The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-01

10 Saliuh this morning. be Is guest
OF Robert Muir. He was one Of the
first settlers here-srrivinR in 1850.
He has been most Of his time IN
Montana and Idaho.
The fire department last night de-
cided that the proceeds Of their bali,
March l., should be used TO assist
the two hose companies in Purchas-
ing'uniforms. They slso agreed to
provide the three cash prizes for the
tournament, providing the Rsso-
citation furnished the capital prizes.
George Arnold. formerly In the
employ Of a. W. Hargreaves as cut
ter, left yesterday afternoon for Sail
IA, where he enters the service Of
Jones Bros. In q similar capacity.
George is an artist In his line, and is
bound 10 suit all-Or pant them
either for that matter. "A biIene Ga
aette.
J. II. Kingman last Tuesday IN
earthed some Gypsum on his farm
81 the edge Of town. II also extends
into the farm Of J. W. Adams. The
quarry Is Of good depth. The quail
ity j. what Is known Sc the blue va
riety. Further down the creek some
three miles there are Immense guam
titles Of II awaiting 10 be Utilized
Gypsum city Echo.
Mr. Joe. Herzberg returned from
Chicago this morning. He has been
getting ready to open up his dry
goods stOre--the opening to take
place March 9Th. He will be located
In the Eberhardt & Sudendorf build
ing-adjOlning Nitchler & Pelfer's
store on the north. The new firm
has many strong elements and II
will Dot be long before 1t will become
among the most prominent.
The latest news Is to the effect that
work has already commenced on the
Salina, Lincoln q Western railroad
at Colby. Two hundred men and
teams arrived there last Monday
and five hundred teams will be al
work by the first Of next week,
Connection with the main line will
be made at River Bend, so it is said,
This route will shorten the distance
between Kansas City and Denver
about fifty miles, aud will be made
the main thOroughfare for all
through traffic.
The Saline county soldiers are es-
pecially well pleased over the action
Of the State Encampment making
Topeka and Ellsworth the perma,
nent encampment grounds, alternat
ing the annual meetings between tn,
two places. Ellsworth il especially
an advantageous place for the Saline
soldier-the next thing to having
had the encampment established in
this county. He can go to Ellsworth
by early morning train and return
At evening. The first encampmen'
It Ellsworth will undoubtedly re,
nearly every Saline county soldier
on hand.
The AtchIson champion speaking
Of the extension OF the "Centra
Branch, says;
The outcome Of this matter vii
/ probab' y be that the Missouri Pacili,
| line from Salina will be extended
/ northwest to cover the identical ter
/ ritOry now DESTROYS Of the Missouri
1 Pacific service, some time in the
near future. This extension viii
| form a junction with the branch al
| LenOra, thereby giving the towns o.
1 Norton, Decatur, Rawlins and Chey.
enne counties easy access to the
l Central Branch and AtchisOn, via
Lenora Junction, which would aus
wer the same purpose as would the
direct extension of the Branch. Thi,
il apparently the only way out, a,
i matters stand now, aud viii, we be
lieve be satisfactory tOall in Interest
y. II. Loomis, Esq, was in tn,
/ city this morning, on business. Mr.
LOOMS, as is weli-knOwn, Is the Law
partner Of Judge Usher, at Wyan.
dotte, now Kansas City, Kas.). II,
is also ION "hls own hOok'') attorney
for the elevated railway. Mr.. Loom
is informs Us that Judge Usher il
now enjoying a voluninous CORES
p0ndence with statesmen, authors,
editors, generals and other distiB,
guished men, asking for persona
"reminiscences Of the times wher
Judge Usher was a member Of Lin.
coins cabiuet. The demand also, fol
the Judges autograph Is very great
Mr.. LoOmis has been assisting the
Judge in his contributions to the
North ABlsricaa RcUisW, and other
periodicals.
The Ellsworth Reporter speaks as
follows:.of the visit Of the Esmeralds
troupe TO that city:
One OF the pleasRntest entertain
ments OF the winter, was that given
at the Masonic Temple. Monday
evening last, by tho p. NJ. o. club, oil
Salina. The plsy-Esmeralds- ILL
ustrates once more, that the "cause
OF true love ne'er runs smooth. -
There Is plenty OF genuine humOr,
and the usual happy ending. All
the members OF the club did excel
lently. Fred g. Andrews, Gertrude
Powers and Ella Kingman deserving
special mention. We understand
that Mr.. Andrews will assist our
local club IN the presentation OF the
Social Glass, suOn TO be given at
Salina. This will be an excellent
addition TO the already strong COM
Psny Of this place. The proceeds OF
the play Monday evening, were gem
erousIy shared with Masonic order,
Of this place.
The following paragraphs are tax
en- from the Osborne Journal:
Salina supports the most credita-
bic daily paper Of any town Of her
size in Kansas. We refer 10 the
JOURNAL, published by 81. D. Ssmp-
son. Ne hope he is Teaping financial
reward for his efforts.
There appears TO be some kind Of
hitch between the Salina parties and
the Insurance companies in regard
to rebuilding on the site Of Cooper
& NanscyOc stand, the Insurance
parties threatening to exercise the
privilege reserved 10 the policy Of
re-erecting the building themselves.
SO we understand.
The Rock Island ana Union Pacific
are each trying 10 carry hona nror,n-