y best officers that has been hOnore'
l. with a land Office position in Kansas
l. saws Mr.. Wagstafi: "He II absolute
ly impartial, student, thorough IL
= all the official duties, aud well fitted
e in every respect for the place h
holds" He further said that TIA
land office positions Of Salina wer
4, vet "maximum offices that is the.
Is pay fully s3,0O per year each, bu
J. did not think they would he Of tina
value long.
y The Ellsworth DcmDcrdt says
h "Social Glass, - to be played in Sail
d ma, March 3Oth, by the /. o. q. +
= dramatic association 81 this city, ]
10 one Of the best dramas Of the kim
= ever placed on the stage. Its rendi
n ton in this city the first time was 81
e Thoroughly good, and received sucI
high commentator on all sides tina
p Il was repeated a few evenings after
The ladies and gentlemen who com
a | I,o-ed the east are each and ever.
= one good in their several parts
. have given the play a great deal o
\ study, aud in presenting il seem en-
a tirely to forget self aud throw thei
:, whole soul aud being into the par
they take. Indeed, one is SURPRISED
81 the thoroughly artistic manner Il
which this. one Of the most Difficult
pieces in dramatic sense, is render
ed by one amateur company. Tw'
evenings our opera house, seatin
from four to six hundred, was crowd
"a to its utmost capacity to witnes
this interesting and instructive dra
mas Social Glass
Csoosiiy Presentation.
W. G.. Tuthill, since the LIST Of Jan
Z nary. has shipped from Salina \ tota
of twenty cars Of cattle and hOgs
Al an average Of SOU ear thes
shipmeuts have realized to the cuun