The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-08


The Minneapolis Commercial, In
it's Bennington news. records TIE fol
lowing:
CorWin Singmsn, Of Salina. Was
over last week looking after his In
terests In the Touring mill OF this
place.
The foot race between Riley OF
this place, and Locke Of Salina, came
oil last Monday afternoon, and the
Salina boys went away poorer II not
wiser than when they came over. a.
Riley won the race by six feet. The
distance run was one hundred yards.
considerable money changed hands.
Messrs. ID. B. Long and d. II. Fra
keF, Of Ellsworth, are In the city to-
day, making arrar gements for the
production Of a play entitled "The
Social Glass" In the Salina opers
house on March 2Oth, by an amateur
troupe Of Ellsworth. Il Is said TO
have been produced at Ellsworth
with great success. The object OF
producing the play here Is 10 raise
money with which 10 furnish the
new odd Fellows temple at that
place.
Hon. {. +. Faulkner's eontribu-
ton in another column upon "The
Care Of the Insane" shOul Id b.
Perused carefully, containing a. Il
does most sensible suggestions for
relief for the Over-cFOwded asylums.
There is not q more valuable men,
Der Of the Board of Charities than
Mr.. Faulkner, who has given
all subjects connected with his
Official duties the most careful st.
tentiOn and study. His opinions
are often found to be "as good a.
law upon the interests Of the charit-
able institutions Of the state.
II the following, which VS. writ
ten to the Liverpool Mercury be true,
there - nothing very alarming in
smallpox. Mr.. Hine says:
II am willing 20 risk my reputa-
tion 81 public man II the worst
eases Of smallpox cannot be cured
in three days, simply by the use Of
cream Of tartar. One ounce Of cream
Of tartar dissolved In a pint Of boil
ing water drank AZ intervals when
cold, i a certain, never failing rem
edy. Il has cured thousands, never
leaves a mark, never causes blind
ness, and avoids tedious, lingering
Illness"
Mike sullivan, from north of New
Cambria about fourteen miles. in
Ottawa cOunty,was brought in about
halfpast four Thursday afternoon
by special constable James Chace,
aud plead guilty to having stolen q
suit Of clothes from Cheap John.
Justice Wellington fined him 81 and
costs, amounting 70 1896. The suit
Of clothes was a suit Of boys coat,
pants aud vest, claimed to he worth
=. sullivan has no boy which they
will dc aud he said he took them
while he was drunk, for the purpose
OF playing a joke on Cheap John.
He got the worst Of that joke, and il
somewhat wiser than he was before.
Sharon Springs, Kansas, has be-
come a sort Of "Sallna suburb"
quite a number Of our citizens hav-
ing settled there. Any news from
the Salina "colOnists" will be read
with pleasure. We copy the fol-
lowing from the Leader OF that
place:
Messrs. Edberg & Peterson fami-
lies arrived from Salina, Sunday,
aud they are nov settled down 10
the former in the
Miles house south Of town, and the
latter ia BOwen's house In the east
part Of town.
{. y. Banks, a young lawyer of
5alina, arrived here last Sunday L.
make this his home. He has formed
! partnership with J. NJ. Ericsson in
he land and loan business, and far
he present have their Office with
Edberg, Peterson & Co. We wei
,Ome Mr.. Banks TO our city and
Eish the new firm abundant surce-s.
The Rock Island yesterday made (
IN important concession 10 shippers.
Heretofore 4 carload Of hay has al |
yRys been put down ~ p, 600 pounds, /
hOugh shippers claim that 20,1OO I
'Ounds Of hay cannot be put in car. /
he following circular issued yester-
ay by the Rock Island announces a
sduction:
The minimum weight for hay, Ia
~ loads, on aud after this date, Will
( as follows: On shipments des-
ned TO Missouri river points or
Their points on the Chicago, Kansas
Nebraska railway. the minimum
lad will Be a. follows. Cars "a feet
length, $500 pounds, cars under
feet In length, 1900 pounds. On
lipments destined to points east Of
le Missouri river, minimum load
tll be az follows: Cars 2S feet and /
nCer in length, 5000 pounds; cars
yer - feet In length, 20, 600 pounds. "