The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-17

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The Newton Republican speaks Of
the ColOnel's speech upon the resO-
buttons a. being the most finished Of
any Of the convention.
These personals are from the solo
mon City Sentinel:
Mrs. a. "a. Campbell, Of Salina,
tie wife Of the present register Of
deeds Of Saline county and who was
for many years the popular post
/ master at that place, was visiting
| her sister, Mrs. Mars, on Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Retta WOOdry, who came
home from the Wesleyan University
college at Salina about two weeks
since, suffering from an attack Of
the measles, returned 10 the college
Thursday quite recovered.
At the session Of Grand COM
mandery, knights Templar, state
or Kansas, at Wichita, last Tuesday,
Salina had present the largest dele
CATION 81 any COmmandery in the
state except Wlehlia-being ten
representatives in the Grand Com
mandery. Col. F.. &. Culp, OF Sa-
lima, RISE from Grand Warder to
Grand Senior Warden. This pro-
motion IL an exalted one. Askelon
COmmandery was represented in the
escort by twenty-five uniformed
knights.
The Salina knights will have a
special ear to Newton on Tuesday
for Grand Lodge, Knights of Pyth-
las. Leave uptown depot at
o'clock. Anybody can purchase
ticket for &2.65 round trip at Hog
hens store, or L. r. railway. Any
body can join tn excursion. Salina
knights will decorate the ear ON
Tuesday morning. Meet at ArmOry
hall at $3.50. CydOn lodge meets to-
night to instruct delegates aud
make final arrangements for New
ton.
Two attempted burglaries are re-
ported IN about ten days-one at
James Seaver's residence and one at
DIR. &. w. Stoves residence. In
neither case were the nocturnal WISH
tors successful, having been con-
fronted 10y the masters Of the prem
Uses with determination to dispute
their operations. and pulling out for
other scenes in very abrupt man
ner-but these occurrences have their
lessons i'm warning the citizens to
be on their guard against the light
fingered gentry.
Rev. J. r. Florin, Of the swedish
Lutheran church of this city, at
tended the commencement at Beth
any College, Lindsborg, OH the 10Th
inst and he informs us that the ex-
erclses passed Off to the satisfaction
olall. There were many persons
from abroad, quite r delegation GO
ing from Mcpherson and Marquette.
Several ladies went from Salina.
The concert the same evening was
an elaborate and most interesting
affair. This was the sixth annual
commencement Of Bethany College,
which is enjoying a very great de-
gree Of prosperity.
The following resolution which
the Abilene Gazette styles "Timely |
acknowledgements" aud says was
unanimously adopted by the fire de-
partment Of Abilene Friday evening,
appears as il our fire department !
succeeded in pleasing their guests, |
the Reflector to the contrary not
withstanding:
That we extend To the Salina fire |
department the assurance that we |
sincerely appreciate their kind |
treatment of as during the late tour |
nament and that we will cherish the |
memory Of the event with a hope OF |
being able tn reciprOcate soon.
W. T.. STICKEL,
J. J. BRADFIELp,
J. w. MONROE.
ID. 4. Bishop, living near ROXhury,
was in this city last Friday, il being |
the first time for more than two |
months on account Of the smallpox |
scare. We had the satisfaction of |
learning the facts with regard |
to the matter. His WAS the only |
family affected at all. The son that |
was clerking in store at McPher-
son, and who had never been vaccin- !
ated ,rame home sick with the small |
pox, hut got well in three weeks. |
Three other members Of the family |
had the variOlOid I'm a mild form. |
There were no other cases i'm the
country. So ended the smallpox |
scare. Gypsum city EctO.
The wooden models for the Sher- |
man patent stove have been received |
10y the company, aud are now On ex-
hIbition nj Bishop 4 Van Trine's |
Office. The models were prepared |
hy Barth Bros, Kansas City, Mo. |
Applications have been made from
Wichita, Hutchinson, Abilene, India
nopolis and some other places for the |
manufacture Of the stove. Mr.. Kes-
Ter said this morning that he had |
guaranteed to furnish Ober's store
with a stove at a cost of S42, which
should take the place Of heating aP-
pliances already there which cost
$lOl, aud would furnish a better heat
ut One-fourth the cost Of the present /
heaters.
There are still very many persons
In the city, business men among |
others, who still persist in placing
One-cent stamp on their drop letters.
or course, they do so thoughtlessly |
or ignorantly, not being aware in |
many cases that letters in cities
where they have the free delivery |
system require a twO-eent stamp for |
each aud every letter. Where letters |
with but one-cent stamp contain |
some sign Of the sender they are re-
turned TO him, but failing i'm that |
they are sent TO the dead letter office. |
Mr.. Tom Wellington, the secretary |
OF the Salina Merchants Protective |
Association, informs us that the let
tiers OF business men with a one-cent |
stamp frequently come hsck into his
hON.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. F. Gilbert's tod
dler, two OF three years old, while