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The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

One ot the eutest and mOst draw
ing attrsctioas-e~PecialIy sng-
sestIye Of Faster to the children
Was the cInekIag old hen aud ber
broOd at chickens, which Sas on
exhibition in Pursell's drug store
window last week. The easter dyes
had been transferred to the feathers
Of the hen aud chickens, until they
were most gOrgeoHsly and beauti-
fully sPParelled. Even solomon In
all his dazzling glory vas not
arrayed like one Of them. Close BY
the EIItterIng hen aud chicks we're
two live white rabbits, aud large
neat Of egg. consequently the
brain Of the IRfsat Was eogitatias
lsboriOasly over the su1hOFshiP oi
those eggs-wondering whether the
rabbit or the Oh hen wss guilty.
The dIaplsy answered its PurPoss.
u sold all Pareell's dyes. - well %
siI Others that eoald be 0btsinsd.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The telegraph informs IA that
Alfred =. Dewitt has bern aP.
pointed commissioner Of Deeds for
Kansas ia the Indian Territory.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The services In the various
churches last sunday la honor of
Easter were we'll attended. u VAS
. lovely day and the WOrshiPPers
found Nature in full accord With
the beautiful exercises of the occs-
sion. There Was quite . levy nn
household plants for church deco.
ration in all the congreKaIIon..
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

A humber Of me mberS Of Burnside Camp
\. uf v. a. well n 4 delegation from the
Iohn A. Logan Post, q. \. r.. sSsisted in thu
organizations OG = Sons of Veteran Camp nj
chico, saturday nj ght- The visiting deIega.
lions we're superbly IT-ated. as they slWays
are, by the Gypsum Creek folks. Lunch
Was served before ~ yell ~ after the busi-
nrss prOc~edinEs. The name oG the new
organization Is Lookout Camp M. lsI II
started In with eleven members, with EOpi
prospect of many additional members.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Through the efforts VI Nessrx n. X. Norri-
sOn.A. L. waIi. and A. Ahart the house of Mr..
Dodds vas saved iron destruction 81 the
IRE yesierdry.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Miss Curiune Mills, of Decatur
III. iss guest Of her sister Mrs. }
B. Shelisharger
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

r.. Z. Jones tries his luck in Okla
hOma, going down there the first oI
the week.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

John &. Nolan IL shipping sWrei
pOIaIn plants Io Oklahoma.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

sons new OPERA house May u ses what ur
are missing by not ha wing . decent cp-rs!
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The county superintendent will b. ~ the
HIEh school building On SATURDAY, conduit
ing the county examlnaslon
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25
CITY AND COUNTY.

Prof. Yungheish's concert Monday
night.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Saline county Hss the bHnnrI
wheat county uG the state last ) ear
aud here IL our gage IhAt Sue will
not lose her IauTels this yesT.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

MTs. 4. n. JarUb-, Of wauWGIOsa,
Wisconsin, accompanied by her
daughter Miss Anna, i-Ihe guest "f
her sou, NJ. NJ. Briggs.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Ferdinand Bieotie, Al his gyp.
sum beds near the Jukes bridge,
southeast Of Salina, has received the
marhinery aud other msteTiaI-pre
parAtOry To- his engaging in the man
ufaeIure OF stuecO. He has engaged
the services OF = nIAu ShO has been
employed in the manufActure Of this
nIaterisl for u years 81 Paris, France
He II here ready for work. MFR
LeibeTI aud others we're hauling
material iO the grounds Monday.
We have no doubt but that Mr.. b.
cote will make . grand success Oi
the business. The home con.
sumption will he considerable
Added To this will be the advantage
of having the material manufactured
property under ths direction Of q
skilfuI workman from . city which
makes the best plaster In the world
Its nearness To SalIns will Civ Ne the
fGctory advantages which no other
stuceo factory in this section yet
possesses.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Among the those who are reported
to have made application for the
position Of Register Of the L. :. Land
office, OF Sslina, To succeed the late
=. NJ. Palmer. are: T.. =. RHdclifi,
w n. JOhBsOn, Jonathan Weaver,
and J. W. Adams. u IL highly
probable that the sPPOIntmeni will
he made within . lev days.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

MANTED.-A e0mpetent honse-
keeper. ! have five ehildrea-aEed
rrspectiyely. girl of Il, gisi ef 9, sirl
of ., boy q % yeers sna eoy q
housekeeping sappllsd. Fcf fnfthef
Information enquire - SopRsAL
eases. Of Of EPh. simpson, Culver,
KAnsas- lI-3t
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

It L. believed that the first prairie
schooner on the return trip from ok
IShOmA Was -etu Tuesday. u pass
I'd through Saiina going nOrthwsrd,
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The following Is programme for the
concert nj the Baptist church. Mon
day evening:
FAET FiRI.
Plano Duette, Dyeuure to william Tell
8Ounod 9ott-chait
Mis- Tina Flanders and GeO. Lii.
Song. ~ I'D and sweet" J. strauss
Miss Edith Sampson.
RSrttaiiun, Flying Jim's last lesp ....
Miss Urnce PrObert.
Violin Solo, '.FzntasIe Caprice .Nieuxtr mps
Prof Jos. Phillipp.
Song. "Ohe. Mamma" TOStl
Miss Belle Daily.
PARI sEcoSB.
Piano solo. Il PurItanI'' 'Grander Naria-
ton Henry HsrTe
Miss Bisnda CaEiberE.
Song. Lullaby" lFrom Ermiuie JakaboHSki 4
Mis- Grace Prober1.
Reading. selection from Shakesprar-
Mr.. {. 2. weIgie.
Violin SnlO, L'ArgOneta (vslse de Concert
......... u. Alard
PrJf los PhIlipp,
sung. "Fiur de MarEherita" The Daisy
NrJ. y. Schwartz
Turuet solo .I.iEyIe Poika" Hartman
Miss Aiua Hallett.
Prof. II. J. Observation-Disclosures
and accompanied.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Do not say anything to Fiji shout
the Persian q. h'-.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Peter S~srtn goes to HuIrhInson
temporarily.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

A pboBOgrsph agent vas In the city yssier
day. contracting for the rental of his ma
chimes al 80 per year.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

We regret 70 hear OG the ssrsOas Iiln.ss q
VIM arr-rV. ON. u oar oldest residents-
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

capt. Henry g. sheldon, who
resided in SaIina about seventeen
years agu. recently died nj his home
in DrIewsr-, Ohio. He built aud
occupied the house nov owned by
John Kraft, north Ninth street.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

THE election OF w. q. SlmcOck -
vssIry clerk OF ChrisI's church for
the fourth time, was quite an honor
surely, bat the plsre bears with Il
some burdens and responsibilities
which the public do not entirely
understand. He has Voluntarily
done the collecting unfit the people
begin TO ihiRk it l. . Parl "E his duty,
a. f be were paid for Is. But
such IL not the case. With the
dutirs oG hts daily aVOcatIOn u l. la
= certain sense ias'OriOus for him to
collect aud it l. TO he hoped thai the
church members will take their
subscriptions To him.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

n, Rev Bishop seanneil, bisbnP of the
Catholic Dioeess Of CooeOrdia- l. IN tine
cIfy
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25
THE Pkess CAR.


~ ArkaRsas City hn1dreds of
lapssisess q 81 sSas,i, russsi
fsses as eairsnes into ihs eaFs, al
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25
oPEEING OF OELAaOnA

ST. LOUIS, April 2.-The Re-
publie's special from Arkansas City.
kas., says: Oklahoma II open.
The trials aud struggles and sAeri-
fees Of years are partially rewarded, /,
but the events Of today aud those OF
the days, weeks and months to
follow, will prove hoW far supply IL
below demand and neeeesitate
further concessions to avert disorder,
bloOdshed and other conditions little
short OF anarchy. The history Of
this one day will forever be memor-
able IN frontier annals and will leave
behind . heritage Of litigation which
will be fruitful to land sharks and
claim attorneys, but be destructive
10 the claims Of poor aud honest
settlers.
The AtchIson, Topeka 4 Santa Pc
railroad began running lite sectional
trains out Of Kansas City last night
aud picking up cars at almost every
station along the route. Hundreds
Of people were waiting st every
depot sud II the ears, all Of which
were full before the border line Was
reached, could have been coupled,
they would have made train miles
In length.
The crowds we're composed Of
speculatoFs, adveuturers, sightseerr
thieves, gamblers aud Q sPrinkling
uf she demI monde. Tue farming
element Was not largely represented,
ss all Of the homesteaders have gone
on before. There we're men In the
ears from every great city and Inn.
portant point in the country aud
- - a. -.
the country which did nOs have its
Representative. Those who filled all
Of the seata, occupied all OF the
standing room In the aisles sud
filled up the space 6etWeen 20
coaches, hanging on the iron baais-
ters snd girders With . grip born Of
despair sad determination.
THE PKsss CAR.
Tue neWspaper caf wns the arst
out Of Arkansas City. It contained
representative Of al the neWspa-
pefs In the country, who ere com.
RELIED 20 dispenss with room aed
comfort Cor he goed Of the cause.
The conductors were vigilant I'm
the collection cf fares, bot 10 10
eertain thai q great many dead
heads vent through % the promised
land. IN the rush and hurry and
roar of the boomer campaign there
vas bat little sight seeing lndalged
In, q the crowd did not care 10 look
st anything until % got 10 OklshODs
like the sEaiRFant e Castle Garden.
who refused 70 pick mp . silver dol
lar beesaes he expected % fiHd gold
IN the street IN the nsxt block.
TEE RUsH FoR sRATs-
A. Arka6sas CITY hnBdreds of
be3mefs and rustIefe In theif
luapaiseees 4 81 ssiesd, rvfAed
down sa9asss ssa .,isnR.ea e e
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

In his action in drtaching from
the SaIIna school district the Pres
colt Kraft -WslIerIus farms. the
county superintendent found that
the bonded indie btedness Of the city
district wus a-Per cent Of the entire
property valuation of the dlstrict.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The cyclone which occurred st Wellington.
Kansas. ON the Eth inst. was forrtnld by
Profs. Foster and Hirks. Below are the
storm periods fOrriold fpr the next siIty dAys
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

r.. W. Ober opens up = large cloth
ing store At Arkansas city next
saturday. Mark Putnam will be
permanently In charge. Bob steven
son will he present aud help for .
month or so.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

NotIee particularly the nsU advertisement
of the Odd reliable lrm % BrigSs 0ebbsrt
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

A. J. MInard. of Springfield, Mo-.
formerly register Of deeds Of this
county, has made recent trades by
which he acquires the Slower farm.
three miles Sesl Of the city. and the
stephen Poet farm on Gypsum
Greek. The trades were made
through the medium of Frank G..
York
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The concert To he given Monday
night, under the direction uf Prof
Gungfieisrh, is for the benefit Of the
Baptist church. Admission =
rents
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Michael PIggOit, Of Quincy, Ill, Is
Ia the city un business connected
with the Indian commissioners de-
pat tment, Of which hs i- sn Attarhe.
The Captain was for 10 yeArs post
master Of Quinry. He WAS an old aud
valued friend Of the father oi u. "a.
Price Of this city. He has attained
hOnOr- bath la the civil aud military
service Of hIs country, aud especially y
la the latter, asa missing leg amply
VeTifles.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

JoLu Montgomery. of the Junction
city THiOH. Ws- la the city Monday
He says the I'TiOH l. prOsPering
ia splendid style, which W are
greatly pleased u learn.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

J. r. SeaVeF has entered Q Chicago
produce commission house, taking .
third interest. The principal man
In the hOuse h one whom Mr. sesvef
helped when he VS. in need In Kan
sas City . few years ago. With hls
success comes Q desire TO show his
gratitude On his vhIIom friend.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Got r. C. Culp b Arranging 10 build an
addition 10 his residenes.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

A casket In . bower Of flowers
. home PeOpled with bleeding
hearts; retiuue Of former associates
with heads bowed In sorrow; symPa-
thetIc resolutions Of society brothers
columns Of press eulogies; hearse,
solemn in Its simplicity; long pro-
eessIon marching In mu uffieded foot
steps TO the silent city; the beautiful
ritual for the dead by trembling
lips; the prayer pathetic and soul.
searching; the solemn sentiment
voiced, earth 20 earth, dust TO dust,
ashes 10 ashes-and Smith NJ.
Palmer lives only In hsllowed
memory. Summarized thus, we
have the solemn and impressive
obsequIes which occurred lasi
Thursday, and which have been
infinitely detailed In the papers.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

T. J. Nichols, toe rustling real
estate agent OF BrOOkville, hes made
the following sales within = few
days:
/ To DIR. Ellis. OF Russell. the resi-
dence Of ". l.. Williams, Oakland
addition, Topeka, &3,5O0.
To John Norton, Of Topeka, two
quarter sections In Ellis county. be-
longing to DIR. Ellis.
To John Norton, OF Topeka, 9
quarter section In LIneoln county,
belonging TO ID. SIOver.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Charles FERN, ESD, Of Mcpherson
county, proposes to contest the
payment OF taxes assessed on his
farm In Falun township, on sc.
count Of the second vote of bonds OF
the township to the X. 4 e. II. X.
for depot building being illegal.
Hts claim IL that the equipment
OF . railroad must include the
necessary dspOts aud that the town
ship hsd no right TO call = second
election to vote aid to the con-
-trurtion Of depots.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

The following remark from the
Appleton Wis., Post gives .
.mspley" tendency to our medita-
IIons, making us Inclined 10 lick EN-
aiI the way down:
Edwin Nye of Freedom tapped
four hundreh maple trees on his
farm this season, and las made
about seventy gallons Oi syrup and
tWo hundred Iifty pounds OF sugar
from them. The season has been
the best that we have hsd In several
years. Mr. Nye markets his syrup
and sugar mostly In Appleton.
This year he has hlled two or three
orders from Milwaukee and Chlcs-
70, his syrup selling readily for 81 50
. gallon. and sugar foe IS and ~ cent?
per pound. The season lasted
from about the lst of March To the
9Th or 6th Of April.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

Senator Plumb, la = private leitsi
tot prominent citizen Of Salina
speaks - follows concerning the
public building:
There need be no fear sbOut the
passage 0f . bill In due time for th'
erection Of q public building NJ Sail
na. A court has already been estab'
Iished there and . building viii
follow very soon. ] have no dOubI
nf being able TO get through the sen
ate At its next session . bill fol
that purpose, and I see no reason
90 doubt that the house will take
similar action
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

MIR. SOlAn, Of the Salina Floral
Co.. has Impressed the people Of
this city, since mis- residence here,
with the thought thst he l. = gentle
man Of refined taste in iOraI cul-
ture. and certainly his work Ia that
line fully evidences that fact. We
are glad To- learn that his trade
hrosdens constantly. The residents
Of other cities are giving the salins
Floral Go. their orders instead of
sending them further eaHt.
The Saline County journal., 1889-04-25

begsn there was no telling where 70
would stop. The only recourse left
to tlIs disappointed man was To buy
out such holders of lot - Eere vii.
ling to sell, ar run the rick nj TAX
Ing outside the legal limits.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11


John No"qu'y tie 9 an ex.premier of
Manitoba died suddenly In Winnipeg Friday
night.
In East Boston, on Thursday night, q
large bonn, which was being fired In csle-
hration OF the Fourth. exploded In u crowd
OF children. George Hoffman and Frank
oGonnor were killed aud six others badly
Injured.
George Il wstrous, ex President OF tho
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, died suddenly Ffiday morning, at
bis residence 10 New Haven. He Was to
have started with his FAM yesterday TO
sp4nd the summer at He.demers, New
Hampshire.
At L title Silver Crossing, three miles from
Long Branch, Fiday afternoon, a car
riaRe containing the mother OF Joseph
Ward, collar and shirt m tnufacturer OF New
York; Mr.. Kaat ipg, Mr.. Wards brother.in.
law, a New YORK hat manufacturer; Elsie
Heating. chtld, and her nurse, was run
into and smashed by an express train OF
the Nsw jersey Central railroad. All were
killed Instantly, except E sic, who fingered
for almost an hour and Il half.
A statement prepared at the Treasury
| Department shn &c that there was net de
GREASE OF 1924 71l In the circulation dur
| Inc The month Of June, and a net decrease
| OF Si2 Gu, 2S7 In money aud bullion III the
treasury during the same period The de.
| crease in circulation was principally II
gold cArtiflcates and national bank notes
and the decrease In treasury holdings wa,
principally In silver bullion. The ntrcula
lion July lat is stated AT 81 .3so, LAG, n5i, ant
the money and bullion In the treasury q
$652. 0Sl ,S4S.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11
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MDRrU4RY RSCORD.
Lt.tof IIlr,h,. Death. ana Marriages
foo the Week,

Registrar Lee reports "a deaths for the
wees ending on saturday, compared TO
80 daa h. for ths corresponding week last
year, cla-sifei SO follows: Males 49, IA
males g.; whi,e 20. blacks A; adults 8,
minors IS; horn In Unifed States "a; death
rata 10 whole population, 20 o.; TO white
population, 2l.00; to b!Ack population,
$500.
Causes OF death: Cholera infantum, 81;
consumption, 5; Bright's disease, en'er:tis,
meningitis, m.rasmus, each; apoplexy,
diarrboea, each.
Ages OF deceased- Under year, "a from
from to 10, /; from is 10 81, |; from 20 to
80, 1; from 40 to so, from 50 to 60, 8;
I ON 60 TO 70, ]; from 10 to 80, j; from 80
TO 9l, /.
Deaths BY wards: Second, 2; Third, Q;
Fourth, /, Fifth, 4; Sixth, 6; seventh, 8;
Eighth, l; Ninth, 8; Tenth, / Twelfth, /.
There were still births. white and
black three bodies were brought here for
interment and three sent away,
The births numbered . all white, OF
which were males and females, com.
pared to SO births for the corresponding
week OF last year Births by wards: Sac
ond, l !; Fifth, 8; Eighth. 2; Ninth, 2; Tenth
< /. The marriages numbered Z, OF which
4 we're white and black.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11
prAps soap secures a rne complexion,
Us II Auothcr silk svindlc }

Philadelphia Times.
1 :, atpItrary aud violent construction OF
tatiff laws Ia the interest OF capital and
against consumers IL one OF the NV dan
gers the psope Of the country must face.
Tbs tendency to usurp authority ia cns OF
thu common inarmitlss OF political power,
AMI when It Is once tolerated It spe diy
erlarges its field and grasps for increased
r-sutA. An omission or ambiguity In the
tttlh relating to eilks casssd silk ribbons
and hat trimmings differently although
trimmings are largely OF silk Unions. As
s.is ribbons could not ba manufactured
Tith satisfactory profits by allowing trim
mings TO bA rated less than silk ribbons,
the Secretary Of the Treasury was persuaded
70 rn,s that all silk ribbons, whether Tor
trimmings or other rsea, must pay the
highest duty. The importers paid the ex-
cessive duties under protest and entered
suits against the government as required
by the law Before the case could be
reached la tina courts, tire importers had
paid somesix millions ofexees4 duties on silk
trimmings, and mad charge the additional
cost TO consumers. Finally the case was
reached iu the United Sta'es court of thls
city, and the court, OF course, construed the
law as Congress had written 1t, amt gave
judgment against the government, Under
that decision the silk importers will receive
hack from the government some elk millions
which they have already charged to and
collected from consumers, and the arb.
trary d -clIion OF the t, easary department
simply swind es consumers. embracing In
this case ali classes aud conditions OF peo
| Pile, out nf six millions for the bsnsiit OF
| capital. - Every importer Of worsted
cloths will now pay the increased duty un-
| der protest; will enter his suit within the
period required by law; VII I'D !! the add
tional tartff tax to the price OF worsted
cloths; will collect 1t from all consumers OF
that c,ass OF goods, and by the time that
five or ten millions oil excess duties have
| been collected from the consumers the
i courts will decide the law 10 be just as It is
written, when the Ave or ten millions ex.
torted from the people will be again paid
10 capital by the government reiunding the
Illegal taxes col ecfed. Is 1t not to be
merely repetition ofthesi k Iffswindlei
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11

The Washington Territory constitutional
convention was called to order by the ter
rttorial secretary on Thursday in Olympia.
Only Three delegates were absent.
The constitutional convention OF Mon
taua met 10 Helena Friday afternoon
ard organized by electiny Democratic
Officers, including ". A. Clark as prasi
dent. Seventy.three OF the rs members
answered to the roll call, divided as fol-
lows: Democrats, 81; Republicans, 80; scat
terlng 2.
The constitutional convention OF North
Dakota met in Bismarck on Thursday. and
organized Friday BY electlng r. B.
Fancher, Republican, permanent chair
man. He was chosen on the first ha lot,
receiving 81 out OF rs votes. On motion OF
J1hu E, Garland, bis Democratic com
pAtltor, FRncher's election was made unan-
imous,
The South Dakota constitutional convsn.
I ton met on Thur-hay 10 Sioux Falls,
Judge Edgerton, II publican, was cho.en
1 temporary chairman, and his election was
made permanent on Ftiday. Greetings
were teegraphed to the constitutional
conventions OF North Dakota, Washington
i and Montana.
Civil Service Commissioner Thompson
returned to Washington on iday from
Philadelphia, While there he mad several
conferences With the local board OF ex-
aminets OF the post Office and the post.
master. He expresst himself az convinced
that the civil service law 10 administered
fairly and impartialiy BY the postmaster
Commissioner Tho mps n has chosen the
new member to tllI the vacancy on tht
local examining board, but his name vii
be submitted to the full board for their ap
proval before his appointment Is deter
mined upon.