The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-14

tricity.
. Beloit has temperanes revival in
full blast.
The Catholics cleared over $500 ct
. fair In Abilene.
Clay Center is very proud Of o.
Ladies' vocal quartette.
A Jewell county man feeds 5000
bushels OF corn per month.
Mcpherson is making war on the
toughs, and proposes to rid herself
Of them.
A drouth IL on up at Ellsworth
since the county attorney got back
from Topeka.
A Phillips county man recently
became a father for the twenty
seventh time.
Chaplain Lozier is again in Kan
sas. There seems to be Q great de-
mand for him.
A construction train and large
crew OF men are repairinN the Lin
coin branch road.
The railroads pay sl3,33s,57 In
taxes in Ottawa county OF which the
Union Pacific pays $s,020.06, and the
Santa Fe S., 1881.
The militiamen on duty in South
west Kansas are getting some valu-
able experience in soldering.
The most influential papers Of the
sixth district are "agin" Webb Nc
Nall as a congressional candidate
this year.
This is the time OF year when the
annual contest over the county
printing takes place. All the papers
are sin it,"
Junction City has q "Bellamy
Boarding club" The women folks
/ manage 1t.
In one day last week $170O was
| paid in taxes to the treasurer Of Ellis
worth county, and it was a rather
dull day too.
A sixth district paper Classics its
birth marriage and death notices IN
der three heads: "Hatched, Match
ed, Dispatched"
geographically the Riley Regent
il a very handsome sheet, but the
editor gets lots OF credit that should
be given the shears.
4 great revival is on at Manhattan
and the editors OF the Republic and
Mercury are about the only unsaved
4 Inff n ha V,Iano
The Russell Record has rented a
room adjoining its office for storage
purposes in anticipation of receiving
a large contract for printing paper
money from the government.
Russell county took the prize for
having the largest delegation at the
state teachers association. Russell
is not a mIsnOmer i'm educational
lines with that live bailiwick.
The editors OF the seventh district
are making arrangements for an ex-
cursion to the south some time dur.
ing next month. New Orleans,
Mobile and other southern points
will be visited.
Abilene Reflector: For the last
third of 1891 the decrease in farm
mortgage indebtness in Dickinson
county was 81, Dds, 81. 1t is believed
that 1892 will show over 5000 de-
crease as well as many large farm
sales.
From Topeka: Yesterday morn
ing's Capitol reports the loss by fire Of
the Geo. w. Reed printing establish.
ment, and also the NJ. o. Frost print.
ing office, both Of which were in the
same building, on Kansas avenue,
Topeka.
Goodland Dark Horse: I. P.
Farmhouse, a prosperous farmer OF
Cheyenne county, was in our city
last Saturday. Mr.. b. Is introduc.
ing a new variety Of corn which he
plants i'm the fall. He claims 1t to
be a production of his own aud says
ii never fails to put forth q good
yield.
Wakeeney World: The amount
of mortgages released In Trego coun.
ty during the month Of December,
1891. was 1855. Amount recorded,
$1,000. This shows a net decrease of
| S2,S05. Not a dollar of the above
was released on account Of foreclos-
ure but shows a paying off Of that
amount OF real estate Indebtedness.
This is about the way It has been
running in Trego county for q num-
Der Of months.
Oberlin Opinion: We learn, in.
directly, that the Hon. Tully Scott
and Miss Hattie Hunter, of Owancee,
ILL.,, were married last week at Miss
Hunters home. They are expected
to arrive in Oberlin on the 7th, at
which time reception will be ex-
tended TO them by the Oberlin X. of
p. Lodge. The Opinion wishes to be
numbered among the friends OF the
happy couple, and extends congratu-
lations.
From ArkdIon: When Judge
Botkin took his seat on the bench in
the court house at Springfield Tues
day afternoon he placed a Winches-
ter rifle against the wall behind his
chair, Stenograher Larrabee did the
same. At the door everyone was
searched by officers. Roy Guymon
took the oath Of office of sheriff.
The sentiment here aud at Spring
field IL almost unanimous for mart
ial law.
The famous central Kansas fair at
Hope has quit and viii hold no more
fairs. The Dispatch sings its re-
QUEEN, rs follows: "The Central
Kansas Fair Association Is a thing
OF the past. The grounds have been
returned to the original owners of
the land and the association will
quit business. The alliance smiles
and SAYS 1--WE did 1t with our little
Ratchet" Did you ever hear tell of
any good the alliance did,"
Lsrned Chronoscope: W. w.
Charles would like to get acquainted
with the elegant gentleman who
passed a lead dollar at the Episcopal
entertainment at the Optic building
last week. The man who reRales
his conscience with the thought that
lead dollars are good enough for the
preacher must either be an alliance
man putting his idea Of fiat money
into active practice, or else he Is q
mighty mean sort Of q cuss-one of
the six.
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