The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-31

7. m, the next day. She had beer
IN for some time, but her illness
was aggravated by 3 serious fall
about four months ago. Mrs. Pitts
was one Of the earliest settlers Of Sa-
lima. She leaves several children Ia
mourn her loss.
The eases against the three color
ed boys for breaking the window Of
She lumber Office OF Addison, Sea
man & 60 presumably for the pur-
pose of burglary, was dismissed by
Justice Wellington, this morning,
upon the request 81 the county at
torBey. The investigation which
WAS made concerning the affair
seemed to warrant this course, and
led 10 the opinion that the trans
action was the mischievOus acts Of
Toys. without intending 10 be
malicious.
The 23d Annual Convention of the
Kansas State Sabbath School Assoc
citation will be- held at Abilene, June
Jth To sth. Rev. W. r. Crafts, of
New York, and Prof. r. q. Excel,
Chicago, are To assist. Abilene
offers entertainment To all who
come. Delegates who pay full fare
going, aud take a receipt therefor,
will be returned 1T One-third fare.
The Saline county Sunday School
Convention elected TWENTY-FIVE del
egates TO the state convention. All
schools Ia the county are asked 10
send representatives. All Sunday
school workers are invited, and will
be entertained.
Abilene announces the firemen's
tournament for July 4, of. The
Junction city Union says il il al
most certain that there will be- no
ith Of July celebration at that place,
and the firemen aud q great many
others are anticipating n visit tO
Manhattan on that day. The Salina
hremen are thinking Of going Ia
Manhattan on the 4th. Manhattan
Is preparing for a big eth OF July
celebration, the procession Of which
will be over two miles long, aud a
great many people will be- there
from abroad. The gaudy posters OF
the celebration were posted IN Sa-
lima a week ago.
To show the uncertainty AM unre-
liability of the directories published
in the newspapers, il il only neees-
sary 10 refer to a directory which is
published Ia one Of our city papers.
Il H. stated that tile following gen
tIemen hold the offices named,
whereas they do not: II. q. John
ton, county surveyor; \. a. Ready,
councilman, lst ward; II. :. Cum
ningham, city attorney; , city
clerk; J. II. Gibson, member Board
Of Education lat ward; c. Eber-
hardt, "a ward; &. =. Conrad, 4th
ward. Probably the church and
secret society directories art A. full
Of errors.
Sunday wa the fourth ami
versary nf the marriage of Gus.
Stoll aud wife, who live four miles
northeast of Salina, ON the saline.
There were gathered on this Occa-
sion about fifty ladies aud gentle
men. Prof. W. II. Packard furnish
ed the organ music aud several
songs were sang. Judge Hugh
Osborn, formerly probate judge
Of Saline county, who APP
prnsches his 10th year, was present
showing remarkable activity, and
he recalled the past with excellent
singing Of songs which were eXatnt
twenty years ago Those present
voted Mr. and Mrs. StOll splendid
entertainers.
Last Monday a serious runaway
occurred by which two ladies were
badly injured-One having several
ribs broken, the Othera wrist broken
aud being badly scratched in her face.
They were half-sisters and named
respectively Mrs. Frazier aud Mrs.
Anderson, and had driven Ia town
for medicine for another sister, Mrs.
Lockwood, said to be in a dying
condition. The accident occurred In
the neighbOrhOOd OF MIR. :. Grad
wohl's residence, where they were
taken In, kindly cared for aud given
every possible attention. Drs.
Houser, Crowley aud Cockey have
been attending them. One Of the
ladies was removed to her home this
morning, the other II still confined
to her bed at Mr.. GradwOhl's.
Board Of EduratIon.